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As an adjective, moist means characterized by the presence of moisture. As a verb, it means (obsolete, except Britain, regional and US) To make (something) moist or wet.
Meanings of moist
14 meaningsadjective
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.
informalOf the vagina: sexually lubricated due to sexual arousal; of a woman: sexually aroused, turned on.
medicineCharacterized by the presence of some fluid such as mucus, pus, etc.
medicineOf sounds of internal organs (especially as heard through a stethoscope): characterized by the sound of air bubbling through a fluid.
Older and rare meanings (3)
scienceshistoricalPertaining 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.
obsoleteFluid, liquid, watery.
obsolete(also poetic) Bringing moisture or rain.
noun
obsoleteexcept usregionalMoistness; also, moisture.
verb
(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).
(US) To rain lightly; to drizzle.
(obsolete) To have an effect of moistening or wetting.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).