dry

  1. (abbreviation) .  (computing) Don't repeat yourself (gloss, a software development principle aimed at reducing repetition) .
  2. Adjective.  Free from liquid or moisture.
  3. Adjective.  (chemistry) Free of water in any state; anhydrous.
  4. Adjective.  (context, of an alcoholic beverage) Lacking sugar or low in sugar; not sweet.
  5. Adjective.  Maintaining temperance; void or abstinent from alcoholic beverages.
  6. Adjective.  (context, of a person or joke) Subtly humorous, yet without mirth.
  7. Adjective.  (context, of a scientist or his laboratory) Not working with chemical or biological matter, but, rather, doing computations.
  8. Verb.  (intransitive) To lose moisture.
  9. Verb.  (transitive) To remove moisture from.

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