- damp adj
- Don't pamper damp scamp tramps that camp under ramp lamps.
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damp adj
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damp — adj moist, dank, humid, *wet Contrasted words: *dry, arid … New Dictionary of Synonyms
damp — [adj] wet, humid clammy, cloudy, dank, dewy, drenched, dripping, drippy, drizzly, irriguous, misty, moist, muggy, oozy, saturated, soaked, soaking, sodden, soggy, sopping, steam bath*, steamy, sticky, vaporous, waterlogged, wettish; concept 603… … New thesaurus
damp — dampish, adj. dampishly, adv. dampishness, n. damply, adv. dampness, n. /damp/, adj., damper, dampest, n., v. adj. 1. slightly wet; moist: damp weather; a damp towel … Universalium
damp — adj., n., & v. adj. slightly wet; moist. n. 1 diffused moisture in the air, on a surface, or in a solid, esp. as a cause of inconvenience or danger. 2 dejection; discouragement. 3 = FIREDAMP. v.tr. 1 make damp; moisten. 2 (often foll. by down) a… … Useful english dictionary
damp-dry — /damp druy , druy /, v., damp dried, damp drying, adj. v.i. 1. (of laundry) to dry partially so that some moisture remains, as for ease in ironing. v.t. 2. to cause (laundry) to damp dry. adj. 3. of or pertaining to laundry so dried. [1955 60] *… … Useful english dictionary
damp-proof — dampˈ proof adjective Impervious to moisture transitive verb To make (eg a wall) damp proof • • • Main Entry: ↑damp * * * damp proof «DAMP PROOF», adjective, verb. –adj. that will not let dampness through or cause damage: »a damp proof floor,… … Useful english dictionary
damp-dry — /damp druy , druy /, v., damp dried, damp drying, adj. v.i. 1. (of laundry) to dry partially so that some moisture remains, as for ease in ironing. v.t. 2. to cause (laundry) to damp dry. adj. 3. of or pertaining to laundry so dried. [1955 60] *… … Universalium
damp — [damp] n. [MDu, vapor, steam, akin to OHG, MHG, Ger dampf < IE base * dhem , to smoke, mist > DANK] 1. a slight wetness; moisture 2. a harmful gas sometimes found in mines; firedamp; blackdamp 3. Archaic a dejected or depressed state adj. 1 … English World dictionary
damp — adj 1. British a middle class synonym for wet in the sense of ineffectual or feeble I always found Jenny s husband a bit damp. 2. (of a woman) sexually aroused ► On the Jonathan Ross show one night I saw a female comic asked how she viewed the… … Contemporary slang
damp-dry — ☆ damp dry [damp′drī΄ ] vt. damp dried, damp drying to dry (laundry) so that some moisture is retained adj. designating or of laundry so treated … English World dictionary
