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Dry

Free from moisture; having little humidity or none; arid; not wet or moist; deficient in the natural or normal supply of moisture, as rain or fluid of any kind; -- said especially: (a) Of the weather: Free from rain or mist.

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Similar meaning 48

Adust 84% connected

Inflamed or scorched; fiery.

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Adust 84% connected

Inflamed or scorched; fiery.

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Alcoholic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to alcohol, or partaking of its qualities; derived from, or caused by, alcohol; containing alcohol; as, alcoholic mixtures; alcoholi…

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Alcoholic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to alcohol, or partaking of its qualities; derived from, or caused by, alcohol; containing alcohol; as, alcoholic mixtures; alcoholi…

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Arid 84% connected

Exhausted of moisture; parched with heat; dry; barren.

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Arid 84% connected

Exhausted of moisture; parched with heat; dry; barren.

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Baked 84% connected

of Bake

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Baked 84% connected

of Bake

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Brut 84% connected

To browse.

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Brut 84% connected

To browse.

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Desiccated 84% connected

of Desiccate

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Desiccated 84% connected

of Desiccate

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Dried 84% connected

of Day. Also adj.; as, dried apples.

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Dried 84% connected

of Day. Also adj.; as, dried apples.

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Dry-eyed 84% connected

Not having tears in the eyes.

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Dry-eyed 84% connected

Not having tears in the eyes.

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Dry-shod 84% connected

Without wetting the feet.

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Dry-shod 84% connected

Without wetting the feet.

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Humorous 84% connected

Moist; humid; watery.

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Humorous 84% connected

Moist; humid; watery.

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Parched 84% connected

of Parch

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Parched 84% connected

of Parch

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Plain 84% connected

To lament; to bewail; to complain.

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Plain 84% connected

To lament; to bewail; to complain.

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Rainless 84% connected

Destitute of rain; as, a rainless region.

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Rainless 84% connected

Destitute of rain; as, a rainless region.

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Scorched 84% connected

of Scorch

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Scorched 84% connected

of Scorch

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Sear 84% connected

Alt. of Sere

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Sear 84% connected

Alt. of Sere

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Sere 84% connected

[OE. seer, AS. sear (assumed) fr. searian to wither; akin to D. zoor dry, LG. soor, OHG. sor/n to to wither, Gr. a"y`ein to parch, to dry, Skr. /ush…

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Sere 84% connected

[OE. seer, AS. sear (assumed) fr. searian to wither; akin to D. zoor dry, LG. soor, OHG. sor/n to to wither, Gr. a"y`ein to parch, to dry, Skr. /ush…

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Shriveled 84% connected

of Shrivel

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Shriveled 84% connected

of Shrivel

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Shrivelled 84% connected

of Shrivel

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Shrivelled 84% connected

of Shrivel

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Sober 84% connected

Temperate in the use of spirituous liquors; habitually temperate; as, a sober man.

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Sober 84% connected

Temperate in the use of spirituous liquors; habitually temperate; as, a sober man.

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Solid 84% connected

Having the constituent parts so compact, or so firmly adhering, as to resist the impression or penetration of other bodies; having a fixed form; hard…

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Solid 84% connected

Having the constituent parts so compact, or so firmly adhering, as to resist the impression or penetration of other bodies; having a fixed form; hard…

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Tearless 84% connected

Shedding no tears; free from tears; unfeeling.

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Tearless 84% connected

Shedding no tears; free from tears; unfeeling.

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Thirsty 84% connected

Feeling thirst; having a painful or distressing sensation from want of drink; hence, having an eager desire.

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Thirsty 84% connected

Feeling thirst; having a painful or distressing sensation from want of drink; hence, having an eager desire.

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Waterless 84% connected

Destitute of water; dry.

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Waterless 84% connected

Destitute of water; dry.

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Withered 84% connected

of Wither

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Withered 84% connected

of Wither

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Manner of action 7

Air 76% connected

The fluid which we breathe, and which surrounds the earth; the atmosphere. It is invisible, inodorous, insipid, transparent, compressible, elastic, a…

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Dehydrate 76% connected

To deprive of water; to render free from water; as, to dehydrate alcohol.

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Desiccate 76% connected

To dry up; to deprive or exhaust of moisture; to preserve by drying; as, to desiccate fish or fruit.

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Exsiccate 76% connected

To exhaust or evaporate moisture from; to dry up.

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Parch 76% connected

To burn the surface of; to scorch; to roast over the fire, as dry grain; as, to parch the skin; to parch corn.

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Scorch 76% connected

To burn superficially; to parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; to subject to so much heat as changes color and texture without consuming; as,…

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Sear 76% connected

Alt. of Sere

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Broader term 6

Alter 76% connected

To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.

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Change 76% connected

To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

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Crusader 76% connected

One engaged in a crusade; as, the crusaders of the Middle Ages.

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Modify 76% connected

To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to alter somewhat; as, to modify a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose; to modify the terms o…

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Reformer 76% connected

One who effects a reformation or amendment; one who labors for, or urges, reform; as, a reformer of manners, or of abuses.

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Reformist 76% connected

A reformer.

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Derivationally related 6

Dryer 74% connected

See Drier.

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Dryer 74% connected

See Drier.

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Dryness 74% connected

The state of being dry. See Dry.

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Dryness 74% connected

The state of being dry. See Dry.

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Sobriety 74% connected

Habitual soberness or temperance as to the use of spirituous liquors; as, a man of sobriety.

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Sobriety 74% connected

Habitual soberness or temperance as to the use of spirituous liquors; as, a man of sobriety.

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Sour 66% connected

Having an acid or sharp, biting taste, like vinegar, and the juices of most unripe fruits; acid; tart.

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Sour 66% connected

Having an acid or sharp, biting taste, like vinegar, and the juices of most unripe fruits; acid; tart.

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Sugarless 66% connected

Without sugar; free from sugar.

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Sugarless 66% connected

Without sugar; free from sugar.

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Synonym 6

Ironic 92% connected

Ironical.

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Ironical 92% connected

Pertaining to irony; containing, expressing, or characterized by, irony; as, an ironical remark.

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Juiceless 92% connected

Lacking juice; dry.

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Prohibitionist 92% connected

One who favors prohibitory duties on foreign goods in commerce; a protectionist.

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Teetotal 92% connected

Entire; total.

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Wry 92% connected

To cover.

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Antonym 4

Sweet 94% connected

Having an agreeable taste or flavor such as that of sugar; saccharine; -- opposed to sour and bitter; as, a sweet beverage; sweet fruits; sweet orang…

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Sweet 94% connected

Having an agreeable taste or flavor such as that of sugar; saccharine; -- opposed to sour and bitter; as, a sweet beverage; sweet fruits; sweet orang…

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Wet 94% connected

Containing, or consisting of, water or other liquid; moist; soaked with a liquid; having water or other liquid upon the surface; as, wet land; a wet…

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Wet 94% connected

Containing, or consisting of, water or other liquid; moist; soaked with a liquid; having water or other liquid upon the surface; as, wet land; a wet…

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