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wet |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb wet 1 of 2 senses of wet Sense 1 wet => bedew => drench, douse, dowse, soak, sop, souse => moisten, wash, dampen => water, irrigate => sprinkle, besprinkle => squirt => douse, dowse Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb wet 1 of 2 senses of wet Sense 1 wet => bedew => drench, douse, dowse, soak, sop, souse => brine => bedraggle => bate => ret => sluice, flush => moisten, wash, dampen => humidify, moisturize, moisturise => hydrate => slack, slake => air-slake => baste => water, irrigate => syringe => hose, hose down => hush => sprinkle, besprinkle => squirt => spritz => squish => douse, dowse Entailment of verb wet Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb wet 2 senses of wet Sense 1 wet => change, alter Sense 2 wet => make urinate, piddle, puddle, micturate, piss, pee, pee-pee, make water, relieve oneself, take a leak, spend a penny, wee, wee-wee, pass water Familiarity of verb wet wet used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb wet Sense 1 wet => change, alter -------------- Sense 2 wet => make urinate, piddle, puddle, micturate, piss, pee, pee-pee, make water, relieve oneself, take a leak, spend a penny, wee, wee-wee, pass water -------------- Grep of noun wet crewet wet wet-bulb thermometer wet bar wet blanket wet cell wet dream wet fly wet lung wet nurse wet suit wetback wether wetland wetness wetter wetting wetting agent Overview of noun wet The noun wet has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) moisture, wet -- (wetness caused by water; "drops of wet gleamed on the window") Overview of verb wet The verb wet has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (4) wet -- (cause to become wet; "Wet your face") 2. wet -- (make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating; "This eight year old boy still wets his bed") Overview of adj wet The adj wet has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (23) wet -- (covered or soaked with a liquid such as water; "a wet bathing suit"; "wet sidewalks"; "wet paint"; "wet weather") 2. wet -- (supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "a wet candidate running on a wet platform"; "a wet county") 3. wet, lactating -- (producing or secreting milk; "a wet nurse"; "a wet cow"; "lactating cows") 4. wet -- (consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor; "a wet cargo"; "a wet canteen") 5. besotted, blind drunk, blotto, crocked, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, potty, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tiddly, tiddley, tight, tipsy, wet -- (slang for `drunk') Antonyms of adj wet 5 senses of wet Sense 1 wet (vs. dry) dry (vs. wet) => adust, baked, parched, scorched, sunbaked => arid, waterless => bone-dry(postnominal), bone dry(prenominal) => desiccated, dried-out => dried => dried-up => dried-up, sere, sear, shriveled, shrivelled, withered => rainless => thirsty => dry-shod => semiarid Sense 2 wet (vs. dry) dry (vs. wet) Sense 3 wet (vs. dry), lactating dry (vs. wet) => milkless Sense 4 wet INDIRECT (VIA alcoholic) -> nonalcoholic, soft Sense 5 besotted, blind drunk, blotto, crocked, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, potty, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tiddly, tiddley, tight, tipsy, wet INDIRECT (VIA intoxicated) -> sober Similarity of adj wet 5 senses of wet Sense 1 wet (vs. dry) => bedewed, dewy => besprent, sprinkled => boggy, marshy, miry, mucky, muddy, quaggy, sloughy, swampy => clammy, dank => damp, dampish, moist => drenched, saturated, soaked, soaking, sodden, sopping, soppy => dripping => drippy, drizzly => dunked, soused => humid => misty => muggy, steamy, sticky => perspiring, sweating, sweaty => reeking, dripping, watery => showery, rainy => soggy, waterlogged => steaming => sticky => tacky => washed => watery => undried Sense 2 wet (vs. dry) Sense 3 wet (vs. dry), lactating => fresh Sense 4 wet => alcoholic (vs. nonalcoholic) Sense 5 besotted, blind drunk, blotto, crocked, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, potty, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tiddly, tiddley, tight, tipsy, wet => intoxicated (vs. sober), drunk, inebriated Attributes of adj wet 1 of 5 senses of wet Sense 1 wet (vs. dry) => wetness Familiarity of adj wet wet used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 5) Grep of adj wet wet wet behind the ears Overview of noun wet The noun wet has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) moisture, wet -- (wetness caused by water; "drops of wet gleamed on the window") Overview of verb wet The verb wet has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (4) wet -- (cause to become wet; "Wet your face") 2. wet -- (make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating; "This eight year old boy still wets his bed") Overview of adj wet The adj wet has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (23) wet -- (covered or soaked with a liquid such as water; "a wet bathing suit"; "wet sidewalks"; "wet paint"; "wet weather") 2. wet -- (supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "a wet candidate running on a wet platform"; "a wet county") 3. wet, lactating -- (producing or secreting milk; "a wet nurse"; "a wet cow"; "lactating cows") 4. wet -- (consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor; "a wet cargo"; "a wet canteen") 5. besotted, blind drunk, blotto, crocked, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, potty, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tiddly, tiddley, tight, tipsy, wet -- (slang for `drunk')
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