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Adjectives commonly used to describe "dry" — vivid descriptors for richer, more specific prose.
(v)
To (gently) tap the flat of one's hand on a person or thing.
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(adj)
Made up of liquid or moisture, usually (but not always) water.
Small in size.
(not comparable) Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; extraneous; additional; supernumerary.
Relating to heat and conditions which produce it.
(adv)
To a great extent or degree.
(n)
A chamber used for baking or heating.
(N)
a reality television series that centered on Jerry Hall (model and ex-wife to Mick Jagger) searching for a kept man.
(music, often informal) In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.
Free of dirt, filth, or impurities (extraneous matter); not dirty, filthy, or soiled.
(intransitive, copulative) Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.
(of a thing) Having a low temperature.
Having two or more separate aspects.
Of a somewhat high temperature, often but not always connoting that the high temperature is pleasant rather than uncomfortable.
(uncountable) The substance constituting Earth's atmosphere: a gaseous mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and various trace gases.
(transitive) To feed, stir up, especially, a fire or furnace.
(countable) One of the large bodies of water separating the continents.
(of material or fluid) Solid and firm.
A recreational drug.
A person or animal that receives health care from a doctor, nurse, dentist, allied health practitioner, or other person educated in health care.
A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc.
(informal) A semifinal.
(usually not comparable) No longer living; deceased. (Also used as a noun.)
(informal, of a person) Knowing what to do and how to behave; behaving with effortless and enviable style and panache; considered popular by others.
Characterized by the presence of moisture; not dry; slightly wet; damp.
Satisfied, pleased, contented.
Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast.
Not having the power of speech; dumb.
A surname from Old English derived from the places in England.
Very thirsty.
One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.
(business) The sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants.
To a smaller extent or degree.
The lowest part of anything.
An excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels.
Intoxicated as a result of excessive alcohol consumption, usually by drinking alcoholic beverages.
Protected, as from wind or weather.
A little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction.
(informal, countable) A prep school.
To an uncommon degree; unusually or extremely.
(chiefly of resources, such as food) Uncommon, rare; difficult to find; insufficient to meet a demand.
In an abnormal manner; in a way that deviates from a standard, norm, or average.
Very bad.
(dated) Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable.
The inside of a building, container, cavern, or other enclosed structure.
One who wears.
(uncountable, of a person or animal) Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.
In a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist.
(interrogative) In what manner:
A country in North America. Capital: Ottawa. Largest city: Toronto.
Famous, celebrated, or well-known; widely praised or highly honored.
(countable) Any round citrus fruit with a yellow-red colour when ripe and a sour-sweet taste; the fruit of the orange tree.
(transitive) To allow to, not to prevent (+ infinitive, but usually without to).
Causing frustration or anger.
Easily agitated or alarmed; edgy, on edge.
(aviation) A type of airplane using jet engines rather than propellers.
(countable, biology) A range; a place where a species naturally occurs.
(of a person) Distinguished, important, noteworthy.
Specifically, this form of alcohol as a fuel.