Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb dry
2 senses of dry
Sense 1
dry, dry out
=> dehydrate, dry up desiccate
=> tumble
=> spin-dry
=> tumble dry
=> spray-dry
=> dehumidify
=> parch, scorch, sear
=> rough-dry
=> blow-dry
=> drip-dry
=> air
Sense 2
dry, dry out
=> run dry, dry out
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb dry
2 senses of dry
Sense 1
dry, dry out
=> dehydrate, dry up desiccate
=> tumble
=> spin-dry
=> tumble dry
=> spray-dry
=> dehumidify
=> parch, scorch, sear
=> rough-dry
=> blow-dry
=> drip-dry
=> air
Sense 2
dry, dry out
=> run dry, dry out
Entailment of verb dry
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb dry
2 senses of dry
Sense 1
dry, dry out
=> change, alter
Sense 2
dry, dry out
=> change
Familiarity of verb dry
dry used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb dry
Sense 1
dry, dry out
=> change, alter
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Sense 2
dry, dry out
=> change
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Grep of noun dry
animal husbandry
bawdry
bell foundry
dry
dry-bulb thermometer
dry-gulching
dry-stone wall
dry battery
dry cell
dry cereal
dry cleaner
dry cleaners
dry cleaning
dry dock
dry fly
dry ice
dry kiln
dry land
dry masonry
dry measure
dry milk
dry mop
dry mouth
dry nurse
dry pint
dry point
dry quart
dry rot
dry run
dry season
dry socket
dry unit
dry vermouth
dry wall
dry walling
dry wash
dryad
dryadella
dryas
dryas octopetala
dryden
dryer
drygoods
drying agent
drying oil
drying up
dryland berry
dryland blueberry
drymarchon
drymarchon corais
drymarchon corais couperi
drymoglossum
drynaria
drynaria rigidula
dryness
dryopithecine
dryopithecus
dryopithecus rudapithecus hungaricus
dryopteridaceae
dryopteris
dryopteris dilatata
dryopteris filix-mas
dryopteris fragrans
dryopteris goldiana
dryopteris hexagonoptera
dryopteris marginalis
dryopteris noveboracensis
dryopteris oreades
dryopteris oreopteris
dryopteris phegopteris
dryopteris thelypteris
dryopteris thelypteris pubescens
drypis
floating dry dock
foundry
heraldry
husbandry
iron foundry
laundry
monandry
nonfat dry milk
polyandry
ribaldry
sundry
united states dry unit
wizardry
Overview of noun dry
The noun dry has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. dry, prohibitionist -- (a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages)
Overview of verb dry
The verb dry has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (12) dry, dry out -- (remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair")
2. (11) dry, dry out -- (become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the sun")
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 dry
The noun dry has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. dry, prohibitionist -- (a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages)
Overview of verb dry
The verb dry has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (12) dry, dry out -- (remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair")
2. (11) dry, dry out -- (become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the sun")
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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