wet+blanket
51blanket — [[t]blæ̱ŋkɪt[/t]] blankets, blanketing, blanketed 1) N COUNT A blanket is a large square or rectangular piece of thick cloth, especially one which you put on a bed to keep you warm. 2) N COUNT: usu sing, N of n A blanket of something such as snow …
52blanket — n., adj., & v. n. 1 a large piece of woollen or other material used esp. as a bed covering or to wrap up a person or an animal for warmth. 2 (usu. foll. by of) a thick mass or layer that covers something (blanket of fog; blanket of silence). 3… …
53wet — {{11}}wet (adj.) O.E. wæt moist, liquid, from P.Gmc. *wætaz (Cf. O.Fris. wet ). Also from the O.N. form, vatr. All related to WATER (Cf. water). Wet blanket person who has a dispiriting effect is recorded from 1879, from use of blankets drenched… …
54blanket — 1 noun (C) 1 a cover for a bed, usually made of wool 2 a thick covering or area of something (+ of): The valley was covered with a blanket of mist. see also: wet blanket 2 verb (transitive usually passive) to cover something with a thick layer (+ …
55wet — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. damp, moist, dewy; clammy, dank, humid, dripping; rainy, showery, foggy, misty; soaked, drenched, saturated; watery, waterlogged. v. t. soak, moisten, dampen, drench, saturate; immerse, dip,… …
56blanket — See: WET BLANKET …
57blanket — See: WET BLANKET …
58blanket — See: wet blanket …
59Blanket bog — or Blanket Mire is an area of peatland, forming where there is a climate of high rainfall and a low level of evapotranspiration, allowing peat to develop not only in wet hollows but over large expanses of undulating ground. The blanketing of the… …
60Blanket (disambiguation) — A blanket is a large, usually rectangular piece of thick bedding materialTypes of blanket* Afghan blanket, colored wool knitted or crocheted in geometric shapes * Blanket capote, blanket used as a coat, as by frontiersmen and mountaineers *… …
