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Synonyms for dam
dæmdam
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Princeton's WordNet
dam, dike, dykenoun
a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
decameter, dekameter, decametre, dekametre, dam, dkmnoun
a metric unit of length equal to ten meters
damverb
female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock
dam, dam upverb
obstruct with, or as if with, a dam
"dam the gorges of the Yangtse River"
Synonyms:
dam up
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damnoun
Synonyms:
mother (of a beast), female parent
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#345 | board | |
#6578 | dam | |
#14059 | mah | |
#16461 | bridging | |
#16685 | dams | |
#17337 | checkpoint | |
#19461 | weir | |
#19733 | dyke | |
#26805 | blockade | |
#30695 | levee | |
#34340 | barrage | |
#36817 | embankment | |
#39562 | dike | |
#43279 | barricade | |
#52375 | breakwater | |
#56633 | daffy | |
#56693 | roadblock | |
#84329 | dwa | |
#102430 | presa | |
#119490 | damming | |
#192072 | dkm |
How to use dam in a sentence?
I'd expect showers and blustery weather to continue in this region, although not nearly similar to the amounts seen in recent days. since that time, the dam has been inspected and it has been deemed safe for residents to return. Officials will continue to monitor the reservoir.
Mayor Adams, you say that gun violence is a sea fed by many rivers, well, I put forward a plan to dam up some of those streams. You can count on me to be a partner in that effort.
Never in my whole life have we seen the dam fail, it flooded real bad in '86, but never like this.
Olympic Dam, over time, has really struggled to maintain its niche in terms of being globally competitive.
There's no need for this dam now.
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