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keeping the powder dry

keeping the powder dry is the present participle and gerund of keep the powder dry.

Questions about keeping the powder dry

What is keeping the powder dry the present participle and gerund of?
Keeping the powder dry is the present participle and gerund of keep the powder dry.

Words near keeping the powder dry in the dictionary

  1. keeping the home fires burning
  2. keeping the lights on
  3. keeping the pace
  4. keeping the peace
  5. keeping the pot boiling
  6. keeping the powder dry
  7. keeping the show on the road
  8. keeping the wolf from the door
  9. keeping time
  10. keeping to
  11. keeping to one's knitting

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