moist

IPA: mˈɔɪst

(transitive)
(obsolete except Britain, regional and US) To make (something) moist or wet; to moisten.
(obsolete, figuratively) To inspire, to refresh (someone); also, to soften (one's heart).
(intransitive)
(US) To rain lightly; to drizzle.
(obsolete) To have an effect of moistening or wetting.

Characterized by the presence of moisture; not dry; slightly wet; damp.
Of eyes: wet with tears; tearful; also (obsolete), watery due to some illness or to old age.
Of a climate, the weather, etc.: damp, humid, rainy.
(informal) Of the vagina: sexually lubricated due to sexual arousal; of a woman: sexually aroused, turned on.
(medicine)
Characterized by the presence of some fluid such as mucus, pus, etc.
Of sounds of internal organs (especially as heard through a stethoscope): characterized by the sound of air bubbling through a fluid.
(sciences, historical) Pertaining to one of the four essential qualities formerly believed to be present in all things, characterized by wetness; also, having a significant amount of this quality.
(obsolete)
Fluid, liquid, watery.
(also poetic) Bringing moisture or rain.

Examples of "moist" in Sentences

Keep them moist -- not wet and sodden, but _moist_ all the time.
It grows 3 to 5 feet high and wide in moist soil and partial shade and blooms white from June to September.
Late Night tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross that he is appreciative of the word moist - for being the "worst word ever."
I also do not like the word moist, which is why you will never see any discussion of Duncan Hines products in this space.
Be sure to keep your child's skin moist with softening lotions (ask your doctor for a recommendation) and keep his or her fingernails trimmed.
Dry the board thoroughly, because bacteria thrive in moist places, says Alan Greene, a pediatrician at Stanford's Lucile Packard Children's Hospital.
Unfortunately as we age and our bodies produce less estrogen, that means that they also produce less collagen and oil that help keep our skin moist and youthful looking.
Milk from another animal that is treated with a bacteria from the lining of a calves stomach and then inoculated with another bacteria to form mold and then left to age in moist dark cool place.