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Like the Atacama Desert
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driest
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Word definitions in WordNet
v. remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair" [syn: dry out ] [ant: wet ] become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the sun" [syn: dry out ] [also: dried , dryest , dryer , driest , drier ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dry \Dry\ (dr[imac]), a. [Compar. Drier ; superl. Driest .] [OE. dru[yogh]e, druye, drie, AS. dryge; akin to LG. dr["o]ge, D. droog, OHG. trucchan, G. trocken, Icel. draugr a dry log. Cf. Drought , Drouth , 3d Drug .] Free from moisture; having little humidity ...
Usage examples of driest.
New forms of grain, developed on the Kagans and tested in dry Anchors, proved capable of growing well and swiftly in near-desert environments, taking what moisture they needed from the driest air and able to take minerals directly from the most arid soils, were now making the massive desert areas of Earth bloom once more.
They were shrunken lakes, ringed with deep shores: O-Zone was famous for having become dry, and this was one of its driest months.
After this he cleaned up his spectacles, polishing them on the driest piece of his shirt he could find, and went to stand at the door of the tent, slightly refreshed, to get a breath of air.
I do not mean the oldest and driest mummies, of course, but the fresher ones.
Well managed, they are the driest boats of which we have any knowledge.