wet
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/wɛt/
English
Definitions
noun
- Liquid or moisture.
- Rainy weather.“Don't go out in the wet.”
- Rainy season. (often capitalized)
- (UK politics) A moderate Conservative; especially, one who opposed the hard-line policies of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s.
verb
- To cover or impregnate with liquid.
- To accidentally urinate in or on.“Johnny wets the bed several times a week.”
- To make or become wet.
- (soldering) To form an intermetallic bond between a solder and a metal substrate.
adjective
- Made up of liquid or moisture, usually (but not always) water.“Water is wet.”
- Of an object, etc.: covered or impregnated with liquid, usually (but not always) water.“I went out in the rain and now my clothes are all wet.”
- Of a burrito, sandwich, or other food: covered in a sauce.
- Of calligraphy and fountain pens: depositing a large amount of ink from the nib or the feed.“This pen’s a wet writer, so it’ll feather on this cheap paper.”
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Synonyms
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