Definition of wet

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Wet (superl.) Employing, or done by means of, water or some other liquid; as, the wet extraction of copper, in distinction from dry extraction in which dry heat or fusion is employed..

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Brookweed :: Brookweed (n.) A small white-flowered herb (Samolus Valerandi) found usually in wet places; water pimpernel.
Slabber :: Slabber (v. t.) To wet and foul spittle, or as if with spittle..
Soaking :: Soaking (a.) Wetting thoroughly; drenching; as, a soaking rain..
Calypso :: Calypso (n.) A small and beautiful species of orchid, having a flower variegated with purple, pink, and yellow. It grows in cold and wet localities in the northern part of the United States. The Calypso borealis is the only orchid which reaches 68ยก N..
Skeet :: Skeet (n.) A scoop with a long handle, used to wash the sides of a vessel, and formerly to wet the sails or deck..
Bewetted :: Bewetted () of Bewe.
Slue :: Slue (n.) A slough; a run or wet place. See 2d Slough, 2..
Sozzle :: Sozzle (v. t.) To splash or wet carelessly; as, to sozzle the feet in water..
Water :: Water (v. t.) To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate; as, to water land; to water flowers..
Dry :: Dry (superl.) Free from moisture; having little humidity or none; arid; not wet or moist; deficient in the natural or normal supply of moisture, as rain or fluid of any kind; -- said especially: (a) Of the weather: Free from rain or mist..
Puddle :: Puddle (v. t.) To make dense or close, as clay or loam, by working when wet, so as to render impervious to water..
Moisture :: Moisture (n.) A moderate degree of wetness.
Osmund :: Osmund (n.) A fern of the genus Osmunda, or flowering fern. The most remarkable species is the osmund royal, or royal fern (Osmunda regalis), which grows in wet or boggy places, and has large bipinnate fronds, often with a panicle of capsules at the top. The rootstock contains much starch, and has been used in stiffening linen..
Malaria :: Malaria (n.) Air infected with some noxious substance capable of engendering disease; esp., an unhealthy exhalation from certain soils, as marshy or wet lands, producing fevers; miasma..
Quicklime :: Quicklime (a.) Calcium oxide; unslacked lime; -- so called because when wet it develops great heat. See 4th Lime, 2..
Swan :: Swampy (a.) Consisting of swamp; like a swamp; low, wet, and spongy; as, swampy land..
Pack :: Pack (n.) To envelop in a wet or dry sheet, within numerous coverings. See Pack, n., 5..
Swamped :: Swamp (n.) Wet, spongy land; soft, low ground saturated with water, but not usually covered with it; marshy ground away from the seashore..
Moisten :: Moisten (v. t.) To make damp; to wet in a small degree.
Hygrodeik :: Hygrodeik (n.) A form of hygrometer having wet and dry bulb thermometers, with an adjustable index showing directly the percentage of moisture in the air, etc..
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