dry
noun/draɪ/
/draɪ/
the dry
[singular]- a dry place
- You must be so wet! Come into the dry.
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- (especially Australian English) the dry season
- The dry had started and the grass was turning yellow.
Word OriginOld English drȳge (adjective), drȳgan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Middle Low German dröge, Dutch droog, and German trocken.
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