damps in English

noun

1

moisture diffused through the air or a solid substance or condensed on a surface, typically with detrimental or unpleasant effects.

Hotter, drier summers will bring an increased risk of property subsidence, while wetter winters may cause damp , condensation and mould problems.

synonyms: moisture, dampness, humidity, wetness, wet, water, condensation, steam, vapor, clamminess, dankness, rain, dew, drizzle, precipitation, spray, perspiration, sweat

2

a check or discouragement.

shame gave a damp to her triumph

verb

1

make (something) slightly wet.

damp a small area with water

2

control or restrain (a feeling or a state of affairs).

she tried to damp down her feelings of despair

3

restrict the amplitude of vibrations on (a piano or other musical instrument) so as to reduce the volume of sound.

rapidly damping the cymbals after repeatedly clashing them together

noun

moisture, dampness, humidity, wetness, wet, water, condensation, steam, vapor, clamminess, dankness, rain, dew, drizzle, precipitation, spray, perspiration, sweat
moistness, dampness

verb

mute, deaden, weaken
mute, tone down, muffle, dull, dampen
deaden, dampen
weaken, break, dampen, soften

Use "damps" in a sentence

1. When the clutch assembly engages, the Armature damps vibrations

2. DAMPs are compounds that are associated with host-related injury and cell damage.

3. Synonyms for Benumbs include deadens, numbs, blunts, cauterises, cauterizes, chills, damps, dampens, dulls and freezes

4. Synonyms for Bedews include dampens, moistens, damps, showers, soaks, sprays, sprinkles, waters, wets and besprinkles

5. This varying of the rotational speed of the motor actively damps pressure oscillations during actuation of the hydraulic cylinder.

6. "Bonitos and Albicores.—Suffocating Heat and Expectation of a Storm.—Calms, and why.—Visit from Neptune.— Unhealthy Damps.—Cross the Equator

7. Propofol, for instance – a milky-white fluid used in general Anaesthetics and some types of sedation – seems to amplify the effects of GABA, an inhibitor that damps down activity in certain

8. A fluid, enclosed in a hollow space (236, Δs), between the relay armature (168) and the armature return element (171) pneumatically damps the collision between the relay armature (168) and the armature return element (171).