A classification for wine with a relatively low sugar content.
Of weather without precipitation (rain, hail, snow etc.).
To lose moisture, usually through evaporation or absorption.
To remove the moisture and make dry.
(Of cows, goat, etc) Not producing milk (any more).
To lose part of the moisture, to start drying.
lacking warmth or emotional involvement; "a dry greeting"; "a dry reading of the lines"; "a dry critique"
having a large proportion of strong liquor; "a very dry martini is almost straight gin"
without a mucous or watery discharge; "a dry cough"; "that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose"
suffering from fluid deprivation; "his mouth was dry"
(of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish; "dry toast"; "dry meat"
having no adornment or coloration; "dry facts"; "rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner"
unproductive especially of the expected results; "a dry run"; "a mind dry of new ideas"
used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones; "dry weight"
(of wines) not sweet because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation; "a dry white burgundy"
not shedding tears; "dry sobs"; "with dry eyes"
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"
not producing milk; "a dry cow"
opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers"; "a dry state"
remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair"
become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the sun"
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"
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
opposes intoxicating beverages
practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages; "he's been dry for ten years"; "no thank you; I happen to be teetotal"
a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages; "he''s been dry for ten years"; "no thank you; I happen to be teetotal"
remove the moisture from and make dry
become dry or drier
practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages
lacking warmth or emotional involvement
having a large proportion of strong liquor
without a mucous or watery discharge
humorously sarcastic or mocking
(of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish
having no adornment or coloration
unproductive especially of the expected results
used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones
lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless
(of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation
not shedding tears
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
not producing milk
opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages
