wet

Everyday

1. Covered with or full of water or another liquid: "wet hair". tree →
2. Rainy: "a wet day". tree →
3. Not yet dry: "wet paint". tree →
4. As a verb, to make something wet. tree →
5. Wet can also be a noun meaning a drink, especially water or another non-alcoholic drink. tree →

In the lessons

In science, wet things dry when water evaporates; water makes things heavier and slippery. In safety: wet floors are slippery; never touch plugs or switches with wet hands — water carries electricity; change out of wet clothes in the cold. Phrases: soaking wet, wet through, wet paint, wet weather.

Examples

• My shoes are wet from the rain. tree →
• Careful, the floor is wet. tree →
• Never touch a plug with wet hands. tree →
• Wet paint — don't touch! tree →
• It was a wet and windy day. tree →
• Wet the cloth and wipe the table. tree →
• Hang the wet towels in the sun to dry. tree →
• We got soaking wet. tree →
• “Water or wet, or whatever you please, sir.” tree →

Note

Double the t: wetter, wettest, wetting. Opposite: dry. Wet and electricity are dangerous together. "Wet" sounds a bit like "whet" (to sharpen) — rare.

In Jewish tradition

In science, wet things dry when water evaporates; water makes things heavier and slippery. In safety: wet floors are slippery; never touch plugs or switches with wet hands — water carries electricity; change out of wet clothes in the cold. Phrases: soaking wet, wet through, wet paint, wet weather.

Examples

• They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter. (Writings JOB.24.8, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Double the t: wetter, wettest, wetting. Opposite: dry. Wet and electricity are dangerous together. "Wet" sounds a bit like "whet" (to sharpen) — rare.