dry
Not having water or liquid; not wet.
Containing no or very little moisture; not wet or damp.
To take water or liquid away from something.
To make something free from moisture by wiping, heating, air exposure, etc.
When the weather has no rain or snow.
Describing weather conditions with no precipitation and often low humidity.
Speaking or acting without showing feelings or friendliness.
Expressed without emotion, warmth, or enthusiasm; matter-of-fact or curt.
Wine or alcohol that is not sweet.
(Of wine or other alcoholic drinks) lacking sweetness, having little residual sugar.
- Base: dry
- Comparative: drier
- Superlative: driest
- Base: dry
- 3rd Person Singular: dries
- Present Participle: drying
- Past: dried
bone dry
1Completely without moisture
Very, very dry; having no water at all.
- After three days in the sun, the soil was bone dry.
- His lips were bone dry from dehydration.
dry run
1Practice event without real outcome
A test or practice before the real event happens.
- We did a dry run of the presentation before the meeting.
- The crew had a dry run to prepare for the live show.
dry up
1Lose all moisture and become dry
To lose all water or liquid and become completely dry.
- The river began to dry up after months without rain.
- Water the plants regularly so they don't dry up.
high and dry
1Left helpless or stranded
To be left alone without help in a bad situation.
- When the bus left early, it left us high and dry in the middle of nowhere.
- She quit the project, leaving her team high and dry.
run dry
1Liquid supply completely used up
When there is no more liquid left in something.
- The well has run dry after the drought.
- Our fuel tank ran dry just outside the city.