dry

(noun) a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages. Synonyms: prohibitionist.

(verb) remove the moisture from and make dry. Synonyms: dry out. Examples: "Dry clothes." "Dry hair."

(verb) become dry or drier. Synonyms: dry out. Examples: "The laundry dries in the sun."

(adj) free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet. Synonyms: dry (vs. wet). Examples: "Dry land." "Dry clothes." "A dry climate." "Dry splintery boards." "A dry river bed." "The paint is dry."

(adj) humorously sarcastic or mocking. Synonyms: ironic, ironical, wry. Examples: "Dry humor." "An ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely." "An ironic novel." "An ironical smile." "With a wry scottish wit."

(adj) lacking moisture or volatile components. Synonyms: dry (vs. wet). Examples: "Dry paint."

(adj) opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages. Synonyms: dry (vs. wet). Examples: "The dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers." "A dry state."

(adj) not producing milk. Synonyms: dry (vs. wet). Examples: "A dry cow."

(adj) (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation. Synonyms: dry (vs. sweet). Examples: "A dry white burgundy." "A dry bordeaux."

(adj) without a mucous or watery discharge. Synonyms: dry (vs. phlegmy). Examples: "A dry cough." "That rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose."

(adj) not shedding tears. Examples: "Dry sobs." "With dry eyes."

(adj) lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless. Synonyms: juiceless. Examples: "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."

(adj) used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones. Examples: "Dry weight."

(adj) unproductive especially of the expected results. Examples: "A dry run." "A mind dry of new ideas."

(adj) having no adornment or coloration. Examples: "Dry facts." "Rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner."

(adj) (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish. Examples: "Dry toast." "Dry meat."

(adj) having a large proportion of strong liquor. Examples: "A very dry martini is almost straight gin."

(adj) lacking warmth or emotional involvement. Examples: "A dry greeting." "A dry reading of the lines." "A dry critique."

(adj) practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages. Synonyms: teetotal. Examples: "He's been dry for ten years." "No thank you; i happen to be teetotal."