Look up: Dam


  1. Dam
    Mother or female parent in a pedigree.
    Found op http://www.epa.gov/agriculture/ag101/dairyglossary.html

  2. Dam
    [Indian coin] This article is about coinage. For other uses, see Dam (disambiguation). A Dam was a small Indian copper coin. The coin was first introduced by Sher Shah Suri during his rule of India between 1540 and 1545, along with Mohur, the gold coin and Rupiya the silver coin Later on, th...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dam_(Indian_coin)

  3. Dam
    The female parent.
    Found op http://extension.missouri.edu/xplor/agguides/ansci/g02030.htm

  4. Dam
    Structure built in rivers or estuaries, basically to separate water at both sides and/or to retain water at one side.
    Found op http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/sea/swces/products/glossary.htm

  5. Dam
    Mother. Alternatively an artificial lake made by constructing a wall of earth or concrete, etc.
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  6. dam
    [n] - a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea 2. [n] - female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock 3. [v] - obstruct with, or as if with, a dam
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  7. DAM
    Data Acquisition and Monitoring
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  8. DAM
    Digital Asset Management
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  9. Dam
    A mechanism used to hold back water in a river, gathering pond or reservoir, so it can be controlled for some purpose. They may be earth or masonry. There is an important Post-Medieval dam at Acklington Park mill, (see under Smeaton, John).
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  10. Dam
    Dam (dăm) noun [ Middle English dame mistress, lady; also, mother, dam. See Dame .] 1. A female parent; -- used of beasts, especially of quadrupeds; sometimes applied in contempt to a human mother. « Our sire and ...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/3

  11. Dam
    Dam noun [ Akin to OLG., D., & Danish dam , G. & Swedish damm , Icelandic dammr , and Anglo-Saxon fordemman to stop up, Goth. Faúrdammjan .] 1. A barrier to prevent the flow of a liquid; esp., a bank of earth...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/3

  12. Dam
    Dam transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Dammed (dămd); present participle & verbal noun Damming .] 1. To obstruct or restrain the flow of, by a dam; to confine by con...
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  1. dam
    1. A female parent; used of beasts, especially of quadrupeds; sometimes applied in contempt to a human mother. 'Our sire and dam, now confined to horses, are a relic of this age (13th century) . . . .Dame is used of a hen; we now make a great difference between dame and dam.' (T. L. K. Oliphant) 'Th...
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  2. dam
    dike noun a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dam

  3. dam
    noun female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock
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  4. dam
    dam up verb obstruct with, or as if with, a dam; `dam the gorges of the Yangtse River`
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  5. dam
    (dam) a barrier to obstruct the flow of water or other fluid. rubber dam. dental dam , rubber dam a sheet of thin latex rubber used by dentists to isolate a tooth or teeth from the fluids of the mouth during dental treatment, held in place by a clam...
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  6. Dam
    • (n.) A barrier to prevent the flow of a liquid; esp., a bank of earth, or wall of any kind, as of masonry or wood, built across a water course, to confine and keep back flowing water. • (n.) A female parent; -- used of beasts, especially of quadrupeds; sometimes applied in contempt to a ...
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  7. dam
    (from the article `dog`) ...behaviour is a combination of instinct and environment. Dogs are born with certain innate characteristics that are evident from birth. Puppies are ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/d/5

  8. dam
    structure built across a stream, river, or estuary to retain water. Dams are built to provide water for human consumption, for irrigating arid and ... [16 related articles]
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  9. DAM
    [band] DAM (دام; דאם) is a Palestinian hip-hop group. Based in Lod, Israel, DAM was founded in 1999 by brothers Tamer and Suhell Nafar and their friend Mahmoud Jreri, and their songs are largely about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and poverty. The group`s name is the Arabic verb for...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DAM_(band)

  10. Dam
    The dam was an ancient Indian copper coin of very little value - 1000 dams comprised one rupee. From the dam comes the expression 'not worth a damn' meaning worthless or useless.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/JD.HTM

  11. Dam
    A dam is a bank or construction of stone, earth, or wood etc across a stream or river for the purpose of keeping back the current to give it increased head, for holding back supplies of water, for flooding lands, for rendering the stream above the dam navigable by increased depth, and for generating...
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  12. Dam
    [disambiguation] Dam can refer to: ==Personal names== ==Place names== ==Abbreviations and acronyms== ==Other== ...
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  13. Dam
    A dam is a barrier that impounds water or underground streams. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as floodgates or levees (also known as dikes) are used to manage or prevent water flow into specific land regions. Hydropower and pumped-storage hy...
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