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); With his hunting knife he cut curling shavings, and in a moment a
delicious warmth began to flood the cabin. — The Snowshoe Trail;
• (yeoman)- a farmer who cultivates his own land, especially a member of a
former class of small freeholders in England, (
( - ));
Dressed as a yeoman, with the Lady Margaret as his sister, he mounted a
horse, with her behind him on a pillion. — The Boy Knight;
parched : arid = desiccate > desiccant = siccative
• (parched)- extremely dry; very thirsty, ( ); His mouth
was parched, his eyes were burning, and every now and then a sudden fit of
sickness overcame him. — The Widow Lerouge;
• (arid)- being without moisture; extremely dry; parched, ( ; ;
); The deadly dryness of this arid waste added to our discomfort.
— The Aztec Treasure-House;
• (desiccate)- to preserve (food) by removing moisture; dehydrate, (
); Damp the bold thought or desiccate the heart. — The Columbiad;
• (desiccant)- a substance, such as calcium oxide or silica gel, that has a high
affinity for water and is used as a drying agent;
• (siccative)- a substance added to paints and some medicines to promote
drying; a drier;
barren {devoid} warren
• (barren)- not producing offspring; The life they depict has been
called barren, and the literary product has been described as thin. —
Nathaniel Hawthorne;
• (warren)- a place where rabbits breed or abound, (
); There is a rabbit-warren on the north-east of the
island, belonging to the Duke of Argyle. — Life of Johnson;
• a building or area containing many tenants in limited or crowded quarters,
( ); Surely this was deep within
the warren, and virtually impassable to human beings. — Triple Detente by
Piers Anthony;
damp = dank = clammy ~ moist ~ humid ~ muggy = steamy ~ soggy : sticky =
gluey = gummy = glutinous = mucilaginous = viscid^ viscous^ viscosity
• (damp)- Slightly wet; Our patience is still tried by the cold, damp, and most
unwholesome weather, which prevents the children from going to see
anything. — The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss;
• Music to slow or stop the vibrations of (the strings of a keyboard
instrument) with a damper;