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Who doesn't moisten at the thought of Dubya fingering the big red button lifestyler.
Nathan felt his eyes moisten hating seeing her like this and knowing he had played a part.
Encourage roots to grow downward by watering enough to moisten the soil about 6 inches down.
Otherwise they hold on to whatever touches them, and the chain will have enough lube on it to moisten up the cogs where it contacts each one.
Listening to her long answer in Portuguese without understanding, I see her eyes moisten.
It is common to moisten swabs and other potentially flammable materials in the surgical site when using lasers.
To grow poppies, simply cultivate the area, rake smooth and moisten the soil.
The air became thicker and with haze of heat, the temperature was rising severely and her skin began to moisten with sweat.
Fill the pot with a mix of equal volumes of sphagnum and perlite, and moisten the mix.
Slightly moisten the rock salt with the water and spread on a tray large enough to take the oysters.
And in order to avoid burning your shirt, fill up the iron with water and use a spray bottle to moisten the shirt prior to ironing.
Sprinkle with pickled ginger and fold the bamboo mat so that the filling is enclosed, then moisten the uncovered strip of seaweed and roll up.
At all the appropriate times the eyes moisten and the laughter comes but to be honest we don't really care about the characters too much.
He slowed his pace slightly and swallowed to moisten his fear-parched throat.
Basal tears are shed continually in order to moisten and protect the surface of the eye.
The anesthetic drops also serve to moisten the corneal surface area, which promotes suction ring adhesion.
The woman constantly dipped her fingers into water to moisten the flax and keep it from breaking.
Just make sure the roses receive enough water to moisten the soil to a depth of 18 inches every week during the growing season.
To shine patent leather, moisten a soft cloth with white vinegar and wipe clean all patent leather articles.
Fill your window box about half full with the potting mix, and add water to moisten the mix if it's dry.
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Examples from Classical Literature
To reconvert it into carbonate, moisten with a few drops of ammonic carbonate solution, and dry in a water-oven.
Add the chopped or cubed meat and if necessary additional stock to moisten.
If it be drinkable by any manner of mortal, I must moisten my throat with it.
Returning to the specimen with this, slightly moisten the wrapping on the bones of the feet and apply a bit of the compo.
The ferrous chloride formed at the same time is converted into ferric chloride which can be used to moisten the heaps.
Melt some hog's lard, add as much clivers or goosegrass as the lard will moisten, and boil them together over a slow fire.
In the humblebee the tongue is longer, and it could more easily moisten the hind legs in the way suggested.
A thimbleful to moisten our tongues would have been worth its bulk in gold.
Mix all together, and moisten it with a quart of Madeira, and a pint of brandy.
It is essential to moisten and convey more solid food into the stomach, and from thence to the respective parts of the system.
To be used, first moisten the spot on the clothes with water, then rub it with the ball, and let the spot dry in the sun.
For instance, the object of the function of nictitation is to moisten the conjunctiva.
His lips grew stiff and painfully hot, and when he tried to moisten them his tongue was dry and moved across them raspingly.
But she was not prepared for the look of blank resignation that seemed to drive the color from his face and moisten the fire of his dark eyes.
At least she could breathe freely now and moisten her parching lips.
Beat six eggs very light, and moisten the mixture with them.
When used, moisten the gums with a little of the acetic acid diluted.
Mix the sugar, cocoa, and salt and moisten with some of the milk.
As he proceeded, his eyes began to moisten, and the hand which held the instrument shook violently.
They had been gone nearly an hour when the doctor sent me into the next room to moisten and knead up some plaster of Paris.
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