English

Pronunciation
IPA|/draɪ/
audio|en-us-dry.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|aɪ

Etymology 1
Old English dryġe

Adjective
en-adj|drier|driest or dryest

1. free|Free from liquid or moisture.

#: Could you hand me a dry towel?
#: My throat feels itchy and dry.
#: Cover the chicken as it bakes or it'll get too dry.

1. chemistry Free of water in any state; anhydrous

#: Dry alcohol is 200 proof.

1. Maintaining temperance; void or abstinent from alcoholic beverages.

#: A former alcoholic, he's been dry for almost a year now.
#: You'll have to drive out of this dry county to find any liquor.

Synonyms
(free from liquid or moisture): arid, parched

Translations
rfc-level|Translations at L3+ (AutoFormat? would have corrected level of Synonyms)
trans-top|free from liquid or moisture
Afrikaans: dor
Czech: t-|cs|suchý|m
Dutch: t+|nl|droog, t-|nl|droge
Esperanto: t-|eo|seka|xs=Esperanto
Estonian: t-|et|kuiv
Finnish: t+|fi|kuiva
French: t+|fr|sec|m, t+|fr|sèche|f
German: t+|de|trocken
Greek: t|el|��εγν��|m|sc=Grek (stegnós)
Ido: sika
Indonesian: t+|id|kering|xs=Indonesian
Italian: t+|it|secco|m, t-|it|secca|f, t+|it|asciutto|m, t-|it|asciutta|f
trans-mid
Japanese: 乾�� (����, kawaita)
Korean: �른 (ma-reun)
Kurdish: KUchar|�شک
Polish: suchy m, sucha f, suche n
Portuguese: t+|pt|seco|m, t-|pt|seca|f
Romanian: uscat
Russian: ���ой m, ���а� f, ���ое n
Slovene: suh m, suha f, suho n
Spanish: t+|es|seco|m, t-|es|seca|f
Swedish: t+|sv|torr
Telugu: ప�డి
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trans-top|free of water in any state
trans-mid
Kurdish: KUchar|�شک
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trans-top|maintaining temperance
German: t+|de|trocken
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Swedish: torrlagd (involuntarily), vit (informal, rare)
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Derived terms
dry cough
dry ice
drywall
dry weight

Etymology 2
Old English dryġan

Verb
en-verb|dries|drying|dried

1. intransitive To become dry.
2. transitive To make dry. (e.g., your eyes)

#: Devin dried her eyes with a handkerchief.

Translations
trans-top|to become dry
Dutch: droog worden
Estonian: kuivama
Finnish: t+|fi|kuivua, t-|fi|kuivaa
French: t+|fr|sécher
German: trocknen
Italian: t+|it|asciugarsi
trans-mid
Japanese: 乾� (���, kawaku)
Korean: �르� (mareuda)
Kurdish: KUchar|�شک ب���
Polish: wysycha�
Portuguese: t+|pt|secar
Russian: ����
Swedish: torka
Telugu: �రిప�వ�
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trans-top|to make dry
Dutch: t+|nl|drogen
Estonian: kuivatama
Finnish: kuivata, kuivattaa
French: t+|fr|sécher
German: trocknen
Italian: t+|it|asciugare
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Japanese: t-|ja|乾��|sc=Jpan
Korean: �리� (mallida)
Kurdish: KUchar|�شک کرد�
Portuguese secar
Russian: t+|ru|����|sc=Cyrl
Swedish: torka
Telugu: �రబ�����
Polish: osusza�
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Derived terms
dry out
dry up
nondrying

Category:1000 English basic words
Category:English ergative verbs

Old English

Pronunciation
IPA|/dry:/

Etymology
From Celtic *druwis: cognate with Old Irish druí (Irish draoi, Gaelic druidh �magician�).

Noun
Latinx|drȳ m

1. a sorcerer or magician

#: ''Hi woldon forbærnan ðone dry. ��lfric�s Homilies, vol. 1. (�They would burn the sorceror.�)

Derived terms
Latinx|drycræft|drȳcræft
Latinx|dryecge|drȳecge

Category:Old English nouns

ar:dry
ca:dry
es:dry
fa:dry
fr:dry
fy:dry
hy:dry
io:dry
id:dry
it:dry
kk:dry
ky:dry
hu:dry
ja:dry
pl:dry
ru:dry
simple:dry
sr:dry
fi:dry
sv:dry
ta:dry
te:dry
vi:dry
tr:dry
uk:dry
zh:dry

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