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

Dictionary of English Synonymes(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. dam(n.)

   Synonyms:
   mother (of a beast), female parent

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1. dam(n)

   Synonyms:
   barrier, weir, burrock

2. dam(v)

   Synonyms:
   restrain, obstruct

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1. List of paraphrases for "dam":

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

How to pronounce dam?

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US English

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British

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Australian

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Indian

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How to use dam in a sentence?

1. Geraldo Abreu:

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

2. Isaac Mamboza:

   We have discovered that beekeeping can help to protect our forests, most of our beehives are on trees near our dam - no one will tamper with (them).

3. Brian Eyler:

   Either Beijing is lying or their dam operators are lying to them. Somewhere, someone isn't telling the truth.

4. Munsheer Sulaiman:

   Depending on the salinity level we decide whether to open the gates of the small dam that distributes water to the village.

5. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani:

   Salma Dam is another big step in deepening and broadening the relationship between Afghanistan and India.

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