{
    "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."
}