Topic Thesaurus
Roget's Thesaurus

Dryness

Nouns
  • 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.
Verbs
  • 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.
Adjectives
  • 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.