wetting (verb)
21wet — ► ADJECTIVE (wetter, wettest) 1) covered or saturated with liquid. 2) (of the weather) rainy. 3) involving the use of water or liquid. 4) (of paint, ink, etc.) not yet having dried or hardened. 5) Brit. informal lacking forcefulness or strength… …
22wetly — wet ► ADJECTIVE (wetter, wettest) 1) covered or saturated with liquid. 2) (of the weather) rainy. 3) involving the use of water or liquid. 4) (of paint, ink, etc.) not yet having dried or hardened. 5) Brit. informal lacking forcefulness or… …
23wetness — wet ► ADJECTIVE (wetter, wettest) 1) covered or saturated with liquid. 2) (of the weather) rainy. 3) involving the use of water or liquid. 4) (of paint, ink, etc.) not yet having dried or hardened. 5) Brit. informal lacking forcefulness or… …
24wet out — transitive verb : to wet thoroughly; specifically : to make (textiles) more absorbent by treating with a wetting agent prior to dyeing or bleaching * * * wet out 1. To wet thoroughly (old) 2. To cleanse (eg raw material in textile manufacture) by …
25drench´ing|ly — drench «drehnch», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to wet thoroughly; soak: »A heavy rain drenched the campers and they had to dry out their wet clothing. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under wet. (Cf. ↑wet) 2. to cause to drink; co …
26drench´er — drench «drehnch», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to wet thoroughly; soak: »A heavy rain drenched the campers and they had to dry out their wet clothing. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under wet. (Cf. ↑wet) 2. to cause to drink; co …
27spit|ball — «SPIHT BL», noun, verb. U.S. –n. 1. a small ball of chewed up paper, used as a missile. 2. Baseball. an illegal curve pitched after wetting one side of the ball with saliva. –v.i. 1. to throw a spitball: »Birdie Tebetts, the Cincinnati manager,… …
