wet
/wet/
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Definition
Adjective:
- Covered or saturated with liquid: Describes something that has water or another liquid on its surface or absorbed into it.
- Containing moisture or volatile components: Describes a substance, like paint or ink, that is not yet dry.
- Rainy or characterized by precipitation: Describes weather conditions involving rain or other forms of moisture.
- Producing or secreting milk: Used specifically for female mammals, particularly cows, that are lactating.
- Permitting the sale of alcohol: In a legal context, describes a region or political platform that does not prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages.
- Very drunk: (Informal) Describes a person who is heavily intoxicated.
Noun:
- Wetness caused by water: The state or condition of being damp or moist, often referring to liquid on a surface.
- Rainy weather: Informal term for rain or damp conditions.
- A drink, especially of alcohol: (Informal, chiefly British) A serving of an alcoholic beverage.
Verb:
- To make something damp or moist: To cause something to become covered or saturated with a liquid, typically water.
- To urinate on or in something: (Especially of a child or animal) To accidentally or involuntarily pass urine onto bedding or clothing.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- Take off your wet coat before you catch a cold.
- Be careful, the paint on the wall is still wet.
- We had a very wet summer with rain almost every day.
- The farmer separated the wet cows from the herd for milking.
- He moved to a wet county where he could buy liquor legally.
Noun:
- The wet on the window made it hard to see outside.
- Come inside out of the wet; you'll get soaked.
- He stopped at the pub for a quick wet on his way home.
Verb:
- Wet the cloth with warm water before cleaning the surface.
- The little boy is embarrassed because he still wets the bed sometimes.
Advanced Usage
"wet behind the ears": (Idiom) Inexperienced, naive, or immature.
- He's still wet behind the ears and needs more training for the job.
"wet one's whistle": (Idiom, informal) To have a drink, especially an alcoholic one.
- After the long hike, they stopped to wet their whistles at the local inn.
"a wet blanket": (Idiom) A person who spoils other people's fun by being gloomy, disapproving, or unenthusiastic.
- Don't be such a wet blanket; come and join the party!
Variants and Related Words
Wetness (n): The state or condition of being wet.
- The wetness of the grass indicated it had rained overnight.
Wettish (adj): Slightly wet; damp.
- The towel was still wettish when I tried to use it.
Wetware (n): (Slang, computing) The human brain or nervous system, as opposed to computer hardware or software.
- The problem isn't with the computer; it's a wetware issue—the user forgot the password.
Synonyms
- Adjective (for covered in liquid): Damp, moist, soaked, saturated, drenched.
- Verb (to make damp): Dampen, moisten, soak, douse.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Wet down: To sprinkle or soak something with water.
- They wet down the dusty road before the parade.
Related Idioms
All wet: (Informal) Completely mistaken or wrong.
- If you think this plan will fail, you're all wet.
Like a wet weekend: (Informal, chiefly British) Describing something very dull, depressing, or disappointing.
- His gloomy attitude made the whole atmosphere feel like a wet weekend.
Adjective
- very drunk
- consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor
- a wet cargo
- a wet canteen
- producing or secreting milk
- a wet nurse
- a wet cow
- lactating cows
- supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of alcoholic beverages
- a wet candidate running on a wet platform
- a wet county
- containing moisture or volatile components
- wet paint
- covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
- a wet bathing suit
- wet sidewalks
- wet weather
Noun
- wetness caused by water
- drops of wet gleamed on the window
Verb
- make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating
- This eight year old boy still wets his bed
- cause to become wet
- Wet your face