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n. - Someone suffering from enuresis; A workman who wets the work in a manufacturing process; A substance capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved.

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  • Adjective : wet hands. ,wet paint. ,Wet streets make driving hazardous. ,a wet town. ,the wet season. ,There was a wet breeze from...
  • Noun : The wet from the earth had made the basement unlivable. ,Stay out of the wet as much as possible
  • Verb (used with object) : Wet your hands before soaping them. ,The dog had wet the carpet
  • Verb (used without object) : Dampness may cause plastered walls to wet. My jacket has wet through
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