29.03.2013 Views

WordMap Version 2.0 - HigherStudyAbroad

WordMap Version 2.0 - HigherStudyAbroad

WordMap Version 2.0 - HigherStudyAbroad

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

• Physics to decrease the amplitude of (an oscillating system);<br />

• (dank)- unpleasantly moist or humid; damp and, often, chilly, ( );<br />

No refrigerating plant ever contained a freezing room so dank, cold and<br />

gloomy as that theatre! — A Fantasy of Mediterranean Travel;<br />

• (clammy)- disagreeably moist, sticky, and cold to the touch; He still had<br />

the clammy, red-nosed look of illness, but his high cheekbones were flushed<br />

with the morning sun and he looked remarkably cheerful for a man who'd<br />

been out in a cold wood all night. — The Fiery Cross;<br />

• (moist)- slightly wet; damp or humid; I realized suddenly that the hand in<br />

which I carried my manuscript was moist, and I was afraid it would make<br />

marks on the paper. — The Promised Land;<br />

• (humid)- damp, ( ; ); The night was warm and humid, and<br />

through the narrow tenement streets there poured a teeming mass of life. —<br />

His Family;<br />

• (muggy)- (of the atmosphere, weather, etc.) oppressively humid; damp and<br />

close, ( ; ); That winter was warm<br />

and muggy, with continuous showers of warm rain that seemed to change<br />

into mud in the air as it fell. — The Captives;<br />

• (steamy)- filled with or emitting steam; He wished she were with him right<br />

now, under this steamy water, their naked bodies rubbing together, creating<br />

that erotic friction. — One Summer Evening;<br />

• (soggy)- saturated or sodden with moisture; soaked; Moist and steamy<br />

instead of moist and cool, the air hung heavy on him like a soggy bathrobe.<br />

— The Dig;<br />

• (sticky)- having the property of adhering or sticking to a surface; adhesive;<br />

The heat, combined with the humidity, made for a sticky mix. — One<br />

Summer Evening;<br />

• (gluey)- like glue; viscous; glutinous; sticky; With a gluey snarl, the Dead<br />

God raised two of its hands; Antryg saw what was coming and ducked, but<br />

not quickly enough. — The Silicon Mage;<br />

• (glummy)- having the texture or properties of gum; sticky and viscid;<br />

• (glutinous)- of the nature of glue; gluey; viscid; sticky, ( ); This<br />

spiral, formed of plain, non-glutinous thread, starts from the centre and<br />

winds in rapidly-widening circles to the circumference. — The Life of the<br />

Spider;<br />

• (mucilaginous)- resembling mucilage; moist and sticky; The taste of the<br />

decoction is bland, mucilaginous, and cordial. — Herbal Simples Approved for<br />

Modern Uses of Cure;

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!