drying
Becoming less wet
Drying is the process of removing moisture or becoming dry.
It functions as both verb form and adjective: The drying laundry hung on the line.
A drying agent absorbs moisture.
Drying time is how long something takes to dry completely.
Paint, concrete, and nail polish all have drying times that matter.
Cord for air-drying laundry
- airerClothes-drying frame
- fanAdmirer or air mover
- heatTransferred thermal energy
- ovenEnclosed cooking chamber
dehydrator · towel · blotting · absorbent · wicking · ventilation · spin cycle · radiator
Moisture-absorbing material
- dehumidifyRemove atmospheric moisture
- anhydrousContaining no water
- mummifyPreserve body with wrappings
- shriveledContracted from moisture loss
brittle · crispy · leathery · wizened · parched · sapless · husk · desiccated
Cured meat snack
- raisinsDried grape snack
- smokedExposed to wood fumes
- saltedTreated with sodium chloride
- curingRestoring health or preserving
dehydrated · prunes · figs · apricots · sultanas · biltong · stockfish · pemmican
Losing turgor and drooping
- fadingGradual loss of intensity
- shrivelingContracting from moisture loss
- droopingHanging or bending downward
- yellowingBecoming pale gold-brown
brittleness · crumbling · decay · decline · desiccation · atrophy · parched · thirsty
To leave behind completely
- droughtProlonged water scarcity
- barrenUnable to produce
- parchedExtremely dry or thirsty
- scorchingExtremely hot, burning
sunbaked · dust · wasteland · steppe · climate · aridity · cracked · rainless
Transition to gaseous state
- vaporizeConvert to gas
- steamHeated water's gaseous form
- boilingLiquid vaporization temperature
- distillationPurification via vaporization
condensation · humidity · moisture · transpiration · dewpoint · sublimation · heat · warmth
clothesline
Cord for air-drying laundry
oven · dehydrator · towel · blotting · absorbent · wicking · ventilation · spin cycle · radiator · sunlight
desiccant
Moisture-absorbing material
- dehumidifyRemove atmospheric moisture
- anhydrousContaining no water
- mummifyPreserve body with wrappings
shriveled · brittle · crispy · leathery · wizened · parched · sapless · husk · desiccated · powdered
jerky
Cured meat snack
curing · dehydrated · prunes · figs · apricots · sultanas · biltong · stockfish · pemmican · fruit leather
wilting
Losing turgor and drooping
- fadingGradual loss of intensity
- shrivelingContracting from moisture loss
- droopingHanging or bending downward
yellowing · brittleness · crumbling · decay · decline · desiccation · atrophy · parched · thirsty · drought
desert
To leave behind completely
scorching · sunbaked · dust · wasteland · steppe · climate · aridity · cracked · rainless · water scarcity
evaporate
Transition to gaseous state
distillation · condensation · humidity · moisture · transpiration · dewpoint · sublimation · heat · warmth · sunlight
- laundrywashing machine, wash, fold, rinse, washer
- houseworkdishes, sweeping, mopping, dusting, dishwashing
- food processingcanning, freezing, packaging, pasteurization, fermentation
- harvestreaping, fall harvest, wheat sheaf, reaper, reap
- dishwashingdish soap, dish brush, dish rack, dish towel, dish sponge
- dryingdehydrating, evaporation, dehumidification, evaporating, desiccating
dryingwetting
Adding moisture to
soaking · moistening · dampening · drenching · saturating
- drying upLosing moisture completely
- freeze dryingDehydrating via frozen sublimation
- drying offRemoving wetness from oneself
- drying outMoisture gradually leaving
- air dryingMoisture removal without heat
- drying rackFrame for hanging laundry