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| alder |
any of several deciduous trees and shrubs of the birch family that grow in cool, damp regions. |
| carboniferous |
(cap.) of, relating to, or designating the geological time period between the Devonian and Permian of the Paleozoic Era, from approximately 350 million to 280 million years ago, when the warm damp climate produced many forests that later formed rich coal deposits. [1/3 definitions] |
| dank |
unpleasantly damp and chilly. |
| destroying angel |
any of several poisonous white mushrooms that grow in damp woodlands in warm weather. |
| dewy |
damp or wet with, or as if with, dew. [1/3 definitions] |
| dungeon |
a jail or jail cell, esp. a dark, damp one underground. |
| humid |
having a relatively high amount of moisture or water vapor; damp. |
| meadow beauty |
a North American perennial that grows in damp ground and bears large pink or purple flowers. |
| mold2 |
a surface growth of fungus, often fuzzy or downy, that forms on stale, damp, or decaying matter. [1/4 definitions] |
| pin curl |
a strand of usu. damp hair wound around a finger into a flat curl and secured with a bobby pin until set. |
| raw |
of the weather, damp and chilly. [1/8 definitions] |
| thrush2 |
a foot disease in horses that is marked by discharge of pus, and results from standing in a damp, dirty stall. [1/2 definitions] |
| wet |
to make wet, damp, or moist. [1/11 definitions] |
| winter |
cold, often wet or damp, weather. [1/10 definitions] |
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