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.
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British Dictionary definitions for dry up (1 of 2)
dry up
verb (adverb)
(intr)
to become barren or unproductive; fail
in middle age his inspiration dried up
to dry (dishes, cutlery, etc) with a tea towel after they have been washed
(intr) informal
to stop talking or speaking
when I got on the stage I just dried up; dry up!
British Dictionary definitions for dry up (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 up (1 of 2)
dry up
Gradually become unproductive, as in After two collections of short stories, his ability to write fiction dried up. Also see well's run dry.
Stop talking; also, cause to stop talking. For example, Dry up! You've said enough. [Slang; mid-1800s]
Idioms and Phrases with dry up (2 of 2)
dry