wetness
湿润度,湿度,潮湿,潮湿度
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Definitions
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wet·ter, wet·test.
- : moistened, covered, or soaked with water or some other liquid: wet hands.
- : in a liquid form or state: wet paint.
- : characterized by the presence or use of water or other liquid.
- : moistened or dampened with rain; rainy: Wet streets make driving hazardous.
- : allowing or favoring the sale of alcoholic beverages: a wet town.
- : characterized by frequent rain, mist, etc.: the wet season.
- : laden with a comparatively high percent of moisture or vapor, especially water vapor: There was a wet breeze from the west.
- : Informal. intoxicated. marked by drinking: a wet night.
- : using water or done under or in water, as certain chemical, mining, and manufacturing processes.
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- : something that is or makes wet, as water or other liquid; moisture: The wet from the earth had made the basement unlivable.
- : damp weather; rain: Stay out of the wet as much as possible.
- : a person in favor of allowing the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages.
- : Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. wetback.
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wet or wet·ted, wet·ting.
- : to make wet, as by moistening or soaking: Wet your hands before soaping them.
- : to urinate on or in: The dog had wet the carpet.
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wet or wet·ted, wet·ting.
- : to become wet: Dampness may cause plastered walls to wet. My jacket has wet through.
- : to urinate.
Phrases
- wet behind the ears
- wet blanket
- wet one's whistle
- all wet
- get one's feet wet
- like (wet as) a drowned rat
- mad as a hornet (wet hen)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
Down clusters lose their ability to loft, and therefore provide warmth, if they get wet.
In wetter regions, warming temperatures are causing more water to evaporate, leading to more clouds.
As the muscles cycle through wet, dry, wet, dry, their motion turns an electromagnetic generator, as long as there is water in the reservoir.
This wet bulb 35 temperature—the combination of heat and humidity together that’s fatal to humans if they’re not in air conditioning—is already striking a few times a year around the world.
Their UltraDry membrane also keeps your feet from getting wet.
Shooting as we did above our knees in water, the rain did not make any appreciable difference in our great wetness.
He pressed a button on the bulb in his hand; Bart gasped, feeling cold wetness on his head.
The sensation of wetness is composed of that of cold and easy movement over surface.
This chap stopped and passed a few commonplace remarks about the wetness of the trench, etc., and then passed on.
She felt a lump in her throat, a smile on her lips, and a wetness in her eyes.