Definition of dam

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• dam is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 6
• dam is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 6
• dam is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 7

Definition of dam

• a metric unit of length equal to ten meters (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. decameter
  2. decametre
  3. dekameter
  4. dekametre
  5. dkm
• obstruct with, or as if with, a dam (verb)

  Examples

  1. dam the gorges of the Yangtse River

  Synonyms

  1. dam up
• a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. dike
  2. dyke
• female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock (noun)

See definition of dam in Merriam Webster