dam

Meanings

• a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
• a metric unit of length equal to ten meters
• female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock
• obstruct with, or as if with, a dam
  • "dam the gorges of the Yangtse River"

Synonyms

dam up, decameter, decametre, dekameter, dekametre, dike, dkm, dyke