wet

see definition of wet

adjdamp, moist
noundampness, moisture
verbcause to become damp, moist

Synonyms for wet

adj damp, moist

Antonyms for wet

bathed

verb. wash with water and, usually, soap

bathing

verb. wash with water and, usually, soap

Word Origin & History

Old English wæt "moist, liquid," from Proto-Germanic *wætaz (cf. Old Frisian wet ). Also from the Old Norse form, vatr. All related to water (n.1).

Wet blanket "person who has a dispiriting effect" is recorded from 1879, from use of blankets drenched in water to smother fires (the phrase is attested in this literal sense from 1660s). All wet "in the wrong" is recorded from 1923, American English; earlier simply wet "ineffectual," and perhaps ultimately from slang meaning "drunken" (c.1700). Wet-nurse is from 1610s. Wet dream is from 1851; in the same sense Middle English had ludificacioun "an erotic dream."

Example Sentences for wet

Slept in snow-drift that night in wet clothes, mercury 40 below.

While beer brings gladness, don't forget That water only makes you wet!

He turned her face up to his own again, and softly kissed her wet eyes.

Because the weather was cold and wet, the ceremonies were conducted indoors.

Do, some kind Christian, pump a stroke or two, just to wet my whistle.

The sky was still overcast, and the wet bushes were unavoidable.

Again, Garson was forced to wet his lips with a dry tongue, and to swallow painfully.

It was December then, gray and raw, with a wet snow that changed to rain as it fell.

He was hardening his throat, and so slept with a wet towel about it.

He took it from his girdle warped by the wet and the warmth of his body.

wet

Synonyms for wet

Antonyms for wet

bathed

bathing

bedraggled

clammy

dampen

wet

Synonyms for wet

Antonyms for wet

More words related to wet

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bathed

bathing

bedraggled

clammy

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