dry
adjective (dry, drier/dryer, driest); verb (dry, dries, dried, drying)
Everyday
- Not wet; with no water: "dry clothes". tree →
- With little or no rain: "a dry summer". tree →
- Thirsty: "My mouth is dry." tree →
- Boring: "a dry book". tree →
- Funny in a quiet, serious way: "dry humour". tree →
- As a verb, to make or become dry. tree →
In the lessons
In science, things dry when water evaporates into the air; heat and wind make things dry faster; deserts are dry places. In everyday life: dry your hands after washing; dry grass catches fire easily. Phrases: dry up, dry off, blow-dry, dry land, high and dry.
Examples
- Dry your hands on the towel. tree →
- The desert is hot and dry. tree →
- The washing dried in the sun. tree →
- My throat is dry; I need water. tree →
- The river dried up in summer. tree →
- Dry grass burns easily. tree →
- Keep your feet dry in winter. tree →
- We were happy to reach dry land. tree →
- My throat is dry and burning. tree →
Note
He/she form: "dries"; past "dried" (y → ie). "Dryer" is also a machine for drying. Opposite: wet. A dry place for a fire can still be dangerous.
In Jewish tradition
In the Torah, "dry land" is the land that appears out of the waters at creation and after the flood.
Interpretation. A dry meal-offering is one without oil, and the dry land stands for the order that God gave to the world.
Examples
- And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dry. (Torah GEN.8.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- all in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, whatsoever was in the dry land, died. (Torah GEN.7.22, JPS 1917) tree →
- And every meal-offering, mingled with oil, or dry, shall all the sons of Aaron have, one as well as another. (Torah LEV.7.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- And wilt Thou pursue the dry stubble? (Writings JOB.13.25, JPS 1917) tree →
- His roots shall dry up beneath, and above shall his branch wither. (Writings JOB.18.16, JPS 1917) tree →
- Turn our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the dry land. (Writings PSA.126.4, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
He/she form: "dries"; past "dried" (y → ie). "Dryer" is also a machine for drying. Opposite: wet. A dry place for a fire can still be dangerous.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «dry» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «dry» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «dry» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «dry» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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