[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

dryer \dry"er\, n.
   see drier. --sir w. temple.
   1913 webster
see also:
drier 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

dry
     adj 1: 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" ant: wet
     2: 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" syn: ironic, ironical, wry
     3: opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of
        alcoholic beverages; "the dry vote led by preachers and
        bootleggers"; "a dry state" ant: wet
     4: not producing milk; "a dry cow" ant: wet
     5: of wines not sweet because of decomposition of sugar
        during fermentation; "a dry white burgundy" ant: sweet
     6: without a mucous or watery discharge; "a dry cough"; "that
        rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry
        nose" ant: phlegmy
     7: not shedding tears; "dry sobs"; "with dry eyes"
     8: 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 syn: juiceless
     9: used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones; "dry
        weight"
     10: unproductive especially of the expected results; "a dry
         run"; "a mind dry of new ideas"
     11: having no adornment or coloration; "dry facts"; "rattled off
         the facts in a dry mechanical manner"
     12: of food eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish;
         "dry toast"; "dry meat"
     13: suffering from fluid deprivation; "his mouth was dry"
     14: having a large proportion of strong liquor; "a very dry
         martini is almost straight gin"
     15: lacking warmth or emotional involvement; "a dry greeting";
         "a dry reading of the lines"; "a dry critique"
     16: practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages;
         "he's been dry for ten years"; "no thank you; i happen to
         be teetotal" syn: teetotal
     n : a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
         syn: prohibitionist
     v 1: remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry
          hair" syn: dry out ant: wet
     2: become dry or drier; "the laundry dries in the sun" syn: dry
        out
     also: dried, dryest, dryer, driest, drier
see also:
wet ironic ironical wry sweet phlegmy 
juiceless teetotal prohibitionist dry out dry out 
dried dryest dryer driest drier 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

dryer
     n : an appliance that removes moisture syn: drier
see also:
drier 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

dryer
     see dry
see also:
dry 

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