wet

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Wet (rarely Wetted); p. pr. & vb. n. Wetting. ] [ AS. w&aemacr_;tan. ] 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. “[ The scene ] did draw tears from me and wetted my paper.” Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ye mists and exhalations, that now rise . . .
Whether to deck with clouds the uncolored sky,
Or wet the thirsty earth with falling showers. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

To wet one's whistle, to moisten one's throat; to drink a dram of liquor. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Let us drink the other cup to wet our whistles. Walton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. w&aemacr_;ta. See Wet, a. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Water or wetness; moisture or humidity in considerable degree. [ 1913 Webster ]

Have here a cloth and wipe away the wet. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Now the sun, with more effectual beams,
Had cheered the face of earth, and dried the wet
From drooping plant. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Rainy weather; foggy or misty weather. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A dram; a drink. [ Slang ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A Mexican who enters the United States illegally, by wading across the Rio Grande; -- disparaging and offensive. [ PJC ]

2. Hence: An offensive term for a person of Mexican descent, usually intended and considered as an ethnic slur. [ wns=1 ]
Syn. -- greaser, taco. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Zool.) The chaffinch, whose cry is thought to foretell rain. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Physics) That one of the two similar thermometers of a psychrometer the bulb of which is moistened; also, the entire instrument. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ OE. wether, AS. weðer; akin to OS. wethar, withar, a ram, D. weder, G. widder, OHG. widar, Icel. veðr, Sw. vädur, Dan. vædder, Goth. wiþrus a lamb, L. vitulus calf, Skr. vatsa, L. vetus old, Gr. 'e`tos year; -- originally meaning, a yearling. Cf. Veal, Veteran. ] A castrated ram. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The quality or state of being wet; moisture; humidity; as, the wetness of land; the wetness of a cloth. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A watery or moist state of the atmosphere; a state of being rainy, foggy, or misty; as, the wetness of weather or the season. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Wetness generally implies more water or liquid than is implied by humidness or moisture. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Sweat or sweating; -- a euphemism. [ Colloq. ] [ PJC ]

A nurse who suckles a child, especially the child of another woman. Cf. Dry nurse. [ 1913 Webster ]