These are the meanings of the letters RDYTH when you unscramble them.
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Dry (superl.)
Free from moisture; having little humidity or none; arid; not wet or moist; deficient in the natural or normal supply of moisture, as rain or fluid of any kind; -- said especially: (a) Of the weather: Free from rain or mist.
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Dry (superl.)
Of vegetable matter: Free from juices or sap; not succulent; not green; as, dry wood or hay.
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Dry (superl.)
Of animals: Not giving milk; as, the cow is dry.
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Dry (superl.)
Of persons: Thirsty; needing drink.
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Dry (superl.)
Of the eyes: Not shedding tears.
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Dry (superl.)
Of certain morbid conditions, in which there is entire or comparative absence of moisture; as, dry gangrene; dry catarrh.
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Dry (superl.)
Destitute of that which interests or amuses; barren; unembellished; jejune; plain.
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Dry (superl.)
Characterized by a quality somewhat severe, grave, or hard; hence, sharp; keen; shrewd; quaint; as, a dry tone or manner; dry wit.
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Dry (superl.)
Exhibiting a sharp, frigid preciseness of execution, or the want of a delicate contour in form, and of easy transition in coloring.
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Dry (a.)
To make dry; to free from water, or from moisture of any kind, and by any means; to exsiccate; as, to dry the eyes; to dry one's tears; the wind dries the earth; to dry a wet cloth; to dry hay.
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Dry (v. i.)
To grow dry; to become free from wetness, moisture, or juice; as, the road dries rapidly.
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Dry (v. i.)
To evaporate wholly; to be exhaled; -- said of moisture, or a liquid; -- sometimes with up; as, the stream dries, or dries up.
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Dry (v. i.)
To shrivel or wither; to lose vitality.
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Thy (pron.)
Of thee, or belonging to thee; the more common form of thine, possessive case of thou; -- used always attributively, and chiefly in the solemn or grave style, and in poetry. Thine is used in the predicate; as, the knife is thine. See Thine.
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Try (v. t.)
To divide or separate, as one sort from another; to winnow; to sift; to pick out; -- frequently followed by out; as, to try out the wild corn from the good.
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Try (v. t.)
To purify or refine, as metals; to melt out, and procure in a pure state, as oil, tallow, lard, etc.
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Try (v. t.)
To prove by experiment; to apply a test to, for the purpose of determining the quality; to examine; to prove; to test; as, to try weights or measures by a standard; to try a man's opinions.
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Try (v. t.)
To subject to severe trial; to put to the test; to cause suffering or trouble to.
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Try (v. t.)
To experiment with; to test by use; as, to try a remedy for disease; to try a horse.
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Try (v. t.)
To strain; to subject to excessive tests; as, the light tries his eyes; repeated disappointments try one's patience.
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Try (v. t.)
To examine or investigate judicially; to examine by witnesses or other judicial evidence and the principles of law; as, to try a cause, or a criminal.
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Try (v. t.)
To settle; to decide; to determine; specifically, to decide by an appeal to arms; as, to try rival claims by a duel; to try conclusions.
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Try (v. t.)
To experience; to have or gain knowledge of by experience.
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Try (v. t.)
To essay; to attempt; to endeavor.
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Try (v. i.)
To exert strength; to endeavor; to make an effort or an attempt; as, you must try hard if you wish to learn.
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Try (v. i.)
To do; to fare; as, how do you try!
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Try (n.)
A screen, or sieve, for grain.
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Try (n.)
Act of trying; attempt; experiment; trial.
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Try (v. t.)
Refined; select; excellent; choice.