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Meaning of wet

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

wet

Pronunciation:/wɛt//wɛt/

noun

Definitions

  1. Liquid or moisture.

  2. Rainy weather.

    Example: Don't go out in the wet.

  3. Rainy season. (often capitalized)

  4. (UK politics) A moderate Conservative; especially, one who opposed the hard-line policies of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s.

    Antonyms:dry

verb

Definitions

  1. To cover or impregnate with liquid.

  2. To accidentally urinate in or on.

    Example: Johnny wets the bed several times a week.

  3. To make or become wet.

  4. (soldering) To form an intermetallic bond between a solder and a metal substrate.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Made up of liquid or moisture, usually (but not always) water.

    Example: Water is wet.

    Synonyms:wetting
  2. Of an object, etc.: covered or impregnated with liquid, usually (but not always) water.

    Example: I went out in the rain and now my clothes are all wet.

    Synonyms:dampsaturatedsoaked
    Antonyms:dry
  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.

    Example: This pen’s a wet writer, so it’ll feather on this cheap paper.