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UK
/dɹˈaɪ/
]
[ US /ˈdɹaɪ/ ]
[ US /ˈdɹaɪ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
lacking moisture or volatile components
dry paint -
used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones
dry weight -
lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless
a dry lecture filled with trivial details
a dry book
dull and juiceless as only book knowledge can be when it is unrelated to...life -
not shedding tears
dry sobs
with dry eyes -
humorously sarcastic or mocking
an ironic novel
with a wry Scottish wit
an ironical smile
dry humor
an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely -
having no adornment or coloration
dry facts
rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner -
(of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation
a dry white burgundy
a dry Bordeaux -
not producing milk
a dry cow -
having a large proportion of strong liquor
a very dry martini is almost straight gin -
opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages
the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers
a dry state -
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
dry land
a dry river bed
the paint is dry
dry clothes
dry splintery boards
a dry climate
dry clothes -
lacking warmth or emotional involvement
a dry critique
a dry greeting
a dry reading of the lines -
practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages
no thank you; I happen to be teetotal
he's been dry for ten years -
without a mucous or watery discharge
that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose
a dry cough -
unproductive especially of the expected results
a mind dry of new ideas
a dry run -
(of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish
dry meat
dry toast
NOUN
- a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
VERB
-
remove the moisture from and make dry
dry clothes
dry hair
dry clothes -
become dry or drier
The laundry dries in the sun
How To Use dry In A Sentence
- Demos they may be but these Hazlewood rarities are rounded, rustic country songs: lustrous and lustful, quirkily and dryly humorous, yet poignant stories from the other side of love.
- A spokesman said: ‘Snow will continue through the day with a few dry interludes and it will slowly improve by the afternoon with snow turning more showery.’
- He slapped away a few dryads, but they still surrounded him.
- My poor Lirriper was a handsome figure of a man, with a beaming eye and a voice as mellow as a musical instrument made of honey and steel, but he had ever been a free liver being in the commercial travelling line and travelling what he called a limekiln road — “a dry road, Emma my dear,” my poor Lirriper says to me, “where I have to lay the dust with one drink or another all day long and half the night, and it wears me Emma” — and this led to his running through a good deal and might have run through the turnpike too when that dreadful horse that never would stand still for a single instant set off, but for its being night and the gate shut and consequently took his wheel, my poor Lirriper and the gig smashed to atoms and never spoke afterwards. Mrs. Lirriper's Lodgings
- However Its normally an extra mit full of cash in the pot from me as I try and turbo speed goffer the place dry This doesn't sound like a good deal. Army Rumour Service
- They kept to the brush and trees, and invariably the man halted and peered out before crossing a dry glade or naked stretch of upland pasturage. War
- The hummus was creamy with tahini and lemon, although the pittas were a bit dry.
- Right now it's pretty dry and thrashed from the stripping treatment, but I have expensive shampoo and conditioner, and the brutal hairdresser assured me that with patience and continued use my hair would work its way back to normal. Hair fix #3
- Toast sandwiches in a dry skillet over medium-low heat until outside is golden brown and inside is delightfully melty, about 3 minutes per side.
- In the spring, you will be letting the leaves wilt on their own and dry up.
