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Tamps vs Tamas - What's the difference?

tamps | tamas |

As a verb tamps

is third-person singular of tamp.

As a noun tamas is

one of the three gunas in Hindu philosophy, representing things that are inert, resistant, or dark and destructive.

tamps

English

Verb

(head)
  • (tamp)

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    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 ----

    tamas

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • One of the three gunas in Hindu philosophy, representing things that are inert, resistant, or dark and destructive.

    • Derived terms

    * tamasic