"bone-dry" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: en-au-bone-dry.ogg [Australia]
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": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "totally dry",
      "word": "tirim sácráilte"
    },
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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "totally dry",
      "word": "suchy jak wiór"
    },
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "totally dry",
      "word": "más seco que el ojo de un tuerto"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "totally dry",
      "word": "snustorr"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "totally dry",
      "word": "torr som fnöske"
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      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "totally dry",
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