Crossword-Solution: MOISTENER
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Moistener | n. | One who, or that which, moistens. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| MOISTENER | anagram | NEOTERISM, ONETIMERS |
We have 10 clues for the answer “MOISTENER”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Damp cloth, e.g. | 1 answer |
| Envelope-sealing aid | 1 answer |
| Stamp affixing aid. | 1 answer |
| Useful desk gadget. | 1 answer |
| Wet sponge | 1 answer |
| Wet sponge, for one. | 1 answer |
| Wetting device for stamps | 1 answer |
| What a wet sponge may be used as | 1 answer |
| Wetter | 2 answers |
| Mailroom device | 4 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included
within any given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or
a triangle.
Hint 2 anagram
ERAA
Hint 3 another clue
CERTAIN BRAIN SIZE
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Sentences with MOISTENER (4)
The punching having been executed, and the drum, A, continuing to revolve, the punches rise a little owing to the conformation of the cam-wheel, and through the action of the springs, _b_, and allow the moistener to move forward to dampen the little circles which remain at the orifice of the punches.
These cam-wheels, or eccentrics, H, which are mounted on the shaft of the drum, A, cause the moistener to move forward as soon as the punches rise after operating, and, when it arrives beneath the punches, the larger cams, _a_, of the cam-wheels, A, press the latter upon the pad and thus effect the dampening of the circles of velvet.
Having first written in ink in plain figures, as large as the labels will bear, the proper locality marks, take a label moistener (a hollow tube filled with water, provided with a bit of sponge at the end and sold by stationers) and wet the label throughout its surface, then fix it on the back of the book, on the smooth part of the binding near the lower end, and with a piece of paper (not the fingers) press it down firmly to its place by repeated rubbings.
Let's get out of it--when we've had our moistener, not before." "It's rather rough on me, this shindy," he continued as they found themselves outside again.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: NYT, Universal, WSJ.
Used 8 times in crossword archives (1957–2013).