dry

adj. not wet; thirsty; lacking rain; withered, parched; not giving milk (of animals); not near water; not sweet (of wine); against alcohol or the sale of alcohol (in the USA during prohibition)

v. wipe dry, make dry; become dry

Dry refers to being free of water. Dry also can refer to being free of alcohol.Dry may also refer to:Dry (album), an album by PJ HarveyDry (memoir), a memoir by Augusten BurroughsDry, Loiret, a commune of the Loiret département in FranceDon't repeat yourself (DRY), a computer programming philosophyDries, a faction in the British Conservative Party
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Don't Repeat Yourself (DRY, also known as Once and Only Once or Single Point of Truth (SPOT)) is a process philosophy aimed at reducing duplication, particularly in computing. The philosophy emphasizes that information should not be duplicated, because duplication increases the difficulty of change, may decrease clarity, and leads to opportunities for inconsistency. DRY is a core principle of Andy Hunt and  Dave Thomas's book The Pragmatic Programmer. They apply it quite broadly to include "database schemas, test plans, the build system, even documentation." When the DRY principle is applied successfully, a modification of any single element of a system does not change other logically-unrelated elements. Additionally, elements that are logically related all change predictably and uniformly, and are thus kept in sync.
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Noun
1. a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
(synonym) prohibitionist
(hypernym) reformer, reformist, crusader, meliorist
(hyponym) Nation, Carry Nation, Carry Amelia Moore Nation
Verb
1. remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair"
(synonym) dry out
(antonym) wet
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) dehydrate, dry up, desiccate
(cause) dry out
(derivation) desiccant, drying agent, drier, sicative
2. become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the sun"
(synonym) dry out
(hypernym) change
(hyponym) scorch
(derivation) desiccant, drying agent, drier, sicative
Adjective
1. 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"
(antonym) wet
(similar) adust, baked, parched, scorched, sunbaked
(attribute) wetness
2. 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"
(synonym) ironic, ironical, wry
(similar) humorous, humourous
3. opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers"; "a dry state"
(antonym) wet
4. not producing milk; "a dry cow"
(antonym) wet, lactating
(similar) milkless
5. (of wines) not sweet because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation; "a dry white burgundy"
(antonym) sweet
(similar) brut
(see-also) sour
6. without a mucous or watery discharge; "a dry cough"; "that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose"
(antonym) phlegmy
7. not shedding tears; "dry sobs"; "with dry eyes"
(similar) tearless, dry-eyed
8. 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
(synonym) juiceless
(similar) unstimulating, unexciting
9. used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones; "dry weight"
(similar) solid
10. unproductive especially of the expected results; "a dry run"; "a mind dry of new ideas"
(similar) unproductive
11. having no adornment or coloration; "dry facts"; "rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner"
(similar) plain
12. (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish; "dry toast"; "dry meat"
(similar) plain
13. suffering from fluid deprivation; "his mouth was dry"
(similar) thirsty
14. having a large proportion of strong liquor; "a very dry martini is almost straight gin"
(similar) alcoholic
15. lacking warmth or emotional involvement; "a dry greeting"; "a dry reading of the lines"; "a dry critique"
(similar) unemotional
16. practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages; "he's been dry for ten years"; "no thank you; I happen to be teetotal"
(synonym) teetotal
(similar) sober

n. dry, martini

adj. dry