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adjective drier, driest

not watery; not under water: dry land
having no moisture; not wet or damp
not shedding tears
lacking rain or water: a dry summer
having lost liquid or moisture; specif.,
1. arid; withered
2. empty of water or other liquid
3. dehydrated
needing water or drink; thirsty
not yielding milk: a dry cow
without butter, jam, etc. on it: dry toast
solid; not liquid
not sweet; unsweetened; sec: dry wine
having no mucous or watery discharge: a dry cough
☆ prohibiting or opposed to the manufacture or sale of alcoholic beverages: a dry town
not colored by emotion, prejudice, etc.; plain; matter-of-fact: dry facts
clever and shrewd but ironic or subtle: dry wit
not producing results; unfruitful: a dry interview
boring, dull, or tedious: a dry lecture
harsh; grating: said of a sound
Obsolete without bleeding: a dry death

noun

Rare dryness or drought
Rare dry land
pl. drys☆ Informal a prohibitionist

transitive verb, intransitive verb dried, drying

to make or become dry

See dry in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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adjective dri·er (drīˈər) or dry·er, dri·est (drīˈĭst) or dry·est

Free from liquid or moisture: changed to dry clothes.
Having or characterized by little or no rain: a dry climate.
Marked by the absence of natural or normal moisture: a dry month.
Not under water: dry land.
Having all the water or liquid drained away, evaporated, or exhausted: a dry river.
No longer yielding liquid, especially milk: a dry cow.
Lacking a mucous or watery discharge: a dry cough.
Not shedding tears: dry sobs.
Needing or desiring drink; thirsty: a dry mouth.
No longer wet: The paint is dry.
Of or relating to solid rather than liquid substances or commodities: dry weight.
Not sweet as a result of the decomposition of sugar during fermentation. Used of wines.
Having a large proportion of strong liquor to other ingredients: a dry martini.
Eaten or served without butter, gravy, or other garnish: dry toast; dry meat.
Having no adornment or coloration; plain: the dry facts.
Devoid of bias or personal concern: presented a dry critique.
a. Lacking tenderness, warmth, or involvement; severe: The actor gave a dry reading of the lines.
b. Matter-of-fact or indifferent in manner: rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical tone.
Wearisome; dull: a dry lecture filled with trivial details.
Humorous or sarcastic in a shrewd, impersonal way: dry wit.
Prohibiting or opposed to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages: a dry county.
21. Unproductive of the expected results: a mind dry of new ideas.
22. Constructed without mortar or cement: dry masonry.

verb dried dried (drīd), dry·ing, dries dries (drīz)

verb, transitive

To remove the moisture from; make dry: laundry dried by the sun.
To preserve (meat or other foods, for example) by extracting the moisture.

verb, intransitive

To become dry: The sheets dried quickly in the sun.

noun pl. drys drys
Informal

A prohibitionist.

Phrasal Verbs: dry out Informal To undergo a cure for alcoholism. dry up To make or become unproductive, especially to do so gradually. Informal To stop talking.

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