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- [dam]
- /dæm/
- /dæm/
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- [dam]
- /dæm/
Definitions of dam word
- countable noun dam A dam is a wall that is built across a river in order to stop the water flowing and to make a lake. 3
- verb dam To dam a river means to build a dam across it. 3
- countable noun dam In the breeding of farm animals, an animal's dam is its mother. 3
- noun dam a barrier of concrete, earth, etc, built across a river to create a body of water for a hydroelectric power station, domestic water supply, etc 3
- noun dam a reservoir of water created by such a barrier 3
- noun dam something that resembles or functions as a dam 3
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Origin of dam
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English < Middle Dutch, Middle Low German, dam; akin to Old English for-demman to stop up, block
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Parts of speech for Dam
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dam popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
dam usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dam
verb dam
- clog — When something clogs a hole or place, it blocks it so that nothing can pass through.
- obstruct — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- retard — to make slow; delay the development or progress of (an action, process, etc.); hinder or impede.
- slow — moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
noun dam
- barrier — A barrier is something such as a rule, law, or policy that makes it difficult or impossible for something to happen or be achieved.
- block — A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
- wall — any of various permanent upright constructions having a length much greater than the thickness and presenting a continuous surface except where pierced by doors, windows, etc.: used for shelter, protection, or privacy, or to subdivide interior space, to support floors, roofs, or the like, to retain earth, to fence in an area, etc.
- boom — If there is a boom in the economy, there is an increase in economic activity, for example in the amount of things that are being bought and sold.
- weir — a small dam in a river or stream.
Antonyms for dam
verb dam
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- facilitate — to make easier or less difficult; help forward (an action, a process, etc.): Careful planning facilitates any kind of work.
- permit — to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
- release — to lease again.
noun dam
- assistance — If you give someone assistance, you help them do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- promotion — advancement in rank or position.
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