dam

noun

female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock

a metric unit of length equal to ten meters

a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea

verb

obstruct with, or as if with, a dam

Synonyms for dam

milldamn diken leveen reservoirn weirn embankmentn millpondn lakelet laken cofferdamn

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