adj · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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/dɹaɪd/
[dɹaɪd]
sometimes:[d͡ʒɹaɪd]
rhymes with -aɪd
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Without water or moisture, said of something that has previously been wet or moist; resulting from the process of drying.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Usually of foods: cured, preserved by drying.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
dried fish; dried fruit
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Sold raw and unprocessed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
dried lentils
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
simple past and past participle of dry
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
preserved by removing natural moisture
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
dried beef
dried fruit
dehydrated eggs
shredded and desiccated coconut meat
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dehydrated, desiccated
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
not still wet
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the ink has dried
a face marked with dried tears
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
52 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مُجَفَّف
(mujaffaf)
— without water or moisture
Bulgarian:
сух
(suh)
— without water or moisture
Bulgarian:
изсушен
(izsušen)
— without water or moisture
Chinese Mandarin:
乾燥的 /干燥的
(gānzào de)
— without water or moisture
Danish:
tørret
— without water or moisture
Dutch:
gedroogd
— without water or moisture
Finnish:
kuivattu
— without water or moisture
Finnish:
kuivunut
— without water or moisture
French:
séché
— without water or moisture
German:
getrocknet
— without water or moisture
Hebrew:
מיובש
(m'yubásh)
— without water or moisture
Japanese:
乾燥させた
(kansō saseta)
— without water or moisture
Macedonian:
сув
(suv)
— without water or moisture
Macedonian:
исушен
(isušen)
— without water or moisture
Malayalam:
ഉണങ്ങിയ
(uṇaṅṅiya)
— without water or moisture
Māori:
tauraki
— without water or moisture
Mongolian:
хатаасан
(xataasan)
— without water or moisture
Norwegian Bokmål:
tørket
— without water or moisture
Polish:
suszony
— without water or moisture
Portuguese:
seco
— without water or moisture
Russian:
сухо́й
(suxój)
— without water or moisture
Russian:
сушёный
(sušónyj)
— without water or moisture
Russian:
вы́сушенный
(výsušennyj)
— without water or moisture
Russian:
вя́леный
(vjálenyj)
— without water or moisture
Shor:
қурутқан
(qurutqan)
— without water or moisture
Spanish:
seco
— without water or moisture
Swedish:
torkad
— without water or moisture
Thai:
แห้ง
(hɛ̂ɛng)
— without water or moisture
Tocharian B:
aslyamaṣṣe
— without water or moisture
Ottoman Turkish:
قورو
(kuru)
— without water or moisture
Arabic:
مُجَفَّف
(mujaffaf)
— preserved by drying
Catalan:
assecat
— preserved by drying
Czech:
sušený
— preserved by drying
Danish:
tørret
— preserved by drying
Dutch:
gedroogd
— preserved by drying
Finnish:
kuivattu
— preserved by drying
Finnish:
kuiva-
— preserved by drying
French:
séché
— preserved by drying
Ancient Greek:
καπυρός
(kapurós)
— preserved by drying
Italian:
essiccato
— preserved by drying
Korean:
건
(geon)
— preserved by drying
Korean:
마른
(mareun)
— preserved by drying
Latin:
passus
— preserved by drying
Malayalam:
ഉണക്കിയ
(uṇakkiya)
— preserved by drying
