Unscramble dryers

Definition of dryer

adjective:

• free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet; "dry land", "dry clothes", "a dry climate", "dry splintery boards", "a dry river bed", "the paint is dry". Synonyms: dry. Antonyms: wet.
• humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor", "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely", "an ironic novel", "an ironical smile", "with a wry Scottish wit". Synonyms: dry, ironic, ironical, wry.
• lacking moisture or volatile components; "dry paint". Synonyms: dry. Antonyms: wet.
• opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers", "a dry state". Synonyms: dry. Antonyms: wet.
• not producing milk; "a dry cow". Synonyms: dry. Antonyms: wet.
• (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation; "a dry white burgundy", "a dry Bordeaux". Synonyms: dry. Antonyms: sweet.
• without a mucous or watery discharge; "a dry cough", "that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose". Synonyms: dry. Antonyms: phlegmy.
• not shedding tears; "dry sobs", "with dry eyes". Synonyms: dry.
• lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless; ; ; - John Mason Brown; "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". Synonyms: dry, juiceless.
• used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones; "dry weight". Synonyms: dry.
• unproductive especially of the expected results; "a dry run", "a mind dry of new ideas". Synonyms: dry.
• having no adornment or coloration; "dry facts", "rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner". Synonyms: dry.
• (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish; "dry toast", "dry meat". Synonyms: dry.
• having a large proportion of strong liquor; "a very dry martini is almost straight gin". Synonyms: dry.
• lacking warmth or emotional involvement; "a dry greeting", "a dry reading of the lines", "a dry critique". Synonyms: dry.
• practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages; "he's been dry for ten years", "no thank you; I happen to be teetotal". Synonyms: dry, teetotal.

noun:

• an appliance that removes moisture. Synonyms: drier.

Words nearby

drier, dyer, fryer.

Rhymes with

acquire, attire, briar, brier, buyer, choir, conspire, crier, desire, dire, drier, dyer, enquire, entire, fire, flier, flyer, friar, frier, fryer.