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DAMPENER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A device that dampens or moistens something
Example:
he used a dampener to moisten the shirts before he ironed them
Synonyms:
dampener; moistener
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("dampener" is a kind of...):
device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)
Derivation:
dampen (make moist)