New forms of energy must be developed before oil dries up.
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Dries
Synonyms for "dries" (408 found)
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thirstywaterlessdroughtyironicjuicelessplainsecsereteetotalunproductiveacarpousacerbacerbateacerbicacescentacetoseacidacidulousair driedair dry
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air-dryalcoholicanhydrateanhydrousantisaloonapatheticaridasceticathirstausterebakebakedbaldbarebarrenblahblankblast-freezebleedbleed whitebloodlessblotbone drybone-dryboringbrassybrazenbrinebroken-recordbromidicbrushbrutburncakecandidcausticcelibatecharacterlesschildlesschokedcoagulatecoarsecoldcolorlesscommoncommonplaceconcretecongealcorncrabcrabbedcrackedcroakingcroakycurecynicaldead
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dehumidifydehydratedehydrateddenudedepletedepleteddeplumedesertdesiccatedesiccateddesolatedespoildewaterdirectdiscreetdismaldisplumedivestdraggydrain
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draineddrearisomedrearydrieddried outdried updried-updry as dustdry curedry shoddry-curedry-saltdryasdustdulldustyearthboundeffeteelephantineembalmemptyetiolatedevaporateeverlastingexhaustexhaustedexsiccatefadefairfallowfinefireflatflayfleecefrankfreezefreeze dryfreeze-dryfruitlessfumegauntgeldedgratinggreengruffgutturalhardenharpingharshharsh-soundingheavyhigh and dryho humho-humhoarsehollowhomelyhomespunhumdrumhuskyimpassiveimpotentimpoverishimpoverishedinaneindurateineffectualinexcitableinfecundinfertileinsipidinsolateinvariableirradiateissuelessjarringjejunejerkjog trotjog-trotkilnkiln driedkipperleachedleadenleanlifelesslike parchmentliteralliteral mindedlong windedlong-windedlow spiritedlow-spirited
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marinademarinatematter-of-factmedium drymenopausalmetallicmilkmilklessmodestmoisturelessmonotonousmummifymundanenaturalneatnonfertilenonproducingnonproductivenonprolificopen
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The down of chicks that have just hatched is damp, but after two hours it dries out and becomes fluffy.
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When air dries, the throat dries, and cough comes out.
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Nothing dries more quickly than a tear.
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