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dry

/ dry /
noun/adjective

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
Type of:
reformer reformist crusader
Kinds of:
Nation Carry Nation Carry Amelia Moore Nation Willard Frances Elizabeth Caroline Willard
adjective Sense 2
not producing milk
"a dry cow"
Similar:
milkless
Opposites:
wet lactating
adjective Sense 3
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
"dry land"
"dry clothes"
"a dry climate"
"dry splintery boards"
"a dry river bed"
"the paint is dry"
Similar:
adust baked parched scorched sunbaked air-dried air-dry arid
Opposites:
wet
adjective satellite Sense 4
not shedding tears
"dry sobs"
"with dry eyes"
Similar:
tearless dry-eyed
adjective Sense 5
(of wines) not sweet because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation
"a dry white burgundy"
Similar:
brut sec unsweet
Opposites:
sweet
See also:
sour sugarless nonsweet
adjective satellite Sense 6
lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless
"a dry book"
"a dry lecture filled with trivial details"
"dull and juiceless as only book knowledge can be when it is unrelated to...life"- John Mason Brown"
Similar:
unstimulating unexciting
adjective satellite Sense 7
used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones
"dry weight"
Similar:
solid
adjective satellite Sense 8
unproductive especially of the expected results
"a dry run"
"a mind dry of new ideas"
Similar:
unproductive
adjective satellite Sense 9
having no adornment or coloration
"dry facts"
"rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner"
Similar:
plain
adjective satellite Sense 10
(of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish
"dry toast"
"dry meat"
Similar:
plain
adjective satellite Sense 11
suffering from fluid deprivation
"his mouth was dry"
Similar:
thirsty
adjective satellite Sense 12
humorously sarcastic or mocking
"dry humor"
"an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"
"an ironic novel"
"an ironical smile"
"with a wry Scottish wit"
Similar:
humorous humourous
adjective Sense 13
without a mucous or watery discharge
"a dry cough"
"that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose"
Opposites:
phlegmy
adjective satellite Sense 14
having a large proportion of strong liquor
"a very dry martini is almost straight gin"
Similar:
alcoholic
adjective satellite Sense 15
lacking warmth or emotional involvement
"a dry greeting"
"a dry reading of the lines"
"a dry critique"
Similar:
unemotional
adjective satellite Sense 16
practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages
"he''s been dry for ten years"
"no thank you; I happen to be teetotal"
Similar:
sober
verb Sense 17
become dry or drier
"The laundry dries in the sun"
Type of:
change
Kinds of:
scorch run dry dry out
Derived:
desiccant drying agent drier sicative dryer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 18
remove the moisture from and make dry
"dry clothes"
"dry hair"
Opposites:
wet
Type of:
change alter modify
Kinds of:
dehydrate dry up desiccate spin-dry tumble dry
Derived:
desiccant drying agent drier sicative dryer
Causes:
dry out
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
adjective Sense 19
opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages
"the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers"
"a dry state"
Opposites:
wet
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
19
Total Synonyms
26
Total Relationships
67
Times Searched
3
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reformer reformist crusader Nation Carry Nation Carry Amelia Moore Nation Willard Frances Elizabeth Caroline Willard milkless wet lactating adust