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- Dictionarywet/wɛt/
adjective
- 1. covered or saturated with water or another liquid: "she followed, slipping on the wet rock" Similar Opposite
- 2. showing a lack of forcefulness or strength of character; feeble: informal British "they thought the cadets were a bit wet" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. cover or touch with liquid; moisten: "he wetted a finger and flicked through the pages"
noun
- 1. liquid that makes something damp: "I could feel the wet of his tears" Similar
- 2. a person lacking forcefulness or strength of character: informal British "there are sorts who look like gangsters and sorts who look like wets" Similar
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WET definition: 1. covered in water or another liquid: 2. Wet paint, ink, or a similar substance has not had time…. Learn more.
Merriam-Webster unabridged. The meaning of WET is consisting of, containing, covered with, or soaked with liquid (such as water). How to use wet in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Wet.
Wet definition: moistened, covered, or soaked with water or some other liquid. See examples of WET used in a sentence.
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.
1. Covered or soaked with a liquid, such as water: a wet towel. 2. Not yet dry or firm: wet paint. 3. a. Stored in or prepared with water or other liquids. b. Characterized by the use or presence of water or liquid reagents: wet chemistry. c. Involving the performance of experiments rather than the design or analysis of them: a wet lab. 4. a.
Definitions of wet. noun. wetness caused by water. “drops of wet gleamed on the window” synonyms: moisture. see more. adjective. covered or soaked with a liquid such as water. “a wet bathing suit” “ wet sidewalks” “ wet weather” synonyms: bedewed, dewy. wet with dew. besprent. sprinkled over.
a spell of cold, wet weather; a wet climate; What's the best thing to do with young children on a wet day? It's wet outside. It's going to be wet tomorrow. It was the wettest October for many years. The weather will be wet and windy in the south.
WET definition: 1. covered in water or another liquid: 2. raining: 3. not dry yet: . Learn more.
Definition of wet adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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. chiefly US Canadian characterized by or permitting the free sale of alcoholic beverages: a wet state.
