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English adjective: dry | |||
| 1. | dry free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet | ||
| Samples | Dry land. Dry clothes. A dry climate. Dry splintery boards. A dry river bed. The paint is dry. | ||
| Similar | adust, air-dried, air-dry, arid, baked, bone dry, bone-dry, desiccated, dried, dried-out, dried-up, dried-up, dry-shod, kiln-dried, parched, rainless, scorched, sear, semi-dry, semiarid, sere, shriveled, shrivelled, sunbaked, thirsty, waterless, withered | ||
| Attribute | wetness | ||
| Antonyms | wet | ||
| 2. | dry humorously sarcastic or mocking | ||
| Samples | Dry humor. An ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely. An ironic novel. An ironical smile. With a wry Scottish wit. | ||
| Synonyms | ironic, ironical, wry | ||
| Similar | humorous, humourous | ||
| Antonyms | humorless, humourless, unhumorous | ||
| 3. | dry lacking moisture or volatile components | ||
| Samples | Dry paint. | ||
| Antonyms | wet | ||
| 4. | dry opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages | ||
| Samples | The dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers. A dry state. | ||
| Antonyms | wet | ||
| 5. | dry not producing milk | ||
| Samples | A dry cow. | ||
| Similar | milkless | ||
| Antonyms | lactating, wet | ||
| 6. | dry (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation | ||
| Samples | A dry white burgundy. A dry Bordeaux. | ||
| Similar | brut, medium-dry, sec, unsweet | ||
| See also | nonsweet, sour, sugarless | ||
| Antonyms | sweet | ||
| 7. | dry without a mucous or watery discharge | ||
| Samples | A dry cough. That rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose. | ||
| Antonyms | phlegmy | ||
| 8. | dry not shedding tears | ||
| Samples | Dry sobs. With dry eyes. | ||
| Similar | dry-eyed, tearless | ||
| Antonyms | tearful | ||
| 9. | dry lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | juiceless | ||
| Similar | unexciting, unstimulating | ||
| Antonyms | stimulating | ||
| 10. | dry used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones | ||
| Samples | Dry weight. | ||
| Similar | solid | ||
| Antonyms | gaseous, liquid | ||
| 11. | dry unproductive especially of the expected results | ||
| Samples | A dry run. A mind dry of new ideas. | ||
| Similar | unproductive | ||
| Antonyms | productive | ||
| 12. | dry having no adornment or coloration | ||
| Samples | Dry facts. Rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner. | ||
| Similar | plain | ||
| Antonyms | fancy | ||
| 13. | dry (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish | ||
| Samples | Dry toast. Dry meat. | ||
| Similar | plain | ||
| Antonyms | fancy | ||
| 14. | dry having a large proportion of strong liquor | ||
| Samples | A very dry martini is almost straight gin. | ||
| Similar | alcoholic | ||
| Antonyms | nonalcoholic | ||
| 15. | dry lacking warmth or emotional involvement | ||
| Samples | A dry greeting. A dry reading of the lines. A dry critique. | ||
| Similar | unemotional | ||
| Antonyms | emotional | ||
| 16. | dry practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages | ||
| Samples | He's been dry for ten years. No thank you; I happen to be teetotal. | ||
| Synonyms | teetotal | ||
| Similar | sober | ||
| Antonyms | drunk, inebriated, intoxicated | ||
English noun: dry | |||
| 1. | dry (person) a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages | ||
| Synonyms | prohibitionist | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | crusader, meliorist, reformer, reformist, social reformer | ||
| Instance hyponym | Carry Amelia Moore Nation, Carry Nation, Frances Elizabeth Caroline Willard, Nation, Willard | ||
English verb: dry | |||
| 1. | dry (change) remove the moisture from and make dry | ||
| Samples | Dry clothes. Dry hair. | ||
| Synonyms | dry out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | air, blow-dry, dehumidify, dehydrate, dehydrate, desiccate, desiccate, drip-dry, dry up, exsiccate, parch, rough-dry, sear, spin-dry, spray-dry, tumble dry | ||
| Cause | dry, dry out | ||
| Antonyms | wet | ||
| 2. | dry (change) become dry or drier | ||
| Samples | The laundry dries in the sun. | ||
| Synonyms | dry out | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dry out, run dry, scorch | ||
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