damp vs mute

damp

adj
  • Despondent; dispirited, downcast. 

  • In a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist. 

noun
  • A gaseous product, formed in coal mines, old wells, pits, etc. 

  • Moisture; humidity; dampness. 

verb
  • To suppress vibrations (mechanical) or oscillations (electrical) by converting energy to heat (or some other form of energy). 

mute

adj
  • Not having the power of speech; dumb. 

  • Not giving a ringing sound when struck; said of a metal. 

  • Not uttered; unpronounced; silent; also, produced by complete closure of the mouth organs which interrupt the passage of breath; said of certain letters. 

  • Silent; not making a sound. 

verb
  • To silence, to make quiet. 

  • To turn off the sound of. 

  • To cast off; to moult. 

noun
  • An electronic switch or control that mutes the sound. 

  • A person who does not have the power of speech. 

  • A hired mourner at a funeral; an undertaker's assistant. 

  • A mute swan. 

  • The faeces of a hawk or falcon. 

  • An object for dulling the sound of an instrument, especially a brass instrument, or damper for pianoforte; a sordine. 

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