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Wetness

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Noun

1. wetness

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

Example Sentences:
'he confirmed the wetness of the swimming trunks'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Wetness

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adjectiveWord forms: wetter or wettest
1. 
moistened, covered, saturated, etc, with water or some other liquid
2. 
not yet dry or solid
wet varnish
3. 
rainy, foggy, misty, or humid
wet weather
4. 
employing a liquid, usually water
a wet method of chemical analysis
5. mainly US and Canadian
characterized by or permitting the free sale of alcoholic beverages
a wet state
6. British informal
feeble or foolish
7.  wet behind the ears
noun
8. 
wetness or moisture
9. 
damp or rainy weather
10. British informal
a Conservative politician who is considered not to be a hard-liner
Compare dry (sense 21)
11. British informal
a feeble or foolish person
12. mainly US and Canadian
a person who advocates free sale of alcoholic beverages
13.  the wet
verbWord forms: wets, wetting, wet or wetted
14. 
to make or become wet
15. 
to urinate on (something)
16. (transitive) dialect
to prepare (tea) by boiling or infusing
17.  wet one's whistle

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Wetness

see synonyms of wetness
adjectiveWord forms: ˈwetter or ˈwettest
1. 
moistened, covered, or saturated with water or other liquid
2. 
rainy; foggy; misty
a wet day
3. 
not yet dry
wet paint
4. 
preserved or bottled in a liquid
5. 
using water; done with or in water or other liquid
wet sanding
6.  US
permitting or favoring the manufacture or sale of alcoholic beverages; opposing prohibition
a wet candidate, wet town
7.  British, Informal
weak, ineffectual, insipid, etc.
noun
8. 
water or other liquid; moisture
9. 
rain or rainy weather
come in out of the wet
10.  US, Informal
a person who favors the manufacture or sale of alcoholic beverages; one opposed to prohibition
11.  British, Informal
a. 
a person considered weak, ineffectual, insipid, etc.
b. 
a Conservative who is moderate or willing to compromise
verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: wet or ˈwetted, ˈwetting
12. 
to make or become wet
often with through or down
13. 
to make (a bed, oneself, etc.) wet by urination

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Wetness

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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.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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