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- DictionaryDry/drī/
adjective
- 1. free from moisture or liquid; not wet or moist: "the jacket kept me warm and dry"
- 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"
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. a person in favor of the prohibition of alcohol.
1. a. : free or relatively free from a liquid and especially water. Mix the dry ingredients first. as dry as a bone. b. : not being in or under water. happy to be on dry land. c. meteorology : lacking precipitation or humidity. a dry climate. 2. a. : characterized by exhaustion of a supply of liquid. a dry well. b.
1. Free from liquid or moisture: changed to dry clothes. 2. a. Having or characterized by little or no rain: a dry climate. b. Marked by the absence of natural or normal moisture: a dry month. 3. a. Not under water: dry land. b. Having all the water or liquid drained away, evaporated, or exhausted: a dry river. 4. a.
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.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet. “ dry land”. “ dry clothes”. “a dry climate”. “ dry splintery boards”. “a dry river bed”. “the paint is dry ”. synonyms: adust, baked, parched, scorched, sunbaked.
3 days ago · dry is the general word indicating absence of water or freedom from moisture: a dry well; dry clothes. arid suggests great or intense dryness in a region or climate, esp. such as results in bareness or in barrenness: arid tracts of desert.
DRY definition: 1. used to describe something that has no water or other liquid in, on, or around it: 2. used to…. Learn more.
Definition of dry adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
DRY definition: 1. Something that is dry does not have water or liquid in it or on its surface: 2. with no or not…. Learn more.
adjective. /draɪ/ (drier, driest) not wet, damp, or sticky; without water or moisture Is my shirt dry yet? Store onions in a cool dry place. I'm afraid this cake has turned out very dry. Her mouth felt as dry as a bone (= completely dry). When the paint is completely dry, apply another coat.
Britannica Dictionary definition of DRY. [also more dry; most dry] 1. a : having no or very little water or liquid. a dry riverbed. Mix the dry ingredients first, then add the milk and eggs. a cool, dry place. [+] more examples.
