dry goods

dry good

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [drahy goo d]
- /draɪ gʊd/
- /draɪ ɡʊdz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [drahy goo d]
- /draɪ gʊd/

Definitions of dry goods words

noun plural dry goods fabrics, clothing 1
noun plural dry goods Dry goods are cloth, thread, and other things that are sold at a draper's shop. 0
noun plural dry goods textiles, clothing, threads, elastic and so on 0
noun plural dry goods types of food such as tea, flour and sugar that do not contain liquid 0
noun dry goods cloth, cloth products, thread, etc. 0
noun dry goods (US) Any product for sale that does not require special storage treatment, but especially textiles. 0

See all 6 definitions of dry goods

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Origin of dry goods

First appearance:

before 1695

One of the 49% oldest English words

First recorded in 1695-1705

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Dry goods

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Dry goods

dry goods popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

dry goods usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for dry goods

noun dry goods

soft goods — textiles and home fabrics
ready-to-wear — clothing made in standard sizes; ready-made clothing.
textiles — any cloth or goods produced by weaving, knitting, or felting.

All 3 Synonyms of dry goods