I. adjective
1.
devoid of or deficient in moisture
preferred a dry climate
Synonyms: arid, bone-dry, droughty, moistureless, sere, thirsty, unwatered, waterless
Related Word: baked, dehydrated, desiccated, parched; bald, bare, barren; depleted, drained, exhausted, impoverished; juiceless, sapless, sapped
Contrasted words: drenched, dripping, saturated, soaked, soaking, sodden, sopping, soppy, soused, wringing-wet; damp, dank, humid, moist; exuberant, lush, luxuriant, prodigal, profuse
Antonyms: wet
2.
Synonyms: thirsty 1, athirst, thirsting
3.
marked by the absence of or abstention from alcoholic beverages
a dry party
Synonyms: bone-dry, teetotal
Antonyms: wet
4.
Synonyms: impassive 1, apathetic, matter-of-fact, phlegmatic, stoic, stolid
5.
Synonyms: arid 2, bromidic, dryasdust, dull, dusty, insipid, tedious, uninteresting, weariful, wearisome
6.
Synonyms: plain 1, discreet, inelaborate, modest, simple, unadorned, unembellished, unembroidered, ungarnished, unpretentious
7.
Synonyms: sour 1, acerb, acerbic, acetose, acid, acidulous, tart
Antonyms: sweet
8.
Synonyms: harsh 3, grating, hoarse, jarring, rasping, raucous, rough, rugged, strident, stridulous
II. verb
1.
to treat or affect so as to deprive of moisture
clothes dried in the wind
Synonyms: dehydrate, desiccate, exsiccate, parch, sear
Related Word: evaporate; anhydrate; deplete, drain, exhaust; shrivel, wither, wizen
Contrasted words: deluge, douse, drench, soak, sop, souse; damp, dampen, moisten
Antonyms: wet
2.
Synonyms: harden 1, cake, concrete, congeal, indurate, set, solidify