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[ adjective ] slightly wet
Examples "clothes damp with perspiration" "a moist breeze" "eyes moist with tears" Used in print (Organic Gardening and Farming,...)This keeps it cool and moist and protects it from birds . Three inches of porous material will do a good job of keeping weeds down and the soil moist and cool . (B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)The thing is that these bees love a fine-grained soil that is moist ; yet the water in the ground should not be stagnant either . (A. N. Nagaraj and L. M. Black, "Localization of...)Some of them were then covered with a drop of * * f in a moist chamber at 24 ` for 30 - 40 minutes . (Guy Bolton, The Olympians....)Her lips , moist and parted , spoke his name . Related terms |
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