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| athlete's foot |
a common contagious skin infection characterized by itching and scaling, and caused by fungi that thrive in warm moist places, such as between the toes. |
| blush |
a powder or moist makeup for highlighting the cheekbones; blusher. [1/7 definitions] |
| cardinal flower |
a plant of eastern North America that grows in moist ground or shallow water. [1/2 definitions] |
| clammy |
unpleasantly moist, cool, and sticky. [1/2 definitions] |
| dab1 |
a small moist bit. [1/6 definitions] |
| damp |
to make moist; dampen. [1/8 definitions] |
| dampen |
to make moist. [2/3 definitions] |
| devil's food cake |
a rich, moist chocolate cake, often covered with rich icing. |
| dew |
to moisten or become moist with or as with dew. [1/3 definitions] |
| fresco |
to paint (a picture) on fresh, moist plaster, as on a wall. [1/2 definitions] |
| frog1 |
any of several amphibians without tails but with long hind legs adapted for jumping, esp. those with a smooth, moist skin and webbed feet, that live in marshy or watery habitats. [1/4 definitions] |
| fruitcake |
a dense, sweet, usu. moist cake containing dried and candied fruit and sometimes nuts. [1/2 definitions] |
| hydric |
of, relating to, or preferring a moist or wet environment. [1/2 definitions] |
| hypophosphoric acid |
an acid that results from exposing phosphorous to moist air. |
| meadow mushroom |
a common mushroom that thrives in moist soil and is often cultivated for food. |
| mildew |
any of several fungi that grow on plants and, under moist conditions, on other organic materials such as paper. [1/3 definitions] |
| montane |
designating the biogeographic zone in mountain regions that is below timberline and is moist and cool. |
| moss |
any of numerous small, leafy-stemmed, flowerless green plants that grow in mats on rocks, trees, and moist ground. [1/3 definitions] |
| mucilaginous |
of, concerning, secreting, or resembling mucilage; soft, moist, and sticky. |
| muck |
dirt or filth, esp. if it is moist and sticky, or something that is considered be distasteful or dirty. [1/7 definitions] |
| mucus |
a viscid substance that is secreted by the lubricating membrane that lines bodily passages and organs, and that acts as a moist, protective coating of their walls. |
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