<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.</li><li>having or characterized by little or no rain: a dry climate; the dry season.</li><li>characterized by absence, deficiency, or failure of natural or ordinary moisture.</li><li>not under, in, or on water: It was good to be on dry land.</li><li>not now containing or yielding water or other liquid; depleted or empty of liquid: The well is dry.</li><li>not yielding milk: a dry cow.</li><li>free from tears: dry eyes.</li><li>drained or evaporated away: a dry river.</li><li>desiring drink; thirsty: He was so dry he could hardly speak.</li><li>causing thirst: dry work.</li><li>served or eaten without butter, jam, etc.: dry toast.</li><li>lacking enough moisture or juice to be satisfying or succulent.</li><li>stale (of bread and bakery products).</li><li>of or relating to nonliquid substances or commodities: dry measure; dry provisions.</li><li>(of wines) not sweet.</li><li>(of a cocktail) made with dry vermouth: a dry Manhattan.</li><li>made with relatively little dry vermouth: a dry martini.</li><li>characterized by or favoring prohibition of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic liquors for use in beverages: a dry state.</li><li>(of British biscuits) not sweet.</li><li>plain; bald; unadorned: dry facts.</li><li>dull; uninteresting: a dry subject.</li><li>expressed in a straight-faced, matter-of-fact way: dry humor.</li><li>indifferent; cold; unemotional: a dry answer.</li><li>unproductive: The greatest of artists have dry years.</li><li>(of lumber) fully seasoned.</li><li>(of masonry construction) built without fresh mortar or cement.</li><li>(of a wall, ceiling, etc., in an interior) finished without the use of fresh plaster.</li><li>(of ceramics) unglazed.</li><li>insufficiently glazed.</li><li>hard and formal in outline, or lacking mellowness and warmth in color.</li></ul><p><strong>Adverb</strong></p><ul><li>in a free manner.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to make dry; free from moisture: to dry the dishes.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>to become dry; lose moisture.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a prohibitionist.</li><li>a dry place, area, or region.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>