desiccation

Main Entry:
drought [drout]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: dryness; shortage of supply
Synonyms: aridity, dearth, deficiency, dehydration, desiccation, dry spell, insufficiency, lack, need, parchedness, rainlessness, scarcity, want
Antonyms: monsoon, wetness
Main Entry: dryness
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: aridity
Synonyms: dehydration, desiccation, drought, exsiccation, lack of moisture, parchedness
Antonyms: wetness
Related Words
Main Entry: dryness
Part of Speech: noun
Related
Adjectives:
aneroid, anhydrous, arid, dried, dry, dry as a biscuit, dry as a bone, dry as a mummy, dry as a stick, dry as dust, exsuccous, fine, gizzen, husky, juiceless, rainless, sapless, sear, sere, siccaneous, siccative, undamped, waterproof, watertight, without rain, xeric, xerophobous, xerotic
Concept Thesaurus
Concept: Dryness.
Category: 2. Fluid matter; specific fluids
Synonyms:
-nouns
dryness; siccity, aridity, drought, ebb tide, low water., exsiccation, desiccation; arefaction, dephlegmation, drainage; drier, desiccative, desiccator.
-verbs
be dry; render dry; dry; dry up, soak up; sponge, swab, wipe; exsiccate, desiccate; drain, parch., be fine, hold up.
-adjectives
dry, anhydrous, arid; adust, arescent; dried; undamped; juiceless, sapless; sear; husky; rainless, without rain, fine; dry as a bone, dry as dust, dry as a stick, dry as a mummy, dry as a biscuit., waterproof, watertight.
Antonyms: moisture
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