dry

About 44.49 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. symbol ISO 639-3 language code for Darai.
2. adjective Free from or lacking moisture.

   This towel's dry. Could you wet it and cover the chicken so it doesn't go dry as it cooks?

3. adjective Unable to produce a liquid, as water, oil, or milk.

   This well is as dry as that cow.

4. adjective Built without or lacking mortar.
5. adjective Anhydrous: free from or lacking water in any state, regardless of the presence of other liquids.

   Dry alcohol is 200 proof.

6. adjective Athirst, eager.
7. adjective Free from or lacking alcohol or alcoholic beverages.

   Of course it's a dry house. He was an alcoholic but he's been dry for almost a year now.

8. adjective Describing an area where sales of alcoholic or strong alcoholic beverages are banned.

   You'll have to drive out of this dry county to find any liquor.

Similar words

bone-dry tearless sere rainless dry-eyed milkless juiceless dry-shod unstimulating unemotional

Often followed by

and season land weight matter up air the in

Word family

dried drier dries driest drily dryable dryer dryest drying dryish