| desiccated | | |
| adj. | 1. desiccated, dried-out | thoroughly dried out.; "old boxes of desiccated Cuban cigars"; "dried-out boards beginning to split" |
| ~ dry | free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet.; "dry land"; "dry clothes"; "a dry climate"; "dry splintery boards"; "a dry river bed"; "the paint is dry" |
| adj. | 2. dehydrated, desiccated, dried | preserved by removing natural moisture.; "dried beef"; "dried fruit"; "dehydrated eggs"; "shredded and desiccated coconut meat" |
| ~ preserved | prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use. |
| adj. | 3. arid, desiccate, desiccated | lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless.; "a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata"; "a desiccate romance"; "a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery" |
| ~ dull | lacking in liveliness or animation.; "he was so dull at parties"; "a dull political campaign"; "a large dull impassive man"; "dull days with nothing to do"; "how dull and dreary the world is"; "fell back into one of her dull moods" |
| dry out | | |
| v. (change) | 1. dry, dry out | become dry or drier.; "The laundry dries in the sun" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ scorch | become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions.; "The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun" |
| ~ run dry, dry out | become empty of water.; "The river runs dry in the summer" |
| v. (weather) | 2. dry out, run dry | become empty of water.; "The river runs dry in the summer" |
| ~ dry out, dry | become dry or drier.; "The laundry dries in the sun" |
| v. (change) | 3. dry, dry out | remove the moisture from and make dry.; "dry clothes"; "dry hair" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ dry up, exsiccate, dehydrate, desiccate | lose water or moisture.; "In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly" |
| ~ dehydrate, desiccate | remove water from.; "All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me" |
| ~ spin-dry | dry (clothes) by spinning and making use of centrifugal forces. |
| ~ tumble dry | dry by spinning with hot air inside a cylinder.; "These fabrics are delicate and cannot be tumbled dry" |
| ~ spray-dry | dry by bringing into the form of a spray, through contact with a hot gas. |
| ~ dehumidify | make less humid.; "The air conditioner dehumidifies the air in the summer" |
| ~ parch, sear | cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat.; "The sun parched the earth" |
| ~ rough-dry | dry without smoothing or ironing.; "rough-dry the laundry" |
| ~ blow-dry | dry hair with a hair dryer. |
| ~ drip-dry | dry by hanging up wet. |
| ~ dry out, dry | become dry or drier.; "The laundry dries in the sun" |
| ~ air | expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry.; "Air linen" |
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