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. damper-a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace. chimney-a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building. plate-a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic.