Dryness

Dryness
(Roget's Thesaurus)
<- N
PARAG:Dryness->N
GRP: \\ N \\ 1
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ dryness
dryness
&c.->Adj.
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ siccity
siccity
aridity
drought
ebb tide
low water
GRP: \\ N \\ 2
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ exsiccation|
exsiccation|
desiccation
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ arefaction|
arefaction|
dephlegmation|
drainage
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ drier
drier
desiccative
dessicator
PARAG:Dryness->V
GRP: \\ V \\ 1
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ be dry
be dry
&c.->Adj.
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ render dry
render dry
&c.->Adj.
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ dry
dry
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ dry up
dry up
soak up
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ sponge
sponge
swab
wipe
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ exsiccate
exsiccate
desiccate
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ drain
drain
parch
GRP: \\ V \\ 2
Sgm: \\ V \\ 2 \\ be fine
be fine
hold up
PARAG:Dryness->Adj
GRP: \\ Adj \\ 1
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ dry
dry
anhydrous
arid
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ adust
adust
arescent|
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ dried
dried
&c.->V.
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ undamped
undamped
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ juiceless
juiceless
sapless
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ sear
sear
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ husky
husky
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ rainless
rainless
without rain
fine
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ dry as a bone
dry as a bone
dry as dust
dry as a stick
dry as a mummy
dry as a biscuit
GRP: \\ Adj \\ 2
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 2 \\ water proof
water proof
water tight

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