WET vs DRY: NOUN
- A dram; a drink.
- Rainy weather; foggy or misty weather.
- Water or wetness; moisture or humidity in considerable degree.
- A Middle English form of wit.
- In U. S. polit. slang, an opponent of prohibition; one who favors the traffic in liquor.
- The act of wetting; specifically, a wetting of the throat with drink; a drink or dram of liquor; indulgence in drinking.
- That which makes wet, as water and other liquids; moisture; specifically, rain.
- Rainy or snowy weather.
- Something that wets; moisture.
- Wetness caused by water
- Dry land: as, to execute a piece of engineering work in the dry (that is, not under water).
- A prohibitionist.
- A reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
WET vs DRY: ADJECTIVE
- Inexperienced in a task or profession; having the characteristics of a rookie.
- Of a woman or girl, sexually aroused.
- Of a person, ineffectual.
- Made up of liquid or moisture.
- Of weather or a day, rainy.
- Of an object, etc, covered with or impregnated with liquid.
- Intoxicating liquors.
- Etc. See under Blanket, Dock, etc.
- Refreshed with liquor; drunk.
- Employing, or done by means of, water or some other liquid.
- Very damp; rainy.
- Containing, or consisting of, water or other liquid; moist; soaked with a liquid; having water or other liquid upon the surface
- Allowing the sale of alcoholic beverages.
- Characterized by frequent or heavy precipitation.
- Rainy, humid, or foggy.
- Involving the performance of experiments rather than the design or analysis of them.
- Characterized by the use or presence of water or liquid reagents.
- Stored in or prepared with water or other liquids.
- Not yet dry or firm.
- Very drunk
- Consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor
- Supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of alcoholic beverages
- Producing or secreting milk
- Covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
- Constructed without mortar or cement.
- Unproductive of the expected results.
- Prohibiting or opposed to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages.
- Humorous in an understated or unemotional way.
- Wearisome; dull.
- Matter-of-fact or indifferent in manner.
- Lacking tenderness, warmth, or involvement; severe.
- Devoid of bias or personal concern.
- Having no adornment or coloration; plain.
- Eaten or served without butter, gravy, or other garnish.
- Not sweet as a result of the decomposition of sugar during fermentation. Used of wines.
- Of or relating to solid rather than liquid substances or commodities.
- No longer wet.
- Needing moisture or drink.
- Not producing a liquid substance that is normally produced.
- No longer yielding liquid, especially milk.
- Having all the water or liquid drained away, evaporated, or exhausted.
- Not under water.
- Marked by the absence of natural or normal moisture.
- Having or characterized by little or no rain.
- Free from liquid or moisture.
- Without a mucous or watery discharge
- Having a large proportion of strong liquor
- Lacking warmth or emotional involvement
- Practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages
- Opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages
- Not producing milk
- Free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
- Not shedding tears
- (of wines) not sweet because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation
- Lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless
- Used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones
- Unproductive especially of the expected results
- Having no adornment or coloration
- (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish
- Suffering from fluid deprivation
- Humorously sarcastic or mocking
WET vs DRY: VERB
- Make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating
- Cause to become wet
- Become dry or drier
- Remove the moisture from and make dry
WET vs DRY: INTRANSITIVE VERB
- To urinate.
- To become wet.
- To make (a bed or one's clothes) wet by urinating.
- To make wet; dampen.
- To become dry.
- To preserve (meat or other foods, for example) by extracting the moisture.
- To remove the moisture from; make dry.
WET vs DRY: TRANSITIVE VERB
- To moisten one's throat; to drink a dram of liquor.
- To fill or moisten with water or other liquid; to sprinkle; to cause to have water or other fluid adherent to the surface; to dip or soak in a liquid
- N/A
WET vs DRY: OTHER WORD TYPES
- Containing moisture or volatile components
- To moisten with drink; hence, figuratively, to inaugurate or celebrate by a drink or a treat of liquor: as, to wet a new hat.
- To make wet; moisten, drench, or soak with water or other fluid; dip or soak in a liquid.
- In U. S. polit. slang, opposed to prohibition of the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors: as, a wet town. Compare dry, 13.
- Drenched or drunk with liquor; tipsy.
- Characterized by rain; rainy; drizzly; showery: as, wet weather; a wet season (used especially with reference to tropical or semitropical countries, in which the year is divided into wet and dry seasons).
- Consisting of water or other liquid; of a watery nature.
- Filled with or containing a supply of water: as, a wet dock; a wet meter. See phrases below.
- Covered with or permeated by a moist or fluid substance; charged with moisture: as, a wet sponge; wet land; wet cheeks; a wet painting (one on which the paint is still semi-fluid).
- (idiom) (wet (one's) whistle) To take a drink.
- (idiom) (wet behind the ears) Inexperienced; green.
- (idiom) (all wet) Entirely mistaken.
- I happen to be teetotal"
- Dull and lifeless
- Lacking interest or stimulation
- A small child with a dry nose"
- Or no longer wet
- Lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water
- Lacking moisture or volatile components
- Thirsty; craving drink, especially intoxicating drink.
- Not giving milk: as, a dry cow.
- In geology and mining, free from the presence or use of water, or distant from water: as, dry diggings; dry separation.
- Specifically
- Without moisture; not moist; absolutely or comparatively free from water or wetness, or from fluid of any kind: as, dry land; dry clothes; dry weather; a dry day; dry wood; dry bones.
- In pathology, not attended with suppuration, a fluid discharge or exudation, or hemorrhage.
- To cease talking; be silent.
- To wither, as a limb
- To be wholly evaporated; cease to flow.
- To evaporate; be exhaled; lose fluidity: as, water dries away rapidly; blood dries quickly on exposure to the air.
- To lose moisture; become free from moisture.
- To evaporate completely; stop the flow of: as, the fierce heat dried up all the streams.
- To wither; parch.
- To cause to evaporate or exhale; stop the flow of: as, to dry out the water from a wet garment.
- To make dry; free from water or from moisture of any kind, and by any means, as by wiping, evaporation, exhalation, or drainage; desiccate: as, to dry the eyes; to dry hay; wind dries the earth; to dry a meadow or a swamp.
WET vs DRY: RELATED WORDS
- Muggy, Drizzly, Soaked, Showery, Dampish, Rainy, Sodden, Boggy, Mucky, Waterlogged, Moist, Humid, Muddy, Soggy, Damp
- Unproductive, Tearless, Unstimulating, Shriveled, Scorched, Sere, Semiarid, Juiceless, Thirsty, Waterless, Unsweet, Desiccated, Arid, Rainless, Parched
WET vs DRY: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Muggy, Drizzly, Soaked, Showery, Dampish, Rainy, Sodden, Boggy, Mucky, Waterlogged, Moist, Humid, Muddy, Soggy, Damp
- Unproductive, Tearless, Unstimulating, Shriveled, Scorched, Sere, Semiarid, Juiceless, Thirsty, Waterless, Unsweet, Desiccated, Arid, Rainless, Parched
WET vs DRY: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- Here, standing on the hearth with his wet hat and shawls in his hand, himself a pile of wet, he turned to Mrs.
- Do NOT use the Compact Air Fryer near water or other liquids, with wet hands, or while standing on a wet surface.
- Wet the cotton wick and fill the plastic flask of the wet bulb thermometer with distilled water.
- Wet Look Sealer seals and enhances the natural colors of treated surfaces with a luxurious, wet look.
- These swamp coolers have a wet pad or a wet filter.
- The seat has never been wet and the passenger floor is not wet either.
- Allow extra distance for stopping in the rain or on wet surfaces because brakes are less effective when wet.
- Flow is facilitated by conductive paths such as pipelines and wet ground or other wet materials.
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- Wet the leather with a wet sponge before works.
- Permanent ponds: Ponds that do not normally dry up except in especially dry years.
- Freezing, dry cold, dry heat, and natural soil compositions can create natural embalming.
- They significantly improve chronic conditions worsened by dry air, such as asthma and dry skin.
- They also are known to cause dry mouth, dry eyes, and can worsen constipation.
- Keep your receiver and transmitter dry; if they get wet, wipe them dry immediately.
- Skin dry, tongue completely dry, whitish coating in the middle fairly free.
- Once dry, simply use any dry erase markers to dr.
- This dry spell has caused the stream to dry up.
- Pump onto dry hands and smooth over dry face.
- This can help dry up a cough or runny nose but can also cause side effects such as a dry mouth and dry nose.
WET vs DRY: QUESTIONS
- What happens if framing gets wet during construction?
- What is wet protein energy malnutrition (kwashiorkor)?
- Is de Wet schuldsanering natuurlijke personen onwenselijk?
- How do you get into the wet dry world in wet-dry World?
- Does putting a dryer on wet clothes make them less wet?
- Can You straighten wet hair with a wet to dry straightener?
- How do you practice wet on wet watercolor painting?
- Do watercolor artists use wet on dry or wet on wet techniques?
- When was Sweet Little Mystery by Wet Wet Wet released?
- When was the original Love is all around by Wet Wet Wet?
- Is dry ice blasting an environmentally friendly method?
- Why is dry cleaning more expensive than laundering?
- Can dry macular degeneration cause total blindness?
- How to contact Martinizing Dry Cleaning for environmentally responsible dry cleaning services?
- How long does it take for Chem-Dry of Boulder to dry carpet?
- Is it better to let your hair dry or dry when braiding?
- What is the best dry eye ointment for dry eyes at night?
- Why do I have dry eyes and dry mouth after smoking marijuana?
- Does plaster take longer to dry than dry wall compound?
- Can certain medications cause dry eyes and a dry mouth?