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dry(adjective)/draɪ/ /draɪ/- not wet or sticky; without water or moisture
SEE ALSO bone dry
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/bone-dry - Is my shirt dry yet?
- Store onions in a cool dry place.
- I'm afraid this cake has turned out very dry.
- Some plants grow better in dry soil.
- When the paint is completely dry, apply another coat.
- We managed to stay dry by huddling in a doorway.
- Her mouth felt as dry as a bone (= completely dry).
- It was high summer and the rivers were dry (= had no water in them).
Extra Examples- He towelled himself dry.
- Rinse the mushrooms and pat dry.
- Ruth felt her mouth go dry.
- This type of wound is best kept dry without a dressing.
- The ink was barely dry on the agreement before fighting broke out again.
- with very little rain
- weeks of hot, dry weather
- the dry season
- I hope it stays dry for our picnic.
- There is every prospect of the weather remaining dry this week.
- Rattlesnakes occur in the warmer, drier parts of North America.
- The day will start bright and mainly dry.
Extra Examples- New Zealand has hot, dry summers and cold winters.
- A doctor suggested they move to the drier climate of Arizona.
- The coming weekend will be warm and dry.
- without the natural oils that makes it soft and healthy
- that does not produce any phlegm (= the thick liquid that forms in the nose and throat)
- eaten on its own without any butter, jam, etc.
- Breakfast consisted of dry bread and a cup of tea.
- not sweet
- a crisp dry white wine
- a dry sherry
- This wine is too dry for me.
- very clever and expressed in a quiet way that is not obvious; often using irony
- He was a man of few words with a delightful dry sense of humour.
- He quickly built up a reputation for his dry wit.
- not showing emotion
- a dry voice
- ‘He may not last the night,’ she said in a dry tone.
- He replied in a cold, dry manner.
- not interesting
- Government reports tend to make dry reading.
- They were conducting a dry debate on science policy.
- without alcohol; where it is illegal to buy, sell or drink alcohol
- We had a dry wedding (= no alcoholic drinks were served).
- a dry county/state
- He's been dry (= has drunk no alcohol) for a year now.
- thirsty; that makes you thirsty
- I'm a bit dry.
- This is dry work.
- to have done something successfully, especially when it was difficult
- I could see the finish line and thought I was home and dry.
- to take away all somebody’s money
- The big corporations are bleeding some of these small countries dry.
- in a position out of the water
- Their yacht was left high and dry on a sandbank.
- in a difficult situation, without help or money
- to remain ready for a possible emergency
- to get from somebody/something all the money, help, information, etc. they have, usually giving nothing in return
- By earning millions from racing and giving pennies back, the bookmakers are sucking the sport dry.
- used to say that everyone was very emotional about something
- There wasn't a dry eye in the house when they announced their engagement.
- to stop supplying water; to be all used so that none is left
- The wells in most villages in the region have run dry.
- Vaccine supplies started to run dry as the flu outbreak reached epidemic proportions.
- Native resources of scientific talent and ingenuity have not run dry.
- to get as much money, information, etc. out of somebody as you can
Word Origin- Old English drȳge (adjective), drȳgan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Middle Low German dröge, Dutch droog, and German trocken.
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