- free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
- having or characterized by little or no rain: a dry climate; the dry season.
- characterized by absence, deficiency, or failure of natural or ordinary moisture.
- not under, in, or on water: It was good to be on dry land.
- not now containing or yielding water or other liquid; depleted or empty of liquid: The well is dry.
- not yielding milk: a dry cow.
- free from tears: dry eyes.
- drained or evaporated away: a dry river.
- desiring drink; thirsty: He was so dry he could hardly speak.
- causing thirst: dry work.
- served or eaten without butter, jam, etc.: dry toast.
- (of cooked food) lacking enough moisture or juice to be satisfying or succulent.
- (of bread and bakery products) stale.
- of or relating to nonliquid substances or commodities: dry measure; dry provisions.
- (of wines) not sweet.
- (of a cocktail)
- made with dry vermouth: a dry Manhattan.
- made with relatively little dry vermouth: a dry martini.
- characterized by or favoring prohibition of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic liquors for use in beverages: a dry state.
- (of British biscuits) not sweet.
- plain; bald; unadorned: dry facts.
- dull; uninteresting: a dry subject.
- expressed in a straight-faced, matter-of-fact way: dry humor.
- indifferent; cold; unemotional: a dry answer.
- unproductive: The greatest of artists have dry years.
- (of lumber) fully seasoned.
- Building Trades.
- (of masonry construction) built without fresh mortar or cement.
- (of a wall, ceiling, etc., in an interior) finished without the use of fresh plaster.
- Ceramics.
- unglazed.
- insufficiently glazed.
- hard and formal in outline, or lacking mellowness and warmth in color.
- to make dry; free from moisture: to dry the dishes.
- to become dry; lose moisture.
- a prohibitionist.
- a dry place, area, or region.
- dry out,
- to make or become completely dry.
- to undergo or cause to undergo detoxification from consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol.
- dry up,
- to make or become completely dry.
- to cease to exist; evaporate.
- to stop talking.
- (in acting) to forget one's lines or part.
- immature; unsophisticated: Adult responsibilities were forced on him, although he was still not dry behind the ears.
- lacking moisture; not damp or wet
- having little or no rainfall
- not in or under water
- having the water drained away or evaporated
- not providing milk
- (of the eyes) free from tears
- in need of a drink; thirsty
- causing thirst
- eaten without butter, jam, etc
- (of a wine, cider, etc) not sweet
- not accompanied by or producing a mucous or watery discharge
- consisting of solid as opposed to liquid substances or commodities
- without adornment; plain
- lacking interest or stimulation
- lacking warmth or emotion; cold
- (of wit or humour) shrewd and keen in an impersonal, sarcastic, or laconic way
- opposed to or prohibiting the sale of alcoholic liquor for human consumption
- (of a ewe) without a lamb after the mating season
- (of a soldered electrical joint) imperfect because the solder has not adhered to the metal, thus reducing conductance
- to make or become dry or free from moisture
- to preserve (meat, vegetables, fruit, etc) by removing the moisture
- a Conservative politician who is considered to be a hard-liner
- the dry season
- US and Canadian an informal word for prohibitionist
