MOIST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does moist mean? 

• MOIST (adjective)
  The adjective MOIST has 1 sense:

1. slightly wet

  Familiarity information: MOIST used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MOIST (adjective)

Comparative: moister   
Superlative: moistest   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Slightly wet

Synonyms:

damp; dampish; moist

Context example:

eyes moist with tears

Similar:

wet (covered or soaked with a liquid such as water)

Derivation:

moistness (a slight wetness)

 Context examples 

She shoved him away from her, but not before he caught a glimpse of her moist eyes.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

Keeping the affected area raised and applying moist heat can also help.

(Deep Vein Thrombosis, NIH)

The poor soldier fell without injury on the moist ground, and the blue light went on burning, but of what use was that to him?

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

The glandular portion of the salivary system whose combined secretions constitute the saliva; a clear, alkaline, somewhat viscus secretion that keeps the mouth moist and aids in swallowing and digesting food.

(Acinar Salivary Gland System, NCI Thesaurus)

Researchers report that termites slow the spread of deserts into drylands by providing a moist refuge for vegetation on and around their mounds.

(Dirt mounds made by termites in Africa, South America, Asia could prevent spread of deserts, NSF)

Most begin in the moist tissues that line the mouth, nose and throat.

(Head and Neck Cancer, NIH: National Cancer Institute)

A group of chronic skin disorders in which fluid-filled blisters form on the skin and mucosa (the moist, inner lining of some organs and body cavities).

(Epidermolysis bullosa, NCI Dictionary)

Moist tissue lining the oral cavity, containing mucous secreting glands.

(Oral Mucosa, NCI Thesaurus)

The moist, inner lining of some organs and body cavities (such as the nose, mouth, lungs, and stomach).

(Mucosa, NCI Dictionary)

A petrolatum-based ointment absorbed by dry and moist skin, petrolatum-mineral oil-lanolin-ceresin ointment is non-comedogenic, non-irritating, and non-sensitizing.

(Petrolatum-Mineral Oil-Lanolin-Ceresin Ointment, NCI Thesaurus)