- dry|ness
- dry|ness «DRY nihs», noun.dry quality or condition: »
Figurative. Powell's dryness proceeds, first, from his view of life and, second, from his verbal felicity (Newsweek).
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dry — dry·ad; dry·as; dry; dry·de·ni·an; dry·i·nid; dry·in·i·dae; dry·ly; dry·man; dry·ness; dry·o·bal·a·nops; dry·ob·a·tes; dry·o·phyl·lum; dry·o·pi·the·cid; dry·o·pith·e·ci·nae; dry·o·pi·the·cus; dry·op·te·ris; dry·op·te·roid; gynan·dry;… … English syllables
dry — dry1 [ draı ] adjective *** ▸ 1 with no water in/on it ▸ 2 without rain ▸ 3 hair/skin: rough ▸ 4 food: with little liquid ▸ 5 joking in serious way ▸ 6 writing: boring/serious ▸ 7 thirsty ▸ 8 alcohol: not sweet ▸ 9 used about a child ▸ 10 without … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dry — [[t]draɪ[/t]] adj. dri•er, dri•est, 1) free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet 2) having or characterized by little or no rain: the dry season[/ex] 3) characterized by absence, deficiency, or failure of natural or ordinary… … From formal English to slang
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dry land — noun the solid part of the earth s surface the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land the earth shook for several minutes he dropped the logs on the ground • Syn: ↑land, ↑earth, ↑ground, ↑solid ground, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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ar´id|ness — ar|id «AR ihd», adjective. 1. having very little rainfall; very dry: »an arid climate. SYNONYM(S): parched. See syn. under dry. (Cf. ↑dry) 2. unfruitful because of lack of moisture; barren: »arid soil. Desert lands are arid … Useful english dictionary
