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touch-dry

touch-dry adjective: dry to the extent that it can be touched without leaving a mark and a foreign body will not stick to it. (of a painted surface).

Adjective

touch-dry (not comparable)

  1. Dry to the extent that it can be touched without leaving a mark and a foreign body will not stick to it. (of a painted surface)

Questions about touch-dry

What does touch-dry mean?
Touch-dry means dry to the extent that it can be touched without leaving a mark and a foreign body will not stick to it. (of a painted surface).
What part of speech is touch-dry?
Touch-dry is an adjective.

Words near touch-dry in the dictionary

  1. touch-and-go's
  2. touch-and-goes
  3. touch-and-gos
  4. touch-down
  5. touch-downs
  6. touch-dry
  7. touch-first
  8. touch-free
  9. touch-hole
  10. touch-holes
  11. touch-in-goal

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