English to English
dry

(dr/aI/
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adjective (a)
- free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet(adj.all)Example:
Dry land.
Dry clothes.
A dry climate.
Dry splintery boards.
A dry river bed.
The paint is dry.
source: wordnet30 - lacking moisture or volatile components(adj.all)Example:
Dry paint.
source: wordnet30 - opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages(adj.all)Example:
The dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers.
A dry state.
source: wordnet30 - (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation(adj.all)Example:
A dry white burgundy.
A dry Bordeaux.
source: wordnet30 - without a mucous or watery discharge(adj.all)Example:
A dry cough.
That rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose.
source: wordnet30 - Free from moisture; having little humidity or none; arid; not wet or moist; deficient in the natural or normal supply of moisture, as rain or fluid of any kind; -- said especially:
(a) Of the weather: Free from rain or mist.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages(noun.person)source: wordnet30
adjective satellite (s)
- not shedding tears(adj.all)Example:
Dry sobs.
With dry eyes.
source: wordnet30 - lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless(adj.all)Example:
A dry book.
A dry lecture filled with trivial details.
source: wordnet30 - used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones(adj.all)Example:
Dry weight.
source: wordnet30 - unproductive especially of the expected results(adj.all)Example:
A dry run.
A mind dry of new ideas.
source: wordnet30 - having no adornment or coloration(adj.all)Example:
Dry facts.
Rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner.
source: wordnet30 - (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish(adj.all)Example:
Dry toast.
Dry meat.
source: wordnet30 - having a large proportion of strong liquor(adj.all)Example:
A very dry martini is almost straight gin.
source: wordnet30 - lacking warmth or emotional involvement(adj.all)Example:
A dry greeting.
A dry reading of the lines.
A dry critique.
source: wordnet30 - practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages(adj.all)Example:
He's been dry for ten years.
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verb (v)
- become dry or drier(verb.change)Example:
The laundry dries in the sun.
source: wordnet30 - To make dry; to free from water, or from moisture of any kind, and by any means; to exsiccate; as, to dry the eyes; to dry one's tears; the wind dries the earth; to dry a wet cloth; to dry hay.(verb)source: webster1913
- To grow dry; to become free from wetness, moisture, or juice; as, the road dries rapidly.(verb)source: webster1913