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Quick definitions from WordNet (dry)
▸ noun: a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
▸ verb: remove the moisture from and make dry ("Dry clothes")
▸ verb: become dry or drier ("The laundry dries in the sun")
▸ adjective: humorously sarcastic or mocking ("Dry humor")
▸ adjective: suffering from fluid deprivation ("His mouth was dry")
▸ adjective: (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish ("Dry toast")
▸ adjective: having no adornment or coloration ("Dry facts")
▸ adjective: unproductive especially of the expected results ("A dry run")
▸ adjective: used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones ("Dry weight")
▸ adjective: lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless ("A dry book")
▸ adjective: (of wines) not sweet because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation ("A dry white burgundy")
▸ adjective: not shedding tears ("Dry sobs")
▸ adjective: free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet ("Dry land")
▸ adjective: not producing milk ("A dry cow")
▸ adjective: opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages ("The dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers")
▸ adjective: practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages ("He's been dry for ten years")
▸ adjective: lacking warmth or emotional involvement ("A dry greeting")
▸ adjective: having a large proportion of strong liquor ("A very dry martini is almost straight gin")
▸ adjective: without a mucous or watery discharge ("A dry cough")
▸ name: A surname (common: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #14923)
▸ Also see drys
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to dry
▸ Usage examples for dry
▸ Idioms related to dry (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing dry
▸ Popular nouns described by dry
▸ Words that often appear near dry
▸ Rhymes of dry
▸ Invented words related to dry
▸ noun: a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
▸ verb: remove the moisture from and make dry ("Dry clothes")
▸ verb: become dry or drier ("The laundry dries in the sun")
▸ adjective: humorously sarcastic or mocking ("Dry humor")
▸ adjective: suffering from fluid deprivation ("His mouth was dry")
▸ adjective: (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish ("Dry toast")
▸ adjective: having no adornment or coloration ("Dry facts")
▸ adjective: unproductive especially of the expected results ("A dry run")
▸ adjective: used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones ("Dry weight")
▸ adjective: lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless ("A dry book")
▸ adjective: (of wines) not sweet because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation ("A dry white burgundy")
▸ adjective: not shedding tears ("Dry sobs")
▸ adjective: free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet ("Dry land")
▸ adjective: not producing milk ("A dry cow")
▸ adjective: opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages ("The dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers")
▸ adjective: practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages ("He's been dry for ten years")
▸ adjective: lacking warmth or emotional involvement ("A dry greeting")
▸ adjective: having a large proportion of strong liquor ("A very dry martini is almost straight gin")
▸ adjective: without a mucous or watery discharge ("A dry cough")
▸ name: A surname (common: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #14923)
▸ Also see drys
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to dry
▸ Usage examples for dry
▸ Idioms related to dry (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing dry
▸ Popular nouns described by dry
▸ Words that often appear near dry
▸ Rhymes of dry
▸ Invented words related to dry