Word Meaning

Meaning of "withers" and the crossword clue

- Atrophy
- Shrivel
- Waste away
- Wilt with hesitation
- Wastes away
- To fade; to lose freshness; to become sapless; to become sapless; to dry or shrivel up.
- To lose or want animal moisture; to waste; to pin/ away, as animal bodies.
- To lose vigor or power; to languish; to pass away.
- To cause to fade, and become dry.
- To cause to shrink, wrinkle, or decay, for want of animal moisture.
- To cause to languish, perish, or pass away; to blight; as, a reputation withered by calumny.
- The ridge between the shoulder bones of a horse, at the base of the neck. See Illust. of Horse.