EGAVE

damp

About 5.58 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective In a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist.
    The lawn was still damp so we decided not to sit down.
  2. adjective Despondent; dispirited, downcast.
  3. adjective Permitting the possession of alcoholic beverages, but not their sale.
  4. noun Moisture; humidity; dampness.
  5. noun Fog; fogginess; vapor.
  6. noun Dejection or depression; something that spoils a positive emotion (such as enjoyment, satisfaction, expectation or courage) or a desired activity.
  7. noun A gaseous product, formed in coal mines, old wells, pits, etc.
  8. verb To suppress vibrations (mechanical) or oscillations (electrical) by converting energy to heat (or some other form of energy).

Similar words

moist moistness dampen wet break weaken tone down soften muffle deaden

Often followed by

and cloth air with weather earth the from or

Word family

damped damper dampest damping dampish damply dampness dampnesses damps

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