- damper, dampener
- مُضائِل \ damper, dampener. \ _(field) Eng.
Arabic-English glossary. 2015.
damper, dampener
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damper — 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… … English dictionary
damper — 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… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dampener — [[t]dæ̱mpnə(r)[/t]] PHRASE: V inflects, PHR n To put a dampener on something means the same as to put a damper on it. Boy, did this woman know how to put a dampener on your day … English dictionary
dampener — noun a device that dampens or moistens something he used a dampener to moisten the shirts before he ironed them • Syn: ↑moistener • Derivationally related forms: ↑moisten (for: ↑moistener), ↑dampen … Useful english dictionary
damper — Synonyms and related words: acoustic tile, andiron, antiknock, arrest, baffler, bearing rein, bit, brake, chain, check, checkrein, chill, chock, clog, coal tongs, cold water, countercheck, crane, crepehanger, crook, curb, curb bit, cushion, damp … Moby Thesaurus
dampener — damp|en|er [ dæmpənər ] see DAMPER … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dampener — UK [ˈdæmpənə(r)] / US [ˈdæmpənər] See: damper … English dictionary
put a dampener on something — put a damper/dampener/on something informal phrase to make people feel less enthusiastic or hopeful about something Thesaurus: to make someone feel disappointed or less hopefulsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
put a damper on something — put a damper/dampener/on something informal phrase to make people feel less enthusiastic or hopeful about something Thesaurus: to make someone feel disappointed or less hopefulsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
put a dampener on (something) — put a damper/dampener on (something) to stop an occasion from being enjoyable. Steve lost his wallet so that rather put a damper on the evening. We were both ill while we were in Boston, which put a bit of a dampener on things … New idioms dictionary
put a damper on (something) — put a damper/dampener on (something) to stop an occasion from being enjoyable. Steve lost his wallet so that rather put a damper on the evening. We were both ill while we were in Boston, which put a bit of a dampener on things … New idioms dictionary
