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Dry

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Definitions for Dry

noun
a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
Synonyms
prohibitionist
verb
remove the moisture from and make dry
Synonyms
dry out
Examples
  1. dry clothes
  2. dry hair
verb
become dry or drier
Synonyms
dry out
Examples
  1. The laundry dries in the sun
adjective
free from liquid or moisture
Examples
  1. lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water
  2. or no longer wet
  3. dry land
  4. dry clothes
  5. a dry climate
  6. dry splintery boards
  7. a dry river bed
  8. the paint is dry
adjective
humorously sarcastic or mocking
Synonyms
ironic ironical wry
Examples
  1. dry humor
  2. an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely
  3. an ironic novel
  4. an ironical smile
  5. with a wry Scottish wit
adjective
lacking moisture or volatile components
Examples
  1. dry paint
adjective
opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages
Examples
  1. the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers
  2. a dry state
adjective
not producing milk
Examples
  1. a dry cow
adjective
(of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation
Examples
  1. a dry white burgundy
  2. a dry Bordeaux
adjective
without a mucous or watery discharge
Examples
  1. a dry cough
  2. that rare thing in the wintertime
  3. a small child with a dry nose
adjective
not shedding tears
Examples
  1. dry sobs
  2. with dry eyes
adjective
lacking interest or stimulation
Synonyms
juiceless
Examples
  1. dull and lifeless
  2. a dry book
  3. a dry lecture filled with trivial details
  4. dull and juiceless as only book knowledge can be when it is unrelated to...life"- John Mason Brown
adjective
used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones
Examples
  1. dry weight
adjective
unproductive especially of the expected results
Examples
  1. a dry run
  2. a mind dry of new ideas
adjective
having no adornment or coloration
Examples
  1. dry facts
  2. rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner
adjective
(of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish
Examples
  1. dry toast
  2. dry meat
adjective
having a large proportion of strong liquor
Examples
  1. a very dry martini is almost straight gin
adjective
lacking warmth or emotional involvement
Examples
  1. a dry greeting
  2. a dry reading of the lines
  3. a dry critique
adjective
practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages
Synonyms
teetotal
Examples
  1. he's been dry for ten years
  2. no thank you
  3. I happen to be teetotal

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