English words starting with wet

Meanings of Wet:

adjective

Covered or saturated with water or another liquid.

Usage examples:

She followed, slipping on the wet rock

verb

Cover or touch with liquid; moisten.

Usage examples:

He wetted a finger and flicked through the pages

noun

Liquid that makes something damp.

Usage examples:

I could feel the wet of his tears

Meanings of Wet your whistle:

idiom

To have an alcoholic drink

Meanings of Wet-behind:

idiom

To be young and without experience

Meanings of Wet-behind-the-ears:

phrase

Lacking experience; immature.

Usage examples:

He's a nice young fellow but a bit wet behind the ears

idiom

To be young and without experience

Meanings of Wet-blanket:

noun

A person who spoils other people's fun by failing to join in with or by disapproving of their activities.

Usage examples:

Don't be a wet blanket

Meanings of Wet-dream:

noun

A sexually exciting dream in a man that causes an ejaculation (= release of semen)

Meanings of Wet-nurse:

noun

In the past, a woman employed to give her breast milk to another woman's baby

verb

To treat someone too carefully as if that person is unable to do anything himself or herself

Meanings of Wet-through:

phrase

To be completely wet

Usage examples:

Come in quickly - you're wet through., come in and get dry - you're wet through!, by the time we go…

Meanings of Weta:

noun

A large brown wingless insect related to the grasshoppers, with long spiny legs and wood-boring larvae, found only in new zealand.

Usage examples:

Tuataras are primarily nocturnal predators of arthropods, especially those associated with sea bird…

Meanings of Wetback:

noun

A mexican living in the us, especially without official authorization.

Usage examples:

Off and on for several years we employed a wetback, an illegal alien, who worked around the house a…

Meanings of Wetbacks:

noun

A mexican living in the us, especially without official authorization.

Usage examples:

Off and on for several years we employed a wetback, an illegal alien, who worked around the house a…

Meanings of Wether:

noun

A castrated ram.

Usage examples:

Most adult sheep were wethers (castrated rams) raised mainly for wool.

Meanings of Wethers:

noun

A castrated ram.

Usage examples:

Most adult sheep were wethers (castrated rams) raised mainly for wool.

Meanings of Wetland:

noun

Land consisting of marshes or swamps; saturated land.

Usage examples:

The draining of british wetlands

Meanings of Wetlands:

noun

Land consisting of marshes or swamps; saturated land.

Usage examples:

The draining of british wetlands

plural noun

An area of land that is naturally wet

Usage examples:

[ u ] thousands of acres of wetlands are destroyed every year by development.

Meanings of Wetly:

adverb

In a way that involves water or another liquid

Usage examples:

She sat rigidly in her seat, her clothes clinging wetly to her body., she said wetly that she thoug…

Meanings of Wetness:

noun

The state or condition of being covered or saturated with water or another liquid; dampness.

Usage examples:

The pale brown of the rock was blotched with wetness

Meanings of Wets:

verb

Cover or touch with liquid; moisten.

Usage examples:

He wetted a finger and flicked through the pages

noun

Liquid that makes something damp.

Usage examples:

I could feel the wet of his tears

adjective

Covered or saturated with water or another liquid.

Usage examples:

She followed, slipping on the wet rock

Meanings of Wetsuit:

noun

A close-fitting rubber garment typically covering the entire body, worn for warmth in water sports or diving.

Usage examples:

So whilst tim was whisking around in tight circles in his own, go-faster-striped coracle, his pupil…

Meanings of Wetted:

verb

Cover or touch with liquid; moisten.

Usage examples:

He wetted a finger and flicked through the pages

adjective

Covered or saturated with water or another liquid.

Usage examples:

She followed, slipping on the wet rock

noun

Liquid that makes something damp.

Usage examples:

I could feel the wet of his tears

Meanings of Wetter:

adjective

Covered or saturated with water or another liquid.

Usage examples:

She followed, slipping on the wet rock

verb

Cover or touch with liquid; moisten.

Usage examples:

He wetted a finger and flicked through the pages

noun

Liquid that makes something damp.

Usage examples:

I could feel the wet of his tears

Comparative of wet

Meanings of Wettest:

adjective

Covered or saturated with water or another liquid.

Usage examples:

She followed, slipping on the wet rock

verb

Cover or touch with liquid; moisten.

Usage examples:

He wetted a finger and flicked through the pages

noun

Liquid that makes something damp.

Usage examples:

I could feel the wet of his tears

Superlative of wet

Meanings of Wetting:

verb

Cover or touch with liquid; moisten.

Usage examples:

He wetted a finger and flicked through the pages

noun

The action of making something wet.

Usage examples:

The wetting of the surface