have a dry throat

  • 1throat — noun 1 front part of the neck VERB + THROAT ▪ cut, slash, slit ▪ rip out ▪ I wanted to rip his throat out. PREPOSITION ▪ …

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  • 2dry — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ carefully, completely, properly, thoroughly ▪ Wait until the paint has completely dried. ▪ Always dry clothes thoroughly before you wear them again. ▪ …

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  • 3dry — adj 1 Dry, arid mean devoid of moisture. Dry may suggest freedom from noticeable moisture either as a characteristic or as a desirable state {a dry climate} {1dry clothing} {dry land} {dry provisions} …

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  • 4have a frog in your throat — phrase to be unable to speak clearly for a short time because your throat is dry or blocked Thesaurus: to have or develop an illness or symptomsynonym Main entry: frog * * * have, etc. a ˈfrog in your throat idiom to lose your voice or be unable… …

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  • 5Dry-boarding — is a technique intended to gain the cooperation of interrogation subjects through inducing the first stages of death by asphixiation.[1][2][3][4] Unlike waterboarding, where a wet cloth is placed over a supine subject s airways, so their… …

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  • 6dry — [[t]dra͟ɪ[/t]] ♦♦ drier, dryer (comparative), driest, dries, drying, dried 1) ADJ GRADED If something is dry, there is no water or moisture on it or in it. Clean the metal with a soft dry cloth... Pat it dry with a soft towel …

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  • 7Throat lozenge — Smith Brothers black from Warner Lambert after 1963 A throat lozenge, cough drop, troche, or cough sweet is a small, medicated tablet intended to be dissolved slowly in the mouth to temporarily stop coughs and lubricate and soothe irritated… …

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  • 8have a frog in your throat — to be unable to speak clearly for a short time because your throat is dry or blocked …

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  • 9a frog in your throat — ◇ If you have a frog in your throat, you are unable to speak normally because your throat is dry. • • • Main Entry: ↑frog a frog in your throat see ↑frog • • • Main Entry: ↑throat …

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  • 10pelecaniform — [pel΄ ə kan′ə fôrm΄] adj. of, or having the nature of, an order (Pelecaniformes) of swimming birds having all four toes connected in a webbed foot, including pelicans and cormorants * * * ▪ bird Introduction    any of the relatively large and… …

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