| dry [a] |
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| 1) | 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" |
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| adust air-dried air-dry arid bone-dry desiccated dried dried-up dried-up rainless thirsty wetness wet dry-shod semiarid |
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| 2) | 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" |
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| Synonyms : | ironic ironical wry |
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| humorous |
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| 3) | opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers"; "a dry state" |
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| wet |
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| 4) | not producing milk; "a dry cow" |
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| milkless lactating |
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| 5) | (of wines) not sweet because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation; "a dry white burgundy" |
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| brut sec sour nonsweet sweet |
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| 6) | without a mucous or watery discharge; "a dry cough"; "that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose" |
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| phlegmy |
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| 7) | not shedding tears; "dry sobs"; "with dry eyes" |
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| 8) | 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 |
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| Synonyms : | juiceless |
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| unexciting |
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| 9) | used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones; "dry weight" |
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| 10) | unproductive especially of the expected results; "a dry run"; "a mind dry of new ideas" |
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| 11) | having no adornment or coloration; "dry facts"; "rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner" |
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| plain |
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| 12) | (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish; "dry toast"; "dry meat" |
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| 13) | suffering from fluid deprivation; "his mouth was dry" |
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| 14) | having a large proportion of strong liquor; "a very dry martini is almost straight gin" |
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| alcoholic |
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| 15) | lacking warmth or emotional involvement; "a dry greeting"; "a dry reading of the lines"; "a dry critique" |
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| 16) | practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages; "he's been dry for ten years"; "no thank you; I happen to be teetotal" |
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| Synonyms : | teetotal |
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| sober |
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| dry [n] |
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| 1) | a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages |
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| Synonyms : | prohibitionist |
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| crusader carry_amelia_moore_nation frances_elizabeth_caroline_willard |
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| dry [v] |
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| 1) | remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair" |
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| Synonyms : | dry_out |
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| alter desiccant drier wet dehydrate dehydrate spin-dry tumble_dry spray-dry dehumidify parch rough-dry blow-dry drip-dry air |
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| 2) | become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the sun" |
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| Synonyms : | dry_out |
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| change desiccant drier scorch dry_out |
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