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. Bhanu Chandar:

   Until today, we haven’t received a single circular or notice from the government on the dam. We have no idea when it will be built, how exactly we will be affected and where we are going to be relocated. There is a complete information blackout.

2. Emmanuel Grenier:

   The mining companies are not placing dam safety at the forefront of their preoccupations.

3. 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).

4. The National Weather Service:

   Extremely dangerous flash flooding is ongoing along the Tittabawassee River in Midland County due to catastrophic dam failures at the Edenville and Sanford dams, this flooding will continue all along the length of the river in Midland County, and possibly extending into Saginaw county where a Flash Flood Watch is also in effect.

5. Michael Greenstone:

   I think the dam will break at some point, the arc of history bends towards truth.