dry

3 letters in word "dry": D R Y.

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• Definitions:
• 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 ... 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" lacking moisture or volatile components; "dry paint" opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers"; "a dry state" not producing milk; "a dry cow" (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation; "a dry white burgundy"; "a dry Bordeaux" without a mucous or watery discharge; "a dry cough"; "that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose" not shedding tears; "dry sobs"; "with dry eyes" 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 used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones; "dry weight" unproductive especially of the expected results; "a dry run"; "a mind dry of new ideas" having no adornment or coloration; "dry facts"; "rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner" (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish; "dry toast"; "dry meat" having a large proportion of strong liquor; "a very dry martini is almost straight gin" remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair" lacking warmth or emotional involvement; "a dry greeting"; "a dry reading of the lines"; "a dry critique" a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the sun" practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages; "he's been dry for ten years"; "no thank you; I happen to be teetotal"
• Dry is an album by PJ Harvey. It was recorded at the Icehouse, Yeovil, UK, and released in the UK on Too Pure (with the first 5000 LPs and first 1000 CDs including demo versions of the album's tracks), and subsequently on Indigo Records in the US. Both versions were released in 1992.
• Dry is a memoir written by American writer Augusten Burroughs.
• Dryness is a property of alcoholic beverages that describes the lack of a sweet taste. This may be due to a lack of sugars, the presence of some other taste that masks sweetness, or an underabundance of simple carbohydrates that can be converted to sugar by enzymes in the mouth (amylase in ...
• a dry wine is without noticeable sweetness. Technically, a dry wine retains little or no sugar after fermentation.
• Opposite of sweet; somewhat subjective in that tasters may perceive sweetness to varying degree.
• Having no perceptible taste of sugar. Most wine tasters begin to perceive sugar at levels of 0.5 percent to 0.7 percent.
• Consisting entirely of the original, unprocessed sound. The output of an effects device is 100% dry when only the input signal is being heard, with none of the effects created by the processor itself. Compare with wet.
• Verb: an actor who forgets his words is said to "dry". Can also be used as a noun.
• Wines are usually noted as dry or sweet, with variations in between. Dryness is a function of the residual sugar in the finished wine - the drier the wine, the less sugar it contains. Most table wines are dry.
• No sugar or sweetness remaining; a fruity wine can be dry.
• The absence of sugar or sweetness. A fully dry wine contains no residual sugar. An over used and often misused term that should imply no positive or negative evaluation.
• The absence of a sweet taste sensation
• A coffee with a parching drying finish, astringent.
• A term applied to any form of wine or liqueur to denote a lack of sweetness. "Dry" champagne is, however, not as free of sugar as "brut"
• refers to the absence of sugar or sweetness in a beverage. It also refers to political subdivisions or areas in which the sale of alcohol is prohibited or to individuals who advocate prohibition.
• Astringent and not sweet. In extreme cases the spirit can feel as if it contains no moisture.
• White wine containing little sugar (1 to 9 grams per liter).
• In white wine this simply refers to an absence of sweetness, but when describing a red, it can mean that the wine is unacceptably astringent and mouth-drying. And this is the precisely way coffee experts use the term.
• Applied to cappuccinos meaning no liquid milk in the espresso, just foam.
• A wine with no perceptible sweetness.
• Any espresso drink with foam and no steamed milk.
• are sealed, nonvented batteries of the type used in flashlights or for the operation of small household apparatus. They contain zinc salts and other solids, or may be of the nickel cadmium type or other combinations of metals.
• A wine is dry when it contains no residual sugar (left over from the grape) or added sweetness. A dry wine becomes dry when the yeasts ferment every last bit of sugar. Some wines are slightly sweetened before bottling. ...
• Dry beers produce bold tastes that do not linger. Aftertaste is minimal or non-existent. Dry brewing techniques usually take longer than other methods and in the process the yeast consumes more of the natural sugars produced by the fermenting grain. Dry beers would never be called sweet. ...
• Wine term meaning not sweet.
• If it doesn’t taste sweet, then it’s dry.
• characterized by dry hair, lips, mouth, nose, skin and throat, extreme thirst and constipation
• Sample results reported on a dry weight basis

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