Dry - Meaning in Sanskrit

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Dry - Meaning in Sanskrit

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Definitions and Meaning of Dry in English

dry adjective

1. having no adornment or coloration

   Synonyms

   dry, dry

   Examples

   • "dry facts"
   • "rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner"
2. lacking moisture or volatile components

   Synonyms

   dry, dry

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   Example

   • "dry paint"
3. opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages

   Synonyms

   dry, dry

   Examples

   • "a dry state"
   • "the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers"
4. not producing milk

   Synonyms

   dry, dry

   Example

   • "a dry cow"
5. free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet

   Synonyms

   dry, dry

   Examples

   • "a dry climate"
   • "a dry river bed"
   • "dry clothes"
   • "dry land"
   • "dry splintery boards"
   • "the paint is dry"
6. not shedding tears

   Synonyms

   dry, dry

   Examples

   • "dry sobs"
   • "with dry eyes"
7. (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation

   Synonyms

   dry, dry

   Examples

   • "a dry Bordeaux"
   • "a dry white burgundy"
8. lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless

   Synonyms

   dry, dry, juiceless

   Examples

   • "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"
9. used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones

   Synonyms

   dry, dry

   Example

   • "dry weight"
10. unproductive especially of the expected results

    Synonyms

    dry, dry

    Examples

    • "a dry run"
    • "a mind dry of new ideas"
11. (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish

    Synonyms

    dry, dry

    Examples

    • "dry meat"
    • "dry toast"
12. humorously sarcastic or mocking

    Synonyms

    dry, dry, ironic, ironical, wry

    Examples

    • "an ironic novel"
    • "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"
    • "an ironical smile"
    • "dry humor"
    • "with a wry Scottish wit"
13. without a mucous or watery discharge

    Synonyms

    dry, dry

    Examples

    • "a dry cough"
    • "that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose"
14. having a large proportion of strong liquor

    Synonyms

    dry, dry

    Example

    • "a very dry martini is almost straight gin"
15. lacking warmth or emotional involvement

    Synonyms

    dry, dry

    Examples

    • "a dry critique"
    • "a dry greeting"
    • "a dry reading of the lines"
16. practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages

    Synonyms

    dry, dry, teetotal

    Examples

    • "he's been dry for ten years"
    • "no thank you; I happen to be teetotal"

dry noun

1. a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages

   Synonyms

   dry, dry, prohibitionist

dry verb

1. become dry or drier

   Synonyms

   dry out, dry, dry

   Example

   • "The laundry dries in the sun"
2. remove the moisture from and make dry

   Synonyms

   dry out, dry, dry

   Examples

   • "dry clothes"
   • "dry hair"

Synonyms of Dry

• prohibitionist
• dry out
• dry out
• teetotal
• ironic, ironical, wry
• juiceless

Antonyms of Dry

wet, phlegmy, sweet, lactating

More matches for Dry

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