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Dampens
- verb -
- check; keep in check (a fire)
- deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
- make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows"
- make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message"
- reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)
- smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity"
Dampers
- noun - a depressing restraint; "rain put a damper on our picnic plans"
- a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations
- a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace
- a traditional Australian soda bread
Dampier
- unknown - William Dampier (baptised 5 September 1651;[1] died March 1715) was an English explorer, ex-pirate[2] and navigator who became the first Englishman to explore parts of what is today Australia, and the first person to circumnavigate the world three times.
Damping
- verb -
- deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
- make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message"
- restrain or discourage; "the sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere"
Dampish
- adjective - slightly wet; "clothes damp with perspiration"; "a moist breeze"; "eyes moist with tears"
Damsels
- noun - a young unmarried woman
Damsons
- noun - dark purple plum of the damson tree
Danaide
- - A water wheel having a vertical axis, and an inner and outer tapering shell, between which are vanes or floats attached usually to both shells, but sometimes only to one.
Danaids
- noun - large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste