dam

/dˈæm/

/ˈdæm/

Dam

a massive wall built to keep water from entering an area or to contain and use water as a power source to produce electricity

synonyms : dike

female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock

a metric unit of length equal to ten meters

synonyms : decameter

to dam

MAIN VERB

obstruct with, or as if with, a dam

synonyms : dam up

Examples

1. Remember, an ant may destroy a whole dam.

2. They were afraid the dam wouldn't hold.

3. He's always busy as a beaver building a new dam, working on his art and his music and his writing.

4. Tidal dams will connect the filling gate structures with the mainland and McMaster Island.