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dry — [drī] adj. drier, driest [ME drie < OE dryge, akin to Ger trocken, Du droog < IE * dhereugh , fast, firm, solid (< base * dher , to hold out, hold fast > FIRM1)] 1. not watery; not under water [dry land] 2. having no moisture; not wet … English World dictionary
dry — 1. adjective 1) the dry desert Syn: arid, parched, droughty, scorched, baked; waterless, moistureless, rainless; dehydrated, desiccated, thirsty, bone dry Ant: wet 2) … Thesaurus of popular words
dry — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. arid, thirsty (see dryness); barren, sterile; humorless, grave. See impotence, weariness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Having little or no moisture] Syn. arid, parched, waterless, dried up, evaporated … English dictionary for students
dry|as|dust — «DRY uhz DUHST», noun. = pedant. (Cf. ↑pedant) ╂[< the fictitious Dr. Dryasdust, of the prefatory matter of some of Sir Walter Scott s novels] dry as dust «DRY uhz DUHST», adjective. very dry or uninteresting; overly pedantic; spiritless;… … Useful english dictionary
dry — 1 /draI/ adjective comparative driersuperlative driest 1 NOT WET without water or liquid inside or on the surface: The floor was made of hard dry earth. | The paint isn t dry yet be careful! | Can you check if the washing s dry? | shake/rub/wipe… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Dry line — Idealized depiction of where a dryline is located around an extratropical cyclone A dry line (also called dew point line, or Marfa front)[1] separates moist air from the Gulf of Mexico (to the east) and dry desert air from the south western… … Wikipedia
dry-as-dust — /druy euhz dust /, adj. dull and boring: a dry as dust biography. Also, dryasdust. [1870 75; after Dr. Dryasdust, a fictitious pedant satirized in the prefaces of Sir Walter Scott s novels] * * * dry|as|dust «DRY uhz DUHST», noun. = pedant. (Cf.… … Useful english dictionary
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Alice in Wonderland redirects here. For other uses, see Alice in Wonderland (disambiguation). Alice s Adventures in Wonderland … Wikipedia
juiceless — adjective 1. lacking juice • Ant: ↑juicy • Similar to: ↑sapless 2. lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless a dry book a dry lecture filled with trivial details dull and juiceless as only book knowled … Useful english dictionary
board / bored — Board means a few things. One is a long sheet of wood : Hiram had to cut the board to make the shelves. It also means a management committee : The board of directors met to decide the fate of the school. Lastly, it can mean to get onto : She… … Confused words
board / bored — Board means a few things. One is a long sheet of wood : Hiram had to cut the board to make the shelves. It also means a management committee : The board of directors met to decide the fate of the school. Lastly, it can mean to get onto : She… … Confused words