Definition of Dry

Verb: dry drI

Remove the moisture from and make dry
"dry hair"; "dry clothes";
- dry out
Become dry or drier
"The laundry dries in the sun";
- dry out

Adjective: dry (drier,driest,dryer,dryest) drI

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"
Humorously sarcastic or mocking
"dry humour";
- ironic, ironical, wry
Lacking moisture or volatile components
"dry paint"
Opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages
"the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers"; "a dry state"
Not producing milk
"a dry cow"
(of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation
"a dry white burgundy"; "a dry Bordeaux"
Without a mucous or watery discharge
"a dry cough"; "that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose"
Not shedding tears
"dry sobs"; "with dry eyes"
Lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless
"a dry book"; "a dry lecture filled with trivial details";
- juiceless
Used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones
"dry weight"
Unproductive especially of the expected results
"a dry run"; "a mind dry of new ideas"
Having no adornment or coloration
"dry facts"; "rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner"
(of food) eaten without a spread, sauce or other garnish
"dry toast"; "dry meat"
Having a large proportion of strong liquor
"a very dry martini is almost straight gin"
Lacking warmth or emotional involvement
"a dry greeting"; "a dry reading of the lines"; "a dry critique"
Practising complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages
"he's been dry for ten years";
- teetotal

Noun: dry (drys,dries) drI

A reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
- prohibitionist