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The tears came so fast to Mrs. Pontellier's eyes that the damp sleeve of her peignoir no longer served to dry them.
THE AWAKENING AND SELECTED SHORT STORIESKATE CHOPIN
But Polavieja started his campaign with the immense advantage of having the whole of the dry season before him.
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDSJOHN FOREMAN
Their method of curing the leaves was to air-dry them and then packing them until wanted for use.
The smoke from her kitchen fire rose white as she put in dry sumac to give it a start.
THE BONDBOYGEORGE W. (GEORGE WASHINGTON) OGDEN
In the aperture of the window, amid piles of paper, stood a rickety old table, covered with dust.
HILDA LESSWAYSARNOLD BENNETT
Turn we our backs to the cold gloomy north, to the wet windy west, to the dry parching east—on to the south!
First of all, wrap a portion of damp newspaper round the roots, and then tie up with dry paper.
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It was little better than coal dust, and would not carry a ball fifty paces to kill or wound.
Never mind the dust; I've turned it on to make believe we're going tremendously fast.
DAVY AND THE GOBLINCHARLES E. CARRYL
He laid it upon the floor, and took out a plaster mask, and brushing and blowing off the saw-dust, held it up.
CHECKMATEJOSEPH SHERIDAN LE FANU
WORDS RELATED TO DRY AS DUST
- agog
- anxious
- appetent
- ardent
- arid
- athirst
- avid
- bone-dry
- breathless
- burning
- cottonmouthed
- craving
- crazy for
- dehydrated
- droughty
- dry as dust
- dying for
- eager
- greedy
- hankering
- hungry
- impatient
- inclined
- itching for
- juiceless
- keen
- longing
- lusting
- parched
- partial to
- sapless
- thirsting
- waterless
- wild for
- yearning
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.