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Withers

/ˈwɪð.əz/

To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water.

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The part of the back of a four-legged animal that is between the shoulder blades; in many species the highest point of the body and the standard place to measure the animal's height.

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Word	Definition
shrivel upverb	To become completely shriveled; to completely dry up and become wrinkled.
shrivelverb	(intransitive) To become wrinkled.
shrinknoun	(uncountable, business) Loss of inventory, for example due to shoplifting or not selling items before their expiration date.
fadenoun	(music, cinematography) A gradual decrease in the brightness of a shot or the volume of sound or music (as a means of cutting to a new scene or starting a new song).
fistulous	Of or pertaining to a fistula.
driesnoun	A surname from German.
toplinenoun	(of concepts or statements thereof; often attributive) The first line, the topmost-ranking line; the most important thing.
back	(not comparable) To or in a previous condition or place.
weddernoun	A person who marries.
assbacknoun	On the back of a donkey.
buttnoun	(countable) The larger or thicker end of something; the blunt end, in distinction from the sharp or narrow end
humpbacknoun	A humpback whale.
ridgenoun	Any extended protuberance; a projecting line or strip.
horsebacknoun	(usually with on, upon, etc.) The back of a horse.
counternoun	One who counts.
thurlnoun	(agriculture, chiefly in the plural) Either of the rear hip joints where the hip connects to the upper leg in certain animals, particularly cattle; often used as a reference point for measurement.
twisternoun	(colloquial) A tornado.
tailheadnoun	The root of the tail, where it joins the rump, in cattle.
cowbacknoun	The back of a cow.
yakbacknoun	The back of a yak (for riding or carrying burdens).