1.3.3 Wet
Use this domain for words referring to when something has water on it or water has soaked into it.
Louw Nida Codes:
47C Application and Removal of Liquids or Masses
79O Wet, Dry
What words describe something that is wet?
wet, dank, watery, aqueous, sludgy, slush, slushy, sloppy, sweaty
What words describe something that is very wet?
soaked, soaking wet, sopping wet, wringing wet, awash, dripping, sodden, soggy, saturated, waterlogged, be swimming in, drenched, doused
What words describe something that is slightly wet?
moist, damp, a little wet, clammy, dewy
What words describe the ground when it is wet?
muddy, boggy, marshy, swampy
What words describe the air when there is water in it?
humid, moist, muggy, steamy, tropical
What words describe plants when there is water in them?
green, juicy, succulent
What words refer to something becoming wet?
get wet, get soaked, bedew
What words refer to making something wet?
wet, get something wet, splash, anoint, dabble, daub, douse, spatter, spray, sprinkle
What words refer to making something very wet?
soak, drench, saturate, flood, swamp, deluge
What words refer to making something slightly wet?
dampen, moisten, lick
What words refer to something soaking up water?
absorb, blot, daub, soak up, sponge, sop, mop up, wipe up
What words describe something that can soak up water?
absorbent, porous