wet
suomi-englanti sanakirjawet englannista suomeksi
märkä
kastella
märkyys
kostea
maitoa tuottava
tillin-tallin, tillin-tallin oleva
wet englanniksi
(ISO 639)
Made up of liquid or moisture, usually (but not always) water.
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Of an object, etc.: covered or impregnated with liquid, usually (but not always) water.
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(quote-journal)
2000, Robert Allen Palmatier, ''Food: a dictionary of literal and nonliteral terms'', page 372:
- A chimichanga (MWCD: 1982) is a burrito that is deep-fried, rather than baked, and is served in the fashion of a wet burrito.
2005, ''Restaurant business'', Volume 104, Issues 1-10
- The new item is its first "wet," or sauce-topped, burrito.
2011, J. Gabriel Gates, Charlene Keel, ''Dark Territory'', page 13
- But I'm getting the wet burrito.” Ignacio looked down at some sort of a tomato sauce–covered tortilla tube.
Of calligraphy and pens: depositing a large amount of ink from the nib or the feed.
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1637, (w), ''(w)'', London: Humphrey Robinson, p.(nbs)32,http://name.umdl.umich.edu/A07555.0001.001
- Summer drouth, or singed aire
- Never scorch thy tresses faire,
- Nor wet Octobers torrent flood
- Thy molten crystall fill with mudde,
Using afterburners or water injection for increased engine thrust.
Of a person: inexperienced in a profession or task; having the characteristics of a rookie.
(senseid) Sexually aroused and thus having the vulva moistened with vaginal secretions.
(quote-av)
Ineffectual, feeble, showing no strength of character.
{{quote-text|en|year=1924|author=Percy Marks|title=The Plastic Age|chapter=XVII
2020, Johnson|Boris Johnson quoted in "Proms ro Johnson calls for end to 'cringing embarrassment' over UK history," by Jim Waterson, ''The Guardian,'' Aug. 25, 2020:
- “I think it’s time we stopped our cringing embarrassment about our history, about our traditions, and about our culture, and we stopped this general fight of self-recrimination and wetness."
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c. 1694, Prior|Matthew Prior, “Celia to Damon”
Of a scientist or laboratory: working with biological or chemical matter.
Employing, or done by means of, water or some other liquid.
Involving assassination or "work".
''a wet affair; a wet job; wet stuff''
''Of a board or flop'': enabling the creation of many or of strong hands; e.g. containing connectors or suited cards. (''Compare dry'').
''Of a Quaker'': liberal with respect to religious observance.
1811. (w), ''Letter to the Boston Patriot'', §25. Reprinted in 1856. (w) (ed.), ''The Life of John Adams, Second President of The United States''. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, p. 661.
- The Catholics thought him almost a Catholic. The Church of England claimed him as one of them. The Presbyterians thought him half a Presbyterian, and the Friends believed him a wet Quaker. The dissenting clergymen in England and America were among the most distinguished asserters and propagators of his renown. Indeed, all sects considered him, and I believe justly, a friend to unlimited toleration in matters of religion.
(senseid) With a usual complement or consummation; potent.
(RQ:Milton Paradise Regained)
Rainy weather.
Rainy season. (often capitalized)
{{quote-book|en|year=1938|author=Xavier Herbert|title=(novel)|Capricornia|location=New York|publisher=D. Appleton-Century|year_published=1943|chapter=XI|pages=186–7|url=https://archive.org/details/capricornianovel00herb
{{quote-book|en|year=2006|author=Alexis Wright|title=Carpentaria|publisher=Giramondo|year_published=2012|page=365
2015, David Andrew, ''The Complete Guide to Finding the Mammals of Australia'', Csiro Publishing, Appendix B, page 380 https://books.google.ca/books?id=XBnyCgAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcoverv=onepage&q&f=false
- Northern Australia is tropical and subject to a prolonged wet season (often called simply 'the Wet') that may last from December to April (..). The Wet features high humidity, heavy rain, flooding that can cut off towns and roads for days on end, and, in most years, violent cyclones that cause high seas, widespread damage and sometimes loss of life.
A moderate Conservative; especially, one who opposed the hard-line policies of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s.
An alcoholic drink.
{{quote-text|en|year=1974|author=GB Edwards|title=The Book of Ebenezer Le Page|page=60|year_published=2007|location=New York
One who supports the consumption of alcohol and thus opposes Prohibition.
c. 1952-1996, (w), quoted in 1996
- The drys were as unhappy with the second part of the speech as the wets were with the first half.
{{quote-text|en|year=2004|author=Jonathan Noble; Mark Hughes|title=Formula One Racing For Dummies|page=303
A weak or sentimental person; a wimp or softie.
{{quote-text|en|year=1984|title=British Book News|page=324
(alternative form of).
To cover or impregnate with liquid.
(senseid) To make or become wet.
(quote-song)
To make (oneself, clothing, a bed, etc.) wet by accidental urination.
To form an intermetallic bond between a solder and a metal substrate.
To celebrate by drinking alcohol.
(quote-text)
(misspelling of).
(l)
to go clubbing; to party; to out; to a good time
law (gloss)
(infl of)
(l), watery
(l), rainy
Something that is considered alchemically wet
sweaty, having sweat
Alchemical wetness
(RQ:Wakefield Mystery Plays)
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damages (gl)
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compensation (gl)
dessert (gl)
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