Damp - English meaning

verb

Cover or sprinkle with drops of water or other liquid.

Usage examples:

Her mother ‘often saw her with cheeks bedewed with tears, on account of his new and astonishing beh…

adjective

Tending to form clots; sticky.

Usage examples:

Claggy mud

adjective

Thick and sticky

Usage examples:

The soil in the garden was thick, claggy clay., the claggy weather in the west will clear to leave …

noun

The quality of being sticky and slightly wet in an unpleasant way

Usage examples:

A hint of clamminess in his jacket made him shiver., there was an unpleasant clamminess in the air.

adjective

Unpleasantly damp and sticky or slimy to touch.

Usage examples:

His skin felt cold and clammy

adjective

Slightly wet and cool, in an unpleasant way

Usage examples:

Her forehead was hot, but her hands were clammy.

noun

Water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it.

Usage examples:

The inside of the cab steamed up with condensation

noun

The drops of water that appear on cold surfaces such as windows as a result of hot air or steam becoming cool

verb

Make slightly wet.

Usage examples:

The fine rain dampened her face

verb

To make something slightly wet

Usage examples:

Rain dampened the tent, but it dried in the sun., i think the accident dampened his enthusiasm for …

verb

To make something less strong or successful

Usage examples:

The outlook for the global economy looked gloomy, and dampened expectations of a rise in profits th…

verb

Make slightly wet.

Usage examples:

The fine rain dampened her face

verb

Past simple and past participle of dampen

Usage examples:

Rain had dampened the tent so we left it to dry in the afternoon sun., nothing you can say will dam…

noun

The state or condition of being slightly wet.

Usage examples:

The dampness in the air

adjective

Unpleasantly damp and cold.

Usage examples:

Huge dank caverns

noun

(especially of buildings and air) the fact 0f being wet, cold, and unpleasant

Usage examples:

There was a dankness in the air., she was a little surprised by the dankness of the place.

noun

Tiny drops of water that form on cool surfaces at night, when atmospheric vapour condenses.

Usage examples:

The grass was wet with dew

verb

Moisten with drops of liquid.

Usage examples:

Sweat dewed her lashes

abbreviation

Distant early warning, a radar system in north america for the early detection of a missile attack.

Usage examples:

The dew line

adjective

Wet with dew.

Usage examples:

Early morning is best, when the woods are cool and the ground is still moist and dewy.

adjective

Connected with dew (= the drops of water that form on the ground and other surfaces outside during the night)

Usage examples:

A dewy morning, her dewy skin has the look of a woman 20 years younger.

noun

Light rain falling in very fine drops.

Usage examples:

Scotland will be cloudy with patchy drizzle

verb

Rain lightly.

Usage examples:

It's started to drizzle

noun

A slight rain

Usage examples:

We had fog and drizzle earlier, but now it’s sunny., it’s been drizzling on and off all day.

adjective

If the weather is drizzly, it is raining in small light drops

Usage examples:

A drizzly afternoon

adjective

Full of or characterized by fog.

Usage examples:

A dark and foggy night

adjective

With fog

Usage examples:

A cold, foggy day, side effects include headaches, nausea, weakness, and foggy thinking., i get fog…

verb

Moisten; make wet.

Usage examples:

The mercury is incorporated with the salt by humecting it with a little water.

adjective

Marked by a relatively high level of water vapour in the atmosphere.

Usage examples:

A hot and humid day

adjective

(of air and weather) containing extremely small drops of water in the air

Usage examples:

New york is very hot and humid in the summer.

verb

Increase the level of moisture in (air).

Usage examples:

The plants humidify and cool the air in hot weather

verb

To make air wetter

Usage examples:

The doctor says we need to humidify the air in the baby’s room because it’s too dry.

noun

The state or quality of being humid.

Usage examples:

Of course, keeping beautiful amid the heat and humidity is no easy task, so the shanghai star bring…

noun

A measure of how wet the air is

Usage examples:

Tomorrow will be hot, with high humidity.

verb

Convert (plant remains) into humus.

Usage examples:

Plant material added to the soil has first to be humified

verb

Supply water to (land or crops) to help growth, typically by means of channels.

Usage examples:

While rainfall registers about 50 inches per year, growers often have to irrigate their crops durin…

verb

To supply land with water so that crops and plants will grow or grow better

Usage examples:

To irrigate farmland, an irrigation system

noun

A substance that flows freely but is of constant volume, having a consistency like that of water or oil.

Usage examples:

Drink plenty of liquids

adjective

A consonant produced by allowing the airstream to flow over the sides of the tongue (typically l and r ).

noun

A substance that flows easily and is neither a gas nor a solid

Usage examples:

Liquid assets

adjective

Full of, covered with, or accompanied by mist.

Usage examples:

The evening was cold and misty

adjective

Slightly wet

Usage examples:

His eyes grew misty as he remembered her.

adjective

Slightly wet.

Usage examples:

The moist, fertile soil

adjective

Slightly wet

Usage examples:

Moist blueberry muffins, rich, moist soil, [ t ] moisten the shirts before ironing.

verb

Wet slightly.

Usage examples:

She moistened her lips with the tip of her tongue

verb

To make something slightly wet or to become slightly wet

Usage examples:

Moisten the cloth before using it to clean glass.

verb

Wet slightly.

Usage examples:

She moistened her lips with the tip of her tongue

verb

Past simple and past participle of moisten

Usage examples:

Moisten the cloth before using it to clean glass.

noun

Water or other liquid diffused in a small quantity as vapour, within a solid, or condensed on a surface.

Usage examples:

The air was constantly heavy with moisture

noun

Very small drops of water, either in the air or on a surface

Usage examples:

It was a clear day with little moisture in the air.

adjective

(of the weather) unpleasantly warm and humid.

Usage examples:

It was a hot, very muggy evening

adjective

(of weather) very warm and humid (= containing a lot of very small drops of water in the air)

noun

The process of sweating.

Usage examples:

Exercise causes perspiration and a speeded-up heartbeat

noun

Polite word for sweat (= a clear liquid passed through the skin)

Usage examples:

During the break between games, she had a drink of water and wiped the perspiration off her face an…

noun

The action or process of precipitating a substance from a solution.

Usage examples:

Acidic proteins are known to trigger carbonate precipitation via matrix mediated processes in micro…

noun

Water that falls from the clouds toward the ground, esp. as rain or snow

noun

The condensed moisture of the atmosphere falling visibly in separate drops.

Usage examples:

The rain had not stopped for days

verb

Rain falls.

Usage examples:

It was beginning to rain

Water falling in drops from vapor in the atmosphere

adjective

(of weather, a period, or an area) having or characterized by considerable rainfall.

Usage examples:

A rainy afternoon

adjective

Raining a lot

Usage examples:

We had three rainy days on holiday, but otherwise it was sunny.

adjective

(of weather or a period of time) characterized by frequent showers of rain.

Usage examples:

There was a good turn out for the clonaslee show despite the showery weather.

adjective

Used to describe weather with light rain that is often not continuous

Usage examples:

Showery weather

verb

Moisten by sprinkling with water, especially in brewing.

Usage examples:

The grains are sparged

noun

The action of sprinkling or splashing.

noun

Liquid that is blown or driven through the air in the form of tiny drops.

Usage examples:

A torrent of white foam and spray

verb

Apply (liquid) to someone or something in the form of tiny drops.

Usage examples:

The product can be sprayed on to wet or dry hair

noun

A stem or small branch of a tree or plant, bearing flowers and foliage.

Usage examples:

A spray of honeysuckle

noun

The vapour into which water is converted when heated, forming a white mist of minute water droplets in the air.

Usage examples:

A cloud of steam

verb

Give off or produce steam.

Usage examples:

A mug of coffee was steaming at her elbow

noun

The hot gas that is produced when water boils

Usage examples:

A steam engine, [ i ] the ship steamed out of the harbor.

adjective

Producing, filled with, or clouded with steam.

Usage examples:

A small steamy kitchen

adjective

Filled with steam

Usage examples:

By the time hannah finished her shower, the bathroom was all steamy.

adjective

Tending or designed to stick to things on contact.

Usage examples:

Sticky cakes and pastries

noun

A piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side, used for leaving messages or reminders.

Usage examples:

Perfect pictures of sunny days, birthday parties and proms, of boyfriends, girlfriends and parents …

adjective

Difficult to deal with or solve

Usage examples:

A sticky situation, a sticky issue, you had better wash your sticky fingers.

noun

Moisture exuded through the pores of the skin, typically in profuse quantities as a reaction to heat, physical exertion, fever, or fear.

Usage examples:

Beads of sweat broke out on her brow

verb

Another term for sweatsuit or sweatpants.

verb

To excrete a salty, colorless liquid through the skin, esp. when you are hot or frightened

Usage examples:

He was sweating profusely., the soda cans sweat in this humidity., we have to sweat about money bec…

adjective

Exuding, soaked in, or inducing sweat.

Usage examples:

My feet got so hot and sweaty

adjective

Covered in sweat

Usage examples:

His face was sweaty.

adjective

Of the nature of, characterized by, or filled with vapour.

Usage examples:

The vaporous atmosphere

adjective

Consisting of or filled with vapour (= gas or extremely small drops of liquid that result from the heating of a liquid or solid)

Usage examples:

Condensation is the passage of a substance from the vaporous to the liquid state., every six months…

noun

A substance diffused or suspended in the air, especially one normally liquid or solid.

Usage examples:

Dense clouds of smoke and toxic vapour

verb

Talk in a vacuous, boasting, or pompous way.

Usage examples:

He was vapouring on about the days of his youth

noun

Gas or extremely small drops of liquid that result from the heating of a liquid or solid

Usage examples:

The hollow glass tank contains hot mercury vapour., poisonous vapours burst out of the factory duri…

noun

A colourless, transparent, odourless liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain and is the basis of the fluids of living organisms.

Usage examples:

Sodium chloride dissolves in water

verb

Pour or sprinkle water over (a plant or area) in order to encourage plant growth.

Usage examples:

I went out to water the geraniums

noun

A clear, colorless liquid that falls from the sky as rain and is necessary for animal and plant life

Usage examples:

A drink/glass of water, bottled/tap water, cold/hot water, i’m boiling water to make some more coff…

adjective

Covered or saturated with water or another liquid.

Usage examples:

She followed, slipping on the wet rock

verb

Cover or touch with liquid; moisten.

Usage examples:

He wetted a finger and flicked through the pages

noun

Liquid that makes something damp.

Usage examples:

I could feel the wet of his tears

noun

The state or condition of being covered or saturated with water or another liquid; dampness.

Usage examples:

The pale brown of the rock was blotched with wetness

noun

The state of containing or being covered with water or another liquid

Usage examples:

The wetness of the land they crossed made travelling difficult., the cold wetness she felt on her b…

verb

Cover or touch with liquid; moisten.

Usage examples:

He wetted a finger and flicked through the pages

adjective

Covered or saturated with water or another liquid.

Usage examples:

She followed, slipping on the wet rock

adjective

Showing a lack of forcefulness or strength of character; feeble.

Usage examples:

They thought the cadets were a bit wet