cracked earth
Dry, fissured soil
Cracked earth is dry ground that has split into irregular patterns, typically from prolonged drought or heat.
The image appears in descriptions of deserts, droughts, and climate disaster: The cracked earth of the dried lakebed stretched for miles.
Figuratively, it evokes desolation, environmental collapse, or neglect.
- droughtProlonged water scarcity
- water scarcityInsufficient freshwater for demand
- parchedExtremely dry or thirsty
- parched landExtremely dry territory
- aridDevoid of water
bone dry · fissures · desert · dust bowl · dry · dried up · barren · mud · clay · scorched · thirst · desolate · dusty · hardpan · dry lake bed · brittle · shattered · fractured
- salt flatssalt flats, salt flat, salt pan, playas, dry lake bed
- arid landscapesdesert, badlands, sand dunes, dunes, salt flat
- desert climatearid, aridity, dry heat, extreme heat, scorching heat
- desert featuresmirage, sandstorm, sand dunes, oasis, dust devil
- Droughtwater shortage, dry spell, dry spells, no rain, low rainfall
- ground conditionsmud, ice, snow, sand, gravel
moisture and hydration
cracked earthwaterlogged soil
Dirt saturated with moisture
wet soil · soggy ground · swampland · damp earth · moist soil
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