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Wet vs. Slippery — What's the Difference?

Wet vs. Slippery — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Wet and Slippery

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Wet

Covered or saturated with water or another liquid
She followed, slipping on the wet rock

Slippery

(of a surface or object) difficult to hold firmly or stand on because it is smooth, wet, or slimy
Her hand was slippery with sweat
Slippery ice

Wet

Showing a lack of forcefulness or strength of character; feeble
They thought the cadets were a bit wet

Slippery

Causing or tending to cause sliding or slipping
A slippery sidewalk.

Wet

(of a country or region or of its legislation) allowing the free sale of alcoholic drink.
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Slippery

Tending to slip, as from one's grasp
A slippery bar of soap.

Wet

Cover or touch with liquid; moisten
He wetted a finger and flicked through the pages

Slippery

Not trustworthy; elusive or tricky
"How extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is" (James Agee).

Wet

Liquid that makes something damp
I could feel the wet of his tears

Slippery

Of a surface, having low friction, often due to being covered in a non-viscous liquid, and therefore hard to grip, hard to stand on without falling, etc.
Oily substances render things slippery.

Wet

A person lacking forcefulness or strength of character
There are sorts who look like gangsters and sorts who look like wets

Slippery

Evasive; difficult to pin down.
A slippery person
A slippery promise

Wet

A person opposed to the prohibition of alcohol.

Slippery

(obsolete) Liable to slip; not standing firm.

Wet

Covered or soaked with a liquid, such as water
A wet towel.

Slippery

Unstable; changeable; inconstant.

Wet

Not yet dry or firm
Wet paint.

Slippery

(obsolete) Wanton; unchaste; loose in morals.

Wet

Stored in or prepared with water or other liquids.

Slippery

Having the quality opposite to adhesiveness; allowing or causing anything to slip or move smoothly, rapidly, and easily upon the surface; smooth; glib; as, oily substances render things slippery.

Wet

Characterized by the use or presence of water or liquid reagents
Wet chemistry.

Slippery

Not affording firm ground for confidence; as, a slippery promise.
The slippery tops of human state.

Wet

Involving the performance of experiments rather than the design or analysis of them
A wet lab.

Slippery

Not easily held; liable or apt to slip away.
The slippery god will try to loose his hold.

Wet

Rainy, humid, or foggy
Wet weather.

Slippery

Liable to slip; not standing firm.

Wet

Characterized by frequent or heavy precipitation
A wet climate.

Slippery

Unstable; changeable; mutable; uncertain; inconstant; fickle.

Wet

(Informal) Allowing the sale of alcoholic beverages
A wet county.

Slippery

Uncertain in effect.

Wet

Something that wets; moisture.

Slippery

Wanton; unchaste; loose in morals.

Wet

Rainy or snowy weather
Go out into the wet.

Slippery

Being such as to cause things to slip or slide;
Slippery sidewalks
A slippery bar of soap
The streets are still slippy from the rain

Wet

(Informal) One who supports the legality of the production and sale of alcoholic beverages.

Slippery

Not to be trusted;
How extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is
They called Reagan the teflon president because mud never stuck to him

Wet

To make wet; dampen
Wet a sponge.

Wet

To make (a bed or one's clothes) wet by urinating.

Wet

To become wet.

Wet

To urinate.

Wet

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

Wet

Of an object, etc.: covered or impregnated with liquid, usually (but not always) water.
I went out in the rain and now my clothes are all wet.
The baby is wet and needs its nappy changed.

Wet

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

Wet

Of calligraphy and fountain pens: depositing a large amount of ink from the nib or the feed.
This pen’s a wet writer, so it’ll feather on this cheap paper.

Wet

Of a sound recording: having had audio effects applied.

Wet

Of weather or a time period: rainy.
It’s going to be wet tomorrow.

Wet

(aviation) Using afterburners or water injection for increased engine thrust.
This fighter jet's engine is rated for a maximum wet thrust of 450 kilonewtons, more than twice its max dry thrust, but the afterburner eats up a huge amount of fuel.

Wet

(slang) Of a person: inexperienced in a profession or task; having the characteristics of a rookie.
That guy’s wet; after all, he just started yesterday.

Wet

Sexually aroused and thus having the vulva moistened with vaginal secretions.
He got me all wet.

Wet

Ineffectual, feeble, showing no strength of character.
Don’t be so wet.

Wet

(retronym) Permitting alcoholic beverages.

Wet

Refreshed with liquor; drunk.

Wet

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

Wet

(chemistry) Employing, or done by means of, water or some other liquid.
The wet extraction of copper, in distinction from dry extraction in which dry heat or fusion is employed

Wet

Involving assassination or "wet work".
A wet affair; a wet job; wet stuff

Wet

Of a Quaker: liberal with respect to religious observance.

Wet

Liquid or moisture.

Wet

Rainy weather.
Don't go out in the wet.

Wet

(Australia) Rainy season. (often capitalized)

Wet

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

Wet

(colloquial) An alcoholic drink.

Wet

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

Wet

A tyre for use in wet weather.

Wet

A weak or sentimental person; a wimp or softie.

Wet

(transitive) To cover or impregnate with liquid.

Wet

(transitive) To make (oneself, clothing, a bed, etc.) wet by accidental urination.
Johnny wets the bed several times a week.
She was laughing so hard she wet her pants.

Wet

(intransitive) To make or become wet.

Wet

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

Wet

To celebrate by drinking alcohol.
To wet the baby's head

Wet

Misspelling of whet

Wet

To kill or seriously injure.

Wet

Containing, or consisting of, water or other liquid; moist; soaked with a liquid; having water or other liquid upon the surface; as, wet land; a wet cloth; a wet table.

Wet

Very damp; rainy; as, wet weather; a wet season.

Wet

Employing, or done by means of, water or some other liquid; as, the wet extraction of copper, in distinction from dry extraction in which dry heat or fusion is employed.

Wet

Refreshed with liquor; drunk.

Wet

Water or wetness; moisture or humidity in considerable degree.
Have here a cloth and wipe away the wet.
Now the sun, with more effectual beams,Had cheered the face of earth, and dried the wetFrom drooping plant.

Wet

Rainy weather; foggy or misty weather.

Wet

A dram; a drink.

Wet

To fill or moisten with water or other liquid; to sprinkle; to cause to have water or other fluid adherent to the surface; to dip or soak in a liquid; as, to wet a sponge; to wet the hands; to wet cloth.
Ye mists and exhalations, that now rise . . . Whether to deck with clouds the uncolored sky,Or wet the thirsty earth with falling showers.
Let us drink the other cup to wet our whistles.

Wet

Wetness caused by water;
Drops of wet gleamed on the window

Wet

Cause to become wet;
Wet your face

Wet

Make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating;
This eight year old boy still wets his bed

Wet

Covered or soaked with a liquid such as water;
A wet bathing suit
Wet sidewalks
Wet paint
Wet weather

Wet

Supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of alcoholic beverages;
A wet candidate running on a wet platform
A wet county

Wet

Producing or secreting milk;
A wet nurse
A wet cow
Lactating cows

Wet

Consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor;
A wet cargo
A wet canteen

Wet

Very drunk

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