MOISTENS Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word moistens. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for MOISTENS
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bedew | verbv | |||||||
verb • cover with drops of dew or as with dew | ||||||||
bathes | verbv | |||||||
noun • the act of swimming for pleasure or recreation verb • cleanse the entire body • suffuse or envelope with something • swim for pleasure or recreation | ||||||||
dampens | verbv | |||||||
verb • 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 | ||||||||
drenches | verbv | |||||||
verb • drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged • force to drink • permeate or impregnate • cover with liquid; pour liquid onto | ||||||||
moisturizes | verbv | |||||||
verb • make (more) humid | ||||||||
saturates | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance • infuse or fill completely | ||||||||
wets | verbv | |||||||
adjective • covered or soaked with a liquid such as water • containing moisture or volatile components • supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of alcoholic beverages • producing or secreting milk noun • wetness caused by water adjective satellite • consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor • very drunk verb • cause to become wet • make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating | ||||||||
dampen | verbv | |||||||
verb • 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 | ||||||||
drizzle | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower verb • rain lightly • moisten with fine drops | ||||||||
wash | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • 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 verb • 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 |