dry
a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
• Syn:
prohibitionist
• Derivationally related forms:
prohibition (for: prohibitionist)
• Hypernyms:
reformer, reformist, crusader, social reformer, meliorist
• Instance Hyponyms:
Nation, Carry Nation, Carry Amelia Moore Nation, Willard, Frances Elizabeth Caroline Willard
1. remove the moisture from and make dry (Freq. 12)
- dry clothes
- dry hair
• Syn:
dry out
• Ant:
wet
• Derivationally related forms:
drier
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Hyponyms:
exsiccate, dehydrate, dry up, desiccate, spin-dry,
tumble dry, spray-dry, dehumidify, parch, sear, rough-dry,
blow-dry, drip-dry, air
• Cause:
dry out
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. become dry or drier (Freq. 11)
- The laundry dries in the sun
• Syn:
dry out
• Derivationally related forms:
drier
• Hypernyms:
change
• Hyponyms:
scorch, run dry, dry out
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
1. free from liquid or moisture;
lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water;
or no longer wet (Freq. 18)
- dry land
- dry clothes
- a dry climate
- dry splintery boards
- a dry river bed
- the paint is dry
• Ant:
wet
• Similar to:
adust, baked, parched, scorched, sunbaked,
air-dried, air-dry, arid, waterless, bone-dry, bone dry,
desiccated, dried-out, dried, dried-up, sere, sear,
shriveled, shrivelled, withered, dry-shod, kiln-dried, rainless,
semiarid, semi-dry, thirsty
• Derivationally related forms:
dryness
• Attrubites:
wetness
2. humorously sarcastic or mocking (Freq. 1)
- dry humor
- an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely
- an ironic novel
- an ironical smile
- with a wry Scottish wit
• Syn:
ironic, ironical, wry
• Similar to:
humorous, humourous
• Derivationally related forms:
irony (for: ironical), irony (for: ironic), dryness
3. lacking moisture or volatile components
- dry paint
• Ant:
wet
• Derivationally related forms:
dryness
4. opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages
- the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers
- a dry state
• Ant:
wet
5. not producing milk
- a dry cow
• Ant:
wet
• Similar to:
milkless
• Derivationally related forms:
dryness
6. (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation
- a dry white burgundy
- a dry Bordeaux
• Ant:
sweet
• Similar to:
brut, medium-dry, sec, unsweet
• See Also:
sour, sugarless, nonsweet
7. without a mucous or watery discharge
- a dry cough
- that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose
• Ant:
phlegmy
• Derivationally related forms:
dryness
8. not shedding tears
- dry sobs
- with dry eyes
• Similar to:
tearless, dry-eyed
• Derivationally related forms:
dryness
9. 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
• Syn:
juiceless
• Similar to:
unstimulating, unexciting
10. used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones
- dry weight
• Similar to:
solid
11. unproductive especially of the expected results
- a dry run
- a mind dry of new ideas
• Similar to:
unproductive
12. having no adornment or coloration
- dry facts
- rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner
• Similar to:
plain
13. (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish
- dry toast
- dry meat
• Similar to:
plain
14. having a large proportion of strong liquor
- a very dry martini is almost straight gin
• Similar to:
alcoholic
15. lacking warmth or emotional involvement
- a dry greeting
- a dry reading of the lines
- a dry critique
• Similar to:
unemotional
• Derivationally related forms:
dryness
16. practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages
- he's been dry for ten years
- no thank you; I happen to be teetotal
• Syn:
teetotal
• Similar to:
sober
• Derivationally related forms:
dryness
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