wet+thoroughly
31steep — I [[t]stip[/t]] adj. er, est, n. 1) having an almost vertical slope or pitch, or a relatively high gradient, as a hill, an ascent, or stairs 2) (of a price or amount) unduly high; exorbitant 3) high or lofty 4) a steep place; declivity, as of a… …
32drench — /drɛntʃ / (say drench) verb (t) 1. to wet thoroughly; steep; soak: garments drenched with rain; swords drenched in blood. 2. Veterinary Science to administer a draught of medicine to (an animal), especially by force: to drench a horse. 3.… …
33steep — I. /stip / (say steep) adjective 1. having an almost perpendicular slope or pitch, or a relatively high gradient, as a hill, an ascent, stairs, etc. 2. Colloquial unduly high, or exorbitant, as a price or amount. 3. Colloquial extreme or… …
34drench — [v] wet thoroughly deluge, dip, douse, drown, duck, dunk, flood, imbrue, immerse, impregnate, inundate, pour, saturate, seethe, soak, sodden, sop, souse, steep, submerge, teem; concept 256 Ant. dry, parch …
35drench — ► VERB 1) wet thoroughly; soak. 2) cover liberally with something. 3) forcibly give a liquid medicine to (an animal). ► NOUN ▪ a dose of medicine administered to an animal. ORIGIN Old English, related to DRINK(Cf. ↑d …
36drench — v. & n. v.tr. 1 a wet thoroughly (was drenched by the rain). b saturate; soak (in liquid). 2 force (an animal) to take medicine. 3 archaic cause to drink. n. 1 a soaking; a downpour. 2 medicine administered to an animal. 3 archaic a medicinal or… …
37soakingly — adverb Etymology: Middle English sokingly, from soking (present participle of soken to soak) + ly 1. : in a slow and steady manner : gradually 2. : in such manner as to wet thoroughly …
38bedrench — /bi drenchˈ or drenshˈ/ transitive verb To drench or wet thoroughly ORIGIN: ↑be (1) …
39Earwax — Wet type human earwax on a cotton swab Earwax, also known by the medical term cerumen, is a yellowish waxy substance secreted in the ear canal of humans and other mammals. It protects the skin of the human ear canal, assists in cleaning and… …
40to the bone — thoroughly, entirely He became wet to the bone when the sudden storm appeared …
