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dry::verb | Spocien Dictionary

dry
verb
/draɪ/
become dry or drier
Type Words
Synonyms dry out
Type of change
Has types scorch, run dry, dry out
Derivation drier


The laundry dries in the sun.

dry::noun | Spocien Dictionary

dry
noun
/draɪ/
a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
Type Words
Synonyms prohibitionist
Type of crusader, reformer, reformist, social reformer, meliorist

dry::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

dry
adjective
/draɪ/
lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless
Type Words
Synonyms juiceless


a dry book.
a dry lecture filled with trivial details.

dry::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

dry
adjective
/draɪ/
humorously sarcastic or mocking
Type Words
Synonyms ironic, ironical, wry
Derivation dryness


dry humor.

dry::verb | Spocien Dictionary

dry
verb
/draɪ/
remove the moisture from and make dry
Type Words
Synonyms dry out
Type of modify, change, alter
Has types parch, rough-dry, blow-dry, sear, spin-dry, spray-dry, tumble dry, air, dehumidify, desiccate, drip-dry, dry up, exsiccate, dehydrate
Derivation drier


dry clothes.
dry hair.

dry::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

dry
adjective
/draɪ/
practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages
Type Words
Synonyms teetotal
Derivation dryness


he's been dry for ten years.

dry::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

dry
adjective
/draɪ/
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
Type Words
Derivation dryness


dry land.
dry clothes.
a dry climate.
dry splintery boards.
a dry river bed.
the paint is dry.

dry::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

dry
adjective
/draɪ/
having a large proportion of strong liquor
Type Words


a very dry martini is almost straight gin.

dry::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

dry
adjective
/draɪ/
having no adornment or coloration
Type Words


dry facts.
rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner.

dry::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

dry
adjective
/draɪ/
lacking warmth or emotional involvement
Type Words
Derivation dryness


a dry greeting.
a dry reading of the lines.
a dry critique.

dry::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

dry
adjective
/draɪ/
not producing milk
Type Words
Derivation dryness


a dry cow.

dry::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

dry
adjective
/draɪ/
not shedding tears
Type Words
Derivation dryness


dry sobs.
with dry eyes.

dry::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

dry
adjective
/draɪ/
(of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish
Type Words


dry toast.
dry meat.

dry::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

dry
adjective
/draɪ/
(of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation
Type Words


a dry white burgundy.
a dry Bordeaux.

dry::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

dry
adjective
/draɪ/
unproductive especially of the expected results
Type Words


a dry run.
a mind dry of new ideas.

dry::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

dry
adjective
/draɪ/
used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones
Type Words


dry weight.

dry:: | Spocien Dictionary

dry
/draɪ/
lacking moisture or volatile components
Type Words
Derivation dryness


dry paint.

dry:: | Spocien Dictionary

dry
/draɪ/
opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages
Type Words


the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers.
a dry state.

dry:: | Spocien Dictionary

dry
/draɪ/
without a mucous or watery discharge
Type Words
Derivation dryness


a dry cough.
that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose.
LeafTensor is a decentralized system.