shrivel, shrivel up, shrink, wither
(verb) wither, as with a loss of moisture; “The fruit dried and shriveled”
fade, wither
(verb) lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; “Her bloom was fading”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
wither (third-person singular simple present withers, present participle withering, simple past and past participle withered)
(intransitive) To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water.
(transitive) To cause to shrivel or dry up.
(intransitive, figurative) To lose vigour or power; to languish; to pass away.
(intransitive) To become helpless due to emotion.
(transitive) To make helpless due to emotion.
• Not to be confused with whither.
wither (plural withers)
singular of withers (“part of the back of a four-legged animal that is between the shoulder blades”).
wither (comparative more wither, superlative most wither)
(obsolete or chiefly in compounds) Against, in opposition to.
wither (third-person singular simple present withers, present participle withering, simple past and past participle withered)
(obsolete) To go against, resist; oppose.
• whiter, writhe
Wither (plural Withers)
A surname.
• whiter, writhe
Source: Wiktionary
With"er, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Withered; p. pr. & vb. n. Withering.] Etym: [OE. wideren; probably the same word as wederen to weather (see Weather, v. & n.); or cf. G. verwittern to decay, to be weather- beaten, Lith. vysti to wither.]
1. To fade; to lose freshness; to become sapless; to become sapless; to dry or shrivel up. Shall he hot pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it wither Ezek. xvii. 9.
2. To lose or want animal moisture; to waste; to pin This is man, old, wrinkled, faded, withered. Shak. There was a man which had his hand withered. Matt. xii. 10. Now warm in love, now with'ring in the grave. Dryden.
3. To lose vigor or power; to languish; to pass away. "Names that must not wither." Byron. States thrive or wither as moons wax and wane. Cowper.
With"er, v. t.
1. To cause to fade, and become dry. The sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth. James i. 11.
2. To cause to shrink, wrinkle, or decay, for want of animal moisture. "Age can not wither her." Shak. Shot forth pernicious fire Among the accursed, that withered all their strength. Milton.
3. To cause to languish, perish, or pass away; to blight; as, a reputation withered by calumny. The passions and the cares that wither life. Bryant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 April 2025
(noun) the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
