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

  • (..) JIMMIE: Vincent's hair. JULES: Come on, do it, God damn it! Do it! Uh, uh... Towel 'em. WOLF: They're dry enough. Toss them their clothes. Perfect. Perfect. We couldn't have planned this better. You guys look like... (..)
    1994 Pulp Fiction
  • (..) My name is Fabienne. Shut up, fuckhead! I hate that mongoloid voice. OK, OK. Sorry, sorry, sorry. I take it back. Would you hand me a dry towel, Miss Beautiful Tulip? Oh, I like that. I like being called a tulip. Tulip is much better than mongoloid. (..)
    1994 Pulp Fiction