Meaning of MOIST
| Pronunciation: | | moyst
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[adj] slightly wet; "clothes damp with perspiration"; "a moist breeze"; "eyes moist with tears" |
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MOIST is a 5 letter word that starts with M. |
| | Synonyms: | | damp, dampish, wet |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Moist\, a. [OE. moiste, OF. moiste, F. moite, fr. L.
muccidus, for mucidus, moldy, musty. Cf. {Mucus}, {Mucid}.]
1. Moderately wet; damp; humid; not dry; as, a moist
atmosphere or air. ``Moist eyes.'' --Shak.
2. Fresh, or new. [Obs.] ``Shoes full moist and new.'' ``A
draught of moist and corny ale.'' --Chaucer.
\Moist\, v. t.
To moisten. [Obs.] --Shak.
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| | Related Terms: | | boggy, clammy, damp, dampish, dank, dewy, drippy, drizzly, fenny, foggy, gooey, humid, lachrymose, marshy, maudlin, misty, muggy, mushy, rainy, roric, roriferous, sappy, slushy, soggy, soupy, steamy, sticky, swampy, tacky, tearful, teary, undried, wet, wettish |
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