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Damp

Moisture; humidity; fog; fogginess; vapor.

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Wet 84% connected

Containing, or consisting of, water or other liquid; moist; soaked with a liquid; having water or other liquid upon the surface; as, wet land; a wet…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Wet 84% connected

Containing, or consisting of, water or other liquid; moist; soaked with a liquid; having water or other liquid upon the surface; as, wet land; a wet…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Base 76% connected

Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth; as, base shrubs.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Blunt 76% connected

Having a thick edge or point, as an instrument; dull; not sharp.

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Break 76% connected

To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or co…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Check 76% connected

A word of warning denoting that the king is in danger; such a menace of a player's king by an adversary's move as would, if it were any other piece,…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Contain 76% connected

To hold within fixed limits; to comprise; to include; to inclose; to hold.

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Control 76% connected

A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register; a counter register.

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Curb 76% connected

To bend or curve

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Dampen 76% connected

To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet.

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Deaden 76% connected

To make as dead; to impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; to lessen the force or acuteness of; to blunt; as, to deaden the natural powers o…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Hold 76% connected

The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed.

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Moderate 76% connected

Kept within due bounds; observing reasonable limits; not excessive, extreme, violent, or rigorous; limited; restrained

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Soften 76% connected

To make soft or more soft.

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Weaken 76% connected

To make weak; to lessen the strength of; to deprive of strength; to debilitate; to enfeeble; to enervate; as, to weaken the body or the mind; to weak…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Clamminess 76% connected

State of being clammy or viscous.

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Dewiness 76% connected

State of being dewy.

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Rawness 76% connected

The quality or state of being raw.

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Manner of action 3

Dampen 76% connected

To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet.

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Deaden 76% connected

To make as dead; to impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; to lessen the force or acuteness of; to blunt; as, to deaden the natural powers o…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Deafen 76% connected

To make deaf; to deprive of the power of hearing; to render incapable of perceiving sounds distinctly.

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Damper 74% connected

That which damps or checks; as: (a) A valve or movable plate in the flue or other part of a stove, furnace, etc., used to check or regulate the draug…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Damper 74% connected

That which damps or checks; as: (a) A valve or movable plate in the flue or other part of a stove, furnace, etc., used to check or regulate the draug…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Dampness 74% connected

Moderate humidity; moisture; fogginess; moistness.

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Dampness 74% connected

Moderate humidity; moisture; fogginess; moistness.

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Muffler 74% connected

Anything used in muffling; esp., a scarf for protecting the head and neck in cold weather; a tippet.

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Muffler 74% connected

Anything used in muffling; esp., a scarf for protecting the head and neck in cold weather; a tippet.

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Synonym 13

A 92% connected

The first letter of the English and of many other alphabets. The capital A of the alphabets of Middle and Western Europe, as also the small letter (a…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Break 92% connected

To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or co…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Dampen 92% connected

To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Dampish 92% connected

Moderately damp or moist.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Dampness 92% connected

Moderate humidity; moisture; fogginess; moistness.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Deaden 92% connected

To make as dead; to impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; to lessen the force or acuteness of; to blunt; as, to deaden the natural powers o…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Dull 92% connected

Slow of understanding; wanting readiness of apprehension; stupid; doltish; blockish.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Moist 92% connected

Moderately wet; damp; humid; not dry; as, a moist atmosphere or air.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Moistness 92% connected

The quality or state of being moist.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Muffle 92% connected

The bare end of the nose between the nostrils; -- used esp. of ruminants.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Mute 92% connected

To cast off; to molt.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Soften 92% connected

To make soft or more soft.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Weaken 92% connected

To make weak; to lessen the strength of; to deprive of strength; to debilitate; to enfeeble; to enervate; as, to weaken the body or the mind; to weak…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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