Wet

Meaning

Adj

●

Made up of

or

, usually (but not always) water.

●

Of an

, etc.:

or

with

, usually (but not always) water.

●

Of a

,

, or other food:

in a sauce.

●

Of

and

:

a large amount of

from the

or the feed.

●

Of a

: having had

effects applied.

●

Of

or a

: rainy.

●

In Aviation:

Using

or

water injection

for increased

thrust.

●

Of a person:

in a

or

; having the

characteristics

of a rookie.

⚠️

In Sex:

Sexually

and thus having the

with

secretions.

●

In British English:

Ineffectual,

,

no

of character.

●

Permitting

beverages.

●

Refreshed with

; drunk.

●

In Biology, Chemistry & Liquids:

Of a

or

: working with

or

matter.

●

In Chemistry:

Employing, or done

, water or some other liquid.

●

Involving

or "wet work".

●

Of a Quaker:

with respect to

observance.

●

In Software engineering:

Of

, having

of

to the

of WET;

much repetition.

Noun

●

Liquid or moisture.

●

Rainy weather.

●

In Australian English:

Rainy

. (often capitalized)

⚠️

In British English & UK politics:

A

Conservative; especially, one who

the

of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s.

●

An

drink.

●

In American English:

One who

the

of

and thus

Prohibition.

●

In Motor racing:

A

for use in

weather.

⚠️

A

or

person; a

or softie.

Verb

●

To

or

with liquid.

●

To make or become wet.

●

To make (oneself,

, a

, etc.)

by

urination.

●

To form an

between a

and a

substrate.

●

To

by

alcohol.

●

Misspelling of whet.

●

In American English, Multicultural London English & Multicultural Toronto English:

To

or

injure.

Phrase

●

In Software engineering:

Acronym of

everything

. A

to

as the

of DRY,

on the

of

and

.

Sourced from

Origin

wet

English

wett

Middle English (1100-1500)

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