Definitions for Dry

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Dry dry

Spelling: [drahy]

IPA: /draɪ/

Dry is a 3 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 6 points.

You can make 13 anagrams from letters in Dry (dry).

Definitions for Dry

noun

1. a prohibitionist.
2. a dry place, area, or region.

Idioms

1. not dry behind the ears, immature; unsophisticated:

adjective

1. free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet:
2. having or characterized by little or no rain:
3. characterized by absence, deficiency, or failure of natural or ordinary moisture.
4. not under, in, or on water:
5. not now containing or yielding water or other liquid; depleted or empty of liquid:
6. not yielding milk:
7. free from tears:
8. drained or evaporated away:
9. desiring drink; thirsty:
10. causing thirst:
11. served or eaten without butter, jam, etc.:
12. (of cooked food) lacking enough moisture or juice to be satisfying or succulent.
13. (of bread and bakery products) stale.
14. of or relating to nonliquid substances or commodities:
15. (of wines) not sweet.
16. made with dry vermouth: made with relatively little dry vermouth:
17. characterized by or favoring prohibition of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic liquors for use in beverages:
18. (of British biscuits) not sweet.
19. plain; bald; unadorned:
20. dull; uninteresting:
21. expressed in a straight-faced, matter-of-fact way:
22. indifferent; cold; unemotional:
23. unproductive:
24. (of lumber) fully seasoned.
25. 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.
26. Ceramics. unglazed. insufficiently glazed.
27. Art. hard and formal in outline, or lacking mellowness and warmth in color.

Verb phrases

1. dry out, to make or become completely dry. to undergo or cause to undergo detoxification from consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol.
2. dry up, to make or become completely dry. to cease to exist; evaporate. Informal. to stop talking. (in acting) to forget one's lines or part.

verb (used with object)

1. to make dry; free from moisture:

verb (used without object)

1. to become dry; lose moisture.

Origin of Dry

before 900; Middle English drie, Old English drȳge; akin to Dutch droog, German trocken; see drought

Examples for Dry

Fold the parchment paper with the dry ingredients in half and pour into the stand mixer.

"Nothing but a half loaf, and that's dry enough," muttered the stranger.

Rather, it was about exposing my shame, letting it dry out in the sun.

My understanding was that according to most Christian beliefs, being trans or gay was a sin, cut and dry.

Allow beans to cool completely then remove to a paper towel-lined plate to dry.

It's a bright, drinkable IPA made with dry American hops giving the nose hints of mango and passion fruit.

"dry or slimy, you would be just the same dear old Dick," she whispered.

The feed is good a mile down from the spring, although it is very old and dry.

They had experienced heavy weather, but everything was dry and safe.

It must be a long while since there has been rain, or it would not have been dry.