- damp off
- damp off[for seedlings] to die from too much water. •
All the new plants damped off, and we had to buy some from the nursery.
•The little seedlings damped off and withered away.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
All the new plants damped off, and we had to buy some from the nursery.
•The little seedlings damped off and withered away.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
Damp off — To decay and perish through excessive moisture. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
damp off — intransitive verb : to undergo damping off … Useful english dictionary
damp off — verb To decay and perish through excessive moisture mostly said of plants … Wiktionary
damp off — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. wilt, droop, shrivel; see die 1 , 3 … English dictionary for students
damp — [damp] n. [MDu, vapor, steam, akin to OHG, MHG, Ger dampf < IE base * dhem , to smoke, mist > DANK] 1. a slight wetness; moisture 2. a harmful gas sometimes found in mines; firedamp; blackdamp 3. Archaic a dejected or depressed state adj. 1 … English World dictionary
damp — dampish, adj. dampishly, adv. dampishness, n. damply, adv. dampness, n. /damp/, adj., damper, dampest, n., v. adj. 1. slightly wet; moist: damp weather; a damp towel … Universalium
damp — adj., n., & v. adj. slightly wet; moist. n. 1 diffused moisture in the air, on a surface, or in a solid, esp. as a cause of inconvenience or danger. 2 dejection; discouragement. 3 = FIREDAMP. v.tr. 1 make damp; moisten. 2 (often foll. by down) a… … Useful english dictionary
damp|ing-off — «DAM pihng F», noun. a disease that causes the decay of young plants, especially seedlings and cuttings, at the surface of the ground, caused by various fungi that live near the surface of the soil … Useful english dictionary
Damp (structural) — For other uses, see Damp (disambiguation). Detail showing some of the causes of damp penetration Structural dampness refers to the presence of unwanted moisture in the structure of a building, either the result of intrusion from outside or… … Wikipedia
Damp proofing — A damp proofing barrier Damp proofing in construction is a type of waterproofing applied to building foundation walls to prevent moisture from passing through the walls into interior spaces. A damp proof course (often abbreviated to DPC) is a… … Wikipedia
damp — 01. My mother always told me not to go to bed with [damp] hair, or I could catch a cold. 02. Benula s hair was [damp] from walking outside in the falling snow. 03. The clothes in the dryer are still [damp], so you d better turn it on for another… … Grammatical examples in English