DAM Synonyms
There are 11 hypernyms of the word dam. (close relations)
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| barricade | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc. • a barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy verb • render unsuitable for passage • prevent access to by barricading • block off with barricades | ||||||
| barrier | nounn | |||||
noun • a structure or object that impedes free movement • any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective • anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access | ||||||
| blockage | nounn | |||||
noun • the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction • an obstruction in a pipe or tube • the act of blocking | ||||||
| embankment | nounn | |||||
noun • a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection | ||||||
| hindrance | nounn | |||||
noun • something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress • any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome • the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding | ||||||
| impediment | nounn | |||||
noun • something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress • any structure that makes progress difficult | ||||||
| obstruction | nounn | |||||
noun • any structure that makes progress difficult • the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction • something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted • the act of obstructing • getting in someone's way | ||||||
| decameter | nounn | |||||
noun • a metric unit of length equal to ten meters | ||||||
| decametre | nounn | |||||
noun • a metric unit of length equal to ten meters | ||||||
| dekameter | nounn | |||||
noun • a metric unit of length equal to ten meters | ||||||
| dekametre | nounn | |||||
noun • a metric unit of length equal to ten meters | ||||||
| dam up | verbv | |||||
verb • obstruct with, or as if with, a dam | ||||||
| dkm | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a metric unit of length equal to ten meters | ||||||