Tra từ dry - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

dry [dry dries dried drying drier driest] adjective, verb BrE [draɪ] NAmE [draɪ]
adjective (drier, dri·est)

NOT WET
1. not wet, damp or sticky; without water or ↑moisture
• Is my shirt dry yet?
• Store onions in a cool dry place.
•I'm afraid this cake has turned out very dry.
•Her mouth felt as dry as a bone (= completely dry).
•When the paint is completely dry, apply another coat.
•It was high summer and the rivers were dry (= had no water in them).
see also ↑bone dry, Opp: ↑wet

LITTLE RAIN
2. with very little rain
•weeks of hot dry weather
•the dry season
• I hope it stays dry for our picnic.
• Rattlesnakes occur in the warmer, drier parts of North America.
Opp: ↑wet

SKIN/HAIR
3. without the natural oils that makes it soft and healthy
•a shampoo for dry hair

COUGH
4. that does not produce any ↑phlegm (= the thick liquid that forms in the nose and throat)
•a dry hacking cough

BREAD
5. eaten on its own without any butter, jam, etc
•Breakfast consisted of dry bread and a cup of tea.

WINE
6. not sweet
•a crisp dry white wine
•a dry sherry
•This wine is too dry for me.
Opp: ↑sweet

HUMOUR
7. (approving)very clever and expressed in a quiet way that is not obvious; often using ↑irony
•He was a man of few words with a delightful dry sense of humour.

WITHOUT EMOTION
8. not showing emotion
•a dry voice

BORING
9. not interesting
•Government reports tend to make dry reading.

WITHOUT ALCOHOL
10. without alcohol; where it is illegal to buy, sell or drink alcohol
•We had a dry wedding (= no alcoholic drinks were served).
•a dry county/state

THIRSTY
11. (informal, especially BrE)thirsty; that makes you thirsty
•I'm a bit dry.
•This is dry work.
more at bleed sb dry at ↑bleed, high and dry at ↑high _adj., home and dry at ↑home _adv., keep your powder dry at ↑powder _n., squeeze sb dry at ↑squeeze _v.

Word Origin:
Old English drȳge (adjective), drȳgan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Middle Low German dröge, Dutch droog, and German trocken.

Thesaurus:
dry adj.
•weeks of hot, dry weather
clear • |approving good • • sunny • |especially BrE, approving fine •
Opp: wet
dry/clear/good/sunny/fine weather/conditions
a dry/clear/sunny/fine day/morning/afternoon/evening
remain/stay dry/sunny/fine

Example Bank:
•He towelled himself dry.
•Make sure the paint is thoroughly dry.
•Rinse the mushrooms and pat dry.
•Ruth felt her mouth go dry.
•The big corporations are bleeding some of these small countries dry.
•The day will start bright and mainly dry.
•The ink was scarcely dry on the agreement before fighting broke out again.
•The river was bone dry.
•There is every prospect of the weather remaining dry this week.
•This type of wound is best kept dry without a dressing.
•Towel yourself dry before getting dressed.
•We managed to keep dry by huddling in a doorway.
•‘He may not last the night,’ she said in a dry tone.
•He quickly built up a reputation for his dry wit.
•He replied in a cold, dry manner.
•They were conducting a dry debate on science policy.
•the dry season
•weeks of hot dry weather
Idioms: ↑milk somebody dry ▪ ↑not a dry eye in the house ▪ ↑run dry
Derived Words: ↑dryly ▪ ↑dryness
Derived: ↑dry off ▪ ↑dry out ▪ ↑dry somebody off ▪ ↑dry somebody out ▪ ↑dry something out ▪ ↑dry something up ▪ ↑dry up

verb (dries, dry·ing, dried, dried)intransitive, transitive
to become dry; to make sth dry
•He did the laundry and hung it out to dry.
•Be careful. The paint hasn't dried yet.
•You wash the dishes and I'll dry.
•~ sth Use this towel to dry your hands.
•dry your hair
•to dry your eyes/tears (= stop crying)
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English drȳge (adjective), drȳgan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Middle Low German dröge, Dutch droog, and German trocken.

Example Bank:
•Allow the paper to dry overnight.
•Always dry clothes thoroughly before you wear them again.
•Funds have completely dried up.
•It's been so hot this year that the pond has dried up completely.
•It's best to let your hair dry naturally.
•Wait until the paint has completely dried.
•We left the wood in the shed to dry out.