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Definitions for Drying

[1] causing dryness: a drying breeze.
[2] designed to become or capable of becoming dry and hard on exposure to air.
[3] free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
[4] having or characterized by little or no rain: a dry climate; the dry season.
[5] characterized by absence, deficiency, or failure of natural or ordinary moisture.
[6] not under, in, or on water: It was good to be on dry land.
[7] not now containing or yielding water or other liquid; depleted or empty of liquid: The well is dry.
[8] not yielding milk: a dry cow.
[9] free from tears: dry eyes.
[10] drained or evaporated away: a dry river.
[11] desiring drink; thirsty: He was so dry he could hardly speak.
[12] causing thirst: dry work.
[13] served or eaten without butter, jam, etc.: dry toast.
[14] (of cooked food) lacking enough moisture or juice to be satisfying or succulent.
[15] (of bread and bakery products) stale.
[16] of or relating to nonliquid substances or commodities: dry measure; dry provisions.
[17] (of wines) not sweet.
[18] (of a cocktail) made with dry vermouth: a dry Manhattan. made with relatively little dry vermouth: a dry martini.
[19] characterized by or favoring prohibition of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic liquors for use in beverages: a dry state.
[20] (of British biscuits) not sweet.
[21] plain; bald; unadorned: dry facts.
[22] dull; uninteresting: a dry subject.
[23] expressed in a straight-faced, matter-of-fact way: dry humor.
[24] indifferent; cold; unemotional: a dry answer.
[25] unproductive: The greatest of artists have dry years.
[26] (of lumber) fully seasoned.
[27] Building Trades . (of masonry construction) built without fresh mortar or cement. (of a wall, ceiling, etc., in an interior) finished without the use of fresh plaster.
[28] Ceramics . unglazed. insufficiently glazed.
[29] Art . hard and formal in outline, or lacking mellowness and warmth in color.
[30] to make dry; free from moisture: to dry the dishes.
[31] to become dry; lose moisture.
[32] a prohibitionist.
[33] a dry place, area, or region.
[34] dry out , to make or become completely dry. to undergo or cause to undergo detoxification from consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol.
[35] dry up , to make or become completely dry. to cease to exist; evaporate. Informal . to stop talking. (in acting) to forget one's lines or part.
[36] the action or process of making or becoming dry
[37] Also called (not now in technical usage): seasoning the processing of timber until it has a moisture content suitable for the purposes for which it is to be used
[38] causing dryness a drying wind
[39] lacking moisture; not damp or wet
[40] having little or no rainfall
[41] not in or under water dry land
[42] having the water drained away or evaporated a dry river
[43] not providing milk a dry cow
[44] (of the eyes) free from tears
[45] informal in need of a drink; thirsty causing thirst dry work
[46] eaten without butter, jam, etc dry toast
[47] (of a wine, cider, etc) not sweet
[48] pathol not accompanied by or producing a mucous or watery discharge a dry cough
[49] consisting of solid as opposed to liquid substances or commodities
[50] without adornment; plain dry facts
[51] lacking interest or stimulation a dry book
[52] lacking warmth or emotion; cold a dry greeting
[53] (of wit or humour) shrewd and keen in an impersonal, sarcastic, or laconic way
[54] opposed to or prohibiting the sale of alcoholic liquor for human consumption a dry area
[55] NZ (of a ewe) without a lamb after the mating season
[56] electronics (of a soldered electrical joint) imperfect because the solder has not adhered to the metal, thus reducing conductance
[57] (when intr, often foll by off ) to make or become dry or free from moisture
[58] (tr) to preserve (meat, vegetables, fruit, etc) by removing the moisture
[59] British informal a Conservative politician who is considered to be a hard-liner Compare wet (def. 10)
[60] the dry Australian informal the dry season
[61] US and Canadian an informal word for prohibitionist

Words related to Drying

dusty, arid, torrid, parched, barren, bare, stale, simple, dreary, sharp, sour, salty, harsh, exhaust, drain, wilt, sear, evaporate, blot, wither

Words nearby Drying

dryas, drybrush, dryden, dryer, drygas, drying, drying oil, drying-out, dryland, dryland farming, dryly

Origin of Drying

before 900; Middle English drie, Old English drȳge; akin to Dutch droog, German trocken; see drought

Other words from Drying

non·dry·ing , adjective
un·dry·ing , adjective
dry·a·ble , adjective
dry·ly , adverb
dry·ness , noun
o·ver·dry , adjective
o·ver·dry·ly , adverb
o·ver·dry·ness , noun
pre·dry , verb (used with object), pre·dried, pre·dry·ing.
re·dry , verb, re·dried, re·dry·ing.
ul·tra·dry , adjective
un·der·dry , verb (used with object), un·der·dried, un·der·dry·ing.
un·dry , adjective
un·dry·a·ble , adjective

Word origin for Drying

Old English drӯge; related to Old High German truckan, Old Norse draugr dry wood

Synonyms for Drying

arid, bare, barren, dehydrated, dusty, parched, stale, torrid, baked, bald, depleted, desert, desiccant, desiccated, drained, evaporated, exhausted, impoverished, sapped, sear, shriveled, anhydrous, athirst, dried-up, droughty, hard, juiceless, not irrigated, rainless, sapless, thirsty, unmoistened, waterless