Definitions for dry



Overview of noun dry

The noun dry has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. dry, prohibitionist

(a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages)


Overview of verb dry

The verb dry has 2 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (12) dry, dry out

(remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair")

2. (11) dry, dry out

(become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the sun")


Overview of adj dry

The adj dry has 16 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (18) dry

(free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet; "dry land"; "dry clothes"; "a dry climate"; "dry splintery boards"; "a dry river bed"; "the paint is dry")

2. (1) dry, ironic, ironical, wry

(humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit")

3. dry

(lacking moisture or volatile components; "dry paint")

4. dry

(opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers"; "a dry state")

5. dry

(not producing milk; "a dry cow")

6. dry

((of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation; "a dry white burgundy"; "a dry Bordeaux")

7. dry

(without a mucous or watery discharge; "a dry cough"; "that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose")

8. dry

(not shedding tears; "dry sobs"; "with dry eyes")

9. dry, juiceless

(lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless; "a dry book"; "a dry lecture filled with trivial details"; "dull and juiceless as only book knowledge can be when it is unrelated to...life"- John Mason Brown)

10. dry

(used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones; "dry weight")

11. dry

(unproductive especially of the expected results; "a dry run"; "a mind dry of new ideas")

12. dry

(having no adornment or coloration; "dry facts"; "rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner")

13. dry

((of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish; "dry toast"; "dry meat")

14. dry

(having a large proportion of strong liquor; "a very dry martini is almost straight gin")

15. dry

(lacking warmth or emotional involvement; "a dry greeting"; "a dry reading of the lines"; "a dry critique")

16. dry, teetotal

(practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages; "he's been dry for ten years"; "no thank you; I happen to be teetotal")

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