Definitions:
free from moisture or liquid; not wet or moist

(of information, writing, etc.) dealing primarily with facts and presented in a dull, uninteresting way

(of a joke or sense of humour) subtle and expressed in a matter-of-fact way

prohibiting the sale or consumption of alcoholic drink

(of an alcoholic drink) not sweet

relating to political ‘dries’; rigidly monetarist.

become dry

forget one's lines

the process or an instance of drying.

a dry or covered place.

a conservative politician (especially in the 1980s) in favour of strict monetarist policies.

a person in favour of the prohibition of alcohol