Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - wet
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Wet
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(wetter, wettest, wets, wetting, wetted) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Note: The forms 'wet' and 'wetted' are both used as the past tense and past participle of the verb. 1. 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... My gloves were soaking wet... I saw his face was wet with tears. ? dry ADJ • wetly Her hair clung wetly to her head. ADV: usu ADV after v • wetness Anti-perspirants stop wetness, deodorants stop odour. ? dryness N-UNCOUNT 2. To wet something means to get water or some other liquid over it. When assembling the pie, wet the edges where the two crusts join... Fielding nervously wet his lips and tried to smile. VERB: V n, V n 3. If the weather is wet, it is raining. If the weather is wet or cold choose an indoor activity... It was a miserable wet day. = rainy ? dry ADJ • The wet is used to mean wet weather. They had come in from the cold and the wet... N-SING: the N 4. If something such as paint, ink, or cement is wet, it is not yet dry or solid. I lay the painting flat to stop the wet paint running... ? dry ADJ 5. If people, especially children, wet their beds or clothes or wet themselves, they urinate in their beds or in their clothes because they cannot stop themselves. A quarter of 4-year-olds frequently wet the bed... To put it plainly, they wet themselves. VERB: V n, V pron-refl 6. If you say that someone is still wet behind the ears, you mean that they have only recently arrived in a new place or job, and are therefore still not experienced. PHRASE: v-link PHR
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I. adjective (~ter; ~test) Etymology: Middle English, partly from past participle of ~en to ~ & partly from Old English w?t ~; akin to Old Norse vatr ~, Old English w?ter water Date: before 12th century 1. a. consisting of, containing, covered with, or soaked with liquid (as water) b. of natural gas containing appreciable quantities of readily condensable hydrocarbons 2. rainy ~ weather 3. still moist enough to smudge or smear ~ paint 4. a. drunk 1a a ~ driver b. having or advocating a policy permitting the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages a ~ county a ~ candidate 5. preserved in liquid 6. employing or done by means of or in the presence of water or other liquid ~ extraction of copper 7. overly sentimental 8. British a. lacking strength of character ; weak, spineless thought him ~ and violence petrified him — William Golding b. belonging to the moderate or liberal wing of the Conservative party • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun Synonyms: ~, damp, dank, moist, humid mean covered or more or less soaked with liquid. ~ usually implies saturation but may suggest a covering of a surface with water or something (as paint) not yet dry slipped on the ~ pavement. damp implies a slight or moderate absorption and often connotes an unpleasant degree of moisture clothes will mildew if stored in a damp place. dank implies a more distinctly disagreeable or unwholesome dampness a prisoner in a cold, dank cell. moist applies to what is slightly damp or not felt as dry treat the injury with moist heat. humid applies to the presence of much water vapor in the air a hot, humid climate. II. noun Date: before 12th century 1. water; also moisture, ~ness 2. rainy weather ; rain 3. an advocate of a policy of permitting the sale of intoxicating liquors 4. British one who is ~ III. verb (~ or ~ted; ~ting) Etymology: Middle English ~en, from Old English w?tan, from w?t, adjective Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to make ~ 2. to urinate in or on ~ his...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj., v., & n. --adj. (wetter, wettest) 1 soaked, covered, or dampened with water or other liquid (a wet sponge; a wet surface; got my feet wet). 2 (of the weather etc.) rainy (a wet day). 3 (of paint, ink, etc.) not yet dried. 4 used with water (wet shampoo). 5 Brit. colloq. feeble, inept. 6 Brit. Polit. colloq. Conservative with liberal tendencies, esp. as regarded by right-wing Conservatives. 7 sl. (of a country, of legislation, etc.) allowing the free sale of alcoholic drink. 8 (of a baby or young child) incontinent (is still wet at night). --v.tr. (wetting; past and past part. wet or wetted) 1 make wet. 2 a urinate in or on (wet the bed). b refl. urinate involuntarily. --n. 1 moisture; liquid that wets something. 2 rainy weather; a time of rain. 3 Brit. colloq. a feeble or inept person. 4 Brit. Polit. colloq. a Conservative with liberal tendencies (see sense 6 of adj.). 5 colloq. a drink. Phrases and idioms wet the baby's head colloq. celebrate its birth with a (usu. alcoholic) drink. wet behind the ears immature, inexperienced. wet blanket see BLANKET. wet dock a dock in which a ship can float. wet dream an erotic dream with involuntary ejaculation of semen. wet fly an artificial fly used under water by an angler. wet look a shiny surface given to clothing materials. wet-nurse n. a woman employed to suckle another's child. --v.tr. 1 act as a wet-nurse to. 2 colloq. treat as if helpless. wet pack the therapeutic wrapping of the body in wet cloths etc. wet suit a close-fitting rubber garment worn by skin-divers etc. to keep warm. wet through (or to the skin) with one's clothes soaked. wetting agent a substance that helps water etc. to spread or penetrate. wet one's whistle colloq. drink. Derivatives wetly adv. wetness n. wettable adj. wetting n. wettish adj. Etymology: OE w{aelig}t (adj. & n.), w{aelig}tan (v.), rel. to WATER: in ME replaced by past part. of the verb ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) мочить, смачивать, увлажнять; замачивать 2) поливать или пропитывать сиропом (кондитерские изделия) 3) необработанный (о рыбе) 4) консервированный в (жидкой) заливке ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
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1) влажен 2) влажный 3) вмокрую 4) всырую 5) замачивать 6) замочить 7) измачивать 8) измочить 9) мокнуть 10) мокрый 11) намокший 12) намоченный 13) орошение 14) промокнуть 15) смачивать 16) смочить 17) увлажнить 18) увлажнять - primary wet cleaner - wet analysis - wet bleaching - wet catalysis - wet cell - wet classifier - wet cleaning - wet combustion - wet crushing mill - wet drops - wet dust - wet electrolytic capacitor - wet fat rendering - wet gas-holder - wet gas - wet grinding - wet laying - wet plate - wet rot - wet scouring - wet screening - wet separation - wet spinning - wet steam - wet strength - wet suction fan - wet treatment - wet twisting - wet water meter ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1. прил. 1) мокрый 2) жидкий 3) промокший 4) подмоченный Syn: damp, water-logged 2. гл. 1) мочить, смачивать 2) поливать ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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bob учащийся, занимающийся водным спортом WET to the skin промокший до нитки WET 1. adj. 1) мокрый, влажный; непросохший; wet paint - непросохшая краска - wet to the skin - wet through 2) дождливый, сырой; wet weather - промозглая погода 3) жидкий (о грязи, смоле) 4) слезливый, плаксивый - wet smile 5) amer. мокрый, разрешающий или стоящий за разрешение продажи спиртных напитков - wet state 6) coll. глупый, несуразный - talk wet 7) coll. пьяный - wet night Syn: dampen, drench, moisten, soak, steep Ant: dehydrate, desiccate, dry 2. noun 1) влажность, сырость 2) дождливая погода 3) coll. выпивка; спиртные напитки 4) amer. сторонник разрешения продажи спиртных напитков 5) coll. никчемный человек, сопляк 6) coll. плакса 3. v. 1) мочить, смачивать, увлажнять - wet ones bed 2) coll. вспрыснуть; to wet a bargain - вспрыснуть сделку - wet ones whistle - wet out WET bargain сделка, сопровождаемая выпивкой WET blanket coll. человек, отравляющий другим удовольствие, радость и т.п. WET through промокший до нитки WET canteen войсковая лавка с продажей спиртных напитков WET night попойка WET ones bed мочиться в постели, страдать недержанием мочи WET ones whistle промочить горло, выпить WET out а) промочить; б) промывать WET smile улыбка сквозь слезы WET state штат, в котором разрешена продажа спиртных...Англо-русский словарь
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~1 adj 1 »WATER/LIQUID« covered in or full of liquid (wet grass | My shirt's all wet!) (His face was wet with sweat.) get (sth) wet (Try not to get your feet wet. | wet through (=completely wet) | soaking/sopping/dripping wet (=extremely wet)) (soaking wet socks) 2 »WEATHER« rainy (wet weather | It's very wet outside.) 3 the wet a) rainy weather (Come in out of the wet.) b) wet ground (Don't trail your coat in the wet!) 4 »PAINT/INK ETC« not yet dry (Careful, the paint's still wet.) 5 »PERSON« a) BrE informal unable to make decisions or take firm actions (Don't be so wet! Just tell them you don't want to go.) b) be all wet AmE informal to be completely wrong 6 wet behind the ears informal very young and without much experience of life - wetly adv - wetness n ~2 v past tense wet or wetted 1 to make something wet (Wet your hair and apply the shampoo.) 2 to make yourself, your clothes, or your bed wet because you pass water from your body by accident (wet yourself) (I nearly wet myself I was so scared.) 3 wet your whistle old-fashioned to have an alcoholic drink ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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time zone abbr. Western European Time [ GMT + 0000] airport code Wagethe, Indonesia ocean sc. abbr. Water Education For Teachers ocean sc. abbr. Water Efficiency Trials ocean sc. abbr. Whole Effluent Toxicity ocean sc. abbr. Wetland Evaluation Technique ocean sc. abbr. Water Education Technology astronom. abbr. Whole Earth Telescope funny abbr. Water Entertainment Technology funny abbr. Week End Thing toastm. abbr. Westland Easy Talkers Toastmasters Club adult abbr. Women's Experimental Theatre media abbr. Women's Ensemble Theater educ. abbr. Water Education Team educ. abbr. Week End Tutorial gen. bus. abbr. Week Ending Theme gen. bus. abbr. Waste Energy And Travel st. exc. abbr. Water Engineering And Trading ...English abbreviation dictionary
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- O.E. wжtan "to be wet," wжt "moist, liquid," from P.Gmc. *wжtaz. Also from the O.N. form, vatr. All related to water. To wet one's whistle "take a drink" was in Chaucer. Wet blanket "person who has a dispiriting effect" is from 1879, from use of blankets drenched in water to smother fires. Wet-nurse is from 1620; wet dream is from 1851; wetback "illegal Mexican immigrant to the U.S." is 1929, from notion of wading the Rio Grande. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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