dry

Definitions of dry in various dictionaries:

noun - a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages

verb - remove the moisture from and make dry

verb - become dry or drier

adj - free from liquid or moisture

adj - humorously sarcastic or mocking

adj - lacking moisture or volatile components

adj - opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages

adj - not producing milk

adj - (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation

adj - without a mucous or watery discharge

adj - not shedding tears

adj - lacking interest or stimulation

adj - used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones

adj - unproductive especially of the expected results

adj - having no adornment or coloration

adj - (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish

adj - having a large proportion of strong liquor

adj - lacking warmth or emotional involvement

adj - 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

DRY - Dry or dryness usually refers to: a lack of liquid, as in drought "Dry", a writing style Dry, prohibiting, not serving, or not imbibing alcoholic be...