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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Hygrostatics :: Hygrostatics (n.) The science or art of comparing or measuring degrees of moisture.
Stew :: Stew (v. i.) To be seethed or cooked in a slow, gentle manner, or in heat and moisture..
Queachy :: Queachy (a.) Yielding or trembling under the feet, as moist or boggy ground; shaking; moving..
Siccity :: Siccity (n.) Dryness; aridity; destitution of moisture.
Clam :: Clam (v. i.) To be moist or glutinous; to stick; to adhere.
Hygrophthalmic :: Hygrophthalmic (a.) Serving to moisten the eye; -- sometimes applied to the lachrymal ducts.
Sweat :: Sweat (v. i.) To emit moisture, as green plants in a heap..
Spongiose :: Spongiopilin (n.) A kind of cloth interwoven with small pieces of sponge and rendered waterproof on one side by a covering of rubber. When moistend with hot water it is used as a poultice.
Madefy :: Madefy (v. t.) To make wet or moist.
Consolidate :: Consolidate (v. i.) To grow firm and hard; to unite and become solid; as, moist clay consolidates by drying..
Root :: Root (n.) The descending, and commonly branching, axis of a plant, increasing in length by growth at its extremity only, not divided into joints, leafless and without buds, and having for its offices to fix the plant in the earth, to supply it with moisture and soluble matters, and sometimes to serve as a reservoir of nutriment for future growth. A true root, however, may never reach the ground, but may be attached to a wall, etc., as in the ivy, or may hang loosely in the air, as in some epiphy
Squeeze :: Squeeze (v. t.) To press between two bodies; to press together closely; to compress; often, to compress so as to expel juice, moisture, etc.; as, to squeeze an orange with the fingers; to squeeze the hand in friendship..
Exhale :: Exhale (v. t.) To draw out; to cause to be emitted in vapor; as, the sum exhales the moisture of the earth..
Hygrometer :: Hygrometer (n.) An instrument for measuring the degree of moisture of the atmosphere.
Moistened :: Moistened (imp. & p. p.) of Moiste.
Digest :: Digest (v. t.) To soften by heat and moisture; to expose to a gentle heat in a boiler or matrass, as a preparation for chemical operations..
Moistful :: Moistful (a.) Full of moisture.
Thirsty :: Thirsty (n.) Deficient in moisture; dry; parched.
Moisten :: Moisten (v. t.) To soften by making moist; to make tender.
Magnesium :: Magnesium (n.) A light silver-white metallic element, malleable and ductile, quite permanent in dry air but tarnishing in moist air. It burns, forming (the oxide) magnesia, with the production of a blinding light (the so-called magnesium light) which is used in signaling, in pyrotechny, or in photography where a strong actinic illuminant is required. Its compounds occur abundantly, as in dolomite, talc, meerschaum, etc. Symbol Mg. Atomic weight, 24.4. Specific gravity, 1.75..
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