moist

«moist» in Mova's school dictionary: slightly wet or damp, but not soaking wet — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (moist, moister, moistest)

meaning for a pupil

1) Moist means slightly wet or damp, but not soaking wet. tree →

2) Moist food, like cake, is soft and not dry. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons: seeds need moist soil to grow; woodlice and worms like moist, dark places; moist air holds water vapour. In cooking: a good cake is moist inside. In first aid, a moist (damp) cloth can clean a small cut or cool a burn area after running water. Phrases: «moist soil», «moist cake», «keep it moist», «a moist cloth».

examples

• Keep the soil moist so the seeds will grow. tree →
• Woodlice live in moist, dark places. tree →
• This chocolate cake is lovely and moist. tree →
• Wipe the table with a moist cloth. tree →
• Frogs need moist skin to breathe. tree →
• The air in the rainforest is warm and moist. tree →
• The grass was still moist from the morning dew. tree →
• Her eyes were moist with tears. tree →
• Presently twelve spoonbills came flying thither, struck the moist earth, turned into fair maidens, and began to bathe. tree →

note

Comparatives: «moister, moistest». Noun: «moisture»; verb: «moisten». Similar: «damp» (often a bit unpleasant), «wet» (more water). Some people dislike the sound of the word, so «damp» is often used instead.

In the corpora

• An earthworm has no eyes and no lungs; it breathes through its moist skin and can sense light with its skin.
• Keep clay moist under plastic so it does not dry out, and wash your hands after using it.
• Amphibians have smooth, moist skin and usually lay their eggs in water.
• A frog can take in some oxygen through its thin, moist skin.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «moist» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.