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upbraid, attack, blast, reprimand, reprove, remonstrate,<br />

denounce; blame: Some would damn him for saving the murderer<br />

from drowning, others would damn him if he didn't. 2 doom,<br />

condemn, sentence: Sisyphus was damned for all eternity to roll<br />

a heavy stone up a hill. 3 curse (at), swear (at), execrate: I<br />

damned the day I first set foot in that house.<br />

--n. 4 jot or tittle, brass farthing, Slang hoot, two hoots (in<br />

hell), Slang tinker's damn or cuss: His opinion isn't worth a<br />

damn. 5 give a damn. care, mind, be concerned, worry, Slang<br />

give a hoot: Why should he give a damn if the critics panned<br />

his play?<br />

damnable adj. awful, terrible, horrible, horrid, atrocious, abominable,<br />

dreadful, hideous, execrable, accursed, cursed, detestable,<br />

hateful, abhorrent, despicable, loathsome, wicked, sinful,<br />

<strong>of</strong>fensive, heinous, pernicious, infernal, malicious, malevolent,<br />

outrageous, foul, rotten, base, vile, odious: He has been<br />

telling the most damnable lies about her since they broke up.<br />

damp adj. 1 clammy, moist, wettish; humid, dank, misty, dewy,<br />

steamy, muggy: Wipe <strong>of</strong>f the table with a damp cloth. Nothing<br />

dries out in this damp weather.<br />

--n. 2 moistness, moisture, dampness, clamminess, humidity:<br />

<strong>The</strong> mould on the walls is the result <strong>of</strong> the damp.<br />

dampen v. 1 damp, moisten, sprinkle, bedew: Dampen the clothes before<br />

ironing them. 2 stifle, deaden, damp, check, chill, cool,<br />

restrain, retard, lessen, diminish, reduce, suppress, abate,<br />

moderate, allay, subdue, temper, dull, discourage: His constant<br />

chattering on about himself dampened her ardour.<br />

dance v. 1 cavort, gambol, caper, skip, leap, romp, trip the light<br />

fantastic (toe), US cut a rug, sashay, Colloq bop, ho<strong>of</strong> it: We<br />

danced for joy when we heard the news. Would you care to dance?<br />

--n. 2 ball, social, dancing party, th‚ dansant, US tea dance,<br />

promenade, Colloq shindig or shindy, hop, bop, US and Canadian<br />

prom: I have invited her to the dance on Saturday evening.<br />

dandy n. 1 fop, coxcomb, (gay) blade, beau, gallant, lady-killer,<br />

ladies' or lady's man, rake, Colloq swell, clothes-horse, Brit

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