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1: (Babylonian) earth goddess; consort of Ea and mother of Marduk [syn: {Damgalnunna}]

1: any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis; especially the amboyna pine [syn: {gum dammar}, {damar}, {dammar resin}]

1: any of various trees of the genus Agathis; yield dammar resin [syn: {kauri pine}]

1: any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis; especially the amboyna pine [syn: {dammar}, {gum dammar}, {damar}]

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{dam}

1: used as expletives; "oh, damn (or goddamn)!" [syn: {goddamn}] 2: expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dim...

1: deserving a curse; "her damnable pride" [syn: {execrable}]

1: in a damnable manner; "kindly Arthur--so damnably , politely , endlessly persistent!" [syn: {damned}, {cursedly}]

1: the act of damning 2: the state of being condemned to eternal punishment in Hell [syn: {eternal damnation}]

1: threatening with damnation [syn: {damning}]

1: expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll d...

{damnify}

1: threatening with damnation [syn: {damnatory}]

1: the Greek courtier to Dionysius the Elder who (according to legend) was condemned to sit under a naked sword that was suspended by a hair in order to demonstrate to him that being a king was not th...

1: a young unmarried woman [syn: {damsel}, {demoiselle}, {damosel}, {damozel}]

1: the friend of Phintias who pledged his life that Phintias would return (4th century BC)

1: (Greek mythology) according to a Greek legend: when Pythias was sentenced to be executed Damon took his place to allow Pythias to get his affairs in order; when Pythias returned in time to save Dam...

1: United States writer of humorous stylized stories about Broadway and the New York underground (1884-1946) [syn: {Runyon}, {Alfred Damon Runyon}]

1: a young unmarried woman [syn: {damsel}, {demoiselle}, {damoiselle}, {damozel}]

1: a variety of muscovite

1: a young unmarried woman [syn: {damsel}, {demoiselle}, {damoiselle}, {damosel}]

1: slightly wet; "clothes damp with perspiration"; "a moist breeze"; "eyes moist with tears" [syn: {dampish}, {moist}] n : a slight wetness [syn: {dampness}, {moistness}] v 1: deaden (a sound or noise...

1: a course of some impermeable material laid in the foundation walls of building near the ground to prevent dampness from rising into the building [syn: {damp-proof course}]

1: a course of some impermeable material laid in the foundation walls of building near the ground to prevent dampness from rising into the building [syn: {damp course}]

1: smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity" [syn: {stifle}] [ant: {stimulate}] 2: make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows" [syn: {moisten}, {wash}] 3: deaden (a sound or noise), especially by w...

1: a device that dampens or moistens something; "he used a dampener to moisten the shirts before he ironed them" [syn: {moistener}]

1: the act of making something slightly wet [syn: {moistening}]

1: a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace 2: a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations [syn: {muf...

1: damper consisting of a small felted block that drops onto a piano string to stop its vibration [syn: {piano damper}]

1: a plant disease caused by a fungus; diseased condition of seedlings in excessive moisture

1: fungus causing damping off disease in seedlings [syn: {Pythium debaryanum}]

1: slightly wet; "clothes damp with perspiration"; "a moist breeze"; "eyes moist with tears" [syn: {damp}, {moist}]

1: in a damp manner; "a scarf was tied round her head but the rebellious curl had escaped and hung damply over her left eye" [syn: {moistly}]

1: a slight wetness [syn: {damp}, {moistness}]

1: a young unmarried woman [syn: {demoiselle}, {damoiselle}, {damosel}, {damozel}]

1: small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs [syn: {demoiselle}] [also: {damselfishes} (pl)]

{damselfish}

1: slender non-stinging insect similar to but smaller than the dragonfly but having wings folded when at rest

1: sweet dark purple plum [syn: {damson plum}]

1: tropical American timber tree with dark hard heavy wood and small plumlike purple fruit [syn: {satinleaf}, {satin leaf}, {caimitillo}, {Chrysophyllum oliviforme}] 2: plum tree long cultivated for i...

1: plum tree long cultivated for its edible fruit [syn: {damson plum}, {Prunus domestica insititia}]

1: Celtic goddess who was the mother of the Tuatha De Danann; identified with the Welsh Don [syn: {Danu}]

1: fairly small terrestrial ferns of tropical America [syn: {genus Danaea}]

1: large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste [syn: {danaid butterfly}]

1: large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste [syn: {danaid}]

1: small family of usually tropical butterflies: monarch butterflies [syn: {family Danaidae}]

1: type genus of the Danaidae: monarch butterflies [syn: {genus Danaus}]

1: large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed [syn: {monarch}, {monarch butterfly}, {milkweed butterfly}]

1: an artistic form of nonverbal communication 2: a party of people assembled for dancing 3: taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music [syn: {dancing}, {terpsichore}, {salta...

1: a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing [syn: {band}, {dance orchestra}]

1: a bare floor polished for dancing

1: large room used mainly for dancing [syn: {ballroom}, {dance palace}]

1: a lesson in dancing

1: a genre of popular music composed for ballroom dancing [syn: {danceroom music}, {ballroom music}]

1: a medieval dance in which a skeleton representing death leads a procession of others to the grave [syn: {danse macabre}]

1: a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing [syn: {dance band}, {band}]

1: large room used mainly for dancing [syn: {ballroom}, {dance hall}]

1: a school where students are taught to dance

1: a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance; "he taught them the waltz step" [syn: {step}]