drizzle (noun)

  • 61fine — fine1 [ faın ] adjective *** 1. ) if something is fine, it is good enough and acceptable to you: Is your room all right? Yes, fine, thanks. Is it okay if we join you later? Yes, that s fine. fine for: I m not very hungry. A sandwich will be fine… …

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  • 62spray — {{11}}spray (n.) small branch, c.1300, possibly related to O.E. spræc shoot, twig (see SPRIG (Cf. sprig)). {{12}}spray (v.) sprinkle liquid in drops, 1520s, from M.Du. sprayen, from P.Gmc. *spræwjanan (Cf. Ger. sprühen to sparkle, drizzle, Spreu… …

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  • 63dreary — adjective (drearier, dreariest) dull, bleak, and depressing. Derivatives drearily adverb dreariness noun Origin OE drēorig gory, cruel, melancholy , from drēor gore , of Gmc origin; related to drowsy, and prob. to drizzle …

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  • 64mizzle — mizzle1 [ mɪz(ə)l] chiefly dialect noun light rain; drizzle. verb (it mizzles, it is mizzling, etc.) rain lightly. Derivatives mizzly adjective Origin ME (as v.): prob. a frequentative from the base of mist …

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  • 65damp — 1. adjective her hair was damp Syn: moist, moistened, wettish, dampened, dampish; humid, steamy, muggy, clammy, sweaty, sticky, dank, moisture laden, wet, wetted; rainy, drizzly, showery, misty …

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  • 66drip — 1. verb 1) there was a faucet dripping Syn: dribble, leak 2) sweat dripped from his chin Syn: drop, dribble, trickle, drizzle, run, splash, plop; leak, emanate, issue …

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  • 67flow — 1. verb 1) the water flowed down the channel Syn: run, course, glide, drift, circulate; trickle, seep, ooze, dribble, drip, drizzle, spill; stream, swirl, surge, sweep, gush, cascade …

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  • 68shower — 1. noun 1) a shower of rain Syn: (light) fall, drizzle, sprinkling, misting 2) a shower of arrows Syn: volley, hail, salvo, bombardment, barrage, fusillade, cannonade 3) …

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  • 69wet — 1. adjective 1) wet clothes Syn: damp, moist, soaked, drenched, saturated, sopping, dripping, soggy; waterlogged Ant: dry 2) it was cold and wet Syn …

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  • 70shower — 1. noun 1) a shower of rain Syn: fall, drizzle, sprinkling 2) a shower of missiles Syn: volley, hail, salvo, barrage 2. verb 1) confetti showered down on us …

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