wet

wet [wet]

adj.

wetter, wettest [ME < OE wæt, akin to ON vatr: for IE base see WATER]

1. moistened, covered, or saturated with water or other liquid

2. rainy; foggy; misty [a wet day]

3. not yet dry [wet paint]

4. preserved or bottled in a liquid

5. using water; done with or in water or other liquid [wet sanding ]

☆ 6. permitting or favoring the manufacture or sale of alcoholic beverages; opposing prohibition [a wet candidate, wet town]

7. [Brit. Informal] weak, ineffectual, insipid, etc.

n.

1. water or other liquid; moisture

2. rain or rainy weather [come in out of the wet ]

☆ 3. Informal a person who favors the manufacture or sale of alcoholic beverages; one opposed to prohibition

4. [Brit. Informal]

a) a person considered weak, ineffectual, insipid, etc.

b) a Conservative who is moderate or willing to compromise

vt., vi.

wet or wetted, wetting

1. to make or become wet: often with through or down

2. to make (a bed, oneself, etc.) wet by urination

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☆ all wet

Slang wrong; mistaken

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wet behind the ears

Informal young and inexperienced; immature

wetly

adv.

wetness

n.

SYN.- WET is applied to something covered or soaked with water or other liquid [wet streets, clothes, etc. ] or to something not yet dry [wet paint ]; DAMP implies slight, usually undesirable or unpleasant wetness [a damp room ]; DANK suggests a disagreeable, chilling, unwholesome dampness [a dank fog ]; MOIST implies slight but, unlike DAMP, often desirable wetness [moist air ]; HUMID implies such permeation of the air with moisture as to make for discomfort [a hot, humid day ] -ANT. DRY