dam¹ /dam/

1. An embankment to restrain water
2. The water so confined
3. A millstream (Scot)
4. A restraint (figurative)

1. To keep back by a bank
2. To restrain (eg tears or an emotion) (figurative)

dam² /dam/

A mother, usu of cattle, horses, etc

dam³

Decametre(s)

dam⁴ /däm/

An obsolete Indian copper coin, one fortieth of a rupee

dam⁵ /dam/ (obsolete Scot)

A draughtman

dams singular noun

The game of draughts

damˈboard or damˈbrod noun

A draughtboard

dam⁶ /dam/ (informal) a form of damn or damned

damˈfoolˈ adjective

Stupid, ridiculous

damme /damˈ(m)ē/ interjection

Damn me

dammˈit interjection

Damn it

as near as dammit see under near

• begunk
• begunked
• begunking
• begunks
• behalf
• behalves
• behappen
• behappened
• behappening
• behappens
• be hard going
• be hard pressed
• behatted
• behave
• behaved
• behaves
• behaving
• behavior
• behavioral
• behaviorally
• behaviorism
• behaviorisms
• behaviorist
• behaviorists
• behaviors