» dam

Words people most associate with “dam”:

  1. beaver,
  2. damn,
  3. water,
  4. river,
  5. hoover

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Noun (3 meanings)

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

dam, dike, dyke

dam is a type of:
  • barrier (noun) - a structure or object that impedes free movement
types of dam:
  • milldam (noun) - dam to make a millpond to provide power for a water mill
  • weir (noun) - a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow
instances of dam:
  • Aswan High Dam, High Dam (noun) - one of the world's largest dams on the Nile River in southern Egypt
  • Glen Canyon Dam (noun) - a large dam built in 1964 on the Colorado River in Arizona
  • Hoover Dam (noun) - a large dam built in 1933 on the Colorado River in Nevada
dam is derivationally related to:
  • to dam, dam up (verb) - obstruct with, or as if with, a dam
  • to dike, dyke (verb) - enclose with a dike

2. a metric unit of length equal to ten meters.

decameter, dekameter, decametre, dekametre, dam, dkm

dam is a type of:
dam is a part of:
parts of dam:
  • meter, metre, m (noun) - the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

3. female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock.

dam

dam is a type of:
  • female (noun) - an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)

Verb (1 meaning)

1. obstruct with, or as if with, a dam.

to dam, dam up

Example:
  • “dam the gorges of the Yangtse River”
to dam is a way to:
to dam is derivationally related to:
  • dam, dike, dyke (noun) - a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea