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finger dry

finger dry is the alternative form of finger-dry.

Meaning of finger-dry

Verb

finger-dry (third-person singular simple present finger-dries, present participle finger-drying, simple past and past participle finger-dried)

  1. (transitive) To dry hair by lifting, separating, and shaping the strands with the fingers instead of using a brush or comb.

Forms of finger dry

third-person singular presentfinger dries
present participlefinger drying
past participlefinger dried
pastfinger dried

Questions about finger dry

What is finger dry the alternative form of?
Finger dry is the alternative form of finger-dry.

Words near finger dry in the dictionary

  1. finger crotches
  2. finger cymbal
  3. finger cymbals
  4. finger drill
  5. finger drills
  6. finger dry
  7. finger exercise
  8. finger exercises
  9. finger fan
  10. finger fans
  11. finger fern

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