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dry - a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages |
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crusader,
meliorist,
reformer,
reformist,
social reformer a warrior who engages in a holy war; "the Crusaders tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims"
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dry - remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair" |
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wet make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating; "This eight year old boy still wets his bed"
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dry,
dry out remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair"
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alter,
change,
modify remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?"
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dehydrate,
desiccate,
dry up,
exsiccate remove water from; "All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me"
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dehydrate,
desiccate remove water from; "All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me"
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spin-dry dry (clothes) by spinning and making use of centrifugal forces
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tumble dry dry by spinning with hot air inside a cylinder; "These fabrics are delicate and cannot be tumbled dry"
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spray-dry dry by bringing into the form of a spray, through contact with a hot gas
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dehumidify make less humid; "The air conditioner dehumidifies the air in the summer"
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parch,
sear cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun parched the earth"
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rough-dry dry without smoothing or ironing; "rough-dry the laundry"
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blow-dry dry hair with a hair dryer
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drip-dry dry by hanging up wet
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air expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry; "Air linen"
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dry - become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the sun" |
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change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
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scorch become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions; "The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun"
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dry out,
run dry become empty of water; "The river runs dry in the summer"
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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" |
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wet consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor; "a wet cargo"; "a wet canteen"
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wetness the condition of containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water); "he confirmed the wetness of the swimming trunks"
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adust,
baked,
parched,
scorched,
sunbaked burned brown by the sun; "of an adust complexion"- Sir Walter Scott
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air-dried made dry by contact with unheated air
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air-dry not giving off moisture on exposure to the air
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arid,
waterless lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless; "a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata"; "a desiccate romance"; "a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery"-C.J.Rolo
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bone-dry
bone dry
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desiccated,
dried-out thoroughly dried out; "old boxes of desiccated Cuban cigars"; "dried-out boards beginning to split"
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dried preserved by removing natural moisture; "dried beef"; "dried fruit"; "dehydrated eggs"; "shredded and desiccated coconut meat"
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dried-up depleted of water; "a dried-up water hole"
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dried-up,
sear,
sere,
shriveled,
shrivelled,
withered depleted of water; "a dried-up water hole"
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dry-shod having or keeping the feet or shoes dry; "a land bridge over which man and beasts could have crossed dry-shod"
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kiln-dried dried in a kiln
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rainless lacking rain; "a rainless month"; "rainless skies"
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semiarid somewhat arid; "a semiarid region with little annual rainfall"
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semi-dry somewhat dry; "swabbing left the deck semi-dry but still slippery"
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thirsty able to take in large quantities of moisture; "thirsty towels"
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dry - (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation; "a dry white burgundy"; "a dry Bordeaux" |
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sweet pleasing to the senses; "the sweet song of the lark"; "the sweet face of a child"
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sour smelling of fermentation or staleness
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nonsweet,
sugarless not containing sugar
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brut (of champagne) extremely dry
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medium-dry of a wine that is dry but not extremely dry
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unsweet (of champagne) moderately dry
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dry - 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" |
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ironic,
ironical,
wry |
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humorous,
humourous full of or characterized by humor; "humorous stories"; "humorous cartoons"; "in a humorous vein"
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dry - not producing milk; "a dry cow" |
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lactating,
wet consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor; "a wet cargo"; "a wet canteen"
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milkless having no milk; "milkless breasts"
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dry - 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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teetotal |
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sober not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
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dry - lacking warmth or emotional involvement; "a dry greeting"; "a dry reading of the lines"; "a dry critique" |
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unemotional unsusceptible to or destitute of or showing no emotion
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dry - without a mucous or watery discharge; "a dry cough"; "that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose" |
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phlegmy characterized by phlegm; "a phlegmy discharge"
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dry - not shedding tears; "dry sobs"; "with dry eyes" |
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dry-eyed,
tearless free from tears
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dry - lacking moisture or volatile components; "dry paint" |
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wet consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor; "a wet cargo"; "a wet canteen"
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dry - having a large proportion of strong liquor; "a very dry martini is almost straight gin" |
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alcoholic addicted to alcohol; "alcoholic expatriates in Paris"- Carl Van Doren
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dry - (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish; "dry toast"; "dry meat" |
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plain lacking embellishment or ornamentation; "a plain hair style"; "unembellished white walls"; "functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete"
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dry - having no adornment or coloration; "dry facts"; "rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner" |
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plain lacking embellishment or ornamentation; "a plain hair style"; "unembellished white walls"; "functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete"
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dry - unproductive especially of the expected results; "a dry run"; "a mind dry of new ideas" |
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unproductive not producing desired results; "the talks between labor and management were unproductive"
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dry - used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones; "dry weight" |
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solid uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks; "a solid line across the page"; "solid sheets of water"
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dry - 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 |
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juiceless |
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unexciting,
unstimulating not exciting; "an unexciting novel"; "lived an unexciting life"
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dry - opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers"; "a dry state" |
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wet consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor; "a wet cargo"; "a wet canteen"
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