dry

adj., dri·er (drī'ər), or dry·er, dri·est (drī'ĭst), or dry·est.

1. Free from liquid or moisture: changed to dry clothes.
2. Having or characterized by little or no rain: a dry climate.
3. Marked by the absence of natural or normal moisture: a dry month.
4. Not under water: dry land.
5. Having all the water or liquid drained away, evaporated, or exhausted: a dry river.
6. No longer yielding liquid, especially milk: a dry cow.
7. Lacking a mucous or watery discharge: a dry cough.
8. Not shedding tears: dry sobs.
9. Needing or desiring drink; thirsty: a dry mouth.
10. No longer wet: The paint is dry.
11. Of or relating to solid rather than liquid substances or commodities: dry weight.
12. Not sweet as a result of the decomposition of sugar during fermentation. Used of wines.
13. Having a large proportion of strong liquor to other ingredients: a dry martini.
14. Eaten or served without butter, gravy, or other garnish: dry toast; dry meat.
15. Having no adornment or coloration; plain: the dry facts.
16. Devoid of bias or personal concern: presented a dry critique.
17. 1. Lacking tenderness, warmth, or involvement; severe: The actor gave a dry reading of the lines.
    2. Matter-of-fact or indifferent in manner: rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical tone.
18. Wearisome; dull: a dry lecture filled with trivial details.
19. Humorous or sarcastic in a shrewd, impersonal way: dry wit.
20. Prohibiting or opposed to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages: a dry county.
21. Unproductive of the expected results: a mind dry of new ideas.
22. Constructed without mortar or cement: dry masonry.

v., dried (drīd), dry·ing, dries (drīz).

v.tr.

1. To remove the moisture from; make dry: laundry dried by the sun.
2. To preserve (meat or other foods, for example) by extracting the moisture.

v.intr.
To become dry: The sheets dried quickly in the sun.

n. Informal, pl., drys.
A prohibitionist.

phrasal verbs:

dry out Informal.

1. To undergo a cure for alcoholism.

dry up

1. To make or become unproductive, especially to do so gradually.
2. Informal. To stop talking.

[Middle English drie, from Old English drȳge.]

dryly dry'ly or dri'ly adv.
dryness dry'ness n.

SYNONYMS   dry, dehydrate, desiccate, parch. These verbs mean to remove the moisture from: drying the dishes; added water to eggs that were dehydrated; a factory where coconut meat is shredded and desiccated; land parched by the sun. See also synonyms at sour.
ANTONYM  moisten

adj. A term used to describe a wine or other beverage that isn't sweet. In wines, dry is also referred to as sec (see listing). dry v. see dehydrate

also dry up

adjective

1. Having little or no liquid or moisture: anhydrous, arid, bone-dry, moistureless, sere, waterless. See dry/wet.
2. Having little or no precipitation: arid, droughty, rainless, thirsty. See dry/wet.
3. Disagreeable to the sense of hearing: grating, harsh, hoarse, jarring, rasping, raspy, raucous, rough, scratchy, squawky, strident. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
4. Needing or desiring drink: parched, thirsty. Archaic athirst. See dry/wet.
5. Having a taste characteristic of that produced by acids: acerb, acerbic, acetous, acid, acidulous, sour, tangy, tart¹. See taste/bad taste.
6. Without addition, decoration, or qualification: bald, bare, plain, simple, unadorned, unvarnished. See plain/fancy.
7. With little or no emotion or expression: impassive, matter-of-fact, unemotional. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, excite/bore/interest.
8. Lacking liveliness, charm, or surprise: arid, aseptic, colorless, drab, dull, earthbound, flat, flavorless, lackluster, lifeless, lusterless, matter-of-fact, pedestrian, prosaic, spiritless, sterile, stodgy, unimaginative, uninspired. See excite/bore/interest.
9. Arousing no interest or curiosity: boring, drear, dreary, dull, humdrum, irksome, monotonous, stuffy, tedious, tiresome, uninteresting, weariful, wearisome, weary. See excite/bore/interest.

verb

1. To make or become free of moisture. dehydrate, desiccate, exsiccate, parch. See dry/wet.
2. To make or become physically hard: cake, concrete, congeal, harden, indurate, petrify, set¹, solidify. See solid/liquid/consistency.

phrasal verb - dry up

1. To make or become no longer fresh or shapely because of loss of moisture: mummify, sear, shrivel, wither, wizen. See dry/wet.
2. To make or become no longer active or productive: deplete, desiccate, give out, play out, run out. See continue/stop/pause.

Idioms beginning with dry:
dry as dust
dry out
dry run

See also cut and dried; hang out to dry; high and dry; keep one's powder dry; well's run dry.

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adj

Definition: dull, uninteresting
Antonyms: exciting, interesting, juicy, lively, untiring

adj

Definition: moistureless
Antonyms: damp, dripping, humid, juicy, moist, soaked, soggy, watery, wet

v

Definition: take moisture out of
Antonyms: dampen, soak, water, wet

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A state of dehydration or relative deficiency of water.

• d. bench — 1. that part of a radiographic dark room where film and cassettes are handled, i.e. there is no chance of film being contaminated by chemicals.
— 2. a slang expression for simulated research work, for reported experiments that were not actually done.
• d. coat syndrome — see anhidrosis.
• d. eye — see keratoconjunctivitis sicca.
• d. feeding — the entire ration is made up of dried stored grain or hay.
• d. food — the meal or biscuit type dog and cat foods that contain approximately 10% water. Economical, easily transported and stored; in many countries, this is the most commonly used form of mass produced pet food.
• d. ice — solidified carbon dioxide; in an icebox, it produces temperatures of about −76°F (−60°C).
• d. lot — the livestock, usually cattle, are kept in a small area with a firm floor but no roof or walls. All food and water are brought to them. Refers usually to dairy herds. See also feedlot.
• d. mash — a method of feeding poultry. Essentially a mixture of grain and supplements.
• d. rales — see rale.
• d. sow — pregnant sow.
• d. sow house/room — area where sows are housed and fed between mating and farrowing. Called also gestation barn.

IN BRIEF: Not wet.

When the well is dry, we know the worth of water. — Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), American entrepreneur, statesman, scientist and philosopher.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - tør, udtørret, fordampet, nødtørftig, jævn, tørlagt, uden smør, kold, gold, tørstig
v. tr. - tørre, gøre gold
v. intr. - tørre, glemme sin replik, blive gold
n. - tørhed, tørke, tørring, tør årstid, tørst

idioms:

• dry cell    tørelement
• dry cleaner    renseri
• dry dock    tørdok
• dry goods    manufakturvarer
• dry ice    tøris, kulsyreis
• dry land    landjord, område med spiritusforbud
• dry measure    mål for tørre varer
• dry nurse    goldamme
• dry off    gøre gold, blive gold
• dry out    udtørre, blive afvænnet
• dry rot    hussvamp, trøskesvamp
• dry run    øvelse, skydeøvelse
• dry up    tørre ind, tørre af, tørre op, fordampe, tørre ud, holde mund
• dry-stone wall    stengærde

Nederlands (Dutch)
droog, zonder franje, saai, dorstig, schril, drogen, op-/afdrogen, droogleggen

Français (French)
adj. - sans pluie (jour), aride, tari (une rivière), (Géol) sec (vallée), (Élec) sec (cellule), à piles sèches, brut, dry (le champagne), sec (un vin, etc), (fig) sec (le gosier), sec (un pays, un état), pince-sans-rire (l'humour), caustique, mordant, aride (un sujet), (GB, Pol) réactionnaire (hum)
v. tr. - faire sécher, sécher, s'assécher, s'essuyer, s'éponger, se sécher
v. intr. - sécher, (fig) sécher (en parlant d'un acteur, un speaker), rester sec
n. - (GB, Pol) réactionnaire (hum)

idioms:

• dry cell    (Élec) pile sèche
• dry cleaner    nettoyeur à sec, teinturerie, teinturier, pressing
• dry dock    (Naut) cale sèche
• dry goods    (Comm) tissus et articles de mercerie
• dry ice    neige carbonique
• dry land    terre sèche, terrain sec
• dry measure    mesure de capacité pour marchandise sèche
• dry nurse    nourrice sèche (qui n'allaite pas), tuteur/guide (travail)
• dry off    sécher
• dry out    se faire désintoxiquer, désintoxiquer, subir une cure de désintoxication
• dry rot    pourriture sèche (du bois)
• dry run    répétition, galop d'essai, d'essai
• dry up    s'assécher, se tarir, s'évaporer (l'humidité), sécher (l'argile), tarir (une vache), essuyer (la vaisselle), se taire, sécher (en parlant d'un acteur, d'un speaker), s'essouffler (un écrivain, etc)

Deutsch (German)
v. - trocknen, dörren, versiegen, abtrocknen
adj. - trocken, ausgetrocknet, versiegt
n. - Trocknen, Trockenheit

idioms:

• dry cell    Trockenelement
• dry cleaner    chemische Reinigung
• dry dock    Trockendock
• dry goods    Textilwaren, Kurzwaren
• dry ice    Trockeneis
• dry land    Festland
• dry measure    Trockenmaß
• dry nurse    Kinderschwester
• dry off    abtrocknen
• dry out    austrocknen, dörren, versiegen, vertrocknen, eine Entziehungskur machen
• dry rot    Trockenfäule, Haus-/Holzschwamm
• dry run    Probelauf
• dry up    trocknen, abtrocknen, versiegen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ξεραίνω/-ομαι, στερεύω, στεγνώνω, σκουπίζω, σφουγγίζω
adj. - ξερός, άνυδρος, στεγνός, στερεμένος, ξεραμένος, απαθής, ψυχρός, (για τόνο φωνής ή συμπεριφορά) απότομος, κοφτός, (κρασί) μπρούσκο, άνυδρος, νηφάλιος, αμέθυστος, (καθομ.) ταπί και ψύχραιμος, ξετιναγμένος
n. - στεγνό μέρος, (ΗΠΑ, καθομ.) υπέρμαχος της ποτοαπαγόρευσης

idioms:

• dry cell    (ηλεκτρ.) ξηρό στοιχείο (συσσωρευτή)
• dry cleaner    στεγνοκαθαριστής
• dry dock    (ναυτ.) μόνιμη/ξερή δεξαμενή πλοίων, νεώριο
• dry goods    είδη νεωτερισμών
• dry ice    (χημ.) ξερός πάγος
• dry land    (γεωγρ.) στεριά, ξηρά
• dry measure    (φυσ.) μέτρο όγκου στερεών
• dry nurse    γκουβερνάντα, παραμάνα
• dry off    στεγνώνω
• dry out    ξεραίνω/-ομαι
• dry rot    (φυτολ.) ξηρά σήψη, σαράκι
• dry run    δοκιμαστική λειτουργία
• dry up    ξεραίνω/-ομαι, βουβαίνομαι, σωπαίνω
• dry-stone wall    ξερολιθιά

Italiano (Italian)
seccare, asciugare, secco, arido

idioms:

• dry cell    batteria a secco
• dry cleaner    lavaggio a secco
• dry dock    bacino di carenaggio
• dry goods    merci secche, tessuti
• dry ice    ghiaccio secco
• dry land    zona desertica
• dry measure    misura per solidi
• dry off    smettere
• dry out    disseccarsi
• dry rot    carie del legno
• dry run    prova
• dry up    prosciugarsi
• dry-stone wall    muro a secco

Português (Portuguese)
v. - secar
adj. - seco
n. - partidário (m) da Lei Seca (EUA)

idioms:

• dry cell    pilha (f) seca (Eletr.)
• dry cleaner    limpeza (f) a seco
• dry dock    dique (m) seco
• dry goods    produtos (m pl) secos
• dry ice    gelo (m) seco
• dry land    terra (f) seca
• dry measure    medida (f) de capacidade para sólidos
• dry nurse    ama (f) seca
• dry off    secar
• dry out    parar de beber alcóolicos
• dry rot    caruncho (m) (Zool.)
• dry run    tiro (m) com pólvora seca
• dry up    secar completamente
• dry-stone wall    parede (f) de pedras sem cimento

Русский (Russian)
высушить, осушить, сухой, иссохший

idioms:

• dry cell    сухой элемент
• dry cleaner    владелец химчистки
• dry dock    сухой док
• dry goods    мануфактурные товары
• dry ice    сухой лед
• dry land    суша
• dry measure    мера сыпучих продуктов
• dry nurse    няня
• dry off    высушить, обсохнуть
• dry out    пройти курс лечения от алкоголизма, высохнуть, засохнуть
• dry rot    сухая гниль
• dry run    повторная попытка
• dry up    иссякнуть, замолчать, высушить, вытереть
• dry-stone wall    стена из сухой кладки

Español (Spanish)
adj. - árido, seco, sediento, libre de lágrimas, sin manteca o mermelada, sin jugos suficientes, podrido, prohibida la venta de alcohol, indiferente, improductivo, construido sin cemento, frío y sin color
v. tr. - secar
v. intr. - secarse
n. - árido, seco, prohibicionista

idioms:

• dry cell    pila seca
• dry cleaner    limpieza en seco
• dry dock    dique seco
• dry goods    mercería
• dry ice    hielo seco
• dry land    tierras de secano
• dry measure    medida para áridos
• dry nurse    ama seca, niñera que no amamanta
• dry off    secar, secarse
• dry out    desalcoholizar, desintoxicarse
• dry rot    putrefacción de la madera, desintegración
• dry run    ensayo
• dry up    secarse completamente, callarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - torka
adj. - torr, torrlagd
n. - torka

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
干的, 口渴的, 干燥的, 干燥, 变干, 干, 干涸

idioms:

• dry cell    干电池
• dry cleaner    干洗店, 干洗工
• dry dock    干船坞
• dry goods    干货, 布匹, 纺织品, 现成衣服
• dry ice    干冰
• dry land    旱地, 陆地
• dry measure    量干物的干量
• dry nurse    保姆, 教导者
• dry off    弄干
• dry out    戒酒
• dry rot    干腐, 干腐病
• dry run    演习, 排练
• dry up    用毛巾擦干, 干涸, 枯竭
• dry-stone wall    干砌的墙

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 乾的, 口渴的, 乾燥的
v. tr. - 乾燥, 變乾
v. intr. - 乾, 變乾
n. - 幹, 乾涸

idioms:

• dry cell    乾電池
• dry cleaner    乾洗店, 乾洗工
• dry dock    幹船塢
• dry goods    乾貨, 布匹, 紡織品, 現成衣服
• dry ice    乾冰
• dry land    旱地, 陸地
• dry measure    量幹物的幹量
• dry nurse    保姆, 教導者
• dry off    弄乾
• dry out    戒酒
• dry rot    幹腐, 幹腐病
• dry run    演習, 排練
• dry up    用毛巾擦幹, 乾涸, 枯竭
• dry-stone wall    乾砌的牆

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 마른, 건조한, 물이 마른, 솔직한, 고체의
v. tr. - ~을 건조 시키다, 말려서 보존하다
v. intr. - 마르다
n. - 건조상태, 금주주의자

idioms:

• dry off    바싹 마르다
• dry out    완전히 마르다, 알코올 중독 치료하다
• dry up    바싹 마르다, 바닥나다, 행주로 닦다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 乾いた, 雨の降らない, 液体でない, 水のかれた, 乳が出ない, 固くなった, のどが渇く, のどを渇かす, ありのままの, そっけない, 退屈な, 禁酒法実施の
v. - 乾かす, 乾く, 乾燥させる

idioms:

• dry cell    乾電池
• dry cleaner    ドライクリーニング屋
• dry dock    乾ドック
• dry goods    生地, 織物
• dry ice    ドライアイス
• dry land    乾燥地域, 陸地
• dry measure    乾量
• dry nurse    保母, お守り役, 乳母
• dry off    乾燥する
• dry out    完全に乾く, 完全に乾かす, 飲酒をやめる
• dry rot    乾燥腐敗, 乾腐病, 頽廃
• dry run    実弾なしの射撃演習, 予行演習, 予行演習をする
• dry up    完全に乾く, 完全に乾かす, 話をやめる
• run dry    水が枯れる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يجف, يجفف, ينسى ( الممثل) نص دوره (صفه) جاف, ناشف (الاسم) جفاف, شئ جاف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮יבש, מצמיא, צמא, לא מתוק (יין), אדיש, קשה, קר (יחס), משעמם, עדין, אירוני, לא בוטה (הומור), מתנזר מאלכוהול וסמים, מאויד‬
v. tr. - ‮ייבש, ניגב, התייבש‬
v. intr. - ‮התייבש, שימר ע"י סילוק הלחות‬
n. - ‮(גילוח) חשמלי, משעמם, עדין, אירוני, לא בוטה (הומור)‬

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dry	Nano-dry
Eva-dry	Kenmore Does Not Dry