All dry synonyms
dry
D d adj dry
- dull β not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- dusty β filled, covered, or clouded with or as with dust.
- arid β Arid land is so dry that very few plants can grow on it.
- torrid β subject to parching or burning heat, especially of the sun, as a geographical area: the torrid sands of the Sahara.
- parched β to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
- barren β A barren landscape is dry and bare, and has very few plants and no trees.
- bare β If a part of your body is bare, it is not covered by any clothing.
- stale β not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- simple β easy to understand, deal with, use, etc.: a simple matter; simple tools.
- dreary β causing sadness or gloom.
- sharp β having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
- sour β having an acid taste, resembling that of vinegar, lemon juice, etc.; tart.
- salty β tasting of or containing salt; saline.
- harsh β ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect: harsh treatment; harsh manners.
- impoverished β reduced to poverty.
- drained β to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.
- sear β to burn or char the surface of: She seared the steak to seal in the juices.
- desert β A desert is a large area of land, usually in a hot region, where there is almost no water, rain, trees, or plants.
- bald β Someone who is bald has little or no hair on the top of their head.
- baked β to cook by dry heat in an oven or on heated metal or stones.
- sapped β Fortification. a deep, narrow trench constructed so as to form an approach to a besieged place or an enemy's position.
- desiccant β desiccating or drying
- desiccated β Desiccated things have lost all the moisture that was in them.
- blah β You use blah, blah, blah to refer to something that is said or written without giving the actual words, because you think that they are boring or unimportant.
- boring β Someone or something boring is so dull and uninteresting that they make people tired and impatient.
- plain β clear or distinct to the eye or ear: a plain trail to the river; to stand in plain view.
- keen β finely sharpened, as an edge; so shaped as to cut or pierce substances readily: a keen razor.
- cutting β A cutting is a piece of writing which has been cut from a newspaper or magazine.
- caustic β Caustic chemical substances are very powerful and can dissolve other substances.
- biting β Biting wind or cold is extremely cold.
- restrained β characterized by restraint: The actor gave a restrained performance.
- tart β sharp to the taste; sour or acid: Tart apples are best for pie. Synonyms: astringent, acrid, piquant. Antonyms: sweet, sugary, bland, mellow.
verb dry
- drain β to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.
- wilt β to exercise the will: To will is not enough, one must do.
- blot β If something is a blot on a person's or thing's reputation, it spoils their reputation.
- wither β to shrivel; fade; decay: The grapes had withered on the vine.
- deplete β To deplete a stock or amount of something means to reduce it.
- bake β If you bake, you spend some time preparing and mixing together ingredients to make bread, cakes, pies, or other food which is cooked in the oven.
- shrivel β shrink, dry up
- wipe β to rub lightly with or on a cloth, towel, paper, the hand, etc., in order to clean or dry the surface of: He wiped the furniture with a damp cloth.
- sponge β any aquatic, chiefly marine animal of the phylum Porifera, having a porous structure and usually a horny, siliceous or calcareous internal skeleton or framework, occurring in large, sessile colonies.
- dehydrate β When something such as food is dehydrated, all the water is removed from it, often in order to preserve it.
- kiln β a furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying something, especially one for firing pottery, calcining limestone, or baking bricks.
- swab β a large mop used on shipboard for cleaning decks, living quarters, etc.
- parch β to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
- condense β If you condense something, especially a piece of writing or speech, you make it shorter, usually by including only the most important parts.
- harden β to make hard or harder: to harden steel.
- concentrate β If you concentrate on something, or concentrate your mind on it, you give all your attention to it.
- mummify β to make (a dead body) into a mummy, as by embalming and drying.