Third-person singular simple present indicative form of keep the powder dry

Alternative form of keep one's powder dry

Alternative form of dry bulb temperature

(Australia, simile, informal) Very dry, extremely dry. / (Australia, simile, informal) Very thirsty.

(idiomatic) To abandon somebody; to stop providing assistance at a crucial moment.

(meteorology) A hygrometer consisting of two thermometers, the bulb of one of which is kept wet and shows a lower temperature; the relative humidity is obtained from the two temperatures using tables.

plural of wet-and-dry-bulb hygrometer

To hold back on action until a future time; to save one's resources in case of emergency.

(idiomatic) To go away; to disappear.

simple past tense and past participle of keep one's powder dry