Definition of dam

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Dam (n.) A female parent; -- used of beasts, especially of quadrupeds; sometimes applied in contempt to a human mother..

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Standstill :: Standpoint (n.) A fixed point or station; a basis or fundamental principle; a position from which objects or principles are viewed, and according to which they are compared and judged..
Rosemaloes :: Rosemaloes (n.) The liquid storax of the East Indian Liquidambar orientalis.
Principia :: Principia (n. pl.) First principles; fundamental beginnings; elements; as. Newton's Principia.
Signora :: Signora (n.) Madam; Mrs; -- a title of address or respect among the Italians.
After Damp :: After damp () An irrespirable gas, remaining after an explosion of fire damp in mines; choke damp. See Carbonic acid..
Damar :: Damar (n.) See Dammar.
Refit :: Refit (v. t.) To fit or prepare for use again; to repair; to restore after damage or decay; as, to refit a garment; to refit ships of war..
Damage :: Damage (n.) Injury or harm to person, property, or reputation; an inflicted loss of value; detriment; hurt; mischief..
Dampness :: Dampness (n.) Moderate humidity; moisture; fogginess; moistness.
Blot :: Blot (v. t.) To impair; to damage; to mar; to soil.
Underwrite :: Underwrite (v. t.) To subscribe one's name to for insurance, especially for marine insurance; to write one's name under, or set one's name to, as a policy of insurance, for the purpose of becoming answerable for loss or damage, on consideration of receiving a certain premium per cent; as, individuals, as well as companies, may underwrite policies of insurance..
Jaundice :: "Jaundice (n.) A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine, whiteness of the faeces, constipation, uneasiness in the region of the stomach, loss of appetite, and general languor and lassitude. It is caused usually by obstruction of the biliary passages and consequent damming up, in the liver, of the bile, which is then absorbed into the blood..
Sweep :: Sweep (v. i.) To drive or carry along or off with a broom or a brush, or as if with a broom; to remove by, or as if by, brushing; as, to sweep dirt from a floor; the wind sweeps the snow from the hills; a freshet sweeps away a dam, timber, or rubbish; a pestilence sweeps off multitudes..
Damn :: Damn (v. i.) To invoke damnation; to curse.
By-wash :: By-wash (n.) The outlet from a dam or reservoir; also, a cut to divert the flow of water..
Paradise :: Paradise (n.) The garden of Eden, in which Adam and Eve were placed after their creation..
Ma''am :: Ma'am (n.) Madam; my lady; -- a colloquial contraction of madam often used in direct address, and sometimes as an appellation..
Transcendentalism :: Transcendentalism (n.) The transcending, or going beyond, empiricism, and ascertaining a priori the fundamental principles of human knowledge..
Damask :: Damask (a.) Pertaining to, or originating at, the city of Damascus; resembling the products or manufactures of Damascus..
Sodamide :: Sodamide (n.) A greenish or reddish crystalline substance, NaNH2, obtained by passing ammonia over heated sodium..
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