dam
IPA: dˈæm
noun
- A structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow or part of the flow, generally for purposes such as retaining or diverting some of the water or retarding the release of accumulated water to avoid abrupt flooding.
- The water reservoir resulting from placing such a structure.
- (dentistry) A device to prevent a tooth from getting wet during dental work, consisting of a rubber sheet held with a band.
- (South Africa, Australia) A reservoir.
- A firebrick wall, or a stone, which forms the front of the hearth of a blast furnace.
- Female parent, mother, generally regarding breeding of animals.
- A kind of crowned piece in the game of draughts.
- (India) An obsolete Indian copper coin, equal to a fortieth of a rupee.
- A former coin of Nepal, 128 of which were worth one mohar.
- Initialism of digital asset management.
verb
- (transitive) To block the flow of water.
adjective
- (slang or pronunciation spelling) Damn.
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Examples of "dam" in Sentences
- The construction of the dam was imminent.
- The project is about the Dam and the construction.
- The construction of the dam was highly controversial.
- The Mandelholz Dam impounds the water of the Kalte Bode.
- The body of water created by the dam was called Clove Lake.
- One is to keep mopping the water, the second is to repair the dam.
- The flow of water is restricted by the dam during the rest of the year.
- Farmlands used to dominate the northeast until the construction of the Dam.
- It was created in 1964 with the construction of the hydroelectric Cougar Dam.
- The water level varies, depending on the water influx and drainage of the dam.