DRY

Meaning of DRY in English

(BORING) [adjective] drier or dryer, driest or dryest [disapproving] - (esp. of writing) not interesting or exciting in any way; boringI didn't really enjoy his last book - I found it a bit dry.All the facts are there, but it's a bit dry.

Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012

DRY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) {{link=dry cleaning">dry cleaning dry ice dry rot Dry Tortugas National Park
Английский словарь Британика
DRY — I. ˈdrī adjective ( dri·er also dry·er -ī(ə)r, -īə ; dri·est also dry·est -īə̇st) Etymology: Middle English drie, dry, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DRY — ( a. ) To make dry; to free from water, or from moisture of any kind, and by any means; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DRY — — dryable , adj. — dryly , adv. — dryness , n. /druy/ , adj., drier, driest , v. , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DRY — I. ˈdrī adjective ( dri·er also dry·er ˈdrī(-ə)r ; dri·est also dry·est ˈdrī-əst) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English drȳge; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DRY — superl of the eyes: not shedding tears. 2. dry ·superl of persons: thirsty; needing drink. 3. dry ·vi to shrivel …
Webster English vocab
DRY — [dry] adj dri.er also dry.er ; dri.est also dry.est [ME, fr. OE dryge; akin to OHG truckan dry, OE dreahnian …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DRY — dry BrE AmE draɪ ▷ dried draɪd ▷ drier, dryer ˈdra ɪ ‿ə AmE \ ˈdraɪ‿ ə r ▷ dries …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DRY — / draɪ; NAmE / adjective , verb ■ adjective ( drier , dri·est ) NOT WET 1. not wet, damp …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRY — I. dry 1 S2 W2 /draɪ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative drier , superlative driest ) [ Language: Old English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DRY — adj., v., & n. --adj. (drier; driest) 1 free from moisture, not wet, esp.: a with any moisture having evaporated, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DRY — adj., v., & n. adj. (drier; driest) 1 free from moisture, not wet, esp.: a with any moisture having evaporated, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DRY — adj., v., & n. --adj. (drier; driest) 1. free from moisture, not wet, esp.: a with any moisture having evaporated, …
Oxford English vocab
DRY — ( drier, or dryer, driest, dries, drying, dried) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRY — (drier, or ~er, driest, dries, ~ing, dried) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
DRY — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dry cough (= one that does not produce any liquid ) a dry/wet …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DRY — adj. dry lake dry cleaning dry ice dry rot Dry Tortugas National Park
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DRY — Synonyms and related words : Rabelaisian, Saharan, Spartan, WCTU, acarpous, acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acescent, acetose, acid, acidulous, air-dry, anhydrate, anhydrous, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DRY — INDEX: 1. not wet 2. when there is not much rain 3. to become dry 4. to make something dry …
Longman Activator English vocab
DRY — adj. 25B6; adjective the dry desert : ARID, parched, droughty, scorched, baked; waterless, moistureless, rainless; dehydrated, desiccated, thirsty, bone dry. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DRY — adj. 1 dehydrated, desiccated, arid, sear, parched, waterless, moistureless; barren, bare, fruitless With no rain for a month, the dry …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DRY — dry.ogg 1. draı n 1. 1> сушь; засуха 2> сухая погода 3> сухость 2. суша 3. ( pl drys draız …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DRY — 1. draı n 1. 1> сушь; засуха 2> сухая погода 3> сухость 2. суша 3. ( pl drys draız ) …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
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Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DRY — 1. _a. 1> сухой - dry cough - dry bread - dry masonry - dry cell - dry battery 2> …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
DRY — 1. a. 1. сухой - dry cough - dry bread - dry masonry - dry cell - dry battery 2. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
DRY — 1. _a. 1> сухой; dry cough сухой кашель; dry bread а> хлеб без масла; б> засохший хлеб; dry masonry _стр. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
DRY — dry n AmE infml Do you know even one dry? Ты знаешь хоть одного трезвенника? dry adj infml 1. She's …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
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Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DRY — sicc, arid; (fig.) laconic, íninteressant, enoyant; v. assiccar
English interlingue dictionary
DRY — oga (Adjective) uga (Adjective) ugang
English-Visayan vocabulary
DRY — I. adjective (drier; also ~er; driest; also ~est) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ~̄ge; akin to Old High German …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DRY- — combining form or dryo- Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, from drys tree, oak — more at tree : tree — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DRY — (superl.) Exhibiting a sharp, frigid preciseness of execution, or the want of a delicate contour in form, and of easy …
Английский словарь Webster
DRY — (superl.) Characterized by a quality somewhat severe, grave, or hard; hence, sharp; keen; shrewd; quaint; as, a dry tone or …
Английский словарь Webster
DRY — (superl.) Destitute of that which interests or amuses; barren; unembellished; jejune; plain.
Английский словарь Webster
DRY — (superl.) Of certain morbid conditions, in which there is entire or comparative absence of moisture; as, dry gangrene; dry catarrh.
Английский словарь Webster
DRY — (superl.) Of the eyes: Not shedding tears.
Английский словарь Webster
DRY — (superl.) Of persons: Thirsty; needing drink.
Английский словарь Webster
DRY — (superl.) Of animals: Not giving milk; as, the cow is dry.
Английский словарь Webster
DRY — (superl.) Of vegetable matter: Free from juices or sap; not succulent; not green; as, dry wood or hay.
Английский словарь Webster
DRY — (superl.) Free from moisture; having little humidity or none; arid; not wet or moist; deficient in the natural or normal …
Английский словарь Webster
DRY — ( v. i. ) To shrivel or wither; to lose vitality.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DRY — ( v. i. ) To grow dry; to become free from wetness, moisture, or juice; as, the road dries rapidly.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DRY — ( v. i. ) To evaporate wholly; to be exhaled; -- said of moisture, or a liquid; -- sometimes with …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DRY — ( superl. ) Of vegetable matter: Free from juices or sap; not succulent; not green; as, dry wood or hay.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DRY — ( superl. ) Of the eyes: Not shedding tears.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DRY — ( superl. ) Of persons: Thirsty; needing drink.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DRY — ( superl. ) Of certain morbid conditions, in which there is entire or comparative absence of moisture; as, dry gangrene; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DRY — ( superl. ) Of animals: Not giving milk; as, the cow is dry.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DRY — ( superl. ) Free from moisture; having little humidity or none; arid; not wet or moist; deficient in the natural …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DRY — ( superl. ) Exhibiting a sharp, frigid preciseness of execution, or the want of a delicate contour in form, and …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DRY — ( superl. ) Destitute of that which interests or amuses; barren; unembellished; jejune; plain.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DRY — ( superl. ) Characterized by a quality somewhat severe, grave, or hard; hence, sharp; keen; shrewd; quaint; as, a dry …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DRY — adj. not wet; thirsty; lacking rain; withered, parched; not giving milk (of animals); not near water; not sweet (of wine); …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DRY — v. wipe dry, make dry; become dry
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DRY — adj. dry wash air dry blow dry bone dry cut and dry drip dry dry cell dry battery dry clean …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DRY — adj. Function: noun Inflected Form: plural drys Date: 13th century 1 : the condition of being dry : DRYNESS 2 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DRY — adj. Function: verb Inflected Form: dried ; dry · ing Date: before 12th century transitive verb : to make dry …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DRY — adj. Pronunciation: ' dr ī Function: adjective Inflected Form: dri · er also dry · er \ ' dr ī …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DRY — ■ adjective ( drier , driest ) 1》 free from moisture or liquid. ↘not yielding water, oil, or milk: a …
Concise Oxford English vocab
DRY — See: CUT AND DRIED, HIGH AND DRY.
Slang English vocab

Cambridge English vocab

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