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US
/ˈdɹaɪɝ/
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[ UK /dɹˈaɪə/ ]
[ UK /dɹˈaɪə/ ]
NOUN
- a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture)
- an appliance that removes moisture
How To Use drier In A Sentence
- It's true what they say about the sunny south-east - because Ireland's hills soak up moisture from prevailing south-westerlies, it really is a good deal brighter and drier here.
- Most soils are dominated by quartz sand, and are acidic, xeric, and have a very limited nutrient supply; they are coarser, drier, less fertile, and less suited to agriculture than the mesic soils of Ecoregion 84d. Ecoregions of New Jersey (EPA)
- Other areas look drier, although patchy rain or sleet is likely in the far southwest. Times, Sunday Times
- Other areas look drier, although patchy rain or sleet is likely in the far southwest. Times, Sunday Times
- Impala, waterbuck, kudu, bushbuck, warthog, zebra and giraffe all move to drier areas that still offer plenty of goodies to eat.
- In drier, less swingy environments, he makes use of angles. Times, Sunday Times
- This is the time when hard-pressed gardeners and farmers are watching the sky for signs of rain as soils grow drier. Times, Sunday Times
- The National Weather Service's official long-range winter forecast back in October amounted to a flip of the coin: The Northeast and Mid-Atlantic had equal chances of being snowier and colder than normal, and warmer and drier than normal. Weather
- Brigalow is replaced by gidgee (Acacia cambadgei) in drier areas, generally becoming dominant in the west of the region. Brigalow tropical savanna
- All kitchens are fitted with an oven, gas hob, cooker hood, fridge-freezer and combined washing machine and tumble drier.