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wet
[wet]
adjective
moistened, covered, or soaked with water or some other liquid.
wet hands.
Antonyms: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.
Synonyms: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.
Synonyms:Informal.
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.
Synonyms:damp weather; rain.
Stay out of the wet as much as possible.
Synonyms:a person in favor of allowing the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages.
Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.wetback.
verb (used with object)
to make (something) wet, as by moistening or soaking (sometimes followed by through ordown ).
Wet your hands before soaping them.
to urinate on or in.
The dog had wet the carpet.
verb (used without object)
to become wet (sometimes followed by through ordown ).
Dampness may cause plastered walls to wet. My jacket has wet through.
(of animals and children) to urinate.
wet
/ ɛ /
adjective
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
characterized by or permitting the free sale of alcoholic beverages
a wet state
informalfeeble or foolish
informalimmature or inexperienced; naive
noun
wetness or moisture
damp or rainy weather
informala Conservative politician who is considered not to be a hard-liner Compare dry
informala feeble or foolish person
a person who advocates free sale of alcoholic beverages
(in northern and central Australia) the rainy season
verb
to make or become wet
to urinate on (something)
dialect(tr) to prepare (tea) by boiling or infusing
informalto take an alcoholic drink
Other 51Թ Forms
- wetly adverb
- wetness noun
- wetter noun
- wettish adjective
- nonwetted adjective
- rewet verbrewet, rewetted, rewetting
- unwet adjective
- unwetted adjective
- ˌɱٳٲˈٲ noun
- ˈɱٳپ adjective
- ˈɱٱ adverb
- ˈɱٳٲ adjective
- ˈɱٳٱ noun
- ˈɱٲԱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of wet1
Idioms and Phrases
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The numbers at Saturday's event was well below that, partly due to wet conditions and the forecast of heavy rain.
It made showering difficult because it was not to get wet and he feared catching it on his clothing and bed sheets.
“It either gets very hot or very wet,” he says of working on an outdoor show.
This time we can anticipate a similar scenario to the one that yielded Johnson's first major nine years ago because the Pittsburgh area has suffered its wettest spring on record.
She also revealed that they have to pay an extra £1m for extra expenses if there is wet weather, including tonnes of woodchip on the ground to stop people from slipping in the mud.
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Idioms from 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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