1. (adj)dry, prohibitionist a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
2. (adj)dry free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normalmoisture 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"
3. (adj)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"
8. (adj)dry without a mucous or watery discharge "a dry cough"; "that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose"
9. (adj)dry not sheddingtears "dry sobs"; "with dry eyes"
10. (adj)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
11. (adj)dry used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones "dry weight"
12. (adj)dry unproductive especially of the expected results "a dry run"; "a mind dry of new ideas"
13. (adj)dry having no adornment or coloration "dry facts"; "rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner"
14. (adj)dry (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish "dry toast"; "dry meat"
15. (adj)dry having a largeproportion of strong liquor "a very dry martini is almost straight gin"
16. (adj)dry lacking warmth or emotional involvement "a dry greeting"; "a dry reading of the lines"; "a dry critique"
17. (verb)dry, teetotal practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages "he's been dry for ten years"; "no thank you; I happen to be teetotal"
18. (verb)dry, dry out remove the moisture from and make dry "dry clothes"; "dry hair"
19. (verb)dry, dry out become dry or drier "The laundry dries in the sun"
Definition of 'DRY' 
