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Definition of Dry
Pronunciation: drī | a. | 1. | 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. | | 2. | Of vegetable matter: Free from juices or sap; not succulent; not green; as, dry wood or hay. | | 2. | Destitute of that which interests or amuses; barren; unembellished; jejune; plain. | | 3. | Of the eyes: Not shedding tears. | | 3. | Characterized by a quality somewhat severe, grave, or hard; hence, sharp; keen; shrewd; quaint; as, a dry tone or manner; dry wit. | | 4. | (Med.) Of certain morbid conditions, in which there is entire or comparative absence of moisture; as, dry gangrene; dry catarrh. | | 4. | (Fine Arts) Exhibiting a sharp, frigid preciseness of execution, or the want of a delicate contour in form, and of easy transition in coloring. | | v. t. | 1. | 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. | | v. i. | 1. | To grow dry; to become free from wetness, moisture, or juice; as, the road dries rapidly. | | 2. | To evaporate wholly; to be exhaled; - said of moisture, or a liquid; - sometimes with up; as, the stream dries, or dries up. | | 3. | To shrivel or wither; to lose vitality. |
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