English students are sometimes taught that a paragraph should have a topic sentence or main idea, preferably first, and multiple supporting or detail sentences which explain or supply evidence. One technique of this type, intended for essay writing, is known as the Schaffer paragraph.
Full Definition of DAMP. transitive verb. 1. a: to affect with or as if with a noxious gas: choke c: to check the vibration or oscillation of (as a string or voltage). 2. : dampen. intransitive verb. : to diminish progressively in vibration or oscillation.
1 A person or thing that depresses, takes the edge off joy, chills one's enthusiasm, etc: The news was a damper on our hopes (1748+) 2  A cash register or till; cash drawer (1848+)  A bank or money depository; treasury: dropping bonds into the damper which are then sold to the public.