wet (w t)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. a. Rainy, humid, or foggy: wet weather. b. 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. Idioms: 1. To become wet. 2. To urinate. all wet Slang Entirely mistaken. wet behind the ears Inexperienced; green. wet (one's) whistle Informal To take a drink. [Middle English, from Old English w  t; see wed-1 in Indo-European roots.]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. |
wet [wɛt]
adj wetter, wettest
1. moistened, covered, saturated, etc., with water or some other liquid
2. not yet dry or solid wet varnish
3. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) rainy, foggy, misty, or humid wet weather
4. (Chemistry) employing a liquid, usually water a wet method of chemical analysis
5. (Law) (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) Chiefly US and Canadian characterized by or permitting the free sale of alcoholic beverages a wet state
6. Brit informal feeble or foolish
wet behind the ears Informal immature or inexperienced; naive
n
1. wetness or moisture
2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) damp or rainy weather
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Brit informal a Conservative politician who is considered not to be a hard-liner Compare dry [21]
4. Brit informal a feeble or foolish person
5. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) Chiefly US and Canadian a person who advocates free sale of alcoholic beverages
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography)
the wet Austral (in northern and central Australia) the rainy season
vb wets, wetting, wet, wetted
1. to make or become wet
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) to urinate on (something)
3. (Cookery) (tr) Dialect to prepare (tea) by boiling or infusing
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing)
wet one's whistle Informal to take an alcoholic drink
[Old English wǣt; related to Old Frisian wēt, Old Norse vātr, Old Slavonic vedro bucket]
wetly adv
wetness n
wettability n
wettable adj
wetter n
wettish adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  wet - wetness caused by water; "drops of wet gleamed on the window"wetness - the condition of containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water); "he confirmed the wetness of the swimming trunks" |
| Verb | 1. | wet - cause to become wet; "Wet your face" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" bedew - cover with drops of dew or as with dew souse, soak, sop, dowse, drench, douse - cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face" squirt - wet with a spurt of liquid; "spurt the wall with water" |
| 2. | wet - make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating; "This eight year old boy still wets his bed" make water, micturate, pass water, pee, pee-pee, relieve oneself, spend a penny, take a leak, piss, wee, wee-wee, urinate, piddle, puddle, make - eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug" | |
| Adj. | 1. | wet - covered or soaked with a liquid such as water; "a wet bathing suit"; "wet sidewalks"; "wet weather" dry - free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet; "dry land"; "dry clothes"; "a dry climate"; "dry splintery boards"; "a dry river bed"; "the paint is dry" |
| 2. | wet - containing moisture or volatile components; "wet paint" dry - lacking moisture or volatile components; "dry paint" | |
| 3. | wet - supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "a wet candidate running on a wet platform"; "a wet county" dry - opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers"; "a dry state" | |
| 4. | wet - producing or secreting milk; "a wet nurse"; "a wet cow"; "lactating cows" dry - not producing milk; "a dry cow" | |
| 5. | wet - consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor; "a wet cargo"; "a wet canteen" alcoholic - characteristic of or containing alcohol; "alcoholic drinks" | |
| 6. |  wet - very drunk besotted, blind drunk, blotto, pie-eyed, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, crocked, fuddled, pissed, pixilated, plastered, cockeyed, loaded, stiff, tight jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" drunk, inebriated, intoxicated - stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol); "a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors"; "helplessly inebriated" |
wet
adjective
1. damp, soaked, soaking, dripping, saturated, moist, drenched, watery, soggy, sodden, waterlogged, moistened, dank, sopping, aqueous, wringing wet He rubbed his wet hair with a towel.
damp dried, dry, hardened, set, parched, bone-dry
damp dried, dry, hardened, set, parched, bone-dry
verb
noun
1. rain, rains, damp, drizzle, wet weather, rainy season, rainy weather, damp weather They had come in from the cold and the wet.
rain dry weather, fine weather
rain dry weather, fine weather
2. moisture, water, liquid, damp, humidity, condensation, dampness, wetness, clamminess splashing around in the wet of the puddles
moisture dryness
moisture dryness
Translations
wet [wet]
A. ADJ (wetter (compar) (wettest (superl)))
1. [person, clothes, nappy, bed] → mojado; (= sopping) → calado; [paint, ink, plaster] → fresco
the baby was wet → el niño se había hecho pis
"wet paint" → recién pintado
to get wet → mojarse
to get one's feet/shoes wet → mojarse los pies/zapatos
to be soaking or wringing wet → estar chorreando
to be wet through → estar empapado, estar calado
the grass was wet with dew → la hierba estaba mojada de rocío
to be wet behind the ears → estar verde
the baby was wet → el niño se había hecho pis
"wet paint" → recién pintado
to get wet → mojarse
to get one's feet/shoes wet → mojarse los pies/zapatos
to be soaking or wringing wet → estar chorreando
to be wet through → estar empapado, estar calado
the grass was wet with dew → la hierba estaba mojada de rocío
to be wet behind the ears → estar verde
2. (from crying) [eyes] → lloroso, lleno de lágrimas; [cheeks, face] → lleno de lágrimas
her cheeks were wet with tears → las lágrimas le corrían por las mejillas
her cheeks were wet with tears → las lágrimas le corrían por las mejillas
3. (= rainy) [day, month, winter, climate] → lluvioso
take a raincoat if it's wet → llévate un impermeable si llueve
we've had a lot of wet weather → hemos tenido un tiempo muy lluvioso
it's been very wet → ha llovido mucho
the wet season → la estación lluviosa or de las lluvias
take a raincoat if it's wet → llévate un impermeable si llueve
we've had a lot of wet weather → hemos tenido un tiempo muy lluvioso
it's been very wet → ha llovido mucho
the wet season → la estación lluviosa or de las lluvias
4. (= feeble) → soso, blandengue (Brit) (Pol) término aplicado a los políticos conservadores de tendencias centristas, desdeñados por la parte más radicalmente conservadora del partido
5. (US) (= against prohibition) → antiprohibicionista
B. N
1. the wet (= rain, wet weather) → la lluvia
the bike had been left out in the wet → habían dejado la bicicleta bajo la lluvia
the bike had been left out in the wet → habían dejado la bicicleta bajo la lluvia
2. (Brit) (Pol) político conservador de tendencias centristas, desdeñado por la parte más radicalmente conservadora del partido
C. VT
1. (= make wet) → mojar
to wet one's lips → humedecerse los labios
to wet one's whistle (o.f.) → mojar el gaznate
to wet one's lips → humedecerse los labios
to wet one's whistle (o.f.) → mojar el gaznate
2. (= urinate on) he's wet his trousers → se ha orinado en los pantalones → se ha hecho pis en los pantalones → se ha meado en los pantalones
to wet the bed → orinarse en la cama, hacerse pis en la cama, mearse en la cama
to wet o.s. → orinarse encima, hacerse pis encima, mearse encima
to wet o.s. (with amusement) → mearse de risa; (with terror) → mearse de miedo
to wet the bed → orinarse en la cama, hacerse pis en la cama, mearse en la cama
to wet o.s. → orinarse encima, hacerse pis encima, mearse encima
to wet o.s. (with amusement) → mearse de risa; (with terror) → mearse de miedo
wet [ˈwɛt]
adj
[clothes, hair] → mouillé(e)
wet clothes → des vêtements mouillés
to get wet → se mouiller
to get sth wet → mouiller qch
wet with sth → mouillé(e) de qch
His face was wet with tears → Son visage était mouillé de larmes.
My shirt was wet with sweat → Ma chemise était mouillée de sueur.
dripping wet, soaking wet → trempé(e)
wet clothes → des vêtements mouillés
to get wet → se mouiller
to get sth wet → mouiller qch
wet with sth → mouillé(e) de qch
His face was wet with tears → Son visage était mouillé de larmes.
My shirt was wet with sweat → Ma chemise était mouillée de sueur.
dripping wet, soaking wet → trempé(e)
[paint, cement, varnish] → pas sec*(sèche)
The paint's still wet → La peinture n'est pas encore sèche.
"wet paint" → "peinture fraîche"
The paint's still wet → La peinture n'est pas encore sèche.
"wet paint" → "peinture fraîche"
(= rainy) [weather, day] → pluvieux/euse
wet weather → un temps pluvieux
to be wet (= rain) → pleuvoir
It was wet all week → Il a plu toute la semaine.
It's going to be wet tomorrow → Il va pleuvoir demain.
wet weather → un temps pluvieux
to be wet (= rain) → pleuvoir
It was wet all week → Il a plu toute la semaine.
It's going to be wet tomorrow → Il va pleuvoir demain.
(= weak, pathetic) [person] → timoré(e)
wet vb: pret, ptp <wet or wetted>
wet:
wet:
adj (+er)
→ nass; to be wet (paint, varnish, ink) → nass or feucht sein; to be wet through → durch und durch nass sein, völlig durchnässt sein; wet with tears → tränenfeucht; her eyes were wet with tears → sie hatte feuchte Augen, sie hatte Tränen in den Augen; “wet paint” (esp Brit) → „Vorsicht, frisch gestrichen“; to get one’s feet wet → nasse Füße bekommen, sich (dat) → nasse Füße holen (inf); to be wet behind the ears (inf) → noch feucht or noch nicht trocken hinter den Ohren sein (inf)
(= rainy) → nass, feucht; climate, country → feucht; the wet season → die Regenzeit; in wet weather → bei nassem Wetter, bei Regenwetter; it’s been wet all week → es war die ganze Woche (über) regnerisch
(= allowing alcohol) state, city → wo kein Alkoholverbot besteht, nicht prohibitionistisch
(Brit inf) (= weak, spiritless) → weichlich, lasch; (Pol pej) → gemäßigt; don’t be so wet! → sei nicht so ein Waschlappen! (inf)
(with urine) child, nappy → nass
(Brit Pol) → liberal-konservativ
n
(= moisture) → Feuchtigkeit f
(inf: = wet season) → Regenzeit f
(US, inf: = anti-prohibitionist) → Antiprohibitionist(in) m(f)
vt → nass machen; lips, washing → befeuchten; to wet the baby’s head (inf) → den Sohn/die Tochter begießen (inf); to wet one’s whistle (inf) → sich (dat) → die Kehle anfeuchten (inf); to wet the bed/one’s pants/oneself → das Bett/seine Hosen/sich nass machen, ins Bett/in die Hose(n) machen; I nearly wet myself (inf) → ich habe mir fast in die Hose gemacht (inf)
wet:
wet-and-dry
n → Schmirgelpapier nt
vt → (nass) schmirgeln
wet bar
n (US) → Bartresen m → mit Wasseranschluss
wet blanket
n (inf) → Miesmacher(in) m(f) (inf), → Spielverderber(in) m(f)
wet cell
n → Nasselement nt
wet dock
n → Dock nt, → Flutbecken nt
wet:
wet nurse
n → Amme f
wet pack
n → Kulturbeutel m; (Med) → feuchte Packung, feuchter Umschlag
wet rot
n → Nassfäule f
wet suit
n → Neoprenanzug m, → Taucheranzug m
wet [wɛt]
1. adj (-ter (comp) (-test (superl)))
a. → bagnato/a; (damp) → umido/a; (soaked) → fradicio/a; (paint, varnish, ink) → fresco/a
in wet clothes → coi vestiti bagnati
to get wet → bagnarsi
to be wet through or wet to the skin → essere fradicio/a fino alle ossa
he's still wet behind the ears (fig) → ha ancora il latte alla bocca
in wet clothes → coi vestiti bagnati
to get wet → bagnarsi
to be wet through or wet to the skin → essere fradicio/a fino alle ossa
he's still wet behind the ears (fig) → ha ancora il latte alla bocca
c. (fam, pej) (person) → smidollato/a
adj wet [wet]
1 containing, soaked in, or covered with, water or another liquid We got soaking wet when it began to rain; His shirt was wet through with sweat; wet hair; The car skidded on the wet road. nat رَطْب мокър mokrý våd naß υγρός, βρεγμένος mojado märg خيس märkä mouillé רָטוּב गीला mokar nedves basah blautur bagnato 濡れた 젖은 šlapias slapjš; mitrs basah, berair nat våt, fuktig mokry molhado umed мокрый mokrý, vlhký moker vlažan våt, blöt เปียก; ชุ่มไปด้วยน้ำ ıslak, yaş, nemli 濕的 мокрий, вологий بھیگا ہوا ướt 湿的
2 rainy a wet day; wet weather; It was wet yesterday. nat ماطِر дъждовен deštivý fugtigt vejr regnerisch βροχερός lluvioso vihmane باراني sateinen pluvieux גָשוּם बरसाती kišan, vlažan esős berhujan votviðrasamur piovoso 雨降りの 비에 젖은 lietingas lietains hujan regenachtig regnfull deszczowy chuvoso ploios дождливый daždivý deževen vlažno våt, regnig เปียก; แฉะ yağmurlu, yağışlı 多雨的 дощовитий, дощовий بارش کا có mưa 多雨的
v – present tense ˈwetting : past tense, past participles wet, ~ˈwetted –
to make wet She wet her hair and put shampoo on it; The baby has wet himself / his nappy / the bed. natmaak يُرَطِّب намокрям namočit, pomočit (se) gøre våd naßmachen βρέχω mojarse märjaks tegema خيس كردن kastella mouiller לְהַרטִיב गीला करना navlažiti, smočiti be-, megnedvesít, bevizez; bepisil membasahi bleyta bagnare 濡らす 젖다 sudrëkinti, suðlapinti []slapināt membasahkan nat maken, plassen in gjøre våt, fukte, væte, tisse på seg zmoczyć molhar(-se) a uda мочить namočiť, premočiť; pomočiť (sa) zmočiti, pomočiti (se) upiškiti se väta, blöta, kissa ทำให้เปียก ıslatmak, nemlendirmek 弄濕 мочити; змочувати, зволожувати گیلا کرنا bị ướt 把...弄湿
n
1 moisture a patch of wet. nattigheid بَلَل течност vlhkost fugtighed die Flüssigkeit υγρασία humedad niiskus رطوبت kosteus humidité רְטִיבוּת तर vlaga nedvesség air raki umido 湿気 습기 drėgmė mitrums; slapjums kelembapan nattigheid væte, fuktighet wilgoć humidade umiditate влага vlhkosť vlaga vlaga väta, fukt ความชื้น nem, rutubet 濕氣 вологість, вогкість نمی hơi ẩm 湿气
2 rain Don't go out in the wet. reën مَطَر дъжд déšť regn die Nässe βροχή lluvia vihm, sadu باران sade pluie גֶשֶם बारिश kiša eső hujan rigning pioggia 雨 비 lietus lietus hari hujan regen regn(vær) deszcz chuva ploaie дождливая погода dážď, daždivé počasie dež kiša regn, väta สภาพที่มีฝนตก yağmur 雨天 дощова погода بارش mưa 雨天
n wetness
nattigheid رُطوبَه мокрота vlhkost fugtighed die Nässe υγρασία humedad märgus نمناكي märkyys humidité רְטִיבוּת नमी vlaga nedvesség keadaan basah bleyta umidità 湿気 젖음, 축축함 drėgmė mitrums; slapjums kebasahan nattigheid væte, fuktighet wilgotność humidade umiditate влажность vlhkosť mokrota vlažnost väta ความเปียกชื้น ıslaklık, nemlilik, yaşlık 濕 вогкість گیلا پن tình trạng ẩm ướt 湿
wet blanket
a depressing companion. nat kombers رَفيق مُثير للكآبَه депресиращ спътник mrzout lyseslukker fader Kerl ξενέρωτος, καταθλιπτικός aguafiestas tujurikkuja آيه ياس ilonpilaaja rabat-joie מְקַלקֵל אֶת הַשִמחָה उबाने वाला संगी osoba koja kvari dobro raspoloženje savanyú alak teman yang suka merusak kegembiraan leiðindaskjóða guastafeste 興をそぐ人 남의 의욕을 꺾는 사람 gadinantis nuotaiką žmogus cilvēks, kas sabojā citiem garastāvokli orang yang murung zwartgallig iemand gledesdreper osoba psująca zabawę/nastrój desmancha-prazeres persoană care strică cheful cuiva кисляй mrzút čemernež baksuz glädjedödare คนที่ทำให้หมดสนุก neşe kaçıran arkadaş, oyunbozan 掃興的人 зануда افسردہ کر دینے والی چیز یا ساتھی tình trạng nản trí 扫兴的事（或人）
n wet-nurse
a woman employed to breast-feed someone else's baby. soogma مُرْضِعَه дойка kojná amme die Amme τροφός ama de cría, nodriza amm دايه imettäjä nourrice מֵינֶקֶת दूसरे के बच्चे को दूध पिलाने वाली धाय dojilja szoptatós dajka babu susu brjóstmóðir balia 乳母 유모 žindyvė zīdītāja ibu susu min amme mamka ama de leite doică кормилица dojka dojilja dojilja amma เป็นแม่นมเลี้ยงเด็กทารก süt anne 奶媽 годувальниця; молочна мати دایہ vú nuôi 奶妈
n wetsuit
a rubber suit for wearing in cold conditions when diving etc. natpak بَدْلَة مَطاطِيَّه للغَوْص водолазен костюм potápěčská kombinéza våddragt der Gummianzug στολή καταδύσεων traje isotérmico kummiülikond لباس غواصي märkäpuku combinaison de plongée חֲלִיפַת צְלִילָה जाड़े में तैराकी के लिए कपड़े nepromočiva odjeća szörfruha pakaian selam blautbúningur muta, (tuta da subacqueo) 潜水服 잠수용 고무옷 naro kostiumas akvalangista ietērps baju selam duikerspak våtdrakt kombinezon piankowy fato de mergulhador costum de scafandru костюм для подводного плавания potápačská kombinéza potapljaška obleka ronilačko odelo våtdräkt ชุดของนักประดาน้ำ; ชุดที่ใช้ใส่ดำน้ำ dalgıç giysisi 潛水服 гідрокостюм ربڑ وغیرہ کا بنا ہوا سوٹ جو سردی سے بچنے کے لیے پہنا جاتا ہے quần áo ấm 潜（跳）水服
wet through
soaked to the skin. baie nat مُبَلَّل حَتى الجِلْد прогизнал promáčený na kůži gennemvåd durchnässen βρεγμένος ως το κόκαλο calado hasta los huesos läbimärg به پوست رسوخ كردن läpimärkä trempé jusqu'aux os רָטוּב לְגַמרֵי तरबतर mokar do kože bőrig ázott, teljesen átázott basah kuyup gegnblautur bagnato fradicio びしょぬれで 함빡 젖어 kiaurai permirkęs cauri slapjš; izmircis diresapi ke dalam kulit doornat gjennomvåt przemoczony ensopado ud leoarcă/ până la piele промокший до нитки premočený do nitky premočen do kože mokar do gole kože genomblöt ทำให้ผิวหนังเปียก iliklerine kadar ıslanmış 濕透 змокнути شرابور ہو جانا ướt sũng 湿透
wet → مبتل mokrý våd nass βρεγμένος mojado märkä mouillé mokar bagnato 濡れた 젖은 nat våt mokry molhado мокрый blöt เปียก ıslak ướt 潮湿的
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