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containing
1. v. present participle of contain
2. n. (in the plural) contents
contain
1. v. To hold inside.
2. v. To include as a part.
3. v. To put constraint upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds.
I'm so excited, I can hardly contain myself!
4. v. (mathematics, of a set etc., transitive) To have as an element or subset.
A group contains a unique inverse for each of its elements.
If that subgraph contains the vertex in question then it must be spanning.
5. v. (obsolete, intransitive) To restrain desire; to live in continence or chastity.
perceptible
1. adj. Able to be perceived, sensed, or discerned.
Her voice was barely perceptible over the noise, but her gestures made her meaning clear.
2. n. Anything that can be perceived.
moisture
1. n. A moderate degree of wetness.
2. n. 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. -William Shakespeare
3. n. (medicine) Skin moisture noted as dry, moist, clammy, or diaphoretic as part of the skin signs assessment.
usually
1. adv. Most of the time; less than always, but more than occasionally.
Except for one or two days a year, he usually walks to work.
2. adv. Under normal conditions.
describing
1. v. present participle of describe
describe
1. v. To represent in words.
The feeling is difficult to describe, but not unpleasant.
The geographer describes countries and cities.
2. v. To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate; to trace or mark out.
to describe a circle by the compasses; a torch waved about the head in such a way as to describe a circle
3. v. (transitive, mathematics) To give rise to a geometrical structure.
The function describes a very complex surface.
4. v. (transitive, taxonomy) To introduce a new taxon to science by explaining its characteristics and particularly how it differs from other taxa.
The fungus was first described by a botanist.
5. v. (obsolete) To distribute into parts, groups, or classes; to mark off; to class.
air
1. n. (meteorology) The substance constituting earth's atmosphere, particularly:
I'm going outside to get some air.
2. n. (historical, philosophy, alchemy) understood as one of the four elements of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
3. n. (historical, medical) understood as a particular local substance with supposed effects on human health.
There was a tension in the air which made me suspect an approaching storm.
4. n. (physics) understood as a gaseous mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and various trace gases.
5. n. (usually with the) The apparently open space above the ground which this substance fills, (historical) formerly thought to be limited by the firmament but (meteorology) now considered surrounded by th
The flock of birds took to the air.
6. n. A breeze; a gentle wind.
7. n. A feeling or sense.
to give it an air of artistry and sophistication
8. n. A sense of poise, graciousness, or quality.
9. n. (usually plural) Pretension; snobbishness; pretence that one is better than others.
putting on airs
10. n. (music) A song, especially a solo; an aria.
11. n. (informal) Nothing; absence of anything.
12. n. An air conditioner or the processed air it produces. Can be a mass noun or a count noun depending on context; similar to hair.
Could you turn on the air?
Hey, did you mean to leave the airs on all week while you were on vacation?
13. n. (obsolete, chemistry) Any specific gas.
14. n. (snowboarding, skateboarding, motor sports) A jump in which one becomes airborne.
15. n. A television or radio signal.
16. v. To bring (something) into contact with the air, so as to freshen or dry it.
17. v. To let fresh air into a room or a building, to ventilate.
It's getting quite stuffy in this room: let's open the windows and air it.
18. v. To discuss varying viewpoints on a given topic.
19. v. To broadcast, as with a television show.
20. v. (UK, MLE, slang) to ignore
or
1. conj. Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either(...)
In Ohio, anyone under the age of 18 who wants a tattoo or body piercing needs the consent of a parent or guardian.
He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what.
2. conj. (logic) An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or.
3. conj. Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities.
4. conj. Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false).
It's raining! Come inside or you'll catch a cold!
5. conj. Connects two equivalent names.
The country Myanmar, or Burma
6. n. (logic, electronics) alternative form of OR
7. n. (tincture) The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.
8. adj. (tincture) Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.
9. adv. (obsolete) Early (on).
10. adv. (obsolete) Earlier, previously.
11. prep. (now archaic, or dialect) Before; ere.
atmosphere
1. n. The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.
2. n. The air in a particular place.
3. n. (figuratively) The apparent mood felt in an environment.
4. n. A unit of measurement for pressure equal to 101325 Pa (symbol: atm)
damp
1. adj. In a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist.
The lawn was still damp so we decided not to sit down.
The paint is still damp, so please don't touch it.
2. adj. (figuratively) despondent; dispirited, downcast
3. adj. Permitting the possession of alcoholic beverages, but not their sale.
4. n. Moisture; humidity; dampness.
5. n. (archaic) Fog; fogginess; vapor.
6. n. (archaic) Dejection or depression; something that spoils a positive emotion (such as enjoyment, satisfaction, expectation or courage) or a desired activity.
7. n. (archaic, or historical, mining) A gaseous product, formed in coal mines, old wells, pits, etc.
8. v. (transitive, archaic) To dampen; to render damp; to make humid, or moderately wet
to damp cloth
9. v. (transitive, archaic) To put out, as fire; to depress or deject; to deaden; to cloud; to check or restrain, as action or vigor; to make dull; to weaken; to discourage.
10. v. To suppress vibrations (mechanical) or oscillations (electrical) by converting energy to heat (or some other form of energy).
* Hollow rollers damp vibration. -
moist
1. adj. Slightly wet; characterised by the presence of moisture, not dry; damp.
2. adj. Of eyes: tearful, wet with tears.
3. adj. Of weather, climate etc.: rainy, damp.
4. adj. (science, now historical) Pertaining to one of the four essential qualities formerly believed to be present in all things, characterised by wetness.
5. adj. (obsolete) Watery, liquid, fluid.
6. adj. (medicine) Characterised by the presence of pus, mucus etc.
7. adj. (colloquial) Sexually lubricated (of the vagina); sexually aroused, turned on (of a woman).
8. v. (obsolete, transitive) To moisten.
somewhat
1. adv. (degree) To a limited extent or degree.
The crowd was somewhat larger than expected, perhaps due to the good weather.
The decision to shave or not is a somewhat personal one.
2. pron. (archaic) Something.
3. n. More or less; a certain quantity or degree; a part, more or less; something.
4. n. A person or thing of importance; a somebody.
wet
1. adj. Made up of liquid or moisture, usually (but not always) water.
Synonyms: wetting
Water is wet.
2. adj. Of an object, etc.: covered or impregnated with liquid, usually (but not always) water.
Synonyms: damp, saturated, soaked, Thesaurus:wet
I went out in the rain and now my clothes are all wet.
3. adj. Of a burrito, sandwich, or other food: covered in a sauce.
4. adj. Of calligraphy and fountain pens: depositing a large amount of ink from the nib or the feed.
This pen’s a wet writer, so it’ll feather on this cheap paper.
5. adj. Of a sound recording: having had audio effects applied.
6. adj. Of weather or a time period: rainy.
Synonyms: damp, raining, rainy
It’s going to be wet tomorrow.
7. adj. (slang) Of a person: inexperienced in a profession or task; having the characteristics of a rookie.
Synonyms: green, wet behind the ears
That guy’s wet; after all, he just started yesterday.
8. adj. (slang) (of women) Sexually aroused and thus having a vulva moistened with vaginal secretions.
Synonyms: horny, moist, Thesaurus:randy
He got me all wet.
9. adj. (Britain, slang) Ineffectual, feeble, showing no strength of character.
Synonyms: feeble, hopeless, useless
Don’t be so wet.
10. adj. (slang) Permitting alcoholic beverages, as during Prohibition.
11. adj. (slang) Refreshed with liquor; drunk.
12. adj. (biology, chemistry) Of a scientist or laboratory: working with biological or chemical matter.
13. adj. (chemistry) Employing, or done by means of, water or some other liquid.
the wet extraction of copper, in distinction from dry extraction in which dry heat or fusion is employed
14. n. Liquid or moisture.
15. n. Rainy weather.
Don't go out in the wet.
16. n. (Australia) Rainy season. (often capitalized)
17. n. (UK, pejorative) A moderate Conservative; especially, one who opposed the hard-line policies of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s, contrasted with dry.
18. n. (colloquial) An alcoholic drink.
19. n. (US, colloquial) One who supports the consumption of alcohol and thus opposes Prohibition.
20. v. To cover or impregnate with liquid.
21. v. To accidentally urinate in or on.
Johnny wets the bed several times a week.
22. v. (intransitive) To make or become wet.
23. v. (transitive, soldering) To form an intermetallic bond between a solder and a metal substrate.
24. v. misspelling of whet
or
1. conj. Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either(...)
In Ohio, anyone under the age of 18 who wants a tattoo or body piercing needs the consent of a parent or guardian.
He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what.
2. conj. (logic) An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or.
3. conj. Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities.
4. conj. Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false).
It's raining! Come inside or you'll catch a cold!
5. conj. Connects two equivalent names.
The country Myanmar, or Burma
6. n. (logic, electronics) alternative form of OR
7. n. (tincture) The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.
8. adj. (tincture) Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.
9. adv. (obsolete) Early (on).
10. adv. (obsolete) Earlier, previously.
11. prep. (now archaic, or dialect) Before; ere.
watery
1. adj. Wet, soggy or soaked with water.
2. adj. Diluted or having too much water.
3. adj. (of light) Thin and pale therefore suggestive of water.
4. adj. Weak and insipid.
5. adj. Discharging water or similar substance as a result of disease etc.
6. adj. Tearful.

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