Dry Definition–adjective | 1. | free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air. |
| 2. | having or characterized by little or no rain: a dry climate; the dry season. |
| 3. | characterized by absence, deficiency, or failure of natural or ordinary moisture. |
| 4. | not under, in, or on water: It was good to be on dry land. |
| 5. | not now containing or yielding water or other liquid; depleted or empty of liquid: The well is dry. |
| 6. | not yielding milk: a dry cow. |
| 7. | free from tears: dry eyes. |
| 8. | drained or evaporated away: a dry river. |
| 9. | desiring drink; thirsty: He was so dry he could hardly speak. |
| 10. | causing thirst: dry work. |
| 11. | served or eaten without butter, jam, etc.: dry toast. |
| 12. | (of cooked food
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| 13. | (of bread and bakery products) stale. |
| 14. | of or pertaining to nonliquid substances or commodities: dry measure; dry provisions. |
| 16. | (of a cocktail) | a. | made with dry vermouth: a dry Manhattan. |
| b. | made with relatively little dry vermouth: a dry
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| 17. | characterized by or favoring prohibition of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic liquors for use in beverages: a dry state. |
| 18. | (of British biscuits) not sweet. |
| 19. | plain; bald; unadorned: dry facts. |
| 20. | dull; uninteresting: a dry subject. |
| 21. | expressed in a straight-faced, matter-of-fact way: dry humor. |
| 22. | indifferent; cold; unemotional: a dry answer. |
| 23. | unproductive: The greatest of artists have dry years. |
| 24. | (of lumber) fully seasoned. |
| 25. | Building Trades. | a. | (of masonry construction) built without fresh mortar or cement. |
| b. | (of a wall, ceiling, etc., in an interior) finished without the use of fresh plaster. |
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| 27. | Art. hard and formal in outline, or lacking mellowness and warmth in color. |
–verb (used with object) | 28. | to make dry; free from moisture: to dry the dishes. |
–verb (used without object) | 29. | to become dry; lose moisture. |
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| 31. | a dry place, area, or region. |
—Verb phrases| 32. | dry out, | a. | to make or become completely dry. |
| b. | to undergo or cause to undergo detoxification from consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol. |
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| 33. | dry up, | a. | to make or become completely dry. |
| b. | to cease to exist; evaporate. |
| c. | Informal. to stop talking. |
| d. | (in acting) to forget one's lines or part. |
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—Idiom| 34. | not dry behind the ears, immature; unsophisticated: Adult responsibilities were forced on him, although he was still not dry behind the ears. |
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Scalp Definition–noun | 1. | the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures. |
| 2. | a part of this integument with the accompanying hair, severed from the head o
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f an enemy as a sign of victory, as by some North American Indians and others during the colonial and frontier periods in the U.S. |
| 4. | the integument on the top of the head of an animal. |
| 5. | Informal. a small profit made in quick buying and selling. |
–verb (used with object) | 6. | to cut or tear the scalp from. |
| 7. | Informal. | a. | to resell (tickets, merchandise, etc.) at higher than the official rates. |
| b. | to buy and sell (stocks) so as to make small quick profits. |
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| 8. | to plane down the surfaces of (an ingot, billet, or slab). |
–verb (used without object) | 9. | Informal. to scalp tickets, stocks, or the like. |
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