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S vs Tamp - What's the difference?

s | tamp |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As an adjective tamp is

dull, blunt.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    tamp

    English

    Verb

  • (blasting) to plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or other material, as a hole bored in a rock, in order to prevent the force of the explosion from being misdirected.
  • To drive in or pack down by frequent gentle strokes; as, to tamp earth so as to make a smooth place.

    • Derived terms

    * tamper * tamping iron * tamping rod

    See also

    * tampon ----