wet
noun
- 1
Liquid or moisture.
- 2
Rainy weather.
“Don't go out in the wet.”
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Rainy season. (often capitalized)
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(UK politics) A moderate Conservative; especially, one who opposed the hard-line policies of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s.
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An alcoholic drink.
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One who supports the consumption of alcohol and thus opposes Prohibition.
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(in the plural) A tyre for use in wet weather.
Antonyms
verb
- 1
To cover or impregnate with liquid.
- 2
To accidentally urinate in or on.
“Johnny wets the bed several times a week.”
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To make or become wet.
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(soldering) To form an intermetallic bond between a solder and a metal substrate.
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To celebrate by drinking alcohol.
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To kill or seriously injure.
“Wet 'em up!”
adjective
- 1
Made up of liquid or moisture, usually (but not always) water.
“Water is wet.”
- 2
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.”
- 3
Of a burrito, sandwich, or other food: covered in a sauce.
- 4
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.”
- 5
Of a sound recording: having had audio effects applied.
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Of weather or a time period: rainy.
“It’s going to be wet tomorrow.”
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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.”
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(of women) Sexually aroused and thus having the vulva moistened with vaginal secretions.
“He got me all wet.”
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Ineffectual, feeble, showing no strength of character.
“Don’t be so wet.”
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(retronym) Permitting alcoholic beverages.
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Refreshed with liquor; drunk.
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Of a scientist or laboratory: working with biological or chemical matter.
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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”
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Involving assassination or "wet work".
“a wet affair; a wet job; wet stuff”
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