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drier


 
  Grep  of  noun  drier 
  blow  drier 
  clothes  drier 
  drier 
  hair  drier 
  spin  drier 
  tumble  drier 
 
  Overview  of  noun  drier 
 
  The  noun  drier  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  desiccant,  drying  agent,  drier,  sicative  --  (a  substance  that  promotes  drying  (e.g.,  calcium  oxide  absorbs  water  and  is  used  to  remove  moisture)) 
  2.  dryer,  drier  --  (an  appliance  that  removes  moisture) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  dry 
 
  The  adj  dry  has  16  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (20)  dry  --  (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") 
  2.  (1)  dry,  ironic,  ironical,  wry  --  (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") 
  3.  dry  --  (opposed  to  or  prohibiting  the  production  and  sale  of  alcoholic  beverages;  "the  dry  vote  led  by  preachers  and  bootleggers";  "a  dry  state") 
  4.  dry  --  (not  producing  milk;  "a  dry  cow") 
  5.  dry  --  ((of  wines)  not  sweet  because  of  decomposition  of  sugar  during  fermentation;  "a  dry  white  burgundy") 
  6.  dry  --  (without  a  mucous  or  watery  discharge;  "a  dry  cough";  "that  rare  thing  in  the  wintertime;  a  small  child  with  a  dry  nose") 
  7.  dry  --  (not  shedding  tears;  "dry  sobs";  "with  dry  eyes") 
  8.  dry,  juiceless  --  (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) 
  9.  dry  --  (used  of  solid  substances  in  contrast  with  liquid  ones;  "dry  weight") 
  10.  dry  --  (unproductive  especially  of  the  expected  results;  "a  dry  run";  "a  mind  dry  of  new  ideas") 
  11.  dry  --  (having  no  adornment  or  coloration;  "dry  facts";  "rattled  off  the  facts  in  a  dry  mechanical  manner") 
  12.  dry  --  ((of  food)  eaten  without  a  spread  or  sauce  or  other  garnish;  "dry  toast";  "dry  meat") 
  13.  dry  --  (suffering  from  fluid  deprivation;  "his  mouth  was  dry") 
  14.  dry  --  (having  a  large  proportion  of  strong  liquor;  "a  very  dry  martini  is  almost  straight  gin") 
  15.  dry  --  (lacking  warmth  or  emotional  involvement;  "a  dry  greeting";  "a  dry  reading  of  the  lines";  "a  dry  critique") 
  16.  dry,  teetotal  --  (practicing  complete  abstinence  from  alcoholic  beverages;  "he's  been  dry  for  ten  years";  "no  thank  you  I  happen  to  be  teetotal") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  dry 
 
  16  senses  of  dry 
 
  Sense  1 
  dry  (vs.  wet) 
 
  wet  (vs.  dry) 
  =>  bedewed,  dewy 
  =>  besprent,  sprinkled 
  =>  boggy,  marshy,  miry,  mucky,  muddy,  quaggy,  sloughy,  swampy 
  =>  clammy,  dank 
  =>  damp,  dampish,  moist 
  =>  drenched,  saturated,  soaked,  soaking,  sodden,  sopping,  soppy 
  =>  dripping 
  =>  drippy,  drizzly 
  =>  dunked,  soused 
  =>  humid 
  =>  misty 
  =>  muggy,  steamy,  sticky 
  =>  perspiring,  sweating,  sweaty 
  =>  reeking,  dripping,  watery 
  =>  showery,  rainy 
  =>  soggy,  waterlogged 
  =>  steaming 
  =>  sticky 
  =>  tacky 
  =>  washed 
  =>  watery 
  =>  undried 
 
  Sense  2 
  dry,  ironic,  ironical,  wry 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  humorous)  ->  humorless,  unhumorous 
 
  Sense  3 
  dry  (vs.  wet) 
 
  wet  (vs.  dry) 
 
  Sense  4 
  dry  (vs.  wet) 
 
  wet  (vs.  dry),  lactating 
  =>  fresh 
 
  Sense  5 
  dry  (vs.  sweet) 
 
  sweet  (vs.  dry) 
 
  Sense  6 
  dry  (vs.  phlegmy) 
 
  phlegmy  (vs.  dry) 
  =>  loose 
 
  Sense  7 
  dry 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  tearless)  ->  tearful 
 
  Sense  8 
  dry,  juiceless 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unstimulating)  ->  stimulating 
 
  Sense  9 
  dry 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  gaseous,  solid)  ->  liquid 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  solid,  liquid)  ->  gaseous 
 
  Sense  10 
  dry 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unproductive)  ->  productive 
 
  Sense  11 
  dry 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  plain)  ->  fancy 
 
  Sense  12 
  dry 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  plain)  ->  fancy 
 
  Sense  13 
  dry 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  thirsty)  ->  hungry 
 
  Sense  14 
  dry 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  alcoholic)  ->  nonalcoholic,  soft 
 
  Sense  15 
  dry 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unemotional)  ->  emotional 
 
  Sense  16 
  dry,  teetotal 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  sober)  ->  intoxicated,  drunk,  inebriated 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  dry 
 
  16  senses  of  dry 
 
  Sense  1 
  dry  (vs.  wet) 
  =>  adust,  baked,  parched,  scorched,  sunbaked 
  =>  arid,  waterless 
  =>  bone-dry(postnominal),  bone  dry(prenominal) 
  =>  desiccated,  dried-out 
  =>  dried 
  =>  dried-up 
  =>  dried-up,  sere,  sear,  shriveled,  shrivelled,  withered 
  =>  rainless 
  =>  thirsty 
  =>  dry-shod 
  =>  semiarid 
 
  Sense  2 
  dry,  ironic,  ironical,  wry 
  =>  humorous  (vs.  humorless) 
 
  Sense  3 
  dry  (vs.  wet) 
 
  Sense  4 
  dry  (vs.  wet) 
  =>  milkless 
 
  Sense  5 
  dry  (vs.  sweet) 
  =>  brut 
  =>  sec,  unsweet 
  Also  See->  sour#2;  sugarless#1,  nonsweet#1 
 
  Sense  6 
  dry  (vs.  phlegmy) 
 
  Sense  7 
  dry 
  =>  tearless  (vs.  tearful),  dry-eyed 
 
  Sense  8 
  dry,  juiceless 
  =>  unstimulating  (vs.  stimulating),  unexciting 
 
  Sense  9 
  dry 
  =>  solid  (vs.  liquid)  (vs.  gaseous) 
 
  Sense  10 
  dry 
  =>  unproductive  (vs.  productive) 
 
  Sense  11 
  dry 
  =>  plain  (vs.  fancy) 
 
  Sense  12 
  dry 
  =>  plain  (vs.  fancy) 
 
  Sense  13 
  dry 
  =>  thirsty  (vs.  hungry) 
 
  Sense  14 
  dry 
  =>  alcoholic  (vs.  nonalcoholic) 
 
  Sense  15 
  dry 
  =>  unemotional  (vs.  emotional) 
 
  Sense  16 
  dry,  teetotal 
  =>  sober  (vs.  intoxicated) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  dry 
 
  1  of  16  senses  of  dry 
 
  Sense  1 
  dry  (vs.  wet) 
  =>  wetness 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  dry 
 
  dry  used  as  an  adjective  is  familiar  (polysemy  count  =  16) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  dry 
  bone-dry 
  bone  dry 
  cut-and-dry 
  drip-dry 
  dry 
  dry-cleaned 
  dry-eyed 
  dry-shod 
  high-and-dry 
  sundry 
  tawdry 
 
  Overview  of  noun  drier 
 
  The  noun  drier  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  desiccant,  drying  agent,  drier,  sicative  --  (a  substance  that  promotes  drying  (e.g.,  calcium  oxide  absorbs  water  and  is  used  to  remove  moisture)) 
  2.  dryer,  drier  --  (an  appliance  that  removes  moisture) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  dry 
 
  The  adj  dry  has  16  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (20)  dry  --  (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") 
  2.  (1)  dry,  ironic,  ironical,  wry  --  (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") 
  3.  dry  --  (opposed  to  or  prohibiting  the  production  and  sale  of  alcoholic  beverages;  "the  dry  vote  led  by  preachers  and  bootleggers";  "a  dry  state") 
  4.  dry  --  (not  producing  milk;  "a  dry  cow") 
  5.  dry  --  ((of  wines)  not  sweet  because  of  decomposition  of  sugar  during  fermentation;  "a  dry  white  burgundy") 
  6.  dry  --  (without  a  mucous  or  watery  discharge;  "a  dry  cough";  "that  rare  thing  in  the  wintertime;  a  small  child  with  a  dry  nose") 
  7.  dry  --  (not  shedding  tears;  "dry  sobs";  "with  dry  eyes") 
  8.  dry,  juiceless  --  (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) 
  9.  dry  --  (used  of  solid  substances  in  contrast  with  liquid  ones;  "dry  weight") 
  10.  dry  --  (unproductive  especially  of  the  expected  results;  "a  dry  run";  "a  mind  dry  of  new  ideas") 
  11.  dry  --  (having  no  adornment  or  coloration;  "dry  facts";  "rattled  off  the  facts  in  a  dry  mechanical  manner") 
  12.  dry  --  ((of  food)  eaten  without  a  spread  or  sauce  or  other  garnish;  "dry  toast";  "dry  meat") 
  13.  dry  --  (suffering  from  fluid  deprivation;  "his  mouth  was  dry") 
  14.  dry  --  (having  a  large  proportion  of  strong  liquor;  "a  very  dry  martini  is  almost  straight  gin") 
  15.  dry  --  (lacking  warmth  or  emotional  involvement;  "a  dry  greeting";  "a  dry  reading  of  the  lines";  "a  dry  critique") 
  16.  dry,  teetotal  --  (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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