Look up: dam

1. Dam
   Mother or female parent in a pedigree.
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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...
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3. Dam
   The female parent.
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4. Dam
   Structure built in rivers or estuaries, basically to separate water at both sides and/or to retain water at one side.
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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
    An engineering structure erected across and/or along a river or other mass of water to retain,control or divert the flow for specific purposes Category: Building industry • a structure to retain water inflows for subsequent use Category: Building industry • a barrier,generall...
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11. 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 ...
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12. 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...
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13. 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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14. 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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15. dam
    dike noun a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
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16. dam
    noun female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock
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17. dam
    dam up verb obstruct with, or as if with, a dam; `dam the gorges of the Yangtse River`
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18. 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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19. 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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20. 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 ...
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21. 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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22. 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...
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23. 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.
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24. 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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25. Dam
    [disambiguation] Dam can refer to: ==Personal names== ==Place names== ==Abbreviations and acronyms== ==Other== ...
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