wet
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- adjective
- /wɛt/
:
mojado
- The ground is wet after the heavy rain last night.
- get wet
- soaking wet
- wet and dry
OK, it feels a little bit wet, but it's not wet.
- OK, it feels a little bit wet, but it's not wet.
- Looking for these things now I'm all soaking wet sick.
- I wish I stopped having a wet hairstyle sooner.
- But look at that sort of wet skin like Sheen.
- It's like being wet as opposed to dry.
- It's been so cold and wet here in Southern California.
Examples
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All these walls are wood, and the wet wind is blowing through them now.
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The wood's just going to be wet there.
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Make sure it's nice and wet, not too wet.
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OK, it feels a little bit wet, but it's not wet.
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How do you look so wet with not a drop of rain outside?
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It's like being wet as opposed to dry.
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Always good to get your brush wet before you touch it to paint.
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Loving these today on this wet, dreary, rainy day.
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Don't you think it's funny that your porch would still be wet?
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Always wash hands when using the lavatory and always use a wet towel before eating.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
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Slightly wet in a pleasant or suitable way
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Very wet and heavy with water
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Completely wet, with water going through your clothes and reaching your skin
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Completely wet, for example from rain or sweat
Completely wet and heavy with water
A little wet and not completely dry
Antonyms
Idioms
- Archaic
To be extremely tired and worn after hard work or rough treatment
Compounds
- Specialized
A serious lung illness in which fluid and swelling make breathing hard, often after breathing in chemical fumes
- Specialized
A small tool with a bulb covered in a wet cloth used to measure humidity
How Wet
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wet comes from the Old English word wæt, which meant 'moist' or 'covered with liquid'. So when we call something wet, we mean it has liquid on it.