dam

nouns

a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea

dam, dike, dyke

a metric unit of length equal to ten meters

dam, decameter, decametre, dekameter, dekametre, dkm

female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock

dam

is a type of (narrower)

an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)

obstruct with, or as if with, a dam

"dam the gorges of the Yangtse River"

dam, dam up