waterless
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3.4
- adjective
- /ˈwɔːtərləs/
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sin agua
- The rest is grass, buffalo, and thin, waterless, and tough.
- waterless toilets
- waterless cookware
- waterless urinals
Examples
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The Mediterranean has been waterless (or almost so) several times in Earth's history.
Blog text (18) -
Indigenous campesinos in the Peruvian Andes are the ones who are most acutely experiencing the effects of global warming and who fear the threat of a waterless future.
Academic text (2012) -
Very large areas are waterless during the dry season, and water supplies would have to be developed before stock could be run.
Academic text (2005) -
Despite these damages caused by excessive amounts of water, the general experience in the province was that of decreasing water supplies and a fear of a waterless future.
Academic text (2012) -
People and animals might then have been living on a waterless, treeless plain and perhaps would have looked for water in the cave systems underlying the Yucatán.
Academic text (2011) -
Steps may include anything from detecting and repairing leaks in municipal systems to installing low-flow showerheads and low-water or waterless toilets.
Academic text (2003) -
Looking around at the cragged trees, the tangled patches of sharp bushes, and the wide, waterless river snaking away ahead, Jacobus thought, "Bravery is more hell than cowardice."
Fiction book (2002) -
The long hike through the mountain range was exhausting because of the waterless terrain.
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In the desert, one must be careful to avoid the waterless areas where plants can hardly survive.
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During the drought, many farmers struggled with their waterless fields and the lack of crops.
Synonyms
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1.0
Not wet or without any liquid
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4.1
Having too little water in the body to work well
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4.0
Very dry land or weather with little rain that cannot grow plants
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3.5
No longer holds water and is very dry, like a riverbed or plant
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4.7
Having very little water because of heat
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2.8
Completely dry because it has no water left
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1.3
Land or plants that need water because they are dry
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9.8
Without water, often describing chemical substances used in labs
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3.4
Completely dry with no moisture
A substance that is not mixed with water and contains no water
Not given water and so dry
Antonyms
How Dry
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word waterless is made from water and -less, where -less means 'without'. You see -less in common words like hopeless or careless. That's why waterless means 'without water' or 'very dry'.