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| bathe |
to make wet. [1/6 definitions] |
| bedraggled |
dirty, wet, or limp from having wandered or been dragged through mud and water. [1/2 definitions] |
| bog |
an area of soft, wet earth; marsh. [1/2 definitions] |
| cattail |
a tall plant with long, flat leaves that grows in wet places. Cattails have long, brown, fuzzy flower spikes. |
| causeway |
a raised road or path across water or land that is wet. |
| clay |
a kind of wet earth that becomes hard when you heat it. You use clay to make bricks, pots, and other things. |
| cofferdam |
a temporary, watertight structure, built to permit construction under water or in wet soil. |
| cranberry |
a shrub that bears a sour, red berry, or the berry itself. Cranberries grow in wet ground in North America. |
| dabble |
to wet by splashing or dipping. [1/2 definitions] |
| damp |
wet, but not very wet. |
| dampen |
to make moist or slightly wet. [1/2 definitions] |
| dewy |
damp or wet with, or as if with, dew. [1/3 definitions] |
| dike |
a raised path across a low or wet area; causeway. [2/6 definitions] |
| draggle |
to soil or wet by dragging through mud. [1/3 definitions] |
| drench |
to soak, or wet completely. |
| drip-dry |
not requiring ironing if hung while wet, and usu. drying quickly, as certain fabrics or garments; wash-and-wear. [2 definitions] |
| drippy |
wet or drizzly, as weather. [1/2 definitions] |
| dry |
not wet; without any water. [1/4 definitions] |
| dryer |
a machine for drying something, such as wet hair or clothes. |
| duckboard |
boarding placed over a wet floor or mud to provide a dry surface for walking. |
| dunk |
to wet in a liquid in preparation for eating. [1/4 definitions] |
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