wet season

wet season
The part of the year when most of the rain falls.

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  • Wet season — A wet season or rainy season is a season in which the average rainfall in a region is significantly increased. The term green season is also sometimes used as a euphemism by tourist authorities.These terms are commonly used describing the weather …   Wikipedia

  • wet season — /ˈwɛt sizən/ (say wet seezuhn) noun the period of an annual cycle in the tropics when rainfall and humidity increases markedly, usually as a result of the change in the prevailing winds. Compare dry season …  

  • The Wet Season — is a 2002 short film directed by Martha Ferguson.External links* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0410884/ The Wet Season] at the Internet Movie Database …   Wikipedia

  • Wet — (w[e^]t), a. [Compar. {Wetter}; superl. {Wettest}.] [OE. wet, weet, AS. w[=ae]t; akin to OFries. w[=e]t, Icel. v[=a]tr, Sw. v[*a]t, Dan. vaad, and E. water. [root]137. See {Water}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Containing, or consisting of, water or other… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wet blanket — Wet Wet (w[e^]t), a. [Compar. {Wetter}; superl. {Wettest}.] [OE. wet, weet, AS. w[=ae]t; akin to OFries. w[=e]t, Icel. v[=a]tr, Sw. v[*a]t, Dan. vaad, and E. water. [root]137. See {Water}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Containing, or consisting of, water or …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wet dock — Wet Wet (w[e^]t), a. [Compar. {Wetter}; superl. {Wettest}.] [OE. wet, weet, AS. w[=ae]t; akin to OFries. w[=e]t, Icel. v[=a]tr, Sw. v[*a]t, Dan. vaad, and E. water. [root]137. See {Water}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Containing, or consisting of, water or …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wet goods — Wet Wet (w[e^]t), a. [Compar. {Wetter}; superl. {Wettest}.] [OE. wet, weet, AS. w[=ae]t; akin to OFries. w[=e]t, Icel. v[=a]tr, Sw. v[*a]t, Dan. vaad, and E. water. [root]137. See {Water}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Containing, or consisting of, water or …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wet — wetly, adv. wetness, n. wetter, n. wettish, adj. /wet/, adj., wetter, wettest, n., v., wet or wetted, wetting. adj. 1. moistened, covered, or soaked with water …   Universalium

  • wet — [[t]wɛt[/t]] adj. wet•ter, wet•test, 1) moistened, covered, or soaked with water or some other liquid 2) in a liquid form or state: wet paint[/ex] 3) characterized by the presence or use of water or other liquid 4) moistened or dampened with… …   From formal English to slang

  • wet — Synonyms and related words: Scotch mist, apish, asinine, asperge, batty, bedew, befooled, beguiled, besotted, bespatter, besprinkle, blood rain, bogginess, boggy, boozy, brainless, buffoonish, canned, cat and dog weather, cockeyed, crazy,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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