If something is dry, there is no water or moisture on it or in it.

When something dries or when you dry it, it becomes dry.

When you dry the dishes after a meal, you wipe the water off the plates, cups, knives, pans, and other things when they have been washed, using a cloth.

If you say that your skin or hair is dry, you mean that it is less oily than, or not as soft as, normal.

If the weather or a period of time is dry, there is no rain or there is much less rain than average.

A dry place or climate is one that gets very little rainfall.

In the dry means in a place or at a time that is not damp, wet, or rainy.

If a river, lake, or well is dry, it is empty of water, usually because of hot weather and lack of rain.

If an oil well is dry, it is no longer producing any oil.

If you are dry, you need to drink something.

If your mouth or throat is dry, it has little or no saliva in it, and so feels very unpleasant, perhaps because you are tense or ill.

A dry cough is one that does not produce any mucus.

If someone has dry eyes, there are no tears in their eyes; often used with negatives or in contexts where you are expressing surprise that they are not crying.

If a country, state, or city is dry, it has laws or rules which forbid anyone to drink, sell, or buy alcoholic drink.

If you say that someone is sucking something dry or milking it dry, you are criticizing them for taking all the good things from it until there is nothing left.

Dry humour is very amusing, but in a subtle and clever way.

If you describe a voice as dry, you mean that it is cold or dull, and does not express any emotions.

If you describe something such as a book, play, or activity as dry, you mean that it is dull and uninteresting.

Dry bread or toast is plain and not covered with butter or jam.

Dry sherry or wine does not have a sweet taste.

If a river, lake, or well dries up, it becomes empty of water, usually because of hot weather and a lack of rain.

If a supply of something dries up, it stops.

If you dry up when you are speaking, you stop in the middle of what you were saying, because you cannot think what to say next.