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dry
verb(dry)
become dry or drier
Synonyms: dry out,
Examples:
The laundry dries in the sun.
dry
noun(dry)
a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
Synonyms: prohibitionist,
dry
adjective(dry)
lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless
Synonyms: juiceless,
Examples:
A dry book.
A dry lecture filled with trivial details.
dry
adjective(dry)
humorously sarcastic or mocking
Synonyms: ironic, ironical, wry,
Examples:
Dry humor.
dry
verb(dry)
remove the moisture from and make dry
Synonyms: dry out,
Antonyms: wet,
Examples:
Dry clothes.
Dry hair.
dry
adjective(dry)
practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages
Synonyms: teetotal,
Examples:
He's been dry for ten years.
dry
adjective(dry)
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
Antonyms: wet,
Examples:
Dry land.
Dry clothes.
A dry climate.
Dry splintery boards.
A dry river bed.
The paint is dry.
dry
adjective(dry)
having a large proportion of strong liquor
Examples:
A very dry martini is almost straight gin.
dry
adjective(dry)
having no adornment or coloration
Examples:
Dry facts.
Rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner.
dry
adjective(dry)
lacking warmth or emotional involvement
Examples:
A dry greeting.
A dry reading of the lines.
A dry critique.
dry
adjective(dry)
not producing milk
Antonyms: wet,
Examples:
A dry cow.
dry
adjective(dry)
not shedding tears
Examples:
Dry sobs.
With dry eyes.
dry
adjective(dry)
(of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish
Examples:
Dry toast.
Dry meat.
dry
adjective(dry)
(of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation
Antonyms: sweet,
Examples:
A dry white burgundy.
A dry Bordeaux.
dry
adjective(dry)
unproductive especially of the expected results
Examples:
A dry run.
A mind dry of new ideas.
dry
adjective(dry)
used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones
Examples:
Dry weight.
dry
(dry)
lacking moisture or volatile components
Antonyms: wet,
Examples:
Dry paint.
dry
(dry)
opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages
Antonyms: wet,
Examples:
The dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers.
A dry state.
dry
(dry)
without a mucous or watery discharge
Antonyms: phlegmy,
Examples:
A dry cough.
That rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose.

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