Read the dictionary definition of dry. All definitions for this word.
1. a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
2. remove the moisture from and make dry
1. dry clothes
2. dry hair
3. become dry or drier
1. The laundry dries in the sun
4. practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages
1. he's been dry for ten years
2. no thank you; I happen to be teetotal
5. lacking warmth or emotional involvement
1. a dry greeting
2. a dry reading of the lines
3. a dry critique
6. having a large proportion of strong liquor
1. a very dry martini is almost straight gin
7. without a mucous or watery discharge
1. a dry cough
2. that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose
8. humorously sarcastic or mocking
1. dry humor
2. an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely
3. an ironic novel
4. an ironical smile
5. with a wry Scottish wit
9. (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish
1. dry toast
2. dry meat
10. having no adornment or coloration
1. dry facts
2. rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner
11. unproductive especially of the expected results
1. a dry run
2. a mind dry of new ideas
12. used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones
1. dry weight
13. lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless
1. a dry book
2. a dry lecture filled with trivial details
3. dull and juiceless as only book knowledge can be when it is unrelated to...life
14. (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation
1. a dry white burgundy
2. a dry Bordeaux
15. not shedding tears
1. dry sobs
2. with dry eyes
16. free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
1. dry land
2. dry clothes
3. a dry climate
4. dry splintery boards
5. a dry river bed
6. the paint is dry
17. not producing milk
1. a dry cow
18. opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages
1. the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers
2. a dry state
19. lacking moisture or volatile components
1. dry paint