Meaning

21 senses
  1. Free from or lacking moisture.

    This towel's dry. Could you wet it and cover the chicken so it doesn't go dry as it cooks?

    trocken

    сухо́йsuxój

    сухи́йsuxýj

    lacking moisture or volatile components

  2. Unable to produce a liquid, as water, (petrochemistry) oil, or (agriculture) milk.

    This well is as dry as that cow.

  3. Built without or lacking mortar.

  4. Anhydrous: free from or lacking water in any state, regardless of the presence of other liquids.

    Dry alcohol is 200 proof.

    сухо́йsuxój

    free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet

  5. (figuratively)Athirst, eager.

  6. Free from or lacking alcohol or alcoholic beverages.

    Of course it's a dry house. He was an alcoholic but he's been dry for almost a year now.

    practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages

  7. Describing an area where sales of alcoholic or strong alcoholic beverages are banned.

    You'll have to drive out of this dry county to find any liquor.

    opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages

  8. Free from or lacking embellishment or sweetness, particularly

  9. Free from or lacking embellishment or sweetness

    Low in sugar; lacking sugar; unsweetened.

    Proper martinis are made with London dry gin and dry vermouth.

    (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation

  10. Amusing without showing amusement.

    Steven Wright has a deadpan delivery, Norm Macdonald has a dry sense of humor, and Oscar Wilde had a dry wit.

  11. Lacking interest, boring.

    a dry academic discipline turned into a living subject

    A dry lecture may require the professor to bring a water gun in order to keep the students' attention.

    lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless

  12. Of a board or flop: Not permitting the creation of many or of strong hands.

    Jake was hoping to make something good out of his suited 7-8 hand, but the flop came out dry: 2-5-10 rainbow, and all of the wrong suit!.

Examples

1129 sentences
  1. I hope the weather will be dry.

    Сподіваюсь що погода буде суха.

    ruЯ надеюсь на сухую погоду.

    deIch hoffe, das Wetter wird trocken sein.

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  2. If it doesn't rain soon, our garden is going to dry up.

    Якщо в найближчий час не піде дощ, наш сад висохне.

    ruЕсли в ближайшее время не будет дождя, наш сад засохнет.

    deWenn es nicht bald regnet, wird unser Garten austrocknen.

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  3. Tom was left high and dry.

    Тома лишили у складному становищі.

    ruТома оставили в затруднительном положении.

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  4. Tom left us high and dry.

    Том залишив нас у складному становищі.

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  5. I hope that the weather will be dry.

    Сподіваюсь що погода буде суха.

    ruЯ надеюсь на сухую погоду.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
free from liquid or moisture:
Русский
By meaning 1
free from liquid or moisture:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
maintaining temperance:

Origin

Adjective and noun from Middle English drye, dryge, drüȝe, from Old English drȳġe (“dry; p

Adjective and noun from Middle English drye, dryge, drüȝe, from Old English drȳġe (“dry; parched, withered”), from Proto-West Germanic *drūgī, *draugī, from Proto-Germanic *drūgiz, *draugiz (“dry, hard”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerǵʰ- (“to strengthen; become hard”), from *dʰer- (“to hold, support”). The verb derives from Middle English drien, from Old English drȳġan (“to dry”), from Proto-West Germanic *drūgijan, from Proto-Germanic *drūgiz (“hard, desiccated, dry”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerǵʰ- (“strong, hard, solid”).

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Forms

drier/dryer, driest/dryest
Comparativedrier / dryer Lesson
Superlativedriest / dryest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

19 synonyms
free from alcoholic beverages:sober
Close in meaning
  • practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages:teetotal
  • humorously sarcastic or mocking:ironicironicalwry
  • lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless:juiceless

Antonyms

5 antonyms

Word family

170 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • dry dog food
  • dried himself off
  • and dried himself
  • dried his hands
  • dried himself
  • dog dry dog
  • dried his hair
  • dried himself with
  • dried the dishes
  • dried myself off
  • dry yet
  • isn't dry yet

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
dry — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto