Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kept the powder dry

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.07 in modern English

Syllables
kep-t the pow-der dry
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does kept the powder dry mean?
simple past and past participle of keep the powder dry

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