Wet, damp, dank, moist, humid mean covered or more or less soaked with liquid English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels. 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 The term ‘wet’ was originally used by mrs thatcher, who meant it in the old sense of ‘soppy’, as in ‘what do you mean the unions won't like it, jim To wet or dampen a cloth
A heavy rain drenched the fields. Covered in water or another liquid Wet paint, ink, or a similar substance has not had time… 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
