moist
US: /ˈmɔɪst/
UK: /mˈɔɪst/
UK: /mˈɔɪst/
English Vietnamese dictionary
moist /mɔist/
- tính từ
- ẩm; ẩm ướt, ướt lấp nhấp
- moist season: mùa ẩm
- (y học) chẩy m
- ẩm; ẩm ướt, ướt lấp nhấp
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective
slightly wet: warm moist air + a rich moist cake + Water the plants regularly to keep the soil moist. + Her eyes were moist (= with tears).
moistness noun [U]
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 damp, wettish, dampish, dewy, dank, humid, clammy, muggy, steamy, misty, foggy:
During the monsoon everything becomes so moist that your clothes never seem to dry
2 damp, wet, rainy, drizzly, soggy, moisture-laden:
The moist climate keeps Ireland green.
3 tearful, teary, misty, lachrymose:
Every eye in the theatre was moist at the end of that scene.
Collocation dictionary
VERBS
be, feel, look
Her skin felt moist and feverish.
| become, grow
Beth's dark eyes grew moist as she kissed her son.
| remain | keep sth
Keep the atmosphere in your greenhouse slightly moist throughout the spring.
ADV.
very | reasonably, slightly
PREP.
with
His fingers were becoming moist with sweat.
Concise English dictionary
moister|moistestmɔɪst
adj.
+slightly wet
