"air-dry" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: airdry [alternative], air dry [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} air-dry (not comparable)
  1. That is free of moisture to the degree possible by exposure to; naturally dried. Tags: not-comparable Translations (dried by exposure to air): ilmakuiva (Finnish), ilmakuivattu (Finnish), sec à l'aire (French), lufttrocken (German), luftgetrocknet (German), ascigatura ad aria (Italian), sêco ao ar (Portuguese), seco al aire (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-air-dry-en-adj-lPc73Y1x

Verb [English]

Forms: air-dries [present, singular, third-person], air-drying [participle, present], air-dried [participle, past], air-dried [past], airdry [alternative], air dry [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} air-dry (third-person singular simple present air-dries, present participle air-drying, simple past and past participle air-dried)
  1. (transitive) To dry by exposure to the air. Tags: transitive Related terms: line-dry Translations (to dry by exposure to air): ilmakuivata (Finnish), lufttrocknen (German)
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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