wet

wet

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/wɛt/]

Senses

1. wet (adj) — sense 1

Definition: Made up of liquid or moisture, usually (but not always) water.

Example: Water is wet.

Concept: Мокрое

Polarities of the concept

2. wet (adj) — sense 2

Definition: Of an object, etc.: covered or impregnated with liquid, usually (but not always) water.

Example: I went out in the rain and now my clothes are all wet.

3. wet (adj) — sense 3

Definition: Of a burrito, sandwich, or other food: covered in a sauce.

Example: A chimichanga (MWCD: 1982) is a burrito that is deep-fried, rather than baked, and is served in the fashion of a wet burrito.

4. wet (noun) — sense 4

Definition: Liquid or moisture.

Example: Now the sun, with more effectual beams, / Had cheered the face of earth, and dried the wet / From drooping plant.

5. wet (noun) — sense 5

Definition: Rainy weather.

Example: Don't go out in the wet.

6. wet (noun) — sense 6

Definition: Rainy season. (often capitalized)

Example: They'll be in the camp […] before the Wet's out, mark my words.

7. wet (verb) — sense 7

Definition: To cover or impregnate with liquid.

Example: There is scanty room for a railway, and in many places the rails are wetted by the spray from the Illecillewaet, which is the Indian word for a raging torrent.

8. wet (verb) — sense 8

Definition: To make or become wet.

Example: I try to show emotion, but my eyes won't seem to wet

9. wet (verb) — sense 9

Definition: To make (oneself, clothing, a bed, etc.) wet by accidental urination.

Example: Johnny wets the bed several times a week.

Structure of the word

Roots:
  • wed (Proto-Indo-European)

Polarities

Moisture ↔ Dryness — concept «Мокрое»

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