The meaning of Shrivel

noun

A destructive wave of highly compressed air spreading outwards from an explosion.

Usage examples:

They were thrown backwards by the blast

verb

Blow up or break apart (something solid) with explosives.

Usage examples:

The school was blasted by an explosion

exclamation

Expressing annoyance.

Usage examples:

‘blast! the car won't start!’

verb

(of a fire) produce flames and heat while consuming a material such as coal or wood.

Usage examples:

A fire burned and crackled cheerfully in the grate

noun

An injury caused by exposure to heat or flame.

Usage examples:

He was treated in hospital for burns to his hands

noun

A small stream.

Usage examples:

There is a burn running through the flower beds

verb

Cause (a person or their body) to lose a large amount of water.

Usage examples:

The heat dehydrated us even when we stood still

verb

To lose water, or to cause something to lose water

Usage examples:

[ t ] the vegetables were dehydrated and frozen., in hot, dry weather you need to drink lots of wat…

adjective

Having lost a large amount of water from the body.

Usage examples:

His body temperature was high and he had become dehydrated

verb

Cause (a person or their body) to lose a large amount of water.

Usage examples:

The heat dehydrated us even when we stood still

adjective

Not having the normal amount of water in your body so that you feel ill or weak

verb

Remove the moisture from (something); cause to become completely dry.

Usage examples:

Both the older growth and the new vegetation were desiccated by months of relentless sun

adjective

Having had all moisture removed; dried out.

Usage examples:

The withered, desiccated landscape

verb

Remove the moisture from (something); cause to become completely dry.

Usage examples:

Both the older growth and the new vegetation were desiccated by months of relentless sun

adjective

Dried, with the moisture removed

Usage examples:

100 g of desiccated coconut, all the party seems to have to offer is the same desiccated old ideas.

adjective

Free from moisture or liquid; not wet or moist.

Usage examples:

The jacket kept me warm and dry

noun

(of information, writing, etc.) dully factual.

Usage examples:

The dry facts of the matter

verb

Free from liquid or moisture

verb

Gradually grow faint and disappear.

Usage examples:

The light had faded and dusk was advancing

noun

The process of becoming less bright.

Usage examples:

The sun can cause colour fade

noun

A shot causing the ball to deviate to the right (or, for a left-handed golfer, the left)

Usage examples:

When they get to the 18th the ideal shot is a fade

verb

Cause to show the effects of exhaustion or strain.

Usage examples:

Richard was frequently frazzled by the conflicting demands of work and home

noun

The state of being completely exhausted.

Usage examples:

I'm tired, worn to a frazzle

noun

A state of being very tired in a nervous or slightly anxious (= worried and nervous) way after a lot of mental or physical effort

Usage examples:

She's worn herself to a frazzle (= made herself very tired and nervous) trying to meet the deadline…

noun

The total number of vehicles considered collectively; the vehicle population.

verb

Make or become dry through intense heat.

Usage examples:

A piece of grassland parched by the sun

verb

To dry something out because of too much heat and not enough rain

Usage examples:

The fierce sun parched the soil.

verb

(especially with reference to a person's face) tightly gather or contract into wrinkles or small folds.

Usage examples:

The child's face puckered, ready to cry

noun

A tightly gathered wrinkle or small fold.

Usage examples:

A pucker between his eyebrows

verb

Past simple and past participle of pucker

Usage examples:

He puckered his lips and kissed her., her mouth puckered and i thought she was going to cry., pucke…

verb

Burn the surface of (something) with flame or heat.

Usage examples:

Surrounding houses were scorched by heat from the blast

noun

The burning or charring of the surface of something.

Usage examples:

A scorch mark

verb

To burn a surface slightly, causing it to change color

Usage examples:

[ t ] the iron was too hot and scorched the shirt.

verb

Burn or scorch the surface of (something) with a sudden, intense heat.

Usage examples:

The water got so hot that it seared our lips

adjective

Variant spelling of sere1.

adjective

(especially of vegetation) dry or withered.

Usage examples:

Small green vineyards encircled by vast sear fields

verb

Become or make smaller in size or amount.

Usage examples:

The workforce shrank to a thousand

noun

A psychiatrist.

Usage examples:

You should see a shrink

verb

To become smaller or cause something to become smaller

Usage examples:

[ i ] the show’s audience has shrunk in the last few months., [ t ] i shrank my sweater by putting …

verb

(of a plant, leaf, or flower) become limp through heat, loss of water, or disease; droop.

Usage examples:

At this time, chill treatment seedlings were severely wilted with extensive leaf rolling characteri…

noun

Any of a number of fungal or bacterial diseases of plants characterized by wilting of the foliage.

Usage examples:

These varieties are more resistant to aphids and wilt

verb

Archaic second person singular of will1.

verb

(of a plant) become dry and shrivelled.

Usage examples:

The grass had withered to an unappealing brown

verb

To become, or cause something to become, weak, dry, and smaller

Usage examples:

[ t ] hot, dry weather withered the peanut crop in the southeast., [ i ] fig. public interest in th…

adjective

(of a plant) dry and shrivelled.

Usage examples:

Withered leaves

verb

(of a plant) become dry and shrivelled.

Usage examples:

The grass had withered to an unappealing brown

adjective

Dry and decaying

Usage examples:

Withered leaves/flowers

adjective

Shrivelled or wrinkled with age.

Usage examples:

A wizened, weather-beaten old man

adjective

Having dry skin showing many lines, esp. because of old age

Usage examples:

A wizened old man

noun

A slight line or fold in something, especially fabric or the skin of the face.

Usage examples:

She smoothed out the wrinkles from her skirt

verb

Make or cause lines or folds in (something, especially fabric or the skin).

Usage examples:

His hands and face were wrinkled by age

noun

A small line in the skin, or a small fold in cloth

Usage examples:

You need to iron out the wrinkles in your skirt., fig. we still need to iron out a few wrinkles (= …

adjective

(especially of fabric or the skin) having wrinkles or slight folds.

Usage examples:

You just cannot look neat with wrinkled clothes

verb

Make or cause lines or folds in (something, especially fabric or the skin).

Usage examples:

His hands and face were wrinkled by age

adjective

(of skin) having small lines because of old age

Usage examples:

A wrinkled face