dry

1. 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. Source: opted

2. superl. Of vegetable matter: Free from juices or sap; not succulent; not green; as, dry wood or hay. Source: opted

3. superl. Of animals: Not giving milk; as, the cow is dry. Source: opted

4. superl. Of persons: Thirsty; needing drink. Source: opted

5. superl. Of the eyes: Not shedding tears. Source: opted

6. superl. Of certain morbid conditions, in which there is entire or comparative absence of moisture; as, dry gangrene; dry catarrh. Source: opted

7. superl. Destitute of that which interests or amuses; barren; unembellished; jejune; plain. Source: opted

8. superl. Characterized by a quality somewhat severe, grave, or hard; hence, sharp; keen; shrewd; quaint; as, a dry tone or manner; dry wit. Source: opted

9. superl. Exhibiting a sharp, frigid preciseness of execution, or the want of a delicate contour in form, and of easy transition in coloring. Source: opted

10. 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. Source: opted

11. v. i. To grow dry; to become free from wetness, moisture, or juice; as, the road dries rapidly. Source: opted

12. v. i. To evaporate wholly; to be exhaled; -- said of moisture, or a liquid; -- sometimes with up; as, the stream dries, or dries up. Source: opted

13. v. i. To shrivel or wither; to lose vitality. Source: opted

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