be dry and barren

be dry and barren
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  • barren — bar|ren [ berən ] adjective 1. ) barren land is dry and plants cannot grow there a ) a barren place is dry and empty, with few plants growing: DESOLATE: a remote and barren island b ) a barren tree or plant does not produce any fruit 2. ) without …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • barren — UK [ˈbærən] / US [ˈberən] adjective 1) barren land is dry and plants cannot grow there a) a barren place is dry and empty, with few plants growing a remote and barren island b) a barren tree or plant does not produce any fruit 2) a) without any… …   English dictionary

  • barren strawberry — noun 1. : a low herb (Waldsteinia fragarioides) resembling a strawberry and having yellow flowers and dry fruits 2. a. Britain : a cinquefoil (Potentilla fragariastrum) with hairy carpels b. : rough cinquefoil * * * a low growing plant,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • barren — [[t]bæ̱rən[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED A barren landscape is dry and bare, and has very few plants and no trees. ...the Tibetan landscape of high barren mountains. Ant: fertile 2) ADJ GRADED Barren land consists of soil that is so poor that plants cannot… …   English dictionary

  • barren — [ˈbærən] adj 1) barren land is dry and plants cannot grow there 2) old fashioned a woman who is barren cannot have babies …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • barren strawberry — a low growing plant, Waldsteinia fragarioides, of the rose family, native to north temperate regions, having long stalks with three toothed leaflets and yellow flowers. [1890 95, Amer.; so called because the fruit is dry and inedible] * * * …   Universalium

  • dry — adj 1 Dry, arid mean devoid of moisture. Dry may suggest freedom from noticeable moisture either as a characteristic or as a desirable state {a dry climate} {1dry clothing} {dry land} {dry provisions} …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Dry — (dr[imac]), a. [Compar. {Drier}; superl. {Driest}.] [OE. dru[yogh]e, druye, drie, AS. dryge; akin to LG. dr[ o]ge, D. droog, OHG. trucchan, G. trocken, Icel. draugr a dry log. Cf. {Drought}, {Drouth}, 3d {Drug}.] 1. Free from moisture; having… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dry area — Dry Dry (dr[imac]), a. [Compar. {Drier}; superl. {Driest}.] [OE. dru[yogh]e, druye, drie, AS. dryge; akin to LG. dr[ o]ge, D. droog, OHG. trucchan, G. trocken, Icel. draugr a dry log. Cf. {Drought}, {Drouth}, 3d {Drug}.] 1. Free from moisture;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dry blow — Dry Dry (dr[imac]), a. [Compar. {Drier}; superl. {Driest}.] [OE. dru[yogh]e, druye, drie, AS. dryge; akin to LG. dr[ o]ge, D. droog, OHG. trucchan, G. trocken, Icel. draugr a dry log. Cf. {Drought}, {Drouth}, 3d {Drug}.] 1. Free from moisture;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dry bone — Dry Dry (dr[imac]), a. [Compar. {Drier}; superl. {Driest}.] [OE. dru[yogh]e, druye, drie, AS. dryge; akin to LG. dr[ o]ge, D. droog, OHG. trucchan, G. trocken, Icel. draugr a dry log. Cf. {Drought}, {Drouth}, 3d {Drug}.] 1. Free from moisture;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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