swab
swob
dab
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daub
surface
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applicator
electrowetting
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submerged
goober
plip
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parge
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epilimnion
whetted
substrate
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skin
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skimming
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souse
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wetness
dropcast
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spray
fair
liquefy
liquidise
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onlay
liquidize
immerse
Cassie equation
bedash
etch
sealant
sprinkle
soak in
swamp
capillarity
glop
chemisorb
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acrotic
precipitate
suffuse
drizzle
fluidlike
knobble
fluidify
superface
drainboard
painting
latex
paste
blot
instilment
instillment
undercurrent
circumfuse
facing
lap
thincoat
lining
instillation
niello
submerged
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acrotic
fluidlike
spray-on
applicator
electrowetting
supernatant
surface
spattering
splashing
spatter
splattering
splash
surfacing
epilimnion
substrate
skin
bound water
skimming
wettability
wetness
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sealant
capillarity
superface
drainboard
painting
latex
instilment
instillment
facing
thincoat
lining
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swab
swob
dab
bathe
daub
surface
applicate
wet
prewet
wash
goober
plip
parge
pour in
plate out
swim
float
bewater
drench
douse
sop
soak
souse
dowse
dropcast
flood
dunk
spray
fair
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prime
liquify
onlay
liquidize
immerse
bedash
etch
sprinkle
soak in
swamp
glop
chemisorb
immobilize
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drizzle
knobble
fluidify
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circumfuse
lap
niello
verb
noun
verb
- To apply water or other liquid to; to suffuse or cover with liquid.
- She bathed her eyes with liquid to remove the stinging chemical.
- To sunbathe.
- To cover or surround.
- To clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath.
- To clean a person by immersion in water or using water; to give someone a bath.
- To immerse oneself, or part of the body, in water for pleasure or refreshment; to swim.
noun
verb
- To cover or impregnate with liquid.
- to wet the baby's head
- To kill or seriously injure.
- To form an intermetallic bond between a solder and a metal substrate.
- To make (oneself, clothing, a bed, etc.) wet by accidental urination.
- To make or become wet.
- To celebrate by drinking alcohol.
noun
- Rainy season. (often capitalized)
- A tyre for use in wet weather.
- Rainy weather.
- Liquid or moisture.
- An alcoholic drink.
- One who supports the consumption of alcohol and thus opposes Prohibition.
- A weak or sentimental person; a wimp or softie.
- A moderate Conservative; especially, one who opposed the hard-line policies of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s.
adj
- Permitting alcoholic beverages.
- Of a person: inexperienced in a profession or task; having the characteristics of a rookie.
- Using afterburners or water injection for increased engine thrust.
- Of a burrito, sandwich, or other food: covered in a sauce.
- Of a Quaker: liberal with respect to religious observance.
- Made up of liquid or moisture, usually (but not always) water.
- Of calligraphy and fountain pens: depositing a large amount of ink from the nib or the feed.
- Of a sound recording: having had audio effects applied.
- Of a scientist or laboratory: working with biological or chemical matter.
- Of weather or a time period: rainy.
- Involving assassination or "wet work".
- Employing, or done by means of, water or some other liquid.
- Of an object, etc.: covered or impregnated with liquid, usually (but not always) water.
- Ineffectual, feeble, showing no strength of character.
- Sexually aroused and thus having the vulva moistened with vaginal secretions.
verb
- To cover with water or any liquid; to wet; to fall on and moisten.
- To be cogent, convincing; to withstand critique.
- To bear without injury the operation of being washed.
- To overlay with a thin coat of metal.
- To cause dephosphorization of (molten pig iron) by adding substances containing iron oxide, and sometimes manganese oxide.
- To be eroded or carried away by the action of water.
- To move with a lapping or swashing sound; to lap or splash.
- To separate valuable material (such as gold) from worthless material by the action of flowing water.
- To move or erode by the force of water in motion.
- To clean oneself with water.
- To cover with a thin or watery coat of colour; to tint lightly and thinly.
- To pass (a gas or gaseous mixture) through or over a liquid for the purpose of purifying it, especially by removing soluble constituents.
- To clean with water.
- To be wasted or worn away by the action of water, as by a running or overflowing stream, or by the dashing of the sea; said of road, a beach, etc.
noun
- The upper surface of a member or material when given a slope to shed water; hence, a structure or receptacle shaped so as to receive and carry off water.
- A lighting fixture that can cast a wide beam of light to evenly fill an area with light, as opposed to a spotlight.
- The process or an instance of washing or being washed by water or other liquid.
- The backward current or disturbed water caused by the action of oars, or of a steamer's screw or paddles, etc.
- A thin coat of paint or metal laid on anything for beauty or preservation.
- A liquid used for washing.
- A shallow body of water.
- In distilling, the fermented wort before the spirit is extracted.
- A lotion or other liquid with medicinal or hygienic properties.
- A fictitious kind of sale of stock or other securities between parties of one interest, or by a broker who is both buyer and seller, and who minds his own interest rather than that of his clients.
- The blade of an oar.
- A piece of ground washed by the action of water, or sometimes covered and sometimes left dry; the shallowest part of a river, or arm of the sea; also, a bog; a marsh.
- A mixture of dunder, molasses, water, and scummings, used in the West Indies for distillation.
- A smooth and translucent painting created using a paintbrush holding a large amount of solvent and a small amount of paint.
- Ground washed away to the sea or a river.
- The turbulence left in the air by a moving airplane.
- Waste liquid, the refuse of food, the collection from washed dishes, etc., from a kitchen, often used as food for pigs; pigwash.
- The quantity of clothes washed at a time.
- A lighting effect that fills a scene with a chosen colour.
- Ten strikes, or bushels, of oysters.
- The breaking of waves on the shore; the onwards rush of shallow water towards a beach.
- In arid and semi-arid regions, the normally dry bed of an intermittent or ephemeral stream; an arroyo or wadi.
- A situation in which losses and gains or advantages and disadvantages are equivalent; a situation in which there is no net change.
- The bow wave or wake of a moving ship, or the vortex from its screws.
noun
- the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
- the sound like water splashing
- a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
- a small quantity of something moist or liquid
- a patch of bright color
- the act of scattering water about haphazardly
verb
- cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
- walk through mud or mire
- dash a liquid upon or against
- mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture; cause to appear splashed or spattered
- make a splashing sound
- soil or stain with a splashed liquid
- strike and dash about in a liquid
noun
- A surface to which a substance adheres.
- An underlying layer; a substratum.
- The substance lining the bottom edge of an enclosure.
- A surface on which an organism grows, or to which an organism or an item is attached.
- A language that is replaced in a population by another language and that influences the language imposed on its speakers.
- A metal which is plated with another metal which has different physical properties.
- A substance acted upon, as by an enzyme.
adj
noun
- A congealed layer on the surface of a liquid.
- The outer surface covering much of the wings and fuselage of an aircraft.
- The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.
- The outer protective layer of the fruit of a plant.
- A set of resources that modifies the appearance and/or layout of the graphical user interface of a computer program.
- An alternate appearance (texture map or geometry) for a character model in a video game.
- The covering, as of planking or iron plates, outside the framing, forming the sides and bottom of a vessel; the shell; also, a lining inside the framing.
- A subgroup of Australian aboriginal people; such divisions are cultural and not related to an individual′s physical skin.
- That part of a sail, when furled, which remains on the outside and covers the whole.
- A drink of whisky served hot.
- The skin and fur of an individual animal used by humans for clothing, upholstery, etc.
- A vessel made of skin, used for holding liquids.
- person, chap
- Bare flesh, particularly bare breasts.
- Rolling paper for cigarettes.
verb
verb
- be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
- be in motion due to some air or water current
- set afloat
- circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with
- move lightly, as if suspended
- put into the water
- make the surface of level or smooth
- allow (currencies) to fluctuate
- convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation
noun
- the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
- the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
- a drink with ice cream floating in it
- an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade
- a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco
- something that floats on the surface of water
- an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy
verb
- cover with liquid, usually water
- fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
- supply with an excess of
- become filled to overflowing
noun
- the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
- an overwhelming number or amount
- light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
- a large flow
- the act of flooding; filling to overflowing
- the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide)
verb
- To project a liquid in a dispersive manner toward something.
- To pass (a ball), usually laterally across the field and often a long distance.
- To project many small items dispersively.
- To allocate blocks of memory from (a heap, etc.), and fill them with the same byte sequence, hoping to establish that sequence in a certain predetermined location as part of an exploit.
- To urinate in order to mark territory.
- To kick (a ball) poorly and in an unintended direction.
- To give unwanted advice.
- To project in a dispersive manner.
noun
- Any of numerous commercial products, including paints, cosmetics, and insecticides, that are dispensed from containers in this manner.
- A loud scolding or reprimand, usually delivered by a sports coach or similar figure.
- A small branch of flowers or berries.
- A side channel or branch of the runner of a flask, made to distribute the metal to all parts of the mold.
- A collective body of small branches.
- The allocation and filling of blocks of memory with the same byte sequence, hoping to establish that sequence in a certain predetermined location as part of an exploit.
- A fine, gentle, dispersed mist of liquid.
- A pressurized container; an atomizer.
- Something resembling a spray of liquid.
- A group of castings made in the same mold and connected by sprues formed in the runner and its branches.
- Branches and twigs collectively; foliage.
- A jet of fine medicated vapour, used either as an application to a diseased part or to charge the air of a room with a disinfectant or a deodorizer.
- An ornament or design that resembles a branch.
verb
- To smoothen or even a surface (especially a connection or junction on a surface).
- To make an animation smooth, removing any jerkiness.
- To bring into perfect alignment (especially about rivet holes when connecting structural members).
- To construct or design with the aim of producing a smooth outline or reducing air drag or water resistance.
adj
- Favorable to a ship's course.
- Unblemished (figuratively or literally); clean and pure; innocent.
- Light in color, pale, particularly with regard to skin tone but also referring to blond hair.
- Just, equitable.
- Without sudden change of direction or curvature; smooth; flowing; said of the figure of a vessel, and of surfaces, water lines, and other lines.
- Not a no ball.
- Of a coin or die, having equal chance of landing on any side, unbiased.
- Between the baselines.
- Free from obstacles or hindrances; unobstructed; unencumbered; open; direct; said of a road, passage, etc.
- Adequate, reasonable, or decent, but not excellent.
- Not overcast; cloudless; clear; pleasant; propitious; said of the sky, weather, or wind, etc.
- Taken direct from an opponent's foot, without the ball touching the ground or another player.
adv
noun
- A fair woman; a sweetheart.
- A travelling amusement park (called a funfair in British English and a (travelling) carnival in US English).
- An event for public entertainment and trade, a market.
- A community gathering to celebrate and exhibit local achievements.
- An event for professionals in a trade to learn of new products and do business, a trade fair.
- Something which is fair (in various senses of the adjective).
verb
- fill with priming liquid
- insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing
- cover with a primer; apply a primer to
noun
- a natural number that has exactly two distinct natural number divisors: 1 and itself
- the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
- the second canonical hour; about 6 a.m.
- the time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest
adj
adj
noun
adj
verb
verb
- To engrave a surface.
- To make a lasting impression.
- To cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a pattern. Best known as a technique for creating printing plates, but also used for decoration on metal, and, in modern industry, to make circuit boards.
- To sketch; to delineate.
verb
- To cover (an object) by sprinkling a substance on to it.
- To drip in fine drops, sometimes sporadically.
- To baptize by the application of a few drops, or a small quantity, of water; hence, to cleanse; to purify.
- To rain very lightly outside.
- To cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance) or small pieces (for a solid substance).
noun
verb
- To drench or fill with water.
- To overwhelm; to make too busy, or overrun the capacity of.
- To plunge into difficulties and perils; to overwhelm; to ruin; to wreck.
noun
- A piece of wet, spongy land; low ground saturated with water; soft, wet ground which may have a growth of certain kinds of trees, but is unfit for agricultural or pastoral purposes.
- A place or situation that is foul or where progress is difficult.
- A type of wetland that stretches for vast distances, and is home to many creatures which have adapted specifically to that environment.
verb
- To come out of a liquid solution into solid form.
- To separate a substance out of a liquid solution into solid form.
- To throw an object or person from a great height.
- To act too hastily; to be precipitous.
- To send violently into a certain state or condition.
- To make something happen suddenly and quickly.
- To have water in the air fall to the ground, for example as rain, snow, sleet, or hail; be deposited as condensed droplets.
- To cause (water in the air) to condense or fall to the ground.
- To fall headlong.
adj
- With a hasty impulse; hurried; headstrong.
- Moving with excessive speed or haste; overly hasty.
- headlong; falling steeply or vertically.
- Performed very rapidly or abruptly.
- Very steep; precipitous.
noun
noun
verb
noun
verb
- to soak up or absorb liquid.
- to cause a blot (on something) by spilling a coloured substance.
- To obliterate, as writing with ink; to cancel; to efface; generally with out.
- To dry (writing, etc.) with blotting paper.
- To spot, stain, or bespatter, as with ink.
- To obscure; to eclipse; to shadow.
- To impair; to damage; to mar; to soil.
- To stain with infamy; to disgrace.
noun
verb
- To polish, e.g., a surface, until smooth.
- to envelop, enfold
- To enfold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish.
- to wind around
- To be turned or folded; to lie partly on or over something; to overlap.
- To cut or polish with a lap, as glass, gems, cutlery, etc.
- To take (liquid) into the mouth with the tongue; to lick up with a quick motion of the tongue.
- To overtake a straggler in a race by completing one more whole lap than the straggler.
- To wash against a surface with a splashing sound; to swash.
- To fold; to bend and lay over or on something.
- To rest or recline in a lap, or as in a lap.
- to wrap around, enwrap, wrap up
- To place or lay (one thing) so as to overlap another.
noun
- A piece of brass, lead, or other soft metal, used to hold a cutting or polishing powder in cutting glass, gems, etc. or in polishing cutlery, etc. It is usually in the form of a wheel or disk that revolves on a vertical axis.
- The state or condition of being in part extended over or by the side of something else; or the extent of the overlapping.
- The amount by which a slide valve at its half stroke overlaps a port in the seat, being equal to the distance the valve must move from its mid stroke position in order to begin to open the port. Used alone, lap refers to outside lap (see below).
- The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.
- The traversal of one length of the pool, or (less commonly) one length and back again.
- In card playing and other games, the points won in excess of the number necessary to complete a game;—so called when they are counted in the score of the following game.
- One circuit around a race track.
- An edge; a border; a hem, as of cloth.
- A component that overlaps or covers any portion of itself or of an adjacent component.
- That part of any substance or fixture which extends over, or lies upon, or by the side of, a part of another.
- The taking of liquid into the mouth with the tongue.
- A sheet, layer, or bat, of cotton fiber prepared for the carding machine.
- The act or process of lapping.
- The part of the clothing that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down; that part of the person thus covered.
- a place of rearing and fostering
- The upper legs of a seated person.
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