Usually means: Completely devoid of any moisture.
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General (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. (as) dry as a bone, dry as a bone: Merriam-Webster
  2. dry as a bone: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. dry as a bone: Wiktionary
  4. Dry As a Bone, Dry as a Bone: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  5. Dry As a Bone: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Dry As a Bone: Legal dictionary

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  1. Dry As a Bone: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Dry As a Bone: Medical dictionary

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  1. Dry As a Bone: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (dry as a bone)

adjective:  (simile) completely dry; totally dry

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