Definitions for moist
mɔɪstmoist

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. damp, dampish, moistadjective

   slightly wet

   "clothes damp with perspiration"; "a moist breeze"; "eyes moist with tears"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. moistadjective

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

2. moistadjective

   Of eyes: tearful, wet with tears.

3. moistadjective

   Of weather, climate etc.: rainy, damp.

4. moistadjective

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

5. moistadjective

   Watery, liquid, fluid.

6. moistadjective

   Characterised by the presence of pus, mucus etc.

7. moistadjective

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

8. Etymology: From moiste, from moiste and moiste, of obscure origin and formation. Perhaps from a late variant of mucidus combined with a reflex of mustum.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. MOISTadjective

   Etymology: moiste,moite, French.

   1. Wet, not dry; wet, not liquid; wet in a small degree.

   Why were the moist in number so outdone,
   That to a thousand dry they are but one. Richard Blackmore.

   Many who live well in a dry air, fall into all the diseases that depend upon a relaxation in a moist one. Arbuthnot.

   Nor yet, when moist Arcturus clouds the sky,
   The woods and fields their pleasing toils deny. Alexander Pope.

   2.Juicy; succulent. Robert Ainsworth

2. To Moist, To Moistenverb

   To make damp; to make wet to a small degree; to damp.

   Etymology: from moist.

   Write till your ink be dry; and with your tears
   Moist it again; and frame some feeling line. William Shakespeare.

   His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow. Job xxi. 24.

   A pipe a little moistened on the inside, so as there be no drops left, maketh a more solemn sound than if the pipe were dry. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist. №. 230.

   When torrents from the mountains fall no more, the swelling river is reduced into his shallow bed, with scarce water to moisten his own pebbles. John Dryden, Æn.

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1. moist

   Moist is a term used to describe something that is slightly wet or damp, often having a high level of humidity or retaining some amount of liquid. This can apply to various contexts such as soil, air, or various types of food.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Moistadjective

   moderately wet; damp; humid; not dry; as, a moist atmosphere or air

2. Moistadjective

   fresh, or new

3. Moistverb

   to moisten

4. Etymology: [OE. moiste, OF. moiste, F. moite, fr. L. muccidus, for mucidus, moldy, musty. Cf. Mucus, Mucid.]

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1. Moist

   Moist was a five-piece Canadian alternative rock band that was popular in the mid-to-late-1990s. The band was led by lead singer David Usher, and featured Mark Makoway, Jeff Pearce, Kevin Young and Paul Wilcox.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Moist

   moist, adj. damp: humid: juicy: containing water or other liquid.—vs.t. Moist′en, Moist (obs.), to make moist: to wet slightly; Moist′ify, to make moist.—ns. Moist′ness; Moist′ure, moistness: that which makes slightly wet: a small quantity of any liquid. [O. Fr. moiste (Fr. moite)—L. musteus,—mustum, juice of grapes, new wine.]

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1. moist

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1. MOIST

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Moist is ranked #48628 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Moist surname appeared 434 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Moist.
   
   96% or 417 total occurrences were White.
   2% or 9 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Anagrams for moist »

1. omits

How to pronounce moist?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of moist in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of moist in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of moist in a Sentence

1. Numbers 63 Bible Hebrew:

   He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried.

2. Angela White:

   Brains are like sponges... If allowed to remain moist for too long they become moldy.

3. Thomas Steinemann:

   Conjunctiva is modified mucus membrane, like the inside of your mouth or the inside of your nose or nasal cavity and pharynx, it's moist and nice and hospitable for viruses, in fact there's lots of organisms that can stick very readily to Thomas Steinemann conjunctiva, or for that matter, stick on a contact lens that is also resting on Thomas Steinemann conjunctiva.

4. Lauren Streicher:

   It's true that yeast like to grow in warm, moist places. But a vagina is a warm, moist place all the time—whether you have a bathing suit on or not.

5. Hugh Elliott:

   I have you and even if we never meet or ever see each other, we have left our thumbprints in the thick, moist clay of each others lives.

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