| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| Sounds | dray' |
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| Rhymes | cry, decry, Frye, and 10 more rhymes in ray at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | Free from liquid or moisture. Lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water. Or no longer wet. |
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| Examples | "dry land"; "dry clothes"; "a dry climate"; "dry splintery boards"; "a dry river bed"; "the paint is dry" |
| Attribute of | wetness |
| Similar | adust, baked, parched, scorched, sunbaked; air-dried; air-dry; arid, waterless; bone-dry, bone dry; desiccated, dried-out; dried; dried-up; dried-up, sere, sear, shriveled, shrivelled, withered; dry-shod; rainless; semiarid; thirsty |
| Contrary | wet |
| Meaning | Humorously sarcastic or mocking. |
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| Examples | "dry humor" |
| Synonyms | ironic, ironical, wry |
| Similar to | humorous, humourous |
| Adverbs | dryly; drily |
| Meaning | Opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages. |
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| Examples | "the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers"; "a dry state" |
| Contrary | wet |
| Meaning | Not producing milk. |
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| Examples | "a dry cow" |
| Similar | milkless |
| Contrary | wet, lactating |
| Meaning | (of wines) not sweet because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation. |
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| Examples | "a dry white burgundy" |
| Similar | brut; sec, unsweet |
| See also | sugarless, nonsweet; sour |
| Contrary | sweet |
| Meaning | Without a mucous or watery discharge. |
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| Examples | "a dry cough"; a small child with a dry nose" |
| Contrary | phlegmy |
| Meaning | Not shedding tears. |
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| Examples | "dry sobs"; "with dry eyes" |
| Similar to | tearless, dry-eyed |
| Meaning | Lacking interest or stimulation. Dull and lifeless. |
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| Examples | "a dry book"; "a dry lecture filled with trivial details" |
| Synonyms | juiceless |
| Similar to | unstimulating, unexciting |
| Meaning | Used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones. |
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| Examples | "dry weight" |
| Similar to | solid |
| Meaning | Unproductive especially of the expected results. |
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| Examples | "a dry run"; "a mind dry of new ideas" |
| Similar to | unproductive |
| Meaning | Having no adornment or coloration. |
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| Examples | "dry facts"; "rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner" |
| Similar to | plain |
| Meaning | (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish. |
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| Examples | "dry toast"; "dry meat" |
| Similar to | plain |
| Meaning | Suffering from fluid deprivation. |
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| Examples | "his mouth was dry" |
| Similar to | thirsty |
| Meaning | Having a large proportion of strong liquor. |
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| Examples | "a very dry martini is almost straight gin" |
| Similar to | alcoholic |
| Meaning | Lacking warmth or emotional involvement. |
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| Examples | "a dry greeting"; "a dry reading of the lines"; "a dry critique" |
| Similar to | unemotional |
| Meaning | Practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages. |
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| Examples | "he's been dry for ten years" |
| Synonyms | teetotal |
| Similar to | sober |
| Meaning | A reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages. |
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| Synonyms | prohibitionist |
| Narrower | Nation, Carry Nation, Carry Amelia Moore Nation; Willard, Frances Elizabeth Caroline Willard |
| Broader | reformer, reformist, crusader, meliorist |
| Meaning | Remove the moisture from and make dry. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Examples | "dry clothes"; "dry hair" |
| Synonyms | dry out |
| Cause to | dry, dry out |
| Narrower | dehydrate, dry up, desiccate; dehydrate, desiccate; spin-dry; tumble dry; spray-dry; dehumidify; parch, sear; rough-dry; blow-dry; drip-dry; air |
| Broader | change, alter, modify |
| Contrary | wet |
| Nouns | drier; drier |
| Meaning | Become dry or drier. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s |
| Examples | "The laundry dries in the sun" |
| Synonyms | dry out |
| Caused by | dry, dry out |
| Entailed by | crust |
| Narrower | scorch; run dry, dry out |
| Broader | change |
| Nouns | drier; drier |