| Main Entry: | drought |
| 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: | evaporation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | drying up; dissolution |
Synonyms: |
dehydration, dematerialization, desiccation, disappearance, dispelling, dispersal, dissipation, escape, evanescence, fading, melting, vanishing, vaporescence, vaporization |
Antonyms: |
dampening, soaking, wetting |
| Main Entry: | dryness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | aridity |
Synonyms: |
dehydration, desiccation, drought, exsiccation, lack of moisture, parchedness |
Antonyms: |
wetness |
| Main Entry: | dryness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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| 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.
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Antonyms: |
moisture |
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