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moist

/mɔɪst/adjective1 syllable

Moist means: slightly wet.

Synonyms for moist18

adjective, as in slightly wet

damp, dampish, wet

also used for moist

moisty, bewatered, drenched, dripping, drunk, humid, irriguous, madid, dewy-eyed, misty, teary, weepy, cryey, crysome, lachrymate

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What does moist mean?1

adjective

1

slightly wet“clothes damp with perspiration”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with moist?2

one syllable

voicedhoist
Show 40 near rhymes
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Moist in a sentence

  • The air is soft, and the soil is moist.somekinda
  • I baked a cake, and it came out fluffy and moist.Amastan
  • This earth is moist owing to the recent rain.Lumi
  • It's moist and it's the perfect time to root some ivy cuttings.Amastan
  • Ziri discovered a boot print in the soft moist dirt.Amastan
  • Matthew thinks that the perfect cupcake should be moist and flavorful.Amastan
  • I crave a slice of moist carrot cake.Amastan
  • We savored each bite of the moist cake.Amastan

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Forms of moist

as a adjective

comparative
moister
superlative
moistest