| damp | | |
| n. (state) | 1. damp, dampness, moistness | a slight wetness. |
| ~ wetness | the condition of containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water).; "he confirmed the wetness of the swimming trunks" |
| ~ clamminess, dankness | unpleasant wetness. |
| ~ rawness | a chilly dampness.; "the rawness of the midnight air" |
| v. (perception) | 2. damp, dampen, dull, muffle, mute, tone down | deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping. |
| ~ soften | make (images or sounds) soft or softer. |
| v. (change) | 3. damp | restrain or discourage.; "the sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere" |
| ~ curb, control, hold in, contain, moderate, check, hold | lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits.; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger" |
| v. (change) | 4. damp, dampen, deaden | make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible.; "muffle the message" |
| ~ soften, damp, weaken, dampen, break | lessen in force or effect.; "soften a shock"; "break a fall" |
| v. (change) | 5. break, damp, dampen, soften, weaken | lessen in force or effect.; "soften a shock"; "break a fall" |
| ~ blunt, deaden | make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation.; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound" |
| ~ deafen | make soundproof.; "deafen a room" |
| ~ deaden, damp, dampen | make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible.; "muffle the message" |
| adj. | 6. damp, dampish, moist | slightly wet.; "clothes damp with perspiration"; "a moist breeze"; "eyes moist with tears" |
| ~ wet | covered or soaked with a liquid such as water.; "a wet bathing suit"; "wet sidewalks"; "wet weather" |
| reading | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. reading | the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message.; "his main reading was detective stories"; "suggestions for further reading" |
| ~ linguistic process, language | the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication.; "he didn't have the language to express his feelings" |
| ~ speed-reading | reading at speeds significantly faster than normal. |
| ~ perusal, perusing, poring over, studying | reading carefully with intent to remember. |
| ~ browsing, browse | reading superficially or at random. |
| ~ skim, skimming | reading or glancing through quickly. |
| n. (communication) | 2. reading | a particular interpretation or performance.; "on that reading it was an insult"; "he was famous for his reading of Mozart" |
| ~ interpretation | an explanation that results from interpreting something.; "the report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence" |
| n. (cognition) | 3. indication, meter reading, reading | a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument.; "he could not believe the meter reading"; "the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm" |
| ~ data point, datum | an item of factual information derived from measurement or research. |
| ~ clock time, time | a reading of a point in time as given by a clock.; "do you know what time it is?"; "the time is 10 o'clock" |
| ~ miles per hour, mph | a speedometer reading for the momentary rate of travel. |
| n. (communication) | 4. reading, reading material | written material intended to be read.; "the teacher assigned new readings"; "he bought some reading material at the airport" |
| ~ black and white, written communication, written language | communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten). |
| ~ bumf, bumph | reading materials (documents, written information) that you must read and deal with but that you think are extremely boring. |
| n. (cognition) | 5. interpretation, reading, version | a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something. |
| ~ internal representation, mental representation, representation | a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image. |
| ~ reinterpretation | a new or different meaning. |
| ~ anagoge | a mystical or allegorical interpretation (especially of Scripture). |
| n. (location) | 6. reading | a city on the River Thames in Berkshire in southern England. |
| ~ city, metropolis, urban center | a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts.; "Ancient Troy was a great city" |
| ~ england | a division of the United Kingdom. |
| ~ berkshire | a county in southern England. |
| n. (communication) | 7. reading, recital, recitation | a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance.; "the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems" |
| ~ oral presentation, public speaking, speechmaking, speaking | delivering an address to a public audience.; "people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking" |
| ~ declamation | recitation of a speech from memory with studied gestures and intonation as an exercise in elocution or rhetoric. |
| n. (act) | 8. meter reading, reading | the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments.; "he has a job meter reading for the gas company" |
| ~ measurement, measuring, mensuration, measure | the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule.; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate" |
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