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Meaning of "bone-dry" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BONE-DRY

bone-dry play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BONE-DRY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bone-Dry is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BONE-DRY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of bone-dry in the English dictionary

The definition of bone-dry in the dictionary is completely dry.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BONE-DRY

bone marrow donor
bone marrow transplant
bone meal
bone of contention
bone oil
bone structure
bone turquoise
bone up
bone wax
bone-chilling
boneblack
boned
bonefish
bonefishing
bonehead
boneheaded
boneless
boner
bones
boneset

WORDS THAT END LIKE BONE-DRY

air-dry
blow-dry
cut and blow-dry
damp-dry
drip-dry
finger-dry
freeze-dry
medium-dry
rough-dry
smoke-dry
spin-dry
tumble-dry

Synonyms and antonyms of bone-dry in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bone-dry» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BONE-DRY

Find out the translation of bone-dry to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bone-dry from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bone-dry» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

干得冒烟
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

completamente seco
570 millions of speakers

English

bone-dry
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सूखा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جَافّ تـَمَاماً
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

абсолютно сухой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

super seco
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শুষ্ক হাড়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

anhydre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tulang kering
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

knochentrocken
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ひからびた
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

메마른
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Balung garing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khô khốc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எலும்பு-உலர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हाड-कोरडे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kupkuru
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

asciutto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

suchutki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

абсолютно сухий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

complet uscat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θεόξερος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kurkdroog
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

snustorr
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

knusktørr
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bone-dry

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BONE-DRY»

The term «bone-dry» is regularly used and occupies the 87.939 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BONE-DRY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bone-dry» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bone-dry» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bone-dry

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BONE-DRY»

Discover the use of bone-dry in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bone-dry and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Bone Dry: A Blanco County, Texas, Novel
Investigating claims that a tall, beautiful blonde has been roaming the woods, seducing local hunters, and chasing away wildlife, Texas game warden John Marlin becomes concerned when one of the hunters turns up dead. Reprint.
Ben Rehder, 2004
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Bone Dry
In the 1840s, Dr. Asa B. Cornwall, a phrenologist, and his fourteen-year-old assistant, Matthew Morrissey, travel from Paris to Northern Africa to seek the missing skull of Alexander the Great.
Kathleen Karr, 2003
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Senate and House Journals
.By Senator Crocker. 332 No. 27 5. Relating to House bill No. -128 and Senate bill No. 292. By Senator Plumb. 332 No. 276. Relating to the Bone Dry law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .By Senator Plumb. 332 No. 27.7. Relating to the Bone Dry law. ._ .
Kansas. Legislature. Senate, 1917
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National Cooper's Journal
3* BONE DRY BONE DRY BONE DRY BONE DRY BONE DRY BONE DRY BONE DRY BONE DRY BONE DRY BONE DRY RONE DRY BONE DRY BONE DRY »[= A FLAT STATEMENT The material from which we manufacture "Bone- Dry" ...
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National Coopers' Journal
NY» DRY A HEAD AHEAD—- 5 Q E Mm Or more-:—is the lead we try t_o maintain for our “Bone-Dry” stock in 5 E '"°'=""° quality, manufacture and service. "' °"""'° g 2 The most 'discriminating users have found our slack barrel heading u_ni - 5 3 ...
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Barrel and Box and Packages
Use “Bone-Dry” Heading tuna nan! SALES OFFICE: Cape Girardeau, Mo. PLANT : Morehouse, CERTAINLY! Every manufacturer or user of slack barrels is interested in Good HeadHIlVlMELBERGER-HARRISON LUMBER CO MO. aux ...
Edgar Harvey Defebaugh, 1920
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House Journal
154. Relating to trespassing on railroad property By Mr. Jewell. No. 155. Relating to "bone-dry" law By Mr. Chittenden. No. 156. Relating to "bone-dry" law By Mr. Wilson. No. 157. Relating to "bone-dry" law By Mr. Johnson of Franklin. No. 158.
Kansas. Legislature. House of Representatives, 1917
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Packages
TRADE RIOISTEIIO TRADE IIOIITIRIO BONE DRY-——BONE DRY—-BONE DRY TRADE liom'rznzo AEKI 3NOH~—AHG SHOE-A210 EINOH IIOOQTIRED Munsey': Apple Crop Report. W. P. Massey, Winchester, Va., secretary of the Virginia ...
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The Packages
CURRENT TOPICS Twelve Years Ago When Timber and Labor Were Very- Cheap Short Hoop Sold for More Than They- Bring Now. By W. C. Hirlman, President National Manufacturing Co., Detroit, Mick. BONE DRYBONE DRYBONE ...
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Creative Metal Clay Jewelry: Techniques, Projects, Inspiration
your design onto a piece of Vs-inch-thick (3 mm) bone-dry clay with a graphite pencil; it will burn away later. Start with a shallow, 22° angle, and a #1 tip to carve away only a small amount of material (see photo 26). Begin carving in the center  ...
CeCe Wire, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BONE-DRY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bone-dry is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fast-moving Idaho wildfire destroys upscale homes in resort area
In Washington state, nearly a dozen wildfires were burning in bone-dry conditions across the state, including a rain forest on the Olympic ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»
2
Forsberg a force on Mount Marathon, but so were Pease and other …
But note that conditions were almost perfect Saturday -- overcast and cool weather, and an almost bone-dry course. And the women's ... «Alaska Dispatch News, Jul 15»
3
Fire crews attacking blazes in all parts of state
#With high temperatures and bone-dry conditions persisting across the state, fire crews from as far west as the Olympic National Park and as far ... «Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, Jul 15»
4
Scores of wildfires in Western Canada creating a disaster of historic …
National Post reporter Tristin Hopper reports that with searing temperatures and bone-dry conditions forecast for the immediate future, it may ... «National Post, Jul 15»
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Glenn Hoddle And 5 Other English Maestros Of The Bone-Dry
Its 1980s week in the Cutter as we devote a whole seven days to looking back to an era of tight shorts, Mitre footballs and bone-dry pitches. «Daisy Cutter, Jul 15»
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As more states legalize fireworks, what's behind the pyrotechnic …
Facing bone-dry conditions, Kerr County, Calif., for example, has temporarily banned fireworks in county-owned parks. And South Jordan ... «Yahoo News UK, Jul 15»
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Epic Drought Blamed for Ban on Fireworks in Bone-Dry States
Epic Drought Blamed for Ban on Fireworks in Bone-Dry States. Anastasia Pantsios | July 3, 2015 10:22 am | Comments. NaNk; Facebook; Twitter; E-mail; Print ... «EcoWatch, Jul 15»
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'It'd be OK with me if the sun shines the rest of the year'
If you're a farmer, chances are you started praying for rain around Easter Sunday, when a bone-dry spring seemed to have the Illinois Valley ... «LaSalle News Tribune, Jul 15»
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Amid a punishing drought, California is finally learning how to save …
Pressed by the fourth year of bone-dry weather and the threat of state-mandated water cuts, some of the poshest courses in California are ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»
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Wine and barbecue a great summer pairing
“On the palate it is bone-dry, with a light mouth feel,” Davies explained. “The wine becomes more expressive with notes of melon, golden plums ... «LA Daily News, Jul 15»

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