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dams

D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /dæm/
    • /dæm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /dæm/

Definitions of dams word

  • noun dams Plural form of dam. 1
  • noun dams plural of dam. 0
  • verb dams third-person singular simple present indicative form of dam. 0
See all 3 definitions of dams

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Parts of speech for Dams

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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dams popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% 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".

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Synonyms for dams

noun dams

  • barriers — anything built or serving to bar passage, as a railing, fence, or the like: People may pass through the barrier only when their train is announced.
  • blocks — a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more flat or approximately flat faces.
  • barrages — Plural form of barrage.
  • banks — Iain (Menzies). 1954–2013, Scottish novelist and science fiction writer. His novels include The Wasp Factory (1984), The Crow Road (1992), and The Steep Approach to Garbadale (2007); science-fiction (under the name Iain M. Banks) includes Look to Windward (2000)
  • dikes — a contemptuous term used to refer to a lesbian.

verb dams

  • stems — science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, considered as a group of academic or career fields (often used attributively): degree programs in STEM disciplines; teaching STEM in high school.
  • controls — a device or mechanism for operating or regulating a car, aircraft, etc
  • hinders — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
  • clogs — Plural form of clog.
  • bars — Plural form of bar.
All 16 Synonyms of dams

Antonyms for dams

noun dams

  • aids — AIDS is a disease which destroys the natural system of protection that the body has against other diseases. AIDS is an abbreviation for 'acquired immune deficiency syndrome'.

verb dams

  • advances — personal overtures made in an attempt to become friendly, gain a favour, etc
  • assists — Plural form of assist.
  • forwards — forward.
All 4 Antonyms of dams

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