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1 moisture
['mois ə]noun ((the quality of) dampness: This soil needs moisture.) raki -
2 climate
1) (the weather conditions of a region (temperature, moisture etc): Britain has a temperate climate.) loftslag2) (the conditions in a country etc: the economic/moral climate.) andi, andrúmsloft, aðstæður•- climatic -
3 dew
[dju:](tiny drops of moisture coming from the air as it cools, especially at night: The grass is wet with early-morning dew.) dögg -
4 dry
1. adjective1) (having little, or no, moisture, sap, rain etc: The ground is very dry; The leaves are dry and withered; I need to find dry socks for the children.) þurr; þurrkaður2) (uninteresting and not lively: a very dry book.) þurr, leiðinlegur3) ((of humour or manner) quiet, restrained: a dry wit.) launhæðinn4) ((of wine) not sweet.) þurrt2. verb(to (cause to) become dry: I prefer drying dishes to washing them; The clothes dried quickly in the sun.) þorna; þurrka- dried- drier
- dryer
- drily
- dryly
- dryness
- dry-clean
- dry land
- dry off
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5 evaporated
adjective (having had some moisture removed by evaporation: evaporated milk.) uppgufaður, þykktur -
6 fog
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7 mist
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8 moist
[moist](damp; slightly wet: moist, fertile soil.) rakur- moistly- moistness
- moisten
- moisture
- moisturize
- moisturise
- moisturizer
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9 moisturise
[-s ə-]verb (to keep the moisture in (skin): This cream is used to moisturize the skin.) halda raka; mÿkja -
10 moisturize
[-s ə-]verb (to keep the moisture in (skin): This cream is used to moisturize the skin.) halda raka; mÿkja -
11 perspiration
[pə:spi-]noun (the moisture lost when perspiring: The perspiration was running down his face.) sviti -
12 perspire
(to lose moisture through the skin when hot; to sweat: He was perspiring in the heat.) svitna -
13 rust
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14 sauce
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15 succulent
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16 suck
1. verb1) (to draw liquid etc into the mouth: As soon as they are born, young animals learn to suck (milk from their mothers); She sucked up the lemonade through a straw.) sjúga2) (to hold something between the lips or inside the mouth, as though drawing liquid from it: I told him to take the sweet out of his mouth, but he just went on sucking; He sucked the end of his pencil.) sjúga3) (to pull or draw in a particular direction with a sucking or similar action: The vacuum cleaner sucked up all the dirt from the carpet; A plant sucks up moisture from the soil.) soga, sjúga4) ((American) (slang) to be awful, boring, disgusting etc: Her singing sucks; This job sucks.)2. noun(an act of sucking: I gave him a suck of my lollipop.) sog; tott- sucker- suck up to -
17 sweat
[swet] 1. noun(the moisture given out through the skin: He was dripping with sweat after running so far in the heat.) sviti2. verb1) (to give out sweat: Vigorous exercise makes you sweat.) svitna2) (to work hard: I was sweating (away) at my work from morning till night.) sveitast, þræla•- sweater- sweaty
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18 thirst
[Ɵə:st] 1. noun1) (a feeling of dryness (in the mouth) caused by a lack of water or moisture: I have a terrible thirst.) þorsti2) (a strong and eager desire for something: thirst for knowledge.) áköf löngun, þorsti2. verb(to have a great desire for: He's thirsting for revenge.) þyrsta í, þrá- thirsty- thirstily
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19 wet
[wet] 1. adjective1) (containing, soaked in, or covered with, water or another liquid: We got soaking wet when it began to rain; His shirt was wet through with sweat; wet hair; The car skidded on the wet road.) blautur2) (rainy: a wet day; wet weather; It was wet yesterday.) votviðrasamur2. verb(to make wet: She wet her hair and put shampoo on it; The baby has wet himself / his nappy / the bed.) bleyta3. noun1) (moisture: a patch of wet.) raki2) (rain: Don't go out in the wet.) rigning•- wetness- wet blanket
- wet-nurse
- wetsuit
- wet through
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