dry
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～ having a large proportion of strong liquor; "a very dry martini is almost straight gin"
dry
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～ 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"
dry
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～ lacking moisture or volatile components; "dry paint"
dry
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～ having no adornment or coloration; "dry facts"; "rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner"
dry
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～ lacking warmth or emotional involvement; "a dry greeting"; "a dry reading of the lines"; "a dry critique"
drip-dry
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～ used of fabrics that do not require ironing; "drip-dry shirts for travel"
drip-dry
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～ treated so as to be easily or quickly washed and dried and requiring little or no ironing; "a wash-and-wear shirt"
dry
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～ (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation; "a dry white burgundy"; "a dry Bordeaux"
dry
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～ unproductive especially of the expected results; "a dry run"; "a mind dry of new ideas"
dry
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～ not producing milk; "a dry cow"
dry
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～ 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"
dry
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～ without a mucous or watery discharge; "a dry cough"; "that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose"
dry
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～ opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers"; "a dry state"
dry
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～ lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless; "a dry book"; "a dry lecture filled with trivial details"; "dull and juiceless as only book knowledge can be when it is unrelated to...life"- John Mason Brown
dry
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～ used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones; "dry weight"
dry
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～ (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish; "dry toast"; "dry meat"
dry
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～ practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages; "he's been dry for ten years"; "no thank you; I happen to be teetotal"
dry-cleaned
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～ cleaned with chemical solvents
dual
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～ consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs; "an egg with a double yolk"; "a double (binary) star"; "double doors"; "dual controls for pilot and copilot"; "duple (or double) time consists of two (or a multiple of two) beats to a measure"
dual
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～ having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; "a double (or dual) role for an actor"; "the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson; "every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison