DRIED-UP
Dictionary entry overview: What does dried-up mean? • DRIED-UP (adjective)
The adjective DRIED-UP has 2 senses:
1. (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
2. depleted of water
Familiarity information: DRIED-UP used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DRIED-UP (adjective)
Meaning:
(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
Synonyms:
dried-up; sear; sere; shriveled; shrivelled; withered
Context examples:
dried-up grass / the desert was edged with sere vegetation / shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings / withered vines
Similar:
dry (free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet)
Domain category:
botany; flora; vegetation (all the plant life in a particular region or period)
Meaning:
Depleted of water
Context example:
a dried-up water hole
Similar:
dry (free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet)
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