dam
Meaning of dam
- a barrier constructed to hold back water and raise its level, forming a reservoir used to generate electricity or as a water supply.
the dam burst after torrential rain
the Hoover Dam
- a rubber sheet used to keep saliva from the teeth during dental operations, or as a prophylactic device during cunnilingus and anilingus.
- build a dam across (a river or lake).
the river was dammed to form Lake Powell
Middle English: from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch; related to Dutch dam and German Damm, also to Old English fordemman ‘close up’.
noun
the female parent of an animal, especially a domestic mammal.
late Middle English (denoting a human mother): alteration of dame.
abbreviation
decametre(s).
noun, symbol
a metric unit of length, equal to 10 metres.
Information about dam
- The plural form of dam is: dams.
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CatalanHyphenation of dam
dam
- It consists of 1 syllables and 3 chars.
- dam is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
dam synonyms
Meaning dike:
Meaning decameter:
Meaning an artificial barrier across a river or estuary to prevent flooding, aid irrigation or navigation, or to generate electricity by tidal power:
Meaning a fence or other obstacle that prevents movement or access:
Meaning a continuous vertical brick or stone structure that encloses or divides an area of land:
Meaning a bank of earth or stone built to carry a road or railway over an area of low ground:
Meaning an embankment built to prevent the overflow of a river:
Meaning an improvised barrier erected across a street or other thoroughfare to prevent or delay the movement of opposing forces:
Meaning the action of obstructing or the state of being obstructed:
Meaning a thing that provides resistance, delay, or obstruction to something or someone:
Meaning an obstruction which makes movement or flow difficult or impossible:
Meaning block (an opening, path, road, etc.); be or get in the way of:
Meaning (of a person or animal) have severe difficulty in breathing because of a constricted or obstructed throat or a lack of air:
Meaning only a short distance away or apart in space or time:
Meaning stop, close up, or obstruct (an opening, orifice, or passage):
Translation of dam
- German: Damm
- French: barrage
- Italian: diga
- Portuguese: barragens, represa
- Spanish: represa, presa, dique
Anagrams of dam
Words that rhyme with dam
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