dried
No longer wet
Dried is the past tense and past participle of dry, used as a verb or adjective.
As a verb, it describes the completion of removing moisture: I dried the dishes and put them away.
As an adjective, it characterizes something from which moisture has been removed, often for preservation: dried fruit, dried herbs, sun-dried tomatoes.
Dried flowers are preserved for decorative purposes.
If tears or a well has dried up, the moisture is completely gone.
Liable to shatter
- crumblyProne to fragmenting
- crispFirm and breakable
- crunchyBreaking with sound
- flakyCrumbly or unreliable
leathery · hardened · parched · cracked · shriveled · wizened · papery · stiff
Cured meat snack
- raisinsDried grape snack
- prunesCuts away excess growth
- figsSmall sweet tree fruit
- apricotsSmall orange stone fruit
dates · sultanas · currants · biltong · pemmican · tomatoes · cranberries · anchovies
Limp from dehydration
- fadedLost original color
- shrunkenReduced from original dimensions
- droopingHanging or bending downward
- decayedBroken down organically
blighted · sapped · exhausted · dwindled · depleted · atrophied · senescent · wasted
To leave behind completely
- droughtProlonged water scarcity
- barrenUnable to produce
- dustyCoated with fine particles
- sunbakedDried by solar heat
parched · scorched · dunes · sand · cactus · tumbleweed · wasteland · rainless
Uncooked cured Italian ham
- salamiCured, seasoned sausage
- chorizoSpiced Spanish pork sausage
- pepperoniSpiced cured sausage
- pastramiSeasoned smoked beef
speck · bacon · ham · sausage · gravlax · lox · coppa · pancetta
Excessive fluid loss
- evaporationLiquid turning to gas
- mummificationPreserving bodies after death
- anhydrousContaining no water
- desiccantMoisture-absorbing material
brittle
Liable to shatter
flaky · leathery · hardened · parched · cracked · shriveled · wizened · papery · stiff · tough
jerky
Cured meat snack
apricots · dates · sultanas · currants · biltong · pemmican · tomatoes · cranberries · anchovies · stockfish
wilted
Limp from dehydration
decayed · blighted · sapped · exhausted · dwindled · depleted · atrophied · senescent · wasted · shriveled
desert
To leave behind completely
sunbaked · parched · scorched · dunes · sand · cactus · tumbleweed · wasteland · rainless · waterless
prosciutto
Uncooked cured Italian ham
pastrami · speck · bacon · ham · sausage · gravlax · lox · coppa · pancetta
dehydration
Excessive fluid loss
- evaporationLiquid turning to gas
- mummificationPreserving bodies after death
- anhydrousContaining no water
oregano
Mediterranean culinary herb
sage · parsley · lavender · chamomile · mint · dill · tarragon · marjoram · chives · cilantro
- processed statesprocessed, treated, refined, purified, filtered
- wood stateswet, green, raw, seasoned, unseasoned
- plant statesblooming, wilting, budding, withering, dying
- eggschicken egg, scrambled eggs, duck egg, Easter egg, fried eggs
- laundry statesclean, dirty, wet, damp, folded
- preservation statespreserved, canned, frozen, pickled, salted
drier, dries, kiln-dried, driest, dried fruit, drily, driers, freeze-dried, undried