A machine used to make paper damp in preparation for printing.

plural of wetting machine

(US, military, slang) A party held to celebrate promotion in the navy.

(aviation) The total surface area of an aircraft. / (nautical) The total portion of the surface area of the hull which is immersed in water.

plural of wetted area

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bed-wet

simple past tense and past participle of bed-wet

(idiomatic) To begin gaining experience; to tentatively try something new.

A contest in which women wear t-shirts that are wet to make them slightly translucent so their breasts are visible, and others judge the women on appearance.

(meteorology) A hygrometer consisting of two thermometers, the bulb of one of which is kept wet and shows a lower temperature; the relative humidity is obtained from the two temperatures using tables.