"dry" adjective 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: wet (http://word.sc/wet)] 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: ironic (http://word.sc/ironic), ironical (http://word.sc/ironical), wry (http://word.sc/wry)] opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers"; "a dry state" [ant: wet (http://word.sc/wet)] not producing milk; "a dry cow" [ant: wet (http://word.sc/wet)] (of wines) not sweet because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation; "a dry white burgundy" [ant: sweet (http://word.sc/sweet)] without a mucous or watery discharge; "a dry cough"; "that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose" [ant: phlegmy (http://word.sc/phlegmy)] 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: juiceless (http://word.sc/juiceless)] 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: teetotal (http://word.sc/teetotal)] noun a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages [syn: prohibitionist (http://word.sc/prohibitionist)] verb remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair" [syn: dry out (http://word.sc/dry out)] [ant: wet (http://word.sc/wet)] become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the sun" [syn: dry out (http://word.sc/dry out)] [also: dried (http://word.sc/dried), dryest (http://word.sc/dryest), dryer (http://word.sc/dryer), driest (http://word.sc/driest), drier (http://word.sc/drier)] Source: http://www.word.sc/dry

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