damper

damper is a 6-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 13 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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.
2. noun. a depressing restraint

   "rain put a damper on our picnic plans"

3. noun. a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations

   Synonyms: muffler

4. noun. a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace

Synonyms

muffler

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in damper:

ramped

Common word forms

dampers

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