Synonyms for dam
dæmdam

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1. dam, dike, dykenoun

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

   Synonyms:
   decameter, dekameter, dekametre, dkm, decametre

2. decameter, dekameter, decametre, dekametre, dam, dkmnoun

   a metric unit of length equal to ten meters

   Synonyms:
   dkm, dekameter, decameter, dekametre, decametre

3. damverb

   female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock

   Synonyms:
   dkm, decametre, decameter, dekametre, dekameter

4. dam, dam upverb

   obstruct with, or as if with, a dam

   "dam the gorges of the Yangtse River"

   Synonyms:
   dam up

Matched Categories

1. • Barrier
   • Metric Linear Unit

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1. damnoun

   Synonyms:
   mother (of a beast), female parent

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1. damnoun

   Synonyms:
   barrier, weir, burrock

2. damverb

   Synonyms:
   restrain, obstruct

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1. List of paraphrases for "dam":

   barrage, dams, roadblock, al-sad, dyke, dike, weir, dwa, daffy, damming, barricade, mah, board, embankment, 'am, levee, blockade, bridging, checkpoint, presa, breakwater

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1. Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn:

   The launch of this new dam will be commenced soon.

2. Stefano Gatti:

   The radical far-right feels more legitimized and stronger, thus they're more active, twenty years ago you couldn't hang around shouting' Viva il Duce,' there was greater resistance towards extremist themes. The dam barriers have been lowered, so people feel they can freely pour hatred towards Liliana Segre online.

3. Jeremy Grantham:

   When the great bubbles break, they do impose a lot of stress on the system, it’s like pressure behind a dam. It’s very hard to know which part will go.

4. Lu Shanlong:

   The decline in the water levels of the Poyang lake is caused by many reasons, but generally speaking it is mainly the impact of engineering, including the Three Gorges Dam, the best way to solve it should be to optimise the way it is currently engineered, and not add even more engineering.

5. Lou Steinberg:

   Use multi-factor authentication to log in to critical systems … and to prevent unauthorized changes (like turning off power or opening a valve on a dam).