wet.
Made up of liquid or moisture, usually (but not always) water.
Meaning & usage
Made up of liquid or moisture, usually (but not always) water.
Water is wet.
Of an object, etc.: covered or impregnated with liquid, usually (but not always) water.
I went out in the rain and now my clothes are all wet.
The baby is wet and needs its nappy changed.
Of a burrito, sandwich, or other food: covered in a sauce.
Of calligraphy and fountain pens: depositing a large amount of ink from the nib or the feed.
This pen’s a wet writer, so it’ll feather on this cheap paper.
Of a sound recording: having had audio effects applied.
Of weather or a time period: rainy.
It’s going to be wet tomorrow.
Using afterburners or water injection for increased engine thrust.
This fighter jet's engine is rated for a maximum wet thrust of 450 kilonewtons, more than twice its max dry thrust, but the afterburner eats up a huge amount of fuel.
Of a person: inexperienced in a profession or task; having the characteristics of a rookie.
That guy’s wet; after all, he just started yesterday.
Sexually aroused and thus having the vulva moistened with vaginal secretions.
He got me all wet.
Ineffectual, feeble, showing no strength of character.
Don’t be so wet.
Permitting alcoholic beverages.
Refreshed with liquor; drunk.
Of a scientist or laboratory: working with biological or chemical matter.
Employing, or done by means of, water or some other liquid.
the wet extraction of copper, in distinction from dry extraction in which dry heat or fusion is employed
Involving assassination or "wet work".
Of a board or flop: enabling the creation of many or of strong hands; e.g. containing connectors or suited cards. (Compare dry).
Of a Quaker: liberal with respect to religious observance.
With a usual complement or consummation; potent.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English wet (“wet, moistened”), wett, wette, past participle of Middle English weten (“to wet”), from Old English wǣtan (“to wet, moisten, water”), from Proto-West Germanic *wātijan, from Proto-Germanic *wētijaną (“to wet, make wet”), from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (“water, wet”) (also the source of water). Cognate with Scots weit, wete (“to wet”), Saterland Frisian wäitje (“to wet; drench”), Icelandic væta (“to wet”). Compare also Middle English weet (“wet”), from Old English wǣt (“wet, moist, rainy”), from Proto-West Germanic *wāt, from Proto-Germanic *wētaz (“wet, moist”), related to Scots weit, weet, wat (“wet”), North Frisian wiat, weet, wäit (“wet”), Saterland Frisian wäit (“wet”), West Frisian wiet (“wet”), Middle Dutch wet (“wet, damp, watery”), Swedish and Norwegian våt (“wet”), Danish våd (“wet”), Faroese vátur (“wet”), Icelandic votur (“wet”).
Liquid or moisture.
Rainy weather.
Don't go out in the wet.
Come in out of the wet.
Rainy season. (often capitalized)
A moderate Conservative; especially, one who opposed the hard-line policies of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s.
An alcoholic drink.
One who supports the consumption of alcohol and thus opposes Prohibition.
A tyre for use in wet weather.
A weak or sentimental person; a wimp or softie.
Alternative form of wat (“stew or curry eaten in Ethiopia and Eritrea”).
Where this word comes from
From Middle English wet (“wet, moistened”), wett, wette, past participle of Middle English weten (“to wet”), from Old English wǣtan (“to wet, moisten, water”), from Proto-West Germanic *wātijan, from Proto-Germanic *wētijaną (“to wet, make wet”), from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (“water, wet”) (also the source of water). Cognate with Scots weit, wete (“to wet”), Saterland Frisian wäitje (“to wet; drench”), Icelandic væta (“to wet”). Compare also Middle English weet (“wet”), from Old English wǣt (“wet, moist, rainy”), from Proto-West Germanic *wāt, from Proto-Germanic *wētaz (“wet, moist”), related to Scots weit, weet, wat (“wet”), North Frisian wiat, weet, wäit (“wet”), Saterland Frisian wäit (“wet”), West Frisian wiet (“wet”), Middle Dutch wet (“wet, damp, watery”), Swedish and Norwegian våt (“wet”), Danish våd (“wet”), Faroese vátur (“wet”), Icelandic votur (“wet”).
To cover or impregnate with liquid.
To make or become wet.
To make (oneself, clothing, a bed, etc.) wet by accidental urination.
Johnny wets the bed several times a week.
She was laughing so hard she wet her pants.
To form an intermetallic bond between a solder and a metal substrate.
To celebrate by drinking alcohol.
to wet the baby’s head
To kill or seriously injure.
Misspelling of whet.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English wet (“wet, moistened”), wett, wette, past participle of Middle English weten (“to wet”), from Old English wǣtan (“to wet, moisten, water”), from Proto-West Germanic *wātijan, from Proto-Germanic *wētijaną (“to wet, make wet”), from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (“water, wet”) (also the source of water). Cognate with Scots weit, wete (“to wet”), Saterland Frisian wäitje (“to wet; drench”), Icelandic væta (“to wet”). Compare also Middle English weet (“wet”), from Old English wǣt (“wet, moist, rainy”), from Proto-West Germanic *wāt, from Proto-Germanic *wētaz (“wet, moist”), related to Scots weit, weet, wat (“wet”), North Frisian wiat, weet, wäit (“wet”), Saterland Frisian wäit (“wet”), West Frisian wiet (“wet”), Middle Dutch wet (“wet, damp, watery”), Swedish and Norwegian våt (“wet”), Danish våd (“wet”), Faroese vátur (“wet”), Icelandic votur (“wet”).
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