Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - wet

 I. adjective  (~ter; ~test)  Etymology: Middle English, partly from past participle of ~en to ~ & partly from Old English w?t ~; akin to Old Norse vatr ~, Old English w?ter water  Date: before 12th century  1.  a. consisting of, containing, covered with, or soaked with liquid (as water)  b. of natural gas containing appreciable quantities of readily condensable hydrocarbons  2. rainy ~ weather  3. still moist enough to smudge or smear ~ paint  4.  a. drunk 1a a ~ driver  b. having or advocating a policy permitting the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages a ~ county a ~ candidate  5. preserved in liquid  6. employing or done by means of or in the presence of water or other liquid ~ extraction of copper  7. overly sentimental  8. British  a. lacking strength of character ; weak, spineless thought him ~ and violence petrified him — William Golding  b. belonging to the moderate or liberal wing of the Conservative party  • ~ly adverb  • ~ness noun Synonyms:  ~, damp, dank, moist, humid mean covered or more or less soaked with liquid. ~ usually implies saturation but may suggest a covering of a surface with water or something (as paint) not yet dry slipped on the ~ pavement. damp implies a slight or moderate absorption and often connotes an unpleasant degree of moisture clothes will mildew if stored in a damp place. dank implies a more distinctly disagreeable or unwholesome dampness a prisoner in a cold, dank cell. moist applies to what is slightly damp or not felt as dry treat the injury with moist heat. humid applies to the presence of much water vapor in the air a hot, humid climate.  II. noun  Date: before 12th century  1. water; also moisture, ~ness  2. rainy weather ; rain  3. an advocate of a policy of permitting the sale of intoxicating liquors  4. British one who is ~  III. verb  (~ or ~ted; ~ting)  Etymology: Middle English ~en, from Old English w?tan, from w?t, adjective  Date: before 12th century  transitive verb  1. to make ~  2. to urinate in or on ~ his pants  intransitive verb  1. to become ~  2. urinate  • ~ter noun