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damper

Main Entry:
damper [dam-per]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: hindrance
Synonyms: chill, depressant, restraint, wet blanket
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Main Entry: damp
Part of Speech: adjective
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Adjectives:
dabbled, damp, dank, dewy, dripping, humectant, humid, irriguous, juicy, lipper, lopper, madescent, moist, muddy, muggy, ombrophilous, reeking, roral, roric, rorid, roscid, sammy, saturated, sloppy, soaking, sodden, soft, soggy, swampy, swashy, undried, uvid, watery, wet, wet through, wet to the skin, wringing wet, xerophilous
Main Entry: brake
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: stopping device; check
Synonyms: anchor, binders, cinchers, constraint, control, curb, damper, deterrent, discouragement, hamper, hindrance, hurdle, obstacle, rein, restraint, retarding device
Notes: to brake is to slow or stop while break is to cause to separate into pieces suddenly or violently, smash or crack
Antonyms: accelerator
Main Entry: check
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: restraint, hindrance
Synonyms: blow, constraint, control, curb, damper, disappointment, frustration, grunt, harness, holdup, impediment, inhibition, limitation, obstruction, rebuff, rejection, restrainer, reversal, reverse, setback, stoppage, trouble
Antonyms: aid, allowance, assistance, help, indulgence, liberation, permission
Main Entry: constraint
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: restriction
Synonyms: arrest, captivity, check, circumscription, confinement, constrainment, cramp, curb, damper, detention, deterrent, hindrance, limitation, restraint
Antonyms: allowance, permission
Main Entry: discouragement
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: restraint
Synonyms: bar, constraint, curb, damper, deterrent, disincentive, hindrance, impediment, obstacle, opposition, rebuff, setback
Antonyms: catalyst, encouragement, incentive
Main Entry: pall
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: cloud, gloom
Synonyms: cloak, cloth, covering, damp, damper, dismay, mantle, melancholy, shadow, shroud, veil
Antonyms: brightness, excitement, happiness
Main Entry: treasury
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: place where money, valuables are kept
Synonyms: Fort Knox, archive, bank, bursar, bursary, cache, chest, coffer, damper, depository, exchange, exchequer, gallery, hoard, museum, register, repository, safe, storage, store, storehouse, strongbox, treasure house, vault
Main Entry: soft pedal
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: muter of noise
Synonyms: damper, muffler, mute pedal, noise queller, silencer, sordine, sordino, sourdine
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