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    bone dry

    adjective

    • 1. completely or extremely dry: "the springs failed this year, leaving the riverbed bone dry"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBONE DRY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    adjective. (also bone dry) uk / ˌbəʊnˈdraɪ / us / ˌboʊnˈdraɪ / bone-dry adjective (NO WATER) very dry, with no water or liquid in, on, or around it: My boots kept my feet bone-dry even after a long walk through deep snow. The turkey was overcooked and bone dry. Bone-dry twigs on the ground cracked under our feet.

    • Polski

      bone dry definicja: 1. completely dry 2. completely dry....

    • English (US)

      BONE DRY meaning: 1. completely dry 2. very dry, with no...

    • Bone Marrow

      BONE MARROW definition: 1. → marrow 2. → marrow 3. marrow: ....

    • Winery

      WINERY definition: 1. a place where wine is made, especially...

    • Bone China

      BONE CHINA definition: 1. a delicate and expensive type of...

    • Bone Dry in Traditional Chinese

      BONE DRY translate: 乾透的, 極乾燥的;乾透的;, 長期無雨乾旱, 機智幽默的, 嚴謹得乏味....

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › bone-dryBone-dry Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    adjective. ˈbōn-ˈdrī. Synonyms of bone-dry. 1. : very dry. 2. : dry sense 5. Examples of bone-dry in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web Rain is needed desperately in parts of Mexico and Central America that are bone-dry after weeks of unrelenting heat.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBONE DRY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you say that something is bone dry, you are emphasizing that it is very dry indeed.

  5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishbone dry adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of bone dry adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › bone-dryBONE-DRY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    adjective. informal. completely dry. a bone-dry well. ( postpositive ) the well was bone dry. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of bone-dry 1. First recorded in 1815–25. Discover More. Example Sentences. This cider is bone dry and has a really great olive & briny quality that makes it a killer food pairing cider. From The Daily Beast.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › bone dryBone dry - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    28 Jun 2024 · Definitions of bone dry. adjective. without a trace of moisture; as dry as a weathered bone. “a drier to get the clothes bone dry ”. synonyms: bone-dry. dry. free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › bone-dry_adjbone-dry, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    The earliest known use of the adjective bone-dry is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for bone-dry is from around 1480, in St. Christina . bone-dry is formed within English, by compounding.