Idioms for dry
not dry behind the ears,
immature; unsophisticated: Adult responsibilities were forced on him, although he was still not dry behind the ears.
Origin of dry
before 900; Middle English
drie, Old English
drȳge; akin to Dutch
droog, German
trocken; see
drought
SYNONYMS FOR dry
synonym study for dry
1.
Dry,
arid both mean without moisture.
Dry is the general word indicating absence of water or freedom from moisture:
a dry well; dry clothes.
Arid suggests great or intense dryness in a region or climate, especially such as results in bareness or in barrenness:
arid tracts of desert.
28. See
evaporate.
OTHER WORDS FROM dry
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British Dictionary definitions for dry out (1 of 2)
dry out
verb (adverb)
to make or become dry
to undergo or cause to undergo treatment for alcoholism or drug addiction
British Dictionary definitions for dry out (2 of 2)
dry
/ (draɪ) /
adjective drier, driest, dryer or dryest
verb dries, drying or dried
(when intr, often foll by off)
to make or become dry or free from moisture
(tr)
to preserve (meat, vegetables, fruit, etc) by removing the moisture
noun plural drys or dries
Derived forms of dry
dryable, adjective dryness, nounWord Origin for dry
Old English
drӯge; related to Old High German
truckan, Old Norse
draugr dry wood
Idioms and Phrases with dry out (1 of 2)
dry out
Undergo a cure for alcoholism, as in After years of constant drinking, he realized that he needed to dry out. [1960s]
Idioms and Phrases with dry out (2 of 2)
dry