• 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

Synonyms: monetarist

• a person in favour of the prohibition of alcohol

• free from moisture or liquid; not wet or moist

Synonyms: parched, dried, withered, shrivelled, wilted, wizened

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

Synonyms: bare, simple, basic, fundamental, stark, naked, bald, cold, hard, straightforward, dull, uninteresting, boring, unexciting, tedious, tiresome, wearisome, dreary, monotonous, dry as dust, arid

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

Synonyms: wry, subtle, low-key, laconic, sly, sharp

• prohibiting the sale or consumption of alcoholic drink

Synonyms: Prohibitionist

• (of an alcoholic drink) not sweet

Synonyms: crisp, sharp, piquant, not sweet, tart, bitter

• relating to political ‘dries’; rigidly monetarist

Synonyms: monetarist