Dam

Synonyms for "dam" (227 found)

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Closest matches (46)

arch damarrestartificial lakebackstopbamboo curtainbank bar barrage barrierbayou lakebear-trap dambeaver dambind blockblock upblockadeblow the whistleboombottle upbrake

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breakwater breastworkbrick wallbring tobring up shortbuffer bulkhead bulwark bung caulk check checkmate chink chokechoke offchoke upcistern clogclog up

Noun(7 words)

barrages barrier block bonneville breeder broodmare check

Strong matches (68)

cofferdam congest constipate cork countercheck cover curbcut shortdam updamp dampendead waterdeadlock defense delay detain dike ditchdraw reinearthwork

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embankment etangfarm pondfence fillfill upfishpondfoster motherfoul freezefreshwater lakegate genetrixglacial lakegravity damgroin halt hinderhold backhold in checkhold uphydraulic-fill damimpede inhibitinland seaintercept interfere intermeddle interrupt interveneiron curtainjam jettykeep backkeep in checklagoon

Verb(2 words)

dam updiked

Noun(10 words)

decameter decametre dekameter dekametre dike dkmdna methyltransferasedyke hinder impound

Related words (113)

laguna lake lakeletlandlocked waterleaping weirlevee linn loch logjam lough ma mam mama mammy mater materfamiliasmaternal ancestormatriarch meddle mere

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milldam millpond millpool moat mole mom mommy mother mound mummy nyanza obstipate obstruct opposeoxbow lakepack parapet plash plugplug uppond pondlet pool portcullis prevent puddlepull upput paid torampart repress reservoir resist restrain retard roadblockrock-fill damsalinasalt pondscotch seawallset backshutter damslacken snub spilestagnant waterstalemate stall stanchstanding waterstay stemstem the tidestench stepmotherstill waterstone wallstopstop coldstop deadstop shortstop upstopper stopple stuffstuff upsump suppress tank tarnthe old womantidal pondvolcanic lakewallwater holewater pocketweir wellwicket damwork

Noun(11 words)

logjams methylase methyltransferase mother obstruct obstruction restrain sow suppress weir weirs

Verb(2 words)

stanchest stemmed

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More general

19 entries

barrier blockclose upcontainment controlemotional controlenzyme female impedeinfrastructure projectjammetric linear unitobstruct obturate occlude parent

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More specific

14 entries

DNA methylaseadenine methyltransferasearch damblockade bottleneckconcrete damcow damdamminggoat damgravity damhorse damimpoundment repression stifling

Collocations

11 entries

dam breakdam constructiondam failuredam heightdam safetydammed riverearth fill damgravity damhydroelectric damreservoir creationwater impoundment

Inflections

3 entries

dammed damming dams

Sample sentences

22 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The villagers were displaced by the construction of a dam.

Source: tatoeba (40507)

There was a water mill below the dam.

Source: tatoeba (40508)

The dam gave way and sent a great flush of water down the valley.

Source: tatoeba (40509)

Is there much water in the dam?

Source: tatoeba (50274)

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