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wet

/wɛt/noun, verb, adjective1 syllable

Wet means: very drunk.

Synonyms for wet68

noun, as in wetness caused by water

moisture

adjective, as in very drunk

besotted, blind drunk, blotto, crocked, cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed, smashed
and 11 more, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tight, intoxicated, drunk, inebriated, ripped, gone

adjective, as in covered or soaked with a liquid such as water

bedewed, dewy, besprent, boggy, marshy, miry, mucky, muddy, quaggy, sloppy, sloughy, soggy, squashy, swampy
and 10 more, waterlogged, clammy, dank, damp, dampish, moist, sodden, soppy, drippy, drizzly

adjective, as in producing or secreting milk

lactating, fresh

adjective, as in consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor

alcoholic

also used for wet

wetting, saturated, raining, rainy, green, wet behind the ears, feeble, hopeless, useless, drip, bewatered, drenched, dripping, humid, irriguous

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Opposites of wet

dry

What does wet mean?9

adjective

1

very drunk

2

covered or soaked with a liquid such as water“a wet bathing suit”

3

producing or secreting milk“a wet nurse”

4

consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor“a wet cargo”

5

containing moisture or volatile components“wet paint”

6

supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of alcoholic beverages“a wet candidate running on a wet platform”

noun

1

wetness caused by water“drops of wet gleamed on the window”

verb

1

cause to become wet“Wet your face”

2

make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating“This eight year old boy still wets his bed”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with wet?34

three syllables

cigarette
Show 40 near rhymes
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All 34 rhymes for wet, grouped by syllable

Wet in a sentence

  • The girl lifted her face, still wet with tears.unknown
  • If your feet get wet, you'll get a cold.sundown
  • The weather was not only cold, but also wet.CM
  • As the road was wet, the car must have slipped sideways.unknown
  • If the weather should be wet, the garden party will not be held.unknown
  • It was not very cold, but it was always wet.Source_VOA
  • With her stories from her childhood, she can be a real wet blanket.unknown
  • If your feet get wet, you'll catch a cold.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of wet

as a noun

plural
wets

as a verb

past tense
wet
past participle
wet
present participle
wetting
third-person singular
wets

as a adjective

comparative
wetter
superlative
wettest