| Dry |
superl. |
Free from moisture; having little humidity or none; arid; not wet or moist; deficient in the natural or normal supply of moisture, as rain or fluid of any kind;
said especially: (a) Of the weather: Free from rain or mist. |
| Dry |
superl. |
Of vegetable matter: Free from juices or sap; not succulent; not green; as, dry wood or hay. |
| Dry |
superl. |
Of animals: Not giving milk; as, the cow is dry. |
| Dry |
superl. |
Of persons: Thirsty; needing drink. |
| Dry |
superl. |
Of the eyes: Not shedding tears. |
| Dry |
superl. |
Of certain morbid conditions, in which there is entire or comparative absence of moisture; as, dry gangrene; dry catarrh. |
| Dry |
superl. |
Destitute of that which interests or amuses; barren; unembellished; jejune; plain. |
| Dry |
superl. |
Characterized by a quality somewhat severe, grave, or hard; hence, sharp; keen; shrewd; quaint; as, a dry tone or manner; dry wit. |
| Dry |
superl. |
Exhibiting a sharp, frigid preciseness of execution, or the want of a delicate contour in form, and of easy transition in coloring. |
| Dry |
a. |
To make dry; to free from water, or from moisture of any kind, and by any means; to exsiccate; as, to dry the eyes; to dry one's tears; the wind dries the earth; to dry a wet cloth; to dry hay. |
| Dry |
v. i. |
To grow dry; to become free from wetness, moisture, or juice; as, the road dries rapidly. |
| Dry |
v. i. |
To evaporate wholly; to be exhaled;
said of moisture, or a liquid;
sometimes with up; as, the stream dries, or dries up. |
| Dry |
v. i. |
To shrivel or wither; to lose vitality. |
