DRIES
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
(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