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adjective
1.
moistened, covered, or soaked with water or some other liquid: wet hands.
2.
in a liquid form or state: wet paint.
3.
characterized by the presence or use of water or other liquid.
4.
moistened or dampened with rain; rainy: Wet streets make driving hazardous.
5.
EXPANDallowing or favoring the sale of alcoholic beverages: a wet town.
6.
characterized by frequent rain, mist, etc.: the wet season.
7.
laden with a comparatively high percent of moisture or vapor, especially water vapor: There was a wet breeze from the west.
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9.
COLLAPSEusing water or done under or in water, as certain chemical, mining, and manufacturing processes.
noun
10.
something that is or makes wet, as water or other liquid; moisture: The wet from the earth had made the basement unlivable.
11.
damp weather; rain: Stay out of the wet as much as possible.
12.
a person in favor of allowing the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages.
13.
Informal: Disparaging and Offensive. a wetback.
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All wet
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
verb (used with object)
14.
to make (something) wet, as by moistening or soaking (sometimes followed by through or down): Wet your hands before soaping them.
15.
to urinate on or in: The dog had wet the carpet.
verb (used without object)
Idioms16.
to become wet (sometimes followed by through or down): Dampness may cause plastered walls to wet. My jacket has wet through.
17.
(of animals and children) to urinate.
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19.
wet behind the ears, immature; naive; green: She was too wet behind the ears to bear such responsibilities.
20.
wet one's whistle. whistle (def. 16).
21.
wet out, to treat (fabric) with a wetting agent to increase its absorbency.
Origin:
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
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
Related forms
wet·ly, adverb
wet·ness, noun
wet·ter, noun
wet·tish, adjective
non·wet·ted, adjective
EXPANDo·ver·wet, adjective, verb (used with object), o·ver·wet or o·ver·wet·ted, o·ver·wet·ting.
o·ver·wet·ly, adverb
o·ver·wet·ness, noun
re·wet, verb re·wet or re·wet·ted, re·wet·ting.
un·wet, adjective
un·wet·ted, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. dampened, drenched. 4. misty, drizzling. 7. humid. 10. wetness, humidity, dampness, dankness. 11. drizzle. 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.
1. dampened, drenched. 4. misty, drizzling. 7. humid. 10. wetness, humidity, dampness, dankness. 11. drizzle. 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.
Antonyms
1. dry.
1. dry.
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Word Origin & History
wet
O.E. wæt "moist, liquid," from P.Gmc. *wætaz (cf. O.Fris. wet ). Also from the O.N. form, vatr. All related to water. The verb is O.E. wætan "to be wet." Wet blanket "person who has a dispiriting effect" is recorded from 1879, from use of blankets drenched
EXPANDin water to smother fires (the phrase is attested in this literal sense from 1662). All wet "in the wrong" is recorded from 1923, Amer.Eng.; earlier simply wet "ineffectual," and perhaps ult. from slang meaning "drunken" (c.1700). Wet-nurse is from 1620; wet dream is from 1851; wetback "illegal Mexican immigrant to the U.S." is attested from c.1924, from notion of wading the Rio Grande.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Idioms & Phrases
all wet
Completely wrong, mistaken, as in If you think you can beat the system and win at roulette, you're all wet. The original allusion in this expression is unclear, that is, how moisture or dampness is related to wrongness. [Slang; first half of 1900s]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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