moist
21moist — adjective 1) the air was moist Syn: damp, dampish, steamy, humid, muggy, clammy, dank, wet, wettish, soggy, sweaty, sticky Ant: dry 2) a moist f …
22moist — adjective /mɔɪst/ a) Slightly wet; characterised by the presence of moisture, not dry; damp. Joseph Smith, a diffident, conscientious young man with moist hands and an awkward, absent minded manner, was head gardener at Wotton Vanborough. b) Of… …
23moist — adjective slightly wet but not too wet, especially in a way that seems pleasant or suitable: Make sure the soil is moist before planting the seeds. | a moist chocolate cake compare damp 1 (1) moistness noun (U) …
24moist — adjective 1) the air was moist Syn: damp, steamy, humid, muggy, clammy, dank, wet, soggy, sweaty, sticky 2) a moist fruitcake Syn: succulent, juicy …
25moist — [[t]mɔɪst[/t]] adj. er, est 1) slightly wet; damp 2) (of the eyes) tearful 3) mer (of the air) having high humidity • Etymology: 1325–75; ME moiste < MF, perh. < VL*muscidus, a cross of L mūcidus musty, withmusteusjuicy, adj. der. ofmustum… …
26moist — Ū, ma ū, mā ū ū, ko ū, ma ūma ū, ko oū, pa ū, ūpolu, pulu, līhau, kilipohe. ♦ Moist with fog, kawaū. ♦ Moist and fragrant, no ū …
27moist — [14] Latin mūcidus meant ‘mouldy’ and ‘snivelling’ (it was a derivative of mūcus, source of English mucus). In Vulgar Latin it became altered to *muscidus, which is thought to have branched out in meaning to ‘wet’, and passed in this sense into… …
28moist — /mɔɪst / (say moyst) adjective 1. moderately or slightly wet; damp; humid. 2. (of the eyes) tearful. 3. accompanied by or connected with liquid or moisture. {Middle English moiste, from Old French: moist, mouldy. Compare Latin mūcidus mouldy,… …
29moist — [14] Latin mūcidus meant ‘mouldy’ and ‘snivelling’ (it was a derivative of mūcus, source of English mucus). In Vulgar Latin it became altered to *muscidus, which is thought to have branched out in meaning to ‘wet’, and passed in this sense into… …
30Moist von Lipwig — on the cover of Making Money. Description Human with no notable physical traits. Associations Ankh Morpork Post Office, Royal Mint, and Bank Location …
