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Dry

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Meaning

Adj

●
Free from or
moisture.
●
In Petrochemistry:
Unable to
a
, as water, (petrochemistry)
, or (farming) milk.
●
In Masonry:
Built without or
mortar.
●
In Chemistry:
Anhydrous:
from or
water in any state,
the
of other liquids.
●
Athirst, eager.
●
Free from or
or
beverages.
●
In Law:
Describing an area where
of
or strong
are banned.
●
In Wine:
  • Free from or
    or sweetness
  • Low in
    ;
    ; unsweetened.
    • ●
  • Free from or
    or sweetness
  • Amusing without
    amusement.
  • Lacking interest, boring.
  • Exhibiting
    or
    of color.
    • ●
    In Aviation:
    Not using
    or
    for increased thrust.
    ⚠️
    In Sciences:
    Involving
    work with
    or
    matter.
    ●
    Free from
    effects (especially reverb).
    ●
  • Without a
    or
    ; impotent.
  • Of a
    from an
    : not
    the
    venom.
    • ●
    In Christianity:
    Of a
    , service, or
    :
    neither
    nor communion.
    ●
    In Software engineering:
    Of
    , having
    of
    to the
    of DRY;
    as little
    as possible.

    Noun

    ●
    The process by which something is dried.
    ●
    In American English:
    A
    (of
    beverages).
    ●
    An area with little or no
    , or
    from it.
    ●
    In Australian English:
    The
    season.
    ●
    In Australian English:
    An area of
    country.
    ●
    Unsweetened
    ;
    .
    ●
    In British English & UK politics:
    A
    or
    Conservative; especially, one who
    the
    of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s.

    Verb

    ●
    To
    moisture.
    ●
    To
    from.
    ●
    To
    ; to cause to
    dry.
    ●
    For an
    to
    his or her
    while performing.
    ●
    In Software engineering:
    To cause
    to become DRY; to
    from
    .

    Phrase

    ●
    In Software engineering:
    Acronym of
    yourself (“software development
    repetition”).

    Name

    ●
    A surname.
    Sourced from
    Wiktionary

    Origin

    dry
    English
    arrow
    drye
    Middle English (1100-1500)
    drygan
    Old English (ca. 450-1100)
    arrow
    dryge
    Old English (ca. 450-1100)
    Sourced from
    Etym

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