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Meaning
Adj
●
Free from or
lacking
moisture.
●
In Petrochemistry:
Unable to
produce
a
liquid
, as water, (petrochemistry)
oil
, or (farming) milk.
●
In Masonry:
Built without or
lacking
mortar.
●
In Chemistry:
Anhydrous:
free
from or
lacking
water in any state,
regardless of
the
presence
of other liquids.
●
Athirst, eager.
●
Free from or
lacking
alcohol
or
alcoholic
beverages.
●
In Law:
Describing an area where
sales
of
alcoholic
or strong
alcoholic
beverages
are banned.
●
In Wine:
Free from or
lacking
embellishment
or sweetness
Low in
sugar
;
lacking
sugar
; unsweetened.
●
Free from or
lacking
embellishment
or sweetness
Amusing without
showing
amusement.
Lacking interest, boring.
Exhibiting
precise
execution
lacking
delicate
contours
or
soft
transitions
of color.
●
In Aviation:
Not using
afterburners
or
water injection
for increased thrust.
⚠️
In Sciences:
Involving
computations
rather than
work with
biological
or
chemical
matter.
●
Free from
applied
audio
effects (especially reverb).
●
Without a
usual
complement
or
consummation
; impotent.
Of a
bite
from an
animal
: not
containing
the
usual
venom.
●
In Christianity:
Of a
mass
, service, or
rite
:
involving
neither
consecration
nor communion.
●
In Software engineering:
Of
code
, having
the quality
of
adhering
to the
principle
of DRY;
containing
as little
repetition
as possible.
Noun
●
The process by which something is dried.
●
In American English:
A
prohibitionist
(of
alcoholic
beverages).
●
An area with little or no
rain
, or
sheltered
from it.
●
In Australian English:
The
dry
season.
●
In Australian English:
An area of
waterless
country.
●
Unsweetened
ginger ale
;
dry
ginger
.
●
In British English & UK politics:
A
radical
or
hard-line
Conservative; especially, one who
supported
the
policies
of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s.
Verb
●
To
lose
moisture.
●
To
remove
moisture
from.
●
To
exhaust
; to cause to
run
dry.
●
For an
actor
to
forget
his or her
lines
while performing.
●
In Software engineering:
To cause
code
to become DRY; to
remove
repetition
from
code
.
Phrase
●
In Software engineering:
Acronym of
don't
repeat
yourself (“software development
principle
aimed at
reducing
repetition”).
Name
●
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
dry
English
drye
Middle English (1100-1500)
drygan
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
dryge
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Anhydrous
Arid
Droughty
Dry
Exsuccous
Parched
Sare
Sear
Sere
Unmoist
Waterless
Drie
Thirsty
Bone Dry
Dry As A Bone
Antonyms
Wet
Pulpy
Moisturize
Teary
Sweet
Related
Clean
Rinse
Wash
Soft
Cool
Thaw
Soak
Burn
Warm
Thick
Hot
Thin
Spray
Greasy
Flush
Cold
Boil
Watery
Freeze
Heat
Evaporate
Water
Crumbly
Thicken
Moisture
Chilly
Fresh
Drain
Brittle
Melt
Empty
Smooth
Dust
Soaked
Harden
Wipe
Creamy
Powdery
Air
Blow
Brush
Defrost
Cleaned
Liquid
Vacuum
Waterlogged
Hydrate
Washing
Heated
Remove
Scrub
Dissolve
Soaking
Boiling
Cook
Browned
Rinsed
Light
Soil
Surface
Grind
Heat Up
Cool Down
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Rhymes
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I
Di
Sy
Bi
Cy
Xi
Si
Hi
Hi
Ty
Ai
Fi
My
Ay
By
Pi
Vi
Fie
Guy
Why
Pie
Zui
Fry
Hie
Bye
Fry
Vie
Bri
Chi
Dry
Cpi
Tie
Tai
Cly
Lie
Aby
Pry
Thy
Die
Rye
Sky
Dye
Tri
Sie
Sly
Gui
Fly
Aye
Eye
Cry
Spy
Try
Phi
Buy
Lye
Lai
Shy
Guy
Wry
Ply
Sai
Sty
Dpi
Fyi
Psi
Dai
Sny
Ally
Chai
High
Yigh
Espy
Jedi
Deny
Nigh
Scry
Flye
Spry
Abye
Adry
Thai
Awry
Stye
Sigh
Defy
Rely
Affy
Scye
July
Belie
Debye
Terai
G'Bye
Apply
Retry
Imply
Delhi
Refry
Retie
Dubai
Manti
Thigh
Serai
Reply
Rebuy
Unsly
Bespy
Untie
Marae
Decry
Ossify
Ifypfy
Rinzai
Supply
Forthy
Taille
Mackay
Mistry
Kawaii
Comply
Mtfbwy
Hereby
Descry
Forbuy
Testify
Goodbye
Whereby
Crucify
Thereby
Overlie
Reapply
Shanghai
Shanghai
Misapply
Underlie
Butterfly
Versailles
Pie-In-The-Sky
Muay Thai
Dots Per Inch
Pie In The Sky
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