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wash vs wet

wet vs wash

wash and wet both are nouns.

wash is not an adjective while wet is an adjective.

wash and wet both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wash Yes No Yes No
wet Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, wet is a hypernym of wash; that is, wet is a word with a broader meaning than wash:
  • wash: make moist
  • wet: cause to become wet
wash (noun) wet (noun)
any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out wetness caused by water
the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other
a thin coat of water-base paint
the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)
wash (adjective) wet (adjective)
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
producing or secreting milk
supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of alcoholic beverages
containing moisture or volatile components
consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor
very drunk
wash (verb) wet (verb)
cleanse (one's body) with soap and water make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating
to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking cause to become wet
remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
make moist
wash or flow against
form by erosion
wash by removing particles
cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water
separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
clean with some chemical process
apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to
move by or as if by water
be capable of being washed
admit to testing or proof
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