Collocations for "wet"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "wet" in context.
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wet
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- wet [weather, nurse, cut, wipes]
- wet (weather) [conditions, tires, clothes, protection]
- wetter than we had [thought, expected]
- wet [shirts, socks, diapers]
- wet [kisses, lips, feet]
- wet [floors, surfaces, paint]
- [mind, watch out for the wet [paint]
- my [shirt] is wet
- got my [shirt] wet
- it's wet [outside, in the basement]
- wet with [tears, dew, sweat, water]
- her [face was, cheeks were] wet with [tears]
- the [table, floor, ground] is (still) wet
- (need to) dry out this wet [shirt]
- wipe the [table, surface, unit] with a wet cloth
- cold and wet
- get your feet wet
- is [soaking, completely] wet
- wet to the bones
- don't be (so) wet
- [he's a real, don't be such a] wet blanket
- UK: the [soldier, graduate] was wet round the ears
- wet and [mild, wild, windy, cold]
- sexually explicit: [stroked, fingered] her wet pussy
- wet [the bed, her pants]
- the [dog, cat] has wet the [floor, carpet] (again)
- wet your [hands, hair, lips]
- wet your whistle
- wet the [stain, spill, smear]
- wet it with [water, vinegar]
- wet it with [warm, hot, cold] water
- the wet from the [soil, earth, rainfall]
- [came in, sheltered, entered] from the wet
- [stay out, keep clear] of the wet
- the race [was held, took place] in the wet
- could [feel, see] the wet of his tears
'wet' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Earth
- Polish
- T-shirt
- all
- bedding
- blanket
- bog
- bone
- cement
- change
- chilly
- clay
- cloth
- concrete
- corner
- cunt
- dew
- diaper
- dough
- dream
- dreary
- environment
- flake
- floor
- foggy
- forehead
- gloomy
- hair
- initial
- inland
- look
- meadow
- milling
- mop
- mound
- pants
- pavement
- platform
- pussy
- rag
- sand
- seat
- sheet
- slick
- slide
- slime
- slip
- slippery
- slope
- soil