BONE-DRY
Dictionary entry overview: What does bone-dry mean? • BONE-DRY (adjective)
The adjective BONE-DRY has 1 sense:
1. without a trace of moisture; as dry as a weathered bone
Familiarity information: BONE-DRY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BONE-DRY (adjective)
Meaning:
Without a trace of moisture; as dry as a weathered bone
Synonyms:
bone dry; bone-dry
Context examples:
bone-dry leaves are a fire hazard / a drier to get the clothes bone dry
Similar:
dry (free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet)
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