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bone-dry

bone-dry adjective: totally dry; without moisture.

Adjective

bone-dry (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) Totally dry; without moisture.
    Synonyms:
    dry as a bone

Synonyms of bone-dry

Forms of bone-dry

alternative formbone dry

Questions about bone-dry

What does bone-dry mean?
Bone-dry means totally dry; without moisture.
What part of speech is bone-dry?
Bone-dry is an adjective.

Words near bone-dry in the dictionary

  1. bone-chilling
  2. bone-crunching
  3. bone-crushing dog
  4. bone-crushing dogs
  5. bone-deep
  6. bone-dry
  7. bone-eating snot flower
  8. bone-eating snot flower worm
  9. bone-eating snot flower worms
  10. bone-eating snot flowers
  11. bone-fire

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