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shrivelled |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb shrivel 1 of 2 senses of shrivel Sense 1 shrivel, shrivel up shrink, wither => atrophy => die back die down => mummify, dry up Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb shrivel 1 of 2 senses of shrivel Sense 1 shrivel, shrivel up shrink, wither => atrophy => die back die down => mummify, dry up Entailment of verb shrivel Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb shrivel 2 senses of shrivel Sense 1 shrivel, shrivel up shrink, wither => decrease, diminish, lessen, fall Sense 2 shrink, shrivel => decrease, diminish, lessen, fall Familiarity of verb shrivel shrivel used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb shrivel Sense 1 shrivel, shrivel up shrink, wither => decrease, diminish, lessen, fall -------------- Sense 2 shrink, shrivel => decrease, diminish, lessen, fall -------------- Overview of verb shrivel The verb shrivel has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. shrivel, shrivel up shrink, wither -- (wither, esp. with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled") 2. shrink, shrivel -- (decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me") Overview of adj shrivelled The adj shrivelled has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. dried-up, sere, sear, shriveled, shrivelled, withered -- ((used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines") 2. shriveled, shrivelled, shrunken, withered, wizen, wizened -- (lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness; "the old woman's shriveled skin"; "he looked shriveled and ill"; "a shrunken old man"; "a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws"-W.F.Starkie; "he did well despite his withered arm"; "a wizened little man with frizzy gray hair") 3. shriveled, shrivelled, shrunken -- (reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity; "our shriveled receipts during the storm"; "as the project wore on she found her enthusiasm shriveled"; "the dollar's shrunken buying power") Antonyms of adj shrivelled 3 senses of shrivelled Sense 1 dried-up, sere, sear, shriveled, shrivelled, withered INDIRECT (VIA dry) -> wet Sense 2 shriveled, shrivelled, shrunken, withered, wizen, wizened INDIRECT (VIA thin) -> fat Sense 3 shriveled, shrivelled, shrunken INDIRECT (VIA decreased) -> increased Similarity of adj shrivelled 3 senses of shrivelled Sense 1 dried-up, sere, sear, shriveled, shrivelled, withered => dry (vs. wet) Sense 2 shriveled, shrivelled, shrunken, withered, wizen, wizened => thin (vs. fat), lean Sense 3 shriveled, shrivelled, shrunken => decreased (vs. increased), reduced Attributes of adj shrivelled Familiarity of adj shrivelled shrivelled used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj shrivelled shrivelled Overview of verb shrivel The verb shrivel has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. shrivel, shrivel up shrink, wither -- (wither, esp. with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled") 2. shrink, shrivel -- (decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me") Overview of adj shrivelled The adj shrivelled has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. dried-up, sere, sear, shriveled, shrivelled, withered -- ((used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines") 2. shriveled, shrivelled, shrunken, withered, wizen, wizened -- (lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness; "the old woman's shriveled skin"; "he looked shriveled and ill"; "a shrunken old man"; "a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws"-W.F.Starkie; "he did well despite his withered arm"; "a wizened little man with frizzy gray hair") 3. shriveled, shrivelled, shrunken -- (reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity; "our shriveled receipts during the storm"; "as the project wore on she found her enthusiasm shriveled"; "the dollar's shrunken buying power")
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