Spiders had woven their vague trapezes between the friable heads of dead peonies in enormous glass jars streaked with tide marks where the water had evaporated long ago.
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Friable
/ˈfɹaɪəbl̩/
Synonyms for "friable" (40 found)
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Closest matches (8)
Strong matches (12)
Related words (20)
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More general
5 entriesadverb of mannerbreakable substancedelicate materialdelicate substancefragile material
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8 entriesCollocations
12 entriesfriability testfriable ceramicfriable clayfriable materialfriable orefriable rockfriable sandstonefriable soilfriable tabletfriably dispersed grainsfriably ground mineralfriably milled powder
Inflections
2 entriesmore friablemost friable
Derivations
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1 entriesSample sentences
4 total sentences available.
This light, friable type of material offered excellent insulation against both desert heat and also the cold of darkness during the winter.
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So while two men under his directions were digging the grave with sticks in the friable granitic soil, he superintended the costume of the other actors in the drama.
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It is when asbestos-containing products are friable that hazardous asbestos fibers are likely to be released and sent airborne.
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