Sounds | dray' | |
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Rhymes | cry ... wry: 14 rhymes with ray... |
Meaning | Free from liquid / liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet. | |
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Attribute of | wetness | The condition of containing or being covered by a liquid / liquid (especially water) |
Narrower | adust, baked, parched, scorched, sunbaked | dried ... / dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight |
air-dried | made dry by contact with unheated air | |
air-dry | not giving off moisture on exposure to the air | |
arid, waterless | lacking sufficient water or rainfall | |
bone-dry, bone dry | Without a trace of moisture | |
desiccated, dried-out | Thoroughly dried ... / dried out | |
dried | not still wet | |
dried-up | Depleted of water | |
dried-up, sere, sear, shriveled, shrivelled, withered | (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture | |
dry-shod | Having or keeping the feet or shoes dry | |
kiln-dried | dried in a kiln | |
rainless | lacking rain | |
semi-dry | Somewhat dry | |
semiarid | Somewhat arid | |
thirsty | Needing moisture | |
Opposite | wet | Covered or soaked with a liquid such as water |
Spanish | seco | |
Catalan | eixut, sec | |
Nouns | dryness | the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid / liquid (especially water) |
Meaning | humorously sarcastic or mocking. | |
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Example | "dry humor" | |
Synonyms | ironic, ironical, wry | |
Broader | humorous, humourous | Full of or characterized by humor |
Spanish | irónico | |
Catalan | irònic | |
Nouns | dryness | objectivity and detachment |
Adverbs | dryly, drily | in a dry laconic manner |
Meaning | lacking moisture or volatile components. | |
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Example | "dry paint" | |
Opposite | wet | Containing moisture or volatile components |
Nouns | dryness | the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid / liquid (especially water) |
Meaning | Opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages. | |
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Opposite | wet | supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of alcoholic beverages |
Meaning | not producing milk. | |
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Example | "a dry cow" | |
Narrower | milkless | Having no milk |
Opposite | wet, lactating | producing or secreting milk |
Spanish | seco | |
Nouns | dryness | the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid / liquid (especially water) |
Meaning | (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation. | |
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Narrower | brut | (of champagne) extremely dry |
medium-dry | Of a wine that is dry but not extremely dry | |
sec, unsweet | (of champagne) moderately dry | |
See also | sour | Having a sharp biting taste / taste |
sugarless, nonsweet | not containing sugar | |
Opposite | sweet | (used of wines) having a high residual sugar content |
Spanish | seco |
Meaning | Without a mucous or watery discharge. | |
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Opposite | phlegmy | Characterized by phlegm |
Nouns | dryness | the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid / liquid (especially water) |
Meaning | not shedding tears. | |
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Broader | tearless, dry-eyed | Free from tears |
Nouns | dryness | the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid / liquid (especially water) |
Meaning | lacking interest or stimulation; dull / dull and lifeless. | |
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Synonym | juiceless | |
Broader | unstimulating, unexciting | not stimulating |
Meaning | Used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones. | |
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Example | "dry weight" | |
Broader | solid | Of definite shape and volume |
Meaning | unproductive especially of the expected results. | |
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Broader | unproductive | not producing or capable of producing |
Meaning | Having no adornment or coloration. | |
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Broader | plain | not elaborate or elaborated |
Meaning | (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish. | |
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Broader | plain | not elaborate or elaborated |
Spanish | seco |
Meaning | Having a large proportion of strong liquor. | |
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Example | "a very dry martini is almost straight gin" | |
Broader | alcoholic | Characteristic of or containing alcohol |
Meaning | lacking warmth or emotional involvement. | |
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Broader | unemotional | unsusceptible to or destitute of or showing no emotion |
Nouns | dryness | objectivity and detachment |
Meaning | Practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages. | |
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Example | "he's been dry for ten years" | |
Synonym | teetotal | |
Broader | sober | not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol) |
Spanish | abstemio | |
Nouns | dryness | moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or other drugs |
Meaning | A reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages. | |
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Synonym | prohibitionist | |
Instances | Nation, Carry Nation, Carry Amelia Moore Nation | United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911) |
Willard, Frances Elizabeth Caroline Willard | United States advocate of temperance and women's suffrage (1839-1898) | |
Broader | reformer, reformist, crusader, social reformer, meliorist | A disputant who advocates reform |
Spanish | prohibicionista | |
Catalan | prohibicionista |
Meaning | Remove the moisture from and make dry. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
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Synonym | dry out | |
Cause to | dry, dry out | Become dry or drier |
Narrower | air | expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry |
blow-dry | dry hair with a hair dryer | |
dehumidify | make less humid | |
dehydrate, desiccate | Remove water from | |
drip-dry | dry by hanging up wet | |
exsiccate, dehydrate, dry up, desiccate | Lose water or moisture | |
parch, sear | Cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat | |
rough-dry | dry without smoothing or ironing | |
spin-dry | dry (clothes) by spinning and making use of centrifugal forces | |
spray-dry | dry by bringing into the form of a spray, through contact with a hot gas | |
tumble dry | dry by spinning with hot air inside a cylinder | |
Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
Opposite | wet | Cause to become wet |
Spanish | enjugar, secar | |
Catalan | assecar, eixugar, secar | |
Nouns | drier | an appliance that removes moisture |
drier | a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture) |
Meaning | Become dry or drier. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Example | "The laundry dries in the sun" | |
Synonym | dry out | |
Caused by | dry, dry out | Remove the moisture from and make dry |
Entailed by | crust | form a crust or form into a crust |
Narrower | run dry, dry out | Become empty of water |
scorch | Become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions | |
Broader | change | Undergo a change |
Spanish | enjugar, secarse | |
Catalan | assecar-se, assecar, eixugar-se | |
Nouns | drier | an appliance that removes moisture |
drier | a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture) |
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