How To Spell dry?
How to Pronounce dry?
Correct pronunciation for the word "dry" is [dɹˈa͡ɪ], [dɹˈaɪ], [d_ɹ_ˈaɪ].
Definition of dry
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To free from or deprive of water or moisture; to deprive of natural juice, sap, or greenness; to scorch or parch with thirst; to drain; to exhaust.
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To grow dry; to evaporate wholly; to be exhaled. To dry up, to deprive wholly of water; to wither; to suspend talking for want of matter.
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Destitute of moisture; free from rain or mist; free from juice, sap, oraqueous matter; without tears; not giving milk; thirsty; jejune; without interest; severe; sarcastic; formally cold or precise; sharply or frigidly precise in execution, or wanting a delicate contour in form.
Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin
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What is the adverb for dry?
The adverb form of "dry" is "dryly".
What is the adjective for dry?
The adjective form of the word "dry" is "dry".
Usage over time for dry:
This graph shows how "dry" have occurred between 1800 and 2008 in a corpus of English books.
Synonyms for Dry:
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v.
• dehydrate • take moisture out of • coagulate • harden • cook, age food- cure .
- dehumidify ,
- empty ,
- drain .
- dry .
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adj.
• severe- acerbic ,
- demanding ,
- intense ,
- acute ,
- brusque ,
- crisp ,
- exacting ,
- caustic ,
- draconian ,
- fundamental ,
- inflexible ,
- acrimonious ,
- curt ,
- blunt ,
- hidebound ,
- authoritarian ,
- gruff ,
- dour ,
- basic ,
- intolerant ,
- astringent ,
- disciplined ,
- chilly ,
- imperial ,
- censorious ,
- grim ,
- correct ,
- cool ,
- critical ,
- abrupt ,
- icy ,
- bleak ,
- brisk ,
- frosty .
- foxy ,
- cunning ,
- crafty ,
- deft ,
- intelligent ,
- brilliant ,
- droll ,
- ingenious ,
- canny ,
- facetious ,
- clever ,
- adroit ,
- comical ,
- astute ,
- funny ,
- artful .
- desert ,
- depleted ,
- exhausted ,
- dried-up ,
- evaporated ,
- desiccant ,
- arid ,
- baked ,
- bare ,
- dehydrated ,
- dusty ,
- impoverished ,
- hard .
- dull .
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n.
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•
- drab ,
- dry up ,
- earthbound ,
- clam up ,
- flavorless ,
- colorless ,
- aseptic ,
- hush ,
- falter .
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- flat ,
- carbonated ,
- corked ,
- effervescent ,
- full-bodied ,
- drinkable .
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- acetous ,
- bottle ,
- acid ,
- acidulous ,
- freeze ,
- acerb ,
- dehydration ,
- homogenize ,
- flash-freeze .
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- go .
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- dust bowl .
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- deserted .
- brut .
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