moistened, covered, or soaked with water or some other liquid

wet hands.

in a liquid form or state

wet paint.

characterized by the presence or use of water or other liquid.

moistened or dampened with rain; rainy

Wet streets make driving hazardous.

allowing or favoring the sale of alcoholic beverages

a wet town.

characterized by frequent rain, mist, etc.

the wet season.

laden with a comparatively high percent of moisture or vapor, esp. water vapor

There was a wet breeze from the west.

Informal .

intoxicated.

marked by drinking

a wet night.

using water or done under or in water, as certain chemical, mining, and manufacturing processes.

something that is or makes wet, as water or other liquid; moisture

The wet from the earth had made the basement unlivable.

damp weather; rain

Stay out of the wet as much as possible.

a person in favor of allowing the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages.

Informal

Disparaging and Offensive a wetback.

to make (something) wet, as by moistening or soaking (sometimes fol. by through or down )

Wet your hands before soaping them.

to urinate on or in

The dog had wet the carpet.

to become wet (sometimes fol. by through or down )

Dampness may cause plastered walls to wet. My jacket has wet through.

(of animals and children) to urinate. ?

all wet

Informal . completely mistaken; in error

He insisted that our assumptions were all wet.

wet behind the ears

immature; naive; green

She was too wet behind the ears to bear such responsibilities.

wet one's whistle. whistle ( def. 16 ) .

wet out

to treat (fabric) with a wetting agent to increase its absorbency.

adjective

dehydrated , dry

noun

dehydration , dryness

verb

dehydrate , dry

adjective

aqueous , clammy , dank , dewy , drenched , dripping , drizzling , foggy , humid , misty , moistened , muggy , pouring , raining , rainy , saturate , saturated , showery , slimy , slippery , slushy , snowy , soaked , soaking , sodden , soggy , sopping , soppy , soused , stormy , teary , teeming , water-logged , watery , wringing-wet , damp , humectant , hydrophanous , moist , paludal

noun

clamminess , condensation , damp , drizzle , humidity , liquid , rain , rains , water , wetness

verb

bathe , damp , dampen , deluge , dip , douse , drench , drown , hose , humidify , imbue , irrigate , moisten , rinse , saturate , soak , sop , souse , splash , spray , sprinkle , steep , wash , water , sodden , dampened , dampness , dank , dewy , drenched , drizzling , foggy , humid , imbrue , misty , moist , moisture , muggy , rain , rainy , shower , slippery , sluice , snowy , soaked , soggy , soppy , sweat , swill , waterlogged , watery , wring