Moist

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Moist \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.
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     2. Fresh, or new. [Obs.] "Shoes full moist and new." "A
        draught of moist and corny ale." --Chaucer.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Moist \Moist\, v. t.
     To moisten. [Obs.] --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  moist
       adj : slightly wet; "clothes damp with perspiration"; "a moist
             breeze"; "eyes moist with tears" [syn: {damp}, {dampish}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  34 Moby Thesaurus words for "moist":
     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