🇬🇧 Dry meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

Dry means something has no water or wetness on it at all. If your hands are dry, there is no water on them. A dry towel feels smooth and not squishy. Deserts are very dry because it almost never rains there.

The brownie was supposed to be gooey, but it turned out so dry we used it as a coaster.

The desert air was so dry that even my sweat gave up and stayed inside.

I knew my socks were finally dry when they stopped making that horrible squish-squish sound with every step.

My hands were so dry that the lotion bottle winked at me like, “We both know why I’m here.”

My lips got so dry that when I smiled, my face said, “Yay!” but my lips said, “Crack!”

Tom and his dog come in wet from rain. The sun is out. Tom hangs his wet coat on the line to dry. He dries his hair with a towel until it is dry. The dog shakes and is dry in the warm sun. The floor is dry. They sit dry and smile.

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This word is at the A1 level, which means it is one of the first words you learn when starting English. It’s commonly used in everyday conversations and helps you communicate basic ideas like greetings, family, or daily activities.

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