dryness
Roget-categorie 340
3. Words relating to matter› 3.2. Inorganic matter
›› 3.2.2. Fluid matter
#340.
Dryness
zelfstandig naamwoord
dryness
etc.
adj. —
siccity†,
aridity,
drought,
ebb tide,
low water.
exsiccation†,
desiccation —
arefaction†,
dephlegmation†,
drainage —
drier.
[chemical subs. which renders dry]
desiccative,
dessicator.
[device to render dry]
dessicator —
hair drier,
clothes drier,
gas drier,
electric drier —
vacuum oven,
drying oven,
kiln —
lyophilizer.
clothesline.
werkwoord
be dry
etc.
adj..
render dry
etc.
adj. —
dry —
dry up,
soak up —
sponge,
swab,
wipe —
drain.
desiccate,
dehydrate,
exsiccate† —
parch.
kiln dry —
vacuum dry,
blow dry,
oven dry —
hang out to dry.
mummify.
be fine,
hold up.
bijvoeglijk naamwoord
dry,
anhydrous,
arid —
adust†,
arescent† —
dried
etc.
v. —
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.
water proof,
water tight.
dehydrated,
dessicated.
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