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dam
Overview of noun dam
The noun dam has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (3) dam, dike, dyke -- (a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea)
2. decameter, dekameter, decametre, dekametre, dam, dkm -- (a metric unit of length equal to ten meters)
3. dam -- (female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock)
Overview of verb dam
The verb dam has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) dam, dam up -- (obstruct with, or as if with, a dam; "dam the gorges of the Yangtse River")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun dam
3 senses of dam
Sense 1
dam, dike, dyke
=> barrier
=> obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta
=> structure, construction
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
decameter, dekameter, decametre, dekametre, dam, dkm
=> metric linear unit
=> linear unit
=> linear measure, long measure
=> measure, quantity, amount
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
=> metric unit, metric
=> unit of measurement, unit
=> definite quantity
=> measure, quantity, amount
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
dam
=> female
=> animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
=> organism, being
=> living thing, animate thing
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun dam
1 of 3 senses of dam
Sense 1
dam, dike, dyke
HAS INSTANCE=> Aswan High Dam, Aswan Dam, High Dam
HAS INSTANCE=> Glen Canyon Dam
HAS INSTANCE=> Hoover Dam
=> milldam
=> weir
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun dam
3 senses of dam
Sense 1
dam, dike, dyke
=> barrier
Sense 2
decameter, dekameter, decametre, dekametre, dam, dkm
=> metric linear unit
Sense 3
dam
=> female
Antonyms of noun dam
Member Holonyms of noun dam
Substance Holonyms of noun dam
Part Holonyms of noun dam
1 of 3 senses of dam
Sense 2
decameter, dekameter, decametre, dekametre, dam, dkm
PART OF: hectometer, hectometre, hm
Member Meronyms of noun dam
Substance Meronyms of noun dam
Part Meronyms of noun dam
1 of 3 senses of dam
Sense 2
decameter, dekameter, decametre, dekametre, dam, dkm
HAS PART: meter, metre, m
Meronyms of noun dam
1 of 3 senses of dam
Sense 2
decameter, dekameter, decametre, dekametre, dam, dkm
HAS PART: meter, metre, m
Holonyms of noun dam
1 of 3 senses of dam
Sense 2
decameter, dekameter, decametre, dekametre, dam, dkm
PART OF: hectometer, hectometre, hm
Attributes of noun dam
Derived Forms of noun dam
1 of 3 senses of dam
Sense 1
dam, dike, dyke
RELATED TO>(verb) dam#1
=> dam, dam up
Domain of noun dam
Domain Terms of noun dam
Familiarity of noun dam
dam used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun dam
3 senses of dam
Sense 1
dam, dike, dyke
> barrier
=> bannister, banister, balustrade, balusters, handrail
=> barricade
=> breakwater, groin, groyne, mole, bulwark, seawall, jetty
=> bulwark
=> crash barrier
=> dam, dike, dyke
=> fence, fencing
=> fender, wing
=> grate, grating
=> hurdle
=> movable barrier
=> railing, rail
=> revetment
=> roadblock, barricade
=> starting gate, starting stall
Sense 2
decameter, dekameter, decametre, dekametre, dam, dkm
> metric linear unit
=> femtometer, femtometre, fermi
=> picometer, picometre, micromicron
=> angstrom, angstrom unit, A
=> nanometer, nanometre, nm, millimicron, micromillimeter, micromillimetre
=> micron, micrometer
=> millimeter, millimetre, mm
=> centimeter, centimetre, cm
=> decimeter, decimetre, dm
=> meter, metre, m
=> decameter, dekameter, decametre, dekametre, dam, dkm
=> hectometer, hectometre, hm
=> kilometer, kilometre, km, klick
=> myriameter, myriametre, mym
Sense 3
dam
> female
=> hen
=> dam
=> female mammal
=> filly
Meronyms of noun dam
3 senses of dam
Sense 1
dam, dike, dyke
=> barrier
=> obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta
=> structure, construction
HAS PART: foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure
HAS PART: plate
HAS PART: structural member
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 2
decameter, dekameter, decametre, dekametre, dam, dkm
HAS PART: meter, metre, m
HAS PART: decimeter, decimetre, dm
HAS PART: centimeter, centimetre, cm
HAS PART: millimeter, millimetre, mm
HAS PART: micron, micrometer
HAS PART: nanometer, nanometre, nm, millimicron, micromillimeter, micromillimetre
HAS PART: angstrom, angstrom unit, A
HAS PART: picometer, picometre, micromicron
HAS PART: femtometer, femtometre, fermi
Sense 3
dam
=> female
=> animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
HAS SUBSTANCE: animal tissue
HAS PART: head, caput
HAS PART: muzzle
HAS PART: snout, neb
HAS PART: ear
HAS PART: vestibule of the ear
HAS PART: eardrum, tympanum, tympanic membrane, myringa
HAS PART: umbo
HAS PART: organ of hearing
HAS PART: fenestra
HAS PART: auricular artery, arteria auricularis
HAS PART: basilar artery, arteria basilaris
HAS PART: brain, encephalon
HAS PART: circle of Willis
HAS PART: communicating artery, arteria communicans
HAS PART: brain cell
HAS PART: neencephalon, neoencephalon
HAS PART: forebrain, prosencephalon
HAS PART: peduncle, cerebral peduncle
HAS PART: corpus callosum
HAS PART: telencephalon
HAS PART: cerebrum
HAS PART: fissure of Rolando, Rolando's fissure, central sulcus, sulcus centralis
HAS PART: fissure of Sylvius, Sylvian fissure, lateral cerebral sulcus, sulcus lateralis cerebri
HAS PART: hemisphere, cerebral hemisphere
HAS PART: cerebral cortex, cerebral mantle, pallium, cortex
HAS PART: Golgi's cell, Golgi cell
HAS PART: cortical area, cortical region
HAS PART: frontal lobe
HAS PART: frontal area, frontal cortex
HAS PART: frontal gyrus
HAS PART: precentral gyrus
HAS PART: prefrontal lobe
HAS PART: parietal lobe
HAS PART: parietal gyrus
HAS PART: postcentral gyrus
HAS PART: occipital lobe
HAS PART: calcarine sulcus, calcarine fissure
HAS PART: occipital gyrus
HAS PART: temporal lobe
HAS PART: temporal gyrus
HAS PART: amygdala, amygdaloid nucleus, corpus amygdaloideum
HAS PART: gyrus, convolution
HAS PART: diencephalon, interbrain, betweenbrain, thalmencephalon
HAS PART: mamillary body, mammillary body, corpus mamillare
HAS PART: infundibulum
HAS PART: third eye, pineal eye
HAS PART: optic nerve, nervus opticus, second cranial nerve, optic tract
HAS PART: pituitary, pituitary gland, pituitary body, hypophysis
HAS PART: hypophyseal stalk
HAS PART: anterior pituitary, anterior pituitary gland, adenohypophysis
HAS PART: pars distilis, pars anterior
HAS PART: posterior pituitary, posterior pituitary gland, neurohypophysis, pars nervosa
HAS PART: pars intermedia
HAS PART: basal ganglion
HAS PART: thalamus
HAS PART: geniculate body
HAS PART: subthalamus
HAS PART: subthalamic nucleus
HAS PART: hypothalamus
HAS PART: midbrain, mesencephalon
HAS PART: substantia nigra, nucleus niger, locus niger
HAS PART: superior colliculus
HAS PART: inferior colliculus
HAS PART: hindbrain, rhombencephalon
HAS PART: cerebellum
HAS PART: cerebellar artery, arteria cerebelli
HAS PART: cerebellar hemisphere
HAS PART: dentate nucleus
HAS PART: vermis, vermis cerebelli
HAS PART: paleocerebellum
HAS PART: myelencephalon
HAS PART: brainstem, brain-stem, brain stem
HAS PART: medulla oblongata, medulla, bulb
HAS PART: respiratory center
HAS PART: pons, pons Varolii
HAS PART: respiratory center
HAS PART: reticular formation, RF
HAS PART: reticular activating system, RAS
HAS PART: ventricle
HAS PART: spinal fluid, cerebrospinal fluid
HAS PART: skull
HAS PART: craniometric point
HAS PART: cheekbone, zygomatic bone, zygomatic, malar, malar bone, jugal bone, os zygomaticum
HAS PART: jugale, jugal point
HAS PART: zygoma, zygomatic arch, arcus zygomaticus
HAS PART: zygomatic process
HAS PART: sphenoid bone, sphenoid, os sphenoidale
HAS PART: crotaphion
HAS PART: pterygoid process
HAS PART: eye socket, orbit, cranial orbit, orbital cavity
HAS PART: lacrimal bone
HAS PART: endocranium
HAS PART: cranium, braincase, brainpan
HAS PART: asterion
HAS PART: stephanion
HAS PART: ethmoid, ethmoid bone
HAS PART: temporal bone, os temporale
HAS PART: glenoid fossa, mandibular fossa
HAS PART: tympanic bone
HAS PART: mastoid, mastoid process, mastoid bone, mastoidal
HAS PART: mastoidale
HAS PART: styloid process
HAS PART: calvaria, skullcap
HAS PART: frontal bone, os frontale, forehead
HAS PART: glabella, mesophyron
HAS PART: metopion
HAS PART: ophryon
HAS PART: frontal eminence
HAS PART: parietal bone
HAS PART: entomion
HAS PART: sphenion
HAS PART: occipital bone
HAS PART: inion
HAS PART: occipital protuberance
HAS PART: coronal suture, sutura coronalis
HAS PART: frontal suture, sutura frontalis
HAS PART: lamboid suture, sutura lamboidea
HAS PART: occipitomastoid suture
HAS PART: parietomastoid suture
HAS PART: sagittal suture, interparietal suture, sutura sagittalis
HAS PART: fontanelle, fontanel, soft spot
HAS PART: foramen magnum
HAS PART: jaw
HAS PART: alveolar arch
HAS PART: alveolar ridge, gum ridge, alveolar process
HAS PART: tooth socket, alveolus
HAS PART: alveolar artery, arteria alveolaris
HAS PART: vomer
HAS PART: face, human face
HAS PART: beard, face fungus, whiskers
HAS PART: mustache, moustache
HAS PART: mouth
HAS PART: mouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris
HAS PART: dentition, teeth
HAS PART: tongue, lingua, glossa, clapper
HAS PART: tastebud, taste bud, gustatory organ
HAS PART: neuroepithelium
HAS PART: taste cell, gustatory cell
HAS PART: buccal cavity
HAS PART: gingiva, gum
HAS PART: palate, roof of the mouth
HAS PART: tastebud, taste bud, gustatory organ
HAS PART: neuroepithelium
HAS PART: taste cell, gustatory cell
HAS PART: soft palate, velum
HAS PART: uvula
HAS PART: hard palate
HAS PART: salivary gland
HAS PART: saliva, spit, spittle
HAS PART: lip
HAS PART: labial artery, arteria labialis
HAS PART: labial vein, vena labialis
HAS PART: lingual artery, arteria lingualis
HAS PART: lingual vein, vena lingualis
HAS PART: eye, oculus, optic
HAS PART: choroid, choroid coat
HAS PART: ciliary body
HAS PART: eyelid, lid, palpebra
HAS PART: eyelash, lash, cilium
HAS PART: conjunctiva
HAS PART: canthus
HAS PART: epicanthus, epicanthic fold
HAS PART: nictitating membrane, third eyelid
HAS PART: conjunctiva
HAS PART: eyeball, orb
HAS PART: ocular muscle, eye muscle
HAS PART: cornea
HAS PART: uvea
HAS PART: iris
HAS PART: pupil
HAS PART: lens, crystalline lens
HAS PART: lens capsule
HAS PART: central artery of the retina, arteria centralis retinae
HAS PART: ciliary artery, arteria ciliaris
HAS PART: lacrimal artery, arteria lacrimalis
HAS PART: lacrimal vein, vena lacrimalis
HAS PART: lacrimal apparatus
HAS PART: lacrimal gland, lachrymal gland, tear gland
HAS PART: lacrimal duct, lachrymal duct, tear duct
HAS PART: lacrimal sac, tear sac, dacryocyst
HAS PART: retina
HAS PART: neuroepithelium
HAS PART: fovea, fovea centralis
HAS PART: parafovea
HAS PART: macula, macula lutea, macular area, yellow spot
HAS PART: visual cell
HAS PART: blind spot, optic disc, optic disk
HAS PART: cone, cone cell, retinal cone
HAS PART: iodopsin
HAS PART: rod, rod cell, retinal rod
HAS PART: visual purple, rhodopsin, retinal purple
HAS PART: sclera, sclerotic coat
HAS PART: pupillary sphincter, musculus sphincter pupillae
HAS PART: aperture
HAS PART: eyebrow, brow, supercilium
HAS PART: venae palpebrales
HAS PART: facial vein, vena facialis
HAS PART: facial, facial nerve, nervus facialis, seventh cranial nerve
HAS PART: nose, olfactory organ
HAS PART: turbinate bone, turbinate, turbinal
HAS PART: ethmoidal artery, arteria ethmoidalis
HAS PART: nasal cavity
HAS PART: neuroepithelium
HAS PART: internasal suture, sutura internasalis
HAS PART: bridge
HAS PART: nasal, nasal bone, os nasale
HAS PART: rhinion
HAS PART: nostril, anterior naris
HAS PART: chin, mentum
HAS PART: goatee
HAS PART: feature, lineament
HAS PART: facial muscle
HAS PART: brow, forehead
HAS PART: trichion, crinion
HAS PART: cheek
HAS PART: cheek muscle, buccinator muscle, musculus buccinator
HAS PART: buccal artery, arteria buccalis
HAS PART: jowl
HAS PART: jaw
HAS PART: temple
HAS PART: face
=> organism, being
HAS SUBSTANCE: tissue
HAS PART: cell
HAS PART: cell membrane, cytomembrane, plasma membrane
HAS PART: energid, protoplast
HAS PART: cytoplasm, cytol
HAS PART: cytoskeleton
HAS PART: microsome
HAS PART: Golgi body, Golgi apparatus, Golgi complex, dictyosome
HAS PART: nucleus, cell nucleus, karyon
HAS PART: nucleolus, nucleole
HAS PART: chromatin, chromatin granule
HAS PART: achromatin
HAS PART: linin
HAS PART: chromosome
HAS PART: nucleolus organizer, nucleolus organiser, nucleolar organizer, nucleolar organiser
HAS PART: gene, cistron, factor
HAS PART: chromatid
HAS PART: centromere, kinetochore
HAS PART: telomere
HAS PART: organelle, cell organelle, cell organ
HAS PART: vacuole
HAS PART: body part
HAS PART: corpus
Holonyms of noun dam
1 of 3 senses of dam
Sense 2
decameter, dekameter, decametre, dekametre, dam, dkm
PART OF: hectometer, hectometre, hm
PART OF: kilometer, kilometre, km, klick
PART OF: myriameter, myriametre, mym
Grep of noun dam
adam
amsterdam
aswan dam
aswan high dam
beldam
cofferdam
dam
dama
dama dama
damage
damage control
damages
damaliscus
damaliscus lunatus
damar
damaraland mole rat
damascene
damascus
damascus steel
damask
damask fabric
damask rose
damask steel
damask violet
dame
dame's violet
dame agatha mary clarissa christie
dame alice ellen terry
dame alicia markova
dame barbara hepworth
dame daphne du maurier
dame edith louisa sitwell
dame edith sitwell
dame ellen terry
dame jean iris murdoch
dame joan sutherland
dame kiri janette te kanawa
dame kiri te kanawa
dame margot fonteyn
dame muriel spark
dame myra hess
dame nellie melba
dame rebecca west
dame sybil thorndike
damgalnunna
daminozide
damkina
dammar
dammar pine
dammar resin
damn
damnation
damned
damocles
damoiselle
damon
damon and pythias
damon runyon
damosel
damourite
damozel
damp
damp-proof course
damp course
dampener
dampening
damper
damper block
damping off
damping off fungus
dampness
damsel
damselfish
damselfly
damson
damson plum
damson plum tree
edam
fedayeen saddam
glen canyon dam
high dam
hoover dam
jan swammerdam
jdam
macadam
madam
milldam
new amsterdam
robert adam
rotterdam
saddam
swammerdam
tai dam
tarmacadam
tinker's dam
Antonyms of verb dam
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb dam
1 sense of dam
Sense 1
dam, dam up
=> obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up
=> impede, hinder
=> prevent, keep
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb dam
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb dam
1 sense of dam
Sense 1
dam, dam up
=> obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up
'Cause To' of verb dam
Derived Forms of verb dam
1 sense of dam
Sense 1
dam, dam up
RELATED TO>(noun) dam#1
=> dam, dike, dyke
Domain of verb dam
Domain Terms of verb dam
Familiarity of verb dam
dam used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Sample Sentences of verb dam
1 sense of dam
Sense 1
dam, dam up
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb dam
1 sense of dam
Sense 1
dam, dam up
> obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up
=> blockade, block off
=> barricade, barricado
=> barricade
=> suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate, choke
=> tie up
=> dam, dam up
=> screen, block out
=> land up, earth up
=> barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar
=> clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke, foul
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb dam
Sense 1
dam, dam up
=> obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up
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Grep of verb dam
dam
dam up
damage
damascene
damn
damp
dampen
Grep of adj dam
damaged
damaging
damascene
damask
damn
damnable
damnatory
damned
damning
damp
dampish
goddam
quondam
Grep of adv dam
damn
damnably
damned
damply
goddam
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