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Definitions for Dam

[1] dekameter; dekameters.
[2] a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
[3] a body of water confined by a dam.
[4] any barrier resembling a dam.
[5] to furnish with a dam; obstruct or confine with a dam.
[6] to stop up; block up.
[7] a female parent (used especially of four-footed domestic animals).
[8] (Carl Pe·ter) Hen·rik [kahrl pee -ter hen -rik; Danish kahr l pey -tuh  r hen -r ik] /kɑrl ˈpi tɛr ˈhɛn rɪk; Danish kɑrl ˈpeɪ tər ˈhɛn rɪk/ , 1895–1976, Danish biochemist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1943.
[9] 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
[10] a reservoir of water created by such a barrier
[11] something that resembles or functions as a dam
[12] (tr often foll by up ) to obstruct or restrict by or as if by a dam
[13] the female parent of an animal, esp of domestic livestock
[14] (often used in combination) a variant spelling of damn (def. 1), damn (def. 2), damn (def. 3), damn (def. 4) damfool ; dammit
[15] decametre(s)
[16] (Carl Peter ) Henrik (ˈhɛnrəɡ). 1895–1976, Danish biochemist who discovered vitamin K (1934): Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1943

Words related to Dam

barrier, dike, levee, gate, ditch, bank, clog, grade, obstruction, barrage, hindrance, millpond, weir, milldam, obstruct, hinder, retard, slow, bar, repress

Words nearby Dam

daltonian, daltonism, daly, daly city, dalén, dam, damage, damage control, damaged goods, damages, damaging

Origin of Dam

21250–1300; Middle English; variant of dame

Word origin for Dam

C13: variant of dame

Synonyms for Dam

bank, barrier, dike, ditch, gate, levee, barrage, grade, hindrance, milldam, millpond, obstruction, weir