dry in English

adjective

1

free from moisture or liquid; not wet or moist.

the jacket kept me warm and dry

synonyms: parched, dried, withered, shriveled, wilted, wizened, crisp, crispy, brittle, dehydrated, desiccated, hard, stale, old, past its best

2

bare or lacking adornment.

the dry facts

3

prohibiting the sale or consumption of alcoholic drink.

Indiana stayed dry after the end of prohibition

synonyms: teetotal, prohibitionist, alcohol-free, nondrinking, abstinent, sober, on the wagon

4

(of an alcoholic drink) not sweet.

a dry, medium-bodied red wine

synonyms: crisp, sharp, piquant, tart, bitter

verb

1

become dry.

waiting for the paint to dry

2

forget one's lines.

a colleague of mine once dried in the middle of a scene

noun

1

a person in favor of the prohibition of alcohol.

‘So far, then, as the liquor issue may figure in the campaign,’ the Century editorialized, ‘the drys can have nothing but opposition to the Democratic campaign’.

adjective

arid, parched, droughty, scorched, baked, waterless, moistureless, rainless, dehydrated, desiccated, thirsty, bone dry
parched, dried, withered, shriveled, wilted, wizened, crisp, crispy, brittle, dehydrated, desiccated
hard, stale, old, past its best
waterless, empty
thirsty, dehydrated, parched, gasping
thirsty, thirst-making, hot, strenuous, arduous
unbuttered, butterless, plain
bare, simple, basic, fundamental, stark, bald, hard, straightforward
dull, uninteresting, boring, unexciting, tedious, tiresome, wearisome, dreary, monotonous, unimaginative, sterile, flat, bland, lackluster, uninvolving, stodgy, prosaic, humdrum, mundane, deadly
wry, subtle, laconic, sharp, ironic, sardonic, sarcastic, cynical, satirical, mocking, droll, waggish
unemotional, indifferent, impassive, cool, cold, emotionless, reserved, restrained, impersonal, formal, stiff, wooden
teetotal, prohibitionist, alcohol-free, nondrinking, abstinent, sober, on the wagon
crisp, sharp, piquant, tart, bitter
teetotal
wry, ironical, ironic
juiceless

verb

parch, dehydrate, towel, wipe, desiccate, dry out
parch, scorch, bake, dehydrate, desiccate, dehumidify
dehydrate, desiccate, wither, shrivel
towel, rub, mop up, blot up, soak up, absorb
wipe, rub, dab
desiccate, dehydrate, preserve, cure, smoke
dry out

noun

prohibitionist
prohibitionist

Use "dry" in a sentence

1. I think dry water, dry cleaner.

2. Dry Blending is the process of incorporating dry ingredients to produce a well-mixed dry product

3. Dry-cleaning?

4. Bone-dry.

5. Bone dry - without a trace of moisture; as dry as a weathered bone; "bone-dry leaves are a fire hazard"; "a drier to get the clothes Bone dry" bone-dry dry - 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

6. At Dry Barre, Blow dry salon we’re focused on helping you …

7. D1260 Dry adiabatic Dry adiabat Curve on a thermodynamic diagram representing the temperature changes of a small mass of dry air lifted in a dry-adiabatic process.

8. Choose Airgas Dry Ice for the best in dry ice Blasting

9. “Dry Bones” Reactivated

10. Moisturize dry skin .

11. * dry , cool skin

12. Hey, Dry Cleaner!

13. Dry cleaning money?

14. There will be dry country, dry wells when we get to'em.

15. I turned myself in to dry out, and I stayed dry.

16. Alkaline dry battery

17. Well, it'll dry.

18. * Pat baby dry .

19. dry-aged porterhouse.

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21. Wendell's Wash'n Dry?

22. My throat's dry.

23. Dry your tears.

24. Wet or dry ?

25. * a dry cough

26. Air dry metric tonne of pulp meaning dry solids contents of 90 %.

27. * dry skin , such as the kind caused by cold , dry winter air

28. Dry my back.

29. Dry your eyes.

30. Damn tongue's dry.

31. Dry jujubes , e jiao dry lemon tea drink any aloe vera benefits?

32. Clothing emits tetrachloroethylene, or other dry cleaning fluids, for days after dry cleaning.

33. Open dry cargo barge

34. Towel-dry is shinier.

35. My mouth is dry...

36. Pick up dry cleaning.

37. Dry wood burns easily.

38. Dry wall shims (metal)

39. Some dry up altogether.

40. It's the dry season.

41. Newborn dry skin : Eczema

42. Moisture/dry matter content

43. Mars -- dry and arid.

44. Or possibly, “dry up.”

45. It's a little dry.

46. I'll dry the dishes.

47. Aorta's clamped, pericardium's dry.

48. Keep your powder dry.

49. Dry and extra-dry Anisettes are made by adding water to the distilled product

50. ‘air dry tonne’ means air dry tonne (ADt) of pulp expressed as 90 % dryness;