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dry
practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages
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adjective
practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages
“he's been dry for ten years”
adjective
lacking warmth or emotional involvement
“a dry greeting”
adjective
having a large proportion of strong liquor
“a very dry martini is almost straight gin”
adjective
without a mucous or watery discharge
“a dry cough”
adjective
humorously sarcastic or mocking
“dry humor”
adjective
(of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish
“dry toast”
adjective
having no adornment or coloration
“dry facts”
adjective
unproductive especially of the expected results
“a dry run”
adjective
used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones
“dry weight”
adjective
lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless
“a dry book”
adjective
(of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation
“a dry white burgundy”
adjective
not shedding tears
“dry sobs”
adjective
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
“dry land”
adjective
not producing milk
“a dry cow”
adjective
opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages
“the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers”
adjective
lacking moisture or volatile components
“dry paint”
noun
a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
verb
remove the moisture from and make dry
“dry clothes”
verb
become dry or drier
“The laundry dries in the sun”
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he's been dry for ten years
no thank you, I happen to be teetotal
a dry greeting
a dry reading of the lines
a dry critique
a very dry martini is almost straight gin
a dry cough
that rare thing in the wintertime: a small child with a dry nose
dry humor
an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely
an ironic novel
an ironical smile
with a wry Scottish wit
dry toast
dry meat
dry facts
rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner
a dry run
a mind dry of new ideas
dry weight
a dry book
a dry lecture filled with trivial details
{'source': 'John Mason Brown', 'text': 'dull and juiceless as only book knowledge can be when it is unrelated to … life'}
a dry white burgundy
a dry Bordeaux
dry sobs
with dry eyes
dry land
dry clothes
a dry climate
dry splintery boards
a dry river bed
a dry cow
the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers
a dry state
dry paint
dry hair
The laundry dries in the sun
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