dry
/draɪ/
सुक्खा, नीरस, सुकाउनु
noun
1. prohibitionist
a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
verb
1. dry out
remove the moisture from and make dry
"dry clothes"
"dry hair"
2. dry out
become dry or drier
"The laundry dries in the sun"
adjective
1. 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. 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
lacking moisture or volatile components
"dry paint"
4. dry
opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages
"the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers"
"a dry state"
5. dry
not producing milk
"a dry cow"
6. dry
(of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation
"a dry white burgundy"
"a dry Bordeaux"
7. dry
without a mucous or watery discharge
"a dry cough"
"that rare thing in the wintertime
a small child with a dry nose"
8. dry
not shedding tears
"dry sobs"
"with dry eyes"
9. 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
10. dry
used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones
"dry weight"
11. dry
unproductive especially of the expected results
"a dry run"
"a mind dry of new ideas"
12. dry
having no adornment or coloration
"dry facts"
"rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner"
13. dry
(of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish
"dry toast"
"dry meat"
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. teetotal
practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages
"he's been dry for ten years"
"no thank you
I happen to be teetotal"
Synonyms
arid parched moistureless juiceless barren tame sarcastic vapid lifeless dull tedious uninteresting monotonous
Antonyms
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