wet

wet
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. damp, moist, dewy; clammy, dank, humid, dripping; rainy, showery, foggy, misty; soaked, drenched, saturated; watery, waterlogged. —v. t. soak, moisten, dampen, drench, saturate; immerse, dip, sprinkle; rain upon. —n. wetness, water; rain, fog, dew, mist; dampness, moisture, clamminess, etc.; anti-Prohibition.
- wet blanket
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Covered or soaked with liquid]
Syn. moist, damp, soaking, soaked, drenched, soggy, muggy, dewy, watery, dank, slimy, dripping, saturated, waterlogged, sodden.
Ant. dry*, dried, clean*.
2. [Rainy]
Syn. drizzly, slushy, snowy, slippery, muddy, humid, foggy, damp, clammy, showery, stormy, drizzling, cloudy, misty.
Ant. clear*, sunny, cloudless.
3. [*Favoring or permitting liquor]
Syn. open, antiprohibitionist, pro-repeal, alcoholic, serving liquor.
4. [*Mistaken]
Syn. inaccurate, misled, in error; see mistaken 1 , wrong 2 .
Syn.- wet is applied to something covered or soaked with water or other liquid [wet streets, clothes, etc. ] or to something not yet dry [wet paint ] ; damp implies slight, usually undeSirable or unpleasant wetness [ a damp room ] ; dank suggests a disagreeable, chilling, unwholesome dampness [ a dank fog ] ; moist implies slight but, unlike damp , often deSirable wetness [moist air ] ; humid implies such permeation of the air with moisture as to make for discomfort [ a hot, humid day ] v.
Syn. sprinkle, dampen, soak, splash; see moisten .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)
I
v.
dampen, moisturize, water, drench, soak, sprinkle, wash, rinse, hose down, humidify, irrigate, submerge.
ANT.: dry, dehydrate, desiccate
II
a.
moist, damp, watery, liquefied, drenched, soaked, waterlogged, soggy, sodden, dripping, humid, clammy, dank, rainy, foggy.
ANT.: dry, *bone-dry, dehydrated
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I adjective Covered with or full of liquid: sodden, soggy, sopping, soppy. See DRY. II verb 1. To make thoroughly wet: douse, drench, saturate, soak, sodden, sop, souse. See DRY. 2. To make moist: bathe, dampen, moisten, wash. See DRY.

English dictionary for students. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат
Synonyms:
, , , , , , , / , , , , , , , , ,


Look at other dictionaries:

  • wet — [wet] adj. wetter, wettest [ME < OE wæt, akin to ON vatr: for IE base see WATER] 1. moistened, covered, or saturated with water or other liquid 2. rainy; foggy; misty [a wet day] 3. not yet dry [wet paint] 4 …   English World dictionary

  • Wet — (w[e^]t), a. [Compar. {Wetter}; superl. {Wettest}.] [OE. wet, weet, AS. w[=ae]t; akin to OFries. w[=e]t, Icel. v[=a]tr, Sw. v[*a]t, Dan. vaad, and E. water. [root]137. See {Water}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Containing, or consisting of, water or other… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wet*/*/*/ — [wet] adj I 1) covered with water or another liquid You d better come in or you ll get wet.[/ex] My socks and shoes were soaking wet (= very wet).[/ex] Her forehead was wet with sweat.[/ex] Where have you been? You re wet through (= completely… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • wet — wet, damp, dank, moist, humid are comparable when they mean covered or more or less soaked with liquid. Wet may be used with no further implications or it may specifically imply saturation {wet clothes} {the rain lies in puddles on the wet… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • WET — ist die Abkürzung für: Weightless Environmental Test, Erprobung von Raumfahrttechnik und arbeitsweisen in simulierter Schwerelosigkeit, für gewöhnlich in Wassertanks mit Modellen deren Auftrieb ihre Gewichtskraft aufhebt (neutral buoyancy) Wert… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • wet — ► ADJECTIVE (wetter, wettest) 1) covered or saturated with liquid. 2) (of the weather) rainy. 3) involving the use of water or liquid. 4) (of paint, ink, etc.) not yet having dried or hardened. 5) Brit. informal lacking forcefulness or strength… …   English terms dictionary

  • Wet — Wet, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wet} (rarely {Wetted}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Wetting}.] [AS. w[=ae]tan.] To fill or moisten with water or other liquid; to sprinkle; to cause to have water or other fluid adherent to the surface; to dip or soak in a liquid;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wet — Wet, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wet} (rarely {Wetted}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Wetting}.] [AS. w[=ae]tan.] To fill or moisten with water or other liquid; to sprinkle; to cause to have water or other fluid adherent to the surface; to dip or soak in a liquid;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wet — could refer to: * The condition of being liquid or being covered in liquid * Wet (album), an album released in 1979 by Barbra Streisand * The wets, moderate members of the British Conservative Party * Phencyclidine (PCP), a dissociative… …   Wikipedia

  • Wet — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Wet — может означать: Западноевропейское время (Western European Time, WET)  нулевой часовой пояс. Wet  музыкальный альбом Барбры Стрейзанд «Wet»  сингл Снуп Догга с его одиннадцатого альбома «Doggumentary». WET  компьютерная игра.… …   Википедия

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”