English to English
adjective
- free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
Dry land.
Dry clothes.
A dry climate.
Dry splintery boards.
A dry river bed.
The paint is dry.
source: WordNet 3.0
- lacking moisture or volatile components
Dry paint.
source: WordNet 3.0
- opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages
The dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers.
A dry state.
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- not producing milk
A dry cow.
source: WordNet 3.0
- (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation
A dry white burgundy.
A dry Bordeaux.
source: WordNet 3.0
- without a mucous or watery discharge
A dry cough.
That rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose.
source: WordNet 3.0
- Free from moisture; having little humidity or none; arid; not wet or moist; deficient in the natural or normal supply of moisture, as rain or fluid of any kind; -- said especially: (a) Of the weather: Free from rain or mist.
source: Webster 1913
noun
- a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
source: WordNet 3.0
adjective satellite
- humorously sarcastic or mocking
Dry humor.
An ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely.
An ironic novel.
An ironical smile.
With a wry Scottish wit.
source: WordNet 3.0
- not shedding tears
Dry sobs.
With dry eyes.
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- lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless
A dry book.
A dry lecture filled with trivial details.
Dull and juiceless as only book knowledge can be when it is unrelated to...life.
source: WordNet 3.0
- used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones
Dry weight.
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- unproductive especially of the expected results
A dry run.
A mind dry of new ideas.
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- having no adornment or coloration
Dry facts.
Rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner.
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- (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish
Dry toast.
Dry meat.
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- having a large proportion of strong liquor
A very dry martini is almost straight gin.
source: WordNet 3.0
- lacking warmth or emotional involvement
A dry greeting.
A dry reading of the lines.
A dry critique.
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- practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages
He's been dry for ten years.
No thank you; I happen to be teetotal.
source: WordNet 3.0
verb
- remove the moisture from and make dry
Dry clothes.
Dry hair.
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- become dry or drier
The laundry dries in the sun.
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- To make dry; to free from water, or from moisture of any kind, and by any means; to exsiccate; as, to dry the eyes; to dry one's tears; the wind dries the earth; to dry a wet cloth; to dry hay.
source: Webster 1913
- To grow dry; to become free from wetness, moisture, or juice; as, the road dries rapidly.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
adj
- [drai] Tuyô
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
verb
- [drai] Tuyuin; patuyúin
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
