nnoun.artifacta barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the seaSynset:dike dyke
Derivationally Related Form:damdikedyke
Hypernyms:barrier
Inherited Hypernyms:dambarrierobstructionstructureartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:milldamweir
Instance Hyponyms:Aswan High Dam High Dam Glen Canyon Dam Hoover Dam
Full Hyponyms:milldamweir
nnoun.quantitya metric unit of length equal to ten metersSynset:decameter decametre dekameter dekametre dkm
Part Holonyms:hectometer hectometre hm
Hypernyms:metric linear unit
Inherited Hypernyms:decametermetric linear unitlinear unitunit of measurementdefinite quantitymeasureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:decametermetric linear unitmetric unitunit of measurementdefinite quantitymeasureabstractionentity
Part Meronyms:m meter metre
nnoun.animalfemale parent of an animal especially domestic livestockHypernyms:female
Inherited Hypernyms:damfemaleanimalorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
vverb.contactobstruct with, or as if with, a damSynset:dam up
Examples:- dam the gorges of the Yangtse River
Derivationally Related Form:dam
Hypernyms:block close up impede jam obstruct obturate occlude
Inherited Hypernyms:damobstructimpedeprevent
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something