moist
adjective/mɔɪst/
/mɔɪst/
- slightly wet
- The warm moist air is perfect for growing fruit trees.
- a rich moist cake
- Water the plants regularly to keep the soil moist.
- Her eyes were moist (= with tears).
Synonyms wetwetmoist ▪ damp ▪ soaked ▪ drenched ▪ saturatedThese words all describe things covered with or full of liquid, especially water.wet covered with or full of liquid, especially water:- The car had skidded on the wet road.
- You’ll get wet (= in the rain) if you go out now.
- a lovely rich moist cake
- The cottage was cold and damp.
- You’re soaked through! (= completely wet)
- We were caught in the storm and came home drenched to the skin.
- The ground is completely saturated: it would be pointless to plant anything.
- wet/moist/damp/soaked/drenched/saturated with something
- soaked/drenched in something
- somebody’s coat/shirt/shoes/clothes/hair is/are wet/damp/soaked/drenched
- wet/moist/damp/saturated ground/earth
- to get wet/moist/damp/soaked/drenched/saturated
Extra Examples- Her skin felt moist and feverish.
- His fingers were becoming moist with sweat.
- Keep the atmosphere in your greenhouse slightly moist throughout the spring.
- Try to keep the soil evenly moist.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- very
- a little
- slightly
- …
- with
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French moiste, based on Latin mucidus ‘mouldy’ (influenced by musteus ‘fresh’, from mustum, neuter (used as a noun) of mustus ‘new’).Definitions on the go
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