air-dry
Let breeze evaporate
Air-dry means to dry by exposure to air rather than heat or mechanical means.
Laundry may air-dry on a clothesline; herbs air-dry hanging in a kitchen.
As an adjective, it describes things dried this way: air-dry lumber.
The term often implies gentler treatment that preserves quality or texture.
Cord for air-drying laundry
- clothespinsSpring clips for laundry
- hangSuspend from above
- flappingRapid wing motion
- breezeLight, gentle air movement
sunshine · freshness · outdoors · backyard · windy · towels · sheets · garments
Moldable earth for ceramics
- potteryFired clay objects
- ceramicsHardened clay objects
- papier-macheGlued paper that hardens
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
modelling · greenware · slip · handmade · glazing · macrame · decoupage · feltmaking
clothesline
Cord for air-drying laundry
- clothespinsSpring clips for laundry
- hangSuspend from above
- flappingRapid wing motion
breeze · sunshine · freshness · outdoors · backyard · windy · towels · sheets · garments · linen
clay
Moldable earth for ceramics
- potteryFired clay objects
- ceramicsHardened clay objects
- papier-macheGlued paper that hardens
sculpture · modelling · greenware · slip · handmade · glazing · macrame · decoupage · feltmaking · leather
jerky
Cured meat snack
mummification · taxidermy · herbarium · specimens · stockfish · curing · pemmican · mushrooms · peppers · chiles
frizz
Unruly hair texture
natural · scrunching · tousled · beachy · volume · dampness · styling · healthy · ends · overnight
- groomingbrushing teeth, clean shave, bathe, groomed, haircut
- dry outdehydrate, desiccate, parch, evaporate, wither
- preservationpreserve, preservatives, preservative, canning, freezing