bed-wet

bed-wet
To wet the bed: to experience bed-wetting or enuresis, to urinate while asleep.

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  • bed-wet·ting — …   Useful english dictionary

  • bed-wetting — [bed′wet΄iŋ] n. involuntary urination in bed while asleep, especially as a habitual problem bed wetter n. * * * bed wet·ting (bĕdʹwĕt ĭng) n. Enuresis, especially when occurring nocturnally during sleep.   bed wetter n. * * * …   Universalium

  • bed-wetting — [bed′wet΄iŋ] n. involuntary urination in bed while asleep, especially as a habitual problem bed wetter n …   English World dictionary

  • wet — wet1 W3S2 [wet] adj comparative wetter superlative wettest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(water/liquid)¦ 2¦(weather)¦ 3¦(paint/ink etc)¦ 4¦(person)¦ 5¦(baby)¦ 6 somebody is all wet 7 be wet behind the ears ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • bed-wetting — SYN: nocturnal enuresis. * * * bed wet·ting .wet iŋ n enuresis esp. when occurring in bed during sleep bed wet·ter .wet ər n …   Medical dictionary

  • wet — 1 /wet/ adjective 1 WATER/LIQUID covered in or full of liquid: wet grass | My shirt s all wet! (+ with): His face was wet with sweat. | get (sth) wet: Try not to get your feet wet. | wet through (=completely wet) | soaking/sopping/dripping wet… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • bed — noun 1 piece of furniture for sleeping on ADJECTIVE ▪ single ▪ double ▪ king size, king sized ▪ queen size, queen sized (both AmE) …   Collocations dictionary

  • wet the bed — To urinate accidentally in bed • • • Main Entry: ↑wet * * * wet the/your ˈbed idiom no passive to ↑urinate in your bed by accident • It is quite common for small children to wet their beds …   Useful english dictionary

  • Wet scrubber — is a form of pollution control technology. The term describes a variety of devices that use pollutants from a furnace flue gas or from other gas streams. In a wet scrubber, the polluted gas stream is brought into contact with the scrubbing liquid …   Wikipedia

  • wet your bed — wet the/your ˈbed idiom no passive to ↑urinate in your bed by accident • It is quite common for small children to wet their beds. Main entry: ↑wetidiom …   Useful english dictionary

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