wet, damp, dank, moist, humid mean covered or more or less soaked with liquid. wet usually implies saturation but may suggest a covering of a surface with water or something (such as paint) not yet dry.
To wet is to moisten in any manner with water or other liquid: to wet or dampen a cloth. Drench suggests wetting completely as by a downpour: A heavy rain drenched the fields.
Definition of wet adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If something is wet, it is covered in water, rain, sweat, tears, or another liquid. He towelled his wet hair. I lowered myself to the water's edge, getting my feet wet. My gloves were soaking wet.
The meaning of wet. Definition of wet. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.
The bottle must have leaked because the bag's all wet. Keep the soil moist but not wet. You're all wet! They ran barefoot along the wet beach. Don't let the camera get wet.
Some common synonyms of wet are damp, dank, humid, and moist. While all these words mean "covered or more or less soaked with liquid," wet usually implies saturation but may suggest a covering of a surface with water or something (such as paint) not yet dry.
