Wet vs. Dry
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.
Dryadjective
Free from or lacking moisture.
Dryadjective
Unable to produce a liquid, as water, (Petrochemistry) oil, or (farming) milk.
Dryadjective
(masonry) Built without or lacking mortar.
Dryadjective
(chemistry) Anhydrous: free from or lacking water in any state, regardless of the presence of other liquids.
Dryadjective
(figurative) Athirst, eager.
Dryadjective
Free from or lacking alcohol or alcoholic beverages.
Dryadjective
(law) Describing an area where sales of alcoholic or strong alcoholic beverages are banned.
Dryadjective
Free from or lacking embellishment or sweetness, particularly:
Dryadjective
Low in sugar; lacking sugar; unsweetened.
Dryadjective
(humor) Amusing without showing amusement.
Dryadjective
Lacking interest, boring.
Dryadjective
(fine arts) Exhibiting precise execution lacking delicate contours or soft transitions of color.
Dryadjective
Involving computations rather than work with biological or chemical matter.
Dryadjective
(of a sound recording) Free from applied audio effects.
Dryadjective
Without a usual complement or consummation; impotently. improve this
Dryadjective
(Christianity) Of a mass, service, or rite: involving neither consecration nor communion.
Drynoun
The process by which something is dried.
Drynoun
(US) A prohibitionist (of alcoholic beverages).
Drynoun
The dry season.
Drynoun
(Australia) An area of waterless country.
Drynoun
A radical or hard-line Conservative; especially, one who supported the policies of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s.
Dryverb
(intransitive) To lose moisture.
Dryverb
(transitive) To remove moisture from.
Dryverb
To be thirsty.
Dryadjective
Free from moisture; having little humidity or none; arid; not wet or moist; deficient in the natural or normal supply of moisture, as rain or fluid of any kind; - said especially: (a) Of the weather: Free from rain or mist.
Dryadjective
Of vegetable matter: Free from juices or sap; not succulent; not green; as, dry wood or hay.
Dryadjective
Destitute of that which interests or amuses; barren; unembellished; jejune; plain.
Dryadjective
Of the eyes: Not shedding tears.
Dryadjective
Characterized by a quality somewhat severe, grave, or hard; hence, sharp; keen; shrewd; quaint; as, a dry tone or manner; dry wit.
Dryadjective
Of certain morbid conditions, in which there is entire or comparative absence of moisture; as, dry gangrene; dry catarrh.
Dryadjective
Exhibiting a sharp, frigid preciseness of execution, or the want of a delicate contour in form, and of easy transition in coloring.
Dryverb
To make dry; to free from water, or from moisture of any kind, and by any means; to exsiccate; as, to dry the eyes; to dry one's tears; the wind dries the earth; to dry a wet cloth; to dry hay.
Dryverb
To grow dry; to become free from wetness, moisture, or juice; as, the road dries rapidly.
Dryverb
To evaporate wholly; to be exhaled; - said of moisture, or a liquid; - sometimes with up; as, the stream dries, or dries up.
Dryverb
To shrivel or wither; to lose vitality.
Drynoun
a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
Dryverb
remove the moisture from and make dry;
Dryverb
become dry or drier;
Dryadjective
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet;
Dryadjective
humorously sarcastic or mocking;
Dryadjective
opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages;
Dryadjective
not producing milk;
Dryadjective
(of wines) not sweet because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation;
Dryadjective
without a mucous or watery discharge;
Dryadjective
not shedding tears;
Dryadjective
lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless;
Dryadjective
used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones;
Dryadjective
unproductive especially of the expected results;
Dryadjective
having no adornment or coloration;
Dryadjective
(of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish;
Dryadjective
suffering from fluid deprivation;
Dryadjective
having a large proportion of strong liquor;
Dryadjective
lacking warmth or emotional involvement;
Dryadjective
practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages;
Dryadjective
free from moisture or liquid; not wet or moist
Dryadjective
(of paint, ink, etc.) having lost all wetness or moisture over a period of time
Dryadjective
for use without liquid
Dryadjective
with little or no rainfall or humidity
Dryadjective
(of a river, lake, or stream) empty of water as a result of lack of rainfall
Dryadjective
(of a source) not yielding a supply of water or oil
Dryadjective
thirsty or thirst-making
Dryadjective
(of a cow or other domestic animal) no longer producing milk
Dryadjective
without grease or other moisturizer or lubricator
Dryadjective
(of bread or toast) without butter or other spreads
Dryadjective
(of information, writing, etc.) dully factual
Dryadjective
unemotional, undemonstrative, or impassive
Dryadjective
(of a joke or sense of humour) subtle and expressed in a matter-of-fact way
Dryadjective
prohibiting the sale or consumption of alcoholic drink
Dryadjective
(of a person) no longer addicted to or drinking alcohol
Dryadjective
(of an alcoholic drink) not sweet
Dryadjective
relating to political ‘dries’; rigidly monetarist.
Dryverb
become dry
Dryverb
cause to become dry
Dryverb
wipe tears from (the eyes)
Dryverb
wipe dishes dry with a cloth after they have been washed
Dryverb
preserve by allowing or encouraging evaporation of moisture from
Dryverb
forget one's lines
Drynoun
the process or an instance of drying.
Drynoun
a dry or covered place.
Drynoun
the dry season
Drynoun
a tract of waterless country
Drynoun
a Conservative politician (especially in the 1980s) in favour of strict monetarist policies.
Drynoun
a person in favour of the prohibition of alcohol
