drying

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    n.

  • a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages; prohibitionist

    v.

  • remove the moisture from and make dry; dry out

    dry clothes

    dry hair

  • become dry or drier; dry out

    The laundry dries in the sun

    adj.

  • 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

  • humorously sarcastic or mocking; ironic, ironical, wry

    dry humor

    an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely

    an ironic novel

    an ironical smile

    with a wry Scottish wit

  • lacking moisture or volatile components

    dry paint

  • opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages

    the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers

    a dry state

  • not producing milk

    a dry cow

  • (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation

    a dry white burgundy

    a dry Bordeaux

  • without a mucous or watery discharge

    a dry cough

    that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose

  • not shedding tears

    dry sobs

    with dry eyes

  • 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; juiceless
  • used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones

    dry weight

  • unproductive especially of the expected results

    a dry run

    a mind dry of new ideas

  • having no adornment or coloration

    dry facts

    rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner

  • (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish

    dry toast

    dry meat

  • having a large proportion of strong liquor

    a very dry martini is almost straight gin

  • lacking warmth or emotional involvement

    a dry greeting

    a dry reading of the lines

    a dry critique

  • practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages; teetotal

    he's been dry for ten years

    no thank you; I happen to be teetotal

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

dries|dried|drying|drier|driest
syn.: arid parched thirsty wet