Roget's Thesaurus

#340. Dryness

Nouns

dryness etc. adj.; siccity, aridity, drought, ebb tide, low water. exsiccation, desiccation; arefaction, dephlegmation, drainage; drier. [chemical substances 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.