shrivel
21shrivel — /shriv euhl/, v.t., v.i., shriveled, shriveling or (esp. Brit.) shrivelled, shrivelling. 1. to contract and wrinkle, as from great heat, cold, or dryness. 2. to wither; make or become helpless or useless. [1595 1605; akin to Sw skroflig uneven,… …
22shrivel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. shrink, wrinkle, wizen, pucker; wither, sear. See contraction, fold. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. parch, dry up, shrink; see contract 1 , dry 1 , shrink 1 , wither . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v.… …
23shrivel — shriv·el || ʃrɪvl v. shrink and dry up, wither; cause to wither, cause to dry out; dwindle, decline, decrease in strength or intensity …
24shrivel — verb (shrivels, shrivelling, shrivelled; US shrivels, shriveling, shriveled) wrinkle and contract, or cause to wrinkle and contract, through loss of moisture. Origin C16: perh. of Scand. origin …
25shrivel — I. v. a. Parch, dry, dry up. II. v. n. Shrink, contract, dwindle, wither, decrease, wrinkle …
26shrivel — verb the neglected plants shriveled in their pots Syn: wither, shrink; wilt; dry up, desiccate, dehydrate, parch, frazzle …
27shrivel — v shrink, contract, pucker, wrinkle; wither, dry up, desiccate, dehydrate; decline, fade, waste away. See also shrink(def. 2) …
28shrivel — shriv·el …
29shrivel — verb Syn: wither, shrink, wilt, dry up, dehydrate, parch, frazzle …
30shrivel [ˈʃrɪv(ə)l] — (present participle shrivelling; past tense and past participle shrivelled) verb [I] if something such as a plant shrivels, it becomes smaller, thinner, and drier, and it does not look fresh and healthy shrivelled [ˈʃrɪv(ə)ld] adj …
