Wet (2024)

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1. a. : consisting of, containing, covered with, or soaked with liquid (such as water) b. of natural gas : containing appreciable quantities of readily condensable hydrocarbons.

Some common synonyms of wet are damp, dank, humid, and moist. While all these words mean "covered or more or less soaked with liquid," wet usually implies saturation but may suggest a covering of a surface with water or something (such as paint) not yet dry.

bespatter douse drench drown moisten plunge shower slosh soak sop spatter spray sprinkle squirt wet. get wet (verb as in swash)

Moisture, the condition of containing liquid or being covered or saturated in liquid.

Bed-wetting — also called nighttime incontinence or nocturnal enuresis — means passing urine without intending to while asleep. This happens after the age at which staying dry at night can be reasonably expected. Soggy sheets and pajamas — and an embarrassed child — are a familiar scene in many homes.

An “ace” was a dollar bill, which was also known as a “clam.” “All wet” meant you were incorrect. The expression “Aw, applesauce” meant “that's nonsense.”

wet adjective (WEAK)

used to describe someone who has a weak character and does not express any forceful opinions: Don't be so wet. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

concupiscent, desiring, hard up, hot, hot to trot, lascivious, libidinous, lustful, oversexed, passionate, randy, turned on.

drenched dripping drizzling moistened pouring raining saturate saturated soaking sopping soused teeming. Weak matches. aqueous clammy dewy showery slimy slushy soppy teary water-logged watery wringing-wet.

So you can say, I'm wet, I'm very wet. You can say, I'm soaked, I'm soaked, I'm absolutely soaked. Or you can say, I'm soaking wet, I'm soaking wet. We also have the expression, I'm soaked to the skin.

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Urinary incontinence (enuresis) is the medical term for bedwetting. Incontinence is accidental or intentional urination in children who are at an age where they should be able to have control of their bladders.

Once you're fully physically sexually aroused it's typical to feel vagin*l sensations, swelling, and sufficient wetness. Arousal fluid is vagin*l lubrication created to enable painless penetration and movement (6). Pleasure.

dampness humidness mugginess steaminess. wetness (noun as in wet) Strong matches. clamminess condensation damp drizzle humidity liquid rain rains water.

Did you know we don't have a receptor in our skin for wetness? Wetness is a sensation we take for granted – an experience our brain picks up from other cues, such as temperature and touch. Pioneering research is exploiting these facts to influence everyday product design, from nappies to deodorants.

drenched dripping drowned saturated soaked soaking soused. Weak matches. dank sodden soggy soppy water-logged.

Having too much moisture, water-logged. Of wind or weather: Bringing moisture or rain.

So you can say, I'm wet, I'm very wet. You can say, I'm soaked, I'm soaked, I'm absolutely soaked. Or you can say, I'm soaking wet, I'm soaking wet. We also have the expression, I'm soaked to the skin.

The drug wet refers to marijuana cigarettes that are dipped into or laced with substances like formaldehyde (embalming fluid), phencyclidine (PCP), or both. Other street names for the street drug wet include water, fry, dip, and superweed.

'Wet' refers to the need to use ink or pen. The wet signature refers to the physical act of using 'pen to paper' to sign a document, agreement or contract. This means that there must be a printed document as opposed to an electronic document.