cracked soil
Arid earth fissures
Cracked soil is earth that has dried and split into irregular segments, typically forming polygonal patterns.
The cracks appear when moisture evaporates and the soil contracts: The cracked soil of the drought-stricken farmland stretched to the horizon.
The image often signals drought, neglect, or environmental degradation.
- parchedExtremely dry or thirsty
- parched earthSeverely dried-out ground
- bone dryTotally devoid of moisture
- droughtProlonged water scarcity
- dry spellProlonged absence of rain
water shortage · dry · fissures · arid · desert · dust bowl · mud · clay · earth · barren · dehydrated · hardpan · dusty · scorched · baked · thirsty · flaky · weathered
moisture and hydration
cracked soilmoist soil
Earth with water content
wet soil · waterlogged soil · soggy ground · damp earth · swampy ground
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