drip-dry
drip-dry adjective: made of a fabric that does not wrinkle when hung dripping wet for drying.
Adjective
drip-dry (not comparable)
- Made of a fabric that does not wrinkle when hung dripping wet for drying.
Noun
drip-dry (plural drip-dries)
- A clothing item that can be washed and drip-dried.
Verb
drip-dry (third-person singular simple present drip-dries, present participle drip-drying, simple past and past participle drip-dried)
- To dry by hanging up wet.
drip-dry meaning in Tamil
drip-dry in Tamil
- காயவிடல்
Forms of drip-dry
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | drip-dries |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | drip-dries |
| present participle | drip-drying |
| past participle | drip-dried |
| past | drip-dried |
Origin of drip-dry
From drip + dry.
Questions about drip-dry
- What does drip-dry mean?
- Drip-dry means made of a fabric that does not wrinkle when hung dripping wet for drying.
- What is drip-dry in Tamil?
- Drip-dry in Tamil is காயவிடல். See Drip-dry meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is drip-dry?
- Drip-dry can be an adjective, a noun or a verb.
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