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Damper

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 draught of air. (b) A contrivance, as in a pianoforte, to deaden vibrations; or, as in other pieces of mechanism, to check some action at a particular time.

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Cushion 76% connected

A case or bag stuffed with some soft and elastic material, and used to sit or recline upon; a soft pillow or pad.

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Shock 76% connected

A pile or assemblage of sheaves of grain, as wheat, rye, or the like, set up in a field, the sheaves varying in number from twelve to sixteen; a stoo…

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Device 76% connected

That which is devised, or formed by design; a contrivance; an invention; a project; a scheme; often, a scheme to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice.

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Plate 76% connected

A flat, or nearly flat, piece of metal, the thickness of which is small in comparison with the other dimensions; a thick sheet of metal; as, a steel…

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Restraint 76% connected

The act or process of restraining, or of holding back or hindering from motion or action, in any manner; hindrance of the will, or of any action, phy…

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Damp 74% connected

Moisture; humidity; fog; fogginess; vapor.

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Damp 74% connected

Moisture; humidity; fog; fogginess; vapor.

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Dampen 74% connected

To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet.

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Dampen 74% connected

To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet.

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Muffle 74% connected

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

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Muffle 74% connected

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

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Chimney 70% connected

A fireplace or hearth.

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Muffler 92% connected

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

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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