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MOISTURE
moisture, wet
(noun) wetness caused by water; “drops of wet gleamed on the window”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
moisture (usually uncountable, plural moistures)
That which moistens or makes damp or wet; exuding fluid; liquid in small quantity.
The state of being moist.
Synonyms: dampness, humidity, wetness
(medicine) Skin moisture noted as dry, moist, clammy, or diaphoretic as part of the skin signs assessment.
Synonyms
• weakiness
Anagrams
• misroute
Source: Wiktionary
Mois"ture, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. moistour, F. moiteur.]
1. A moderate degree of wetness. Bacon.
2. That which moistens or makes damp or wet; exuding fluid; liquid in small quantity. All my body's moisture Scarce serves to quench my furnace-burning heat. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ROOTS
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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