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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dryer \Dry"er\, n.
     See {Drier}. --Sir W. Temple.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  dry
       adj 1: 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" [ant: {wet}]
       2: 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" [syn: {ironic}, {ironical}, {wry}]
       3: opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of
          alcoholic beverages; "the dry vote led by preachers and
          bootleggers"; "a dry state" [ant: {wet}]
       4: not producing milk; "a dry cow" [ant: {wet}]
       5: (of wines) not sweet because of decomposition of sugar
          during fermentation; "a dry white burgundy" [ant: {sweet}]
       6: without a mucous or watery discharge; "a dry cough"; "that
          rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry
          nose" [ant: {phlegmy}]
       7: not shedding tears; "dry sobs"; "with dry eyes"
       8: 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}]
       9: used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones; "dry
          weight"
       10: unproductive especially of the expected results; "a dry
           run"; "a mind dry of new ideas"
       11: having no adornment or coloration; "dry facts"; "rattled off
           the facts in a dry mechanical manner"
       12: (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish;
           "dry toast"; "dry meat"
       13: suffering from fluid deprivation; "his mouth was dry"
       14: having a large proportion of strong liquor; "a very dry
           martini is almost straight gin"
       15: lacking warmth or emotional involvement; "a dry greeting";
           "a dry reading of the lines"; "a dry critique"
       16: practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages;
           "he's been dry for ten years"; "no thank you; I happen to
           be teetotal" [syn: {teetotal}]
       n : a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
           [syn: {prohibitionist}]
       v 1: remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry
            hair" [syn: {dry out}] [ant: {wet}]
       2: become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the sun" [syn: {dry
          out}]
       [also: {dried}, {dryest}, {dryer}, {driest}, {drier}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dryer
       n : an appliance that removes moisture [syn: {drier}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dryer
       See {dry}

















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