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- Dictionarydry/drʌɪ/
adjective
- 1. free from moisture or liquid; not wet or moist: "the jacket kept me warm and dry" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of information, writing, etc.) dealing primarily with facts and presented in a dull, uninteresting way: "he not only avoids dry accounts of regimes and rulers, but enables the reader to feel how the substance of daily life has changed" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. become dry: "allow 24 hours for the paint to dry"
- 2. forget one's lines: theatrical slang "a colleague of mine once dried in the middle of a scene"
noun
- 1. the process or an instance of drying.
- 2. a dry or covered place.
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Learn the meaning of dry as an adjective, noun, and verb in English. Find out how to use dry to describe something that is not wet, not interesting, not sweet, or not alcoholic.
- English (US)
DRY meaning: 1. used to describe something that has no water...
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DRY definicja: 1. used to describe something that has no...
- Dry: Russian Translation
DRY translate: сухой , сухой, засушливый , сухой, сухой,...
- Dry: Indonesian Translation
dry translate: kering, tidak menarik, pendiam, tidak manis,...
- Dry: Thai Translation
DRY translate: แห้ง, จืดชืด, ฝืด, ไม่หวาน, ผึ่งให้แห้ง....
- Dry: German Translation
DRY translate: trocken, trocken, trocken, trocken,...
- Dry Ice
DRY ICE definition: 1. frozen carbon dioxide, used for...
- Dry Spanish Translation
DRY translate: seco, seco, seco, seco, árido, sin alcohol,...
- English (US)
Learn the various meanings and uses of the word dry, such as lack of water, moisture, or rain, or a style of humour. Find synonyms, examples, and grammar rules for dry.
Learn the various meanings and uses of the word dry as an adjective, verb, and noun. Find synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases of dry.
characterized by absence, deficiency, or failure of natural or ordinary moisture. not under, in, or on water: It was good to be on dry land. not now containing or yielding water or other liquid; depleted or empty of liquid: The well is dry. not yielding milk: a dry cow.
Dry means free from liquid or moisture, or having little or no rain. It can also describe something plain, dull, or lacking emotion. See different meanings, examples, and related words for dry.
Things that are dry lack moisture. A desert or a dessert can be dry. If your eyes are dry, you’ve stopped crying. It’s also a flavor that means the opposite of sweet.
DRY meaning: 1. Something that is dry does not have water or liquid in it or on its surface: 2. with no or not…. Learn more.