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"The laundry dries in the sun"verbbecome dry or drier
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nouna reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
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"a dry book" "a dry lecture filled with trivial details"adjectivelacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless
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"dry humor"adjectivehumorously sarcastic or mocking
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"dry clothes" "dry hair"verbremove the moisture from and make dry
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"he's been dry for ten years"adjectivepracticing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages
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"dry land" "dry clothes" "a dry climate" "dry splintery boards" "a dry river bed" "the paint is dry"adjectivefree from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
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"a very dry martini is almost straight gin"adjectivehaving a large proportion of strong liquor
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"dry facts" "rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner"adjectivehaving no adornment or coloration
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"a dry greeting" "a dry reading of the lines" "a dry critique"adjectivelacking warmth or emotional involvement
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"a dry cow"adjectivenot producing milk
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"dry sobs" "with dry eyes"adjectivenot shedding tears
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"dry toast" "dry meat"adjective(of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish
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"a dry white burgundy" "a dry Bordeaux"adjective(of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation
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"a dry run" "a mind dry of new ideas"adjectiveunproductive especially of the expected results
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"dry weight"adjectiveused of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones
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"dry paint"lacking moisture or volatile componentsOpposite:
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"the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers" "a dry state"opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beveragesOpposite:
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"a dry cough" "that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose"without a mucous or watery dischargeOpposite:
- scratch dry mash for poultry
- grain dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn
- sherry dry to sweet amber wine from the Jerez region of southern Spain or similar wines produced elsewhere; usually drunk as an aperitif
- hull dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
- chardonnay dry white table wine resembling Chablis but made from Chardonnay grapes
- merlot dry red wine made from a grape grown widely in Bordeaux and California
- dehydration dryness resulting from the removal of water
- rioja dry red table wine from the Rioja region of northern Spain
- blot dry (ink) with blotting paper
- claret dry red Bordeaux or Bordeaux-like wine