wet bar
7
4.5
- noun
- /wɛt bɑr/
- US
:
bar húmedo
- Cheryl headed straight for the wet bar.
- wet bar with refrigerator
- wet bar with a sink
- wet bar and grill
Examples
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Oh, and I expect a jacuzzi and a wet bar out here very soon.
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Alan and I were each shown into our respective bedrooms, which were fully furnished with individual baths, wet bars, and sliding glass doors onto the capacious gardens.
Fiction book (1996) -
On the other side of the room was a wet bar.
Fiction book (1994) -
The board of directors keeps a small wet bar in their meeting room.
Fiction book (1996) -
Harry stands behind the wet bar, pouring himself a strong one.
Fiction book (1995) -
I opened the small refrigerator in the wet bar, grabbed a handful of ice for my glass.
Fiction book (1994) -
The room was a den with a wet bar built into one wall, a giant rear-projection TV in another.
Fiction book (1992) -
We each have our own room... and there's a pool with a waterfall and a wet bar.
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He mixes himself a drink at a small wet bar in the corner: scotch and water.
Fiction book (1995) -
The master suite has a private sitting room, wet bar, and fireplace.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A place where people buy and drink alcoholic drinks
How Big
9
1.0
- US
7
4.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines 'wet' (having water) with 'bar' (a counter for serving drinks), so a learner who knows both words can plausibly infer it refers to a bar that has water or plumbing. However, the specific conventional meaning—an installed small bar that includes a sink and running water used in homes—is a specialized housing term that may not be fully predictable without exposure, so it is only partially transparent.
Etymology
The compound wet bar gets its name from the simple idea that wet means 'has a sink or running water' and bar is a place for drinks. So a wet bar is a small bar where you can mix drinks and wash glasses because it has water.