Definition of moist

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Moist (a.) Moderately wet; damp; humid; not dry; as, a moist atmosphere or air..

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Exude :: Exude (v. t.) To discharge through pores or incisions, as moisture or other liquid matter; to give out..
Drunken :: Drunken (v. i.) Saturated with liquid or moisture; drenched.
Putrescible :: Putrescible (n.) A substance, usually nitrogenous, which is liable to undergo decomposition when in contact with air and moisture at ordinary temperatures..
Westness :: Westness (n.) A watery or moist state of the atmosphere; a state of being rainy, foggy, or misty; as, the wetness of weather or the season..
Moisten :: Moisten (v. t.) To soften by making moist; to make tender.
Sum :: Sultry (superl.) Very hot and moist, or hot, close, stagnant, and oppressive, as air..
Dab :: Dab (n.) A small mass of anything soft or moist.
Sweat :: Sweat (v. t.) To cause to excrete moisture from the skin; to cause to perspire; as, his physicians attempted to sweat him by most powerful sudorifics..
Overmoist :: Overmoist (a.) Excessively moist.
Soggy :: Soggy (superl.) Filled with water; soft with moisture; sodden; soaked; wet; as, soggy land or timber..
Wet :: Wet (a.) Water or wetness; moisture or humidity in considerable degree.
Desiccate :: Desiccate (v. t.) To dry up; to deprive or exhaust of moisture; to preserve by drying; as, to desiccate fish or fruit..
Thallium :: Thallium (n.) A rare metallic element of the aluminium group found in some minerals, as certain pyrites, and also in the lead-chamber deposit in the manufacture of sulphuric acid. It is isolated as a heavy, soft, bluish white metal, easily oxidized in moist air, but preserved by keeping under water. Symbol Tl. Atomic weight 203.7..
Dampen :: Dampen (v. t.) To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet.
Humorous :: Humorous (a.) Moist; humid; watery.
Westness :: Westness (n.) The quality or state of being wet; moisture; humidity; as, the wetness of land; the wetness of a cloth..
Holdfast :: Holdfast (n.) A conical or branching body, by which a seaweed is attached to its support, and differing from a root in that it is not specially absorbent of moisture..
Spearmint :: Spearmint (n.) A species of mint (Mentha viridis) growing in moist soil. It vields an aromatic oil. See Mint, and Mentha..
Hygrometrical :: Hygrometrical (a.) Readily absorbing and retaining moisture; as, hygrometric substances, like potash..
Dry :: Dry (v. i.) To grow dry; to become free from wetness, moisture, or juice; as, the road dries rapidly..
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