runny
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Runny describes something more liquid than it should be or than expected.
A runny nose drips mucus.
Runny eggs have yolks that flow when broken.
Runny paint is too thin and drips.
The word suggests excess moisture or insufficient thickness: The sauce came out too runny.
Small in diameter
- wateryContaining excess liquid
- diluteReduce by adding solvent
- liquidFree-flowing substance
- soupyThick and liquid-heavy
loose · fluid · viscosity · separated · curdled · lumpy · thick · set
Excessive accumulation causing blockage
- snifflesMinor nasal illness
- sneezingSudden forceful nasal expulsion
- mucusProtective bodily secretion
- phlegmViscous airway secretion
postnasal drip · sinuses · nostrils · tissue · allergies · hayfever · cold · flu
Egg's nutrient core
- poachedIllegally hunted or taken
- friedCooked in hot fat
- soft-boiledBriefly cooked, yolk liquid
- dippyMildly eccentric, amusingly so
sunny-side up · toast soldiers · breakfast · whites · over-easy · coddled · jammy · custard
thin
Small in diameter
soupy · loose · fluid · viscosity · separated · curdled · lumpy · thick · set · gelatinous
congestion
Excessive accumulation causing blockage
phlegm · postnasal drip · sinuses · nostrils · tissue · allergies · hayfever · cold · flu · rhinitis
drip
Liquid falling slowly
dribble · leak · spill · weep · flow · discharge · stream · overflow · puddle · splatter
yolk
Egg's nutrient core
- poachedIllegally hunted or taken
- friedCooked in hot fat
- soft-boiledBriefly cooked, yolk liquid
dippy · sunny-side up · toast soldiers · breakfast · whites · over-easy · coddled · jammy · custard · hollandaise
cheese
Fermented milk solid
wax · ice cream · caramel · ganache · brie · camembert · marshmallow · frosting · gelato · toffee
mascara
Lash-darkening cosmetic
streaky · waterproof · tears · raccoon eyes · blotchy · bleeding · kohl
- cooking flawsburned, overcooked, undercooked, scorched, raw
- liquid qualitieswatery, viscosity, thick, thin, viscous
- moisturemoisture, humidity, dampness, wetness, wet
- pottery conditionsbisque, greenware, bone dry, glazed, unglazed
- soup adjectivesthick, thin, creamy, chunky, brothy
- liquid characteristicsviscosity, clarity, transparency, turbidity, color
- run awayDepart hastily to escape
- run outBecome completely depleted
- running waterPlumbed household flow
- run intoMeet unexpectedly or collide
- run overStrike with a vehicle
- running outApproaching total depletion
run, runner, running, runs, overrun, outrun, runoff, rerun, runny nose