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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Moist \Moist\, a. [OE. moiste, OF. moiste, F. moite, fr. L.
     muccidus, for mucidus, moldy, musty. Cf. Mucus, Mucid.]
     1. Moderately wet; damp; humid; not dry; as, a moist
        atmosphere or air. ``Moist eyes.'' --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Fresh, or new. [Obs.] ``Shoes full moist and new.'' ``A
        draught of moist and corny ale.'' --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Moist \Moist\, v. t.
     To moisten. [Obs.] --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Moist \Moist\, a. [OE. moiste, OF. moiste, F. moite, fr. L.
     muccidus, for mucidus, moldy, musty. Cf. Mucus, Mucid.]
     1. Moderately wet; damp; humid; not dry; as, a moist
        atmosphere or air. ``Moist eyes.'' --Shak.
  
     2. Fresh, or new. [Obs.] ``Shoes full moist and new.'' ``A
        draught of moist and corny ale.'' --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Moist \Moist\, v. t.
     To moisten. [Obs.] --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  moist
       adj : slightly wet; "clothes damp with perspiration"; "a moist
             breeze"; "eyes moist with tears" [syn: damp, dampish]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  moist
     Livonian vb.
     understand
     Middle English a.
     (alt form enm moiste)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Moist
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  moist
     a.
     1 characterize by the presence#Noun of moisture; not dry#Adjective;
  slightly wet#Adjective; damp#Adjective. (from 14th c.)
     2 Of eye#Noun: wet with tear#Noun; tearful; also (lb en obsolete),
  watery due to some illness or to old age. (from 14th c.)
     3 Of a climate, the weather#Noun, etc.: damp, humid, rainy. (from
  14th c.)
     4 (lb en informal) Of the vagina: sexually lubricated#Adjective due
  to sexual arousal; of a woman#Noun: sexually aroused#Adjective, turned
  on. (from 20th c.)
     5 (lb en medicine)
     6 # Characterized by the presence of some fluid#Noun such as mucus,
  pus#Noun, etc. (from 14th c.)
     7 # Of sound#Noun of internal#Adjective organs (especially as heard
  through a stethoscope): characterized by the sound of air#Noun
  bubble#Verb through a fluid.
     8 (lb en sciences historical) Pertaining to one of the four
  essential#Adjective quality#Noun formerly believed to be
  present#Adjective in all things, characterized by wetness; also,
  have#Verb a significant#Adjective amount#Noun of this quality. (from
  14th c.)
     9 (lb en obsolete)
     10 # Fluid, liquid#Adjective, watery.  from 14th or earlier 17th c.)
     11 # (lb en also poetic) bring#Verb moisture or rain#Noun.
  {defdate|''(glossary:+a.)''+14th –+18th+c." rel="nofollow">{defdate|''(glossary: a.)'' 14th – 18th c.
     n.
     (lb en obsolete except US regional) moistness; also, moisture.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive)
     2 # (lb en obsolete except Britain regional and US) To make#Verb
  (something) moist#Adjective or wet#Adjective; to moisten.
     3 # (lb en obsolete figuratively) To inspire, to refresh#Verb
  (someone); also, to soften (one's heart#Noun).
     4 (lb en intransitive)
     5 # (lb en US) To rain#Verb lightly; to drizzle#Verb.
     6 # (lb en obsolete) To have#Verb an effect#Noun of moistening#Noun
  or wetting#Noun.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Moist
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  moist
     Livonian vb.
     understand
     Middle English a.
     (alt form enm moiste)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Moist
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  moist
     Livonian vb.
     understand
     Middle English a.
     (alt form enm moiste)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Moist
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  moist
     Englanti a.
     kostea, nihkeä, tuore

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  moist
     Engelska a.
     fuktig

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Moist /mˈɔɪst/
  رطب

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  moist //mɔɪst// 
  1. вла́жен
  characterized by the presence of moisture; slightly wet
  2. влажен
  of the vagina: sexually lubricated due to sexual arousal

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  moist /mˈɔɪst/ 
  navlhlý

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  moist /mˈɔɪst/ 
  mokrý

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  moist /mˈɔɪst/ 
  vlhký

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  moist /mˈɔɪst/
  feucht  [med.]  [techn.]
        "moist ironing cloth"  - feuchtes Bügeltuch
        "The climate is moist and warm."  - Das Klima ist feucht und warm.
     Synonym: moisty
  
   see: moister, moistest, moist skin, moist concrete
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  moist /mˈɔɪst/
  
  υγρός

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  moist //mɔɪst// 
  kostea
  characterized by the presence of moisture; slightly wet

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  moist /mɔist/
  humide

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  moist /mˈɔɪst/ 
  1. नम
        "The clothes are still moist""

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  moist /mˈɔɪst/
  kišovit, mokar, ovlažiti, ovlažiti se, vlažan, vlažne

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  moist /mˈɔɪst/
  1. gennyedzô
  2. nedvezô
  3. gennyezô
  4. nyirkos
  5. nedves

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  moist //mɔɪst// 
  lembap
  characterized by the presence of moisture; slightly wet

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  moist /mˈɔɪst/
  1. umido

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  moist //mɔɪst// 
  1. しっとり, 湿る
  characterized by the presence of moisture; slightly wet
  2. 濡れる
  of the vagina: sexually lubricated due to sexual arousal

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  moist /mɔıst/
  drėgnas, šlapias
     See also: damp
  
     See also: dampish
  

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  moist /mɔist/
  1. vochtig
  2. klam, mottig

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  moist /mɔɪst/ 
    wilgotny

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  moist /mɔist/ 
  1. úmido
  2. molhado

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  moist /mɔist/
  humedo

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  moist //mɔɪst// 
  fuktig
  characterized by the presence of moisture; slightly wet

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  moist /mˈɔɪst/
  1. nemli, rutubetli
  2. ıslak
  3. sulu, yaşlı (göz) moistness  nemlilik, rutubet.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈmɔɪst/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  34 Moby Thesaurus words for "moist":
     boggy, clammy, damp, dampish, dank, dewy, drippy, drizzly, fenny,
     foggy, gooey, humid, lachrymose, marshy, maudlin, misty, muggy,
     mushy, rainy, roric, roriferous, sappy, slushy, soggy, soupy,
     steamy, sticky, swampy, tacky, tearful, teary, undried, wet,
     wettish
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 潮湿的,多雨的,感伤的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 潮湿的,微湿的,多雨的;含泪的,泪汪汪的

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