- wet comparative wetter, superlative wettest
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water/liquid
covered in or full of water or another liquid [≠ dry]: - I've washed your shirt but it's still wet.
- wet grass
- get (something) wet
- Take an umbrella or you'll get wet.
- wet with
- His face was wet with sweat.
- The man in the boat was wet through (=completely wet).
- soaking/dripping/sopping wet (=very wet)
- The towel was soaking wet.
- 2
weather
rainy : - There's more wet weather on the way.
- It's very wet outside.
- the wettest summer on record
- 3
paint/ink etc
not yet dry : - The paint's still wet.
- 4
person
British English informalsomeone who is wet does not have a strong character, or is not willing to do something that you think they should do - used to show disapproval : - Don't be so wet! Just tell them you don't want to go.
- 5
baby
if a child or its nappy is wet, the nappy is full of urine - 6
somebody is all wet
American English informalsomeone is completely wrong - 7
be wet behind the ears
informalvery young and without much experience of life - —wetly adverb
- —wetness noun [uncountable]
- WORD FOCUS: wet
- very wet: soaked, drenched
- a little wet: damp, moist
- wet and soft: soggy
- when the air feels wet: humid, damp, muggy
- WORD FOCUS: weather
- good weather: sunny/fine used to describe weather or a day when there is a lot of sunshine
- nice/lovely/glorious very sunny and good
- bright if the weather is bright, the sun shines strongly
- there isn't a cloud in the sky the sky is completely clear
- dry if the weather is dry, it does not rain
- fair sunny and not windy or rainy - used especially in weather forecasts
- rain: wet/rainy/damp used to describe weather or a day when there is a lot of rain
- unsettled if the weather is unsettled, it keeps changing and it often rains
- drizzle light rain which consists of very small drops of water
- shower a short period of rain
- downpour a short period when it suddenly rains very heavily
- it's pouring down British English/it's pouring rain American English it is raining very hard
- it's drizzling it is raining a little, with very small drops of rain
- snow: snowy used to describe weather or a day when there is a lot of snow
- sleet a mixture of snow and rain
- slush a mixture of partly melted snow and ice
- hail/hailstones frozen drops of rain, that fall as drops of ice
- blizzard a storm with a lot of snow and strong wind
- frost white powder that covers the ground when it is cold
- wind: windy used to describe a day or weather when there is a lot of wind
- blustery very windy
- breeze a gentle pleasant wind
- hurricane (in the Atlantic Ocean) /typhoon (in the Pacific Ocean) a violent storm with extremely strong winds
- cloudy: cloudy used to describe weather or a day when there are a lot of clouds in the sky
- grey/dull cloudy and not bright
- overcast if the sky is overcast, it is very cloudy and dark, and it is likely to rain
- hazy not clear, especially because there is a slight mist caused by heat or smoke
- hot: boiling/scorching/sizzling/blazing/burning/baking/broiling (hot)extremely hot
- sweltering very hot and humid
- warm a little hot, in a way that is pleasant
- balmy pleasantly warm, with a gentle wind blowing
- heatwave a period of unusually hot weather
- cold: freezing (cold) extremely cold
- arctic extremely cold, usually with a lot of ice and snow
- wintry cold and snowy or rainy, like the weather in winter
- crisp if the air is crisp, it feels cold but pleasantly fresh and clear
- chilly a little too cold, in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable
- cool a little cold, in a way that is pleasant
- cold snap/cold spell a period of unusually cold weather
- ➔ See also weather
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