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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 wet 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 is an adjective that means covered in water or another liquid, or not dry. It can also describe weather, character, or urination. Learn more about wet and its synonyms, antonyms, and idioms.
Wet definition: moistened, covered, or soaked with water or some other liquid. See examples of WET used in a sentence.
noun. wetness caused by water. “drops of wet gleamed on the window”. synonyms: moisture. see more. the condition of containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water) adjective. covered or soaked with a liquid such as water. “a wet bathing suit”.
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.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the adjective wet, which describes things covered with or containing liquid, especially water. See examples, synonyms, idioms and related words for wet.
