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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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1. a. : consisting of, containing, covered with, or soaked with liquid (such as water) b. of natural gas : containing appreciable quantities of readily condensable hydrocarbons. 2. : rainy. wet weather. 3. : still moist enough to smudge or smear. wet paint. 4. a. : drunk sense 1a. a wet driver. b.
WET definition: 1. covered in water or another liquid: 2. Wet paint, ink, or a similar substance has not had time…. Learn more.
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.
wet. (wĕt) adj. wet·ter, wet·test. 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.
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.
Definition of wet adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Wet definition: moistened, covered, or soaked with water or some other liquid. See examples of WET used in a sentence.
wet. verb [ T ] uk / wet / us present participle wetting | past tense and past participle wet | wetted. wet the bed/your pants/yourself, etc. to urinate in your bed or in your underwear without intending to. to make something wet. (Definition of wet from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
The man in the boat was wet through (= completely wet). soaking/dripping/sopping wet (= very wet) The towel was soaking wet. 2 weather DN rainy There’s more wet weather on the way. It’s very wet outside.
