Wetness

Adjective

moistened, covered, or soaked with water or some other liquid

wet hands.

in a liquid form or state

wet paint.

characterized by the presence or use of water or other liquid.

moistened or dampened with rain; rainy

Wet streets make driving hazardous.

allowing or favoring the sale of alcoholic beverages

a wet town.

characterized by frequent rain, mist, etc.

the wet season.

laden with a comparatively high percent of moisture or vapor, esp. water vapor

There was a wet breeze from the west.

Informal .

intoxicated.

marked by drinking

a wet night.

using water or done under or in water, as certain chemical, mining, and manufacturing processes.

Noun

something that is or makes wet, as water or other liquid; moisture

The wet from the earth had made the basement unlivable.

damp weather; rain

Stay out of the wet as much as possible.

a person in favor of allowing the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages.

Informal

Disparaging and Offensive a wetback.

Verb (used with object)

to make (something) wet, as by moistening or soaking (sometimes fol. by through or down )

Wet your hands before soaping them.

to urinate on or in

The dog had wet the carpet.

Verb (used without object)

to become wet (sometimes fol. by through or down )

Dampness may cause plastered walls to wet. My jacket has wet through.

(of animals and children) to urinate. ?

Idioms

all wet

Informal . completely mistaken; in error

He insisted that our assumptions were all wet.

wet behind the ears

immature; naive; green

She was too wet behind the ears to bear such responsibilities.

wet one's whistle. whistle ( def. 16 ) .

wet out

to treat (fabric) with a wetting agent to increase its absorbency.