▸ adjective: Characterized by the presence of moisture; not dry; slightly wet; damp. ▸ adjective: Of eyes: wet with tears; tearful; also (obsolete), watery due to some illness or to old age. ▸ adjective: Of a climate, the weather, etc.: damp, humid, rainy. ▸ adjective: (informal) Of the vagina: sexually lubricated due to sexual arousal; of a woman: sexually aroused, turned on. ▸ adjective: (medicine) ▸ adjective: Characterized by the presence of some fluid such as mucus, pus, etc. ▸ adjective: Of sounds of internal organs (especially as heard through a stethoscope): characterized by the sound of air bubbling through a fluid. ▸ adjective: (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. ▸ adjective: (obsolete) ▸ adjective: Fluid, liquid, watery. ▸ adjective: (also poetic) Bringing moisture or rain. ▸ noun: (obsolete except US, regional) Moistness; also, moisture. ▸ verb: (transitive) ▸ verb: (obsolete except British, regional and US) To make (something) moist or wet; to moisten. ▸ verb: (obsolete, figuratively) To inspire, to refresh (someone); also, to soften (one's heart). ▸ verb: (intransitive) ▸ verb: (US) To rain lightly; to drizzle. ▸ verb: (obsolete) To have an effect of moistening or wetting. ▸ noun: A follower of the religion of Moism. ▸ noun: A surname.
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