dry

• يصف شيئًا خالياً من الرطوبة أو السائل؛ وقد يدل أيضاً على انعدام المتعة أو العاطفة أو الحيوية.

Describes something that lacks moisture or liquid; can also refer to a lack of interest or emotion.

1. Lacking moistureA1formal

   Having no water or liquid; not wet.

   جاف

   • The ground is dry after weeks without rain.
   • Make sure your hands are dry before touching the switch.
   • The desert is an extremely dry environment.

   المرادفاتanhydrousariddehydrateddesiccateddriedparchedserewaterless

   الأضدادdampdrenchedhumidmoistsoakedsoggywet

2. Not interesting or dullB1informal

   Lacking interest, emotion, or excitement; boring.

   مُمِلّ

   • The lecture was so dry that many students fell asleep.
   • His dry sense of humor often goes unnoticed.
   • The book was full of dry facts and statistics.

   المرادفاتboringdrearydullflatprosaicstaletedioustiresomeuninterestingvapid

   الأضدادabsorbingcolorfulengagingentertainingexcitingfascinatinginterestinglivelystimulatingvivid

3. Without alcoholB1formal

   Used to describe a place or event where alcoholic drinks are not allowed or served.

   خالٍ من الكحول

   • The wedding reception was a dry event.
   • They live in a dry county where alcohol sales are banned.
   • She ordered a dry martini, meaning without vermouth.

   المرادفاتnonalcoholicprohibitionistsobertemperance

4. ThirstyA2informal

   Feeling a need to drink something.

   عَطْشان

   • I'm feeling dry after that long walk.
   • He was dry and asked for a glass of water.
   • The hot weather made everyone dry.

   المرادفاتathirstdehydratedparchedthirsty

   الأضدادhydratedquenched

• اسم يدل على حالة أو صفة انعدام الرطوبة أو السائل، ويُستعمل في سياق الطقس والمواد والعمليات.

A noun referring to a state or condition of being free from moisture or liquid, often used in contexts such as weather, materials, or processes.

غير معدود

1. Dry person or thingC1formalamerican

   A person who advocates for prohibition of alcohol, or a dry area/region.

   مؤيد تحريم الخمر

   • The drys argued for stricter alcohol laws.
   • The county was a dry, meaning no alcohol sales were allowed.
   • He was known as a dry in the temperance movement.

   المرادفاتprohibitionist

   الأضدادwet

2. Dry state or conditionB2informal

   A state or condition of being without moisture.

   جفاف

   • The dry of the desert made it hard to breathe.
   • After the rain, the dry returned quickly.
   • The dry of the wood made it perfect for burning.

   المرادفاتariditydehydrationdesiccationdroughtdryness

   الأضدادdampnesshumiditymoisturewetness

• فعل يُستخدم للدلالة على إزالة الرطوبة أو الماء من شيء ما أو جعله يجف.

A verb used to indicate the act of making something free from moisture or becoming free from moisture.

1. Remove moistureA1formal

   To make something free from water or moisture.

   يُجَفِّف

   • She dried her hands with a towel.
   • He dried the dishes after washing them.
   • The sun dried the wet clothes quickly.

   المرادفاتabsorbair-dryblotdehydratedesiccatedrainexsiccatefreeze-drymopparchsearsundrywipe

   الأضدادdampendrenchhumidifymoistensaturatesoakwet

2. A1formal

   To lose moisture and become dry.

   يَجِفّ

   • The paint dried in just a few hours.
   • The river dried up during the summer.
   • Her hair dried naturally in the warm breeze.

   المرادفاتdehydratedesiccateparchshrivelwitherwizen

   الأضدادdrenchmoistensaturatesoakwet

الصيغ المركّبةdry outdry up