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Definition of 'dry'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) dry
free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet.

2.  dry
having or characterized by little or no rain:
the dry season.

3.  dry
characterized by absence, deficiency, or failure of natural or ordinary moisture.

4.  dry
not under, in, or on water:
to be on dry land.

5.  dry
not now containing or yielding water or other liquid; depleted or empty of liquid:
The well is dry.

6.  dry
not yielding milk:
a dry cow.

7.  dry
free from tears:
dry eyes.

8.  dry
drained or evaporated away:
a dry river.

9.  dry
desiring drink; thirsty.

10.  dry
causing thirst:
dry work.

11.  dry
served or eaten without butter, jam, etc.:
dry toast.

12.  dry
(of bread, rolls, etc.) stale.

13.  dry
of or pertaining to nonliquid substances or commodities:
dry measure; dry provisions.

14.  dry
dehydrated.

15.  dry
(esp. of wines) not sweet.

16.  dry
(of a cocktail) made with dry vermouth, esp. a relatively small amount.

17.  dry
characterized by or favoring prohibition of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic liquors for use in beverages:
a dry state.

18.  dry
free from the use of alcoholic drink; sober.

19.  dry
plain; bald; unadorned:
dry facts.

20.  dry
dull; uninteresting:
a dry subject.

21.  dry
expressed in a straight-faced, matter-of-fact way:
dry humor.

22.  dry
indifferent; cold; unemotional:
a dry answer.

23.  dry
unproductive:
The greatest of artists have dry years.

24.  dry
(of lumber) fully seasoned.

25.  dry
(of masonry construction) built without fresh mortar or cement.

26.  dry
(of a wall, ceiling, etc., in an interior) finished without the use of fresh plaster.

27. (v.t.) dry
to make dry; free from moisture:
to dry the dishes.

28. (v.i.) dry
to become dry; lose moisture.

29.  dry
dry out,

30.  dry
to undergo detoxification after drug or alcohol abuse.

31.  dry
dry up,

32.  dry
to cease to exist; evaporate.

33.  dry
Informal. to stop talking.

34.  dry
(in acting) to forget one's lines or part.

35. (n.) dry
a prohibitionist.

36.  dry
a dry area.

Etymology: (bef. 900; ME; OE dr&ymacr;ge; akin to MD drōghe, OHG trockan; cf. drought)

Definition of 'dry'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) dry, prohibitionist
a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages

2. (adj) 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"

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"

4. (adj) dry
lacking moisture or volatile components
"dry paint"

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

6. (adj) dry
not producing milk
"a dry cow"

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

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 shedding tears
"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 large proportion 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'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adjective) dry
≠ wet
Are the clothes dry yet?; dry weather; when the glue is dry

2.  dry
(of skin or hair) not soft or smooth
cream for dry skin

3.  dry
(of food) without enough moisture after being overcooked
The meat was dry and chewy.

4.  dry
(of humor) expressed in a way that seems serious
a very dry sense of humor

5.  dry
not allowing the sale of alcohol
a dry town/county

6. (verb) dry
to become or make dry
He dried the dog with a towel.; as the paint dries

Definition of 'dry'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) dry
to make dry; to free from water, or from moisture of any kind, and by any means; to exsiccate; as, to dry the eyes; to dry one's tears; the wind dries the earth; to dry a wet cloth; to dry hay

2.  dry
free from moisture; having little humidity or none; arid; not wet or moist; deficient in the natural or normal supply of moisture, as rain or fluid of any kind; -- said especially: (a) Of the weather: Free from rain or mist

3.  dry
of vegetable matter: Free from juices or sap; not succulent; not green; as, dry wood or hay

4.  dry
of animals: Not giving milk; as, the cow is dry

5.  dry
of persons: Thirsty; needing drink

6.  dry
of the eyes: Not shedding tears

7.  dry
of certain morbid conditions, in which there is entire or comparative absence of moisture; as, dry gangrene; dry catarrh

8.  dry
destitute of that which interests or amuses; barren; unembellished; jejune; plain

9.  dry
characterized by a quality somewhat severe, grave, or hard; hence, sharp; keen; shrewd; quaint; as, a dry tone or manner; dry wit

10.  dry
exhibiting a sharp, frigid preciseness of execution, or the want of a delicate contour in form, and of easy transition in coloring

11. (verb) dry
to grow dry; to become free from wetness, moisture, or juice; as, the road dries rapidly

12. (verb) dry
to evaporate wholly; to be exhaled; -- said of moisture, or a liquid; -- sometimes with up; as, the stream dries, or dries up

13. (verb) dry
to shrivel or wither; to lose vitality

Translation of 'dry'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: having little, or no, moisture, sap, rain etc The ground is very dry; The leaves are dry and withered; I need to find dry socks for the children.
Afrikaans: droë	Arabic: جاف	Bulgarian: сух
Brazilian: seco	Czech: suchý	German: trocken
Danish: tør	Greek: στεγνός	Spanish: seco
Estonian: kuiv	Farsi: خشک	Finnish: kuiva
French: sec	Hebrew: יָבֵש	Hindi: सूखा, शुष्क
Croatian: suh, isušen	Hungarian: száraz	Indonesian: kering
Icelandic: þurr; þurrkaður	Italian: secco	Japanese: 乾いた
Korean: 마른	Lithuanian: sausas	Latvian: sauss; izkaltis
Malay: kering	Dutch: droog	Norwegian: tørr
Polish: suchy	Persian: خشک	Pashto: وچ
Portuguese: seco	Romanian: uscat	Russian: сухой
Slovak: suchý	Slovenian: suh	Serbian: suv
Swedish: torr	Thai: แห้ง	Turkish: kuru
Taiwanese: 乾的，乾燥的	Ukrainian: сухий	Urdu: بے نم یا سوکھا
Vietnamese: khô ráo	Chinese: 干燥的
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