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Crisp
- adjective - (of hair) in small tight curls
- (of something seen or heard) clearly defined; "a sharp photographic image"; "the sharp crack of a twig"; "the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot"
- a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
- brief and to the point; effectively cut short;
- make brown and crisp by heating; "toast bread"; "crisp potatoes"
- make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; "The dress got wrinkled"; "crease the paper like this to make a crane"
- pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"
- pleasingly firm and fresh; "crisp lettuce"
- tender and brittle; "crisp potato chips"
Crith
- noun - the weight of a liter of hydrogen (at 0 centigrade and 760 millimeters pressure)
Crius
- noun - (Greek mythology) one of the Titans
Dribs
- noun - a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid); "he had a drop too much to drink"; "a drop of each sample was analyzed"; "there is not a drop of pity in that man"; "years afterward, they would pay the blood-money, driblet by driblet"--Kipling
Dried
- adjective - become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the sun"
- not still wet; "the ink has dried"; "a face marked with dried tears"
- preserved by removing natural moisture; "dried beef"; "dried fruit"; "dehydrated eggs"; "shredded and desiccated coconut meat"
- remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair"
Drier
- noun - (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish; "dry toast"; "dry meat"
- (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation; "a dry white burgundy"; "a dry Bordeaux"
- a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture)
- an appliance that removes moisture
- free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet; "dry land"; "dry clothes"; "a dry climate"; "dry splintery boards"; "a dry river bed"; "the paint is dry"
- having a large proportion of strong liquor; "a very dry martini is almost straight gin"
- having no adornment or coloration; "dry facts"; "rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner"
- humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottis
Dries
- noun - a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
- become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the sun"
- remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair"
Drift
- noun - a force that moves something along
- a general tendency to change (as of opinion); "not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book"; "a broad movement of the electorate to the right"
- a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine; "they dug a drift parallel with the vein"
- a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents
- a process of linguistic change over a period of time
- be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"
- be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current; "snow drifting several feet high"; "sand drifting like snow"
- be subject to fluctuation; "The stock market drifted upward"
- cause to be carried by a current; "drift the boats downstream"
- drive slowly and far afield for
Drill
- noun - A stout, durable cotton fabric
- (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms
- a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)
- learn by repetition; "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales"
- make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool; "don't drill here, there's a gas pipe"; "drill a hole into the wall"; "drill for oil"; "carpenter bees are boring holes into the wall"
- similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored
- systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect"
- teach by repetition
- train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons
- undergo military training or do military exercises
Drily
- adverb - 2. IN A FUNNY SARCASTIC WAY
- in a dry laconic manner; "I know that," he said dryly