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  • 21wet — wet1 [ wet ] adjective *** 1. ) covered with water or another liquid: wet hair/grass/clothes You d better come in or you ll get wet. soaking/sopping/dripping wet (=very wet): My socks and shoes were soaking wet. wet with: Her forehead was wet… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 22wet — I UK [wet] / US adjective Word forms wet : adjective wet comparative wetter superlative wettest *** 1) covered with water or another liquid wet hair/grass/clothes You d better come in or you ll get wet. wet with: Her forehead was wet with sweat.… …

    English dictionary

  • 23wet — wet1 W3S2 [wet] adj comparative wetter superlative wettest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(water/liquid)¦ 2¦(weather)¦ 3¦(paint/ink etc)¦ 4¦(person)¦ 5¦(baby)¦ 6 somebody is all wet 7 be wet behind the ears ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [ …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24wet — wetly, adv. wetness, n. wetter, n. wettish, adj. /wet/, adj., wetter, wettest, n., v., wet or wetted, wetting. adj. 1. moistened, covered, or soaked with water …

    Universalium

  • 25wet — 1 /wet/ adjective 1 WATER/LIQUID covered in or full of liquid: wet grass | My shirt s all wet! (+ with): His face was wet with sweat. | get (sth) wet: Try not to get your feet wet. | wet through (=completely wet) | soaking/sopping/dripping wet… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 26wet — {{11}}wet (adj.) O.E. wæt moist, liquid, from P.Gmc. *wætaz (Cf. O.Fris. wet ). Also from the O.N. form, vatr. All related to WATER (Cf. water). Wet blanket person who has a dispiriting effect is recorded from 1879, from use of blankets drenched… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 27wet — [[t]wɛt[/t]] adj. wet•ter, wet•test, 1) moistened, covered, or soaked with water or some other liquid 2) in a liquid form or state: wet paint[/ex] 3) characterized by the presence or use of water or other liquid 4) moistened or dampened with… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 28wet — adjective (wetter, wettest) 1》 covered or saturated with liquid.     ↘(of the weather) rainy.     ↘involving the use of water or liquid. 2》 (of paint, ink, etc.) not yet having dried or hardened. 3》 Brit. informal lacking forcefulness or strength …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 29wet — See: ALL WET, GET ONE S FEET WET, MAD AS A WET HEN, WRINGING WET …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 30wet — See: ALL WET, GET ONE S FEET WET, MAD AS A WET HEN, WRINGING WET …

    Dictionary of American idioms