dry*/*/*/

[draɪ] adj I

1) something that is dry has little or no water or other liquid inside or on it

Ant:

wet

Are your hands dry?[/ex]

Vegetables should be stored in a cool dry place.[/ex]

2) with no rain

Ant:

wet

warm dry places like southern Spain[/ex]

Tomorrow will be mostly dry.[/ex]

The weather is usually dry and sunny at this time of year.[/ex]

3) when a liquid such as paint is dry, it has become hard or solid

Ant:

wet

Someone walked on the concrete before it was dry.[/ex]

4) dry hair or skin feels rough

Ant:

greasy

5) dry food contains little or no liquid

The chicken was overcooked and dry.[/ex]

dry bread[/ex]

6) dry humour involves saying funny things in a serious way

7) very serious and boring

The style was a little too dry for a children's book.[/ex]

dryness noun [U] II

verb

dry */*/[draɪ]

1) [T] to remove the water from something by wiping it, heating it, or blowing air onto it

We washed and dried all the sheets.[/ex]

Dry your hands on this towel.[/ex]

2) [I] to become dry

I usually let my hair dry naturally.[/ex]

3) [T] to remove the water from food or plants as a way of preserving them

dried fruit/herbs/flowers[/ex]

4) [I] when a liquid such as paint dries, it becomes hard or solid

Leave the varnish to dry overnight.[/ex]

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See:

cut I

- dry (yourself/sth) off

- dry (sth) out

- dry up

- dry (sth) up