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adjective
- 1. completely or extremely dry: "the springs failed this year, leaving the riverbed bone dry"
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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. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.
- English (US)
BONE DRY meaning: 1. completely dry 2. very dry, with no...
- Polski
bone dry definicja: 1. completely dry 2. completely dry....
- 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....
- Bone Dry in Simplified Chinese
BONE DRY translate: 干透的, 极干燥的;干透的;, 长期无雨干旱, 机智幽默的, 严谨得乏味....
- Bone Marrow
BONE MARROW definition: 1. → marrow 2. → marrow 3. marrow: ....
- Bone Up
BONE UP definition: 1. to learn as much as you can about...
- English (US)
1. : very dry. 2. : dry sense 5. Examples of bone-dry in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web Dry spells offer no challenge at all to this native of rocky and sandy, bone-dry soils.
bone dry. If you say that something is bone dry, you are emphasizing that it is very dry indeed. Now the river bed is bone dry. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
adjective. very dry. very thirsty. Slang. dry ( def 17 ). Ceramics. (of clay) thoroughly dried. dry. bone-dry. adjective. informal. completely dry. a bone-dry well. ( postpositive ) the well was bone dry.
Definition of bone dry adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of 'bone-dry' Informal. 1. dry as a bone that has lain exposed to the air; very dry. [...] 2. absolutely abstaining from, or prohibiting the use of, alcoholic drinks. [...] More. Examples of 'bone dry' in a sentence.
Aug 31, 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.