wetness

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W0104300 (wĕt)adj. wet·ter, wet·test 1. Covered or soaked with a liquid, such as water: a wet towel.2. Not yet dry or firm: wet paint.3. a. Stored in or prepared with water or other liquids.b. Characterized by the use or presence of water or liquid reagents: wet chemistry.c. Involving the performance of experiments rather than the design or analysis of them: a wet lab.4. a. Rainy, humid, or foggy: wet weather.b. Characterized by frequent or heavy precipitation: a wet climate.5. Informal Allowing the sale of alcoholic beverages: a wet county.n.1. Something that wets; moisture.2. Rainy or snowy weather: go out into the wet.3. Informal One who supports the legality of the production and sale of alcoholic beverages.v. wet or wet·ted, wet·ting, wets v.tr.1. To make wet; dampen: wet a sponge.2. To make (a bed or one's clothes) wet by urinating.v.intr.1. To become wet.2. To urinate.Idioms: all wet Slang Entirely mistaken. wet behind the ears Inexperienced; green. wet (one's) whistle Informal To take a drink.

[Middle English, from Old English wǣt; see wed- in Indo-European roots.]

wet′ness n.wet′ta·ble adj.wet′ter n.

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wetness - the condition of containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water); "he confirmed the wetness of the swimming trunks"condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"muddiness, sloppiness, wateriness - the wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water; "the baseball game was canceled because of the wateriness of the outfield"; "the water's muddiness made it undrinkable"; "the sloppiness of a rainy November day"moisture, wet - wetness caused by water; "drops of wet gleamed on the window"humidity, humidness - wetness in the atmospheredamp, dampness, moistness - a slight wetnesssogginess - a heavy wetnessdryness, waterlessness, xerotes - the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)

wetness

noun damp, water, wet, liquid, moisture, humidity, condensation, dampness, sogginess, clamminess I felt the wetness of my damp clothes against my skin.

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(wet) adjective1. containing, soaked in, or covered with, water or another liquid. We got soaking wet when it began to rain; His shirt was wet through with sweat; wet hair; The car skidded on the wet road.湿的2. rainy. a wet day; wet weather; It was wet yesterday.多雨的 verb – present tense ˈwetting: past tense, past participles wet, ~ˈwetted – to make wet. She wet her hair and put shampoo on it; The baby has wet himself / his nappy / the bed.把...弄湿 noun1. moisture. a patch of wet.湿气2. rain. Don't go out in the wet.雨天ˈwetness noun湿wet blanket a depressing companion. 扫兴的事或人ˈwet-nurse noun a woman employed to breast-feed someone else's baby. 奶妈ˈwetsuit noun a rubber suit for wearing in cold conditions when diving etc. 潜（跳）水服 wet through soaked to the skin. 湿透

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noun damp

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noun the condition of containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)

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