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moist

/mɔɪst/

verb

Meaning

  • To moisten.

adjective

Meaning

  • Slightly wet; characterised by the presence of moisture, not dry; damp.

  • Of eyes: tearful, wet with tears.

  • Of weather, climate etc.: rainy, damp.

  • Pertaining to one of the four essential qualities formerly believed to be present in all things, characterised by wetness.

  • Watery, liquid, fluid.

  • Characterised by the presence of pus, mucus etc.

  • Sexually lubricated (of the vagina); sexually aroused, turned on (of a woman).

Synonyms

dank,
damp,
thoan,
thone,
dewy-eyed,
misty,
weepy,
wet,
liquidlike