Look up: arid

1. arid
   [adj] - lacking sufficient water or rainfall 2. [adj] - lacking vitality or spirit
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2. arid
   an area or climate that lacks sufficient moisture for agriculture without irrigation. According to Thornthwaite, areas having moisture index below-40 Thornthwaite; A climate or land very poor in vegetation as the rainfall is insufficient to counterbalance the loss of water necessary for plant life Category: The cosmos
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3. Arid
   Ar'id adjective [ Latin aridus , from arere to be dry: confer French aride .] Exhausted of moisture; parched with heat; dry; barren. 'An arid waste.' Thomson.
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4. arid
   desiccate adjective lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless; `a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata`; `a desiccate romance`; `a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery`-C.J.Rolo
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5. arid
   waterless adjective lacking sufficient water or rainfall; `an arid climate`; `a waterless well`; `miles of waterless country to cross`
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6. Arid
   • (a.) Exhausted of moisture; parched with heat; dry; barren.
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7. arid
   arid 1. Lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or woody plants; such as, an arid climate. 2. Being without moisture; extremely dry; parched; such as, arid land; an arid climate. 3. Lacking interest or feeling; lifeless and dull: 'She stared in a technically perfe...
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8. Arid
   [band] Arid is a Flemish rock band, formed in the mid-1990s, made up of four members: Jasper Steverlinck (vocals and guitar), David Du Pré (guitar), Filip Ros (bass) and Steven Van Havere (drums). ==History== The group first came to the attention of record label Double T when they were fina...
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9. arid
   a dry or desertlike climate.
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10. Arid
    A region is said to be arid when it is characterized by a severe lack of available water, to the extent of hindering or even preventing the growth and development of plant and animal life. As a result, environments subject to arid climates tend to lack vegetation and are called xeric or desertic. =...
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11. ARID
    A term used for an extremely dry climate. The degree to which a climate lacks effective, life-promoting moisture. It is considered the opposite of humid when speaking of climates.
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12. Arid
    Regions where precipitation is insufficient in quantity for most crops and where agriculture is impractical without irrigation.
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13. ARID
    In software engineering, Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs (ARID) is a method to evaluate software architectures that combines aspects from ATAM and SAAM in a more tactical level. == ARID Process == Clements, Kazman, and Klein. Evaluating Software Architecture: Methods and Case Studies. Addison Wesley, 2002. ISBN 020170482-X ...
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