dam

Plural: dams

Noun

• a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
• a metric unit of length equal to ten meters
• female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock
• A structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow or part of the flow, generally for purposes such as retaining or diverting some of the water or retarding the release of accumulated water to avoid abrupt flooding.
• The water reservoir resulting from placing such a structure.
• A device to prevent a tooth from getting wet during dental work, consisting of a rubber sheet held with a band.
• A reservoir.
• A firebrick wall, or a stone, which forms the front of the hearth of a blast furnace.
• Female parent, mother, generally regarding breeding of animals.
• A kind of crowned piece in the game of draughts.
• An obsolete Indian copper coin, equal to a fortieth of a rupee.
• A former coin of Nepal, 128 of which were worth one mohar.

Verb

Verb Forms: dammed, damming, dams

• To build a barrier to obstruct the flow of water or other things.
• obstruct with, or as if with, a dam
  • "dam the gorges of the Yangtse River"
• To block the flow of water.

Intj

• Damn.

Adj

• Damn.

Examples

• A dam is often an essential source of water to farmers of hilly country.
• Boats may only be used at places set aside for boating on the dam.
• He tried to DAM my access to the triple word score, but I found a way around.

Synonyms

dam up, decameter, decametre, dekameter, dekametre, dike, dkm, dyke

Anagrams of dam