Definitions of DRY in various dictionaries:
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a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
verb -
remove the moisture from and make dry
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become dry or drier
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free from liquid or moisture
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humorously sarcastic or mocking
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lacking moisture or volatile components
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opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages
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not producing milk
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(of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation
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without a mucous or watery discharge
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not shedding tears
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lacking interest or stimulation
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used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones
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unproductive especially of the expected results
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having no adornment or coloration
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(of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish
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having a large proportion of strong liquor
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lacking warmth or emotional involvement
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practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages
Free from liquid or moisture: changed to dry clothes.
Having or characterized by little or no rain: a dry climate.
Marked by the absence of natural or normal moisture: a dry month.
Not under water: dry land.
Having all the water or liquid drained away, evaporated, or exhausted: a dry river.
No longer yielding liquid, especially milk: a dry cow.
Lacking a mucous or watery discharge: a dry cough.
Not shedding tears: dry sobs.
Needing or desiring drink; thirsty: a dry mouth.
No longer wet: The paint is dry.
Of or relating to solid rather than liquid substances or commodities: dry weight.
Not sweet as a result of the decomposition of sugar during fermentation.
Having a large proportion of strong liquor to other ingredients: a dry martini.
Eaten or served without butter, gravy, or other garnish: dry toast; dry meat.
Having no adornment or coloration; plain: the dry facts.
Devoid of bias or personal concern: presented us with a dry critique.
Lacking tenderness, warmth, or involvement; severe: The actor gave a dry reading of the lines.
Matter-of-fact or indifferent in manner: rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical tone.
Wearisome; dull: a dry lecture filled with trivial details.
Humorous or sarcastic in a shrewd, impersonal way: dry wit.
Prohibiting or opposed to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages: a dry county.
Unproductive of the expected results: a mind dry of new ideas.
Constructed without mortar or cement: dry masonry.
To remove the moisture from; make dry: laundry dried by the sun.
A prohibitionist.
To make or become unproductive, especially to do so gradually.
To stop talking.
adj - having no moisture