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dry

/dɹaɪ/
Meanings
  • adjective

    Lacking the presence of water; not wet.

    - "The desert is a dry place."
    - "After the rain stopped, the ground was dry."
    - "Make sure the paint is dry before applying a second coat."
  • adjective

    Free from excessive or unwarranted emotion or reaction.

    - "He remained dry and calm during the crisis."
    - "The judge gave a dry and impersonal reading of the sentence."
    - "She had a dry sense of humor."
Pronunciation
  1. /dɹaɪ/



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  2. /dɹaɪ/



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Antonyms

wet , wet , wet
Rhymes
Words rhyming with dry
try , sky , spy , lie , tide , cide , bide , tide , ride
Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. Dry (English) : A type of white wine.

  2. Dry (English) : To make dry.

Variants
List of all variants of dry that leads to same result
drier , driest , drily , dry , dryer , dryest , dryish , dryly , dryness , drynesses , dried , dries , dryable , drying , drys , dry battery , dry cell , dry cells , dry-clean , dry-cleanable , dry-cleaned , dry-cleaning , dry-cleans , dry cleaner , dry cleaners , dry cleaning , dry cleanings , dry-dock , dry-docked , dry-docking , dry-docks
Forms
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drier, driest, dries, drying

Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old English drīge, from drēogan ‘to draw off, drain, dry up’.

Trivia
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  1. The term 'dry' is also used in meteorology to describe air that contains very little moisture.

  2. In the world of fashion, 'dry cleaning' is a method of cleaning clothes without using water.

  3. The term 'dry run' is used to describe a trial or rehearsal before an event.

Related Concepts
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  1. Arid: A condition of being extremely dry.

  2. Drought: A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, resulting in water shortages.

Culture
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The term 'dry' has been used extensively in literature and art, often representing desolation, aridity, or a lack of emotion. In music, 'dry' can refer to a sound that is not reverb-heavy or processed.

How to Memorize "dry"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a desert landscape with no water in sight.
    - Visualize a piece of paper that has been left out to dry.
    - Imagine a person who is calm and composed, showing no emotion.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'dry' with a desert.
    - Link the term 'dry' with a calm and composed demeanor.
    - Connect 'dry' with the idea of something being free of water.

  3. mnemonics

    - Remember that 'dry' means 'lacking water'.
    - Think of the letter 'D' as a desert, representing 'dry'.
    - Use the acronym 'D-R-Y' to remember 'Dry' means 'Desert-like, Reactionless, and Yielding to touch'.

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