DRY SPELL

Meaning of DRY SPELL in English

1. a prolonged period of dry weather.

2. a period of little or no productivity or activity, low income, etc.

[ 1885-90 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

DRY SPELL — n. long period of dry weather, period when the precipitation is below specified amount; period of very little fruitfulness, period …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DRY SPELL — A period of at least 15 consecutive days, to none of which is credited 0.04 inches / 1.0 mm of …
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
DRY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) {{link=dry cleaning">dry cleaning dry ice dry rot Dry Tortugas National Park
Английский словарь Британика
SPELL — I. ˈspel noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, speech, talk, tale, from Old English; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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
SPELL — (n.) The relief of one person by another in any piece of work or watching; also, a turn at work …
Английский словарь Webster
SPELL — ( v. t. ) To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to bewitch; to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPELL — ( v. t. ) To discover by characters or marks; to read with difficulty; -- usually with out; as, to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPELL — ( n. ) The relief of one person by another in any piece of work or watching; also, a turn …
Webster's Revised Unabridged 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
SPELL — spell 1 — spellable , adj. /spel/ , v. , spelled or spelt, spelling . v.t. 1. to name, write, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DRY — — dryable , adj. — dryly , adv. — dryness , n. /druy/ , adj., drier, driest , v. , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPELL — I. ˈspel verb ( spelled ˈspeld, ˈspelt ; spell·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, to mean, signify, read by spelling out …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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
SPELL — noun a story; a tale. 2. spell ·noun a spelk, or splinter. 3. spell ·noun one of two or more …
Webster English vocab
DRY — superl of the eyes: not shedding tears. 2. dry ·superl of persons: thirsty; needing drink. 3. dry ·vi to shrivel …
Webster English vocab
SPELL — [spell] vb spelled ; spell.ing [ME, fr. MF espeller, of Gmc origin; akin to OE spell talk] vt (14c) 1: …
Merriam-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
SPELL — / spel; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( spelt , spelt / spelt; NAmE /) or ( spelled …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRY — / draɪ; NAmE / adjective , verb ■ adjective ( drier , dri·est ) NOT WET 1. not wet, damp …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPELL — I. spell 1 S2 /spel/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle spelt /spelt/ especially British English or …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DRY — I. dry 1 S2 W2 /draɪ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative drier , superlative driest ) [ Language: Old English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SPELL — v.tr. (past and past part. spelt or spelled) 1 (also absol.) write or name the letters that form (a word …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DRY — adj., v., & n. --adj. (drier; driest) 1 free from moisture, not wet, esp.: a with any moisture having evaporated, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SPELL — v.tr. (past and past part. spelt or spelled) 1 (also absol.) write or name the letters that form (a word …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DRY — adj., v., & n. adj. (drier; driest) 1 free from moisture, not wet, esp.: a with any moisture having evaporated, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SPELL — 1. v.tr. (past and past part. spelt or spelled) 1. (also absol.) write or name the letters that form (a …
Oxford English vocab
DRY — adj., v., & n. --adj. (drier; driest) 1. free from moisture, not wet, esp.: a with any moisture having evaporated, …
Oxford English vocab
SPELL — ( spells, spelling, spelled, spelt) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Note: American …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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
SPELL
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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
SPELL — Synonyms and related words : Jonah, access, act for, add up to, alchemy, allure, alternate, amount to, appeal, argue, arsis, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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
SPELL — I. noun 1 period of time ADJECTIVE ▪ lengthy ( esp. BrE ), long , prolonged ▪ brief , short …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
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
SPELL — n. 25B6; noun the witch recited a spell : INCANTATION, charm, conjuration, formula; ( spells ) magic, sorcery, witchcraft; N. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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
SPELL — n. 1 enchantment, allure, charm, magic, witchcraft, witchery, fascination, captivation, enthralment She had them all under her spell 2 incantation, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SPELL — v. 1 augur, portend, presage, promise, hold promise of, signify, point to, indicate, omen, bode, look like, amount to, mean …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
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
SPELL — I 1. сущ. 1) заклинание, колдовской наговор They say she died after a witch cast a spell on her. ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DRY
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SPELL — spell.ogg _I 1. spel n 1. заклинание, заговор magic spell - магическая формула to bind a person by a spell …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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
SPELL — spell I 1. сущ.1) заклинание, колдовской наговор They say she died after a witch cast a spell on her. — …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SPELL — _I 1. spel n 1. заклинание, заговор magic spell - магическая формула to bind a person by a spell - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DRY — 1. draı n 1. 1> сушь; засуха 2> сухая погода 3> сухость 2. суша 3. ( pl drys draız ) …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SPELL — I 1. сущ. 1) заклинание, колдовской наговор They say she died after a witch cast a spell on her. — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DRY
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SPELL — I 1. сущ. 1) заклинание, колдовской наговор They say she died after a witch cast a spell on her. — Говорят, она умерла …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DRY
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SPELL — _I 1. _n. 1> заклинание 2> чары; обаяние; under a spell - зачарованный; to cast a spell on/over smb. - …
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 - 24 редакция
SPELL — I 1. n. 1. заклинание 2. чары; обаяние; under a spell - зачарованный; to cast a spell on/over smb. - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
DRY — 1. a. 1. сухой - dry cough - dry bread - dry masonry - dry cell - dry battery 2. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SPELL — _I spel 1. _n. 1> заклинание 2> чары; обаяние; under a spell зачарованный; to cast a spell on (или over) …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
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
SPELL — I 1. сущ. 1) заклинание, колдовской наговор They say she died after a witch cast a spell on her. ≈ …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DRY
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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