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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
The application of water to objects and surfaces on a film set, for example when shooting a rainy scene during dry weather.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television
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noun
A traditional ceremony of spraying water over a new fire truck before it is placed into service.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: firefighting, government
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History
Deverbal from wet down.
