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Definition of dry cereal - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
breakfastcereal not heated before serving
- I like to eat dry cereal with milk.
- He prefers dry cereal as a snack.
- Dry cereal is convenient for travel.
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cereal not heated before serving
Expressions with dry
dry lunchn.
meal without any drinks
He packed a dry lunch for the hike.
dry offv.
make something dry by removing moisture
She used a towel to dry off the dishes.
dry outv.
lose moisture and become dry
The soil tends to dry out in summer.
dry periodn.
time when there is little or no rain
The crops suffered during the long dry period.
dry upv.
cause something to lose all moisture
The sun can dry up the wet clothes quickly.
dry one's tearsv.
stop crying and become calm
After the sad movie, she tried to dry her tears.
run dryv.
become empty of water or liquid
The river can run dry during summer.
remove all liquid from something
The vampire tried to suck dry the victim's blood.
conversation ran dryexp.
lose interest and stop exchanging ideas in discussion
Their conversation ran dry when they disagreed on the topic.
dry runn.
rehearsal or practice session without actual outcome
The team conducted a dry run before the actual presentation.
dry sense of humorn.
humor presented without showing emotion
He has a dry sense of humor that often goes unnoticed.
to go away or disappear suddenly and completely
The storm will dry up and blow away by noon.
funds dry upexp.
money or resources become completely used or unavailable
The project stopped when the funds dry up.
bleed dryv.
exhaust resources or money completely
The company was bled dry by the lawsuit.
drink someone dryv.
use up all the drinks someone has by drinking them
The guests tried to drink the host dry.
do something very dull or uninteresting
Watching the lecture felt like watching the paint dry.
extremely dry without any moisture
The desert was dry as a bone.
very boring or dull
The lecture was dry as dust and hard to follow.
dry behind the earsadj.
having experience and good judgment
She is dry behind the ears and handles challenges well.
period without success or productivity
After several successful novels, the writer hit a dry spell.
stop consuming alcohol
He decided to go dry for a month.
expose to public criticism or blame
The media hung the politician out to dry after the scandal.
high and dryadj.
abandoned or left helpless
He was left high and dry by his friends.
assured of success
With the final exam passed, she felt home and dry.
Expressions with cereal
humorous term for someone who eats a lot of cereal
My brother is a real cereal killer; he finishes a box in one sitting.
breakfast cerealn.
grains eaten with milk for breakfast, sometimes sweetened
I eat breakfast cereal with milk every morning.
cereal bowln.
bowl used for eating cereal
She poured milk into her cereal bowl.
cereal boxn.
paper box for selling breakfast cereals
She recycled the empty cereal box.
cereal barn.
snack made of compressed breakfast cereal
I grabbed a cereal bar for breakfast.
cold cerealn.
breakfast food served without heating
I prefer cold cereal with milk for breakfast.
hot cerealn.
cooked breakfast food made from grains
She enjoys hot cereal with honey in the morning.
grain-producing plant grown mainly for its edible seeds as food
Wheat is a cereal crop widely cultivated across temperate regions.
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- French:céréales sèches, ...
- German:Trockenmüsli, ...
- Italian:cereali secchi, ...
- Spanish:cereal seco, ...
- Portuguese:cereais secos, ...
- Chinese:干麦片, ...
- Japanese:ドライシリアル, ...
- Arabic:حُبُوب جَافَّة, ...
- Hebrew:דִגְנֵי בֹּקֶר, ...
- Russian:сухие хлопья, ...
- Ukrainian:сухі злаки, ...
- Hindi:सूखा अनाज, ...
- Bengali:শুকনো সিরিয়াল, ...
- Catalan:cereals secs, ...
- Danish:tør morgenmadsprodukt, ...
- Dutch:ongekookte ontbijtgranen, ...
- Greek:ξηρά δημητριακά, ...
- Korean:건조 시리얼, ...
- Persian:غلات خشک, ...
- Polish:suche płatki, ...
- Portuguese (BR):cereal seco, ...
- Romanian:cereale uscate, ...
- Swedish:torra flingor, ...
- Thai:ซีเรียลแห้ง, ...
- Turkish:kuru tahıl, ...
- Vietnamese:ngũ cốc khô, ...
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