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Noun
S:
(n)
dam
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dike
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dyke
(a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea)
S:
(n)
decameter
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dekameter
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decametre
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dekametre
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dam
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dkm
(a metric unit of length equal to ten meters)
S:
(n)
dam
(female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock)
Verb
S:
(v)
dam
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dam up
(obstruct with, or as if with, a dam)
"dam the gorges of the Yangtse River"