Idioms for wet
Origin of wet
before 900; Middle English
wett, past participle of
weten, Old English
wǣtan to wet; replacing Middle English
weet, Old English
wǣt, cognate with Old Frisian
wēt, Old Norse
vātr; akin to
water
SYNONYMS FOR wet
1 dampened, drenched.
4
misty, drizzling.
7
humid.
11
drizzle.
14
Wet,
drench,
saturate,
soak imply moistening something. To
wet is to moisten in any manner with water or other liquid:
to wet or dampen a cloth.
Drench suggests wetting completely as by a downpour:
A heavy rain drenched the fields.
Saturate implies wetting to the limit of absorption:
to saturate a sponge. To
soak is to keep in a liquid for a time:
to soak beans before baking.
OTHER WORDS FROM wet
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH wet
wet whetWords nearby wet
British Dictionary definitions for all wet
wet
/ (wɛt) /
adjective wetter or wettest
noun
verb wets, wetting, wet or wetted
Derived forms of wet
Word Origin for wet
Old English
wǣt; related to Old Frisian
wēt, Old Norse
vātr, Old Slavonic
vedro bucket
Idioms and Phrases with all wet (1 of 2)
all wet
Completely wrong, mistaken, as in If you think you can beat the system and win at roulette, you're all wet. The original allusion in this expression is unclear, that is, how moisture or dampness is related to wrongness. [Slang; first half of 1900s]
Idioms and Phrases with all wet (2 of 2)
wet