A powder found in a fire extinguisher that is expelled to smother the fire
cash (or cash-like securities) kept in reserve in case of need.
Private equity firms were sitting on more than $1 trillion in dry powder at the end of 2011.
Used other than as an idiom: see dry, powder.
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baking powderbone drybone-dryDRYdry as a bonedry as a dead dingo's dongerdry as a dead dingo's dongerdry behind the earsdry eyedry eyedry offdry one's eyesdry outdry outdry rotdry rundry updry updry updry updry updry updry up and blow awayhang out to dryhang out to dryhigh and dryhome and dryink isn't dry onkeep one’s powder dry
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