dry in Kashmiri कॉशुर
dry in Malayalam മലയാളം
dry in Marathi मराठी
dry in Sindhi سنڌي
dry in English
- dry⇄adj. 1. not wet; not moist.
Ex. dry clothes. Dust is dry.
2. having little or no rain.
Ex. a dry season. Arizona has a dry climate. Here I am, an old man in a dry month, Being read to by a boy, waiting for rain (T. S. Eliot).
(S - dry⇄dry, adjective, drier,driest,verb, dried,drying,noun, pl.drysordries.
- dry⇄expr. dry out, to treat or be treated for alcoholic or drug addiction.
Ex. If he agrees to try to give up drinking he will be dried out in the clinic (London Times). They are not only making firmer contacts with the addicts in the streets but also - dry⇄expr. dry up,
a. to make or become completely dry.
Ex. The wells all dried up during the drought.
b. (Slang.) to stop talking.
Ex. When first-rate directors talk like third-rate intellectuals, it's time for someone to tell them - dry⇄noun 1. (Informal.) a person who favors laws against making and selling alcoholic drinks; prohibitionist.
Ex. Mr. Sinclair concludes that if only the drys had accepted the limited notion of a ban on hard spirits, prohibition might have survived (Pu - dry⇄v.i. 1. to become dry.
Ex. Clothes dry in the sun.
2. to evaporate.
Ex. A shallow puddle dries rapidly. - dry⇄v.t. 1. to make dry.
Ex. to dry one's eyes.
2. to wipe away.
Ex. to dry one's tears.
3. to evaporate.