[QUOTE] [B][SIZE=4]"dry"[/SIZE][/B] [B]adjective[/B] [LIST=1] [*]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" [ant: [URL=http://www.word.sc/wet]wet[/URL]] [*]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" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/ironic]ironic[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/ironical]ironical[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/wry]wry[/URL]] [*]opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers"; "a dry state" [ant: [URL=http://www.word.sc/wet]wet[/URL]] [*]not producing milk; "a dry cow" [ant: [URL=http://www.word.sc/wet]wet[/URL]] [*](of wines) not sweet because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation; "a dry white burgundy" [ant: [URL=http://www.word.sc/sweet]sweet[/URL]] [*]without a mucous or watery discharge; "a dry cough"; "that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose" [ant: [URL=http://www.word.sc/phlegmy]phlegmy[/URL]] [*]not shedding tears; "dry sobs"; "with dry eyes" [*]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 [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/juiceless]juiceless[/URL]] [*]used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones; "dry weight" [*]unproductive especially of the expected results; "a dry run"; "a mind dry of new ideas" [*]having no adornment or coloration; "dry facts"; "rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner" [*](of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish; "dry toast"; "dry meat" [*]suffering from fluid deprivation; "his mouth was dry" [*]having a large proportion of strong liquor; "a very dry martini is almost straight gin" [*]lacking warmth or emotional involvement; "a dry greeting"; "a dry reading of the lines"; "a dry critique" [*]practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages; "he's been dry for ten years"; "no thank you; I happen to be teetotal" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/teetotal]teetotal[/URL]] [/LIST] [B]noun[/B] [LIST=1] [*]a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/prohibitionist]prohibitionist[/URL]] [/LIST] [B]verb[/B] [LIST=1] [*]remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/dry out]dry out[/URL]] [ant: [URL=http://www.word.sc/wet]wet[/URL]] [*]become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the sun" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/dry out]dry out[/URL]] [also: [URL=http://www.word.sc/dried]dried[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/dryest]dryest[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/dryer]dryer[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/driest]driest[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/drier]drier[/URL]] [/LIST] Source: [URL=http://www.word.sc/dry]http://www.word.sc/dry[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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