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Open English Wordnet Nouns Verbs (v) dry , dry out remove the moisture from and make dry “dry clothes” ,
“dry hair”
(v) dry , dry out become dry or drier “The laundry dries in the sun”
Adjectives (a) dry 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”
(a) dry lacking moisture or volatile components “dry paint”
(a) dry opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages “the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers” ,
“a dry state”
(a) dry not producing milk “a dry cow”
(a) dry (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation “a dry white burgundy” ,
“a dry Bordeaux”
(a) dry without a mucous or watery discharge “a dry cough” ,
“that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose”
(s) dry , ironic , ironical , wry 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”
(s) dry not shedding tears “dry sobs” ,
“with dry eyes”
(s) dry , juiceless 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)
(s) dry used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones “dry weight”
(s) dry unproductive especially of the expected results “a dry run” ,
“a mind dry of new ideas”
(s) dry having no adornment or coloration “dry facts” ,
“rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner”
(s) dry (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish “dry toast” ,
“dry meat”
(s) dry having a large proportion of strong liquor “a very dry martini is almost straight gin”
(s) dry lacking warmth or emotional involvement “a dry greeting” ,
“a dry reading of the lines” ,
“a dry critique”
(s) dry , teetotal practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages “he's been dry for ten years” ,
“no thank you; I happen to be teetotal”