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wetter
wet 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.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | wetter - a chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolvedsurface-active agent, surfactant, wetting agentemulsifier - a surface-active agent that promotes the formation of an emulsionchemical agent - an agent that produces chemical reactionsdetergent - a surface-active chemical widely used in industry and laundering | | 2. | wetter - a workman who wets the work in a manufacturing processworking man, working person, workingman, workman - an employee who performs manual or industrial labor | | 3. | wetter - someone suffering from enuresis; someone who urinates while asleep in bedbed wetter, bedwetterpisser, urinator - a person who urinates |
EncyclopediaSeewetwetter
Synonyms for wetternoun a chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolvedSynonyms- surface-active agent
- surfactant
- wetting agent
Related Words- emulsifier
- chemical agent
- detergent
noun a workman who wets the work in a manufacturing processRelated Words- working man
- working person
- workingman
- workman
noun someone suffering from enuresisSynonymsRelated Words |