perspiration (noun)

  • 101headband — head|band [ hed,bænd ] noun count a narrow piece of cloth that you wear around your head to keep hair or PERSPIRATION (=liquid from your skin) out of your eyes …

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  • 102lather — {{11}}lather (n.) O.E. lauþr foam, washing soda, from P.Gmc. *lauþran (Cf. O.N. lauðr washing soap, foam ), from PIE *loutro (Cf. Gaul. lautron, O.Ir. loathar bathing tub, Gk. louein to bathe, L. lavere to wash ), which is from root * …

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  • 103sweat — (v.) O.E. swætan perspire, work hard. The noun is from O.E. swat sweat (which became M.E. swote, but altered under the influence of the verb), from P.Gmc. *swaita (Cf. O.S., O.Fris. swet, O.N. sveiti, Dan. sved sweat, Swed. svett, M.Du. sweet, Du …

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  • 104diaphoretic — [ˌdʌɪəfə rɛtɪk] adjective Medicine (chiefly of a drug) inducing perspiration. ↘(of a person) sweating heavily. Derivatives diaphoresis noun Origin ME: via late L. from Gk diaphorētikos, from diaphorein sweat out …

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  • 105dress shield — (also dress preserver) noun a piece of waterproof material in the armpit of a dress to protect it from perspiration …

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  • 106prickle — 1 noun (C) 1 a long thin sharp point on the skin of some plants and animals 2 a stinging feeling on your skin: prickles of perspiration 2 verb 1 (T) to give someone a stinging feeling on their skin: The bush prickled the back of his legs. 2 (I)… …

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  • 107damp — 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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  • 108sweat — 1. noun 1) he was drenched with sweat Syn: perspiration, moisture, dampness, wetness; Medicine diaphoresis 2) informal he got into such a sweat about that girl Syn: fluster, panic, frenzy, fever, pother; informal state …

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  • 109sweat — 1. noun drenched with sweat Syn: perspiration 2. verb 1) she was sweating heavily Syn: perspire 2) I ve sweated over this book Syn: work, labour, toil …

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  • 110antiperspirant — /æntiˈpɜspərənt / (say antee perspuhruhnt) noun any preparation for decreasing or preventing perspiration …