dry well
nounDefinition of dry well
: a hole in the ground filled with gravel or rubble to receive drainage water and allow it to percolate away
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Here's a resource for flowers that dry well for arrangements that last all year. — oregonlive.com, "Ask An Expert: Difficult weather conditions can make berries ripen unevenly," 9 Aug. 2019 Bista's skeletal remains were found down a dry well inside an army firing range. — Fox News, "Cyprus court sentences Army officer to seven life terms for killing foreign women, children," 25 June 2019 In the meantime, rinse the pumpkin under cool water to rid the skin of any residual dirt and dry well with a clean towel. — Karen Berner, Good Housekeeping, "How to Make Homemade Pumpkin Puree to Use In Your Favorite Fall Recipes," 18 July 2018 Remove the fish from the wine and dry well with paper towels. — Julia O'malley, Anchorage Daily News, "Alaskana recipe: Halibut Olympia a little better than you remember," 12 July 2018 For with dry wells comes anxiety and risk but also the unraveling of traditional livelihoods and communities. — The Christian Science Monitor, "Fog catchers turn mist into water in the Moroccan mountains," 17 May 2018 Remove chicken from brine and dry well with paper towels. — Joan Elovitz Kazan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Creative ways to use the Passover staple Matzo," 27 Mar. 2018 Shock in ice water to stop the cooking; dry well and cut in half lengthwise through the tip. — Sarah Fritsche, San Francisco Chronicle, "Recipe: Spring Tartines With Herbed Fromage Blanc," 22 Mar. 2018 Tech apologizers have long blamed a lack of diversity among employees and executives on a bone-dry well of people options. — refinery29.com, "Uber's Bozoma Saint John Calls On White Men To Fix Diversity In Tech," 12 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dry well.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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