- damp, dampish, moist - slightly wet; "clothes damp with perspiration"; "a moist breeze"; "eyes moist with tears"
Antonym: dry (indirect, via wet)
- damper - a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace
--1 is a kind of plate
--1 is a part of chimneyDerived form: verb damp4 - damper, muffler - a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations
--2 is a kind of device
--2 has particulars:damper block, piano damper; dash-pot; shock absorber, shock, cushion Derived forms: verb damp1, verb damp3 - damper - a depressing restraint; "rain put a damper on our picnic plans"
--3 is a kind of restraint
Derived form: verb damp2