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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211. Breakfast consisted of half a cup of milk and a dry biscuit.
212. We have all had a shaky hand and a dry mouth before speaking in public.
213. Choose an alcohol-free skin toner if you have dry skin.
214. If you ask her what she's good at she will dry up after two minutes.
215. Over the centuries, these animals have become habituated to living in a dry environment.
216. Keep the paint fairly dry so that the colours don't bleed into each other.
217. When the soil is dry, more moisture is lost from the plant.
218. Dry stone walls may appear stark and lifeless, but they provide a valuable habitat for plants and animals.
219. Dry your feet well and then dust between the toes with baby powder.
220. The damp bricks went along a conveyor belt into another shed to dry.
221. When the weather grew stormy, we went below to keep dry.
222. This type of wound is best kept dry without a dressing.
223. The camel's feet, well adapted for dry sand, are useless on mud.
224. The kitchen was flooded and it took ages to dry it out.
225. Don't worry about the mud — it'll brush off easily when it's dry.
226. I picked the little girl up and helped dry her tears.
227. The dry weather had an adverse effect on the potato crops.
228. The plant may recover ; it's very dry and withered, but there's still life in it.
229. Come into the warm and get dry, both of you.
230. Operation Amazon is timed to coincide with the start of the dry season.
231. Choose a warm, dry day to cut them off the plants, being careful not to bruise them.
232. Wash and dry the lettuce.
233. What I don't understand is how women can pour hot wax on their bodies, let it dry, then rip out every single hair by its root and still be scared of spiders. Jerry Seinfeld
234. A good place to meet a man is at the dry cleaner. These men usually have jobs and bathe. Rita Rudner
235. The street was bone dry and glaring white.
236. The dry wood made a cheerful blazer.
237. The dry spell blighted the crops.
238. Think of nanotechnology as bioengineering for dry life.
238. Wish you will love sentencedict.com and make progress everyday!
239. My sweater is now bone dry.
240. It was a dirt road bordered by a dry ditch.