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dry definition
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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 -------------- Sense 2 dry, dry out => change -------------- 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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