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- wet fish/ˈwet ˈfɪʃ/Fish that is fresh, uncooked, and moist, as sold in a fishmonger's shop.nounC1
- wet fly/ˌwet ˈflaɪ/A type of artificial fishing fly designed to sink below the water's surface, imitating drowned or submerged insects, nymphs, or other aquatic creatures.nounSpecialized / Technical
- wet look/ˈwet ˌlʊk/A glossy, shiny appearance on a surface, especially fabric, that resembles being wet.nounB2
- wet machine/ˌwet məˈʃiːn/A living biological organism, especially a human being, when considered in a mechanical or functional context.nounC2
- wet market/ˈwet ˌmɑː.kɪt/A traditional, open-air food market selling fresh meat, fish, seafood, produce, and sometimes live animals.nounC1
- wet mop/ˈwet ˈmɒp/A mop whose head (made of absorbent material like strings or a sponge) is saturated with water or cleaning solution, used for washing floors.nounB1
- wet nurse/ˈwet nɜːs/A woman employed to breastfeed and care for another woman's infant.nounverbC1
- wet pack/ˌwet ˈpæk/A treatment or application where cloths or towels are soaked in a specific substance (often hot water, chemicals, or medicinal solutions) and applied to the body or an object.nounC1/C2
- wet plate process/ˌwet ˈpleɪt ˌprəʊ.ses/A historical photographic technique developed in the 1850s, in which a glass plate is coated with a light-sensitive emulsion, exposed while still wet, and immediately developed.nounVery Low (C2)
- wet puddling/ˌwet ˈpʌd.lɪŋ/A technical term from metallurgy, specifically a historic process for converting pig iron into wrought iron by stirring it in a furnace with oxidizing slag.nounC2
- wet room/ˈwet ˌruːm/A bathroom where the shower area is not enclosed by a tray or curtain, with the entire floor space waterproofed and sloped towards a drain.nounB2
- wet rot/ˌwet ˈrɒt/Decay in timber caused by fungal growth in conditions of persistent dampness.nounLow
- wet steam/ˌwet ˈstiːm/Steam that contains visible water droplets in suspension, produced when water is not fully vaporized.nounC1
- wet strength/ˌwet ˈstreŋθ/The ability of a material, especially paper or packaging, to retain its structural integrity and resistance when wet or soaked.nounC2/Advanced
- wet suit/ˈwet ˌsuːt/A close-fitting garment made of neoprene rubber, worn by divers, surfers, or swimmers to retain body heat in cold water.nounC1
- wet wash/ˌwet ˈwɒʃ/Laundry (clothes, sheets, towels, etc.) that has been washed but is still wet, not yet dried.nounLow to Mid
- wet-and-dry-bulb thermometer/ˌwet ən ˌdraɪ ˈbʌlb θəˈmɒm.ɪ.tə/A type of thermometer consisting of two thermometers, one with a dry bulb and one with a wet bulb (covered by a moistened wick), used together to measure relative humidity or dew point.nounRare / Very Low Frequency (C2+ Level)
- wet-bulb depression/ˌwet bʊlb dɪˈpreʃ.ən/A specific technical term in meteorology and thermodynamics for the difference between the dry-bulb air temperature and the lower wet-bulb temperature, used to assess humidity and evaporative cooling potential.nounVery Rare
- wet-bulb temperature/ˌwet bʌlb ˈtem.prə.tʃər/A measured temperature which factors in humidity to indicate the lowest temperature to which air can be cooled by evaporating water into it at constant pressure.nounC2
- wet-bulb thermometer/ˌwet bʌlb θəˈmɒm.ɪ.tə/A thermometer with its bulb kept moist by a wet cloth, used to measure the lowest temperature to which air can be cooled by evaporating water into it.nounLow
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