Dry
Definition
(v) : To remove water or liquid from something.
Example
"(adj) : The clothes are dry after hanging outside all afternoon."
"(adj) : The desert is dry and hot, with very little water or vegetation anywhere around."
"(v) : She dried the dishes carefully with a towel and placed them back on the shelf."
Explanation
Dry means without water or liquid. For example, clothes become dry after being in the sun. The word can also describe climates, like deserts, which have very little rain. In another sense, “dry” means plain or boring, like a dry speech without humour. As a verb, “to dry” means to remove water from something, like drying dishes after washing. “Dry” can also describe alcoholic drinks with little sweetness, such as “dry wine”. It is a very common word with both physical and figurative uses.