Definition of damp

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Damp (n.) Moisture; humidity; fog; fogginess; vapor.

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Oppress :: Oppress (v. t.) To produce a sensation of weight in (some part of the body); as, my lungs are oppressed by the damp air; excess of food oppresses the stomach..
Earthworm :: Earthworm (n.) Any worm of the genus Lumbricus and allied genera, found in damp soil. One of the largest and most abundant species in Europe and America is L. terrestris; many others are known; -- called also angleworm and dewworm..
After Damp :: After damp () An irrespirable gas, remaining after an explosion of fire damp in mines; choke damp. See Carbonic acid..
Explosion :: Explosion (n.) The act of exploding; detonation; a chemical action which causes the sudden formation of a great volume of expanded gas; as, the explosion of gunpowder, of fire damp,etc..
Savanna :: Savanna (n.) A tract of level land covered with the vegetable growth usually found in a damp soil and warm climate, -- as grass or reeds, -- but destitute of trees..
Damp :: Damp (n.) To put out, as fire; to depress or deject; to deaden; to cloud; to check or restrain, as action or vigor; to make dull; to weaken; to discourage..
Pedal :: Pedal (a.) A lever or key acted on by the foot, as in the pianoforte to raise the dampers, or in the organ to open and close certain pipes; a treadle, as in a lathe or a bicycle..
Moist :: Moist (a.) Moderately wet; damp; humid; not dry; as, a moist atmosphere or air..
Fizgig :: Fizgig (n.) A firework, made of damp powder, which makes a fizzing or hissing noise when it explodes..
Damp :: Damp (superl.) Being in a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist; humid.
Washy :: Washy (a.) Watery; damp; soft.
Dampy :: Dampy (a.) Dejected; gloomy; sorrowful.
Dampen :: Dampen (v. i.) To become damp; to deaden.
Dampened :: Dampened (imp. & p. p.) of Dampe.
Humidity :: Humidity (n.) Moisture; dampness; a moderate degree of wetness, which is perceptible to the eye or touch; -- used especially of the atmosphere, or of anything which has absorbed moisture from the atmosphere, as clothing..
Arrowwood :: Arrowwood (n.) A shrub (Viburnum dentatum) growing in damp woods and thickets; -- so called from the long, straight, slender shoots..
Wet :: Wet (superl.) Very damp; rainy; as, wet weather; a wet season..
Register :: Register (n.) A lid, stopper, or sliding plate, in a furnace, stove, etc., for regulating the admission of air to the fuel; also, an arrangement containing dampers or shutters, as in the floor or wall of a room or passage, or in a chimney, for admitting or excluding heated air, or for regulating ventilation..
Muggy :: Muggy (superl.) Moist; damp; moldy; as, muggy straw..
Dampy :: Dampy (a.) Somewhat damp.
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