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- pronunciation:
- draI
- parts of speech:
- adjective, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- dry off, dry out, dry up
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, verb), Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
drier, dryer, driest, dryest |
| definition 1: |
free from wetness, dampness, or moisture.
When the laundry is dry, I'll show you how to fold everything.- antonyms:
- clammy, damp, dank, greasy, juicy, moist, sodden, watery, wet
- similar words:
- anhydrous, bone-dry, waterless
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| definition 2: |
lacking in rainfall.
We had a dry summer this year.Arizona has a dry climate.- synonyms:
- rainless
- antonyms:
- moist, wet
- similar words:
- arid, parched, thirsty
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| definition 3: |
lacking the normal or desired amount of moisture.
The cake was dry and tasteless.Don't cook the chicken too long or it will be dry.- antonyms:
- moist, succulent
- similar words:
- arid, dehydrated, desiccated, stale
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| definition 4: |
not in, under, or full of water or other liquid.
dry land- antonyms:
- wet
- similar words:
- desert
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| definition 5: |
no longer containing water.
a dry river- similar words:
- dehydrated, desiccated, parched, seared, waterless
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| definition 6: |
not giving milk.
The cow is dry.- antonyms:
- fresh
- similar words:
- unproductive
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| definition 7: |
lacking tears.
dry eyes- synonyms:
- tearless
- antonyms:
- tearful
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| definition 8: |
thirsty.
- synonyms:
- thirsty
- antonyms:
- quenched
- similar words:
- dehydrated, parched
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| definition 9: |
uninteresting; boring.
a dry textbook- synonyms:
- arid, barren, bland, boring, dull, monotonous, uninteresting
- antonyms:
- amusing, entertaining
- similar words:
- flat, innocuous, prosaic, prosy, stale, tedious, tiresome
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| definition 10: |
humorous in an ironic or sarcastic way.
dry wit- synonyms:
- droll, waggish, wry
- similar words:
- deadpan, ironic, sarcastic, witty
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| definition 11: |
of wines, not sweet.
dry champagne- synonyms:
- sec
- antonyms:
- sweet
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| related words: |
crisp, dead, deadly, dull, monotonous, stiff |
(adj.)dry
+ noun
air,
bean,
bed,
bone,
bread,
brush,
cleaner,
cleaning,
climate,
clothes,
condition,
corn,
cough,
creek,
crumb,
desert,
dirt,
dock,
dust,
fly,
forest,
grass,
heat,
humor,
ice,
ingredient,
land,
leaf,
lip,
martini,
milk,
mix,
mixture,
mustard,
patch,
pavement,
pine,
plain,
pump,
riverbed,
rot,
rub,
run,
sand,
season,
seed,
sherry,
skillet,
snow,
soil,
spell,
stream,
summer,
towel,
valley,
wash,
weather,
wine,
winter,
wit,
wood,
yeast
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
dries, drying, dried |
| definition 1: |
to make free from wetness or dampness; cause to be dry.
- antonyms:
- dampen, moisten, wet
- similar words:
- blot, blow-dry, towel, wipe
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| definition 2: |
to preserve by removing the moisture from (fruit, meat, or the like).
- synonyms:
- cure, dehydrate, preserve
- similar words:
- evaporate
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| related words: |
cure, preserve, process, scorch, season, stale, wither |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to become free from wetness or dampness; become dry.
- antonyms:
- dampen, wet
- similar words:
- desiccate, shrivel, wither
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| related words: |
cure |
(v.)dry
+ adverb
completely, fast, off, out, overnight, quickly, slowly, thoroughly
(v.)dry
+ noun
dish, hair, hour, minute, paper, pepper, rack, salt, skin, sun, tear, wind
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| phrase: |
dry off, dry out, dry up |
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