MOISTENING Synonyms

• the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)

• the act of making something completely wet

• washing something by allowing it to soak

• extremely wet

• the act of making something wet

• a euphemism for urination

• any compound that contains water of crystallization

• supply water or liquid to in order to maintain a healthy balance

• become hydrated and combine with water

• cause to be hydrated; add water or moisture to

• supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams

• supply with a constant flow or sprinkling of some liquid, for the purpose of cooling, cleansing, or disinfecting

• have lubricating properties

• apply a lubricant to

• make slippery or smooth through the application of a lubricant

• make (more) humid

• cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance

• infuse or fill completely

• suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity

• make moist

• deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

• reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)

• make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible

• check; keep in check (a fire)

• lessen in force or effect

• very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower

• rain lightly

• moisten with fine drops

• a thin coat of water-base paint

• the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)

• the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)

• the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)

• the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller

• a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other

• garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering

• any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out

• clean with some chemical process

• cleanse (one's body) with soap and water

• cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water

• move by or as if by water

• be capable of being washed

• admit to testing or proof

• separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)

• apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to

• remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent

• form by erosion

• make moist

• wash or flow against

• wash by removing particles

• to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking