damnoun詞源 1/ˈdæm/

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  A structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow or part of the flow, generally for purposes such as retaining or diverting some of the water or retarding the release of accumulated water to avoid abrupt flooding.

  • A dam is often an essential source of water to farmers of hilly country.
  • Nothing could be more business-like than the construction of the stout dams, and nothing more gently rural than the limpid lakes, with the grand old forest trees marshalled round their margins[…]
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  The water reservoir resulting from placing such a structure.

  • Boats may only be used at places set aside for boating on the dam.
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  dentistrymedicinesciencesA device to prevent a tooth from getting wet during dental work, consisting of a rubber sheet held with a band.

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  A reservoir.

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  A firebrick wall, or a stone, which forms the front of the hearth of a blast furnace.

damverb詞源 1/ˈdæm/

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  To block the flow of water.

  • Home I vvould go, / But that my Dores are hatefull to my eyes. / Fill'd and damm'd up vvith gaping Creditors, / VVatchfull as Fovvlers vvhen their Game vvill ſpring; […]

damnoun詞源 2/ˈdæm/

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  Female parent, mother, generally regarding breeding of animals.

  • More dear […] than younglings to their dam.
  • The dam runs lowing up and down, / Looking the way her harmless young one went.
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  A kind of crowned piece in the game of draughts.

damnoun詞源 3/ˈdæm/

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  historicalAn obsolete Indian copper coin, equal to a fortieth of a rupee.

  • […] A small Indian coin; whence comes the saying "I don't care a dam for you," that is I don't value you a farthing, and not as generally given, "I don't care a damn" or a "curse for you." [Possibly a folk etymology.]
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  historicalA former coin of Nepal, 128 of which were worth one mohar.

damintj詞源 4/ˈdæm/

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  historicalslangDamn.

damadj詞源 4/ˈdæm/

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  historicalslangDamn.

  • Do not get too caught up in individual campism. The Most-High sent your spirits back on earth to fix yourselves, come together and wake up our people, so do your dam job and stop letting your fleshly desires control you.

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