MOISTEN Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word moisten. (close relations)
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| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| dampen | verbv | |||||
verb • suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity • make moist • deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping • reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves) • make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible • check; keep in check (a fire) • lessen in force or effect | ||||||
| damp | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • a slight wetness adjective satellite • slightly wet verb • deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping • restrain or discourage • make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible • lessen in force or effect | ||||||
| humidify | verbv | |||||
verb • make (more) humid | ||||||
| hydrate | verbv | |||||
noun • any compound that contains water of crystallization verb • supply water or liquid to in order to maintain a healthy balance • become hydrated and combine with water • cause to be hydrated; add water or moisture to | ||||||
| irrigate | verbv | |||||
verb • supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams • supply with a constant flow or sprinkling of some liquid, for the purpose of cooling, cleansing, or disinfecting | ||||||
| moist | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • slightly wet | ||||||
| saturate | verbv | |||||
verb • cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance • infuse or fill completely | ||||||
| soak | verbv | |||||
noun • the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid) • washing something by allowing it to soak verb • submerge in a liquid • rip off; ask an unreasonable price • cover with liquid; pour liquid onto • leave as a guarantee in return for money • beat severely • make drunk (with alcoholic drinks) • become drunk or drink excessively • fill, soak, or imbue totally • heat a metal prior to working it | ||||||
| sprinkle | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby • the act of sprinkling or splashing water verb • distribute loosely • cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force • rain gently • scatter with liquid; wet lightly | ||||||
| water | nounn | |||||
noun • binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent • the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean) • once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour phlegm • a facility that provides a source of water • liquid excretory product • a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants verb • supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams • provide with water • secrete or form water, as tears or saliva • fill with tears | ||||||
| wet | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective • covered or soaked with a liquid such as water • containing moisture or volatile components • supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of alcoholic beverages • producing or secreting milk noun • wetness caused by water adjective satellite • consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor • very drunk verb • cause to become wet • make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating | ||||||
| drizzle | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower verb • rain lightly • moisten with fine drops | ||||||
| wash | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a thin coat of water-base paint • the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water) • the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon) • the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway) • the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller • a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other • garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering • any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out verb • clean with some chemical process • cleanse (one's body) with soap and water • cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water • move by or as if by water • be capable of being washed • admit to testing or proof • separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals) • apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to • remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent • form by erosion • make moist • wash or flow against • wash by removing particles • to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking | ||||||
