dry
nouns
verbs
remove the moisture from and make dry
"dry clothes"; "dry hair"
adjectives
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"
is similar to
dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
"a vast desert all adust"; "land lying baked in the heat"; "parched soil"; "the earth was scorched and bare"; "sunbaked salt flats"
is similar to
lacking sufficient water or rainfall
"an arid climate"; "a waterless well"; "miles of waterless country to cross"
is similar to
without a trace of moisture; as dry as a weathered bone
"bone-dry leaves are a fire hazard"; "a drier to get the clothes bone dry"
is similar to
thoroughly dried out
"old boxes of desiccated Cuban cigars"; "dried-out boards beginning to split"
is similar to
(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
"dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines"
is similar to
having or keeping the feet or shoes dry
"a land bridge over which man and beasts could have crossed dry-shod"
is an attribute of
the condition of containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)
"he confirmed the wetness of the swimming trunks"
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"
is derived from
opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages
"the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers"; "a dry state"
antonym
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"
antonym
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"
is derived from
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
used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones
"dry weight"
is similar to
of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous
"ice is water in the solid state"
unproductive especially of the expected results
"a dry run"; "a mind dry of new ideas"
is similar to
not producing or capable of producing
"elimination of high-cost or unproductive industries"
having no adornment or coloration
"dry facts"; "rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner"
is similar to
not elaborate or elaborated; simple
"plain food"; "stuck to the plain facts"; "a plain blue suit"; "a plain rectangular brick building"
(of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish
"dry toast"; "dry meat"
is similar to
not elaborate or elaborated; simple
"plain food"; "stuck to the plain facts"; "a plain blue suit"; "a plain rectangular brick building"
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"
is derived from
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