drying out
Becoming less wet
Drying out has two main senses.
The literal meaning is becoming dry or removing moisture: The clothes are drying out on the line.
The figurative meaning refers to undergoing treatment for alcohol addiction, typically at a rehabilitation facility: He checked into a clinic to dry out.
The second sense treats alcoholism as a kind of saturation requiring extraction.
Complete removal of moisture
- evaporationLiquid turning to gas
- dehydrationExcessive fluid loss
- aridDevoid of water
- aridityAbsence of moisture
moisture loss · parched · shriveled · wizened · brittle · crispy · baked · wilting
Unimpaired mental state
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- detoxificationRemoving harmful substances internally
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
withdrawal · rehab · twelve-step · AA · sponsor · meetings · sober · clean
Burned on surface
- crackedHaving surface fractures
- parchedExtremely dry or thirsty
- barrenUnable to produce
- dustyCoated with fine particles
sunbaked · arid · desert · depleted · water table · reservoir · lakebed · riverbed
Drying and declining
- wiltedLimp from dehydration
- shriveledContracted from moisture loss
- droopingHanging or bending downward
- fadingGradual loss of intensity
yellowing · browning · crisping · blighted · dying · senescence · declining · atrophy
Cured meat snack
- biltongCured dried meat snack
- stockfishAir-dried unsalted fish
- raisinsDried grape snack
- prunesCuts away excess growth
pemmican · mummification · taxidermy · smoking · desiccant · silica gel · dehydrator · curing
desiccation
Complete removal of moisture
- evaporationLiquid turning to gas
- dehydrationExcessive fluid loss
- aridDevoid of water
moisture loss · aridity · parched · shriveled · wizened · brittle · crispy · baked · wilting · cracking
sobriety
Unimpaired mental state
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- detoxificationRemoving harmful substances internally
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
recovery · withdrawal · rehab · twelve-step · AA · sponsor · meetings · sober · clean · temperance
scorched
Burned on surface
dusty · sunbaked · arid · desert · depleted · water table · reservoir · lakebed · riverbed · withered
withering
Drying and declining
- wiltedLimp from dehydration
- shriveledContracted from moisture loss
- droopingHanging or bending downward
fading · yellowing · browning · crisping · blighted · dying · senescence · declining · atrophy · necrosis
jerky
Cured meat snack
prunes · pemmican · mummification · taxidermy · smoking · desiccant · silica gel · dehydrator · curing · aging
evaporation
Liquid turning to gas
- airingExposing to circulation
- ventilationCirculation of fresh air
- exposureState of being unprotected
baking · blotting · wicking · drainage · absorption · toweling · wringing · spinning · hanging · patting
- mushroom problemsgreen mold, brown rot, soft rot, fungus gnats, stem rot
- Deteriorationdecay, rot, degradation, deterioration, corrosion
- food spoilagerot, mold growth, spoilage, rancidity, staleness
- plant problemsroot rot, iron deficiency, calcium deficiency, wilting, yellow leaves
drying outwetting
Adding moisture to
soaking · moistening · saturating · hydrating · drenching
drying outrelapsing
Returning to worse state
falling off the wagon · hitting the bottle · backsliding · getting wasted · bingeing
dry, out, dried, dryness, drought, drying, dryer, dehydrate, dries