dam

dam
Synonyms and related words:
arch dam, arrest, artificial lake, backstop, bamboo curtain, bank, bar, barrage, barrier, bayou lake, bear-trap dam, beaver dam, bind, block, block up, blockade, boom, bottle up, brake, breakwater, breastwork, brick wall, bring to, bring up short, buffer, bulkhead, bulwark, bung, caulk, check, checkmate, chink, choke, choke off, choke up, cistern, clog, clog up, cofferdam, congest, constipate, cork, countercheck, cover, curb, cut short, dam up, damp, dampen, dead water, deadlock, defense, delay, detain, dike, ditch, draw rein, earthwork, embankment, etang, farm pond, fence, fill, fill up, fishpond, foster mother, foul, freeze, freshwater lake, gate, genetrix, glacial lake, gravity dam, groin, halt, hinder, hold back, hold in check, hold up, hydraulic-fill dam, impede, inhibit, inland sea, intercept, interfere, intermeddle, interrupt, intervene, iron curtain, jam, jetty, keep back, keep in check, lagoon, laguna, lake, lakelet, landlocked water, leaping weir, levee, linn, loch, logjam, lough, ma, mam, mama, mammy, mater, materfamilias, maternal ancestor, matriarch, meddle, mere, milldam, millpond, millpool, moat, mole, mom, mommy, mother, mound, mummy, nyanza, obstipate, obstruct, oppose, oxbow lake, pack, parapet, plash, plug, plug up, pond, pondlet, pool, portcullis, puddle, pull up, put paid to, rampart, repress, reservoir, resist, restrain, retard, roadblock, rock-fill dam, salina, salt pond, scotch, seawall, set back, shutter dam, slacken, snub, spile, stagnant water, stalemate, stall, stanch, standing water, stay, stem, stem the tide, stench, stepmother, still water, stone wall, stop, stop cold, stop dead, stop short, stop up, stopper, stopple, stuff, stuff up, sump, suppress, tank, tarn, the old woman, tidal pond, volcanic lake, wall, water hole, water pocket, weir, well, wicket dam, work

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(of a beast),


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  • dam — dam …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • Dam — /dam, dahm/, n. (Carl Peter) Henrik /kahrl pee ter hen rik/; Dan. /kahrddl pay teuhrdd hen rddik/, 1895 1976, Danish biochemist: Nobel prize for medicine 1943. * * * I Barrier built across a stream, river, or estuary to conserve water for such… …   Universalium

  • dam — [ dɑ̃; dam ] n. m. • 842; lat. damnum → damner 1 ♦ Vx ⇒ dommage, préjudice. Mod. Loc. littér. Au dam, au grand dam de (qqn),à son détriment. « jouir de certains privilèges au grand dam et à la colère des non nantis » (Duhamel). 2 ♦ (1579) Théol.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Dam — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Atli Pætursson Dam (1932–2005), färöischer Politiker Henrik Dam (1895–1976), dänischer Biochemiker und Nobelpreisträger José van Dam (* 1940), belgischer Sänger (Bass Bariton) Laurens ten Dam (* 1980),… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • DAM — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Annemieke van Dam (* 1982), niederländische Musical Darsteller in Deutschland Atli Pætursson Dam (1932–2005), färöischer Politiker Carlo van Dam (* 1986), niederländischer Rennfahrer Claus Dam (* 1960),… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • DAM — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. {{{image}}}   Sigles d une seule lettre   Sigles de deux lettres > Sigles de trois lettres …   Wikipédia en Français

  • DAM — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El término DAM hace referencia a: Decámetro: 10 m; dam siempre en minúsculas, y sin punto (pues es un símbolo) DAM (grupo de rap palestino) Dam (banda ecuatoriana) Digital Asset Management DAM (vocablo hebreo… …   Wikipedia Español

  • dam — Dam, m. Signifie dommage, detriment, Ainsi dit on, Ton dam, ou A ton dam, où C est ton dam, à qui par opiniastrer en son advis, ou inconsiderément entreprendre est mesadvenu, c est à dire, Le dommage en est tien, comme si quand on est conseillé… …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • dam — dam1 [dam] n. [ME < Gmc base seen in MLowG, MDu dam, ON dammr, MHG tam, Goth faur dammjan, to stop up < IE base * dhē, to set, put in place > DO1, L facere] 1. a barrier built to hold back flowing water 2. the water thus kept back 3. any …   English World dictionary

  • Dam — Dam, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dammed} (d[a^]md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Damming}.] 1. To obstruct or restrain the flow of, by a dam; to confine by constructing a dam, as a stream of water; generally used with in or up. [1913 Webster] I ll have the current… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dam — (d[a^]m), n. [OE. dame mistress, lady; also, mother, dam. See {Dame}.] 1. A female parent; used of beasts, especially of quadrupeds; sometimes applied in contempt to a human mother. [1913 Webster] Our sire and dam, now confined to horses, are a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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