sunbaked
Scorched by rays
Sunbaked describes something dried, hardened, or heated by prolonged exposure to the sun.
Sunbaked earth is cracked and dusty.
Sunbaked bricks are dried in sunlight rather than fired in a kiln.
The word evokes arid landscapes and intense heat: the sunbaked plains of the Sahara, sunbaked adobe walls.
Devoid of water
- dunesWind-formed sand ridges
- barrenUnable to produce
- sandstormWind-driven desert grit
- mirageAtmospheric optical deception
oasis · sand · outback · cracked · bleached · dusty · wasteland · parched
Stripped of moisture
- crackedHaving surface fractures
- witheredDried and shrunken
- desiccatedThoroughly dehydrated
- brittleLiable to shatter
shriveled · drought · dehydrated · sere · wizened · wilted · thirsty · dusty
Moldable earth for ceramics
- terracottaFired reddish-brown ceramic
- adobeSun-dried clay bricks
- brickFired clay building unit
- mudWet soil mixture
pottery · ceramics · tile · cob · earthenware · fired · hardened · kiln-dried
arid
Devoid of water
mirage · oasis · sand · outback · cracked · bleached · dusty · wasteland · parched · scorched
dried
Stripped of moisture
- crackedHaving surface fractures
- witheredDried and shrunken
- desiccatedThoroughly dehydrated
brittle · shriveled · drought · dehydrated · sere · wizened · wilted · thirsty · dusty · bleached
clay
Moldable earth for ceramics
- terracottaFired reddish-brown ceramic
- adobeSun-dried clay bricks
- brickFired clay building unit
mud · pottery · ceramics · tile · cob · earthenware · fired · hardened · kiln-dried · stucco
golden
Bright yellow, or precious
radiant · amber · summery · bronzed · tanned · lazy · languid · drowsy · Mediterranean · siesta
- weatheredweathered, worn, battered, faded, eroded
- drynessarid, aridity, dry, dehydrated, bone dry
- savannasavanna, grassland, acacia, African savannah, baobab tree
- Southwestmesa, Monument Valley, Arizona, New Mexico, Grand Canyon