withered

Letters that make withered

d, e, h, r, t, i, w are letters that make 'withered'

Words within withered

ER, withe, wit, IT, he, re, wither, He, WI, Red, ED, red, here, there, Re, Here, Er, Th are words within 'withered'


2 possible definitions for 'withered'

Withered as "(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture"

Under this definition, withered is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

shrivelled, sere, sear, dried-up, shriveled have the same meaning as 'withered'

withered as a category

'withered' can be a category of vegetation, flora, botany.

Derivatives of withered

sereness is a derivative of withered.

Similar to withered

dry is similar to withered.

Example of withered used within this context

"dried-up grass", "the desert was edged with sere vegetation", "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings", "withered vines"


Withered as "lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness"

Under this definition, withered is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

shriveled, shrunken, shrivelled, wizen, wizened have the same meaning as 'withered'

Similar to withered

thin, lean are similar to 'withered'.

Example of withered used within this context

"the old woman's shriveled skin", "he looked shriveled and ill", "a shrunken old man", "a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws"-W.F.Starkie, "he did well despite his withered arm", "a wizened little man with frizzy grey hair"



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