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Wet to the touch or looking wet

wet

adjective

covered with water or another liquid

damp

adjective

something that is damp is slightly wet, often in an unpleasant way or when it should be dry

soaked

adjective

extremely wet

drenched

adjective

thoroughly wet

moist

adjective

slightly wet

saturated

adjective

very wet

soggy

adjective

wet and soft, especially in an unpleasant way

clammy

adjective

cold and wet in an unpleasant way

soaking

adjective

extremely wet

bedraggled

adjective

wet, dirty, and untidy

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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conflict mineral

a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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