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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
wet \wet\, v. t. imp. p. p. wet rarely wetted; p. pr.
vb. n. wetting. as. w=aetan.
to fill or moisten with water or other liquid; to sprinkle;
to cause to have water or other fluid adherent to the
surface; to dip or soak in a liquid; as, to wet a sponge; to
wet the hands; to wet cloth. "the scene did draw tears from
me and wetted my paper." --burke.
1913 webster
ye mists and exhalations, that now rise . . .
whether to deck with clouds the uncolored sky,
or wet the thirsty earth with falling showers.
--milton.
1913 webster
to wet one's whistle, to moisten one's throat; to drink a
dram of liquor. colloq.
1913 webster
let us drink the other cup to wet our whistles.
--walton.
1913 webster
see also:
wet wetted wetting to wet one's whistle
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
wetting
see wet
see also:
wet
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
wet
adj 1: covered or soaked with a liquid such as water; "a wet
bathing suit"; "wet sidewalks"; "wet paint"; "wet
weather" ant: dry
2: supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of
alcoholic beverages; "a wet candidate running on a wet
platform"; "a wet county" ant: dry
3: producing or secreting milk; "a wet nurse"; "a wet cow";
"lactating cows" syn: lactating ant: dry
4: consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor; "a wet cargo";
"a wet canteen"
5: very drunk syn: besotted, blind drunk, blotto, crocked,
cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated,
plastered, potty, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked,
soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tiddly, tiddley,
tight, tipsy
n : wetness caused by water; "drops of wet gleamed on the
window" syn: moisture
v 1: cause to become wet; "wet your face" ant: dry
2: make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating; "this eight year
old boy still wets his bed"
also: wetting, wetted, wettest, wetter
see also:
dry lactating besotted blind drunk blotto crocked
cockeyed fuddled loaded pie-eyed pissed
pixilated plastered potty slopped sloshed
smashed soaked soused sozzled squiffy
stiff tiddly tiddley tight tipsy
moisture wetting wetted wettest wetter
- [4] : WordNet (r) 2.0
wetting
n 1: the act of making something wet
2: a euphemism for urination; "he had to take a leak" syn: leak,
making water, passing water
see also:
leak making water passing water
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