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- I’ve got a good ducking.
damp (adj.) - something that is damp is slightly wet:
- Clean the counter with a damp cloth.
- My hair was still damp.
Note: Use
damp to say that something is wet especially in an unpleasant way:
- a dark, damp cellar
-It was a cold, damp, windy night.
- At first I hated the damp weather in Britain.
moist (adj.) - smth. that is moist is slightly wet, and this is the way it should be:
- Water the plants regularly to keep the soil moist.
- The cake mixture should be slightly moist, but not sticky.
soggy (adj.) - smth. that is soggy is softer than usual and looks or feels
unpleasant, because it has become wet:
- horrible soggy toast
- He always leaves the towels in a soggy heap on the bathroom floor.
when the air feels wet = humid, damp
humid (adj.) - humid air or weather is hot and wet in a way that makes you feel
uncomfortable:
- the humid heat of a tropical rainforest
- Summers in Tokyo are hot and humid.
shower (n. U) - a short period of light rain:
- It was just a shower, so we didn’t get too wet.
heavy showers - when a lot of rain falls during short periods
- Heavy showers are forecast for the weekend.
torrent (n. C) - a large amount of water moving very rapidly and strongly in a
particular direction;
a raging torrent - a very violent torrent:
- After five days of heavy rain the Telle river was a raging torrent.
torrential rain = very heavy rain
the rainy season / the Monsoon (n. sing.) - a time when it rains a lot in hot
countries
thaw (n. sing.) - a period of warm weather during which snow and ice melt:
- The thaw begins in March.
6) SNOW AND ICE
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