transcription, транскрипция: [ draɪ ]
( drier, or dryer, driest, dries, drying, dried)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
If something is dry , there is no water or moisture on it or in it.
Clean the metal with a soft dry cloth...
Pat it dry with a soft towel...
Once the paint is dry, apply a coat of the red ochre emulsion paint...
≠ wet, damp
ADJ
• dry‧ness
...the parched dryness of the air.
N-UNCOUNT
2.
When something dries or when you dry it, it becomes dry.
Leave your hair to dry naturally whenever possible...
Wash and dry the lettuce...
VERB : V , V n
3.
When you dry the dishes after a meal, you wipe the water off the plates, cups, knives, pans, and other things when they have been washed, using a cloth.
Mrs. Madrigal began drying dishes.
= wipe
VERB : V n
•
Dry up means the same as dry . ( BRIT )
He got up and stood beside Julie, drying up the dishes while she washed.
PHRASAL VERB : V P n (not pron)
4.
If you say that your skin or hair is dry , you mean that it is less oily than, or not as soft as, normal.
Nothing looks worse than dry, cracked lips...
≠ greasy
ADJ
• dry‧ness
Dryness of the skin can also be caused by living in centrally heated homes and offices.
N-UNCOUNT
5.
If the weather or a period of time is dry , there is no rain or there is much less rain than average.
Exceptionally dry weather over the past year had cut agricultural production...
≠ wet
ADJ
6.
A dry place or climate is one that gets very little rainfall.
...a hot, dry climate where the sun is shining all the time.
= arid
≠ wet
ADJ : usu ADJ n
• dry‧ness
He was advised to spend time in the warmth and dryness of Italy.
N-UNCOUNT
7.
In the dry means in a place or at a time that is not damp, wet, or rainy. ( mainly BRIT )
Such cars, however, do grip the road well, even in the dry.
≠ wet
N-SING : the N , usu in N
8.
If a river, lake, or well is dry , it is empty of water, usually because of hot weather and lack of rain.
ADJ
9.
If an oil well is dry , it is no longer producing any oil.
ADJ : usu v-link ADJ
10.
If your mouth or throat is dry , it has little or no saliva in it, and so feels very unpleasant, perhaps because you are tense or ill.
His mouth was dry, he needed a drink...
ADJ : usu v-link ADJ
• dry‧ness
Symptoms included frequent dryness in the mouth.
N-UNCOUNT : usu with supp
11.
If someone has dry eyes, there are no tears in their eyes; often used with negatives or in contexts where you are expressing surprise that they are not crying.
There were few dry eyes in the house when I finished...
≠ moist
ADJ
12.
If a country, state, or city is dry , it has laws or rules which forbid anyone to drink, sell, or buy alcoholic drink. ( INFORMAL )
Gujurat has been a totally dry state for the past thirty years.
= teetotal
ADJ
13.
If you say that someone is sucking something dry or milking it dry , you are criticizing them for taking all the good things from it until there is nothing left.
He’s just milking the company dry.
ADJ : v n ADJ [ disapproval ]
14.
Dry humour is very amusing, but in a subtle and clever way.
Fulton has retained his dry humour...
ADJ : usu ADJ n [ approval ]
• dri‧ly
‘That is surprising.’—‘Hardly,’ I said drily.
ADV : ADV with v , ADV adj
• dry‧ness
Her writing has a wry dryness.
N-UNCOUNT
15.
If you describe something such as a book, play, or activity as dry , you mean that it is dull and uninteresting.
...dry, academic phrases.
ADJ [ disapproval ]
16.
Dry bread or toast is plain and not covered with butter or jam.
For breakfast, they had dry bread and tea.
ADJ : ADJ n
17.
Dry sherry or wine does not have a sweet taste.
...a glass of chilled, dry white wine.
≠ sweet
ADJ
18.
high and dry: see high
home and dry: see home