Synonyms for dam
dæmdam

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1. dam, dike, dykenoun

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

   Synonyms:
   decameter, dekameter, dam, dekametre, dkm, decametre

2. decameter, dekameter, decametre, dekametre, dam, dkmnoun

   a metric unit of length equal to ten meters

   Synonyms:
   dkm, dekameter, decameter, dam, dekametre, decametre

3. damverb

   female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock

   Synonyms:
   dkm, decametre, decameter, dekametre, dekameter

4. dam, dam upverb

   obstruct with, or as if with, a dam

   "dam the gorges of the Yangtse River"

   Synonyms:
   dam, dam up

Matched Categories

1. • Barrier
   • Metric Linear Unit

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:4.5 / 2 votes

1. damnoun

   Synonyms:
   mother (of a beast), female parent

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1. damnoun

   Synonyms:
   barrier, weir, burrock

2. damverb

   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

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1. Eric McDavid:

   No, we were not going to blow anything up, the Nimbus Dam stuff, that was her idea. That was Anna's idea.

2. Khaled AbuZeid:

   It would also reduce hydropower generation by the High Aswan Dam by up to 40 percent.

3. Josh Holmes:

   It's like a body of water with a dam, and the Democratic dam has got this big hole they can open and close and let water out, republicans have these little cylinders.

4. Katta Ludynia:

   The dam in Kimberley is so important because it is manageable, so we can secure the water level there and that might be the only site the flamingoes can breed in Southern Africa, if the drought continues in other areas.

5. Bhanu Chandar:

   Until today, we haven’t received a single circular or notice from the government on the dam. We have no idea when it will be built, how exactly we will be affected and where we are going to be relocated. There is a complete information blackout.