Dam Definition

dăm
dammed, damming, dams
noun
dams
A barrier constructed across a waterway to control the flow or raise the level of water.
American Heritage
A barrier built to hold back flowing water.
Webster's New World
The water thus kept back.
Webster's New World
Any barrier like a dam, as a rubber sheet used in dentistry to keep a tooth dry.
Webster's New World
The female parent of any four-legged, esp. domestic, animal.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
dammed, damming
To build a dam in.
Webster's New World
To keep back or confine by or as by a dam.
Webster's New World
To close up; obstruct.
He tried to dam his grief.
American Heritage
To block the flow of water.
Wiktionary
abbreviation
Decameter.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Dam

Noun

Singular:
dam
Plural:
dams

Origin of Dam

  • From Middle Dutch, Middle Low German dam, from Proto-Germanic *dammaz.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English dam, dame lady, mother dame

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Variant of dame.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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