shampoo vs wet

shampoo

noun
  • Champagne. 

  • A traditional Indian and Persian body massage given after pouring warm water over the body and rubbing it with extracts from herbs. 

  • An instance of washing the hair or other fibres with shampoo. 

  • A commercial liquid soap product for washing hair or other fibres/fibers, such as carpets. 

verb
  • To wash (i.e. the hair, carpet, etc.) with shampoo. 

  • To wash one's own hair with shampoo. 

  • To press or knead the whole surface of the body of (a person), and at the same time to stretch the limbs and joints, in connection with the hot bath. 

wet

noun
  • An alcoholic drink. 

  • Rainy season. (often capitalized) 

  • A tyre for use in wet weather. 

  • Rainy weather. 

  • Liquid or moisture. 

  • 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. 

verb
  • 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 cover or impregnate with liquid. 

  • To celebrate by drinking alcohol. 

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. 

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