wet

adj., wet·ter, wet·test.

1. Covered or soaked with a liquid, such as water.
2. Not yet dry or firm: wet paint.
3. Stored or preserved in liquid.
4. Used or prepared with water or other liquids.
5. 1. Rainy, humid, or foggy: wet weather.
   2. Characterized by frequent or heavy precipitation: a wet climate.
6. Informal. Allowing the sale of alcoholic beverages: a wet county.
7. Characterized by the use or presence of water or liquid reagents: wet chemistry.

n.

1. Something that wets; moisture.
2. Rainy or snowy weather: go out into the wet.
3. Informal. One who supports the legality of the production and sale of alcoholic beverages.

v., wet or wet·ted, wet·ting, wets.

v.tr.

1. To make wet; dampen: wet a sponge.
2. To make (a bed or one's clothes) wet by urinating.

v.intr.

1. To become wet.
2. To urinate.

idioms:

all wet Slang.

1. Entirely mistaken.

wet behind the ears

1. Inexperienced; green.

wet (one's) whistle Informal.

1. To take a drink.

[Middle English, from Old English wǣt.]

SYNONYMS  wet, damp, moist, dank, humid. These adjectives mean covered with or saturated with liquid. Wet describes not only what is covered or soaked (a wet sponge) but also what is not yet dry (wet paint). Damp and moist both mean slightly wet, but damp often implies an unpleasant clamminess: a cold, damp cellar; a moist breeze. Dank emphasizes disagreeable, often unhealthful wetness: a dank cave. Humid refers to an unpleasantly high degree of moisture in the atmosphere: hot, humid weather.

adjective

Covered with or full of liquid: sodden, soggy, sopping, soppy. See dry/wet.

verb

1. To make thoroughly wet: douse, drench, saturate, soak, sodden, sop, souse. See dry/wet.
2. To make moist: bathe, dampen, moisten, wash. See dry/wet.

Idioms beginning with wet:
wet behind the ears
wet blanket
wet one's whistle

See also all wet; get one's feet wet; like (wet as) a drowned rat; mad as a hornet (wet hen).

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adj

Definition: damp, moist
Antonyms: dehydrated, dry

n

Definition: dampness, moisture
Antonyms: dehydration, dryness

v

Definition: cause to become damp, moist
Antonyms: dehydrate, dry

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adj. (of a ship) liable to take in water over its bows or sides.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

Creating and maintenance of a wet surface. See also wetness.

• w. agent — substance that enhances wetting; detergents have been used internally as medicine, e.g. dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate in mineral oil for bloat in cows and impaction in horses as a fecal softener but has proved to be toxic to horses.

IN BRIEF: adj. - Covered or soaked with a liquid such as water.

However, it helps to understand that fire burns, and when it rains, the earth gets wet. — Robert Fulghum

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - våd, fugtig, regnfuld, skvattet, kedelig, fej, moderat
v. tr. - væde, fugte, bløde, gøre våd, tisse
v. intr. - vædet
n. - væde, regnvejr, nedbør, forbudsmodstander, fej, tøsedreng, skvat

idioms:

• wet behind the ears    ikke tør bag ørerne
• wet blanket    lyseslukker
• wet dock    våddok, dokhavn, dokbassin
• wet dream    våd drøm
• wet nurse    amme, give bryst
• wet rot    råd, vådforrådnelse
• wet suit    våddragt
• wet the baby's head    fejre et barns fødsel
• wet the whistle    fugte ganen, drikke

Nederlands (Dutch)
nat, regenachtig, fout, nat maken, plassen

Français (French)
adj. - mouillé, humide, pluvieux, de pluie, trempé, imbibé, (GB) qui manque de caractère (péj), sans intérêt, (GB, Pol) modéré, où l'on peut acheter des boissons alcoolisées (état, pays)
v. tr. - mouiller, mouiller (le lit), faire pipi (un enfant)
v. intr. - (gén) mouiller sa culotte, faire pipi dans sa culotte (un enfant)
n. - humidité, (GB) chiffe molle (péj), (GB, Pol) conservateur modéré

idioms:

• wet behind the ears    (manquer) d'expérience
• wet blanket    (fig) rabat-joie, trouble-fête
• wet dock    (Naut) bassin à flot
• wet dream    éjaculation nocturne
• wet nurse    nourrice
• wet one's whistle    boire un coup (arch), en siffler un
• wet rot    pourriture humide (du bois)
• wet suit    combinaison de plongée
• wet the baby's head    (GB) arroser l'événement (naissance) (fam)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - naß, regnerisch, frisch, (Slang) schlapp, (Slang) den freien Alkoholverkauf zulassend
n. - Feuchtigkeit, Regenwetter, Befürworter des freien Alkoholverkaufs, (Slang) Waschlappen, Konservativer mit liberalen Tendenzen
v. - befeuchten, naß machen

idioms:

• wet behind the ears    feucht hinter den Ohren, unerfahren
• wet blanket    (ugs.) Trauerkloß, Spielverderber, kalte Dusche
• wet dock    Schleusenhafen, Flutbecken
• wet dream    feuchter Traum
• wet nurse    Amme
• wet one's whistle    (ugs.) sich die Kehle anfeuchten
• wet rot    Naßfäule
• wet suit    Tauchanzug
• wet the baby's head    (ugs.) die Geburt begießen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - βρεγμένος, υγρός, μουσκεμένος, μουλιασμένος, νωπός, (για καιρό) βροχερός, (μτφ.) σαχλός, κρυόμπλαστρος, (Συντηρητικός) φιλελεύθερων τάσεων, όπου επιτρέπεται η πώληση οινοπνευματωδών
n. - υγρασία, βροχερός καιρός, βροχή
v. - βρέχω, κατουρώ (το κρεβάτι)

idioms:

• wet behind the ears    νιάνιαρο, άβγαλτος, πρωτάρης
• wet blanket    (μτφ.) άνθρωπος που χαλάει το κέφι, κρύος
• wet dock    (ναυτ.) κατακλυζόμενη νεωδόχος, ντόκος
• wet dream    ονείρωξη
• wet nurse    τροφός, παραμάνα
• wet rot    σαράκι του ξύλου
• wet suit    στολή κατάδυσης
• wet the baby's head    πίνω σε βαφτίσια
• wet the whistle    βρέχω το λαρύγγι μου, πίνω

Italiano (Italian)
bagnare, bagnato, piovoso

idioms:

• wet behind the ears    immaturo
• wet blanket    guastafeste
• wet dock    darsena
• wet dream    sogno erotico
• wet nurse    balia
• wet rot    fungo del legno
• wet suit    tuta da sub
• wet the baby's head    brindare al neonato
• wet the whistle    trincare

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - molhado
n. - água (f), umidade (f), tempo chuvoso (m)
v. - molhar, beber

idioms:

• wet behind the ears    sem experiência, verde
• wet blanket    algo desanimador (m)
• wet dock    doca (f) molhada (Náut.)
• wet dream    sonho de um homem acompanhado de ejaculação noturna (m)
• wet nurse    ama (f)
• wet rot    apodrecimento (m) de uma árvore (Bot.)
• wet suit    roupa vestida no inverno
• wet the baby's head    umedecer a cabeça da criança
• wet the whistle    tomar um drinque

Русский (Russian)
мокрый, дождливый, жидкий, слезливый, пьяный, несуразный, мочить, промокнуть, спрыснуть, заливать водой, влажность, дождливая погода, сырая почва, выпивка, никчемный человек

idioms:

• wet behind the ears    неопытный человек
• wet blanket    человек, отравляющий другим удовольствие
• wet dock    открытый, портовый бассейн
• wet dream    эротический сон, вызывающий поллюцию, заветная мечта
• wet nurse    кормилица
• wet rot    мокрая гниль (древесины)
• wet suit    костюм для подводного плавания
• wet the baby's head    праздновать рождение ребенка
• wet the whistle    промочить горло

Español (Spanish)
adj. - mojado, húmedo, lluvioso, fresco, empapado
v. tr. - mojar, humedecer, rociar, remojar, empapar, humectar
v. intr. - mojarse, empaparse, orinar
n. - mojadura, mojada, humedad, agua

idioms:

• wet behind the ears    novato, imberbe, con la leche en los labios
• wet blanket    aguafiestas
• wet dock    dique flotante, dársena
• wet dream    sueño húmedo, polución nocturna
• wet nurse    nodriza, ama de leche
• wet one's whistle    mojar el gaznate, beber un trago
• wet rot    putrefacción húmeda
• wet suit    traje de buzo
• wet the baby's head    celebrar un nacimiento con una copa

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - våt, färsk (fisk), fånig (sl.)
n. - fukt, väta
v. - fukta

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
湿的, 搞错的, 潮的, 弄湿, 变湿, 湿气, 水分, 潮湿

idioms:

• wet behind the ears    少不更事的, 初出茅庐的, 乳臭未干的
• wet blanket    扫兴的人或物, 煞风景者
• wet dock    湿坞, 有闸港池
• wet dream    梦遗
• wet nurse    奶妈, 乳母
• wet rot    木材的湿腐, 软腐病, 致湿腐的真菌
• wet suit    湿式潜水衣
• wet the baby's head    以喝酒庆祝生日
• wet the whistle    润润喉咙, 喝酒

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 濕的, 搞錯的, 潮的
v. tr. - 弄濕
v. intr. - 變濕
n. - 濕氣, 水分, 潮濕

idioms:

• wet behind the ears    少不更事的, 初出茅廬的, 乳臭未乾的
• wet blanket    掃興的人或物, 煞風景者
• wet dock    溼塢, 有閘港池
• wet dream    夢遺
• wet nurse    奶媽, 乳母
• wet rot    木材的濕腐, 軟腐病, 致濕腐的真菌
• wet suit    溼式潛水衣
• wet the baby's head    以喝酒慶祝生日
• wet the whistle    潤潤喉嚨, 喝酒

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 젖은, 비 내리는, (페인트 등을) 갓 칠한
v. tr. - 축이다, 술을 마시어 축하하다
v. intr. - 적시다, 술을 마시어 축하하다
n. - 물, 습기, 우천

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 湿気, 雨, 禁酒法反対者, 湿った地面, 酒
v. - 濡らす
adj. - ぬれた, 湿った, 雨の, 飲酒を禁じていない, いくじのない, 感傷的な

idioms:

• soaking wet    びしょぬれ
• wet behind the ears    未熟で
• wet blanket    濡れた毛布, 座を白けさせる人
• wet dock    係船渠, 潮入岸壁
• wet dream    性夢, 夢精
• wet nurse    乳母
• wet rot    湿腐
• wet suit    ウェットスーツ
• wet the baby's head    祝杯をあげて赤ん坊の誕生を祝う
• wet the whistle    喉をうるおす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مبتل, رطب, ماطر (الاسم) بلل, رطوبه, مطر (فعل) يبل, يبلل, يخضل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮רטוב, לח, גשום, סגרירי, חלש, חסר-מרץ, נרפה, שטרם התייבש, מתירה מכירה חופשית של משקאות אלכוהוליים (חקיקה)‬
v. tr. - ‮הרטיב, השתין (במיטה/בבגדים)‬
v. intr. - ‮נרטב‬
n. - ‮רטיבות, גשם, לגימת-כוסית‬

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wet	Wet Grinder
Wet Suit	Wet Polishers