Meaning & Definition of Dry in English

1. A reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages

1. Remove the moisture from and make dry

• "Dry clothes"

• "Dry hair"

2. Become dry or drier

• "The laundry dries in the sun"

1. 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"

2. 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"

3. Lacking moisture or volatile components

• "Dry paint"

4. Opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages

• "The dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers"

• "A dry state"

5. Not producing milk

• "A dry cow"

6. (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation

• "A dry white burgundy"

• "A dry bordeaux"

7. Without a mucous or watery discharge

• "A dry cough"

• "That rare thing in the wintertime

• A small child with a dry nose"

8. Not shedding tears

• "Dry sobs"

• "With dry eyes"

9. 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

10. Used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones

• "Dry weight"

11. Unproductive especially of the expected results

• "A dry run"

• "A mind dry of new ideas"

12. Having no adornment or coloration

• "Dry facts"

• "Rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner"

13. (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish

• "Dry toast"

• "Dry meat"

14. Having a large proportion of strong liquor

• "A very dry martini is almost straight gin"

15. Lacking warmth or emotional involvement

• "A dry greeting"

• "A dry reading of the lines"

• "A dry critique"

16. Practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages

• "He's been dry for ten years"

• "No thank you

• I happen to be teetotal"