Dry

Word DRY
Character 3
Hyphenation dry
Pronunciations /dɹaɪ/

Definitions and meanings of "Dry"

What do we mean by dry?

Free from liquid or moisture. adjective

Having or characterized by little or no rain. adjective

Marked by the absence of natural or normal moisture. adjective

Not under water. adjective

Having all the water or liquid drained away, evaporated, or exhausted. adjective

No longer yielding liquid, especially milk. adjective

Not producing a liquid substance that is normally produced. adjective

Not shedding tears. adjective

Needing moisture or drink. adjective

No longer wet. adjective

Of or relating to solid rather than liquid substances or commodities. adjective

Not sweet as a result of the decomposition of sugar during fermentation. Used of wines. adjective

Having a large proportion of strong liquor to other ingredients. adjective

Eaten or served without butter, gravy, or other garnish. adjective

Having no adornment or coloration; plain. adjective

Devoid of bias or personal concern. adjective

The process by which something is dried.

A prohibitionist (of alcoholic beverages).

(with "the") The dry season.

An area of waterless country.

(UK politics) A radical or hard-line Conservative; especially, one who supported the policies of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s.

Adj. Boring, lacking interest. Often used when describing parties or ho-hum sporting events. ...................................................................... Urban Dictionary

The act of something very plain, boring Urban Dictionary

Very boring. Urban Dictionary

To not be in posession of something, usually refering to a dealer not having pot/drugs. Urban Dictionary

The feeling one gets when they smoke a bowl then drinks some four loko left over from before. Symptoms Include feeling drowsy with a bit of perkiness and a mixture of melancholy elation when in public; generally not the most recommended place to find yourself in when experiencing this state of being. Urban Dictionary

Something that's mean or bitchy to say Urban Dictionary

A joke that is very sarcastic. Urban Dictionary

The opposite of wet Urban Dictionary

To have a low body fat percentage (bodybuilding term) Urban Dictionary

A combination of being drunk and high Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Dry

The word "dry" in example sentences

You can dry them by shaking them up lightly in a large clean cloth, and you can spread them out and let them get _dry_ an hour or two before they are dressed. ❋ A. G. Payne (1867)

Of the 1,919.9 lbs. of ash in the acre of clover-roots and stubble, there are 1,429.4 lbs. of sand, clay, etc. But even after deducting this amount of impurities from a gross total of dry matter per acre, we still have 7,492.2 lbs. of dry roots and stubble per acre, or nearly 3¼ tons of _dry_ roots per acre. ❋ Joseph Harris (1860)

-- Take a yard of flannel, fold it in three widths, then dip it in very hot water, wring it out tolerably dry, and apply it evenly and neatly round and round the bowels; over this, and to keep it in its place, and to keep in the moisture, put on a _dry_ flannel bandage, four yards long and four inches wide. ❋ Pye Henry Chavasse (1844)

I. iii.77 (152,5) [It's dry, sir] What is the jest of _dry hand_, I know not any better than Sir Andrew. ❋ Samuel Johnson (1746)

TioRMAiGHiM, to dry up, to make dry» no go tirmaigheadh no. huifgeadha suas 6n ttalamh, until the waters were dried up fromoflF the Earth. ❋ Unknown (1768)

sharshar lol .. where got normal ppl ask such question wan .. if he askin about applying conditioner i understand la .. cos conditioner not supposed to touch scalp .. but shampoo!??? shampoo + conditioner~~ wipe dry dry abit~ put cream. blow dry~ style ❋ Unknown (2009)

SANCHEZ (voice-over): If ever there's been an appropriate use of the term dry run, this is it. ❋ Unknown (2009)

SANCHEZ: If ever there's been an appropriate use of the term dry run, this is it. ❋ Unknown (2007)

ANNIE JACOBSON, AUTHOR, "TERROR IN THE SKIES": Well, you know, I like your use of the term dry run, and, of course, the president used that term over the weekend. ❋ Unknown (2006)

It was simply squeezing the title dry of all poetic suggestions; and it would have been quite as appropriate to change the name of “The Scarlet Letter” to “The Clergyman's Penance,” or to call ❋ Stearns, Frank P (1906)

It was simply squeezing the title dry of all poetic suggestions; and it would have been quite as appropriate to change the name of "The Scarlet Letter" to "The Clergyman's Penance," or to call ❋ Frank Preston Stearns (1881)

_Dry_ -- Where the soil is friable, and the subsoil porous (if there be no springs), the term dry should be used. ❋ Thomas Osborne Davis (1829)

Or at least most of it if you're as old as I am and the term dry grad wasn't yet coined. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Off dry unless the term dry (trocken) is indicated. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I would also say that catching a native brookie on a dry is a hell of a lot easier than a pellet head ... ❋ Tim Romano (2008)

Mississippi removed about 97 percent, 98 percent of its -- what they call dry debris. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The western border abut to the chaco ecoregion, which we classify as a dry forest habitat type as opposed to this shrubland. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Since then, he's been an ardent supporter, and often translates what he calls dry humor. ❋ Ann Althouse (2008)

Now, if somebody is on what they call a dry drunk, which we all know about, at least you and I do, and can explain to our viewers. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Shot No. 7 is what they call a dry stun, the taser placed directly onto Baron Pikes right interior chest and fired. ❋ Unknown (2008)

What are you doing in [calculus] class dude? You should be down to the [skate] park. Nah. [That scene] is dry. ❋ Gnostic 2 (2014)

"that [basketball game] was dry" ❋ Nick (2004)

That [history] [lesson] was [bare dry]. ❋ Seanio (2004)

"yo, [wut up] nigga, u got [what i need]?" "nahh man, i'm dry right now, but [i should be] good in a couple hours" ❋ "Smoke Blunts" (2006)

Mark believed that he could keep his [composure] after becoming dry so he allowed himself to go out to the movies and was kicked out after causing too much [commotion] during [Gulliver's Travels]. ❋ Crazykidcarlson91 (2011)

"yo, she fully [ignored] [me when i] was talking to her" "man [that's so] dry" ❋ Verdigriselphaba (2008)

Man, [that dude's] [sense of humor] is dry [as all hell]. ❋ The E (2005)

your [skin] is so dry ❋ Jonathan The Most Sexy Person (2017)

That guy is [dry ass] hell. That guys is so dry his [veins] are [popping out] ❋ Hermination (2012)

dude last night...i [wans't] totally [drunk] and i wasn't totally [high]...i was dry. ❋ Santoast (2005)

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