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moisture
What does moisture mean?
moisture (noun): wetness caused by water.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce moisture?
/ˈmɔɪstʃɚ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does moisture come from?
From Middle English moisture, from Old French moistour (“moisture, dampness, wetness”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to moisture
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “moisture” mean?
the event of being born
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a final climactic stage
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wetness caused by water
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the current day or date
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