| Noun | 1. | dry - a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages | |
| Verb | 1. | dry - remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" dehydrate, desiccate - remove water from; "All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me" spin-dry - dry (clothes) by spinning and making use of centrifugal forces tumble dry - dry by spinning with hot air inside a cylinder; "These fabrics are delicate and cannot be tumbled dry" spray-dry - dry by bringing into the form of a spray, through contact with a hot gas dehumidify - make less humid; "The air conditioner dehumidifies the air in the summer" parch, sear - cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun parched the earth" rough-dry - dry without smoothing or ironing; "rough-dry the laundry" air - expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry; "Air linen" wet - cause to become wet; "Wet your face" | |
| 2. | dry - become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the sun"change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" scorch - become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions; "The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun" run dry, dry out - become empty of water; "The river runs dry in the summer" | |
| Adj. | 1. | dry - 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"wet - covered or soaked with a liquid such as water; "a wet bathing suit"; "wet sidewalks"; "wet paint"; "wet weather" | |
| 2. | dry - 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"humorous, humourous - full of or characterized by humor; "humorous stories"; "humorous cartoons"; "in a humorous vein" | |
| 3. | dry - opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers"; "a dry state"wet - supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "a wet candidate running on a wet platform"; "a wet county" | |
| 4. | dry - not producing milk; "a dry cow"lactating, wet - producing or secreting milk; "a wet nurse"; "a wet cow"; "lactating cows" | |
| 5. | dry - (of wines) not sweet because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation; "a dry white burgundy"sour - having a sharp biting taste sweet - (used of wines) having a sweet taste | |
| 6. | dry - without a mucous or watery discharge; "a dry cough"; "that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose"phlegmy - characterized by phlegm; "a phlegmy discharge" | |
| 7. | dry - not shedding tears; "dry sobs"; "with dry eyes" | |
| 8. | dry - 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 | |
| 9. | dry - used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones; "dry weight"solid - of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous; "ice is water in the solid state" | |
| 10. | dry - unproductive especially of the expected results; "a dry run"; "a mind dry of new ideas"unproductive - not producing or capable of producing; "elimination of high-cost or unproductive industries" | |
| 11. | dry - having no adornment or coloration; "dry facts"; "rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner"plain - not elaborate or elaborated; simple; "plain food"; "stuck to the plain facts"; "a plain blue suit"; "a plain rectangular brick building" | |
| 12. | dry - (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish; "dry toast"; "dry meat"plain - not elaborate or elaborated; simple; "plain food"; "stuck to the plain facts"; "a plain blue suit"; "a plain rectangular brick building" | |
| 13. | dry - suffering from fluid deprivation; "his mouth was dry"thirsty - feeling a need or desire to drink; "after playing hard the children were thirsty" | |
| 14. | dry - having a large proportion of strong liquor; "a very dry martini is almost straight gin"alcoholic - used of beverages containing alcohol; "alcoholic drinks" | |
| 15. | dry - lacking warmth or emotional involvement; "a dry greeting"; "a dry reading of the lines"; "a dry critique"unemotional - unsusceptible to or destitute of or showing no emotion | |
| 16. | dry - practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages; "he's been dry for ten years"; "no thank you; I happen to be teetotal"sober - not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol) | |