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According to WordNet, the adjective "dry" has 16 sense(s).

301178669 without a mucous or watery discharge; "a dry cough"; "that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose".

302554546 not producing milk; "a dry cow".

302555267 lacking moisture or volatile components; "dry paint".

301158837 having a large proportion of strong liquor; "a very dry martini is almost straight gin".

302554940 opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers"; "a dry state".

302367785 (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation; "a dry white burgundy"; "a dry Bordeaux".

302474076 not shedding tears; "dry sobs"; "with dry eyes".

300857387 lacking warmth or emotional involvement; "a dry greeting"; "a dry reading of the lines"; "a dry critique".

302307729 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.

301266092 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".

301793106 having no adornment or coloration; "dry facts"; "rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner".

301792973 (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish; "dry toast"; "dry meat".

302260730 used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones; "dry weight".

300799953 practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages; "he's been dry for ten years"; "no thank you; I happen to be teetotal".

301867052 unproductive especially of the expected results; "a dry run"; "a mind dry of new ideas".

302551380 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".

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