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dry
Definition of dry (English)
adjective
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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
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lacking moisture or volatile components
- dry paint
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opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages
- the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers
- a dry state
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not producing milk
- a dry cow
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(of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation
- a dry white burgundy
- a dry Bordeaux
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without a mucous or watery discharge
- a dry cough
- that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose
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Free from moisture; having little humidity or none; arid; not wet or moist; deficient in the natural or normal supply of moisture, as rain or fluid of any kind; -- said especially: (a) Of the weather: Free from rain or mist.sumber: webster1913
adjective satellite
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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
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not shedding tears
- dry sobs
- with dry eyes
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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
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used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones
- dry weight
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unproductive especially of the expected results
- a dry run
- a mind dry of new ideas
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having no adornment or coloration
- dry facts
- rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner
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(of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish
- dry toast
- dry meat
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having a large proportion of strong liquor
- a very dry martini is almost straight gin
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lacking warmth or emotional involvement
- a dry greeting
- a dry reading of the lines
- a dry critique
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practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages
- he's been dry for ten years
- no thank you; I happen to be teetotal
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noun
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a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beveragessumber: wordnet30
verb
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remove the moisture from and make dry
- dry clothes
- dry hair
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become dry or drier
- The laundry dries in the sun
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To make dry; to free from water, or from moisture of any kind, and by any means; to exsiccate; as, to dry the eyes; to dry one's tears; the wind dries the earth; to dry a wet cloth; to dry hay.sumber: webster1913
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To grow dry; to become free from wetness, moisture, or juice; as, the road dries rapidly.sumber: webster1913