dry

Definition

  • noun: the condition of being dry
  • verb: to remove water or moisture from (something or someone)
  • verb: to make dry
  • adjective: having no or very little water or liquid
  • adjective: free or relatively free from a liquid and especially water
  • often used figuratively
  • synonyms: dryness, rabelaisian, saharan

Examples

  • When the hero proclaimed his love for the heroine at the end of the play, there 'wasn't a dry eye in the house'.

  • The medication can cause 'dry mouth'. [=a condition in which the inside of your mouth become very dry]

  • The air is usually 'dry' during the winter. [=there is very little moisture in the air]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Lazy bum. Couldn't even make a clog. You can bake cookies In a tree. Hey! As you can imagine, it's, uh, dangerous Having an oven In an oak tree during the dry season. I wanna make shoes! But the third job... uh, some call It, uh, "The show," or... or "the big dance," (..)
    2003 Elf