dry

VERBADJECTIVENOUN /draɪ/
3 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH D

dry is a valid 3-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2R1Y4
2 + 1 + 4 =7 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 14TRIPLE WORD → 21
MEANING

What does dry mean?

VERB · 2 SENSES
1

Become dry or drier.

“The laundry dries in the sun”

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2

Remove the moisture from and make dry.

“dry clothes”

“dry hair”

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ADJECTIVE · 13 SENSES
1

Lacking warmth or emotional involvement.

“a dry greeting”

“a dry reading of the lines”

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2

Not producing milk.

“a dry cow”

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3

Not shedding tears.

“dry sobs”

“with dry eyes”

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4

(of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish.

“dry toast”

“dry meat”

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5

(of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation.

“a dry white burgundy”

“a dry Bordeaux”

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6

Unproductive especially of the expected results.

“a dry run”

“a mind dry of new ideas”

7

Used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones.

“dry weight”

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8

Lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless.

“a dry book”

“a dry lecture filled with trivial details”

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9

Humorously sarcastic or mocking.

“dry humor”

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10

Practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages.

“he's been dry for ten years”

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11

Free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet.

“dry land”

“dry clothes”

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12

Having a large proportion of strong liquor.

“a very dry martini is almost straight gin”

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13

Having no adornment or coloration.

“dry facts”

“rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner”

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OTHER · 3 SENSES
1

Lacking moisture or volatile components.

“dry paint”

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2

Opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages.

“the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers”

“a dry state”

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3

Without a mucous or watery discharge.

“a dry cough”

“that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose”

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NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages.