| query | To d__ a river means to build a dam across it.To dam a river means to build a dam across it. ...plans to dam the nearby Delaware River. This reservoir was formed by damming the River Blith. |
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| word | dam |
| full-definition | noun A dam is a wall that is built across a river in order to stop the water flowing and to make a lake . ...plans to build a dam on the Danube River. ...the Aswan Dam. In the breeding of farm animals, an animal's dam is its mother . verb To dam a river means to build a dam across it. ...plans to dam the nearby Delaware River. This reservoir was formed by damming the River Blith. |
| inflections | damsdammingdammed |
| cefr-level | C1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1
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