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adjective
1.
free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
2.
having or characterized by little or no rain: a dry climate; the dry season.
3.
characterized by absence, deficiency, or failure of natural or ordinary moisture.
4.
not under, in, or on water: It was good to be on dry land.
5.
EXPANDnot now containing or yielding water or other liquid; depleted or empty of liquid: The well is dry.
6.
not yielding milk: a dry cow.
7.
free from tears: dry eyes.
8.
drained or evaporated away: a dry river.
9.
desiring drink; thirsty: He was so dry he could hardly speak.
10.
causing thirst: dry work.
11.
served or eaten without butter, jam, etc.: dry toast.
12.
(of cooked food) lacking enough moisture or juice to be satisfying or succulent.
13.
(of bread and bakery products) stale.
14.
of or pertaining to nonliquid substances or commodities: dry measure; dry provisions.
15.
(of wines) not sweet.
16.
(of a cocktail)
a.
made with dry vermouth: a dry Manhattan.
b.
made with relatively little dry vermouth: a dry martini.
17.
characterized by or favoring prohibition of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic liquors for use in beverages: a dry state.
18.
(of British biscuits) not sweet.
19.
plain; bald; unadorned: dry facts.
20.
dull; uninteresting: a dry subject.
21.
expressed in a straight-faced, matter-of-fact way: dry humor.
22.
indifferent; cold; unemotional: a dry answer.
23.
unproductive: The greatest of artists have dry years.
24.
(of lumber) fully seasoned.
25.
Building Trades.
a.
(of masonry construction) built without fresh mortar or cement.
b.
(of a wall, ceiling, etc., in an interior) finished without the use of fresh plaster.
26.
27.
COLLAPSEArt. hard and formal in outline, or lacking mellowness and warmth in color.
verb (used with object)
28.
to make dry; free from moisture: to dry the dishes.
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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verb (used without object)
29.
to become dry; lose moisture.
noun
Verb phrases30.
a prohibitionist.
31.
a dry place, area, or region.
32.
dry out,
a.
to make or become completely dry.
b.
to undergo or cause to undergo detoxification from consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol.
33.
Idiomdry up,
a.
to make or become completely dry.
b.
to cease to exist; evaporate.
c.
Informal. to stop talking.
d.
(in acting) to forget one's lines or part.
34.
not dry behind the ears, immature; unsophisticated: Adult responsibilities were forced on him, although he was still not dry behind the ears.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English drie, Old English drȳge; akin to Dutch droog, German trocken; see drought
before 900; Middle English drie, Old English drȳge; akin to Dutch droog, German trocken; see drought
Related forms
dry·a·ble, adjective
dry·ly, adverb
dry·ness, noun
o·ver·dry, adjective
o·ver·dry·ly, adverb
EXPANDo·ver·dry·ness, noun
pre·dry, verb (used with object), -dried, -dry·ing.
re·dry, verb, -dried, -dry·ing.
ul·tra·dry, adjective
un·der·dry, verb (used with object), -dried, -dry·ing.
un·dry, adjective
un·dry·a·ble, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. Dry, arid both mean without moisture. 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, especially such as results in bareness or in barrenness: arid tracts of desert. 20. tedious, barren, boring, tiresome, jejune. 28. See evaporate. 29. dehydrate.
1. Dry, arid both mean without moisture. 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, especially such as results in bareness or in barrenness: arid tracts of desert. 20. tedious, barren, boring, tiresome, jejune. 28. See evaporate. 29. dehydrate.
Antonyms
1. wet. 20. interesting.
1. wet. 20. interesting.
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Word Origin & History
dry
O.E. dryge (adj.), drygan (v.), from P.Gmc. *draugiz. Of humor, 1540s; of places prohibiting alcoholic drink, 1870 (but dry feast, one at which no liquor is served, is from late 15c.). Related: Dried; drily. Of the two noun spellings, drier is the older (1520s), while dryer (1874) was first used of machines.
EXPANDDry goods (1708) were those measured out in dry, not liquid, measure. Dry land (that not under the sea) is from early 13c. Dry out in the drug addiction sense is from 1967. Dry up "stop talking" is 1853.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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