Definição de 'dry'

Frequência da palavra

dry

(draɪ )

Formas da palavra:comparative drier , comparative dryer , superlative driest , superlative dryest , 3rd person singular present tense dries , present participle drying , past tense, past participle dried

1. adjectivo

If something is dry, there is no water or moisture on it or in it.

Clean the metal with a soft dry cloth.

Pat it dry with a soft towel.

Once the paint is dry, apply a coat of the red ochre emulsion paint.

The path was dry and slithery from the drought.

dryness substantivo incontável

...the parched dryness of the air.

Sinônimos:thirstiness, thirst, desire for a drink, parchedness Mais sinônimos de dry

Sinônimos:aridity, drought, dehydration, aridness Mais sinônimos de dry

2. verbo

When something dries or when you dry it, it becomes dry.

The washing might dry outside today, the sun's shining. [VERB]

Leave your hair to dry naturally whenever possible. [VERB]

Wash and dry the lettuce. [VERB noun]

Liz laughed again, got up from the water and began to dry herself. [VERB noun]

Sinônimos:drain, make dry, remove the water from, wipe Mais sinônimos de dry

3. verbo

When you dry the dishes after a meal, you wipe the water off the plates, cups, knives, pans, and other things when they have been washed, using a cloth.

Mrs. Madrigal began drying dishes. [VERB noun]

[Also VERB]

Dry up means the same as dry.

[British]

He got up and stood beside Julie, drying up the dishes while she washed. [VERB PARTICLE noun]

[Also VERB PARTICLE]

4. adjectivo

If you say that your skin or hair is dry, you mean that it is less oily than, or not as soft as, normal.

Nothing looks worse than dry, cracked lips.

Dry hair can be damaged by washing it too frequently.

My skin's been getting a little dry recently.

dryness substantivo incontável

Dryness of the skin can also be caused by living in centrally heated homes and offices.

Sinônimos:thirstiness, thirst, desire for a drink, parchedness Mais sinônimos de dry

5. adjectivo

If the weather or a period of time is dry, there is no rain or there is much less rain than average.

Exceptionally dry weather over the past year had cut agricultural production.

The spring has been unusually dry, with hardly any rain in May.

6. adjectivo [usually ADJECTIVE noun]

A dry place or climate is one that gets very little rainfall.

It was one of the driest and dustiest places in Africa.

...a hot, dry climate where the sun is shining all the time.

dryness substantivo incontável

He was advised to spend time in the warmth and dryness of Italy.

Sinônimos:thirstiness, thirst, desire for a drink, parchedness Mais sinônimos de dry

7. substantivo singular [usually in NOUN]

In the dry means in a place or at a time that is not damp, wet, or rainy.

[mainly British]

Such cars, however, do grip the road well, even in the dry.

8. adjectivo

If a river, lake, or well is dry, it is empty of water, usually because of hot weather and lack of rain.

The aquifer which had once fed the wells was pronounced dry.

The single-engine plane landed at a dry lake in western Arizona.

In the end the Volga's waters will run dry.

9. adjectivo [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE]

If an oil well is dry, it is no longer producing any oil.

To harvest oil and gas profitably from the North Sea, it must focus on the exploitation of small reserves as the big wells run dry.

10. grau do adjetivo [verb-link ADJECTIVE]

If you are dry, you need to drink something.

[informal]

She was suddenly thirsty and dry.

Sinônimos:thirsty, dehydrated, parched, dying of thirst Mais sinônimos de dry

11. adjectivo [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE]

If your mouth or throat is dry, it has little or no saliva in it, and so feels very unpleasant, perhaps because you are tense or ill.

His mouth was dry, he needed a drink.

My throat was dry. I was at a loss for words.

dryness substantivo incontável

Symptoms included frequent dryness in the mouth.

Sinônimos:thirstiness, thirst, desire for a drink, parchedness Mais sinônimos de dry

12. adjectivo [ADJECTIVE noun]

A dry cough is one that does not produce any mucus.

13. adjectivo

If someone has dry eyes, there are no tears in their eyes; often used with negatives or in contexts where you are expressing surprise that they are not crying.

There were few dry eyes in the house when I finished.

She didn't wince and her eyes were dry. Talk about brave. She was unbelievable.

14. adjectivo

If a country, state, or city is dry, it has laws or rules which forbid anyone to drink, sell, or buy alcoholic drink.

[informal]

Gujurat has been a totally dry state for the past thirty years.

15.

to suck someone dry

16. adjectivo [usually ADJECTIVE noun]

Dry humour is very amusing, but in a subtle and clever way.

[approval]

Fulton has retained his dry humour.

Mr Brooke is renowned for his dry wit.

Sinônimos:sarcastic, cutting, sharp, keen Mais sinônimos de dry

drily advérbio [ADVERB with verb]

'That is surprising.'—'Hardly,' I said drily.

...a frank and drily witty woman.

dryness substantivo incontável

Her writing has a wry dryness.

Sinônimos:thirstiness, thirst, desire for a drink, parchedness Mais sinônimos de dry

17. grau do adjetivo

If you describe a voice as dry, you mean that it is cold or dull, and does not express any emotions.

[written]

When he crept back to his desk, he heard the dry voice of Father Laurence.

drily advérbio [ADVERB with verb]

'Possible,' I said drily, 'but not likely'.

18. adjectivo

If you describe something such as a book, play, or activity as dry, you mean that it is dull and uninteresting.

[disapproval]

...dry, academic phrases.

A lot of the work was very dry and boring in Westminster.

19. adjectivo [ADJECTIVE noun]

Dry bread or toast is plain and not covered with butter or jam.

For breakfast, they had dry bread and tea.

20. adjectivo

Dry sherry or wine does not have a sweet taste.

...a glass of chilled, dry white wine.

21. high and dry

22. home and dry

Verbos frasais:

dry off

dry out

dry up

Mais sinônimos de dry

Video: pronunciation of 'dry'

Frequência da palavra

dry in American

(draɪ ; drī)

adjectivoFormas da palavra:ˈdrier or ˈdriest

not watery; not under water

dry land

having no moisture; not wet or damp

not shedding tears

lacking rain or water

a dry summer

having lost liquid or moisture

; specif.,

arid; withered

empty of water or other liquid

dehydrated

needing water or drink; thirsty

not yielding milk

a dry cow

without butter, jam, etc. on it

dry toast

solid; not liquid

10.

not sweet; unsweetened; sec

dry wine

11.

having no mucous or watery discharge

a dry cough

12. US

prohibiting or opposed to the manufacture or sale of alcoholic beverages

a dry town

13.

not colored by emotion, prejudice, etc.; plain; matter-of-fact

dry facts

14.

clever and shrewd but ironic or subtle

dry wit

15.

not producing results; unfruitful

a dry interview

16.

boring, dull, or tedious

a dry lecture

17.

harsh; grating

said of a sound

18. Obsolete

without bleeding

a dry death

substantivo

19. Rare

dryness or drought

20. Rare

dry land

21. Formas da palavra:plural drys US, Informal

a prohibitionist

verbo transitivo, verbo intransitivoFormas da palavra:dried or ˈdrying

22.

to make or become dry

Expressões:

dry out

dry up

not dry behind the ears

SYNONYMY NOTE: dry suggests a lack or insufficiency of moisture, in either a favorable or unfavorable sense [a dry climate, a dry riverbed]; arid implies an abnormal, intense dryness, esp. with reference to a region or climate, and connotes barrenness or lifelessness [an arid waste]

OPPOSITES: wet, moist

Origem da palavra dry

ME drie < OE dryge, akin to Ger trocken, Du droog < IE *dhereugh-, fast, firm, solid (< base *dher-, to hold out, hold fast > firm1)

Frequência da palavra

dry in British

(draɪ )

adjectivoFormas da palavra:drier, driest, dryer or dryest

lacking moisture; not damp or wet

having little or no rainfall

not in or under water

dry land

having the water drained away or evaporated

a dry river

not providing milk

a dry cow

(of the eyes) free from tears

a. informal

in need of a drink; thirsty

causing thirst

dry work

eaten without butter, jam, etc

dry toast

(of a wine, cider, etc) not sweet

10. pathology

not accompanied by or producing a mucous or watery discharge

a dry cough

11.

consisting of solid as opposed to liquid substances or commodities

12.

without adornment; plain

dry facts

13.

lacking interest or stimulation

a dry book

14.

lacking warmth or emotion; cold

a dry greeting

15.

(of wit or humour) shrewd and keen in an impersonal, sarcastic, or laconic way

16.

opposed to or prohibiting the sale of alcoholic liquor for human consumption

a dry area

17. New Zealand

(of a ewe) without a lamb after the mating season

18. electronics

(of a soldered electrical joint) imperfect because the solder has not adhered to the metal, thus reducing conductance

verboFormas da palavra:dries, drying or dried

19. (when intr, often foll by off)

to make or become dry or free from moisture

20. (transitive)

to preserve (meat, vegetables, fruit, etc) by removing the moisture

substantivoFormas da palavra:plural drys or dries

21. British informal

a Conservative politician who is considered to be a hard-liner

Compare wet (sense 10)

22. the dry

23. US and Canadian an informal word for prohibitionist

Formas derivadas

dryable (ˈdryable)

adjectivo

dryness (ˈdryness)

substantivo

Origem da palavra dry

Old English drӯge; related to Old High German truckan, Old Norse draugr dry wood

Frequência da palavra

dry in Electrical Engineering

(draɪ)

adjectivo

(Electrical engineering: Semiconductor and electronic circuitry)

If a soldered electrical joint is dry, it is imperfect because the solder has not adhered to the metal, which reduces its conductance.

Failure to start up could be caused by dry joints on the line drive transformer pins.

A dry joint is a soldered electrical joint of poor quality, that results in problems such as an intermittent signal, crackles, distortion, or inconsistent operation.

If a soldered electrical joint is dry, it is imperfect because the solder has not adhered to the metal, which reduces its conductance.

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This week the best chance of dry and bright weather will continue to be over western areas. Times, Sunday Times (2016)The result is that your skin dries out and becomes inflamed and itchy. The Sun (2016)Now wrap it in a clean tea towel and squeeze dry again. Times, Sunday Times (2016)Set aside to dry while you make the sauce. Times, Sunday Times (2016)We have a great car in the wet and the dry. Times, Sunday Times (2016)The information is fine, if a little dry in how it is presented. The Sun (2016)That summer was bone dry and scorching hot, and thousands of people died. Times, Sunday Times (2016)And where else in Cumbria can you raise a glass of perfectly chilled dry white wine from Transylvania? The Sun (2016)Wipe away any excess with a tissue to remove dirt, grime and bacteria, then allow to dry naturally. The Sun (2016)I have fine, straight hair, so drying it take h no more than five minutes a day. The Sun (2016)You do not hold off just because you have a dry well in one area. Times, Sunday Times (2012)Use it to tame dry hair or apply sparingly when wet for intense nourishment. Times, Sunday Times (2008)Weeks of dry weather have been followed by days of record heat. Times, Sunday Times (2015)Use three times a week on dry skin. Times, Sunday Times (2013)Throw them into a dry wok and toast for a minute over a low heat. Times, Sunday Times (2009)The drying conditions will again suit him. The Sun (2015)It is possibly a little less dry. Times, Sunday Times (2015)You may spot tomatoes drying in the sun or geese and chickens roaming. Times, Sunday Times (2016)Wipe it with a damp cloth and dry with soft kitchen roll. Times, Sunday Times (2006)Summers begin with a hot dry season. Jilbert, John Geography Basic Facts (1983)Then cut off the dry white part at the bottom. Times, Sunday Times (2014)You can leave it to dry naturally with a slight wave. The Sun (2008)The horse should then be walked in the sunshine to dry if possible. Eccles, Lesley Your First Horse - buying, feeding, caring (1989)The next day the rain dried up and the people flooded the bank again. Times, Sunday Times (2013)Tip into a dry cloth and rub to remove skins. Times, Sunday Times (2012)Then mix in the dried fruit and place in an airtight container until ready to eat. The Sun (2016)It left the roof of my mouth feeling very dry. The Sun (2014) Wipe the scallops dry and use a pastry brush to smear one side with oil. Times, Sunday Times (2016)You often got that feeling when you stepped off a boat onto dry land. Paige, Frances The Glasgow Girls (1994)You look like a piece of drying meat. The Sun (2014)Make the most of the dry weather because wet and windy conditions are expected to return this weekend. Times, Sunday Times (2015)