moisture

«moisture» in Mova's school dictionary: small amounts of water or other liquid in the air, in the… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (moisture, uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

Moisture is small amounts of water or other liquid in the air, in the ground or on a surface. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science, moisture in the air (humidity) forms dew, mist and clouds; plants take moisture from the soil; mould grows where there is moisture. In everyday life, moisturiser keeps skin from drying out, and moisture on windows is condensation. Phrases: "soil moisture", "absorb moisture", "keep out moisture".

examples

• The plants take moisture from the soil. tree →
• Moisture on the window is called condensation. tree →
• Keep the bread in a bag so it doesn't lose moisture. tree →
• Salt soaks up moisture from the air. tree →
• Dry the wood so there is no moisture left. tree →
• Too much moisture in a room can make mould grow. tree →
• Every thing was dripping with moisture, and the poor prince had not a dry thread about him. tree →

note

Uncountable: "some moisture", never "a moisture". Adjective: moist. Verb: moisten. Related: moisturiser.

In the corpora

• Yea, He ladeth the thick cloud with moister, He spreadeth abroad the cloud of His lightning;

Trees and pragmatics

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