wet
1. wet \'wet\ aj [ME, partly fr. pp. of weten to wet & partly fr. OE
w-t] wet; akin to ON va-tr wet, OE wter water 1a: consisting of,
containing, covered with, or soaked with liquid (as wat er) of natural gas
1b: containing appreciable quantities of readily condensable hydrocarbons
2: RAINY 3: still moist enough to smudge or smear {~ paint} of a fish 4:
not processed, dried, or reduced 5a: permitting the manufacture and sale
of alcoholic liquor 5b: advocating a policy of permitting such traffic {a
~ candidate)> 6: preserved in liquid 7: employing or done by means of or
in the presence of water or other liqu id {~ extraction of copper} 8:
perversely wrong : MISGUIDED {all ~} lies saturation but may suggest a
covering of a surface with water or something (as paint) not yet dry; DAMP
implies a slight or moderate absorption and often connotes an unpleasant
degree of moisture; DANK implies a more distinctly disagreeable or
unwholesome dampness often connoting lack of fresh air and sunlight; MOIST
applies to what is slightly damp or not felt as dry; HUMID implies the
presence of much water vapor in the air - wet.ly av SYN syn DAMP, DANK,
MOIST, HUMID: WET usu. imp
2. wet n 1: WATER; also : WETNESS, MOISTURE 2: rainy weather : RAIN 3: an
advocate of a policy of permitting the sale of intoxicating liquors
3. wet vb or wet or wet.ted; or wet.ting [ME weten, fr. OE w-tan, fr.
w-t, adj]. 1: to make wet 2: to urinate in or on : to become wet :
to take a drink esp. of liquor - wet one's whistle