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21damper — damp|er [ˈdæmpə US ər] n 1.) put a damper on sth to make something less enjoyable, active, or great than it could have been ▪ A couple of knee injuries put a damper on his football career. 2.) a type of small metal door that is opened or closed… …
22damper — noun (C) 1 a piece of equipment that stops a piano string from making a sound 2 a piece of metal that is opened or closed to control how strongly a fire burns 3 put a damper on to affect something in a way that makes people sad, disappointed, or… …
23damper — UK [ˈdæmpə(r)] / US [ˈdæmpər] noun [countable] Word forms damper : singular damper plural dampers 1) a piece of metal that controls the flow of air into a fire 2) a block of wood covered with cloth, used for making the sound of a piano string… …
24damper — I. /ˈdæmpə / (say dampuh) noun 1. someone or something that damps. 2. a movable plate for regulating the draught in a stove, furnace, ducting system, etc. 3. Music a. a device in stringed keyboard instruments to deaden the vibration of the… …
25damper — noun Date: 1707 1. a dulling or deadening influence < put a damper on the celebration > 2. a device that damps: as a. a valve or plate (as in the flue of a furnace) for regulating the draft b. a small felted block to stop the vibration of a piano …
26damper — /dam peuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that damps or depresses: His glum mood put a damper on their party. 2. a movable plate for regulating the draft in a stove, furnace, etc. 3. Music. a. a device in stringed keyboard instruments to deaden the… …
27damper — damp|er [ dæmpər ] noun count 1. ) a piece of metal that controls the flow of air into a fire 2. ) a block of wood covered with cloth, used for making the sound of a piano string less loud put a damper/dampener on something INFORMAL 1. ) to make… …
28damper — noun 1》 Music a pad that silences a piano string except when it is removed by means of a pedal or by the key being struck. 2》 a device for reducing vibration or oscillation. 3》 a movable metal plate in a flue or chimney, used to regulate the… …
29damper — [ˈdæmpə] noun put a damper on sth informal to make people feel less enthusiastic or hopeful about something[/ex] …
30damper — n. 1 a person or thing that discourages, or tempers enthusiasm. 2 a device that reduces shock or noise. 3 a metal plate in a flue to control the draught, and so the rate of combustion. 4 Mus. a pad silencing a piano string except when removed by… …
