dryness

Roget category 340

3. Words relating to matter
› 3.2. Inorganic matter
›› 3.2.2. Fluid matter

#340. Dryness

noun

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.

verb

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.

adjective

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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