Dry ¹

Definition: 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.

Dry ²

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

Dry ³

Definition: Of animals: Not giving milk; as, the cow is dry.

Dry ⁴

Definition: Of persons: Thirsty; needing drink.

Dry ⁵

Definition: Of the eyes: Not shedding tears.

Dry ⁶

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

Dry ⁷

Definition: Destitute of that which interests or amuses; barren; unembellished; jejune; plain.

Dry ⁸

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

Dry ⁹

Definition: Exhibiting a sharp, frigid preciseness of execution, or the want of a delicate contour in form, and of easy transition in coloring.

Dry ¹⁰

Definition: To grow dry; to become free from wetness, moisture, or juice; as, the road dries rapidly.

Dry ¹¹

Definition: To evaporate wholly; to be exhaled; said of moisture, or a liquid; sometimes with up; as, the stream dries, or dries up.

Dry ¹²

Definition: To shrivel or wither; to lose vitality.

dry ¹³

Definition: a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages

dry ¹⁴

Definition: remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair"

dry ¹⁵

Definition: become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the sun"

dry ¹⁶

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

dry ¹⁷

Definition: lacking warmth or emotional involvement; "a dry greeting"; "a dry reading of the lines"; "a dry critique"

dry ¹⁸

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

dry ¹⁹

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

dry ²⁰

Definition: 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"

dry ²¹

Definition: suffering from fluid deprivation; "his mouth was dry"

dry ²²

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

dry ²³

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

dry ²⁴

Definition: unproductive especially of the expected results; "a dry run"; "a mind dry of new ideas"

dry ²⁵

Definition: used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones; "dry weight"

dry ²⁶

Definition: 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

dry ²⁷

Definition: (of wines) not sweet because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation; "a dry white burgundy"

dry ²⁸

Definition: not shedding tears; "dry sobs"; "with dry eyes"

dry ²⁹

Definition: 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"

dry ³⁰

Definition: not producing milk; "a dry cow"

dry ³¹

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