Word Finder - damp

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Moisture; humidity; dampness.

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Fog; fogginess; vapor.

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Dejection or depression; something that spoils a positive emotion (such as enjoyment, satisfaction, expectation or courage) or a desired activity.

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A gaseous product, formed in coal mines, old wells, pits, etc.

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To dampen; to make moderately wet

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to damp cloth

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• moisten

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To put out, as fire; to weaken, restrain, or make dull.

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To suppress vibrations (mechanical) or oscillations (electrical) by converting energy to heat (or some other form of energy).

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In a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist.

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The lawn was still damp so we decided not to sit down.

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Despondent; dispirited, downcast.

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Permitting the possession of alcoholic beverages, but not their sale.

The darkness smelled damp; the air was still and silent.

The climate is damp, hot and malarious.

Alondra walked into the room with some tissues and a damp rag.

The cave was damp and cool, but she was warm and cozy.

Part of her hair was still damp due to the volume.

It smelled damp, like a cellar.

From pain, cold, and damp, a feverish shivering shook his whole body.

A cool breeze lifted the damp hair at her temples and ruffled the hem of her full skirt.

His body was damp with perspiration and his breath labored.

Rostov thrust the purse under the pillow and shook the damp little hand which was offered him.

Connie returned with a cool damp rag which she placed on Lisa's face and then the back of her neck.

A damp dull autumn morning was just dawning.

The cool damp cloth did wonders to get her own face back to normal and she finally regained control.

The rainfall is abundant, and the climate hot, damp and malarial.

Like the mushroom, it grows in short open pastures and amongst the short grass of open roadsides; sometimes it appears on lawns, but it never occurs in woods or in damp shady places.

The advantage of the high conducting power which copper possesses Over- is of especial value in moist climates (like that of the United Kingdom), since the effect of leakage over the surface of the damp insulators is much less noticeable when the conducting power of the wire is high than when it is low, especially when the line is a long one.

The night was dark and damp.

The speciality, however, is fine spinning, a process assisted by the damp climate.

It was four o'clock and he'd just returned from Montrose to find Cynthia still damp from her shower.

The dwarf and pyramid trees, more usually planted in gardens, are obtained by grafting on the quince stock, the Portugal quince being the best; but this stock, from its surface-rooting habit, is most suitable for soils of a cold damp nature.

As in .` the case of the apple disease it forms large irregular blackish blotches on the fruit and leaves, the injury being often very severe especially in a cool, damp season.

They are microscopical in size and live in damp moss or water.

Clean out the tin, with a soft damp cloth, try not to bend the tin at all.

They were cold, damp and infested, but most artists were prepared to sacrifice comfort for quantity.

The sunshine from behind the hill did not penetrate into the cutting and there it was cold and damp, but above Pierre's head was the bright August sunshine and the bells sounded merrily.

The climate is very damp and debilitating.

They occur in the sea, in fresh water, on moist earth, on damp rocks and on the bark of trees.

Anyway, he's nice and warm while I'm sitting here getting damp and cold.

Thus the great plain of northern Italy is chilled by the cold winds from the Alps, while the damp warm winds from the Mediterranean are to a great extent intercepted by the Ligurian Apennines.

These tail-shielded snakes, of which about 40 species are known, are viviparous and burrow in the ground, preferring damp mountainforests.

Its eggs, which are of the size and shape of a dove's egg, are from fifteen to thirty in number, are deposited in mould or under damp leaves, and are glued together into one mass.

Such speculum metal is exceedingly hard and brittle, takes a fine white polish, and when protected from damp has little liability to tarnish.

Plagues of locusts occasionally, during a drought, ruin growing crops; in damp wet weather these insects are destroyed by a fungus growth (Empusa gryllae) within their bodies.

The least trace of damp in the lagging, or of moisture condensed on the surface of the calorimeter, may produce serious loss of heat by evaporation.

The Principal Troubles Arose From Damp In The Lagging Which Necessitated The Rejection Of Several Trials, And From Dissolved Air In The Water, Causing Loss Of Heat By The Formation Of Steam.

It is dark, damp and ill-ventilated.

This tract presents the same general features as the Gangetic valley, varied by the damp and pestilential submontane region of the tarai on the north-east, at the foot of the Kumaon hills.

The climate is superb for nine months of the year, and the three months of rain, heat and damp are not injurious to health.

He suggested that the high value for S found by Regnault might be due to the presence of damp in his superheated steam, or, on the other hand, that the assumption that steam at low temperatures followed the law pv = R0 might be erroneous.

As is to be anticipated, having regard to its insular position and to the fact that the equator passes through the very middle of the island, the climate is at once hot and very damp. In the hills and in the interior regions are found which may almost be described as temperate, but on the coasts the atmosphere is dense, humid and oppressive.

A fire blanket or damp cloth should be used on a fat pan fire.

The night was dark and damp, a scarcely perceptible moisture was descending from above.

The descent can be damp and the base is strewn with rubbish.

Rosy Pipits were numerous in the damp yak pastures.

A great day can end on a grumpy note if you have to spend any time sitting around in damp clothes.

This gel works well on damp as well as dry hair and can be mixed with water and spritzed onto the hair for a more diffuse reaction.

To create a sexy and pieced hairstyle, apply a mousse to damp hair and blow dry on low heat, working your hands through the hair as you dry.

The forest air was cool and damp.

The kid had been cleaned and its copper colored fur was still damp.

She got up and dressed, shuddering at the thought of the dark damp cellar.