different between dries vs drier
dries
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -a?z
Noun
dries
- plural of dry
Verb
dries
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dry
Anagrams
- Desir, IDers, diers, rides, rised, sider, sired
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch driesch (“fallow”). Cognate with German Driesch.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dris/
- Hyphenation: dries
- Rhymes: -is
Noun
dries m (plural driezen)
- fallow, fallow land
Synonyms
- (fallow): braakland, valg, valgeland
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drier
English
Alternative forms
- dryer
Usage notes
In both British and American English, the spelling drier is preferred for the comparative adjective and dryer for the noun.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?d?a??/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?d?a??/
- Rhymes: -a??(?)
Etymology 1
From Middle English driere, dreyere (“one who dries”), equivalent to dry +? -er (“agent suffix”).
Noun
drier (plural driers)
- (chiefly Britain, Canada) Alternative spelling of dryer
Etymology 2
dry +? -er (“comparative suffix”)
Adjective
drier
- comparative form of dry: more dry
Anagrams
- Rider, direr, reird, rider
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