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DAMPENER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dampener mean?
• DAMPENER (noun)
The noun DAMPENER has 1 sense:
1. a device that dampens or moistens something
Familiarity information: DAMPENER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A device that dampens or moistens something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
dampener; moistener
Context example:
he used a dampener to moisten the shirts before he ironed them
Hypernyms ("dampener" is a kind of...):
device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)
Derivation:
dampen (make moist)
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