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- (Christianity) Of a mass, service, or rite: involving neither consecration nor communion.
- (figurative) Athirst, eager.
- (poker) Of a board or flop: Not permitting the creation of many or of strong hands.
- Free from or lacking alcohol or alcoholic beverages.
- (fine arts) Exhibiting precise execution lacking delicate contours or soft transitions of color.
- (aviation) Not using afterburners or water injection for increased thrust.
- Lacking interest, boring.
- (of a sound recording) Free from applied audio effects (especially reverb).
- In a dry spell (e.g., unemployed, slow).
- Of a bite from an animal: not containing the usual venom.
- Free from or lacking embellishment or sweetness, particularly:
- (law) Describing an area where sales of alcoholic or strong alcoholic beverages are banned.
- (wine and other alcoholic beverages, ginger ale) Low in sugar; lacking sugar; unsweetened.
- Unable to produce a liquid, as water, (petrochemistry) oil, or (agriculture) milk.
- (humor) Amusing without showing amusement.
- (chemistry) Anhydrous: free from or lacking water in any state, regardless of the presence of other liquids.
- (Malaysia, Singapore, of noodles) Mixed with sauce and not served in a soup.
- Without a usual complement or consummation; impotent.
- (masonry) Built without or lacking mortar.
- Free from or lacking moisture.
- (sciences, somewhat derogatory) Involving computations rather than work with biological or chemical matter.
- having no adornment or coloration
- having a large proportion of strong liquor
- unproductive especially of the expected results
- lacking moisture or volatile components
- not producing milk
- used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones
- without a mucous or watery discharge
- free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
- (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish
- lacking warmth or emotional involvement
- (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation
- practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages
- lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless
- opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages
- not shedding tears
- humorously sarcastic or mocking
noun
- (Australia) An area of waterless country.
- (US) A prohibitionist (of alcoholic beverages).
- (British, UK politics) A radical or hard-line Conservative; especially, one who supported the policies of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s.
- (chiefly Australia, with "the") The dry season.
- Unsweetened ginger ale; dry ginger.
- An area with little or no rain, or sheltered from it.
- The process by which something is dried.
- a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
verb
- make moist
- (transitive) To make damp or moist; to make moderately wet.
- check; keep in check (a fire)
- reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)
- suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity
- deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
- make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
- lessen in force or effect
- (transitive) To lessen; to dull; to make less intense (said of emotions and non-physical things).
- (transitive, proscribed) To suppress vibrations (mechanical) or oscillations (electrical) by converting energy to heat (or some other form of energy).
- (intransitive) To become damped or deadened.
- (intransitive) To become damp or moist.
verb
- make moist
- move by or as if by water
- cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water
- separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
- to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking
- remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
- cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
- wash by removing particles
- admit to testing or proof
- form by erosion
- apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to
- wash or flow against
- be capable of being washed
- clean with some chemical process
- (intransitive) To bear without damage the operation of being washed; to be suitable for washing.
- (transitive) To cover with water or any liquid; to wet; to fall on and moisten.
- (transitive) To clean with water.
- (transitive) To cause dephosphorization of (molten pig iron) by adding substances containing iron oxide, and sometimes manganese oxide.
- (intransitive) To clean oneself with water.
- (transitive) To cover with a thin or watery coat of colour; to tint lightly and thinly.
- (intransitive) To move with a lapping or swashing sound; to lap or splash.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To be cogent, convincing; to withstand critique.
- (chemistry, transitive) To pass or extract (a gas or gaseous mixture) through or over a liquid for the purpose of purifying it, especially by removing soluble constituents.
- (mining) To separate valuable material (such as gold) from worthless material by the action of flowing water.
- (intransitive) To be eroded or carried away by the action of water.
- (mah-jong) To mix up tiles (before a new game) to make them random; to shuffle.
- (transitive) To carry away or erode by the force of water in motion.
- (transitive) To overlay with a thin coat of metal.
noun
- a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other
- a thin coat of water-base paint
- the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
- the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)
- the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
- garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
- any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out
- the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
- (finance, slang) A fictitious kind of sale of stock or other securities between parties of one interest, or by a broker who is both buyer and seller, and who minds his own interest rather than that of his clients.
- The quantity of clothes washed at a time.
- A thin coat of paint or metal laid on anything for beauty or preservation.
- Ten strikes, or bushels, of oysters.
- A piece of ground washed by the action of water, or sometimes covered and sometimes left dry; the shallowest part of a river, or arm of the sea; also, a bog; a marsh.
- The turbulence left in the air by a moving airplane.
- A total failure; a washout.
- The backward current or disturbed water caused by the action of oars, or of a steamer's screw or paddles, etc.
- (stagecraft) A lighting fixture that can cast a wide beam of light to evenly fill an area with light, as opposed to a spotlight.
- (nautical) The blade of an oar.
- The bow wave or wake of a moving ship, or the vortex from its screws.
- A shallow body of water.
- Ground washed away to the sea or a river.
- The breaking of waves on the shore; the onwards rush of shallow water towards a beach.
- A mixture of dunder, molasses, water, and scummings, used in the West Indies for distillation.
- A lotion or other liquid with medicinal or hygienic properties.
- In distilling, the fermented wort before the spirit is extracted.
- (television) A lighting effect that fills a scene with a chosen colour.
- Waste liquid, the refuse of food, the collection from washed dishes, etc., from a kitchen, often used as food for pigs; pigwash.
- (idiomatic) A situation in which gains and losses or advantages and disadvantages are equivalent, or in which there is no net change.
- A liquid used for washing.
- (architecture) The upper surface of a member or material when given a slope to shed water; hence, a structure or receptacle shaped so as to receive and carry off water.
- (art) A smooth and translucent painting created using a paintbrush holding a large amount of solvent and a small amount of paint.
- The process or an instance of washing or being washed by water or other liquid.
- In arid and semi-arid regions, the normally dry bed of an intermittent or ephemeral stream; an arroyo or wadi.
adj
- needing moisture
- feeling a need or desire to drink
- able to take in large quantities of moisture
- (usually followed by ‘for’) extremely desirous
- (slang, figurative) Craving or desiring sex.
- Needing to drink water or any liquid that can supply water.
- (figurative) Craving something immaterial.
- (euphemistic) Craving alcohol; especially, experiencing some alcohol withdrawal.
- (informal, uncommon) Causing thirst; giving one a need to drink.
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adj
verb
- (transitive) To dab moisture away from.
- (intransitive) To emit or have a shrill sound like that of a pipe; to whistle.
- (transitive) To install or configure with pipes.
- (US, journalism, slang) To invent or embellish (a story).
- (transitive, computing, chiefly Unix) To directly feed (the output of one program) as input to another program, indicated by the pipe character (|) at the command line.
- (intransitive) Of a queen bee: to make a high-pitched sound during certain stages of development.
- (transitive, nautical) To order or signal by a note pattern on a boatswain's pipe.
- (intransitive) To shout loudly and at high pitch.
- (transitive, slang, of a man) To have sex with a woman.
- (transitive, figuratively) To lead or conduct as if by pipes, especially by wired transmission.
- (intransitive, metallurgy) Of a metal ingot: to become hollow in the process of solidifying.
- (transitive, cooking) To create or decorate with piping (icing).
- (transitive) To hit with a pipe.
- (transitive) To convey or transport (something) by means of pipes.
- (ambitransitive) To play (music) on a pipe instrument, such as a bagpipe or a flute.
- utter a shrill cry
- trim with piping
- transport by pipeline
- play on a pipe
noun
- A type of pasta similar to macaroni.
- (especially in informal contexts) A water pipe.
- (Canada, US, colloquial, historical) The distance travelled between two rest periods during which one could smoke a pipe.
- (computing, typography) The character |.
- (music) A tube used to produce sound in an organ; an organ pipe.
- (mining) An elongated or irregular body or vein of ore.
- (computing) A mechanism that enables one program to communicate with another by sending its output to the other as input.
- (Australia, colloquial, historical) An anonymous satire or essay, insulting and frequently libellous, written on a piece of paper which was rolled up and left somewhere public where it could be found and thus spread, to embarrass the author's enemies.
- (computing, slang) A data backbone, or broadband Internet access.
- (smoking) A hollow stem with a bowl at one end used for smoking, especially a tobacco pipe but also including various other forms such as a water pipe.
- (geology) A vertical conduit through the Earth's crust below a volcano through which magma has passed, often filled with volcanic breccia.
- The contents of such a vessel, as a liquid measure, sometimes set at 126 wine gallons; half a tun.
- Decorative edging stitched to the hems or seams of an object made of fabric (clothing, hats, curtains, pillows, etc.), often in a contrasting color; piping.
- (music) A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube.
- (lacrosse) One of the goalposts of the goal.
- A high-pitched sound, especially of a bird.
- A tubular passageway in the human body such as a blood vessel or the windpipe.
- (slang) A man's penis.
- (slang) A telephone.
- A rigid tube that transports water, steam, or other fluid, as used in plumbing and numerous other applications.
- The key or sound of the voice.
- A large container for storing liquids or foodstuffs; now especially a vat or cask of cider or wine. (See a diagram comparing cask sizes.)
- the flues and stops on a pipe organ
- a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.
- a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
- a hollow cylindrical shape
- a tubular wind instrument
verb
- (Northern England, Scotland) To moisten; dampen
- (Northern England, Scotland) To drizzle
- (slang, intransitive, Canada, US) To mess around, to play
- (slang, transitive) To hit
- (poker slang) To make a donk bet.
- (Australia, colloquial, slang) To provide a second person with a lift on a bicycle (formerly, on a horse), seating the passenger either in front (on the handlebar) or behind (sharing the seat); to travel as a passenger in such manner.
adj
noun
- (Northern England, Scotland) A dense mist or drizzle
- (Northern England, Scotland) A mouldy dampness; mouldiness
- buttocks
- (Australia, slang) A fool.
- (Australia, slang) A car's engine.
- (slang) A donkey (the animal).
- (British, uncountable) A sub-genre of Scouse house music containing distinctive percussion sounds.
- (poker, slang, derogatory) A poor player who makes mistakes.
- (Northern England, Scotland) dampness; moistness
- A 1971 to 1976 Chevrolet Caprice or Impala that has been modified, usually by being raised and given bigger wheels.
verb
noun
- very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower
- Light rain.
- (physics, weather) Very small, numerous, and uniformly dispersed water drops, mist, or sprinkle. Unlike fog droplets, drizzle falls to the ground.
- (baking) A cake onto which icing, honey or syrup has been drizzled in an artistic manner.
- (slang) Water.
verb
- remove the moisture from and make dry
- (transitive) To cause moisture to be completely removed from; to make dry.
- become empty of water
- become dry or drier
- (intransitive) To have excess water evaporate or be otherwise removed; to become dry.
- (colloquial, ambitransitive, idiomatic) To (cause to) sober up; to cease to be drunk; to quit using drugs or alcohol.
- (intransitive, bowling, of a bowling lane) To become less oily, affecting play, after being oiled up.
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adj
noun
- Liquid or moisture.
- Rainy weather.
- (colloquial, derogatory) A weak or sentimental person; a wimp or softie.
- (motor racing, in the plural) A tyre for use in wet weather.
- (colloquial) An alcoholic drink.
- (Australia) Rainy season. (often capitalized)
- (US, colloquial) One who supports the consumption of alcohol and thus opposes Prohibition.
- (British, UK politics, derogatory) A moderate Conservative; especially, one who opposed the hard-line policies of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s.
- Alternative form of wat (“stew or curry eaten in Ethiopia and Eritrea”).
- wetness caused by water
adj
- (poker slang) Of a board or flop: enabling the creation of many or of strong hands; e.g. containing connectors or suited cards. (Compare dry).
- (slang, euphemistic) Involving assassination or "wet work".
- (retronym) Permitting alcoholic beverages.
- Of a sound recording: having had audio effects applied.
- (biology, chemistry) Of a scientist or laboratory: working with biological or chemical matter.
- (aviation) Using afterburners or water injection for increased engine thrust.
- With a usual complement or consummation; potent.
- (chemistry) Employing, or done by means of, water or some other liquid.
- (slang) Of a person: inexperienced in a profession or task; having the characteristics of a rookie.
- Of calligraphy and fountain pens: depositing a large amount of ink from the nib or the feed.
- (British, slang) Ineffectual, feeble, showing no strength of character.
- Made up of liquid or moisture, usually (but not always) water.
- Of a burrito, sandwich, or other food: covered in a sauce.
- (slang, vulgar, of a female) Sexually aroused and thus having the vulva moistened with vaginal secretions.
- Of an object, etc.: covered or impregnated with liquid, usually (but not always) water.
- Of weather or a time period: rainy.
- covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
- consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor
- producing or secreting milk
- very drunk
- supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of alcoholic beverages
- containing moisture or volatile components
verb
- Misspelling of whet.
- (transitive) To make (oneself, clothing, a bed, etc.) wet by accidental urination.
- (transitive) To cover or impregnate with liquid.
- (transitive, informal) To celebrate by drinking alcohol.
- (transitive, intransitive) To make or become wet.
- (US, MLE, MTE, slang) To kill or seriously injure.
- (transitive, soldering) To form an intermetallic bond between a solder and a metal substrate.
- cause to become wet
- make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating
verb
adj
- (informal) Of the vagina: sexually lubricated due to sexual arousal; of a woman: sexually aroused, turned on.
- Of sounds of internal organs (especially as heard through a stethoscope): characterized by the sound of air bubbling through a fluid.
- Of a climate, the weather, etc.: damp, humid, rainy.
- Characterized by the presence of moisture; not dry; slightly wet; damp.
- (sciences, historical) Pertaining to one of the four essential qualities formerly believed to be present in all things, characterized by wetness; also, having a significant amount of this quality.
- Of eyes: wet with tears; tearful; also (obsolete), watery due to some illness or to old age.
- Characterized by the presence of some fluid such as mucus, pus, etc.
- slightly wet
noun
verb
adj
noun
verb
- lose water or moisture
- dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture
- (intransitive) To stop talking because one has forgotten what one was going to say.
- (intransitive, ambitransitive) To manually dry dishes and utensils.
- (intransitive) To gradually decrease and eventually cease.
- (of an actor) To forget one's lines.
- (transitive) To cause to become dry.
- (1930s US slang) To stop talking or drop a topic.
- (intransitive) To become dry (often of weather); to lose water.
- (transitive) To deprive someone of (something vital).
verb
- To dry out with heat or harsh chemicals; to desiccate.
- (by extension) To damage or treat with smoke.
- (cooking) To prepare (a herring or similar fish) by splitting, salting, and smoking.
- To punish by spanking or caning.
- To utterly defeat or humiliate.
- To lead astray or frame; to cause to get into trouble.
- To drink or give a drink of alcohol, especially to intoxication.
adj
noun
- A split, salted and smoked herring or salmon.
- (Australia) A young Aboriginal man who has been initiated into to the rights of manhood.
- (endearing) A child or young person.
- (UK, slang) The vagina.
- (UK, informal, humorous, often with capital) A member or supporter of UKIP (UK Independence Party).
- A male salmon after spawning.
- (military, RAF World War II code name) A patrol to protect fishing boats in the Irish and North Seas against attack from the air.
- (UK, naval slang) A torpedo.
- (Australia, slang) An Englishman who has moved to Australia.
- A fool.
- salted and smoked herring
noun
- clamminess; moisture
- (slang, derogatory) A Scientologist.
- (informal) One who clams up; a taciturn person, one who refuses to speak.
- A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; for example soft-shell clams (Mya arenaria), hard clams (Mercenaria mercenaria), sea clams or hen clams (Spisula solidissima), and other species, possibly originally applied to clams of species Tridacna gigas, a huge East Indian bivalve.
- A kind of vise, usually of wood.
- (slang, vulgar) A vagina or vulva.
- (historical, in the plural) A type of strong pincers or forceps.
- (rowing) Alternative form of CLAM.
- A crash or clangor made by ringing all the bells of a chime at once.
- (US, slang, chiefly in the plural) A dollar.
- (slang, music) A wrong or misplaced note.
- burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness
- a piece of paper money worth one dollar
- flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams
verb
verb
- (intransitive) To emit moisture.
- (transitive, informal) To extract money, labour, etc. from, by exaction or oppression.
- (intransitive, plumbing) To solder (a pipe joint) together.
- (intransitive) To have drops of water form on (something's surface) due to moisture condensation.
- (transitive, informal) To worry about (something).
- (intransitive, informal) To worry.
- (transitive) To take a racehorse for a short exercise run.
- (intransitive) To emit sweat.
- (transitive, slang) To stress out, to put under pressure.
- (intransitive) To suffer a penalty; to smart for one's misdeeds.
- (intransitive, informal) To work hard.
- To cause to perspire.
- (transitive, intransitive, cooking) To cook slowly at low heat, in shallow oil and without browning, to reduce moisture content.
- (transitive) To emit, in the manner of sweat.
- (transitive) To cause to excrete moisture through skin.
- (video games) To be extremely dedicated to winning a game; to play competitively.
- excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin
noun
- (video games, slang) An extremely or excessively competitive player.
- Fluid that exits the body through pores in the skin usually due to physical stress and/or high temperature for the purpose of regulating body temperature and removing certain compounds from the circulation.
- (figurative) Hard work; toil.
- (British, military slang, especially WWI) A soldier (especially one who is old or experienced).
- A short run by a racehorse as a form of exercise.
- (historical) The sweating sickness.
- (figurative) Moisture issuing from any substance.
- The state of one who is sweating; diaphoresis.
- salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
- condensation of moisture on a cold surface
- agitation resulting from active worry
- use of physical or mental energy; hard work
noun
noun
- Liquid or moisture.
- Rainy weather.
- (colloquial, derogatory) A weak or sentimental person; a wimp or softie.
- (motor racing, in the plural) A tyre for use in wet weather.
- (colloquial) An alcoholic drink.
- (Australia) Rainy season. (often capitalized)
- (US, colloquial) One who supports the consumption of alcohol and thus opposes Prohibition.
- (British, UK politics, derogatory) A moderate Conservative; especially, one who opposed the hard-line policies of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s.
- Alternative form of wat (“stew or curry eaten in Ethiopia and Eritrea”).
- wetness caused by water
adj
- (poker slang) Of a board or flop: enabling the creation of many or of strong hands; e.g. containing connectors or suited cards. (Compare dry).
- (slang, euphemistic) Involving assassination or "wet work".
- (retronym) Permitting alcoholic beverages.
- Of a sound recording: having had audio effects applied.
- (biology, chemistry) Of a scientist or laboratory: working with biological or chemical matter.
- (aviation) Using afterburners or water injection for increased engine thrust.
- With a usual complement or consummation; potent.
- (chemistry) Employing, or done by means of, water or some other liquid.
- (slang) Of a person: inexperienced in a profession or task; having the characteristics of a rookie.
- Of calligraphy and fountain pens: depositing a large amount of ink from the nib or the feed.
- (British, slang) Ineffectual, feeble, showing no strength of character.
- Made up of liquid or moisture, usually (but not always) water.
- Of a burrito, sandwich, or other food: covered in a sauce.
- (slang, vulgar, of a female) Sexually aroused and thus having the vulva moistened with vaginal secretions.
- Of an object, etc.: covered or impregnated with liquid, usually (but not always) water.
- Of weather or a time period: rainy.
- covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
- consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor
- producing or secreting milk
- very drunk
- supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of alcoholic beverages
- containing moisture or volatile components
verb
- Misspelling of whet.
- (transitive) To make (oneself, clothing, a bed, etc.) wet by accidental urination.
- (transitive) To cover or impregnate with liquid.
- (transitive, informal) To celebrate by drinking alcohol.
- (transitive, intransitive) To make or become wet.
- (US, MLE, MTE, slang) To kill or seriously injure.
- (transitive, soldering) To form an intermetallic bond between a solder and a metal substrate.
- cause to become wet
- make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating
noun
- clamminess; moisture
- (slang, derogatory) A Scientologist.
- (informal) One who clams up; a taciturn person, one who refuses to speak.
- A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; for example soft-shell clams (Mya arenaria), hard clams (Mercenaria mercenaria), sea clams or hen clams (Spisula solidissima), and other species, possibly originally applied to clams of species Tridacna gigas, a huge East Indian bivalve.
- A kind of vise, usually of wood.
- (slang, vulgar) A vagina or vulva.
- (historical, in the plural) A type of strong pincers or forceps.
- (rowing) Alternative form of CLAM.
- A crash or clangor made by ringing all the bells of a chime at once.
- (US, slang, chiefly in the plural) A dollar.
- (slang, music) A wrong or misplaced note.
- burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness
- a piece of paper money worth one dollar
- flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams
verb
verb
adj
- (Christianity) Of a mass, service, or rite: involving neither consecration nor communion.
- (figurative) Athirst, eager.
- (poker) Of a board or flop: Not permitting the creation of many or of strong hands.
- Free from or lacking alcohol or alcoholic beverages.
- (fine arts) Exhibiting precise execution lacking delicate contours or soft transitions of color.
- (aviation) Not using afterburners or water injection for increased thrust.
- Lacking interest, boring.
- (of a sound recording) Free from applied audio effects (especially reverb).
- In a dry spell (e.g., unemployed, slow).
- Of a bite from an animal: not containing the usual venom.
- Free from or lacking embellishment or sweetness, particularly:
- (law) Describing an area where sales of alcoholic or strong alcoholic beverages are banned.
- (wine and other alcoholic beverages, ginger ale) Low in sugar; lacking sugar; unsweetened.
- Unable to produce a liquid, as water, (petrochemistry) oil, or (agriculture) milk.
- (humor) Amusing without showing amusement.
- (chemistry) Anhydrous: free from or lacking water in any state, regardless of the presence of other liquids.
- (Malaysia, Singapore, of noodles) Mixed with sauce and not served in a soup.
- Without a usual complement or consummation; impotent.
- (masonry) Built without or lacking mortar.
- Free from or lacking moisture.
- (sciences, somewhat derogatory) Involving computations rather than work with biological or chemical matter.
- having no adornment or coloration
- having a large proportion of strong liquor
- unproductive especially of the expected results
- lacking moisture or volatile components
- not producing milk
- used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones
- without a mucous or watery discharge
- free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
- (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish
- lacking warmth or emotional involvement
- (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation
- practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages
- lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless
- opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages
- not shedding tears
- humorously sarcastic or mocking
noun
- (Australia) An area of waterless country.
- (US) A prohibitionist (of alcoholic beverages).
- (British, UK politics) A radical or hard-line Conservative; especially, one who supported the policies of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s.
- (chiefly Australia, with "the") The dry season.
- Unsweetened ginger ale; dry ginger.
- An area with little or no rain, or sheltered from it.
- The process by which something is dried.
- a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
verb
- make moist
- (transitive) To make damp or moist; to make moderately wet.
- check; keep in check (a fire)
- reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)
- suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity
- deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
- make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
- lessen in force or effect
- (transitive) To lessen; to dull; to make less intense (said of emotions and non-physical things).
- (transitive, proscribed) To suppress vibrations (mechanical) or oscillations (electrical) by converting energy to heat (or some other form of energy).
- (intransitive) To become damped or deadened.
- (intransitive) To become damp or moist.
verb
- make moist
- move by or as if by water
- cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water
- separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
- to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking
- remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
- cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
- wash by removing particles
- admit to testing or proof
- form by erosion
- apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to
- wash or flow against
- be capable of being washed
- clean with some chemical process
- (intransitive) To bear without damage the operation of being washed; to be suitable for washing.
- (transitive) To cover with water or any liquid; to wet; to fall on and moisten.
- (transitive) To clean with water.
- (transitive) To cause dephosphorization of (molten pig iron) by adding substances containing iron oxide, and sometimes manganese oxide.
- (intransitive) To clean oneself with water.
- (transitive) To cover with a thin or watery coat of colour; to tint lightly and thinly.
- (intransitive) To move with a lapping or swashing sound; to lap or splash.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To be cogent, convincing; to withstand critique.
- (chemistry, transitive) To pass or extract (a gas or gaseous mixture) through or over a liquid for the purpose of purifying it, especially by removing soluble constituents.
- (mining) To separate valuable material (such as gold) from worthless material by the action of flowing water.
- (intransitive) To be eroded or carried away by the action of water.
- (mah-jong) To mix up tiles (before a new game) to make them random; to shuffle.
- (transitive) To carry away or erode by the force of water in motion.
- (transitive) To overlay with a thin coat of metal.
noun
- a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other
- a thin coat of water-base paint
- the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
- the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)
- the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
- garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
- any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out
- the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
- (finance, slang) A fictitious kind of sale of stock or other securities between parties of one interest, or by a broker who is both buyer and seller, and who minds his own interest rather than that of his clients.
- The quantity of clothes washed at a time.
- A thin coat of paint or metal laid on anything for beauty or preservation.
- Ten strikes, or bushels, of oysters.
- A piece of ground washed by the action of water, or sometimes covered and sometimes left dry; the shallowest part of a river, or arm of the sea; also, a bog; a marsh.
- The turbulence left in the air by a moving airplane.
- A total failure; a washout.
- The backward current or disturbed water caused by the action of oars, or of a steamer's screw or paddles, etc.
- (stagecraft) A lighting fixture that can cast a wide beam of light to evenly fill an area with light, as opposed to a spotlight.
- (nautical) The blade of an oar.
- The bow wave or wake of a moving ship, or the vortex from its screws.
- A shallow body of water.
- Ground washed away to the sea or a river.
- The breaking of waves on the shore; the onwards rush of shallow water towards a beach.
- A mixture of dunder, molasses, water, and scummings, used in the West Indies for distillation.
- A lotion or other liquid with medicinal or hygienic properties.
- In distilling, the fermented wort before the spirit is extracted.
- (television) A lighting effect that fills a scene with a chosen colour.
- Waste liquid, the refuse of food, the collection from washed dishes, etc., from a kitchen, often used as food for pigs; pigwash.
- (idiomatic) A situation in which gains and losses or advantages and disadvantages are equivalent, or in which there is no net change.
- A liquid used for washing.
- (architecture) The upper surface of a member or material when given a slope to shed water; hence, a structure or receptacle shaped so as to receive and carry off water.
- (art) A smooth and translucent painting created using a paintbrush holding a large amount of solvent and a small amount of paint.
- The process or an instance of washing or being washed by water or other liquid.
- In arid and semi-arid regions, the normally dry bed of an intermittent or ephemeral stream; an arroyo or wadi.
verb
- (transitive) To dab moisture away from.
- (intransitive) To emit or have a shrill sound like that of a pipe; to whistle.
- (transitive) To install or configure with pipes.
- (US, journalism, slang) To invent or embellish (a story).
- (transitive, computing, chiefly Unix) To directly feed (the output of one program) as input to another program, indicated by the pipe character (|) at the command line.
- (intransitive) Of a queen bee: to make a high-pitched sound during certain stages of development.
- (transitive, nautical) To order or signal by a note pattern on a boatswain's pipe.
- (intransitive) To shout loudly and at high pitch.
- (transitive, slang, of a man) To have sex with a woman.
- (transitive, figuratively) To lead or conduct as if by pipes, especially by wired transmission.
- (intransitive, metallurgy) Of a metal ingot: to become hollow in the process of solidifying.
- (transitive, cooking) To create or decorate with piping (icing).
- (transitive) To hit with a pipe.
- (transitive) To convey or transport (something) by means of pipes.
- (ambitransitive) To play (music) on a pipe instrument, such as a bagpipe or a flute.
- utter a shrill cry
- trim with piping
- transport by pipeline
- play on a pipe
noun
- A type of pasta similar to macaroni.
- (especially in informal contexts) A water pipe.
- (Canada, US, colloquial, historical) The distance travelled between two rest periods during which one could smoke a pipe.
- (computing, typography) The character |.
- (music) A tube used to produce sound in an organ; an organ pipe.
- (mining) An elongated or irregular body or vein of ore.
- (computing) A mechanism that enables one program to communicate with another by sending its output to the other as input.
- (Australia, colloquial, historical) An anonymous satire or essay, insulting and frequently libellous, written on a piece of paper which was rolled up and left somewhere public where it could be found and thus spread, to embarrass the author's enemies.
- (computing, slang) A data backbone, or broadband Internet access.
- (smoking) A hollow stem with a bowl at one end used for smoking, especially a tobacco pipe but also including various other forms such as a water pipe.
- (geology) A vertical conduit through the Earth's crust below a volcano through which magma has passed, often filled with volcanic breccia.
- The contents of such a vessel, as a liquid measure, sometimes set at 126 wine gallons; half a tun.
- Decorative edging stitched to the hems or seams of an object made of fabric (clothing, hats, curtains, pillows, etc.), often in a contrasting color; piping.
- (music) A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube.
- (lacrosse) One of the goalposts of the goal.
- A high-pitched sound, especially of a bird.
- A tubular passageway in the human body such as a blood vessel or the windpipe.
- (slang) A man's penis.
- (slang) A telephone.
- A rigid tube that transports water, steam, or other fluid, as used in plumbing and numerous other applications.
- The key or sound of the voice.
- A large container for storing liquids or foodstuffs; now especially a vat or cask of cider or wine. (See a diagram comparing cask sizes.)
- the flues and stops on a pipe organ
- a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.
- a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
- a hollow cylindrical shape
- a tubular wind instrument
verb
- (Northern England, Scotland) To moisten; dampen
- (Northern England, Scotland) To drizzle
- (slang, intransitive, Canada, US) To mess around, to play
- (slang, transitive) To hit
- (poker slang) To make a donk bet.
- (Australia, colloquial, slang) To provide a second person with a lift on a bicycle (formerly, on a horse), seating the passenger either in front (on the handlebar) or behind (sharing the seat); to travel as a passenger in such manner.
adj
noun
- (Northern England, Scotland) A dense mist or drizzle
- (Northern England, Scotland) A mouldy dampness; mouldiness
- buttocks
- (Australia, slang) A fool.
- (Australia, slang) A car's engine.
- (slang) A donkey (the animal).
- (British, uncountable) A sub-genre of Scouse house music containing distinctive percussion sounds.
- (poker, slang, derogatory) A poor player who makes mistakes.
- (Northern England, Scotland) dampness; moistness
- A 1971 to 1976 Chevrolet Caprice or Impala that has been modified, usually by being raised and given bigger wheels.
verb
noun
- very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower
- Light rain.
- (physics, weather) Very small, numerous, and uniformly dispersed water drops, mist, or sprinkle. Unlike fog droplets, drizzle falls to the ground.
- (baking) A cake onto which icing, honey or syrup has been drizzled in an artistic manner.
- (slang) Water.
verb
- remove the moisture from and make dry
- (transitive) To cause moisture to be completely removed from; to make dry.
- become empty of water
- become dry or drier
- (intransitive) To have excess water evaporate or be otherwise removed; to become dry.
- (colloquial, ambitransitive, idiomatic) To (cause to) sober up; to cease to be drunk; to quit using drugs or alcohol.
- (intransitive, bowling, of a bowling lane) To become less oily, affecting play, after being oiled up.
verb
adj
- (informal) Of the vagina: sexually lubricated due to sexual arousal; of a woman: sexually aroused, turned on.
- Of sounds of internal organs (especially as heard through a stethoscope): characterized by the sound of air bubbling through a fluid.
- Of a climate, the weather, etc.: damp, humid, rainy.
- Characterized by the presence of moisture; not dry; slightly wet; damp.
- (sciences, historical) Pertaining to one of the four essential qualities formerly believed to be present in all things, characterized by wetness; also, having a significant amount of this quality.
- Of eyes: wet with tears; tearful; also (obsolete), watery due to some illness or to old age.
- Characterized by the presence of some fluid such as mucus, pus, etc.
- slightly wet
noun
verb
adj
noun
verb
- lose water or moisture
- dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture
- (intransitive) To stop talking because one has forgotten what one was going to say.
- (intransitive, ambitransitive) To manually dry dishes and utensils.
- (intransitive) To gradually decrease and eventually cease.
- (of an actor) To forget one's lines.
- (transitive) To cause to become dry.
- (1930s US slang) To stop talking or drop a topic.
- (intransitive) To become dry (often of weather); to lose water.
- (transitive) To deprive someone of (something vital).
verb
- To dry out with heat or harsh chemicals; to desiccate.
- (by extension) To damage or treat with smoke.
- (cooking) To prepare (a herring or similar fish) by splitting, salting, and smoking.
- To punish by spanking or caning.
- To utterly defeat or humiliate.
- To lead astray or frame; to cause to get into trouble.
- To drink or give a drink of alcohol, especially to intoxication.
adj
noun
- A split, salted and smoked herring or salmon.
- (Australia) A young Aboriginal man who has been initiated into to the rights of manhood.
- (endearing) A child or young person.
- (UK, slang) The vagina.
- (UK, informal, humorous, often with capital) A member or supporter of UKIP (UK Independence Party).
- A male salmon after spawning.
- (military, RAF World War II code name) A patrol to protect fishing boats in the Irish and North Seas against attack from the air.
- (UK, naval slang) A torpedo.
- (Australia, slang) An Englishman who has moved to Australia.
- A fool.
- salted and smoked herring
verb
- (intransitive) To emit moisture.
- (transitive, informal) To extract money, labour, etc. from, by exaction or oppression.
- (intransitive, plumbing) To solder (a pipe joint) together.
- (intransitive) To have drops of water form on (something's surface) due to moisture condensation.
- (transitive, informal) To worry about (something).
- (intransitive, informal) To worry.
- (transitive) To take a racehorse for a short exercise run.
- (intransitive) To emit sweat.
- (transitive, slang) To stress out, to put under pressure.
- (intransitive) To suffer a penalty; to smart for one's misdeeds.
- (intransitive, informal) To work hard.
- To cause to perspire.
- (transitive, intransitive, cooking) To cook slowly at low heat, in shallow oil and without browning, to reduce moisture content.
- (transitive) To emit, in the manner of sweat.
- (transitive) To cause to excrete moisture through skin.
- (video games) To be extremely dedicated to winning a game; to play competitively.
- excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin
noun
- (video games, slang) An extremely or excessively competitive player.
- Fluid that exits the body through pores in the skin usually due to physical stress and/or high temperature for the purpose of regulating body temperature and removing certain compounds from the circulation.
- (figurative) Hard work; toil.
- (British, military slang, especially WWI) A soldier (especially one who is old or experienced).
- A short run by a racehorse as a form of exercise.
- (historical) The sweating sickness.
- (figurative) Moisture issuing from any substance.
- The state of one who is sweating; diaphoresis.
- salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
- condensation of moisture on a cold surface
- agitation resulting from active worry
- use of physical or mental energy; hard work
adj
noun
adj
- needing moisture
- feeling a need or desire to drink
- able to take in large quantities of moisture
- (usually followed by ‘for’) extremely desirous
- (slang, figurative) Craving or desiring sex.
- Needing to drink water or any liquid that can supply water.
- (figurative) Craving something immaterial.
- (euphemistic) Craving alcohol; especially, experiencing some alcohol withdrawal.
- (informal, uncommon) Causing thirst; giving one a need to drink.