dry: signification et définitions

Free from liquid or moisture: changed to dry clothes.

Having or characterized by little or no rain: a dry climate.

Marked by the absence of natural or normal moisture: a dry month.

Not under water: dry land.

Having all the water or liquid drained away, evaporated, or exhausted: a dry river.

No longer yielding liquid, especially milk: a dry cow.

Lacking a mucous or watery discharge: a dry cough.

Not shedding tears: dry sobs.

Needing or desiring drink; thirsty: a dry mouth.

No longer wet: The paint is dry.

Of or relating to solid rather than liquid substances or commodities: dry weight.

Not sweet as a result of the decomposition of sugar during fermentation. Used of wines.

Having a large proportion of strong liquor to other ingredients: a dry martini.

Eaten or served without butter, gravy, or other garnish: dry toast; dry meat.

Having no adornment or coloration; plain: the dry facts.

Devoid of bias or personal concern: presented a dry critique.

Lacking tenderness, warmth, or involvement; severe: The actor gave a dry reading of the lines.

Matter-of-fact or indifferent in manner: rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical tone.

Wearisome; dull: a dry lecture filled with trivial details.

Humorous or sarcastic in a shrewd, impersonal way: dry wit.

Prohibiting or opposed to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages: a dry county.

Unproductive of the expected results: a mind dry of new ideas.

Constructed without mortar or cement: dry masonry.

To remove the moisture from; make dry: laundry dried by the sun.

To preserve (meat or other foods, for example) by extracting the moisture.