WET, a. Gr., L.
1. Containing water, as wet land, or a wet cloth or having water or other liquid upon the surface, as a wet table. Wet implies more water or liquid than moist or humid.
2. Rainy as wet weather a wet season.
WET, n.
1. Water or wetness moisture or humidity in considerable degree. Wear thick shoes or pattens to keep your feet from the wet.
2. Rainy weather foggy or misty weather.
WET, pret. and pp. wet. But wetted is sometimes used.
1. To fill or moisten with water or other liquid to sprinkle or humectate to cause to have water or other fluid adherent to the surface to dip or soak in liquor as, to wet a spunge to wet the hands to wet cloth.
Wet the thirsty earth with falling showrs.
2. To moisten with drink.
The King James Bible has stood its ground for nearly 400 years. However, during that time the English language has changed, and with it the meanings of some words it used. Here are more than 6,500 words whose definitions have changed since 1611.Wikipedia
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