wet

consisting of, containing, covered with, or soaked with liquid such as water

The first known use: before the 12th century

Word Structure

3 Letters, 1 Syllable

wet

3 Phonemes

w e t

onset, rime

w et

Morpheme

wet

Sentence Examples

Be careful not to slip on the wet floor.

My hair is still wet.

My shoes got wet when I stepped in the puddle.

The grass was wet with dew.

We stayed out in the wet all afternoon.

Avoid wetting the leaves when you water the plant.

The little boy accidentally wet his pants.

I laughed so hard I almost wet myself.

Common Phrases

wet (oneself)

Literally, to urinate while wearing one's clothing.

Related Words

Sound the same but are spelled differently.

Collocations

The habitual juxtaposition of a particular word with another word or words with a frequency greater than chance.

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