drying

n. becoming dry, desiccation; making dry

v. wipe dry, make dry; become dry

For the food conservation method, see drying (food). Drying is a mass transfer process resulting in the removal of water moisture or moisture from another solvent, by evaporation from a solid, semi-solid or liquid (hereafter product) to end in a solid state. To achieve this, there must be a source of heat, and a sink of the vapor thus produced.
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Noun
1. a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
(synonym) prohibitionist
(hypernym) reformer, reformist, crusader, meliorist
(hyponym) Nation, Carry Nation, Carry Amelia Moore Nation
Verb
1. remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair"
(synonym) dry out
(antonym) wet
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) dehydrate, dry up, desiccate
(cause) dry out
(derivation) desiccant, drying agent, drier, sicative
2. become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the sun"
(synonym) dry out
(hypernym) change
(hyponym) scorch
(derivation) desiccant, drying agent, drier, sicative
Adjective
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"
(antonym) wet
(similar) adust, baked, parched, scorched, sunbaked
(attribute) wetness
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"
(synonym) ironic, ironical, wry
(similar) humorous, humourous
3. opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers"; "a dry state"
(antonym) wet
4. not producing milk; "a dry cow"
(antonym) wet, lactating
(similar) milkless
5. (of wines) not sweet because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation; "a dry white burgundy"
(antonym) sweet
(similar) brut
(see-also) sour
6. without a mucous or watery discharge; "a dry cough"; "that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose"
(antonym) phlegmy
7. not shedding tears; "dry sobs"; "with dry eyes"
(similar) tearless, dry-eyed
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
(synonym) juiceless
(similar) unstimulating, unexciting
9. used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones; "dry weight"
(similar) solid
10. unproductive especially of the expected results; "a dry run"; "a mind dry of new ideas"
(similar) unproductive
11. having no adornment or coloration; "dry facts"; "rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner"
(similar) plain
12. (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish; "dry toast"; "dry meat"
(similar) plain
13. suffering from fluid deprivation; "his mouth was dry"
(similar) thirsty
14. having a large proportion of strong liquor; "a very dry martini is almost straight gin"
(similar) alcoholic
15. lacking warmth or emotional involvement; "a dry greeting"; "a dry reading of the lines"; "a dry critique"
(similar) unemotional
16. practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages; "he's been dry for ten years"; "no thank you; I happen to be teetotal"
(synonym) teetotal
(similar) sober

(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Dry
  

(a.)
Having the quality of rapidly becoming dry.
  

(a.)
Adapted or tending to exhaust moisture; as, a drying wind or day; a drying room.