dry :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (2)

n. a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages

Verbs (2)

v. become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the sun"

Adverbs (0)

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Adjectives (4)

dry

adj. (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation; "a dry white burgundy"; "a dry Bordeaux"

dry

adj. lacking warmth or emotional involvement; "a dry greeting"; "a dry reading of the lines"; "a dry critique"

adj. practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages; "he's been dry for ten years"; "no thank you; I happen to be teetotal"

Fuzzynyms (5)

v. decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"

v. rub with a circular motion; "wipe the blackboard"; "He passed his hands over the soft cloth"

v. form by erosion; "The river washed a ravine into the mountainside"

Synonyms (10)

adj. unproductive of success; "a fruitless search"; "futile years after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain attempt"

adj. not directly productive; "nonproductive labor"

adj. totally sober

adj. not inebriated

Antonyms (4)

n. a slight wetness

adj. (used of wines) having a high residual sugar content; "sweet dessert wines"