texture and consistency

Thomas S.
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  1. bushy
    used of hair; thick and poorly groomed
  2. chewy
  3. close-grained
    dense or compact in structure or texture, as a wood composed of small-diameter cells
  4. coarse
    rough to the touch
  5. coarse-furred
    having coarse hair or fur
  6. coarse-grained
    composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency
  7. coarse-grained
    not having a fine texture
  8. coarse-haired
    having coarse hair or fur
  9. costate
    (of the surface) having a rough, riblike texture
  10. custard-like
    resembling custard in consistency
  11. doughy
    having the consistency of dough because of insufficient leavening or improper cooking
  12. even
    being level or straight or regular and without variation
  13. even-textured
    having an even texture
  14. farinaceous
    composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency
  15. fine
    smooth in texture of consisting of very small particles
  16. fine-grained
    dense or compact in structure or texture, as a wood composed of small-diameter cells
  17. furlike
    resembling fur
  18. fuzzed
    covering with fine light hairs
  19. gluey
    having the sticky properties of an adhesive
  20. glutinous
    having the sticky properties of an adhesive
  21. grainy
    composed of or covered with particles resembling meal
  22. granular
    composed of or covered with particles resembling meal
  23. granulose
    composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency
  24. gritty
    composed of or covered with small particles
  25. gummy
    having the sticky properties of an adhesive
  26. hairy
    having or covered with hair
  27. harsh
    of textures that are rough to the touch
  28. hirsute
    having or covered with hair
  29. hooflike
    resembling a hoof
  30. large-grained
    not having a fine texture
  31. lepidote
    rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf
  32. leprose
    rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf
  33. mealy
    having a rough, grainy texture or consistency
  34. mushy
    having the consistency of a soft or soggy mass
  35. patchy
    irregular or uneven in quality, texture, etc.
  36. resinlike
    resembling resin in properties or texture
  37. ribbed
    (of the surface) having a rough, riblike texture
  38. rubberlike
    having an elastic texture resembling rubber in flexibility or toughness
  39. rubbery
    having an elastic texture
  40. sandpapery
    having the abrasive texture of sandpaper
  41. satiny
    having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
  42. scabrous
    rough to the touch, as if covered with scales or projections
  43. scaly
    rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf
  44. scurfy
    rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf
  45. silken
    having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
  46. silklike
    having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
  47. silky-haired
    having hair that resembles silk
  48. sleek
    having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
  49. slick
    having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
  50. slimy
    covered with or resembling slime
  51. soggy
    having the consistency of dough because of insufficient leavening or improper cooking
  52. spongelike
    easily squashed
  53. spongy
    easily squashed
  54. squashy
    easily squashed
  55. squishy
    easily squashed
  56. sticky
    having the sticky properties of an adhesive
  57. superfine
    of extremely fine size or texture
  58. syrupy
    having a relatively high resistance to flow
  59. tacky
    not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch
  60. tenuous
    having thin consistency
  61. thick
    relatively dense in consistency
  62. thickened
    made thick in consistency
  63. thin
    relatively low in density; not viscous
  64. velvet-textured
    smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste
  65. velvety
    smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste
  66. viscous
    having a relatively high resistance to flow
  67. woolly
    covered with dense, often matted or curly hairs
  68. woolly
    covered with dense cottony hairs or hairlike filaments
  69. woolly-haired
    covered with dense often matted or curly hairs
  70. wooly
    covered with dense often matted or curly hairs
  71. wooly-haired
    covered with dense often matted or curly hairs
  72. sandy
    resembling or containing or abounding in sand
Created on Mon Jan 09 06:28:19 EST 2012 (updated Mon Jan 09 06:37:23 EST 2012)

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