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Meaning of dry


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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  dry
      adj 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" [ant:
             {wet}]
      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"
         [syn: {dry}, {ironic}, {ironical}, {wry}]
      3: lacking moisture or volatile components; "dry paint" [ant:
         {wet}]
      4: opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of
         alcoholic beverages; "the dry vote led by preachers and
         bootleggers"; "a dry state" [ant: {wet}]
      5: not producing milk; "a dry cow" [ant: {lactating}, {wet}]
      6: (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of
         decomposition of sugar during fermentation; "a dry white
         burgundy"; "a dry Bordeaux" [ant: {sweet}]
      7: without a mucous or watery discharge; "a dry cough"; "that
         rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose"
         [ant: {phlegmy}]
      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 [syn: {dry}, {juiceless}]
      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" [syn: {dry}, {teetotal}]
      n 1: a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
           [syn: {dry}, {prohibitionist}]
      v 1: remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry
           hair" [syn: {dry}, {dry out}] [ant: {wet}]
      2: become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the sun" [syn:
         {dry}, {dry out}]


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