dam
noun
1. a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
Similar word(s): dike
Definition categories: man–made, barrier
2. a metric unit of length equal to ten meters
Similar word(s): decameter, decametre, dekameter, dekametre
Definition categories: quantity
3. female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock
Definition categories: animal, female
Sentences with dam as a noun:
- A dam is often an essential source of water to farmers of hilly country.