wet

[ wet ]

/ wɛt /

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adjective, wet·ter, wet·test.

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.

intoxicated.
marked by drinking: a wet night.

using water or done under or in water, as certain chemical, mining, and manufacturing processes.

noun

something that is or makes wet, as water or other liquid; moisture: The wet from the earth had made the basement unlivable.

damp weather; rain: Stay out of the wet as much as possible.

a person in favor of allowing the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages.

Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. wetback.

verb (used with object), wet or wet·ted, wet·ting.

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.

verb (used without object), wet or wet·ted, wet·ting.

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.

SYNONYMS FOR wet

1 dampened, drenched.

4 misty, drizzling.

7 humid.

10 wetness, humidity, dampness, dankness.

11 drizzle.

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ANTONYMS FOR wet

1 dry.

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Idioms for wet

all wet, Informal. completely mistaken; in error: He insisted that our assumptions were all wet.

wet behind the ears, immature; naive; green: She was too wet behind the ears to bear such responsibilities.

wet one's whistle. whistle (def. 15).

wet out, to treat (fabric) with a wetting agent to increase its absorbency.

Origin of wet

First recorded before 900; Middle English wett, past participle of weten,Old English wǣtan “to wet”; replacing Middle English weet,Old English wǣt, cognate with Old Frisian wēt,Old Norse vātr; akin to water

synonym study for wet

14. Wet, drench, saturate, soak imply moistening something. To wet is to moisten in any manner with water or other liquid: to wet or dampen a cloth. Drench suggests wetting completely as by a downpour: A heavy rain drenched the fields. Saturate implies wetting to the limit of absorption: to saturate a sponge. To soak is to keep in a liquid for a time: to soak beans before baking.

OTHER WORDS FROM wet

wetly, adverbwetness, nounwetter, nounwettish, adjective

non·wet·ted, adjectivere·wet, verb re·wet or re·wet·ted, re·wet·ting.un·wet, adjectiveun·wet·ted, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH wet

wet , whet

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Example sentences from the Web for wet

The month of May was the wettest since records were first kept more than a century ago: all month the rain just never stopped.
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The Indian said this was the wettest carry in the State, and as the season was a very wet one we anticipated an unpleasant walk.
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General Crozier, just arrived from Washington, came in the darkest and wettest hour.
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This march to Phari was, until we actually reached the Phari plain, quite the wettest I have known.
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The trenches themselves were well-built and revetted with sand bags, and dry enough even during the wettest weather.
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We had hardly passed the great Block buttes when the biggest, wettest flakes of snow began to pelt into our faces.
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British Dictionary definitions for wet

wet

/ (wɛt) /

adjective wetter or wettest

moistened, covered, saturated, etc, with water or some other liquid

not yet dry or solidwet varnish

rainy, foggy, misty, or humidwet weather

employing a liquid, usually watera wet method of chemical analysis

mainly US and Canadian characterized by or permitting the free sale of alcoholic beveragesa wet state

British informal feeble or foolish

wet behind the ears informal immature or inexperienced; naive

noun

wetness or moisture

damp or rainy weather

British informal a Conservative politician who is considered not to be a hard-linerCompare 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

verb wets, wetting, wet or wetted

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

Derived forms of wet

wetly, adverbwetness, nounwettability, nounwettable, adjective

wetter, nounwettish, adjective

Word Origin for wet

Old English wǣt; related to Old Frisian wēt, Old Norse vātr, Old Slavonic vedro bucket

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Idioms and Phrases with wet

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)

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adjective, wet·ter, wet·test.

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verb (used without object), wet or wet·ted, wet·ting.

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adjective wetter or wettest

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verb wets, wetting, wet or wetted

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adjective, wet·ter, wet·test.

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verb (used with object), wet or wet·ted, wet·ting.

verb (used without object), wet or wet·ted, wet·ting.

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adjective wetter or wettest

noun

verb wets, wetting, wet or wetted

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