Wet vs. Dip

Wetadjective

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

Wetadjective

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

Wetadjective

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

Wetadjective

Of calligraphy and fountain pens: depositing a large amount of ink from the nib or the feed.

Wetadjective

Of a sound recording: having had audio effects applied.

Wetadjective

Of weather or a time period: rainy.

Wetadjective

(slang) Of a person: inexperienced in a profession or task; having the characteristics of a rookie.

Wetadjective

(of women) Sexually aroused and thus having the vulva moistened with vaginal secretions.

Wetadjective

Ineffectual, feeble, showing no strength of character.

Wetadjective

Permitting alcoholic beverages.

Wetadjective

Refreshed with liquor; drunk.

Wetadjective

Of a scientist or laboratory: working with biological or chemical matter.

Wetadjective

(chemistry) Employing, or done by means of, water or some other liquid.

Wetadjective

Involving assassination or "wet work".

Wetnoun

Liquid or moisture.

Wetnoun

Rainy weather.

Wetnoun

(Australia) Rainy season. (often capitalized)

Wetnoun

A moderate Conservative; especially, one who opposed the hard-line policies of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s.

Wetnoun

(colloquial) An alcoholic drink.

Wetnoun

One who supports the consumption of alcohol and thus opposes Prohibition.

Wetverb

(transitive) To cover or impregnate with liquid.

Wetverb

(transitive) To accidentally urinate in or on.

Wetverb

(intransitive) To make or become wet.

Wetverb

To form an intermetallic bond between a solder and a metal substrate.

Wetverb

To celebrate by drinking alcohol.

Wetverb

misspelling of whet

Wetadjective

Containing, or consisting of, water or other liquid; moist; soaked with a liquid; having water or other liquid upon the surface; as, wet land; a wet cloth; a wet table.

Wetadjective

Very damp; rainy; as, wet weather; a wet season.

Wetadjective

Employing, or done by means of, water or some other liquid; as, the wet extraction of copper, in distinction from dry extraction in which dry heat or fusion is employed.

Wetadjective

Refreshed with liquor; drunk.

Wetnoun

Water or wetness; moisture or humidity in considerable degree.

Wetnoun

Rainy weather; foggy or misty weather.

Wetnoun

A dram; a drink.

Wetverb

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; as, to wet a sponge; to wet the hands; to wet cloth.

Wetnoun

wetness caused by water;

Wetverb

cause to become wet;

Wetverb

make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating;

Wetadjective

covered or soaked with a liquid such as water;

Wetadjective

supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of alcoholic beverages;

Wetadjective

producing or secreting milk;

Wetadjective

consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor;

Wetadjective

very drunk

Wetadjective

covered or saturated with water or another liquid

Wetadjective

(of the weather) rainy

Wetadjective

(of paint, ink, plaster, or a similar substance) not yet having dried or hardened

Wetadjective

(of a baby or young child) having urinated in its nappy or underwear

Wetadjective

involving the use of water or liquid

Wetadjective

(of a ship) liable to take in water over her bows or sides.

Wetadjective

showing a lack of forcefulness or strength of character; feeble

Wetadjective

Conservative with liberal tendencies, especially as regarded by right-wing Conservatives

Wetadjective

(of a country or region or of its legislation) allowing the free sale of alcoholic drink.

Wetadjective

(of a person) addicted to or drinking alcohol

Wetverb

cover or touch with liquid; moisten

Wetverb

(especially of a baby or young child) urinate in or on

Wetverb

urinate involuntarily

Wetverb

infuse (tea) by pouring on boiling water

Wetnoun

liquid that makes something damp

Wetnoun

rainy weather

Wetnoun

a drink

Wetnoun

a person lacking forcefulness or strength of character

Wetnoun

a Conservative with liberal tendencies

Wetnoun

a person opposed to the prohibition of alcohol.

Dipnoun

A lower section of a road or geological feature.

Dipnoun

Inclination downward; direction below a horizontal line; slope; pitch.

Dipnoun

The action of dipping or plunging for a moment into a liquid.

Dipnoun

A tank or trough where cattle or sheep are immersed in chemicals to kill parasites.

Dipnoun

A dip stick.

Dipnoun

A swim, usually a short swim to refresh.

Dipnoun

A pickpocket.

Dipnoun

A sauce for dipping.

Dipnoun

(geology) The angle from horizontal of a planar geologic surface, such as a fault line.

Dipnoun

(archaic) A dipped candle.

Dipnoun

(dance) a move in many different styles of partner dances, often performed at the end of a dance, in which the follower leans far to the side and is supported by the leader

Dipnoun

A gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the performer, resting on his hands, lets his arms bend and his body sink until his chin is level with the bars, and then raises himself by straightening his arms.

Dipnoun

In the turpentine industry, the viscid exudation that is dipped out from incisions in the trees. Virgin dip is the runnings of the first year, yellow dip the runnings of subsequent years.

Dipnoun

(aeronautics) A sudden drop followed by a climb, usually to avoid obstacles or as the result of getting into an airhole.

Dipnoun

(uncountable) The moist form of snuff tobacco.

Dipnoun

The act of missing out on seeing a sought after bird.

Dipnoun

A foolish person.

Dipnoun

(informal) A diplomat.

Dipverb

(transitive) To lower into a liquid.

Dipverb

(intransitive) To immerse oneself; to become plunged in a liquid; to sink.

Dipverb

(intransitive) (of a value or rate) To decrease slightly.

Dipverb

(transitive) To lower a light's beam.

Dipverb

(transitive) To lower (a flag), particularly a national ensign, to a partially hoisted position in order to render or to return a salute. While lowered, the flag is said to be “at the dip.” A flag being carried on a staff may be dipped by leaning it forward at an approximate angle of 45 degrees.

Dipverb

(transitive) To treat cattle or sheep by immersion in chemical solution.

Dipverb

(transitive) To use a dip stick to check oil level in an engine.

Dipverb

To consume snuff by placing a pinch behind the lip or under the tongue so that the active chemical constituents of the snuff may be absorbed into the system for their narcotic effect.

Dipverb

(transitive) To immerse for baptism.

Dipverb

(transitive) To wet, as if by immersing; to moisten.

Dipverb

(intransitive) To plunge or engage thoroughly in any affair.

Dipverb

(transitive) To take out, by dipping a dipper, ladle, or other receptacle, into a fluid and removing a part; often with out.

Dipverb

(intransitive) To perform the action of plunging a dipper, ladle. etc. into a liquid or soft substance and removing a part.

Dipverb

(transitive) To engage as a pledge; to mortgage.

Dipverb

(transitive) To perform (a bow or curtsey) by inclining the body.

Dipverb

(intransitive) To incline downward from the plane of the horizon.

Dipverb

To perform a dip dance move (often phrased with the leader as the subject noun and the follower as the subject noun being dipped)

Dipverb

To lower the body by bending the knees while keeping the body in an upright position, as in movement to the rhythm of music.

Dipverb

To leave.

Dipverb

To miss out on seeing a sought after bird.

Dipverb

To plunge or immerse; especially, to put for a moment into a liquid; to insert into a fluid and withdraw again.

Dipverb

To immerse for baptism; to baptize by immersion.

Dipverb

To wet, as if by immersing; to moisten.

Dipverb

To plunge or engage thoroughly in any affair.

Dipverb

To take out, by dipping a dipper, ladle, or other receptacle, into a fluid and removing a part; - often with out; as, to dip water from a boiler; to dip out water.

Dipverb

To engage as a pledge; to mortgage.

Dipverb

To immerse one's self; to become plunged in a liquid; to sink.

Dipverb

To perform the action of plunging some receptacle, as a dipper, ladle. etc.; into a liquid or a soft substance and removing a part.

Dipverb

To pierce; to penetrate; - followed by in or into.

Dipverb

To enter slightly or cursorily; to engage one's self desultorily or by the way; to partake limitedly; - followed by in or into.

Dipverb

To incline downward from the plane of the horizon; as, strata of rock dip.

Dipverb

To dip snuff.

Dipnoun

The action of dipping or plunging for a moment into a liquid.

Dipnoun

Inclination downward; direction below a horizontal line; slope; pitch.

Dipnoun

a hollow or depression in a surface, especially in the ground.

Dipnoun

A liquid, as a sauce or gravy, served at table with a ladle or spoon.

Dipnoun

A dipped candle.

Dipnoun

A gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the performer, resting on his hands, lets his arms bend and his body sink until his chin is level with the bars, and then raises himself by straightening his arms.

Dipnoun

In the turpentine industry, the viscid exudation, which is dipped out from incisions in the trees; as, virgin dip (the runnings of the first year), yellow dip (the runnings of subsequent years).

Dipnoun

A sudden drop followed by a climb, usually to avoid obstacles or as the result of getting into an airhole.

Dipnoun

a liquid, in which objects are soaked by dipping; e.g., a parasiticide or insecticide solution into which animals are dipped (see sheep-dip).

Dipnoun

a sauce into which foods are dipped to enhance the flavor; e. g., an onion dip made from sour cream and dried onions, into which potato chips are dipped.

Dipnoun

a pickpocket.

Dipnoun

a depression in an otherwise level surface;

Dipnoun

(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon

Dipnoun

a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places

Dipnoun

tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped

Dipnoun

a brief immersion

Dipnoun

a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity;

Dipnoun

a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow

Dipnoun

a brief swim in water

Dipnoun

a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms

Dipverb

immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate;

Dipverb

dip into a liquid while eating;

Dipverb

go down momentarily;

Dipverb

stain an object by immersing it in a liquid

Dipverb

switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

Dipverb

lower briefly;

Dipverb

appear to move downward;

Dipverb

slope downwards;

Dipverb

dip into a liquid;

Dipverb

of candles; by dipping the wick into hot, liquid wax

Dipverb

immerse in a disinfectant solution;

Dipverb

scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface;