ALL meanings of dries
dries
D d - noun dries a plural of dry. 1
- adjective dries free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air. 1
- adjective dries having or characterized by little or no rain: a dry climate; the dry season. 1
- adjective dries characterized by absence, deficiency, or failure of natural or ordinary moisture. 1
- adjective dries not under, in, or on water: It was good to be on dry land. 1
- adjective dries not now containing or yielding water or other liquid; depleted or empty of liquid: The well is dry. 1
- adjective dries not yielding milk: a dry cow. 1
- adjective dries free from tears: dry eyes. 1
- adjective dries drained or evaporated away: a dry river. 1
- adjective dries desiring drink; thirsty: He was so dry he could hardly speak. 1
- adjective dries causing thirst: dry work. 1
- adjective dries served or eaten without butter, jam, etc.: dry toast. 1
- adjective dries (of cooked food) lacking enough moisture or juice to be satisfying or succulent. 1
- adjective dries (of bread and bakery products) stale. 1
- adjective dries of or relating to nonliquid substances or commodities: dry measure; dry provisions. 1
- adjective dries (of wines) not sweet. 1
- adjective dries made with dry vermouth: a dry Manhattan. made with relatively little dry vermouth: a dry martini. 1
- adjective dries characterized by or favoring prohibition of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic liquors for use in beverages: a dry state. 1
- adjective dries (of British biscuits) not sweet. 1
- adjective dries plain; bald; unadorned: dry facts. 1
- noun dries Plural form of dry. 1
- adjective dries dull; uninteresting: a dry subject. 1
- adjective dries expressed in a straight-faced, matter-of-fact way: dry humor. 1
- adjective dries indifferent; cold; unemotional: a dry answer. 1
- adjective dries unproductive: The greatest of artists have dry years. 1
- adjective dries (of lumber) fully seasoned. 1
- adjective dries Building Trades. (of masonry construction) built without fresh mortar or cement. (of a wall, ceiling, etc., in an interior) finished without the use of fresh plaster. 1
- adjective dries Ceramics. unglazed. insufficiently glazed. 1
- adjective dries Art. hard and formal in outline, or lacking mellowness and warmth in color. 1
- verb with object dries to make dry; free from moisture: to dry the dishes. 1
- verb without object dries to become dry; lose moisture. 1
- noun plural dries a prohibitionist. 1
- noun plural dries a dry place, area, or region. 1
- idioms dries not dry behind the ears, immature; unsophisticated: Adult responsibilities were forced on him, although he was still not dry behind the ears. 1
- verb dries third-person singular simple present indicative form of dry. 0