dried - Meaning in Konkani

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dry - Meaning in Konkani

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Definitions and Meaning of dried in English

dry adjective

1. having no adornment or coloration

   Examples

   • "dry facts"
   • "rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner"
2. lacking moisture or volatile components

   रूक्ष, ...Subscribe

   Example

   • "dry paint"
3. opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages

   Examples

   • "a dry state"
   • "the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers"
4. not producing milk

   Example

   • "a dry cow"
5. free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet

   Examples

   • "a dry climate"
   • "a dry river bed"
   • "dry clothes"
   • "dry land"
   • "dry splintery boards"
   • "the paint is dry"
6. not shedding tears

   Examples

   • "dry sobs"
   • "with dry eyes"
7. (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation

   Examples

   • "a dry Bordeaux"
   • "a dry white burgundy"
8. lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless

   Synonyms

   juiceless

   Examples

   • "a dry book"
   • "a dry lecture filled with trivial details"
   • "dull and juiceless as only book knowledge can be when it is unrelated to...life"
9. used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones

   Example

   • "dry weight"
10. unproductive especially of the expected results

    Examples

    • "a dry run"
    • "a mind dry of new ideas"
11. (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish

    Examples

    • "dry meat"
    • "dry toast"
12. humorously sarcastic or mocking

    Synonyms

    ironic, ironical, wry

    Examples

    • "an ironic novel"
    • "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"
    • "an ironical smile"
    • "dry humor"
    • "with a wry Scottish wit"
13. without a mucous or watery discharge

    Examples

    • "a dry cough"
    • "that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose"
14. having a large proportion of strong liquor

    Example

    • "a very dry martini is almost straight gin"
15. lacking warmth or emotional involvement

    Examples

    • "a dry critique"
    • "a dry greeting"
    • "a dry reading of the lines"
16. practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages

    Synonyms

    teetotal

    Examples

    • "he's been dry for ten years"
    • "no thank you; I happen to be teetotal"

dry noun

1. a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages

   Synonyms

   prohibitionist

dry verb

1. become dry or drier

   Synonyms

   dry out

   Example

   • "The laundry dries in the sun"
2. remove the moisture from and make dry

   Synonyms

   dry out

   Examples

   • "dry clothes"
   • "dry hair"

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