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Meaning of 'wet' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Wet [ a.]
- Water or wetness; moisture or humidity in considerable degree.
- Rainy weather; foggy or misty weather.
- A dram; a drink.
2 . Wet [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Wet
3 . Wet [ superl.]
- Containing, or consisting of, water or other liquid; moist; soaked with a liquid; having water or other liquid upon the surface; as, wet land; a wet cloth; a wet table.
- Very damp; rainy; as, wet weather; a wet season.
- Employing, or done by means of, water or some other liquid; as, the wet extraction of copper, in distinction from dry extraction in which dry heat or fusion is employed.
- Refreshed with liquor; drunk.
4 . Wet [ v. t.]
- To fill or moisten with water or other liquid; to sprinkle; to cause to have water or other fluid adherent to the surface; to dip or soak in a liquid; as, to wet a sponge; to wet the hands; to wet cloth.

Meaning of 'wet' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . wet [ n]
Meaning (1):
- wetness caused by water
Example in sentence:
  • drops of wet gleamed on the window
2 . wet [ v]
Meaning (2):
- make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating
Example in sentence:
  • This eight year old boy still wets his bed
Meaning (3):
- cause to become wet
Example in sentence:
  • Wet your face
4 . wet [ a]
Meaning (4):
- covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
Example in sentence:
  • a wet bathing suit;
  • wet sidewalks;
  • wet weather
Meaning (5):
- supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of alcoholic beverages
Example in sentence:
  • a wet candidate running on a wet platform;
  • a wet county
Meaning (6):
- producing or secreting milk
Example in sentence:
  • a wet cow;
  • a wet nurse;
  • lactating cows
Meaning (7):
- containing moisture or volatile components
Example in sentence:
  • wet paint
8 . wet [ s]
Meaning (8):
- consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor
Example in sentence:
  • a wet canteen;
  • a wet cargo

Nearby Words:

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