/ Dictionary / Index D dryout: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: dry•out Pronunciation: (drī'out"), [key] — n. the process or an instance of drying out: applying compost to the garden soil to retard dryout. a facility for detoxifying alcoholic patients. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. Dryopithecus* dry plate Related Content Daily Word Quiz: soporific Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language