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
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How to use wet in a sentence
Its light wove across the crags and gullies of the troll-wife's face and shimmered wetly off the great tusks in her mouth.
The Valor of Cappen Varra | Poul William AndersonShe tilted the cold water on her handkerchief, and dropped it wetly on Adelaides face.
Winona of the Camp Fire | Margaret WiddemerMelinda's hat was missing, her dark hair plastered wetly against her head.
The Duck-footed Hound | James Arthur KjelgaardIn spite of himself Pete gripped the seat as the Grdznth breathed at him wetly through damp nostrils.
PRoblem | Alan Edward NourseHis beady eyes glittered wetly in the starlight, but he said no word, gave no groan, made no show of pain.
The Girl and The Bill | Bannister Merwin
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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