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- pronunciation:
- daem
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition 1: |
A dam is something like a wall built across a river or stream to stop or slow down the water and to raise the level of the water behind it.
The dam was built to help control floods.
- similar words:
- barrier, dike, wall
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| definition 2: |
Something that goes across a stream and changes the flow of water is called a dam.
The large beaver dam blocked the stream.The kids are having fun building a dam across the creek with stones.- similar words:
- barrier, dike, wall
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
dams, damming, dammed |
| definition: |
When you dam a river or stream, you build something that acts like a wall across it. This stops or slows down the flowing water.
When they dammed the river, many fish could no longer survive.- similar words:
- block, stop
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| related words: |
clog |
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