Dictionary Definition
drier
Noun
1 a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium
oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture) [syn: desiccant, drying
agent, sicative]
2 an appliance that removes moisture [syn:
dryer]dry adj
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" [ant: wet]
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" [syn:
ironic, ironical, wry]
3 opposed to or prohibiting the production and
sale of alcoholic beverages; "the dry vote led by preachers and
bootleggers"; "a dry state" [ant: wet]
4 not producing milk; "a dry cow" [ant: wet]
5 (of wines) not sweet because of decomposition
of sugar during fermentation; "a dry white burgundy" [ant: sweet]
6 without a mucous or watery discharge; "a dry
cough"; "that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a
dry nose" [ant: phlegmy]
7 not shedding tears; "dry sobs"; "with dry
eyes"
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 [syn: juiceless]
9 used of solid substances in contrast with
liquid ones; "dry weight"
10 unproductive especially of the expected
results; "a dry run"; "a mind dry of new ideas"
11 having no adornment or coloration; "dry
facts"; "rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner"
12 (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or
other garnish; "dry toast"; "dry meat"
13 suffering from fluid deprivation; "his mouth
was dry"
14 having a large proportion of strong liquor; "a
very dry martini is almost straight gin"
15 lacking warmth or emotional involvement; "a
dry greeting"; "a dry reading of the lines"; "a dry critique"
16 practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic
beverages; "he's been dry for ten years"; "no thank you; I happen
to be teetotal" [syn: teetotal] n : a reformer who
opposes the use of intoxicating beverages [syn: prohibitionist]
Verb
2 become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the
sun" [syn: dry out] [also:
dried, dryest, dryer, driest, drier]drier See dry
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -aɪə(r)
Noun
- alternative spelling of dryer
- Catalyst used to promote the "drying" of paints and varnishes by oxidative crosslinking.
Adjective
drier- comparative of dry
Extensive Definition
A dryer or drier most commonly means:
- Hair dryer
- Clothes dryer, also known as a tumble-dryer
- Cereal dryer, for food preservation
- Desiccant, a substance that absorbs or adsorbs water
- Grain dryer for storage grain bins
- Drier for paints and varnishes, catalysts that promote the hardening of the films
- Fred Dryer, American pro football player and actor
- Ivan Dryer, Designer of laser light shows
- Moosie Drier, American actor
- Sally Dryer, American voice actress from the 1960s
- Thomas J. Dryer, 19th century American newspaper publisher
See also: Dreier
drier in Japanese: ドライヤー
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
air brush, art paper, brush, camera lucida, camera
obscura, canvas, chalk, charcoal, chromogen, clothes-drier,
coat, coat of paint,
coating, color, color filter, color
gelatin, colorant,
coloring, crayon, dead-color, dehumidifier, dehydrant, dehydrator, desiccative, desiccator, distemper, drawing paper,
drawing pencil, dye,
dyestuff, easel, evaporator, exsiccative, exsiccator, exterior paint,
fixative, flat coat,
flat wash, floor enamel, ground, interior paint, lay
figure, maulstick,
medium, opaque color,
paint, paintbrush, palette, palette knife, pastel, pencil, pigment, pigments, prime coat, primer, priming, scratchboard, siccative, sketchbook, sketchpad, spatula, spray gun, stain, stump, tempera, thinner, tinction, tincture, transparent color,
turpentine, turps, undercoat, undercoating, varnish, vehicle, wash, wash coat