#1 dry a. 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". wn #2 dry v. remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair". wn #3 dry v. become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the sun". wn #4 dry s. 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". wn #5 Dr. n. a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution; "she is a doctor of philosophy in physics". wn