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

  • (..) Help me. You gotta make him stop. I can't tolerate anymore! I think this thing didn't complain this much. Stop shouting at me. You're holding it wrong. Watch its head! Just put it down. Its nose is dry. That means something is wrong with it. Maybe we should lick it. Just in case. I'll do it. (..)
    2002 Ice Age