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{ "term": "dry", "partOfSpeech": "adjective", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a2", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "not wet or sticky; without water or moisture", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Is my shirt dry yet?" }, { "text": "Store onions in a cool dry place." }, { "text": "I'm afraid this cake has turned out very dry." }, { "text": "Some plants grow better in dry soil." }, { "text": "When the paint is completely dry, apply another coat." }, { "text": "We managed to stay dry by huddling in a doorway." }, { "text": "Her mouth felt **as dry as a bone** *(= completely dry)*." }, { "text": "It was high summer and the rivers were dry *(= had no water in them)*." }, { "text": "He towelled himself dry." }, { "text": "Rinse the mushrooms and pat dry." }, { "text": "Ruth felt her mouth go dry." }, { "text": "This type of wound is best kept dry without a dressing." }, { "text": "The ink was barely dry on the agreement before fighting broke out again." } ], "topics": ["Cooking and eating"], "collocations": { "verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"], "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "with very little rain", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "weeks of hot, **dry weather**" }, { "text": "the **dry season**" }, { "text": "I hope it **stays dry** for our picnic." }, { "text": "There is every prospect of the weather remaining dry this week." }, { "text": "Rattlesnakes occur in the warmer, drier parts of North America." }, { "text": "The day will start bright and mainly dry." }, { "text": "New Zealand has hot, dry summers and cold winters." }, { "text": "Crops may need to survive hotter and drier climates caused by global warming." }, { "text": "The coming weekend will be warm and dry." } ], "topics": ["Geography"], "collocations": { "verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"], "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "without the natural oils that makes it soft and healthy", "examples": [ { "text": "a shampoo for dry hair" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "that does not produce any phlegm (= the thick liquid that forms in the nose and throat)", "examples": [ { "text": "a dry hacking cough" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "eaten on its own without any butter, jam, etc.", "examples": [ { "text": "Breakfast consisted of dry bread and a cup of tea." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "not sweet", "examples": [ { "text": "a crisp dry white wine" }, { "text": "a dry sherry" }, { "text": "This wine is too dry for me." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "very clever and expressed in a quiet way that is not obvious; often using irony", "labels": "(approving)", "examples": [ { "text": "He was a man of few words with a delightful dry sense of humour." }, { "text": "She quickly built up a reputation for her dry wit." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 8, "definition": "not showing emotion", "examples": [ { "text": "a dry voice" }, { "text": "‘He may not last the night,’ she said in a dry tone." }, { "text": "He replied in a cold, dry manner." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 9, "definition": "not interesting", "examples": [ { "text": "Government reports tend to make dry reading." }, { "text": "They were conducting a dry debate on science policy." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 10, "definition": "without alcohol; where it is illegal to buy, sell or drink alcohol", "examples": [ { "text": "We had a dry wedding *(= no alcoholic drinks were served)*." }, { "text": "a dry county/state" }, { "text": "He's been dry *(= has drunk no alcohol)* for a year now." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 11, "definition": "thirsty; that makes you thirsty", "labels": "(informal, especially British English)", "cefr": "c2", "examples": [ { "text": "I'm a bit dry." }, { "text": "This is dry work." } ], "topics": ["Feelings"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to have done something successfully, especially when it was difficult", "examples": [ { "text": "I could see the finish line and thought I was home and dry." } ], "topics": ["Success"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to take away all somebody’s money", "labels": "(disapproving)", "examples": [ { "text": "The big corporations are bleeding some of these small countries dry." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "in a position out of the water", "examples": [ { "text": "Their yacht was left high and dry on a sandbank." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "in a difficult situation, without help or money", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to remain ready for a possible emergency", "labels": "(old-fashioned)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to get from somebody/something all the money, help, information, etc. they have, usually giving nothing in return", "examples": [ { "text": "By earning millions from racing and giving pennies back, the bookmakers are sucking the sport dry." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to say that everyone was very emotional about something", "labels": "(humorous)", "examples": [ { "text": "There wasn't a dry eye in the house when they announced their engagement." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to stop supplying water; to be all used so that none is left", "examples": [ { "text": "The wells in most villages in the region have run dry." }, { "text": "Vaccine supplies started to run dry as the flu outbreak reached epidemic proportions." }, { "text": "Our resources of scientific talent and ingenuity have not run dry." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to get as much money, information, etc. out of somebody as you can", "examples": [] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/draɪ/", "audio": "dr/dry/dry__gb_3.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/draɪ/", "audio": "dr/dry/dry__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Old English drȳge (adjective), drȳgan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Middle Low German dröge, Dutch droog, and German trocken." }