Druze
Druze

dry


Definition: Meaning of, dry in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / drʌɪ /

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Positive Comparative Superlative
dry drier driest
  1. not wet without water or liquid inside or on the surface
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  2. weather having very little rain or MOISTURE [↪  arid]
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  3. dry mouth/skin/lips/hair etc without enough of the liquid or oil that is normally in your mouth, skin etc [↪  parched]
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  4. run/go dry if a lake, river etc runs dry, all the water gradually disappears, especially because there has been no rain
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  5. humour someone with a dry sense of humour says funny and clever things while seeming to be serious
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  6. boring boring, very serious, and without humour
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  7. dry cough a cough which does not produce any PHLEGM
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  8. dry wine/sherry etc wine etc that is not sweet
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  9. without alcohol not drinking alcohol, or not allowing any alcohol to be sold
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  10. voice showing no emotion when you speak
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  11. dry bread/toast bread etc eaten on its own without anything such as butter or JAM spread on it
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  12. thirsty informal thirsty
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  13. not a dry eye in the house used to say that everyone was crying because something was very sad - often used humorously
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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
dry dried dried
Present Participle Third Person Singular
drying dries
[intransitive and transitive]
  1. to make something dry, or to become dry
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  2. also dry up British English to rub plates, dishes etc dry with a cloth after they have been washed
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dry used in phrases

  • United States dry unit (noun)
    1. a unit of measurement of capacity for dry substances officially adopted in the United States Customary System
  • air-dry (adjective)
    1. not giving off moisture on exposure to the air
  • blow-dry (verb)
    1. to dry hair and give it shape by using an electric HAIRDRYER
  • bone dry (adjective)
    1. completely dry
  • bone-dry (adjective)
    1. without a trace of moisture; as dry as a weathered bone
  • cut-and-dry (adjective)
    1. according to ordinary expectations
  • drip-dry (adjective)
    1. drip-dry clothing does not need IRON ing
  • dry battery (noun)
    1. an electric BATTERY containing chemicals that are not in a liquid form
  • dry cell (noun)
    1. the type of cell used in a dry battery
  • dry cereal (noun)
    1. a cereal that is not heated before serving
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dry used in phrasal verbs

  • dry off (phrasal verb)
    1. if something dries off, or if you dry it off, all the water dries or is wiped from its surface
  • dry out (phrasal verb)
    1. if something dries out or is dried out, some or all the water comes out of it
    2. informal to give up drinking alcohol, or to help someone do this, especially by getting medical treatment
  • dry up (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive/transitive] if something dries up or is dried up, all the water comes out of it
    2. [intransitive] to stop being available
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