dry

adjective, verb/draɪ/CEFR A1

শুকনো, রসহীন, শুকানো

Meaning

Not wet; without water or moisture.

Example sentences

The towel is dry now.তোয়ালেটা এখন শুকনো।
The land is dry in summer.গ্রীষ্মে জমি শুকনো থাকে।
The cake was too dry to enjoy.কেকটা এত শুকনো ছিল যে খেতে ভালো লাগেনি।
This bread has gone dry.এই রুটিটা শুকিয়ে গেছে।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: arid, parched, stale, wipe

Antonyms: wet, moist, juicy

Similar words, and what each means

arid
শুষ্ক ও রুক্ষ
Having very little rain and being very dry.
parched
শুকিয়ে খটখটে
Dried out from a lack of water.
stale
বাসি
No longer fresh, especially of food.
wipe
মুছে ফেলা, মোছা, পরিষ্কার করা
To clean or dry a surface by rubbing it with a cloth.

Other English words for “শুকনো, রসহীন, শুকানো”

skinny
Very thin, sometimes unhealthily so.

Opposite words

wet
ভেজা, ভিজে
Covered or soaked with water or another liquid.
moist
আর্দ্র, রসালো, সেঁতসেঁতে, সিক্ত, রসালো-ভেজা
Slightly wet, in a pleasant way.
juicy
রসালো
Full of juice; pleasantly wet to eat.
rainy
বৃষ্টিমুখর, বর্ষণমুখর
Having a lot of rain.
humid
আর্দ্র, স্যাঁতসেঁতে
Having a lot of moisture in the air.
soak
ভেজানো, ভিজিয়ে রাখা
To leave something in water for a long time.

“dry” elsewhere on EnglishBD

"However, that is only true in the dry season." — the point is about to be limited or reversed.
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Now try this instead: the tin roof going loud all at once, the smell that comes up off dry ground in the first minute, khichuri and the power out.
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'Store in a cool, dry place' tells you how to keep the product.
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“dry” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • উপযুক্ত, যথাযথ
- • আনুমানিক, প্রায়
- • ঘন, ছোট জায়গায় গোছানো
- • শুকনো, রসহীন, শুকানো
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শুকনো, রসহীন, শুকানো — dry (adjective, verb) — শুকনো, রসহীন, শুকানো. Not wet; without water or moisture.
Which word is closest in meaning to “dry”?
- • uncovered
- • arid
- • erect
- • cool
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arid — arid — শুষ্ক ও রুক্ষ. Having very little rain and being very dry.

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