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Word: Dam
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch; related to Dutch dam and German Damm, also to Old English fordemman ‘close up’
dam
a barrier constructed to hold back water and raise its level, forming a reservoir used to generate electricity or as a water supply
Short Definition:barrier constructed to hold back water
Examples:- the dam burst after torrential rain
- the Hoover Dam
a rubber sheet used to keep saliva from the teeth during dental operations, or as a prophylactic device during cunnilingus and anilingus.
Short Definition:rubber sheet used in dental operations
Word: Dam
Speech Type: Verb
dam
build a dam across (a river or lake)
Short Definition:build dam across river
Examples:- the river was dammed to form Lake Powell
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