Definition of dam

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Dam (v. t.) To obstruct or restrain the flow of, by a dam; to confine by constructing a dam, as a stream of water; -- generally used with in or up..

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Protest :: Protest (v.) A declaration made by the master of a vessel before a notary, consul, or other authorized officer, upon his arrival in port after a disaster, stating the particulars of it, and showing that any damage or loss sustained was not owing to the fault of the vessel, her officers or crew, but to the perils of the sea, etc., ads the case may be, and protesting against them..
By-wash :: By-wash (n.) The outlet from a dam or reservoir; also, a cut to divert the flow of water..
After Damp :: After damp () An irrespirable gas, remaining after an explosion of fire damp in mines; choke damp. See Carbonic acid..
Preadamic :: Preadamic (a.) Prior to Adam.
Damn :: Damn (v. t.) To doom to punishment in the future world; to consign to perdition; to curse.
Expire :: Expire (v. t.) To give forth insensibly or gently, as a fluid or vapor; to emit in minute particles; to exhale; as, the earth expires a damp vapor; plants expire odors..
Dampness :: Dampness (n.) Moderate humidity; moisture; fogginess; moistness.
Harm :: Harm (n.) That which causes injury, damage, or loss..
Damask :: Damask (n.) A deep pink or rose color.
Damnation :: Damnation (n.) A sin deserving of everlasting punishment.
Warrant :: Warrant (n.) That which warrants or authorizes; a commission giving authority, or justifying the doing of anything; an act, instrument, or obligation, by which one person authorizes another to do something which he has not otherwise a right to do; an act or instrument investing one with a right or authority, and thus securing him from loss or damage; commission; authority..
Slander :: Slander (n.) Formerly, defamation generally, whether oral or written; in modern usage, defamation by words spoken; utterance of false, malicious, and defamatory words, tending to the damage and derogation of another; calumny. See the Note under Defamation..
Damnably :: Damnably (adv.) In a manner to incur severe censure, condemnation, or punishment..
Cleading :: Cleading (n.) The planking or boarding of a shaft, cofferdam, etc..
Prejudice :: Prejudice (n.) Mischief; hurt; damage; injury; detriment.
Air :: Air (n.) A particular state of the atmosphere, as respects heat, cold, moisture, etc., or as affecting the sensations; as, a smoky air, a damp air, the morning air, etc..
Rhadamanthus :: Rhadamanthus (n.) One of the three judges of the infernal regions; figuratively, a strictly just judge..
Dank :: Dank (a.) Damp; moist; humid; wet.
Magna Charta :: Magna Charta () Hence, a fundamental constitution which guaranties rights and privileges..
Tymp :: Tymp (n.) A hollow water-cooled iron casting in the upper part of the archway in which the dam stands.
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