" dry "

1: as in prohibitionist;

•  Synonyms : 

•  prohibitionist,

•  abstainer,

•  nondrinker,

•  teetotaler,

•  teetotalist

•  Antonyms : 

•  bibber,

•  drinker,

•  alcoholic,

•  barfly,

•  boozehound,

•  boozer,

•  drunk,

•  drunkard,

•  inebriate,

•  sot,

•  souse,

•  tippler,

•  wet

1: a girl or woman employed to care for a young child or children;

  * e.g., " ... after years of being a dry nurse to other women's children, she longed to have a child of her own "

•  Synonyms : 

•  babysitter,

•  nanny,

•  nurse,

•  nursemaid,

•  nurser,

•  sitter

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a private performance or session in preparation for a public appearance;

  * e.g., " ... we had time for just one dry run of the play before opening night "

•  Synonyms : 

•  practice,

•  rehearsal,

•  trial

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: marked by little or no precipitation or humidity;

  * e.g., " ... the dry climate of the American Southwest "

•  Synonyms : 

•  arid,

•  droughty,

•  sere,

•  thirsty,

•  waterless

•  Antonyms : 

•  damp,

•  dank,

•  humid,

•  moist,

•  wet

2: causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest;

  * e.g., " ... a very dry topic for a lecture at a museum of natural history "

•  Synonyms : 

•  arid,

•  boring,

•  colorless,

•  drab,

•  dreary,

•  drudging,

•  dull,

•  dusty,

•  flat,

•  heavy,

•  ho-hum,

•  humdrum,

•  jading,

•  jejune,

•  leaden,

•  mind-numbing,

•  monochromatic,

•  monotonous,

•  numbing,

•  old,

•  pedestrian,

•  ponderous,

•  slow,

•  stale,

•  stodgy,

•  stuffy,

•  stupid,

•  tame,

•  tedious,

•  tiresome,

•  tiring,

•  uninteresting,

•  wearisome,

•  weary,

•  wearying

•  Antonyms : 

•  absorbing,

•  engaging,

•  engrossing,

•  gripping,

•  interesting,

•  intriguing,

•  involving,

•  riveting

3: having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others;

  * e.g., " ... a dry temperament that suited him well in a desk job that required no interaction with the customers "

•  Synonyms : 

•  aloof,

•  antisocial,

•  asocial,

•  buttoned-up,

•  cold,

•  cold-eyed,

•  cool,

•  detached,

•  distant,

•  frosty,

•  offish,

•  remote,

•  standoff,

•  standoffish,

•  unbending,

•  unclubbable,

•  unsociable

•  Antonyms : 

•  cordial,

•  friendly,

•  sociable,

•  social,

•  warm

1: to make dry;

  * e.g., " ... the wind quickly dried their clothes "

•  Synonyms : 

•  dehydrate,

•  desiccate,

•  parch,

•  scorch,

•  sear

•  Antonyms : 

•  hydrate,

•  wash,

•  water,

•  wet

2: to lose liveliness, force, or freshness;

  * e.g., " ... his creative talents were just drying on the vine in that small, provincial town "

•  Synonyms : 

•  wilt,

•  wither

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in washing, brushing;

•  Synonyms : 

•  brushing,

•  combing,

•  dusting,

•  laundering,

•  mopping,

•  mucking (out),

•  rinsing,

•  scouring,

•  scrubbing,

•  shampooing,

•  sponging,

•  swabbing,

•  sweeping,

•  vacuuming,

•  washing,

•  wiping,

•  cleaning,

•  cleansing,

•  deterging,

•  GI'ing,

•  turning out,

•  decontaminating,

•  purging,

•  purifying,

•  disinfecting,

•  sanitizing,

•  brightening,

•  deodorizing,

•  freshening,

•  sprucing (up),

•  sweetening,

•  picking up,

•  straightening (up),

•  tidying,

•  uncluttering

•  Antonyms : 

•  begriming,

•  muddying,

•  defiling,

•  polluting,

•  tainting,

•  blackening,

•  discoloring,

•  besmirching,

•  dirtying,

•  fouling,

•  soiling,

•  spotting,

•  staining,

•  sullying

1: as in washed, brushed;

•  Synonyms : 

•  brushed,

•  combed,

•  dusted,

•  laundered,

•  mopped,

•  mucked (out),

•  rinsed,

•  scoured,

•  scrubbed,

•  shampooed,

•  sponged,

•  swabbed,

•  swept,

•  vacuumed,

•  washed,

•  wiped,

•  cleaned,

•  cleansed,

•  deterged,

•  GI'd,

•  turned out,

•  decontaminated,

•  purged,

•  purified,

•  disinfected,

•  sanitized,

•  brightened,

•  deodorized,

•  freshened,

•  spruced (up),

•  sweetened,

•  picked up,

•  straightened (up),

•  tidied,

•  uncluttered

•  Antonyms : 

•  begrimed,

•  muddied,

•  defiled,

•  polluted,

•  tainted,

•  blackened,

•  discolored,

•  besmirched,

•  dirtied,

•  fouled,

•  soiled,

•  spotted,

•  stained,

•  sullied

1: as in washes, brushes;

•  Synonyms : 

•  brushes,

•  combs,

•  dusts,

•  launders,

•  mops,

•  mucks (out),

•  rinses,

•  scours,

•  scrubs,

•  shampoos,

•  sponges,

•  swabs,

•  sweeps,

•  vacuums,

•  washes,

•  wipes,

•  cleans,

•  cleanses,

•  deterges,

•  GIs,

•  turns out,

•  decontaminates,

•  purges,

•  purifies,

•  disinfects,

•  sanitizes,

•  brightens,

•  deodorizes,

•  freshens,

•  spruces (up),

•  sweetens,

•  picks up,

•  straightens (up),

•  tidies,

•  unclutters

•  Antonyms : 

•  begrimes,

•  muddies,

•  defiles,

•  pollutes,

•  taints,

•  blackens,

•  discolors,

•  besmirches,

•  dirties,

•  fouls,

•  soils,

•  spots,

•  stains,

•  sullies

1: as in wash, brush;

•  Synonyms : 

•  brush,

•  comb,

•  dust,

•  launder,

•  mop,

•  muck (out),

•  rinse,

•  scour,

•  scrub,

•  shampoo,

•  sponge,

•  swab,

•  sweep,

•  vacuum,

•  wash,

•  wipe,

•  clean,

•  cleanse,

•  deterge,

•  GI,

•  turn out,

•  decontaminate,

•  purge,

•  purify,

•  disinfect,

•  sanitize,

•  brighten,

•  deodorize,

•  freshen,

•  spruce (up),

•  sweeten,

•  pick up,

•  straighten (up),

•  tidy,

•  unclutter

•  Antonyms : 

•  begrime,

•  muddy,

•  defile,

•  pollute,

•  taint,

•  blacken,

•  discolor,

•  besmirch,

•  dirty,

•  foul,

•  soil,

•  spot,

•  stain,

•  sully

1: to stop talking;

  * e.g., " ... sick of her constant complaining, he angrily told her to dry up "

•  Synonyms : 

•  belt up,

•  clam up,

•  dummy up,

•  hush,

•  pipe down,

•  quiet (down),

•  shut up

•  Antonyms : 

•  speak,

•  talk