ALL meanings of dry
dry
D d - adjective dry not wet 1
- adjective dry food: lacking moisture 1
- transitive verb dry make dry 1
- intransitive verb dry become dry 1
- adjective dry land, climate: arid 1
- adjective dry weather: no rain 1
- adjective dry wine: not sweet 1
- adjective dry place, event: no alcohol 1
- adjective dry thirsty 1
- adjective dry humour: ironic 1
- adjective dry boring 1
- 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
- adjective dry free from tears: dry eyes. 1
- adjective dry drained or evaporated away: a dry river. 1
- adjective dry desiring drink; thirsty: He was so dry he could hardly speak. 1
- adjective dry causing thirst: dry work. 1
- adjective dry served or eaten without butter, jam, etc.: dry toast. 1
- adjective dry (of cooked food) lacking enough moisture or juice to be satisfying or succulent. 1
- adjective dry (of bread and bakery products) stale. 1
- adjective dry of or relating to nonliquid substances or commodities: dry measure; dry provisions. 1
- adjective dry (of wines) not sweet. 1
- adjective dry made with dry vermouth: a dry Manhattan. made with relatively little dry vermouth: a dry martini. 1
- adjective dry characterized by or favoring prohibition of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic liquors for use in beverages: a dry state. 1
- adjective dry (of British biscuits) not sweet. 1
- adjective dry plain; bald; unadorned: dry facts. 1
- adjective dry dull; uninteresting: a dry subject. 1
- adjective dry expressed in a straight-faced, matter-of-fact way: dry humor. 1
- adjective dry indifferent; cold; unemotional: a dry answer. 1
- adjective dry unproductive: The greatest of artists have dry years. 1
- adjective dry (of lumber) fully seasoned. 1
- noun dry Become dry. 1
- adjective dry Building Trades. (of masonry construction) built without fresh mortar or cement. (of a wall, ceiling, etc., in an interior) finished without the use of fresh plaster. 1
- adjective dry Ceramics. unglazed. insufficiently glazed. 1
- adjective dry Art. hard and formal in outline, or lacking mellowness and warmth in color. 1
- verb with object dry to make dry; free from moisture: to dry the dishes. 1
- verb without object dry to become dry; lose moisture. 1
- noun plural dry a prohibitionist. 1
- noun plural dry a dry place, area, or region. 1
- idioms dry not dry behind the ears, immature; unsophisticated: Adult responsibilities were forced on him, although he was still not dry behind the ears. 1
- adjective dry If something is dry, there is no water or moisture on it or in it. 0
- verb dry When something dries or when you dry it, it becomes dry. 0
- verb dry When you dry the dishes after a meal, you wipe the water off the plates, cups, knives, pans, and other things when they have been washed, using a cloth. 0
- verb dry Dry up means the same as dry. 0
- adjective dry If you say that your skin or hair is dry, you mean that it is less oily than, or not as soft as, normal. 0
- adjective dry If the weather or a period of time is dry, there is no rain or there is much less rain than average. 0