Meaning : A reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages.
Synonyms : prohibitionist
Meaning : Free from liquid or moisture. Lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water. Or no longer wet.
Example :
Dry land.
Dry clothes.
A dry climate.
Dry splintery boards.
A dry river bed.
The paint is dry.
Meaning : Lacking moisture or volatile components.
Example :
Dry paint.
Meaning : Opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages.
Example :
The dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers.
A dry state.
Supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of alcoholic beverages.
A wet candidate running on a wet platform.Meaning : (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation.
Example :
A dry white burgundy.
A dry Bordeaux.
Meaning : Without a mucous or watery discharge.
Example :
A dry cough.
That rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose.
Meaning : Not shedding tears.
Example :
Dry sobs.
With dry eyes.
Meaning : Lacking interest or stimulation. Dull and lifeless.
Example :
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.
Synonyms : juiceless
Meaning : Used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones.
Example :
Dry weight.
Meaning : Unproductive especially of the expected results.
Example :
A dry run.
A mind dry of new ideas.
Meaning : Having no adornment or coloration.
Example :
Dry facts.
Rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner.
Meaning : (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish.
Example :
Dry toast.
Dry meat.
Meaning : Having a large proportion of strong liquor.
Example :
A very dry martini is almost straight gin.
Meaning : Lacking warmth or emotional involvement.
Example :
A dry greeting.
A dry reading of the lines.
A dry critique.
Meaning : Practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages.
Example :
He's been dry for ten years.
No thank you; I happen to be teetotal.
Synonyms : teetotal
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