 |
damp
Found in thesaurus: wetness, soften, hold, curb, check, control, moderate, contain, hold in, damp, dampen, weaken, break, blunt, deaden
| Babylon English | Download this dictionary |
damp
adj.
wet, moist
n.
moisture, wetness
v.
diminish the intensity of, moderate; moisten; depress
| English Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia | Download this dictionary |
Damp (disambiguation)
Moisture
Moisture refers to the presence of a liquid, especially water, often in trace amounts. Small amounts of water may be found, for example, in the air (humidity), in foods, and in various commercial products. Moisture also refers to the amount of water vapour present in the air.
| See more at Wikipedia.org... |
© This article uses material from Wikipedia® and is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License and under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
| WordNet 2.0 | Download this dictionary |
damp
Noun
1. a slight wetness
(synonym) dampness, moistness
(hypernym) wetness
(hyponym) dankness, clamminess
Verb
1. deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
(synonym) muffle, mute, dull, dampen, tone down
(hypernym) soften
(derivation) damper, muffler
2. restrain or discourage; "the sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere"
(hypernym) control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
(derivation) damper
3. make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message"
(synonym) dampen, deaden
(hypernym) dampen, soften, weaken, break
(derivation) damper, muffler
4. lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"
(synonym) dampen, soften, weaken, break
(hypernym) deaden, blunt
(hyponym) deafen
(derivation) damper
Adjective
1. slightly wet; "clothes damp with perspiration"; "a moist breeze"; "eyes moist with tears"
(synonym) dampish, moist
(similar) wet
| Babylon Dutch-English | Download this dictionary |
damp (de)
n.
vapour, steam, mist (also vapor)
dampen
v.
steam, vaporize
| Babylon English-Czech | Download this dictionary |
damp
příd.jm.
vlhký
n.
vlhkost
v.
uhasit; zmírnit
