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
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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
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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')
wet definition
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