dry


Meanings

  • a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
  • remove the moisture from and make dry;
    • "dry clothes"
    • "dry hair"
  • become dry or drier;
    • "The laundry dries in the sun"
  • 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"
  • humorously sarcastic or mocking;
    • "dry humor"
  • lacking moisture or volatile components;
    • "dry paint"
  • opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages;
    • "the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers"
    • "a dry state"
  • not producing milk;
    • "a dry cow"
  • (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation;
    • "a dry white burgundy"
    • "a dry Bordeaux"
  • without a mucous or watery discharge;
    • "a dry cough"
    • a small child with a dry nose"
  • not shedding tears;
    • "dry sobs"
    • "with dry eyes"
  • lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless; - John Mason Brown
    • "a dry book"
    • "a dry lecture filled with trivial details"
  • used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones;
    • "dry weight"
  • unproductive especially of the expected results;
    • "a dry run"
    • "a mind dry of new ideas"
  • having no adornment or coloration;
    • "dry facts"
    • "rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner"
  • (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish;
    • "dry toast"
    • "dry meat"
  • having a large proportion of strong liquor;
    • "a very dry martini is almost straight gin"
  • lacking warmth or emotional involvement;
    • "a dry greeting"
    • "a dry reading of the lines"
    • "a dry critique"
  • practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages;
    • "he's been dry for ten years"
  • DRY adj DRIER, DRIEST or DRYER, DRYEST having no moisture
  • DRY n pl. DRYS a prohibitionist
  • DRY v DRIED, DRYING, DRIES to make dry DRYABLE adj


Scrabble Score: 7

dry is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

dry is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

dry is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 6

dry is a valid Words With Friends word