4 definitions found 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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