I. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a dry cough (= one that does not produce any liquid )
a dry/wet spell
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Keep fuchsias well watered during prolonged dry spells in summer.
a river dries up
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Further downstream the river has dried up completely several times in recent years.
bleed sb dry/white (= take all their money, possessions etc )
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The ten-year war has bled the country dry.
boiled dry
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The saucepan boiled dry on the stove.
bone dry
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There had been no rain for months and the land was bone dry.
cut and dried
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I don’t think the plan is as cut and dried as people think.
dried fish (= preserved by having the water removed )
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Occasionally, the guards gave us some vegetables and dried fish.
dried flowers
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She had brightened up the room with a vase of dried flowers.
dried fruit
dried milk
dry battery
dry cell
dry cleaner's
dry clothes
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You’d better change into dry clothes or you’ll get cold.
dry dock
dry goods
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a dry goods store
dry heat
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The earth had cracked in the endless dry heat.
dry ice
dry land
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After three weeks at sea we were glad to be back on dry land again.
dry rot
dry run
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Both the parties are treating the local elections as a dry run.
dry wall
dry wine (= not sweet )
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a dry white wine
dry (= lacking oil )
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a shampoo for dry hair
dry
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She loves the dry climate of southern California.
dry
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Remove the tape when the paint is dry.
dry
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A lot of women suffer from dry skin.
dry (= especially because someone is nervous or ill )
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My mouth was dry and my hands were shaking.
dry/clean
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I changed him into a dry nappy.
dry/deadpan humour (= when someone makes it seem as if they are being serious, but really they are being funny )
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His serious demeanour lends itself to deadpan humour.
dry...Martini (= not sweet )
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a dry Martini
dry/wet
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We've had a very dry summer.
fine/sunny/fair/dry
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If the weather is fine, we’ll eat outside.
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Water pot plants daily during spells of dry weather.
Hang...out to dry
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Hang the wet things out to dry .
keep (sb/sth) warm/safe/dry etc
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We huddled around the fire to keep warm.
moist/dry
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Keep the soil moist.
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The soil was dry after three weeks without rain.
paint dries
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Wait for the paint to dry.
quick/dry/sharp etc wit
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His sharp wit had them all smiling.
the rainy/wet/dry season (= when the weather is rainy, wet, dry etc )
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In the rainy season, roads became a quagmire.
tumble dryer
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
as
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The sun was beating down on our backs and our throats were becoming as dry as a proverbial nuns.
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Under my skirt, it was as dry as ever.
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My first suggestion was sunlight, fresh air and scrupulous hygiene - and to keep the feet as dry as possible.
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Items such as dry soup and muffin mixes or refrigerated bread sticks can prevent a mealtime crisis.
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Dry heat: This process is rarely applied as a means of disinfection as dry heat is less effective than wet heat.
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Sandwiches of bread as dry as Weetabix, enclosing a slice of ham with the texture of a piece of old lino!
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And Pampers new nappies keep baby just as dry .
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Remove the medium by aspiration, leaving the bacterial pellet as dry as possible. 3.
so
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Lord, I screamed and ran, heart thudding, my throat so dry it constricted.
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The ground would get so dry that the dirt would turn to dust.
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It seemed odd that my skin could be so wet and my mouth so dry .
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They are so dry that a spark will set them off.
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He wished his tongue wasn't quite so dry and that the skin round his neck didn't feel so very tight.
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His mouth was so dry his tongue felt as if it were made of cotton.
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They must drink because they are so dry yet cold water disagrees with their stomach so they only take it in sips.
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Rose's voice was so dry that Léonie kept quiet.
too
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Add a little more water if the mixture becomes too dry .
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If mixture is too dry , add a little stock to keep it moist.
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His mouth was too dry to speak but he could not reach for the water now.
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Add more hot water if potatoes seem too dry .
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If the mixture seems too dry , add a little more olive oil and lemon juice.
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In fact, some may find it too dry .
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If they collapse immediately, then they are either too wet or too dry and the mixture must be amended before use.
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The constantly falling snow itself is too dry , and its crystals are thus too small, to stick to their backs.
very
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Creed's mouth felt very dry .
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Twenty great trees furnished the wood, all very dry so that they would float high.
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Accidental fires do happen when the Peak is very dry but we haven't been in that situation yet.
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I was trembling and my mouth was very dry .
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What it does require, however, is a moist soil rather than one that is very dry .
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My legs are still shaky and my mouth has gone very dry .
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Sebaceous glands slow down now and your skin may feel very dry and taut so avoid harsh toners.
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She licked her very dry lips and refused to succumb to the temptation of another drink.
when
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The paint is soft, handles well and is easily thinned with water, though of course it is waterproof when dry .
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Shale when wet is harder and more impervious to erosion than when dry .
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Never run them when dry , as some are water cooled.
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The engine and crew compartment can be assembled as two separate sections and stuck together when dry .
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Only wych elm grew in the wood and it burned for me quite well when dry .
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Perlite: A volcanic material like vermiculite and with many of the same properties. When dry it is easily blown around.
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It is as warm when wet, as it is when dry .
■ NOUN
air
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When it breathes in warm, dry air , the moisture on the roof of the mouth evaporates and is inhaled.
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The dry air and blazing sun made the soil crack and sizzle.
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They therefore risk dehydration during the day from the dry air .
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She lived for the day when she could crunch numbers in the dry air of West Texas.
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The same two civilisations also developed mummification, having discovered how long bodies could be preserved in their dry air .
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My head bobbed out into the cold dry air .
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Croup arising after exposure to cold, dry air .
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The vegetation within, protected from the dry air , begins to decay and the mound starts to warm.
bone
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Ezekiel called upon the four winds to put living breath into the dry bones .
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Even the bare winter branches, tidy and muted like dry bones , had become a disturbance of tangled nerves.
bread
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It went down well, with dry bread to mop up the water.
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His breakfast consists of dry bread and a cup of tea.
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Felt v. contented but tired. 1230 lunch, carrots, dates, dry bread .
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However, don't feed your feathered friends very dry bread , desiccated coconut or salty food.
clothes
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A change into dry clothes before gearing up and a quick brew.
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There were almost no dry clothes left.
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The first thing though was to get Nigel into some clean, dry clothes .
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The dry clothes had given her strength.
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They had both changed into dry clothes .
cough
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Copious, thick, ropy mucus from the larynx; hoarseness, rough voice, dry cough .
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I was already coughing a dry cough.
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Thick, yellow, offensive ear discharges with loss of hearing and dry cough .
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Hard, dry cough racks the whole chest.
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Usually loose but sometimes can be a dry cough .
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A short dry cough , may be a little watery mucus, possibly blood streaked.
eye
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There wasn't a dry eye on the terrace-until somebody's mobile phone went off, anachronistically.
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They are used to increase the comfort of dry eye sufferers and contact lens wearers.
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There was hardly a dry eye among us.
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Specific questioning showed symptoms of dry eyes and dry mouth.
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The wide, dry eyes followed them from the kitchen as they took their leave.
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There wasn't a dry eye in the house.
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Tess followed him and stood there staring at him with dry eyes .
grass
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The wind scored shivering channels through the ling and bilberries, the growth of fine, dry grass .
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A flame leapt out unexpectedly, caught on some dry grass , and raced across a half-dead meadow with frightening speed.
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He was magnificent, larger even than I had expected, looking almost red against the pale dry grass .
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At the top of the banks some thin, dry grass clung to life.
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Evening had begun to settle down, and he was walking along a narrow path of dry grass , towards the buildings.
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The vast tracts of sterile desert land were broken only by irregular patches of short, dry grasses or rough scrubland.
hair
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Simply spray Hot Shapes on to clean, dry hair before setting to get instant hold with a glossy finish.
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Under her starched cap the dyed dry hair was puffed out.
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So we've combined them in a shampoo that makes dry hair lustrous and more manageable.
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Make sure you use a moisturising shampoo and conditioner for dry hair .
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You can also put them in dry hair , but we suggest that you lightly spritz all over with water first.
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Just rub a few drops between your hands and slick lightly through freshly washed or dry hair .
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He suggests using a deep-conditioning treatment once a week for dry hair and twice a month for oily hair.
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Going out straight from work often means a fast re-style on dry hair so revitalising mousses and sprays are essential.
heat
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Dry heat: This process is rarely applied as a means of disinfection as dry heat is less effective than wet heat.
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Enzyme treatment permits the use of dry heat methods of cooking for less tender cuts.
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Nevertheless as part of the cooking or heat treatment process dry heat is often applied in a widespread manner.
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The room is stuffy with dry heat .
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They were earth; dark, hard-packed earth, here and there cracking with the endless dry heat .
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Pork Cuts Although all pork cuts are tender, only roasts are cooked by dry heat .
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The road back towards the shops and bars melts into water, thanks to the oppressive dry heat .
humour
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His letters confirm a highly inquisitive mind regarding natural and scientific phenomena and suggest a phlegmatic temperament and a dry humour .
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Billican Geary had a dry humour and would often tell his yarns.
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There is even a dry humour .
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The old man, facing his death with such courage and dry humour , deserved respect.
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He is quite witty and his dry humour comes across well.
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John is sparse of frame and comment but had a very dry humour .
lip
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She licked her very dry lips and refused to succumb to the temptation of another drink.
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I would calm my rage, moisten my dry lips , force his return if only by the strength of my desire.
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He looked up one last time at the grey edifice, licking dry lips .
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His narrow tongue flicked once across each dry lip .
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His tongue flicked nervously across dry lips as he prepared to open the lid.
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Use the tiniest amount of a matt, dry lip pencil - it lasts longer than lipstick and it won't run.
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Vi pulled a dry tongue around dry lips .
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Donna licked her tongue across her dry lips and stopped at the bottom of the stairs.
martini
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Hannah had poured herself a dry Martini and put in ice cubes and lemon.
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She was given a dry Martini , which she hated and put down almost untouched on a table when nobody was looking.
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The boy in question was the same who had asked me whether there was something called a dry martini .
milk
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Mixes for chocolate-malted-\#milk drinks contain the malted milk and chocolate, cocoa, Sugar, and nonfat dry milk.
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Fluid skim milk costs more than nonfat dry milk reconstituted by the consumer.
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Add salt and nonfat dry milk powder, whisking rapidly until milk granules are dissolved into a smooth sauce.
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If you Buy nonfat dry milk for reconstituting for drinking, comparison-shop your markets for the best product at the lowest cost.
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All instant nonfat dry milk products are of the same grade. 5.
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Use as much nonfat dry milk as you can.
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Use nonfat dry milk and evaporated milk for whipping whenever suitable.
mouth
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Specific questioning showed symptoms of dry eyes and dry mouth .
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The tablet treats radiation-induced dry mouth in head and neck cancer patients.
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Thirstlessness is usual even with a fever or the dry mouth which is also commonly present.
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Violent thirst for ice cold, and refreshing drinks; dry mouth and throat.
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I notice that you show jump ... does your horse suffer from a dry mouth condition?
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Another example would be a fever with a dry mouth but no thirst.
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There may be a dry burning sensation; a dry mouth , ropy mucus, mouth ulcers.
place
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Keep them in a cool dry place until the appropriate sowing time.
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Store them in a cool, dry place .
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I had to gather kindling too, for storing in a dry place .
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Set peel aside in a cool dry place overnight.
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Once, these would have been an important farmhouse store for produce that needed safe keeping in a dry place .
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As simple as lighting a fire or finding a dry place to sleep.
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They will keep indefinitely in a jar stored in a cool, dry place .
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Cut off the base if they have started to rot and then store in a dry place for next year.
run
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They were there for a countdown dry run .
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Apprenticeships enable companies to screen future workers and give them a dry run before selecting the best for long-term employment.
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BIn some ways, the learning center provides a dry run for the workaday world.
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Or her: the second great maverick, for whom Williams was a sort of dry run , was Anne Hutchinson.
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Fred Thompson, R-Tenn., a former actor, who has been playing the role of Clinton in debate dry runs .
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Dole did his first dry run Tuesday, in a mock debate with Sen.
sherry
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This is the dry sherry end of the appointments business.
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A separate sauce is made by sauteing the duck liver with shallots, carrots, herbs, and dry sherry .
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Order large glass of dry sherry and feel its warmth penetrate toes, making up for rather painful new shoes.
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A wonderful pale gold colour we felt it tasted a bit like a dry sherry .
skin
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Stubborn patches of dry skin can be removed with a rough skin remover cream, rubbed in, then rinsed off.
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I squatted down and hastily rinsed the bits I could get at, ending up with saturated clothes but mostly dry skin .
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Just as you care for dry skin on the face, the scalp needs a soothing touch ... gentle cleansing and moisturising.
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For 24 hours a day, the irritation caused by severely dry skin verges on torture.
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The rapid change in temperature can lead to chilblains and dry skin .
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Effective for combination and dry skin too!
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For dry skin try parsley or cornflower.
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Inexpensive, non-perfumed creams will relieve dry skin on hands and feet as well as face.
spell
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Showers are expected over the whole country - but the south-east may get a dry spell on Saturday and Sunday.
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Until I met Donna my social life was a dry spell .
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That is the kind of dry spell some strikers not too distant from Ewood Park would sell their grandmother for.
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The noonday sun beat down fiercely; dusty air carried the stink of rotting garlic after a prolonged dry spell .
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Already, he says, it is worse than the drought of 1956, once considered the definitive Texas dry spell .
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Arizona is in the grip of one of its most severe dry spells of the past century.
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Keep fuchsia well watered during prolonged dry spells in summer and feed regularly with a potash-rich liquid fertiliser.
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The dry spell is a real turn-around from recent rainy winters.
stone
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From a dry stone wall inland, redstarts darted, like orange flames, tail feathers fanned and quivering.
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A dry stone conduit underlies the road here; a roadside marker is a metal keystone rusted blank.
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More thick dry stone arches connect the two ruins and lead the eye into a singular landscape.
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Away in the distance, beyond the foin, the land became fertile and fields began, enclosed by dry stone walls.
summer
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The prime cause, they believe, was a succession of dry summers in the mid-1970s.
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Here, low winter rainfall and dry summers for two successive years have caused record low water levels in wells.
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Claudia doesn't like the dry summer beards of the marguerites, Argyranthemum frutescens, which have taken over the centre bed.
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I well remember during one hot dry summer talking to one grower who was complaining about his poor crop of parsnips.
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Its native climate combines cold winters, with the winds blowing off the North Sea, and very dry summers .
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On extremely dry summers the tops of the old town's buildings are rumoured to peek out from the lake.
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The hot, dry summer blazed on into August.
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The lamb crop has been somewhat lighter this year, due to the dry summer .
weather
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Keep the area moist in dry weather .
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Second, there must be a constant supply of water to the sward even during long spells of dry weather .
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It will need your care to become established, especially in hot, dry weather .
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All films showed bright dry weather conditions and moderate to light levels of traffic.
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Soak drills beforehand and cover the seeds with moist peat or old potting compost in dry weather .
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In some new build areas groundwater infiltration to existing sewers is as high as 20 times the dry weather flows.
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Their efforts were hampered by recent dry weather and moderate winds fanning the flames.
wine
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Lindauer Brut £7.49 Made from the Pinot and Chardonnay grape this dry wine had a light golden colour.
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This crisp, dry wine is a steal at $ 9.
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The flavour should be almost viscous for a white wine , rich and succulent for a supposedly dry wine.
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In dry wines no sugar is left after fermentation.
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But it may well appeal to those who like very dry wine .
wit
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He quickly built up a reputation for his dry wit .
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He was a dour Yankee, tall, confident, elegant, with a dry wit and aristocratic tastes.
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Mr Andreotti has been cleared in two trials, and is now a chat show regular with a dry wit .
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He was a brilliant improviser with a dry wit and a masterly sense of timing.
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He reminded me of Benjamin with his dry wit , sardonic observations and palpable honesty.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(leave sb/sth) high and dry
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Between breakups the continents stood high and dry.
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But at Hereford, the oil level had been allowed to drop, leaving the probe high and dry.
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It is profitable, but it leaves the comic muse high and dry.
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Otherwise, a drop in the water level might leave boaters high and dry and give property owners mudflat views.
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Some crews actually rope cell phones down to high and dry rock climbers to get information.
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The pirates left us high and dry!
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Unfortunately, instead of being integrated in a general hospital as planned, the wing will now be left high and dry.
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When Matt married Inez I was left high and dry.
be home and dry
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And when Chris Allen was upended in the area, United probably thought they were home and dry.
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He says he is home and dry.
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If Components Bureau can beat the champions for a second time, then they will virtually be home and dry.
keep your powder dry
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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dry sherry
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a dry winter
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Can you check to see if the laundry's dry ?
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Conway is in a dry county.
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During the dry season, many of the swamps turn to hard-baked mud.
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His voice was dry as he told of his time as a prisoner of war.
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I forgot to water the plants and the soil has gone bone dry .
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In Arizona, the air is often extremely dry .
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It was a very dry summer.
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Keep the apples stored in a cool, dry place.
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My throat was so dry I could hardly speak.
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Scientists can be so dry and unexciting.
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Southern areas should stay dry until the early evening.
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The dry weather will continue for several days
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The vehicle was found upside down in a dry creek bed.
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The weather tomorrow will be sunny and dry .
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The wood was dry and it burned easily.
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Tunisia has a hot, dry climate.
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We drank a dry white wine with our fish.
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When the paint is completely dry , carefully peel off the masking tape.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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By that time, the dry months of deep summer had brought cotton growth to a near standstill.
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If you reduce the humidity so the walls are bone dry , then the apartment will be too dry.
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My other problem, Holmes, is that the subject matter can really be a little dry .
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Once on the far side the pipers played while the men danced reels until they were dry .
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Once the glue is dry you should place the photograph in the correct position, securing it with masking tape.
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Outlook for tomorrow and Sunday: Mainly dry and mild, with sunny intervals after clearance of any early mist or fog.
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Skin may be alternately hot and dry or perspiring.
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Stock tanks normally brimming with water have gone dry .
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
completely
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She saw that its heat had completely dried up the wet streaks of the map drawn by the stranger's finger.
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Liberally coat the duck with the mixture and let stand at room temperature until coating dries completely , about 3 hours.
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This must dry completely before I can proceed with the painting.
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Let the words dry completely , so the paper looks blank.
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The river has completely dried up in parts.
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Spread towels and allow them to dry completely after use. 6.
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But it's now completely dried up.
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A small amount of the Clay Pack is combined through the hair and it is then left to dry completely before rinsing.
off
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Mud had covered everything, dried off , and then another layer had been re-applied ... They said nothing.
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We all dry off and the kids are in their zone I can see and they are already a shade darker.
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Each part must be individually dried off and sprayed with oil to prevent corrosion and then put back in place.
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And then it was over, and it would dry off , and we would get to busi-ness.
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Keep him on the move until he's dried off - if necessary, lunge him.
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I used one of the two towels we had to dry off .
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By the end of July, it had dried off down south, but I wasn't there any more.
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After decent dousing on Splash Mountain, need to go into spin cycle to dry off .
out
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It grows best in reasonably fertile soil which does not dry out too readily.
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If it begins to dry out , spray it with water.
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Give them a slightly acid compost, and don't allow the plants to dry out at all.
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Engineers were to begin Monday an attempt to dry out the waterlogged San Pedro mountain by drilling two 300-foot-deep wells.
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The chemicals are water-borne and the timber takes a long time to dry out .
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Kenneth Brown says he came to the Colorado Plateau to dry out .
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It's clinical fact that the outer layer of the skin, drying out the natural moisture.
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By daylight we could try to dry out whatever we had managed to salvage.
overnight
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Leave to dry overnight before gently bending back the waxed paper and lifting off the piped outlines with a palette knife.
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The suit dried overnight , while he slept.
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Allow to dry overnight , then buff with a soft cloth.
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Allow the graph to dry overnight before hanging it up.
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Trim neatly around bottom edge and leave to dry overnight .
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Leave to dry overnight until hard.
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Let them dry overnight before you switch on the heat again.
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But it does make sense to paint floors last thing at night, giving the paint a chance to dry overnight .
quickly
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This means your whole body is dried quickly and comfortably.
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Moreover, we stopped near the ford, and the campfires quickly dried the shoes and wet trousers.
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Climbs can weep for a while after heavy rain, but the rock away from the natural drainage lines dries quickly .
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When wet these trousers dry quickly in a warm room - quicker still if you're walking in a warm breeze.
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It dries quickly and the north-west face gets the afternoon and evening sunshine.
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Newly laid concrete that dries quickly often develops hair cracks which are potential points of weakness.
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Acrylic paint can sometimes clog a brush because it dries quickly .
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Alternatively, you could use an underpainting white or alkyd white, both of which dry quickly .
thoroughly
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The new piece should be thoroughly dried , and tailored to approximately the right shape and size.
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Right after birth, the baby should be dried thoroughly , and a triple-layered hat should be put on.
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Leave each side to dry thoroughly before you start working on the next one.
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There are no sounds except the flickering of the flame and the hiss of some burning wood that has not thoroughly dried .
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Wipe the interior of the machine and dry thoroughly with a disinfectant impregnated cloth or disposable paper towel. 4.
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Stricken dolls should be washed with soapy water and then thoroughly dried .
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Let them dry thoroughly , tack them on to a wall and note the difference in colour shade, value and vibrancy.
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Joe recommended that everyone thoroughly dried and massaged their feet before climbing into a sleeping bag or they risked skin rot.
up
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Or, at least it would be when she managed to dry up these damnable tears.
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The cave dried up about 2, 000 years ago, leaving behind the formations.
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Failure to do so leads to the speaker rapidly drying up .
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One morning when Small Star went to water his ponies, the dun-colored pony had dried up and crumbled to dust.
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The tears had dried up a little.
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With solar-generated electricity costing several times more than other energy options, corporate interest dried up .
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Bank lending to the property market dried up , some property firms have gone bust and land prices have begun to slip.
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Every year the vines bear, but in the next couple of weeks the grapes dry up .&038;.
■ NOUN
air
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Then go for a walk and let the night air dry your tears.
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Impression smears of the filters on glass slides were air dried , acetone fixed and Gram stained.
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The shower will stop automatically and warm air blowers will dry you off.
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I let the cooling air dry me.
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Sections were then dehydrated in ethanol and air dried .
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The duck should have a crispy skin, which is accomplished through air drying .
blood
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Lines of blood had dried on Singer's face, a little map of pain.
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The Bronx crumbled and decayed a little more, and a little more blood dried in the cracks.
clothes
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Paige lay back, watching him mooch about, putting a pot over the fire and ranging their clothes to dry .
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It lays its eggs in your clothes while they are drying on the line and then they burrow into the skin.
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Leans out the window to hang the clothes to dry .
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My clothes had been dried and rough-ironed.
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They also seemed fascinated when I hung up my clothes to dry .
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How could clothes not dry out on a warm sunny day?
face
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She dried her face and hands and then opened the fridge door.
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He dried her face with his sleeve and pulled her into the apartment.
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He took out a handkerchief and dried his face , hid behind it to prepare an expression to meet his wife.
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Miguel looked at him, drying his face very carefully with a towel.
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The sweat had dried on his face .
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He dried his face and went over to his car, looking forward to a long, angry drive.
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Lines of blood had dried on Singer's face , a little map of pain.
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I was light-headed, even after I'd dried my face .
freeze
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Peak Performance Meals Design: a range of freeze dried vegetarian meals.
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Books will be freeze-dried , disinfected and cleaned.
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Supernatant was stored at -20°C until further use and the pellet was freeze dried .
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Colonic contents and faeces were freeze dried .
hair
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Today she was almost beside herself with desire, rubbing her hair dry with fierce, frantic energy.
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Finally, hair was dried using the System Professional Curl Reactivator to enhance the curl and give extra body.
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She'd washed her hair and was drying it on the hessian towel.
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I took the pins from my hair to dry it a bit and it sprang free.
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Let your hair dry naturally instead of using a hairdryer.
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Allow hair to dry without heat. 4.
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Work six or seven drops through your hair before or after drying .
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Then either let your hair dry naturally or use a diffuser.
hand
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The way she rinsed the breakfast dishes and dried her hands and then walked out of the kitchen without looking at him.
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As Polly rinsed and dried her hands she was aware of being studied.
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Miguel opened it without even drying his hands .
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She dried her face and hands and then opened the fridge door.
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Tillman wondered, drying his hands on the curtain above the sink.
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Each cowpat was slapped into position where it dried with its prominent hand-print , looking like a work of art.
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Then they quietly washed and dried their own hands and returned to the general room.
mouth
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Her legs splayed inelegantly and with her mouth wide and dry with fear, she stared up at the stranger.
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The saliva in my mouth dries up, my body dries up.
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She shot bolt upright, pulse racing, mouth dry , and then she remembered the owls.
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I felt my lip curl, and the inside of my mouth dry out and tighten as if I had been sucking lemons.
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Her mouth had gone dry again, fear writhed through her.
skin
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It's clinical fact that the outer layer of the skin , drying out the natural moisture.
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Jane's skin dried almost immediately in the warm, dusty air.
sun
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Bricks were of two types, sun dried and kiln burnt, and these were widely employed, particularly in provincial work.
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While the sun dried our gear, Fields called us together for a briefing.
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The sheets felt a bit damp so Mary spread them out on the terrace in the sun to dry .
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When it was hung on racks, the plains wind and sun dried it, and then it would last for months.
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The new Primula Light half fat additions are cucumber &038; mint and sun dried tomato &038; pesto.
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The golden sweetcorn still hangs out in the sun to dry .
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After a while under the hot sun the mud dried out and started to crumble.
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Between each stage the yarn is left out in the sun to dry .
tear
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Or, at least it would be when she managed to dry up these damnable tears .
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So dry those tears , Good Earth fans.
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Then go for a walk and let the night air dry your tears .
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He whimpers with pleasure and dries a tear of nerves on my shoulder.
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Her Libran philosophy of accepting what couldn't be changed helped dry her tears .
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Louise, too, had dried her tears .
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He hoped she had already dried the tears and had gone.
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Wilson nodded and dried her tears yet again and made some effort to smile.
towel
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After washing, squeeze water out with a towel and leave to dry naturally for about 15 minutes.
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I used one of the two towels we had to dry off.
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Rinse thoroughly. Towel dry gently.
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Spray on the cleaner, scrub with one paper towel , dry with an-other.
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The Romans had baths together and young men to towel them dry .
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allow
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Give them a slightly acid compost, and don't allow the plants to dry out at all.
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Immediately reduce heat to 140 F and allow meat to dry slowly for 8 hours or so.
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Then give the whole roof surface two coats of bituminous waterproofer, allowing the first to dry before applying the second.
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Wood that has gotten wet and allowed to dry out will not be damaged.
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This process can be controlled if the clay is allowed to dry slowly.
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Bed down on fire cement, allowing it to dry before filling in behind it.
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He then allowed this to dry .
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These need more care than trees grown in containers and in particular the roots should never be allowed to dry out.
begin
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The problems at Hope Farm began in 1990, when subsidies from the decaying Soviet government began to dry up.
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If it begins to dry out, spray it with water.
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The soil began to dry up. 80.
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Add additional stock if sauce begins to dry out.
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Once you leave the Bekaa Valley, the countryside begins to dry up.
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But just as state intervention has been stepped up, government funds have begun to dry up.
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There he broke open some of the salt sacks and instructed the tribesmen to begin drying the skin.
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Willie knelt down on the newspapers and began to dry him.
hang
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Plant material was everywhere, hanging to dry from the ceiling, piled in bowls, tied in bundles ....
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Leans out the window to hang the clothes to dry .
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Use it to wipe out opponents! Hang foes out to dry !
hung
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He was never lampooned as cruelly as Taylor, or hung out to dry like Hoddle.
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The costumes had to be hung out to dry on bushes around the theater after the performance.
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Bunches of herbs hung to dry from the ceiling beam, scenting the air.
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She did the laundry and hung it out to dry in the back yard; she cooked the meals.
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Their first tobacco ripened, it was cut and hung to dry on trellises.
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The sacks had been hung out to dry . 2.
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Frankie's clothes had been hung to dry over the hot-water pipes at the side of the stove.
keep
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When the garment you choose carries the GORE-TEX fabric label, you know it's guaranteed to keep you dry .
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Langford followed, Bell and Howell raised to keep it dry .
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It will spread. Keep it dry .
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Change incontinence pads frequently, and pay special attention to the person's skin, keeping it washed and dried .
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They looked very strange, it is true, but they kept me dry in the rain.
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The bulb is placed in the narrow neck of the glass which keeps it dry .
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The fresh flowers keep well and dry off naturally, once mature, while in use in arrangements.
let
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Then go for a walk and let the night air dry your tears.
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I let the cooling air dry me.
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If possible, let the floor dry before putting the bed down again.
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Don't over-dry your hair - whenever possible, let it dry naturally or use a diffuser.
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First paint a background colour and let it dry .
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He dangled his legs over the edge and let his body dry .
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On some days when it looks good and I let it dry naturally it goes curly.
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Again, let the surface dry and finish off with two coats of polyurethane and wax as for the straight sanding process.
prevent
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His skin secretes a great deal of mucus which both keeps the young attached and prevents them from drying out.
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In a dry season this prevents the soil surface drying out and enhances the germination rate.
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Remove skin before cooking chicken or turkey - wrap in foil to prevent drying out.
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The male then has to prevent them drying out.
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As water contains oxygen, it does not in fact prevent the paint from drying anyway!
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How could the eggs be prevented from drying out and how could tadpoles develop out of water?
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Push slivers of Flora margarine under the skin so that the flesh is prevented from drying out as it cooks.
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Real plants should be planted with warmed water in the tank, to prevent their drying out.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(leave sb/sth) high and dry
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Between breakups the continents stood high and dry.
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But at Hereford, the oil level had been allowed to drop, leaving the probe high and dry.
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It is profitable, but it leaves the comic muse high and dry.
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Otherwise, a drop in the water level might leave boaters high and dry and give property owners mudflat views.
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Some crews actually rope cell phones down to high and dry rock climbers to get information.
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The pirates left us high and dry!
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Unfortunately, instead of being integrated in a general hospital as planned, the wing will now be left high and dry.
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When Matt married Inez I was left high and dry.
be home and dry
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And when Chris Allen was upended in the area, United probably thought they were home and dry.
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He says he is home and dry.
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If Components Bureau can beat the champions for a second time, then they will virtually be home and dry.
keep your powder dry
medium dry
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A delightful, appley, medium dry style.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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After you press the two parts together, let the glue dry for at least an hour.
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Could you wait ten minutes while I dry my hair?
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I like to hang the sheets out to dry . It gives them a fresh smell.
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It'll only take a few minutes to dry my hair.
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Leave the dishes on the draining board to dry .
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This should only take a few minutes to dry .
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We built a fire to get ourselves warm and dry our clothes.
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Wet clothes dry quickly on a sunny day.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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After this, the bread is removed from the oven but it is still drying out.
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As Polly rinsed and dried her hands she was aware of being studied.
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But Liz revealed her hair was naturally curly and that she prefers to dry it straight.
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Leave to dry out, supporting the door with jars until hardened into position.
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New York Head Start programs also were squeaking by, but funding could dry up by the end of January.
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These can be planted in the ground after the soil dries out.