Arid vs Awash - What's the difference?
arid | awash |
Very dry.
Describing a very dry climate. Typically defined as less than 25 cm or 10 inches of rainfall annually.
Devoid of value.
Washed by the waves or tide; said of a rock or strip of shore, or of an anchor, etc., when flush with the surface of the water, so that the waves break over it.
* 1904 , , The Sea-Wolf , ch. 39,
(by extension) Covered, overspread.
* 2005 , Chris Ramirez,
* {{quote-news
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, date=September 2
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, title=Bulgaria 0-3 England
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As adjectives the difference between arid and awash
is that arid is very dry while awash is washed by the waves or tide; said of a rock or strip of shore, or of an anchor, etc, when flush with the surface of the water, so that the waves break over it.arid
English
Adjective
(en-adj) (wikipedia arid)Quotations
* 1956 — , The City and the Stars , p 37 *: Such occupations might have seemed arid to those who did not possess the intellect to appreciate their subtleties.See also
* semiaridAnagrams
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English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The deck was continually awash with the sea which came inboard over the rail and through the scuppers.
2nd find excites museum diggers," The Arizona Republic , 26 Aug,
- The Valley landscape was more awash with greenery some 11,000 years ago.
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