| dry | (adjective) free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet | - |
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| (adjective) not producing milk | - |
| (adjective) (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation | - |
| (adjective) opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages | - |
| (adjective) lacking moisture or volatile components | - |
| (adjective) without a mucous or watery discharge | - |
| (adjective) having a large proportion of strong liquor | - |
| (adjective) humorously sarcastic or mocking | Synonyms: ironic, ironical, wry |
| (adjective) practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages | Synonyms: teetotal |
| (adjective) used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones | - |
| (adjective) not shedding tears | - |
| (adjective) lacking warmth or emotional involvement | - |
| (adjective) unproductive especially of the expected results | - |
| (adjective) lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless | Synonyms: juiceless |
| (adjective) (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish | - |
| (adjective) having no adornment or coloration | - |
| (noun) a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages | Synonyms: prohibitionist |
| (verb) become dry or drier | Synonyms: dry out |
| (verb) remove the moisture from and make dry | Synonyms: dry out |
| dryad | (noun) a deity or nymph of the woods | Synonyms: wood nymph |
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| drydock | (noun) a large dock from which water can be pumped out; used for building ships or for repairing a ship below its waterline | Synonyms: dry dock, graving dock |
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| (verb) maneuver (a ship) into a drydock | Synonyms: dry-dock |
| dryer | (noun) an appliance that removes moisture | Synonyms: drier |
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| drygoods | (noun) textiles or clothing and related merchandise | Synonyms: soft goods |
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| dryly | (adverb) in a dry laconic manner | Synonyms: drily, laconically |
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| dryness | (noun) objectivity and detachment | Synonyms: dispassion, dispassionateness |
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| (noun) moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or other drugs | Synonyms: sobriety |
| (noun) the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water) | Synonyms: waterlessness, xerotes |
| dryopithecine | (noun) considered a possible ancestor to both anthropoid apes and humans | - |
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| drypis | (noun) spiny-leaved perennial herb of southern Europe having terminal clusters of small flowers | - |
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| drywall | (noun) a wide flat board used to cover walls or partitions; made from plaster or wood pulp or other materials and used primarily to form the interior walls of houses | Synonyms: dry wall, wallboard |
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