Associations to the word «Moist»
Noun
- Forehead
- Handkerchief
- Ecosystem
- Warmth
- Cake
- Sore
- Towel
- Log
- Grass
- Rain
- Cold
- Cheek
- Hickory
- Flavour
- Odour
- Manure
- Smell
- Garden
- Dough
- Substrate
- Stream
- Environment
- Dripping
- Rot
- Puddle
- Watering
- Temperature
- Respiration
- Drainage
- Sand
- Palm
- Nutrient
- Flooding
- Guiana
- Plant
- Seed
- Sweat
- Foothill
- Willow
- Wiping
- Fragrance
- Dressing
- Secretion
- Egg
- Ledge
- Hammock
- Himalayas
- Air
- Redwood
- Herb
- Shrew
- Softness
- Pine
- Tender
- Inch
- Larva
- Corrosion
- Frost
- Crust
- Sal
- Semi
- Stalk
- Baking
- Brow
Adjective
Wiktionary
MOIST, adjective. Slightly wet; characterised by the presence of moisture, not dry; damp. [from 14th c.]
MOIST, adjective. Of eyes: tearful, wet with tears. [from 14th c.]
MOIST, adjective. Of weather, climate etc.: rainy, damp. [from 14th c.]
MOIST, adjective. (science) (now historical) Pertaining to one of the four essential qualities formerly believed to be present in all things, characterised by wetness. [from 14th c.]
MOIST, adjective. (obsolete) Watery, liquid, fluid. [14th-17th c.]
MOIST, adjective. (medicine) Characterised by the presence of pus, mucus etc. [from 14th c.]
MOIST, adjective. (colloquial) Sexually lubricated (of the vagina); sexually aroused, turned on (of a woman). [from 20th c.]
MOIST MOMENT, noun. (slang) A brief period of weeping, especially for self-pity.
MOIST TETTER, noun. (archaic) eczema
Dictionary definition
MOIST, adjective. Slightly wet; "clothes damp with perspiration"; "a moist breeze"; "eyes moist with tears".
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