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adj
Wrinkled because the volume has reduced while the surface area of the outer layer has remained constant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Collapsed in size.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
simple past and past participle of shrivel
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: shrivelled, shrunken
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness-W.F.Starkie
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: shrivelled, shrunken, withered, wizen, wizened
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: dried-up, sere, sear, shrivelled, withered
Antonyms: none provided
History
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Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
