Definisi 'dry'

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adjective
1 free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet Terjemahkan
Example:
dry land
dry clothes
a dry climate
dry splintery boards
a dry river bed
the paint is dry
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2 lacking moisture or volatile components Terjemahkan
Example:
dry paint
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3 opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages Terjemahkan
Example:
the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers
a dry state
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4 not producing milk Terjemahkan
Example:
a dry cow
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5 (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation Terjemahkan
Example:
a dry white burgundy
a dry Bordeaux
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6 without a mucous or watery discharge Terjemahkan
Example:
a dry cough
that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose
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7 Free from moisture; having little humidity or none; arid; not wet or moist; deficient in the natural or normal supply of moisture, as rain or fluid of any kind; -- said especially: (a) Of the weather: Free from rain or mist. Terjemahkan
source: webster1913
adjective satellite
8 humorously sarcastic or mocking Terjemahkan
Example:
dry humor
an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely
an ironic novel
an ironical smile
with a wry Scottish wit
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9 not shedding tears Terjemahkan
Example:
dry sobs
with dry eyes
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10 lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless Terjemahkan
Example:
a dry book
a dry lecture filled with trivial details
dull and juiceless as only book knowledge can be when it is unrelated to...life
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11 used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones Terjemahkan
Example:
dry weight
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12 unproductive especially of the expected results Terjemahkan
Example:
a dry run
a mind dry of new ideas
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13 having no adornment or coloration Terjemahkan
Example:
dry facts
rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner
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14 (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish Terjemahkan
Example:
dry toast
dry meat
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15 having a large proportion of strong liquor Terjemahkan
Example:
a very dry martini is almost straight gin
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16 lacking warmth or emotional involvement Terjemahkan
Example:
a dry greeting
a dry reading of the lines
a dry critique
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17 practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages Terjemahkan
Example:
he's been dry for ten years
no thank you; I happen to be teetotal
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noun
18 a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages Terjemahkan
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verb
19 remove the moisture from and make dry Terjemahkan
Example:
dry clothes
dry hair
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20 become dry or drier Terjemahkan
Example:
The laundry dries in the sun
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21 To make dry; to free from water, or from moisture of any kind, and by any means; to exsiccate; as, to dry the eyes; to dry one's tears; the wind dries the earth; to dry a wet cloth; to dry hay. Terjemahkan
source: webster1913
22 To grow dry; to become free from wetness, moisture, or juice; as, the road dries rapidly. Terjemahkan
source: webster1913
More Word(s)
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Related Word(s)
dried, drier, dryer, dry,

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