| NOUN | artifact | damper | a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace |
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| artifact | damper, muffler | a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations | |
| act | damper | a depressing restraint |
| Sounds | dae'mper | |
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| Rhymes | asper ... zipper: 139 rhymes with per... | |
| Meaning | A movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace. | |
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| Part of | chimney | A vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building |
| Broader | plate | A sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic |
| Spanish | regulador de tiro | |
| Verbs | damp | lessen in force or effect |
| Meaning | A device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations. | |
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| Synonym | muffler | |
| Narrower | damper block, piano damper | damper consisting of a small felted block that drops onto a piano string to stop its vibration |
| dash-pot | A mechanical damper | |
| shock absorber, shock, cushion | A mechanical damper | |
| Broader | device | An instrumentality invented for a particular purpose |
| Spanish | apagador | |
| Catalan | apagador | |
| Verbs | damp | make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible |
| damp | deaden (a sound or noise) , especially by wrapping | |
| Meaning | A depressing restraint. | |
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| Example | "rain put a damper on our picnic plans" | |
| Broader | restraint | The act of controlling by restraining someone or something |
| Spanish | nota amarga | |
| Verbs | damp | restrain or discourage |
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