mois·ture

mois·ture
/ˈmoısʧɚ/ noun [noncount]
: a small amount of a liquid (such as water) that makes something wet or moist

These flowers grow best with moisture and shade.

Wool socks will pull moisture away from your skin.

The leaves absorb moisture from the air.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • mois|ture — «MOYS chuhr», noun. slight wetness; water or other liquid spread in very small drops in the air or on a surface. Dew is moisture that collects at night o the grass. ╂[< Old French moistour < moiste moist] –mois´ture|less, adjective …   Useful english dictionary

  • mois´ture|less — mois|ture «MOYS chuhr», noun. slight wetness; water or other liquid spread in very small drops in the air or on a surface. Dew is moisture that collects at night o the grass. ╂[< Old French moistour < moiste moist] –mois´ture|less,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ture — ab·bre·vi·a·ture; acu·punc·ture; ad·ju·di·ca·ture; ad·mix·ture; ad·ven·ture·some; ad·ven·ture·some·ly; af·fix·ture; ag·ri·cul·ture; al·co·hol·a·ture; an·a·cul·ture; ap·er·ture; api·cul·ture; aq·ua·cul·ture; ar·bo·ri·cul·ture; ar·ca·ture;… …   English syllables

  • mois — an·gou·mois; mois; mois·san·ite; mois·ture; mois·ture·less; mois·tur·ize; …   English syllables

  • Ture Nerman — (18 mai 1886, Norrköping – 7 octobre 1969) est un communiste et journaliste suédois qui écrivit aussi des poèmes et des chansons. Sommaire …   Wikipédia en Français

  • moisture — mois·ture …   English syllables

  • moisture — mois•ture [[t]ˈmɔɪs tʃər[/t]] n. condensed or diffused liquid, esp. water • Etymology: 1325–75; cf. MF moistour mois′ture•less, adj …   From formal English to slang

  • moisture — mois|ture [ˈmɔıstʃə US ər] n [U] small amounts of water that are present in the air, in a substance, or on a surface ▪ Plants use their roots to absorb moisture from the soil. ▪ Your skin s moisture content varies according to weather conditions …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • moisture — mois|ture [ mɔıstʃər ] noun uncount a small amount of water or another liquid, in the air, on the surface of something, or in a substance …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • moistureless — mois·ture·less …   English syllables

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