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Showing words for SHRIVEL using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Shrivel

shrivel

6 Letter Words for Shrivel

elvish, ervils, hirsel, hirsle, hivers, livers, livres, relish, rivels, shevri, shiver, shrive, silver, sliver

5 Letter Words for Shrivel

elvis, ervil, evils, heils, heirs, helis, herls, hires, hirse, hiver, hives, lehrs, leirs, leish, levir, liers, liesh, liver, lives, livre, rhies, riels, riles, rivel, rives, shiel, shier, shire, shirl, shive, siler, siver, slier, slive, veils, viers, viler, virls, vleis, vlies, vrils

4 Letter Words for Shrivel

elhi, eris, ersh, evil, heil, heir, heli, herl, hers, hevi, hies, hile, hire, hive, ires, isle, lehr, leir, leis, levi, lier, lies, lire, lish, live, rehs, revs, riel, ries, rile, rise, rive, seil, seir, serv, sher, shir, shiv, shri, sier, sile, sire, veil, veri, vers, vier, vies, vile, virl, vise, vlei, vlsi, vril

3 Letter Words for Shrivel

ehs, eir, eli, els, ers, esr, hei, hel, her, hes, hie, hir, his, hiv, hrs, ihs, ile, ire, irs, ise, ish, isl, ive, lei, ler, les, lev, lie, lir, lis, reh, rei, rel, res, rev, rhe, rie, riv, rle, sei, sel, ser, she, shi, shr, sie, sil, sir, sle, sri, vei, vel, ver, vie, vil, vis

Definitions for Shrivel

[1] to contract and wrinkle, as from great heat, cold, or dryness.
[2] to wither; make or become helpless or useless.
[3] to make or become shrunken and withered
[4] to lose or cause to lose vitality

Words related to Shrivel

dwindle, wilt, wither, shrink, welter, sear, burn, mummify, contract, parch, desiccate, stale, wrinkle, scorch, fossilize, mummy, wizen

Words nearby Shrivel

shrinkage, shrinker, shrinking violet, shrinking violet, a, shrive, shrivel, shriven, shriver, shroff, shroom, shropshire

Origin of Shrivel

1595–1605; akin to Swedish skroflig uneven, rough (perhaps orig. wrinkled, shrunken), dialectal Swedish skryvla to wrinkle, Old English sceorfan to roughen; see scurf

Other words from Shrivel

un·shriv·eled , adjective
un·shriv·elled , adjective

Word origin for Shrivel

C16: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish dialect skryvla wrinkle

Synonyms for Shrivel

dwindle, shrink, wilt, wither, burn, contract, desiccate, fossilize, mummify, parch, scorch, sear, stale, welter, wrinkle, mummy, wizen