noun🔗ShareA structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow or part of the flow, generally for purposes such as retaining or diverting some of the water or retarding the release of accumulated water to avoid abrupt flooding."A dam is often an essential source of water to farmers of hilly country."architecturestructuretechnologyenvironmentgeologyutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe water reservoir resulting from placing such structure."Boats may only be used at places set aside for boating on the dam."structureenvironmentarchitectureutilitygeographygeologytechnologyenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA device to prevent a tooth from getting wet during dental work, consisting of a rubber sheet held with a band."The dentist used dams to keep my teeth dry while filling the cavity. "medicinedeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA reservoir."The river's dams created a large lake, providing water for the nearby town. "environmentgeologyutilityarchitecturestructureenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA firebrick wall, or a stone, which forms the front of the hearth of a blast furnace."The aging blast furnace needed new dams to contain the intense heat and molten metal. "materialarchitecturestructureindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo block the flow of water."The construction crew dams the river temporarily to build the new bridge. "environmentutilitytechnologystructuregeographynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFemale parent, mother, generally regarding breeding of animals (correlative to sire)."The farmer carefully tracked the breeding history of his cows, noting which dams produced the most milk. "animalbiologysexfamilyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA kind of crowned piece in the game of draughts."After a tense exchange of pieces, Maria finally succeeded in crowning one of her checkers, creating dams that would be very difficult for her opponent to stop. "gameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn obsolete Indian copper coin, equal to a fortieth of a rupee."My grandmother's collection included several rare dams, a type of old Indian copper coin. "historyeconomyvaluefinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA former coin of Nepal, 128 of which were worth one mohar.""In Nepal, old shopkeepers sometimes count out small transactions using dams, remembering when 128 dams equaled a mohar." "historyeconomyfinancevalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
