ran dry
Well became useless
Ran dry describes something that was once flowing or available but has been depleted.
A well ran dry after years of drought.
A river ran dry in summer.
Figuratively, resources or creativity can run dry: Our funding ran dry, His inspiration ran dry.
The past tense of run dry.
Emptied of resources
- exhaustedUtterly depleted of energy
- emptiedRemoved all contents from
- used upEntirely consumed or expended
- spentExhausted or disbursed
consumed · expended · sapped · diminished · tapped out · wrung out · nothing left
Extremely dry or thirsty
- aridDevoid of water
- waterlessWithout any liquid
- desiccatedThoroughly dehydrated
- cracked earthDried ground with fissures
dusty · sunbaked · riverbed · streambeds · wells · aquifer · reservoir · rainfall
Violent pulls apart
- weepingShedding tears audibly
- cryingEmotional tear release
- sobbingConvulsive crying aloud
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
sorrow · cried out · numb · spent · hollowed out · wrung out
Unable to produce offspring
- sterileFree from microorganisms
- unproductiveFailing to achieve results
- lifelessDevoid of animation
- desolateBleak and abandoned
wasteland · fruitless · fallow · unfruitful · impoverished · bleak · stark · inhospitable
Source of creative impulse
- ideasMental creations or plans
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- blockedPassage prevented or impeded
- stalledStopped unexpectedly
stuck · blank · muse · brainstorm · writer's block · inventiveness · originality · spark
drained
Emptied of resources
- exhaustedUtterly depleted of energy
- emptiedRemoved all contents from
- used upEntirely consumed or expended
spent · consumed · expended · sapped · diminished · tapped out · wrung out · nothing left
parched
Extremely dry or thirsty
- aridDevoid of water
- waterlessWithout any liquid
- desiccatedThoroughly dehydrated
cracked earth · dusty · sunbaked · riverbed · streambeds · wells · aquifer · reservoir · rainfall · water table
tears
Violent pulls apart
grief · sorrow · cried out · numb · spent · hollowed out · wrung out
infertile
Unable to produce offspring
- sterileFree from microorganisms
- unproductiveFailing to achieve results
- lifelessDevoid of animation
desolate · wasteland · fruitless · fallow · unfruitful · impoverished · bleak · stark · inhospitable · depleted soil
inspiration
Source of creative impulse
- ideasMental creations or plans
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- blockedPassage prevented or impeded
stalled · stuck · blank · muse · brainstorm · writer's block · inventiveness · originality · spark · flow
ran dryoverflowed
Exceeded container's limits
filled up · flooded · overflowing · replenished · ran over
ran dryflourished
Grew vigorously, succeeded
abounded · overflowed · poured in · surged · proliferated
ran, dry, runs, running, runner, runners, runny, dryer, drying