Definition of dams

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • dams is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 7
  • dams is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 7
  • dams is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 8

Definition of dams


  • 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 dams in Merriam Webster