dry
- adjective
- /draɪ/
- This year is different because this year one of my goals is not to participate in Dry January, but my goal is to not drink for several months.
- a dry county
- a dry law
I, I, I went to Texas Tech for a while in Lubbock and we were in a bar outside of Lubbock, which is dry.
- I, I, I went to Texas Tech for a while in Lubbock and we were in a bar outside of Lubbock, which is dry.
- So the reason I asked, so I'm doing dry Jan and then after dry Jan, my goal for the year is to just drink on the slash, get stoned with intention.
Examples
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Bart Fascelli, drunk for years, a bad drunk, has been dry a long time now.
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A lot of discourse on on whether having a dry party or wedding or something is OK.
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I mean, I am seriously looking forward to my dry bar appointment tomorrow.
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So America was officially dry, but the ink wasn't dry on the Volstead Act before people looked for ways to get around it.
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It shows much more courage to remain dry and sober when the mob is drunk and vomiting.
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The wedding was a lovely affair with a large number of guests enjoying the dry bar.
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In this small town, all bars are closed because it is a dry community.
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Many people choose to celebrate their sobriety by attending dry events throughout the year.
Synonyms
Someone who does not drink alcohol
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Idioms
Compounds
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A very cold solid made from carbon dioxide used to keep things frozen and make white fog
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A place where workers empty the water so they can build or fix a ship's bottom
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A way of painting that uses very little paint to make a rough, scratchy texture
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A small battery with a moist paste inside that gives power to devices like a flashlight
- Offensive
An attack in which someone hides and kills another person by surprise in a lonely place
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A small source of electricity used in devices like radios or flashlights that has no liquid
- Archaic
A way to make photographs on glass plates with a thin light-sensitive layer
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A print made by scratching a metal plate with a hard needle to make dark, soft lines
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Dead skin and flesh that become dry and dark when blood flow stops, often in a toe or foot
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Severe pain in the empty hole after a tooth is removed when the blood clot falls out
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A small insect that lives in and eats dry wood not touching the ground
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A portable structure that sinks so a ship can enter and then lifts it out for repair
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A unit used in the United States to measure dry things like grain
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Etymology
Dry meaning 'not drinking' or supporting no alcohol comes from the idea of 'dry' as 'without liquid'. So a dry person or place avoids alcoholic drinks.