dams

The word “dams” has 1 syllable: dams

It's pronounced as /dæmz/

What is synonym and antonym for dams?

In the thesaurus, “dams” has 57 synonyms and 10 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for dams along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for dams

barrages
barricades
barriers
blocks
breakwaters
breastworks
bulwarks
bungs
calks
canals
caulks
channels
chinks
chokes
clogs
clots
congests
corks
dikes
ditches
earthworks
embankments
fills
floodgates
floods
furs
gluts
gridlocks
gutters
heads
inundates
jams
jetties
levees
locks
milldams
obstructs
occludes
overwhelms
packs
plugs
ramparts
repacks
restuffs
seals
seawalls
silts
sluices
spiles
stanks
stoppers
stopples
stops
stuffs
swamps
troughs
weirs

Antonyms for dams

clears
empties
excavates
frees
lightens
shovels
unblocks
unclogs
unplugs
unstops

Meanings of dams

noun
1. A structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow or part of the flow, generally for purposes such as retaining or diverting some of the water or retarding the release of accumulated water to avoid abrupt flooding.
2. The water reservoir resulting from placing such structure.
3. A device to prevent a tooth from getting wet during dental work, consisting of a rubber sheet held with a band.
4. A reservoir.
5. A firebrick wall, or a stone, which forms the front of the hearth of a blast furnace.
6. Female parent, mother, generally regarding breeding of animals (correlative to sire).
7. A kind of crowned piece in the game of draughts.
8. An obsolete Indian copper coin, equal to a fortieth of a rupee.
9. A former coin of Nepal, 128 of which were worth one mohar.
verb
1. To block the flow of water.

Example Sentences

The beavers worked diligently to construct their intricate dams along the river.
Engineers monitored the structural integrity of the concrete dams during heavy rainfall.
The environmentalists advocated for the preservation of natural habitats by preventing the construction of new dams.
Farmers relied on irrigation dams to supply water to their crops during dry seasons.
In some regions, communities faced challenges related to the aging infrastructure of old dams.

On this page you'll find 67 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to dams, such as: barrages, barricades, barriers, blocks, breakwaters, breastworks, bulwarks.

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