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dampers
 
Noun damper has 3 senses
  1. 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 chimney
    Derived form: verb damp4
  2. 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
  3. damper - a depressing restraint; "rain put a damper on our picnic plans"
    --3 is a kind of     restraint
    Derived form: verb damp2
damped dampen dampened dampener dampening dampens damper damper block dampers damping damping off damping off fungus dampish damply dampned dampner dampness

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