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DRYER
dryer, drier
(noun) an appliance that removes moisture
DRY
dry, teetotal
(adjective) practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages; “he’s been dry for ten years”; “no thank you; I happen to be teetotal”
dry
(adjective) lacking warmth or emotional involvement; “a dry greeting”; “a dry reading of the lines”; “a dry critique”
dry
(adjective) having a large proportion of strong liquor; “a very dry martini is almost straight gin”
dry
(adjective) without a mucous or watery discharge; “a dry cough”; “that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose”
dry, ironic, ironical, wry
(adjective) 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”
dry
(adjective) (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish; “dry toast”; “dry meat”
dry
(adjective) having no adornment or coloration; “dry facts”; “rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner”
dry
(adjective) unproductive especially of the expected results; “a dry run”; “a mind dry of new ideas”
dry
(adjective) used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones; “dry weight”
dry, juiceless
(adjective) lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless; “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”- John Mason Brown
dry
(adjective) (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation; “a dry white burgundy”; “a dry Bordeaux”
dry
(adjective) not shedding tears; “dry sobs”; “with dry eyes”
dry
(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”
dry
(adjective) not producing milk; “a dry cow”
dry
(adjective) opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages; “the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers”; “a dry state”
dry
(adjective) lacking moisture or volatile components; “dry paint”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Usage notes
In both British and American English, the spelling drier is preferred for the comparative adjective and dryer for the noun.
Etymology 1
Noun
dryer (plural dryers)
One who, or that which, dries; a desiccative.
A household appliance that removes the water from clothing by accelerating evaporation, usually though heat and a tumbling motion.
An electric hair dryer.
Any other device or substance, household or industrial, designed to remove water or humidity.
A catalyst used to promote the drying of paints and varnishes by oxidative crosslinking.
Synonyms
• (household appliance for drying clothing): clothes dryer, tumble dryer
• (hair dryer)
Hyponyms
• (other drying device): dehumidifier
Etymology 2
Adjective
dryer
(US) comparative form of dry
Anagrams
• Derry, Ryder, derry, redry, ryder
Proper noun
Dryer (plural Dryers)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dryer is the 10607th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3019 individuals. Dryer is most common among White (88.04%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Derry, Ryder, derry, redry, ryder
Source: Wiktionary
Dry"er, n.
Definition: See Drier. Sir W. Temple.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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