The meaning of Wet

noun

A very young child.

Usage examples:

His wife's just had a baby

adjective

Comparatively small or immature of its kind.

Usage examples:

A baby version of the oxford movement

verb

Treat (someone) as a baby; pamper or be overprotective towards.

Usage examples:

Her aunt babied her and fussed over her clothes

adjective

Too wet and muddy to be easily walked on; marshy.

Usage examples:

The shrub grows naturally in boggy ground

noun

A cylindrical metal container.

Usage examples:

A petrol can

verb

Preserve (food) in a can.

Usage examples:

Sardines and anchovies are worth the extra money if canned in olive oil

abbreviation

Canada or canadian.

noun

A domestic fowl kept for its eggs or meat, especially a young one.

Usage examples:

Rationing was still in force and most people kept chickens

adjective

Cowardly.

Usage examples:

I was too chicken to go to court

verb

Withdraw from or fail in something through lack of nerve.

Usage examples:

The referee chickened out of giving a penalty

adjective

Tending to form clots; sticky.

Usage examples:

Claggy mud

adjective

Thick and sticky

Usage examples:

The soil in the garden was thick, claggy clay., the claggy weather in the west will clear to leave …

noun

A person who is contemptibly lacking in the courage to do or endure dangerous or unpleasant things.

Usage examples:

They had run away—the cowards!

adjective

Excessively afraid of danger or pain.

Usage examples:

Aidan had lost count how many times he'd cried himself to sleep in order to escape the pain that he…

adjective

Lacking courage.

Usage examples:

He was a weak, cowardly man

adverb

In a way which shows a lack of courage.

adjective

(of a person) not at all brave and too eager to avoid danger, difficulty, or pain

Usage examples:

He was too cowardly to give the order., when they criticize us anonymously they come across as cowa…

adjective

Slightly wet.

Usage examples:

Her hair was still damp from the shower

noun

Moisture diffused through the air or a solid substance or condensed on a surface, typically with detrimental or unpleasant effects.

Usage examples:

The house reeked of mould and damp

verb

Make (something) slightly wet.

Usage examples:

Damp a small area with water

verb

Make slightly wet.

Usage examples:

The fine rain dampened her face

verb

To make something slightly wet

Usage examples:

Rain dampened the tent, but it dried in the sun., i think the accident dampened his enthusiasm for …

verb

To make something less strong or successful

Usage examples:

The outlook for the global economy looked gloomy, and dampened expectations of a rise in profits th…

verb

Make slightly wet.

Usage examples:

The fine rain dampened her face

verb

Past simple and past participle of dampen

Usage examples:

Rain had dampened the tent so we left it to dry in the afternoon sun., nothing you can say will dam…

noun

A severe flood.

Usage examples:

This may be the worst deluge in living memory

verb

Overwhelm with a flood.

Usage examples:

Caravans were deluged by the heavy rains

noun

A very large volume of something, more than can be managed

Usage examples:

The newspaper received a deluge of complaints about the article., the senator’s office was deluged …

verb

Pour a liquid over; drench.

Usage examples:

He doused the car with petrol and set it on fire

verb

Wet thoroughly

verb

To throw water or another liquid on someone or something

Usage examples:

To get rid of weeds, i douse them with plain white vinegar., fig. the room was doused in light., ef…

verb

Wet thoroughly; soak.

Usage examples:

I fell in the stream and was drenched

noun

A dose of medicine administered to an animal.

Usage examples:

A worming drench

verb

Past simple and past participle of drench

Usage examples:

A sudden thunderstorm had drenched us to the skin., the athletes were drenched with sweat., she lik…

verb

Let fall or be so wet as to shed small drops of liquid.

Usage examples:

The tap won't stop dripping

noun

A small drop of a liquid.

Usage examples:

She put the bucket on top of the dresser to catch the drips

verb

Flowing in drops

noun

Fat that has melted and dripped from roasting meat, used in cooking or eaten cold as a spread.

Usage examples:

Bread and dripping

adjective

Very wet.

Usage examples:

Dripping wet hair

verb

Let fall or be so wet as to shed small drops of liquid.

Usage examples:

The tap won't stop dripping

adjective

Affected, over-refined, and ineffectual.

Usage examples:

Effete trendies from art college

adjective

Lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness.

Usage examples:

By now, he was too feeble to leave his room

adjective

Weak

Usage examples:

A feeble joke, he’s pretty feeble, and has to use a cane to get around.

noun

An overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits, especially over what is normally dry land.

Usage examples:

The villagers had been cut off by floods and landslides

verb

Short for floodlight.

verb

To fill or become covered with water or to cause this to happen to something

Usage examples:

[ t ] a burst pipe flooded the bathroom., [ i ] the basements of many downtown buildings would floo…

adjective

Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.

Usage examples:

He was foolish enough to confide in her

verb

Increase the level of moisture in (air).

Usage examples:

The plants humidify and cool the air in hot weather

verb

To make air wetter

Usage examples:

The doctor says we need to humidify the air in the baby’s room because it’s too dry.

adjective

Not producing any significant or desired effect.

Usage examples:

An ineffectual campaign

adjective

Not able to produce good results

Usage examples:

An ineffectual teacher

adjective

Having or showing no skill; clumsy.

Usage examples:

The referee's inept handling of the match

adjective

Not skilled or effective

Usage examples:

He was always pretty inept at sports., political/social/economic ineptitude

noun

A free-swimming marine coelenterate with a gelatinous bell- or saucer-shaped body that is typically transparent and has stinging tentacles around the edge.

Usage examples:

Like jellyfish, medusa can sting an enemy with its tentacles.

noun

A sea animal with a soft, round, almost transparent body with tentacles that can sting

noun

An effeminate, weak, or oversensitive man.

Usage examples:

There is no number two, an’ what you gonna do about that, ya bunch of jessies?

noun

A substance that flows freely but is of constant volume, having a consistency like that of water or oil.

Usage examples:

Drink plenty of liquids

adjective

A consonant produced by allowing the airstream to flow over the sides of the tongue (typically l and r ).

noun

A substance that flows easily and is neither a gas nor a solid

Usage examples:

Liquid assets

adjective

Characteristic of or resembling a marsh; waterlogged.

Usage examples:

The marshy ground towards the sea

adjective

A marshy area of land is always wet, like a marsh

Usage examples:

This area was very marshy before the drainage system was installed.

adjective

Very muddy or boggy.

Usage examples:

The roads were miry in winter

adjective

Consisting of deep, wet, sticky earth that is difficult to move through

Usage examples:

The meadows between the village and the churchyard were wet and miry., the road was so miry that th…

adjective

Slightly wet.

Usage examples:

The moist, fertile soil

adjective

Slightly wet

Usage examples:

Moist blueberry muffins, rich, moist soil, [ t ] moisten the shirts before ironing.

verb

Wet slightly.

Usage examples:

She moistened her lips with the tip of her tongue

verb

To make something slightly wet or to become slightly wet

Usage examples:

Moisten the cloth before using it to clean glass.

verb

Wet slightly.

Usage examples:

She moistened her lips with the tip of her tongue

verb

Past simple and past participle of moisten

Usage examples:

Moisten the cloth before using it to clean glass.

noun

The quality of being slightly wet, especially in a pleasant or good way

Usage examples:

Sauces add moistness, flavour, and interest to the dishes they accompany., guy felt a growing dryne…

noun

A small rodent that typically has a pointed snout, relatively large ears and eyes, and a long tail.

Usage examples:

Experiments revealed the same cells that have also been discovered in rats, gophers, gerbils, mice,…

verb

(of a cat or owl) hunt for or catch mice.

Usage examples:

Female cats are usually much better at mousing than males

noun

Small rodent having a pointed snout and small ears

adjective

Weak, silly, or emotional

Usage examples:

She thinks we're a bunch of namby-pamby liberals.

adjective

Arousing pity, especially through vulnerability or sadness.

Usage examples:

She looked so pathetic that i bent down to comfort her

adjective

Causing feelings of sadness or sympathy

Usage examples:

I think it’s pathetic that only half of the eligible voters tend to vote., a pathetic excuse, berni…

verb

Soak (flax or hemp) in water to soften it.

Usage examples:

The flax has been retted and used as linen to produce the fabric

abbreviation

Retired.

abbreviation

Retired (used after the name of a retired armed forces officer or in recording that a sports player retired from a game).

Usage examples:

Capt. edwin richards, rn (retd)

verb

Cause (something) to become thoroughly soaked with water or other liquid so that no more can be absorbed.

Usage examples:

The soil is saturated

noun

A saturated fat.

Usage examples:

As far as the heart is concerned saturates are considered the main enemy

adjective

Saturated with moisture.

adjective

Holding as much water or moisture as can be absorbed; thoroughly soaked.

Usage examples:

A mass of saturated air decreases in temperature as it rises in the atmosphere

verb

Cause (something) to become thoroughly soaked with water or other liquid so that no more can be absorbed.

Usage examples:

The soil is saturated

adjective

Containing all of a substance that can be absorbed

noun

Someone, especially a child, who is easily frightened

Usage examples:

Come on, scaredy-cat - it won't bite you!

adjective

Effeminate, weak, or cowardly.

Usage examples:

A soft sissified manner and voice

noun

A soft, timid, or oversensitive person, or a boy or man viewed as being overly interested in things traditionally associated with women.

Usage examples:

He would hate the other boys to think he was a sissy

adjective

A person regarded as effeminate or cowardly.

Usage examples:

He would hate the other boys to think he was a sissy

noun

A boy who seems to be easily frightened and not brave, or who is not interested in things boys usually like

Usage examples:

Dancing was for sissies when i was a kid.

noun

A flake of snow, especially a feathery ice crystal, typically displaying delicate sixfold symmetry.

Usage examples:

He watched the tiny snowflakes drift onto his black jean pants.

noun

A single piece of snow that falls from the sky

verb

Make or allow (something) to become thoroughly wet by immersing it in liquid.

Usage examples:

Soak the beans overnight in water

noun

An act of immersing someone or something in liquid for a period of time.

Usage examples:

I'm looking forward to a long soak in the bath

verb

Submerge in a liquid

adjective

Extremely wet; saturated.

Usage examples:

He got absolutely soaked in the rain

verb

Make or allow (something) to become thoroughly wet by immersing it in liquid.

Usage examples:

Soak the beans overnight in water

adjective

Extremely wet

Usage examples:

I'm going to have to take these clothes off - i'm soaked to the skin!, my shoes are soaked (through…

adjective

Easy to mould, cut, compress, or fold; not hard or firm to the touch.

Usage examples:

Soft margarine

adverb

(of a consonant) pronounced as a fricative (as c in ice ).

adjective

Not hard or firm; changing its shape when pressed

Usage examples:

The crabs are plucked from the water before their soft shells have had a chance to harden., the bab…

noun

A soft-hearted, weak, or sentimental person.

Usage examples:

She is too much of a softie to fire anyone

noun

A kind, gentle person who is not forceful, looks for the pleasant things in life, and can be easily persuaded to do what you want them to

adjective

Wet and soft.

Usage examples:

We squelched through the soggy ground

adjective

(of a substance) very wet from having absorbed liquid

Usage examples:

They played on a wet, soggy field.

noun

A thing of no great value given or done as a concession to appease someone whose main concerns or demands are not being met.

Usage examples:

My agent telephones as a sop but never finds me work

verb

Soak up liquid using an absorbent substance.

Usage examples:

He used some bread to sop up the sauce

noun

Something unimportant or of little value that is offered to stop complaints or unhappiness

Usage examples:

He regarded third prize as just a sop.

verb

Soak in or drench with liquid.

Usage examples:

The chips were well soused with vinegar

noun

Liquid used for pickling.

Usage examples:

He liked to make salt-fish souse

adjective

Having no spine or backbone; invertebrate.

Usage examples:

It remains a lifeless and spineless human creation.

adjective

Lacking courage, vigour, or vivacity.

Usage examples:

Ruth and i played a spiritless game of scrabble

adjective

Having no energy and enthusiasm

Usage examples:

It was a spiritless performance.

noun

A sound made by something striking or falling into liquid.

Usage examples:

We hit the water with a mighty splash

verb

Cause (liquid) to strike or fall on something in irregular drops.

Usage examples:

She splashed cold water on to her face

verb

To scatter liquid or to cause liquid to scatter through the air or onto something

Usage examples:

[ t ] she splashed her face with cold water., [ i ] kids love to splash around in mud puddles., a s…

noun

Liquid that is blown or driven through the air in the form of tiny drops.

Usage examples:

A torrent of white foam and spray

verb

Apply (liquid) to someone or something in the form of tiny drops.

Usage examples:

The product can be sprayed on to wet or dry hair

noun

A stem or small branch of a tree or plant, bearing flowers and foliage.

Usage examples:

A spray of honeysuckle

adjective

Characteristic of or resembling a swamp.

Usage examples:

A swampy area

adjective

Swampy land is soft and very wet.

adjective

Showing or suffering from nervousness or a lack of confidence.

Usage examples:

A timorous voice

adjective

Nervous and without much confidence

noun

A colourless, transparent, odourless liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain and is the basis of the fluids of living organisms.

Usage examples:

Sodium chloride dissolves in water

verb

Pour or sprinkle water over (a plant or area) in order to encourage plant growth.

Usage examples:

I went out to water the geraniums

noun

A clear, colorless liquid that falls from the sky as rain and is necessary for animal and plant life

Usage examples:

A drink/glass of water, bottled/tap water, cold/hot water, i’m boiling water to make some more coff…

verb

Saturate with water; make (something) waterlogged.

Usage examples:

The open roof allowed rain to waterlog the field

adjective

Saturated with or full of water.

Usage examples:

Parts of the racecourse were waterlogged

verb

Saturate with water; make (something) waterlogged.

Usage examples:

The open roof allowed rain to waterlog the field

adjective

(of land) full of water and almost covered by a layer of it

Usage examples:

The game was cancelled because of a waterlogged pitch., water the plants regularly but do not allow…

noun

A person or animal that is physically weak and frail.

Usage examples:

We spend money and effort in rearing every weakling

noun

A wild plant growing where it is not wanted and in competition with cultivated plants.

Usage examples:

Keep the seedlings clear of weeds

verb

Remove unwanted plants from (an area of ground).

Usage examples:

I was weeding a flower bed

verb

Urinate.

adjective

Containing or covered with many weeds.

Usage examples:

A weedy path led to the gate

adjective

Containing a lot of weeds

Usage examples:

A weedy pavement, a weedy child, the story had a rather weedy plot.

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

noun

The state of containing or being covered with water or another liquid

Usage examples:

The wetness of the land they crossed made travelling difficult., the cold wetness she felt on her b…

adjective

Not strong, brave, or confident

Usage examples:

I'm far too wimpy to go rock climbing., i was too wimpy to be a boxer so i decided to be a musician.

adjective

Not strong, brave, or confident

Usage examples:

I'm far too wimpy to go rock climbing., i was too wimpy to be a boxer so i decided to be a musician.

adjective

Of the colour between green and orange in the spectrum, a primary subtractive colour complementary to blue; coloured like ripe lemons or egg yolks.

Usage examples:

Curly yellow hair

noun

Yellow colour or pigment.

Usage examples:

The craft detonated in a blaze of red and yellow

verb

Become yellow, especially with age.

Usage examples:

The cream paint was beginning to yellow