kuivata — meaning in English

English meaning

• dry adj Free from moisture; not wet.
• evaporate verb To turn from a liquid into a vapor or gas.
• jerk verb To move suddenly and sharply, often without control.
• stove noun An appliance used for cooking food, usually with hotplates or burners.
• sun noun The star at the centre of our solar system, which gives Earth light and heat.

Senses

kuivata is used for these senses in English:

• desiccate (transitive) To remove moisture from; to dry; (sometimes) to dry to an extreme degree. [from late 16th c.]
• dry (transitive, figurative) To exhaust; to cause to run dry.
• evaporate (transitive) To expel moisture from (usually by means of artificial heat), leaving the solid portion.
• jerk To cure (meat) by cutting it into strips and drying it, originally in the sun.
• stove (transitive) To heat or dry, as in a stove.
• sun (transitive) To warm or dry in the sunshine.

dry — full definition

1. adj Free from moisture; not wet.
2. adj Lacking or forbidding alcohol.
3. adj Not sweet, especially describing wine.
4. adj Amusing in a deadpan, understated way; also, plainly boring.
5. verb To remove moisture from something, or to lose moisture.

evaporate — full definition

1. verb To turn from a liquid into a vapor or gas.
2. verb To vanish or fade away completely.

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