Synonym: arid, parched, thirsty, wet. Similar words: dry up, sundry, laundry. Meaning: [draɪ] n. a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages. v. 1. remove the moisture from and make dry 2. become dry or drier. adj. 1. free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet 2. humorously sarcastic or mocking 3. lacking moisture or volatile components 4. opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages 5. not producing milk 6. (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation 7. without a mucous or watery discharge 8. not shedding tears 9. lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless 10. used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones 11. unproductive especially of the expected results 12. having no adornment or coloration 13. (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish 14. having a large proportion of strong liquor 15. lacking warmth or emotional involvement 16. practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages.
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61. I hung his wet trousers on the radiator, but they're not dry yet.
62. In this climate there are no real changes of temperature, just a wet and a dry season.
63. She placed the handkerchief on a piece of paper to dry on the radiator.
64. The dry wood blazed up at the touch of a match.
65. If you focus the sun's rays on dry wood with a burning-glass, it will start burning.
66. Environmentalists say that diverting water from the river will lower the water table and dry out wells.
67. I'll dry the dishes.
68. Douglas has an undeserved reputation for being dull and dry.
69. The soil is baked dry by the fierce heat of the sun.
70. An ounce in liquid measure is different from an ounce in dry measure.
71. If the soil is allowed to dry out the tree could die.
72. Dry wood burns easily.
73. The competition is planned as a dry run for the World Cup finals.
74. His skin was dry and hot, his breathing rapid and jerky.
75. The heat from the fire will soon dry your coat.
76. He only drank a cup of black tea and nibbled at a piece of dry bread for his supper.
77. The spark kindled the dry leaves in a few minutes.
78. It was high summer. The trees were dusty and the rivers were dry .
79. His mouth became dry, his eyes widened, and he began to tremble all over.
80. That firm sucks its new programmers dry after five years and then sacks them.
81. In the northwest of China, long dry periods wasted the land.
82. She put the wet clothes on the line to dry.
83. Tonight has any showers dying away to leave a dry evening with some clear periods.
84. We have a washing line from which we hang clothes to dry.
85. She wrung out the shirt and hung it out to dry.
86. The plaster will have to dry out before you can paint the room.
87. Elsewhere is largely dry with sunny spells and just a scattering of light showers, but becoming cloudier in Northern Ireland towards evening.
88. Elsewhere is mainly dry with some sunshine, but heavy showers possible central and southeast England on Tuesday.
88. Sentencedict.com is a online sentence dictionary, on which you can find good sentences for a large number of words.
89. He rubbed up the silverware with a clean dry cloth.
90. He toweled himself dry.