wet

  • 51wet — sb. Fr. Sci. 136. AS. wæt v. a. Wright’s L. P. p. 31; pret. ‘watte.’ RG. 322; part. ‘wet.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 30 v. n. == become wet. Wright’s L. P. p. 36 adj. [wete]. Wright’s L. P. p. 85 …

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  • 52wet — adj 1. dampened, damped, moistened; moist, damp; soaked, drenched, wringing wet, wet through, saturated; soppy, sopping, dripping, sodden, soggy. 2. misty, foggy, vaporous, dewy; drizzling, showery, rainy; pouring, monsoonal, raining cats and… …

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  • 53wet — adverb see sow dry and set wet verb see the cat would eat fish, but would not wet her feet …

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  • 54Wet — 1) the wet n the rainy season, particularly the monsoonal or sub monsoonal rains in Northern Australia (December to March); 2) (adj) silly, simple, moronic …

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  • 55wet — Australian Slang 1. the wet n the rainy season, particularly the monsoonal or sub monsoonal rains in Northern Australia (December to March); 2. adj silly, simple, moronic …

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  • 56wet — [OE] Wet is closely related to water. Together with Swedish våat, Danish vaad, Norwegian vaat, Ice landic votur, and Frisian wiet, wiat, it was formed from the same prehistoric base as produced English water. => WATER …

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  • 57wet — I. adj British 1a. ineffectual, irresolute, feeble or fool ish. A characterisation common in serv ice and public school usage since the early 20th century. 1b. (of a Tory) having liberal views as opposed to being resolutely Thatcherite . The… …

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  • 58wet — See grip in the wet …

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  • 59wet — [OE] Wet is closely related to water. Together with Swedish våat, Danish vaad, Norwegian vaat, Ice landic votur, and Frisian wiet, wiat, it was formed from the same prehistoric base as produced English water. Cf.⇒ WATER …

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  • 60Wet Wet Wet — at the Montreux Pop Festival in Montreux, Switzerland May 1988 Background information Origin Clydebank, Scotland …

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