dam
(noun) female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock
dam, dike, dyke
(noun) a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
decameter, dekameter, decametre, dekametre, dam, dkm
(noun) a metric unit of length equal to ten meters
dam, dam up
(verb) obstruct with, or as if with, a dam; “dam the gorges of the Yangtse River”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dam (plural dams)
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 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.
dam (third-person singular simple present dams, present participle damming, simple past and past participle dammed)
(transitive) To block the flow of water.
dam (plural dams)
Female parent, mother, generally regarding breeding of animals (correlative to sire).
A kind of crowned piece in the game of draughts.
dam (plural dams)
(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.
dam
(slang or pronunciation spelling) Damn.
• ADM, AMD, Adm., DMA, MAD, MDA, adm., mad
DAM (uncountable)
Initialism of digital asset management.
• ADM, AMD, Adm., DMA, MAD, MDA, adm., mad
Source: Wiktionary
Dam, n. Etym: [OE. dame mistress, lady; also, mother, dam. See Dame.]
1. A female parent; -- used of beasts, especially of quadrupeds; sometimes applied in contempt to a human mother. Our sire and dam, now confined to horses, are a relic of this age (13th century) . . . .Dame is used of a hen; we now make a great difference between dame and dam. T. L. K. Oliphant. The dam runs lowing up end down, Looking the way her harmless young one went. Shak.
2. A kind or crowned piece in the game of draughts.
Dam, n. Etym: [Akin to OLG., D., & Dan. dam, G. & Sw. damm, Icel. dammr, and AS. fordemman to stop up, Goth. Faúrdammjan.]
1. A barrier to prevent the flow of a liquid; esp., a bank of earth, or wall of any kind, as of masonry or wood, built across a water course, to confine and keep back flowing water.
2. (Metal.)
Definition: A firebrick wall, or a stone, which forms the front of the hearth of a blast furnace. Dam plate (Blast Furnace), an iron plate in front of the dam, to strengthen it.
Dam, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dammed; p. pr. & vb. n. Damming.]
1. To obstruct or restrain the flow of, by a dam; to confine by constructing a dam, as a stream of water; -- generally used with in or up. I'll have the current in this place dammed up. Shak. A weight of earth that dams in the water. Mortimer.
2. To shut up; to stop up; to close; to restrain. The strait pass was dammed With dead men hurt behind, and cowards. Shak. To dam out, to keep out by means of a dam.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 November 2024
(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
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