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- [drahy]
- /draɪ/
- /draɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [drahy]
- /draɪ/
Definitions of dry word
- adjective dry free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air. 1
- adjective dry having or characterized by little or no rain: a dry climate; the dry season. 1
- adjective dry characterized by absence, deficiency, or failure of natural or ordinary moisture. 1
- adjective dry not under, in, or on water: It was good to be on dry land. 1
- adjective dry not now containing or yielding water or other liquid; depleted or empty of liquid: The well is dry. 1
- adjective dry not yielding milk: a dry cow. 1
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Origin of dry
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English drie, Old English drȳge; akin to Dutch droog, German trocken; see drought
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Parts of speech for Dry
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dry popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
dry usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dry
adj dry
- dusty — filled, covered, or clouded with or as with dust.
- arid — Arid land is so dry that very few plants can grow on it.
- torrid — subject to parching or burning heat, especially of the sun, as a geographical area: the torrid sands of the Sahara.
- parched — to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
- barren — A barren landscape is dry and bare, and has very few plants and no trees.
verb dry
- drain — to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.
- wilt — to exercise the will: To will is not enough, one must do.
- blot — If something is a blot on a person's or thing's reputation, it spoils their reputation.
- wither — to shrivel; fade; decay: The grapes had withered on the vine.
- deplete — To deplete a stock or amount of something means to reduce it.
adjective dry
- dehydrated — (of organisms) deprived of vital water or moisture
- dry as a bone — (simile) completely dry; totally dry.
- moisture — condensed or diffused liquid, especially water: moisture in the air.
- depleted — reduced or exhausted
- gasping — a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise.
noun dry
- abstainer — a person who abstains from something regarded as improper or unhealthy, especially the drinking of alcoholic beverages.
- prohibitionist — a person who favors or advocates prohibition.
- nondrinker — a person who abstains from alcoholic beverages.
Antonyms for dry
adj dry
- damp — Something that is damp is slightly wet.
- moist — moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- wet — moistened, covered, or soaked with water or some other liquid: wet hands.
- lively — eventful, stirring, or exciting: The opposition gave us a lively time.
- humid — containing a high amount of water or water vapor; noticeably moist: humid air; a humid climate.
verb dry
- bloom — A bloom is the flower on a plant.
- soak — to lie in and become saturated or permeated with water or some other liquid.
- grow — to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
- moisten — Wet slightly.
- water — a liquid solution or preparation, especially one used for cosmetic purposes: lavender water; lemon water.
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