"bone-dry" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: en-au-bone-dry.ogg
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} bone-dry (not comparable)
  1. (idiomatic) Totally dry; without moisture. Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable Synonyms: dry as a bone, bone dry Translations (totally dry): κατάξηρος (katáxēros) (Ancient Greek), екстремно сух (ekstremno suh) (Bulgarian), безводен (bezvoden) (Bulgarian), suchý jako troud (Czech), kurkdroog (Dutch), beendroog (Dutch), gortdroog (Dutch), sekega (Esperanto), rutikuiva (Finnish), knochentrocken (German), κατάξερος (katáxeros) (Greek), csontszáraz (Hungarian), tirim sácráilte (Irish), suchy jak wiór (Polish), más seco que el ojo de un tuerto (Spanish), snustorr (Swedish), torr som fnöske (Swedish), peppartorr (Swedish)

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      "sense": "totally dry",
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      "code": "sv",
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      "word": "torr som fnöske"
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