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wet

adjective noun verb

Covered or soaked with a liquid such as water

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Word Facts

Word length
3
Starts with
W
Ends with
T
Contains
E
Scrabble score
6
CEFR level
A2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

wɛt

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adjective

  1. Covered or soaked with a liquid such as water

    “A wet bathing suit”

adjective

  1. Containing moisture or volatile components

    “Wet paint”

adjective

  1. Supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of alcoholic beverages

    “A wet candidate running on a wet platform”

adjective

  1. Producing or secreting milk

    “A wet nurse”

adjective

  1. Consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor

    “A wet cargo”

adjective

  1. Very drunk

noun

  1. Wetness caused by water

    “Drops of wet gleamed on the window”

verb

  1. Cause to become wet

    “Wet your face”

verb

  1. Make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating

    “This eight year old boy still wets his bed”

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Example Sentences

A wet bathing suit
Wet sidewalks
Wet weather
Wet paint
A wet candidate running on a wet platform
A wet county
A wet nurse
A wet cow
Lactating cows
A wet cargo
A wet canteen
Drops of wet gleamed on the window
Wet your face
This eight year old boy still wets his bed

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