Synonyms for dam
dæm

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1. dam, dike, dyke(noun)

   a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea

   Synonyms:
   decameter, dekameter, dekametre, dkm, decametre

2. decameter, dekameter, decametre, dekametre, dam, dkm(noun)

   a metric unit of length equal to ten meters

   Synonyms:
   dkm, dekameter, decameter, dekametre, decametre

3. dam(verb)

   female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock

   Synonyms:
   dkm, decametre, decameter, dekametre, dekameter

4. dam, dam up(verb)

   obstruct with, or as if with, a dam

   "dam the gorges of the Yangtse River"

   Synonyms:
   dam up

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1. dam(n.)

   Synonyms:
   mother (of a beast), female parent

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1. List of paraphrases:

   barrage, dams, roadblock, al-sad, dyke, dike, weir, dwa, daffy, damming, barricade, mah, board, embankment, 'am, levee, blockade, bridging, checkpoint, presa, breakwater

How to use dam in a sentence?

1. Whitey Ford:

   I used enough mud to build a dam.

2. Thaung Tun:

   There's no need for this dam now.

3. Howard Shook:

   A lot of water has gone over the dam since then.

4. Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn:

   The launch of this new dam will be commenced soon.

5. Geraldo Abreu:

   We now understand that this type of dam needs to be treated carefully.

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