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dry
(dr/aI/ )

adjective (a)

  • free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet(adj.all)
    Example:
    Dry land.
    Dry clothes.
    A dry climate.
    Dry splintery boards.
    A dry river bed.
    The paint is dry.
    source: wordnet30
  • lacking moisture or volatile components(adj.all)
    Example:
    Dry paint.
    source: wordnet30
  • opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages(adj.all)
    Example:
    The dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers.
    A dry state.
    source: wordnet30
  • not producing milk(adj.all)
    Example:
    A dry cow.
    Antonym:
    lactating, wet
    source: wordnet30
  • (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation(adj.all)
    Example:
    A dry white burgundy.
    A dry Bordeaux.
    Antonym:
    sweet
    source: wordnet30
  • without a mucous or watery discharge(adj.all)
    Example:
    A dry cough.
    That rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose.
    Antonym:
    phlegmy
    source: wordnet30
  • Free from moisture; having little humidity or none; arid; not wet or moist; deficient in the natural or normal supply of moisture, as rain or fluid of any kind; -- said especially: (a) Of the weather: Free from rain or mist.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    prohibitionist
    source: wordnet30

adjective satellite (s)

  • humorously sarcastic or mocking(adj.all)
    Example:
    Dry humor.
    Synonym:
    ironic, ironical, wry
    source: wordnet30
  • not shedding tears(adj.all)
    Example:
    Dry sobs.
    With dry eyes.
    source: wordnet30
  • lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless(adj.all)
    Example:
    A dry book.
    A dry lecture filled with trivial details.
    Synonym:
    juiceless
    source: wordnet30
  • used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones(adj.all)
    Example:
    Dry weight.
    source: wordnet30
  • unproductive especially of the expected results(adj.all)
    Example:
    A dry run.
    A mind dry of new ideas.
    source: wordnet30
  • having no adornment or coloration(adj.all)
    Example:
    Dry facts.
    Rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner.
    source: wordnet30
  • (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish(adj.all)
    Example:
    Dry toast.
    Dry meat.
    source: wordnet30
  • having a large proportion of strong liquor(adj.all)
    Example:
    A very dry martini is almost straight gin.
    source: wordnet30
  • lacking warmth or emotional involvement(adj.all)
    Example:
    A dry greeting.
    A dry reading of the lines.
    A dry critique.
    source: wordnet30
  • practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages(adj.all)
    Example:
    He's been dry for ten years.
    Synonym:
    teetotal
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • remove the moisture from and make dry(verb.change)
    Example:
    Dry clothes.
    Dry hair.
    Synonym:
    dry out
    Antonym:
    wet
    source: wordnet30
  • become dry or drier(verb.change)
    Example:
    The laundry dries in the sun.
    source: wordnet30
  • To make dry; to free from water, or from moisture of any kind, and by any means; to exsiccate; as, to dry the eyes; to dry one's tears; the wind dries the earth; to dry a wet cloth; to dry hay.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To grow dry; to become free from wetness, moisture, or juice; as, the road dries rapidly.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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