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Word: dry (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Adjective:

  • chemistry Free of water in any state; anhydrous
  • of an alcoholic beverage Lacking sugar or low in sugar; not sweet.
  • of a person or joke Subtly humorous, yet without mirth.
  • of a scientist or his laboratory Not working with chemical or biological matter, but, rather, doing computations.
  • Free from liquid or moisture.
  • Maintaining temperance; void or abstinent from alcoholic beverages.

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Verb:

  • intransitive To lose moisture.
  • transitive To remove moisture from.

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