saturated
adjective/ˈsætʃəreɪtɪd/
/ˈsætʃəreɪtɪd/
- [not usually before noun] completely wet synonym soaked
- Saturated soil lacks air, without which plant roots die.
- The ground is completely saturated: it would be pointless to plant anything.
Synonyms wetwetmoist ▪ damp ▪ soaked ▪ drenched ▪ saturatedThese words all describe things covered with or full of liquid, especially water.wet covered with or full of liquid, especially water:- The car had skidded on the wet road.
- You’ll get wet (= in the rain) if you go out now.
- a lovely rich moist cake
- The cottage was cold and damp.
- You’re soaked through! (= completely wet)
- We were caught in the storm and came home drenched to the skin.
- The ground is completely saturated: it would be pointless to plant anything.
- wet/moist/damp/soaked/drenched/saturated with something
- soaked/drenched in something
- somebody’s coat/shirt/shoes/clothes/hair is/are wet/damp/soaked/drenched
- wet/moist/damp/saturated ground/earth
- to get wet/moist/damp/soaked/drenched/saturated
- [usually before noun] (chemistry) if a chemical solution (= a liquid with something dissolved in it) is saturated, it contains the greatest possible amount of the substance that has been dissolved in it
- a saturated solution of sodium chloride
- [usually before noun] (of colours) very strong
- saturated reds
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