noun🔗ShareOne who, or that which, dries; a desiccative."The sun and a northwesterly wind are great driers of the earth."devicemachineutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA household appliance that removes the water from clothing by accelerating evaporation, usually though heat and a tumbling motion."My mother uses the drier to quickly dry her laundry after washing it. "utilitytechnologymachinedeviceitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn electric hair dryer."After swimming, Maria used the drier in the locker room to dry her hair. "deviceelectricmachinetechnologyitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAny other device or substance, household or industrial, designed to remove water or humidity."The laundry room has a powerful drier that quickly removes moisture from clothes. "devicemachineutilityindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA catalyst used to promote the drying of paints and varnishes by oxidative crosslinking."The painter added a small amount of drier to the varnish to help it harden faster. "chemistrysubstancematerialtechnicalindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareFree from or lacking moisture."After being left in the sun all afternoon, the towel felt much drier than before. "weatherconditionnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareUnable to produce a liquid, as water, oil, or (farming) milk."This well is as dry as that cow."natureweatheragricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareBuilt without or lacking mortar."The old stone wall, built drier, had gaps where plants could grow between the rocks. "architecturematerialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAnhydrous: free from or lacking water in any state, regardless of the presence of other liquids."Dry alcohol is 200 proof."chemistryscienceconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAthirst, eager."After a long morning of hiking, the children were drier for lemonade than ever before. "sensationmindattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareFree from or lacking alcohol or alcoholic beverages."The lemonade stand was selling drier lemonade today, without any added alcohol. "drinkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareDescribing an area where sales of alcoholic or strong alcoholic beverages are banned."The town is drier now that the new law prohibiting alcohol sales went into effect. "drinkareagovernmentpoliticsbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareFree from or lacking embellishment or sweetness, particularly:"The teacher's instructions were drier than the textbook, leaving little room for creativity. "styleappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(somewhat derogatory) Involving computations rather than work with biological or chemical matter."My brother's engineering project was much more drier than the biology project; it involved lots of calculations and formulas, not experiments with plants or cells. "computingsciencetechnologyworkattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(of a sound recording) Free from applied audio effects.""The first recording of the singer's voice sounded too processed, so the engineer preferred the second take, which was much drier and more natural." "soundmusictechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareWithout a usual complement or consummation; impotent."never dry fire a bow; dry humping her girlfriend; making a dry run"sexmedicinephysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareOf a mass, service, or rite: involving neither consecration nor communion."Because the usual priest was unavailable, the sparsely attended service was a drier affair, lacking both the blessing of the bread and wine and the shared communion. "religionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading