wet
moistened, covered, or soaked with water or some other liquid: wet hands.
in a liquid form or state: wet paint.
characterized by the presence or use of water or other liquid.
moistened or dampened with rain; rainy: Wet streets make driving hazardous.
allowing or favoring the sale of alcoholic beverages: a wet town.
characterized by frequent rain, mist, etc.: the wet season.
laden with a comparatively high percent of moisture or vapor, especially water vapor: There was a wet breeze from the west.
Informal.
marked by drinking: a wet night.
using water or done under or in water, as certain chemical, mining, and manufacturing processes.
a person in favor of allowing the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages.
Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. wetback.
to make (something) wet, as by moistening or soaking (sometimes followed by through or down): Wet your hands before soaping them.
to urinate on or in: The dog had wet the carpet.
to become wet (sometimes followed by through or down): Dampness may cause plastered walls to wet. My jacket has wet through.
(of animals and children) to urinate.
Idioms about wet
all wet, Informal. completely mistaken; in error: He insisted that our assumptions were all wet.
wet one's whistle. whistle (def. 15).
wet out, to treat (fabric) with a wetting agent to increase its absorbency.
Origin of wet
1synonym study For wet
Other words for wet
1 | dampened, drenched |
4 | misty, drizzling |
7 | humid |
10 | dampness, dankness, humidity, wetness |
11 | drizzle |
Opposites for wet
Other words from wet
- wetly, adverb
- wetness, noun
- wetter, noun
- wettish, adjective
- non·wet·ted, adjective
- re·wet, verb re·wet or re·wet·ted, re·wet·ting.
- un·wet, adjective
- un·wet·ted, adjective
Words that may be confused with wet
- wet , whet
Words Nearby wet
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How to use wet in a sentence
Ken Chapman flies a strange-looking helicopter for Erickson Incorporated called an S-64 Aircrane, and to get the wet stuff on board, all he has to do is submerge a snorkel about 18 inches deep in a body of water.
How aerial firefighters battle blazes from the skies | Rob Verger | August 27, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThe MJO travels eastward along the equator as winds push warm, wet air high into the atmosphere, where the air dries out, cools and descends back toward the surface.
Improved three-week weather forecasts could save lives from disaster | Alexandra Witze | August 27, 2020 | Science NewsWhile fire is a normal and necessary part of much of California’s forest and rangelands, the region’s trend toward heightened wet and dry extremes, coupled with overall warmer conditions, make the state especially primed for high-intensity burns.
California and the Forest Service have a plan to prevent future catastrophic fires | Ula Chrobak | August 27, 2020 | Popular-ScienceI took a hose to the pack for a few minutes, and some of my outer layers got wet through the zippers.
The Matador SEG42 Offers Unrivaled Gear Organization | Graham Averill | August 25, 2020 | Outside OnlineSo don’t think you’re totally safe because, if something failed, this area will get wet.
Nobody’s Talking About the Sports Arena Flood Zone | MacKenzie Elmer | August 19, 2020 | Voice of San Diego
Fidel jumped out and hopped into the ocean without getting wet.
The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind | Brin-Jonathan Butler | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHave you noticed there are some people who would love to put a big wet blanket on all of this?
Kirk Cameron Saves Christmas from Abominable Killjoys (Other Christians) | Brandy Zadrozny | November 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAfter she “got her feet wet,” Knox began writing under her own name.
Amanda Knox, Cub Reporter: The Convicted Murderer Is Now Writing Theater Reviews for a Small Seattle Paper | Justin Miller | November 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIf those dry counties get wet, those border stores could find their revenue drying up.
A September poll found 79 percent of likely voters “believe that counties should decide for themselves whether to be wet or dry.”
He turned to the gentle accents of his sweet Alice, breathed in a letter which had been wet with her grateful tears.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterTurn we our backs to the cold gloomy north, to the wet windy west, to the dry parching east—on to the south!
The farmer told him it was six miles; "but," he added, "you must ride sharp, or you will get a wet jacket before you reach it."
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousNo; they shall stay at home, and never learn anything, sooner than go and get wet.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousHer fat red cheeks would quiver with emotion, and be wet with briny tears, over the sorrows of Mr. Trollope's heroines.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James Wills
British Dictionary definitions for wet
/ (wɛt) /
moistened, covered, saturated, etc, with water or some other liquid
not yet dry or solid: wet varnish
rainy, foggy, misty, or humid: wet weather
employing a liquid, usually water: a wet method of chemical analysis
mainly US and Canadian characterized by or permitting the free sale of alcoholic beverages: a wet state
British informal feeble or foolish
wet behind the ears informal immature or inexperienced; naive
wetness or moisture
damp or rainy weather
British informal a Conservative politician who is considered not to be a hard-liner: Compare dry (def. 21)
British informal a feeble or foolish person
mainly US and Canadian a person who advocates free sale of alcoholic beverages
the wet Australian (in northern and central Australia) the rainy season
to make or become wet
to urinate on (something)
(tr) dialect to prepare (tea) by boiling or infusing
wet one's whistle informal to take an alcoholic drink
Origin of wet
1Derived forms of wet
- wetly, adverb
- wetness, noun
- wettability, noun
- wettable, adjective
- wetter, noun
- wettish, adjective
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with wet
In addition to the idioms beginning with wet
- wet behind the ears
- wet blanket
- wet one's whistle
also see:
- all wet
- get one's feet wet
- like (wet as) a drowned rat
- mad as a hornet (wet hen)
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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