English words: drunk as a lord to dryly

300 English words, part 106 of 118 of the words starting with D, A to Z. 16 have a page of their own.

English words drunk as a lord to dryly

drunk as a lord adjective: Completely drunk.
drunk as a piper adjective: Thoroughly drunk.
drunk as a skunk adjective: Highly inebriated.
drunk as a sow adjective: Thoroughly drunk.
drunk as a wheelbarrow adjective: Thoroughly drunk.
drunk as an owl adjective: Thoroughly drunk.
drunk as Chloe adjective: Very drunk.
drunk as David's sow adjective: Thoroughly drunk.
drunk dial verb: To make a telephone call in an inebriated state against better judgement, typically to a close or former friend.
drunk driver noun: Someone who drives under the influence of alcohol.
drunk driving noun: The act of driving under the influence of alcohol.
drunk tank noun: A cell where people who have been arrested for public drunkenness are detained until they are sober.
drunk text noun, verb: To send a text message to (someone) while drunk.
drunk words are sober thoughts proverb: Synonym of in wine, there is truth.
drunkalog noun: Alternative spelling of drunkalogue.
drunkalogue noun: A tale of one's drunken exploits.
drunkard noodles noun: Alternative form of drunken noodles
drunkard's cloak noun: A portable pillory in the form of a barrel with holes for the imprisoned person's head and arms to pass through.
drunkard's noodles noun: Alternative form of drunken noodles
drunkard's walk noun: A type of random walk in which termination conditions lead to a biased ending state.
drunkardess noun: A female drunkard.
drunkardliness noun: The quality of being drunkardly.
drunkardly adjective, adverb: In the manner of a drunkard.
drunkardness noun: The quality of being a drunkard.
drunkardry noun: The quality of being a drunkard.
drunked up adjective: drunk
drunkedness noun: The state of being drunk; drunkenness.
drunken adjective, verb /ˈdɹʌŋkən/: Drunk, in the state of intoxication after having drunk an alcoholic beverage.
drunken boxing noun: Any style of Chinese martial arts that imitates the movements of a drunk person; Drunken Fist.
drunken chicken noun: Any of various Asian dishes of chicken cooked with alcoholic beverages.
drunken driving noun: Alternative form of drunk driving.
drunken forest noun: A forest of drunken trees (trees displaced from their normal vertical alignment, especially due to the melting of the permafrost ground they are on).
drunken noodles noun: A spicy Thai dish made with wide, flat rice noodles, meat, vegetables, and basil.
drunken shrimp noun: A Chinese dish of freshwater shrimp, often eaten alive and immersed in alcohol.
drunken trees noun: (A stand of) trees displaced from their normal vertical alignment, especially due to the melting of the permafrost ground they are on (thermokarst).
drunken words are sober thoughts proverb: Alternative form of drunk words are sober thoughts.
drunkendom noun: drunkenness
drunkenly adverb: In a drunken manner.
drunkenness noun /ˈdɹʌŋkən.nəs/: A state of being drunk.
drunkenship noun: The state of being drunk; drunkenness.
drunkensome adjective: Characterised or marked by drunkenness.
drunker than a skunk adjective: Alternative form of drunk as a skunk (“highly inebriated”).
drunker than a skunker adjective: Alternative form of drunk as a skunk (“highly inebriated”).
drunkery noun: Drunkenness.
drunkie noun: A drunkard.
drunkish adjective: Somewhat drunk.
drunkle noun: A drunk uncle.
drunklike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a drunken state.
drunkly adverb: In a drunk manner; drunkenly.
drunkness noun: Drunkenness
drunkometer noun: A breathalyzer.
drunkorexia noun: A combination of anorexia or bulimia with alcohol abuse.
drunkorexic adjective, noun: Having or relating to drunkorexia.
drunkover adjective: Having a hangover while drunk.
drunkpost noun, verb: To post to a message board, newsgroup, etc. while drunk.
drunksville noun: Alternative letter-case form of Drunksville.
drunky noun: Alternative form of drunkie (“a drunkard”).
Drupa adjective, noun: Alternative form of Drukpa.
drupaceous adjective: Of, relating to, resembling, or producing drupes.
drupacine noun: An alkaloid found in plants of the genus Cephalotaxus.
drupal adjective: drupaceous
drupangtonine noun: An antileukemic alkaloid present in a drupaceous form of Cephalotaxus
drupanol noun: A naturally occurring phenol that has been isolated from the seeds of Psoralea drupacea.
drupe noun /dɹuːp/: A kind of fruit, with a fleshy exterior, formed from the exocarp and mesocarp, surrounding a hardened endocarp which protects the seed.
drupel noun: Synonym of drupelet.
drupelet noun /ˈdɹuːplɪt/: One of the small drupe-like subdivisions which compose the outer layer of certain fruit such as blackberries or raspberries.
drupelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a drupe.
drupellid noun: Any sea snail of the genus Drupella
drupetum noun: A cluster of drupes.
druplet noun: Alternative spelling of drupelet.
drupose noun: A substance produced together with glucose by the action of moderately diluted hydrochloric acid on the stony concretions found in pears.
drury noun: Love, especially sexual love; courtship, sex.
Drury Lane vestal noun: A prostitute.
druse noun /dɹuːz/: A rock surface with a crust of tiny crystals.
drused adjective: drusy; having a druse
drusenoid adjective: Characterized by the presence of drusen.
drusens noun: Alternative form of drusen (plural of druse)
drush noun: Alternative form of drash.
Drusian adjective, noun: A member of the Druze people.
drusiform adjective: Having the shape or form of a druse.
Drusilla proper noun /dɹuˈsɪlə/: A female given name from Latin.
drusy adjective /ˈdɹuːzi/: Having a druse.
drusy quartz noun: A type of quartz, often found in the hollow cavity of agate geodes, consisting of a layer of minute quartz crystals that have crystallized on the surface.
Druten proper noun: A village in Gelderland, Netherlands.
druther noun, verb: Would rather; would prefer to.
druthers noun /ˈdɹʌðɚz/: Wishes, preferences.
druxey adjective: Alternative form of druxy.
druxiness noun: The quality of being druxy.
druxy adjective /ˈdɹʌksi/: Having decayed spots or streaks of a whitish colour; rotten, decayed.
Druze adjective, noun /ˈdruːz/: A member of a secretive Ismaili Shiite community based mainly in the Middle East, specifically Lebanon, Syria, and Israel.
Druze star noun: A Druze religious symbol, a five-coloured star, where each colour represents a metaphysical power.
Druzhba proper noun: A city in Sumy Oblast, Ukraine.
druzhina noun: A retinue in the service of a chieftain in mediaeval Slavic Europe.
Druzian adjective: Alternative form of Drusian.
druzy adjective: Alternative spelling of drusy.
DRV noun: Abbreviation of darunavir.
dRVVT noun: Initialism of dilute Russell's viper venom time.
dry adjective, noun, phrase, verb /ˈdɹaɪ̯/: Free from or lacking moisture.
dry abscess noun /dɹaɪ ˈæbˌsɛs/: An abscess that fails to point or break.
dry-aged adjective: Refrigerated and allowed to dry for an extended period, resulting in a more concentrated flavour and a tender texture.
dry agent noun: A person who went undercover during prohibition in order to find evidence of the illicit sale of alcohol.
dry as a bone adjective: completely dry; totally dry
dry as dust adjective: Very dull or boring.
dry bar noun: A bar that does not serve alcoholic beverages.
dry bay noun: An enclosed compartment immediately adjacent to a fuel tank but not itself used for fuel.
dry bean noun: Alternative form of drybean
dry beat verb: To beat; to clobber; to thrash.
dry behind the ears adjective: Seasoned or experienced; mature, especially with respect to judgment.
dry beriberi noun: A form of beriberi characterized by neuromuscular symptoms.
dry biscuit noun: A hard or crisp baked good that is similar to a cracker or cookie.
dry bite noun: A bite by a venomous animal in which no venom is released.
dry blower noun: A machine that uses an air blower to blow away light fines to concentrate heavy fines and larger bits, from pay dirt. This concentrate can then go through...
dry bob noun: A schoolboy who goes in for cricket or football etc. in preference to rowing.
dry bone noun: smithsonite
dry bread noun: Bread eaten or consumed without any spreads or toppings.
dry brushing noun: A painting technique that involves stroking lightly with a minimally loaded brush to create a textured look.
dry bulb temperature noun: Temperature of the free air as measured with a dry thermometer on a sling psychrometer over a grassy surface at a height of approximately 6 feet (1.8 meters).
dry cell noun: Any electrochemical cell whose electrolyte is a solid or stiff paste.
dry cell battery noun: An electric battery employing a zinc-carbon dry cell.
dry chemical noun: A fluidized and siliconized monoammonium phosphate powder used in firefighting.
dry clean verb: To clean clothes or other fabrics through a process that uses solvents and specialized equipment instead of using water.
dry cleaner noun: A person whose business is the dry cleaning of clothes and other fabrics.
dry cleaner's noun: Alternative form of dry cleaner.
dry cleaning noun, verb: The process of cleaning clothes and other fabrics without using water, instead using organic solvents and specialized equipment.
dry closet noun: A toilet, containing no water, in which earth or ashes were added to the excrement after each use, the contents being regularly collected.
dry cough noun: Coughing without expectoration of sputum.
dry creek noun: Synonym of draw (“a dry stream bed that drains surface water only during periods of heavy rain or flooding”)
dry cupping noun: The process of cupping (drawing blood by partial vacuum) without previous scarification.
dry-cure verb: To preserve food using salt, and sometimes sodium nitrite.
dry-cured adjective, verb: Preserved by means of salt.
dry distillation noun: The heating of solid materials to produce gaseous products (which may condense into liquids or solids).
dry dock noun: Alternative spelling of drydock
dry drunk adjective, noun: A recovering alcoholic who is not drinking alcohol, but has relapsed mentally and emotionally;
dry erase adjective: Describing a whiteboard that can be wiped clean without the use of solvents, or a marker whose ink can be wiped clean without solvents.
dry eye noun: An eye disease caused by decreased tear production; short for dry eye syndrome.
dry eye syndrome noun: The condition of having dry eyes, sometimes accompanied by irritation, redness, discharge, and easily fatigued eyes.
dry-eyed adjective: Not having shed tears.
dry film thickness noun: The thickness, expressed in mils, of an applied and cured coating or mastic.
dry fire verb: To discharge a weapon without ammunition in the chamber.
dry-fisted adjective: niggardly; stingy
dry fly noun: A fly used in fly fishing, designed to float in or on the surface of the water
dry fog noun: A fog or haze made up of dust or smoke particles, which consequently does not moisten exposed surfaces.
dry food noun: Kibble.
dry-foot adverb /ˈdɹʌɪfʊt/: With dry feet; without getting the feet wet.
dry-fry verb: To fry food in a pan without using any fat or oil.
dry ginger noun: A form of ginger used commercially, obtained by drying its fresh rhizome.
dry goods noun: Any product for sale that does not require special storage treatment, especially textiles.
dry guillotine noun: Forced deportation to a penal colony, especially as a punishment during the French Revolution.
dry-gulch verb: Alternative form of drygulch.
dry-handed adjective: Having hands that are dry.
dry haze noun: A haze occurring in low humidity, resulting from particles too fine to be felt or seen by the naked eye.
dry heater noun /dɹaɪ ˈhiɾɚ/: A torpedo engine powered by the burning of fuel with compressed air or oxygen, which does not inject water into the combustion chamber for engine cooling...
dry heave noun, verb: To attempt to vomit with the ejection of only gas.
dry hire noun: The hire of equipment or a venue without any accompanying operators or staff.
dry hole noun: A hole drilled into the ground for oil or gas exploration which fails to yield enough oil or gas to justify the establishment of a well.
dry hop verb: To infuse beer with hops during the later stages of the brewing process.
dry hopped adjective, verb: Of beer, having had hops added directly added while fermenting.
dry hopping noun, verb: The process of adding hops to beer during the later stages of brewing.
dry humor noun: Humor that is presented with no change of expression; deadpan.
dry humour noun: Alternative spelling of dry humor.
dry hump verb: To simulate sexual intercourse without the genitalia directly touching, i.e. while wearing clothes, or by rubbing the genitals against something else.
dry hydrant noun: A fire hydrant with a valve near the water main that keeps the barrel of the hydrant dry until needed, to prevent water freezing inside it.
dry ice noun /dɹaɪˈaɪs/: Carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state, which sublimes at −78.5 °C (−109.3 °F) at normal atmospheric pressure, used especially as a cooling agent and for...
Dry January noun: A popular health challenge where a person abstains from alcohol for the entire month of January.
dry jogger noun: Synonym of joggers (“a tracksuit, particularly the trousers”).
dry joggers noun: Synonym of joggers (“a tracksuit, particularly the trousers”).
dry lab noun, verb: A laboratory where computational or mathematical analyses are used to simulate a physical phenomenon.
dry-labber noun: One who dry-labs.
dry labbing noun, verb: The act of supplying fictional yet plausible results in lieu of performing an assigned experiment.
dry laid adjective: Built or paved with stones, bricks, or blocks without using mortar or cement to glue them together.
dry lake noun: A former lake, especially a lake that has dried and habitually remains dry, (US) opposed to playas.
dry land noun: Land consistently free of inundation, as opposed to semiaquatic environs (marshes) and aquatic environs (bodies of water).
dry lease noun: A leasing agreement where an aircraft is provided without any additional services like crew, maintenance, or insurance.
dry light noun: Pure unobstructed light.
dry lightning noun: Lightning strikes that occur when there is no rain, thus a common cause of bushfires or forest fires.
dry line noun: An imaginary line across a continent that separates moist air from an eastern body of water and dry desert air from the west.
dry lodging noun: Lodging that includes accommodation and a place to sleep but no meals.
dry lunch noun: A lunch that is not accompanied by alcohol.
dry marker noun: A coloured pencil intended for use as a marker pen.
dry market noun: A market selling clothing, electronics, etc. rather than fresh meat and produce.
dry martini noun: A cocktail made from gin or vodka mixed with a splash of vermouth.
dry mass noun: The mass of a rocket including its contents but without propellant.
dry matter noun: dry weight; a measurement of the mass of something when completely dried
dry measure noun: A unit of volume used in measuring dry commodities (e.g. grain or fruit).
dry meter noun: A gas meter with bellows-like apparatus and no liquid.
dry moon noun: A lunar phase when the crescent moon tilts so that its "horns" point sideways.
dry mouth noun: Abnormal dryness of the mouth
dry needling noun: A form of acupuncture used to relieve pain in the muscles
dry nurse noun, verb: Alternative form of dry nurse.
dry off verb: To make dry.
dry one's eyes verb: To cease crying.
dry orgasm noun: An orgasm with an ejaculation that does not produce semen due to prepubescence or having run out of seminal fluid.
dry out verb: To cause moisture to be completely removed from; to make dry.
dry pail noun, verb: A small basket or bucket or hanging wet bag, usually with holes to allow for airflow and sometimes without a lid, used to store soiled cloth diapers or,...
dry pailing noun, verb: The method of using a dry pail to store soiled cloth diapers, as opposed to a wet pail.
dry painting noun: Alternative form of drypainting.
dry pipe valve noun: A specialized mechanical valve used in commercial or industrial fire sprinkler systems; it holds back a water supply while keeping the building's overhead...
dry plate noun: A glass plate having a dry coating sensitive to light, upon which photographic negatives or pictures can be made, without moistening.
dry point noun: Alternative form of drypoint.
dry pond noun: Synonym of detention basin.
dry port noun: an inland intermodal terminal directly connected by road or rail to a seaport
dry pot noun: A Chinese dish, originally from the Hunan, Hubei and Sichuan provinces, made by wok-frying various ingredients (often a combination of meat and vegetables)...
dry powder noun: A powder found in a fire extinguisher that is expelled to smother the fire (in contrast with liquid types of extinguisher).
dry powder inhaler noun: A device with a canister holding a medicine in a dry powder form, ready to be sucked or sprayed out as aerosols, with the purpose of being inhaled by a...
dry promotion noun: A promotion in which an employee receives a new job title and increased responsibilities, but no corresponding increase in salary or benefits.
dry razor noun: Synonym of electric shaver
dry reach noun: A dry or no longer active branch or reach (i.e. segment) of a river.
dry rent noun: A rent reserved by deed, without a clause of distress.
dry riser noun: A main vertical pipe, usually kept empty, intended to distribute water to multiple levels of a building in the event of a fire.
dry rot noun: The crumbly, decayed portions of wooden members of buildings, especially at or below grade, usually caused by a fungal infection.
dry run noun: A practice or rehearsal; especially, one that goes through all the motions of a physical process but without the raw material or workpiece present.
dry-salt verb: To cure (meat) by salting and drying it.
dry sausage noun: A kind of sausage created by salting chopped or ground meat to remove moisture, while allowing beneficial bacteria to break down the sugars into flavorful...
dry season noun: Any season in which little rain falls; used especially in the tropics where it alternates with the rainy season.
dry sex noun: Sexual intercourse in which the vagina does not produce vaginal lubrication.
dry shampoo noun: A hair product with a similar function to shampoo but in a non-liquid form, typically as a powder or a spray.
dry shaver noun: Synonym of electric shaver
dry shaving noun: A method of shaving that does not involve the use of water or any other form of lubrication, such as shaving cream or soap.
dry-shod adverb: With one's footwear dry, not in or under water, usually referring to walking on ground which at another time, or usually, is covered with deep water.
dry shower noun, verb: To bathe using cleaning products such as sanitizing wipes or a spray bottle which cleans the skin without the use of water.
dry sink noun: a type of cabinet used to hold a washbasin and water pitcher, sometimes including splashboards.
dry snitch noun, verb: To inform on somebody indirectly or by implication.
dry socket noun: An inflammation, usually acutely painful, of the alveolar bone following extraction of a tooth.
dry spell noun: A drawn-out period where the weather has been dry, for an abnormally long time; shorter and not as severe as a drought.
dry speller noun: A person who is going through a dry spell; a sexless person.
dry sprinkler noun: A sprinkler (fire protection device) having pressurized air in the distribution pipes until a heat-activated sprinkler head opens and releases the stored...
dry steering noun: The act of turning the wheels of a vehicle that is not moving.
dry stone adjective, noun: Constructed by laying carefully selected stones on top of each other, and bedding them down with no mortar.
dry-stone dyke noun: A drystone wall used as a field boundary, particularly in Scotland.
dry stone wall noun: A wall (typically around a field) made of heaped stones without any mortar.
dry stove noun: A hothouse adapted to preserving the plants of arid climates.
dry sump noun: A type of engine sump where oil that flows down from the crankshaft, etc. is collected into an external reservoir.
dry tech noun: A technical rehearsal without actors, focusing purely on integrating technical elements like lighting, sound, scenery shifts, and special effects to work...
dry-tool verb: To climb bare rock using ice climbing equipment.
dry transfer noun: Transfer of premade letters from a sheet or letterset.
dry up verb: To become dry (often of weather); to lose water.
dry up and blow away verb: To go away; to disappear.
dry valley noun: A valley formed by water erosion, but without a permanent surface watercourse, often found in areas of permeable rock such as chalk or limestone.
dry valve noun: Ellipsis of dry pipe valve.
dry vomit noun, verb: Synonym of dry-heave.
dry wall noun: Alternative form of drywall.
dry wash noun: A riverbed that is often dry and that contains water only during rainy periods.
dry-weather tire noun: A summer tire with poor wet surface performance, but with improved high-speed dry performance.
dry-weather tyre noun: Alternative spelling of dry-weather tire
dry weight noun: The weight of something without added water (or after water has been removed).
dry well noun /ˈdɹaɪˌwɛl/: An underground structure (for example, a pit filled with gravel) that disposes of unwanted water (most commonly surface runoff and stormwater and in some...
dry wors noun: Alternative form of drywors.
dryable adjective: Which can be dried.
dryad noun /ˈdɹaɪəd/: A female tree spirit; a woodnymph or tree nymph.
dryadaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Dryadaceae.
dryadic adjective: Relating to dryads.
dryandra noun: Any of the former genus Dryandra R. Br. of Australian shrubs, now considered a series within Banksia (Proteaceae)
dryas noun /ˈdɹaɪ.əs/: Either of two climatic stages of the late glacial period in Northern Europe in which plants of the genus Dryas were abundant
dryasdust adjective, noun: A dull, boring or pedantic speaker or writer.
drybag noun: A bag used to keep things dry when in a wet or damp environment
drybean noun: Any bean of the genus Phaseolus.
drybrush noun: A form of brushwork that involves stroking lightly with a minimally loaded brush to create a textured look.
Dryburgh proper noun: A hamlet beside the River Tweed, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, historically in Berwickshire (OS grid ref NT5932).
dryclean verb: Alternative spelling of dry clean.
drycleaned verb: Alternative spelling of dry cleaned simple past and past participle of dryclean
drycleaner noun: Alternative form of dry cleaner.
drycleaning noun, verb: Alternative form of dry cleaning.
Dryden proper noun /ˈdɹaɪdən/: An English and Scottish habitational surname from Old English.
Drydenesque adjective: Reminiscent of the works of John Dryden (1631-1700), English poet.
Drydenian adjective: Of or pertaining to John Dryden (1631-1700), English poet.
drydock noun, verb: A dock that can be drained of water and is used in the repair and construction of ships.
drydown noun: The phase of a perfume where the top note gives way to the base note.
Drye proper noun: A surname.
dryer adjective, noun /ˈdɹaɪɚ/: One who, or that which, dries; any device or facility employed to remove water or humidity, e.g. a desiccative
dryer ball noun: A ball-shaped object used in a tumble dryer to accelerate the drying process, soften clothes or reduce static electricity as a substitute for fabric softener.
dryer buzzer noun: A sounder on a clothes dryer that sounds to let people know that the clothes are done drying.
dryer sheet noun: fabric softener in the form of a sheet to be added to clothing in the tumble dryer
dryerless adjective: Without a dryer.
dryfat noun: A dry vat or basket.
dryfire verb: Alternative spelling of dry fire.
Dryfoos proper noun: A surname.
dryfoot adverb: Alternative form of dry-foot.
drygoods noun: Alternative form of dry goods.
drygoodsman noun: A man who sells dry goods.
drygulch verb /ˈdɹʌɪɡʌltʃ/: To murder; to attack, assault, especially in an ambush.
drygulcher noun: In the Wild West, a hired assassin who shoots his targets from a concealed location.
dryhanded adjective: Alternative form of dry-handed.
dryhouse noun: A building where something, such as wood or fish, is dried.
drying noun, verb /ˈdɹaɪ.ɪŋ/: The act of drying.
drying agent noun: Any compound that has an affinity for water such that it will extract it from other materials; a desiccant
drying green noun: A communal area attached to a tenement building, or less commonly in a public park, consisting of clothes lines and usually a grass surface, used primarily...
drying height noun: On a chart, the vertical distance of the seabed exposed by the tide at the lowest astronomical tide.
drying machine noun: A clothes dryer.
drying oil noun: An oil that hardens to a tough, solid film after a period of exposure to air.
drying rack noun: A frame or rack used for drying clothing or dishes etc.
drying time noun: The time required for the loss of volatile components so that the material will no longer be adversely affected by weather conditions such as dew, rain or...
drying up noun, verb: The act of drying dishes after they have been washed up.
dryinid noun: Any wasp in the family Dryinidae.
dryish adjective: Quite dry, relatively dry.
dryland noun: Land that is arid, but not so dry as to be a desert.
drylander noun: A person who lives on dry land, rather than by the sea or on board a boat, etc.
dryline verb /ˈdɹaɪlaɪn/: To line (a wall) with plasterboard or similar.
dryliner noun: A construction worker who does drylining.
drylot noun /ˈdraɪˌlɒt/: A small enclosure, typically lacking vegetation, used for the fattening of livestock.
dryly adverb /ˈdɹaɪ.li/: In a dry manner.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under D: 35,212 words, in 118 parts.