Moist
adjective
Slightly wet, damp or humid.
She wiped the moist surface with a cloth.
Often appears as...
- moist air
- moist skin
adjective
Having a lot of moisture in it, especially in the case of atmosphere or food.
The cake is moist and flavorful.
Often appears as...
- moist cake
- moist bread
adjective
Tearful or showing signs of tears.
Her eyes were moist with tears.
Often appears as...
- moist eyes
- moist with tears
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Literary
adjective
Slightly wet, damp or humid.
She wiped the moist surface with a cloth.
Often appears as...
- moist air
- moist skin
adjective
Having a lot of moisture in it, especially in the case of atmosphere or food.
The cake is moist and flavorful.
Often appears as...
- moist cake
- moist bread
adjective
Tearful or showing signs of tears.
Her eyes were moist with tears.
Often appears as...
- moist eyes
- moist with tears
Usage tips
Literary
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Tactile Sensation
Used to describe how something feels to the touch, often in a pleasant way.
The moist clay was soothing to mold and shape.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Soaked
Implies a small amount of wetness, less than soaked or drenched.
After the light rain, the grass was pleasantly moist.
Pro Tip 3/3Freshness Indicator
Often suggests freshness or a desirable texture, especially with produce.
The moist lettuce in the salad was crisp and fresh.
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Toothpaste PIPE Ingredients...
something that you can find in rocks all over nature calcium carbonate otherwise known as chalk and because I don't want my toothpaste to taste horrible I'm going to use sila tall as a sweetener and peppermint oil as a flavoring I've also got glycerin this is my humectant it's going to keep everything nice and moist now all three of these they come from plants I'm not going to bother with
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Alex Steffen: The route...
they're pot within a pot design. And you get water solutions. Water's one of the most pressing problems. Here's a design for harvesting rainwater that's super cheap and available to people in the developing world. Here's a design for distilling water using sunlight. Here's a fog-catcher, which, if you live in a moist, jungle-like area,
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Safari Live - Day 146 PIPE...
it's not it's not terribly old it's not terribly fresh but it's not terribly old should I said it is still bit moist and but also when you when you lift up something like this you also want to be a little bit careful because you you are messing with quite a few insects and things home so what ideas are normally
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The wild sex lives of...
For many terrestrial animals, reproduction is usually only possible internally, with organs that resemble the moist ocean environment. This restriction may cause us to see only one facet of sex, but a brief tour of marine life shows us just how diverse sex really is.
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Cakes of Deception PIPE...
think of the more expensive cake versus delicious this is the fancy one this is much better this is really good derp people really seem to like the expensive cake they said it was delicious they said it was moist and had better frosting makes sense you get what you
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Creating biologically...
working with pressurized membranes is that over time they react to changes in temperature and friend and pressures apply to them the forms were created in burble evolving ways we never anticipated the sausages became alive with the New York moist summer sprouting
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How do dogs "see" with...
Not terribly interesting. But what she smells, that's a totally different story. And it begins at her wonderfully developed nose. As your dog catches the first hints of fresh air, her nose's moist, spongy outside helps capture any scents the breeze carries.
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Watch: Fireflies Glowing...
above their head and so you really do have to look at the flash pattern and some other morphological characters to tell the species apart generally the habitat where we find photinus carolinas is in these low-lying moist areas where there's kind of a
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Swarm of Ants Flies For...
to reach the colonies nerve center this deep the soil is still moist the air cooled despite the soaring surface temperatures this is the very heart of the Queen's Empire
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Baby Slugs Hatching...
slug eggs can lay dormant for months or even years if conditions are not right but here the wall and the damp soil keeps them moist and protected in only
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Toothpaste PIPE Ingredients...
something that you can find in rocks all over nature calcium carbonate otherwise known as chalk and because I don't want my toothpaste to taste horrible I'm going to use sila tall as a sweetener and peppermint oil as a flavoring I've also got glycerin this is my humectant it's going to keep everything nice and moist now all three of these they come from plants I'm not going to bother with
Video examples
Alex Steffen: The route...
they're pot within a pot design. And you get water solutions. Water's one of the most pressing problems. Here's a design for harvesting rainwater that's super cheap and available to people in the developing world. Here's a design for distilling water using sunlight. Here's a fog-catcher, which, if you live in a moist, jungle-like area,
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 146 PIPE...
it's not it's not terribly old it's not terribly fresh but it's not terribly old should I said it is still bit moist and but also when you when you lift up something like this you also want to be a little bit careful because you you are messing with quite a few insects and things home so what ideas are normally
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The wild sex lives of...
For many terrestrial animals, reproduction is usually only possible internally, with organs that resemble the moist ocean environment. This restriction may cause us to see only one facet of sex, but a brief tour of marine life shows us just how diverse sex really is.
Video examples
Cakes of Deception PIPE...
think of the more expensive cake versus delicious this is the fancy one this is much better this is really good derp people really seem to like the expensive cake they said it was delicious they said it was moist and had better frosting makes sense you get what you
Video examples
Creating biologically...
working with pressurized membranes is that over time they react to changes in temperature and friend and pressures apply to them the forms were created in burble evolving ways we never anticipated the sausages became alive with the New York moist summer sprouting
Video examples
How do dogs "see" with...
Not terribly interesting. But what she smells, that's a totally different story. And it begins at her wonderfully developed nose. As your dog catches the first hints of fresh air, her nose's moist, spongy outside helps capture any scents the breeze carries.
Video examples
Watch: Fireflies Glowing...
above their head and so you really do have to look at the flash pattern and some other morphological characters to tell the species apart generally the habitat where we find photinus carolinas is in these low-lying moist areas where there's kind of a
Video examples
Swarm of Ants Flies For...
to reach the colonies nerve center this deep the soil is still moist the air cooled despite the soaring surface temperatures this is the very heart of the Queen's Empire
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Baby Slugs Hatching...
slug eggs can lay dormant for months or even years if conditions are not right but here the wall and the damp soil keeps them moist and protected in only
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Nancy Gibbs
American Journalist
Time dissolves in summer anyway: days are long, weekends longer. Hours get all thin and watery when you are lost in the book you'd never otherwise have time to read. Senses are sharper - something about the moist air and bright light and fruit in season - and so memories stir and startle.
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Hamish Bowles
English Journalist
My mother is the sort of woman who not only can raise a chicken and roast it to moist perfection but, as she proved to my openmouthed sister and me on a family holiday to Morocco when we were very young, can barter for one in a market, kill it, pluck it, and then cook it to perfection.
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Maya Angelou
American Poet
Black people comprehend the South. We understand its weight. It has rested on our backs... I knew that my heart would break if ever I put my foot down on that soil, moist, still, with old hurts. I had to face the fear/loathing at its source or it would consume me whole.
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Michael Symon
American Chef
If you salt a chicken the day before cooking, it starts to break down the cell structure of the meat and allows it to take on more flavor and actually helps it to stay more moist. Same goes for a steak, a pork chop. A lot of people brine; we preseason.
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Bob the Drag Queen
American Celebrity
After drag, I remove lashes, then remove most makeup with a Ponds Moisture Clean Exfoliating Towelette. If I don't have a moist one on the road, I will use a dried-out makeup wipe by rewetting it with water.
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Thomas Mann
German Writer
What a wonderful phenomenon it is, carefully considered, when the human eye, that jewel of organic structures, concentrates its moist brilliance on another human creature!
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John Burroughs
American Author
England is like the margin of a spring-run: near its source, always green, always cool, always moist, comparatively free from frost in winter and from drought in summer.
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Reuven Rivlin
Israeli Politician
Whereas, in the personal realm, Sharon is a very sensitive person whose eyes often grow moist, in the national realm, he is entirely without emotions.
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Saqib Saleem
Indian Actor
It's difficult to keep your eyes moist free and your head clear when the girl you really really liked chooses to go on a date with your best friend.
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Mary Berry
British Chef
I love a good madeira cake. Nice and simple. The most important thing is that a cake is moist. Most people overcook cakes, which dries them out.
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Nancy Gibbs
American Journalist
Time dissolves in summer anyway: days are long, weekends longer. Hours get all thin and watery when you are lost in the book you'd never otherwise have time to read. Senses are sharper - something about the moist air and bright light and fruit in season - and so memories stir and startle.
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Hamish Bowles
English Journalist
My mother is the sort of woman who not only can raise a chicken and roast it to moist perfection but, as she proved to my openmouthed sister and me on a family holiday to Morocco when we were very young, can barter for one in a market, kill it, pluck it, and then cook it to perfection.
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Maya Angelou
American Poet
Black people comprehend the South. We understand its weight. It has rested on our backs... I knew that my heart would break if ever I put my foot down on that soil, moist, still, with old hurts. I had to face the fear/loathing at its source or it would consume me whole.
Quote examples
Michael Symon
American Chef
If you salt a chicken the day before cooking, it starts to break down the cell structure of the meat and allows it to take on more flavor and actually helps it to stay more moist. Same goes for a steak, a pork chop. A lot of people brine; we preseason.
Quote examples
Bob the Drag Queen
American Celebrity
After drag, I remove lashes, then remove most makeup with a Ponds Moisture Clean Exfoliating Towelette. If I don't have a moist one on the road, I will use a dried-out makeup wipe by rewetting it with water.
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Thomas Mann
German Writer
What a wonderful phenomenon it is, carefully considered, when the human eye, that jewel of organic structures, concentrates its moist brilliance on another human creature!
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John Burroughs
American Author
England is like the margin of a spring-run: near its source, always green, always cool, always moist, comparatively free from frost in winter and from drought in summer.
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Reuven Rivlin
Israeli Politician
Whereas, in the personal realm, Sharon is a very sensitive person whose eyes often grow moist, in the national realm, he is entirely without emotions.
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Saqib Saleem
Indian Actor
It's difficult to keep your eyes moist free and your head clear when the girl you really really liked chooses to go on a date with your best friend.
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Mary Berry
British Chef
I love a good madeira cake. Nice and simple. The most important thing is that a cake is moist. Most people overcook cakes, which dries them out.
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