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   Dam

   /dam/

   

   noun

   • 1. a barrier constructed to hold back water and raise its level, forming a reservoir used to generate electricity or as a water supply: "the dam burst after torrential rain"
   • ▪ a barrier of branches in a stream, constructed by a beaver to provide a deep pool and a lodge.
   • 2. a rubber sheet used to keep saliva from the teeth during dental operations, or as a prophylactic device during cunnilingus and anilingus.

   verb

   • 1. build a dam across (a river or lake): "the river was dammed to form Lake Powell"
   • ▪ hold back or obstruct (something): "the closed lock gates dammed up the canal"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch; related to Dutch dam and German Damm, also to Old English fordemman ‘close up’.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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