| 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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