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dam1
- pronunciation:
- daem
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a barrier built usu. across a waterway to restrict flow and raise the water level.
Construction of the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River began in 1931.
- synonyms:
- barrage
- similar words:
- barrier, dike, levee, milldam, obstruction, wall, weir
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| definition 2: |
a barrier or obstruction resembling a dam.
The large beaver dam blocked the stream.The kids are having fun building a dam across the creek with stones.- similar words:
- barrage, barrier, dike, levee, obstruction, wall, weir
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| related words: |
boom |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
dammed, damming, dams |
| definition 1: |
to construct a dam on, in, or across; obstruct with a dam.
The river was dammed in 1948.- similar words:
- block, dike, levee, obstruct, stem, stop
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| definition 2: |
to obstruct as if with a dam.
The government dammed the flow of information.- synonyms:
- block, stem
- similar words:
- impede, obstruct, stop
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| related words: |
clog |
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