Search Result:dryer
KK Pronunciation
〔 `draIL 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˋdraiә 〕
Overview of noun dryer
The noun dryer has 1 sense
- dryer, drier -- (an appliance that removes moisture)
Overview of adj dry
The adj dry has 16 senses
- 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")
- dry, 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")
- dry -- (lacking moisture or volatile components; "dry paint")
- dry -- (opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers"; "a dry state")
- dry -- (not producing milk; "a dry cow")
- dry -- ((of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation; "a dry white burgundy"; "a dry Bordeaux")
- dry -- (without a mucous or watery discharge; "a dry cough"; "that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose")
- dry -- (not shedding tears; "dry sobs"; "with dry eyes")
- dry, 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)
- dry -- (used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones; "dry weight")
- dry -- (unproductive especially of the expected results; "a dry run"; "a mind dry of new ideas")
- dry -- (having no adornment or coloration; "dry facts"; "rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner")
- dry -- ((of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish; "dry toast"; "dry meat")
- dry -- (having a large proportion of strong liquor; "a very dry martini is almost straight gin")
- dry -- (lacking warmth or emotional involvement; "a dry greeting"; "a dry reading of the lines"; "a dry critique")
- dry, teetotal -- (practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages; "he's been dry for ten years"; "no thank you; I happen to be teetotal")