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61stamp — I n. postage stamp 1) to put, stick a stamp on (an envelope) 2) to lick, moisten a stamp 3) to issue a stamp (the post office has issued a new commemorative stamp) 4) to cancel a stamp 5) an airmail; commemorative; postage; revenue; tax stamp 6)… …
62wash — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. clean, cleanse, deterge, bathe, lave; wet, soak, rinse, drench; purify; irrigate, inundate, flood; scrub, swab, launder; paint, tint, color; sweep; lap, lick; brim over, overflow. See cleanness,… …
63water — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) A clear liquid and major component of all living things Nouns 1. water, moisture, wetness; drinking water, spring water, mineral water; sea or salt water, fresh water; serum, serosity; lymph; rheum;… …
64Water — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Water >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 water water Sgm: N 1 serum serum serosity Sgm: N 1 lymph lymph Sgm: N 1 rheum rheum Sgm: N 1 diluent diluent Sgm: N 1 agua …
65Moisture — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Moisture >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 moisture moisture Sgm: N 1 moistness moistness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 humidity humidity humectation Sgm: N 1 madefaction| madefaction| dew Sgm: N 1 serein …
66baste — {{11}}baste (1) sew together loosely, c.1400, from O.Fr. bastir build, construct, sew up (a garment), baste, make, prepare, arrange (12c., Mod.Fr. bátir to build ), probably from a Germanic source, from P.Gmc. *bastjan join together with bast (Cf …
67dank — c.1400, earlier as a verb (early 14c.), now obsolete, meaning to moisten, used of mists, dews, etc. Perhaps from Scandinavian (Cf. Swed. dank moist place, dänka to moisten ) or German (Cf. M.H.G. damph, Du. damp vapor ). Now largely superseded by …
68moistener — (n.) 1610s, agent noun from MOISTEN (Cf. moisten) (v.) …
69tincture — (n.) c.1400, from L. tinctura act of dyeing or tingeing, from tinctus dye, pp. of tingere to tinge, dye, moisten, soak, from PIE root *teng to soak (Cf. O.H.G. dunkon to soak, Gk. tengein to moisten ). Meaning solution of medicine in a mixture of …
70moil archaic, dialect, or — [mɔɪl] N. Amer. verb 1》 work hard. 2》 move around in confusion. noun 1》 hard work. 2》 confusion; turmoil. Origin ME (in the sense moisten ): from OFr. moillier paddle in mud, moisten , based on L. mollis soft …
