dam
dekameter; dekameters.
Words nearby dam
daltonian,
daltonism,
daly,
daly city,
dalén,
dam,
damage,
damage control,
damaged goods,
damages,
damaging
Definition for dam (2 of 4)
dam
1
[ dam ]
/ dæm /
noun
a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
a body of water confined by a dam.
any barrier resembling a dam.
verb (used with object), dammed, dam·ming.
to furnish with a dam; obstruct or confine with a dam.
to stop up; block up.
Origin of dam
1
1275–1325; Middle English < Middle Dutch, Middle Low German,
dam; akin to Old English
for-demman to stop up, block
Definition for dam (3 of 4)
dam
2
[ dam ]
/ dæm /
noun
a female parent (used especially of four-footed domestic animals).
Origin of dam
2
1250–1300; Middle English; variant of
dame
Definition for dam (4 of 4)
Dam
[ dam, dahm ]
/ dæm, dɑm /
noun
(Carl Pe·ter) Hen·rik
[kahrl pee-ter hen-rik; Danish kahrl pey-tuh r hen-rik] /kɑrl ˈpi tɛr ˈhɛn rɪk; Danish kɑrl ˈpeɪ tər ˈhɛn rɪk/,1895–1976,
Danish biochemist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1943.
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British Dictionary definitions for dam (1 of 5)
dam
1
/ (dæm) /
noun
a barrier of concrete, earth, etc, built across a river to create a body of water for a hydroelectric power station, domestic water supply, etc
a reservoir of water created by such a barrier
something that resembles or functions as a dam
verb dams, damming or dammed
(tr often foll by up)
to obstruct or restrict by or as if by a dam
Word Origin for dam
C12: probably from Middle Low German; compare Old Icelandic
damma to block up
British Dictionary definitions for dam (2 of 5)
dam
2
/ (dæm) /
noun
the female parent of an animal, esp of domestic livestock
Word Origin for dam
C13: variant of
dame
British Dictionary definitions for dam (3 of 5)
dam
3
/ (dæm) /
interjection, adverb, adjective
(often used in combination) a variant spelling of damn (def. 1), damn (def. 2), damn (def. 3), damn (def. 4) damfool; dammit
British Dictionary definitions for dam (4 of 5)
dam
4
symbol for
decametre(s)
British Dictionary definitions for dam (5 of 5)
Dam
/ (Danish dam) /
noun
(Carl Peter) Henrik (ˈhɛnrəɡ). 1895–1976, Danish biochemist who discovered vitamin K (1934): Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1943
Medical definitions for dam (1 of 2)
dam
[ dăm ]
n.
A barrier against the passage of liquid or loose material, especially a rubber sheet used in dentistry to isolate one or more teeth from the rest of the mouth.
Medical definitions for dam (2 of 2)
Dam
[ dăm, däm ]
Danish biochemist. He shared a 1943 Nobel Prize for the discovery of vitamin K.
Idioms and Phrases with dam
dam
see water over the dam.