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How to pronounce dry
Say it like this: /ˈdɹaɪ̯/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does dry mean?
adjFree 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?”
Unable to produce a liquid, as water, (petrochemistry) oil, or (agriculture) milk.
“This well is as dry as that cow.”
Built without or lacking mortar.
nounThe process by which something is dried.
“This towel is still damp: I think it needs another dry.”
A prohibitionist (of alcoholic beverages).
“The drys were as unhappy with the second part of the speech as the wets were with the first half.”
An area with little or no rain, or sheltered from it.
“Come under my umbrella and keep in the dry.”
verbTo lose moisture.
“The clothes dried on the line.”
To remove moisture from.
“We dried the fruit in the dehydrator.”
To exhaust; to cause to run dry.
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