thoroughly+wet

  • 1wet — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ thoroughly ▪ Wet your hair thoroughly before applying the shampoo. ▪ slightly PREPOSITION ▪ with ▪ …

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  • 2wet — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. damp, moist, dewy; clammy, dank, humid, dripping; rainy, showery, foggy, misty; soaked, drenched, saturated; watery, waterlogged. v. t. soak, moisten, dampen, drench, saturate; immerse, dip,… …

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  • 3wet 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 …

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  • 4thoroughly — adv. Thoroughly is used with these adjectives: ↑amused, ↑annoyed, ↑ashamed, ↑bewildered, ↑bored, ↑charming, ↑confused, ↑contemporary, ↑convinced, ↑convincing, ↑corrupt, ↑ …

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  • 5wet through — 1. adjective Soaked. Very wet. If you stay out in the rain, you will get wet through. 2. verb To soak or drench thoroughly …

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  • 6all wet — adjective a) Thoroughly soaked; drenched. When I came home, I found a common looking person, all wet and muddy. b) Utterly incorrect; erroneous; uninformed. The lull gave Johnson a chance to show such critics as Canadas Prime Minister Lester… …

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  • 7soak — soaker, n. soakingly, adv. /sohk/, v.i. 1. to lie in and become saturated or permeated with water or some other liquid. 2. to pass, as a liquid, through pores, holes, or the like: The rain soaked through the tear in the umbrella. 3. to be… …

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  • 8soak — /soʊk / (say sohk) verb (i) 1. to lie in and become saturated or permeated with water or some other liquid. 2. to pass (in, through, out, etc.), as a liquid, through pores or interstices. 3. to be thoroughly wet. 4. to become known slowly: the… …

  • 9soak — [[t]soʊk[/t]] v. i. 1) to lie in and become saturated or permeated with water or some other liquid 2) to pass, as a liquid, through pores, holes, or the like: Rain soaked through the roof[/ex] 3) to be thoroughly wet 4) to penetrate or become… …

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  • 10мочить — МОЧИТЬ1, несов. (сов. вымочить), что в чем. Пропитывать (пропитать) что л. влагой, держа в воде для придания каких л. качеств, свойств [impf. to macerate, steep, cause to become wet by putting in water; to ret (flax, hemp, etc.); (of people,… …

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