Rain put a damper on our picnic plans. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
A balancing damper is a type of valve for the air that can be partially closed or opened. From Wordnik.com. [It is very hot lakeside] Reference
Either way, their predicament could put a long-term damper on the consumer spending that typically drives U.S. growth. From Wordnik.com. [Another Threat to Economy: Boomers Cutting Back] Reference
He wants to extract revenge for what happened, and he wants to make amends before this puts a long-term damper on the NBA's popularity. From Wordnik.com. [The Out Route] Reference
Later, they cooked 'damper' - a simple flour and water dough - in coals, and ate it with syrup. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-05-01] Reference
In this case, the damper is a metal rod embedded in concrete and steel casing. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Special Event: Millennium 2000: Natural Disasters - January 2, 2000] Reference
The excuse given by everyone for the damper was the three hour rain preceding the event that turned the padang into a padi field. From Wordnik.com. [Another Brick in the Wall] Reference
It really put a "damper" on a lot of the running around we had to do today. From Wordnik.com. [An Adventure in My Mailbox] Reference
It was the big, obvious "damper" on the very threshold of. From Wordnik.com. [The War and Unity Being Lectures Delivered At The Local Lectures Summer Meeting Of The University Of Cambridge, 1918] Reference
But the sinking economy is bound to put some kind of damper on such frivolity. From Wordnik.com. [Consumer Reports Electronics Blog] Reference
"Even heavy rainfall will no longer put a 'damper' on your outdoor fun," suggests Wilson. From Wordnik.com. [PRWeb - Daily News Feed] Reference
The only "damper" on the afternoon, she and others said, was the way police officers lingered around the gathering. From Wordnik.com. [SFGate: Top News Stories] Reference
Marilyn Neuhart, interviewed by telephone from California, said the lawsuit put a "damper" on the auction, "to say the least.". From Wordnik.com. [chicagotribune.com -] Reference
'damper' was, but went along anyway, since we are skint and it included free food. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com] Reference
"damper;" and were pleasantly conversing together, as if they had been boon companions from their youth. From Wordnik.com. [Fern Vale (Volume 1) or the Queensland Squatter] Reference
It also put a damper on Barbour's presidential plans. From Wordnik.com. [The Anti-Obama] Reference
Why does the fire burn better when the damper is opened?. From Wordnik.com. [Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study] Reference
And the interruptions didn't put a damper on the session. From Wordnik.com. [Bylines] Reference
"You think this'll put a damper on the primaries?" he asked. From Wordnik.com. [The Day That Changed America] Reference
Poet or no poet, my friend could really put a damper on. From Wordnik.com. [LIES] Reference
Before you use your fireplace, make sure the flue damper is wide open. From Wordnik.com. [7 easy ways to reduce indoor air pollution] Reference
The yaw damper makes thousands of tiny adjustments to the rudder position. From Wordnik.com. [Unsolved Mystery] Reference
That suggests the economic downturn is putting a damper on TV-buying plans. From Wordnik.com. [LCD and plasma TVs: Consumers scale down their buying plans] Reference
"It would put a damper on them when they got back in the general population.". From Wordnik.com. [Silence Of The Wolves] Reference
The economic down-turn and the war with Iraq haven't put a damper on fashion. From Wordnik.com. [Style: Springing Forward] Reference
They're expensive-and the availability of Medicaid has put a damper on their appeal. From Wordnik.com. [PLANNING TO BE POOR] Reference
The BP disaster could put a damper on this year's Oildorado Days in Taft, California. From Wordnik.com. [In This Sleepy Town, It Isn't Crude to Celebrate a Giant Oil Spill] Reference
(1) Front damper -- below the fuel, to control the entrance of oxygen to the fuel. From Wordnik.com. [Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Management] Reference
Further on the sand is damper, and in the mountain the little fingers pierce a tunnel. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
The back of Miss Asenath's woolly white wrapper was rapidly getting damper and damper. From Wordnik.com. [The Heart of Arethusa] Reference
The FE5 Sport suspension includes specific stabilizer bars, spring rates, and damper tuning. From Wordnik.com. [2007 SEMA - Chevrolet HHR Panel SS] Reference
Closing the damper on wood fireplace and weather stripping around windows and doors will also help. From Wordnik.com. [10 Questions for . . . Fernando Pagés Ruiz, Contractor] Reference
Gray old Blighty may still be damper than America and many parts of Europe, but it is no longer poorer. From Wordnik.com. [Fruits of Their Labor] Reference
(The textile issue is putting a damper on what has been a growing love affair between Europe and China.). From Wordnik.com. [Does the Future Belong to China?] Reference
By placing a damper on other aspects of character, it makes firstborns less arch and later-borns less outwardly subversive. From Wordnik.com. [First Born, Later Born] Reference
I don't think it's too indiscreet to say that these circumstances can have a damper on your desire to possibly have more children. From Wordnik.com. [Doing It After ‘I Do’] Reference
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