Dry (Adjective)
Meaning 1
(of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish; "dry toast"; "dry meat".
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Meaning 2
(of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation; "a dry white burgundy"; "a dry Bordeaux".
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Meaning 3
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.
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Meaning 4
Not shedding tears; "dry sobs"; "with dry eyes".
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Meaning 5
Lacking warmth or emotional involvement; "a dry greeting"; "a dry reading of the lines"; "a dry critique".
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Meaning 6
Opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers"; "a dry state".
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Meaning 7
Lacking moisture or volatile components; "dry paint".
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Meaning 8
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".
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Meaning 9
Not producing milk; "a dry cow".
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Meaning 10
Unproductive especially of the expected results; "a dry run"; "a mind dry of new ideas".
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Meaning 11
Having a large proportion of strong liquor; "a very dry martini is almost straight gin".
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Meaning 12
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".
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Meaning 13
Without a mucous or watery discharge; "a dry cough"; "that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose".
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Meaning 14
Practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages; "he's been dry for ten years"; "no thank you; I happen to be teetotal".
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Meaning 15
Having no adornment or coloration; "dry facts"; "rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner".
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Meaning 16
Used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones; "dry weight".
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