The difference between Dry and Wet

When used as nouns, dry means the process by which something is dried, whereas wet means liquid or moisture.

When used as verbs, dry means to lose moisture, whereas wet means to cover or impregnate with liquid.

When used as adjectives, dry means free from or lacking moisture, whereas wet means made up of liquid or moisture, usually (but not always) water.

check bellow for the other definitions of Dry and Wet

  1. Dry as an adjective:

    Free from or lacking moisture.

    Examples:

    "This towel's dry. Could you wet it and cover the chicken so it doesn't go dry as it cooks?"

  2. Dry as an adjective (Petrochemistry):

    Unable to produce a liquid, as water, oil, or milk.

    Examples:

    "This well is as dry as that cow."

  3. Dry as an adjective (masonry):

    Built without or lacking mortar.

  4. Dry as an adjective (chemistry):

    Anhydrous: free from or lacking water in any state, regardless of the presence of other liquids.

    Examples:

    "'Dry alcohol is 200 proof."

  5. Dry as an adjective:

    Free from or lacking alcohol or alcoholic beverages.

    Examples:

    "Of course it's a dry house. He was an alcoholic but he's been dry for almost a year now."

  6. Dry as an adjective (law):

    Describing an area where sales of alcoholic or strong alcoholic beverages are banned.

    Examples:

    "You'll have to drive out of this dry county to find any liquor."

  7. Dry as an adjective (wine, _, &, _, other, _, alcoholic, _, beverages):

    Free from or lacking embellishment or sweetness, particularly: Low in sugar; lacking sugar; unsweetened. Amusing without showing amusement. Lacking interest, boring. Exhibiting precise execution lacking delicate contours or soft transitions of color.

    Examples:

    "Proper [[martini]]s are made with London dry gin and dry [[vermouth]]."

    "[[w:Steven Wright Steven Wright]] has a [[deadpan]] delivery, [[w:Norm Macdonald Norm Macdonald]] has a dry [[sense of humor]], and [[w:Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde]] had a dry [[wit]]."

    "A dry lecture may require the professor to bring a watergun in order to keep the students' attention."

  8. Dry as an adjective (science, somewhat, _, pejorative):

    Involving computations rather than work with biological or chemical matter.

  9. Dry as an adjective (of a sound recording):

    Free from applied audio effects.

  10. Dry as an adjective:

    Without a usual complement or consummation; impotently.

    Examples:

    "never dry fire a bow''; ''[[dry-hump dry humping]] her girlfriend''; ''making a [[dry run dry run]]"

  1. Dry as a noun:

    The process by which something is dried.

    Examples:

    "This towel is still damp: I think it needs another dry."

  2. Dry as a noun (US):

    A prohibitionist (of alcoholic beverages).

  3. Dry as a noun (especially, Australia, with "the"):

    The dry season.

  4. Dry as a noun (Australia):

    An area of waterless country.

  5. Dry as a noun (British, politics):

    A radical or hard-line Conservative; especially, one who supported the policies of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s.

    Examples:

    "antonyms wet"

  1. Dry as a verb (intransitive):

    To lose moisture.

    Examples:

    "The clothes dried on the line."

  2. Dry as a verb (transitive):

    To remove moisture from.

    Examples:

    "Devin dried her eyes with a handkerchief."

  3. Dry as a verb (obsolete, intransitive):

    To be thirsty.

  1. Wet as an adjective:

    Made up of liquid or moisture, usually (but not always) water.

    Examples:

    "synonyms wetting"

    "Water is wet."

  2. Wet as an adjective:

    Of an object, etc.: covered or impregnated with liquid, usually (but not always) water.

    Examples:

    "synonyms damp saturated soaked Thesaurus:wet"

    "antonyms dry"

    "I went out in the rain and now my clothes are all wet."

  3. Wet as an adjective:

    Of a burrito, sandwich, or other food: covered in a sauce.

  4. Wet as an adjective:

    Of calligraphy and fountain pens: depositing a large amount of ink from the nib or the feed.

    Examples:

    "This pen’s a wet writer, so it’ll feather on this cheap paper."

  5. Wet as an adjective:

    Of a sound recording: having had audio effects applied.

  6. Wet as an adjective:

    Of weather or a time period: rainy.

    Examples:

    "synonyms damp raining rainy"

    "antonyms dry sunny"

    "It’s going to be wet tomorrow."

  7. Wet as an adjective (slang):

    Of a person: inexperienced in a profession or task; having the characteristics of a rookie.

    Examples:

    "synonyms grewet behind the ears"

    "That guy’s wet; after all, he just started yesterday."

  8. Wet as an adjective (slang, vulgar):

    (of women) Sexually aroused and thus having the vulva moistened with vaginal secretions.

    Examples:

    "synonyms horny moist Thesaurus:randy"

    "He got me all wet."

  9. Wet as an adjective (Britain, slang):

    Ineffectual, feeble, showing no strength of character.

    Examples:

    "synonyms feeble hopeless useless"

    "Don’t be so wet."

  10. Wet as an adjective (slang, historical):

    Permitting alcoholic beverages, as during Prohibition.

  11. Wet as an adjective (slang, archaic):

    Refreshed with liquor; drunk.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: inebriated soused Thesaurus:drunk"

  12. Wet as an adjective (biology, chemistry):

    Of a scientist or laboratory: working with biological or chemical matter.

    Examples:

    "antonyms dry"

  13. Wet as an adjective (chemistry):

    Employing, or done by means of, water or some other liquid.

    Examples:

    "the wet extraction of copper, in distinction from dry extraction in which dry heat or fusion is employed"

  14. Wet as an adjective (slang, euphemism):

    Involving assassination or "wet work".

    Examples:

    "a wet affair; a wet job; wet stuff"

  1. Wet as a noun:

    Liquid or moisture.

  2. Wet as a noun:

    Rainy weather.

    Examples:

    "Don't go out in the wet."

  3. Wet as a noun (Australia):

    Rainy season. (often capitalized)

  4. Wet as a noun (British, politics, pejorative):

    A moderate Conservative; especially, one who opposed the hard-line policies of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s.

    Examples:

    "antonyms dry"

  5. Wet as a noun (colloquial):

    An alcoholic drink.

  6. Wet as a noun (US, colloquial):

    One who supports the consumption of alcohol and thus opposes Prohibition.

  1. Wet as a verb (transitive):

    To cover or impregnate with liquid.

  2. Wet as a verb (transitive):

    To accidentally urinate in or on.

    Examples:

    "Johnny wets the bed several times a week."

  3. Wet as a verb (intransitive):

    To make or become wet.

  4. Wet as a verb (transitive, soldering):

    To form an intermetallic bond between a solder and a metal substrate.

  5. Wet as a verb:

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