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dry - Meaning in Punjabi

IPA: draɪPunjabi: ਡ੍ਰਾਇ

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dry - Meaning in Punjabi

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Definitions and Meaning of dry 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

    ਸੁੱਕਾ, ...

    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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What is dry meaning in Punjabi?

The word or phrase dry refers to having no adornment or coloration, or lacking moisture or volatile components, or opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages, or not producing milk, or free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet, or not shedding tears, or a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages, or become dry or drier. See dry meaning in Punjabi, dry definition, translation and meaning of dry in Punjabi. Find dry similar words, dry synonyms. Also learn dry opposite words, dry antonyms. Learn and practice the pronunciation of dry. Find the answer of what is the meaning of dry in Punjabi.

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