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damming
We have found lemma(root) word of damming : dam.
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[dam], (Noun)
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- a barrier constructed to hold back water and raise its level, forming a reservoir used to generate electricity or as a water supply
(e.g: the dam burst after torrential rain)
- a rubber sheet used to keep saliva from the teeth during dental operations, or as a prophylactic device during cunnilingus and anilingus
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Middle English: from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch; related to Dutch dam and German Damm, also to Old English fordemman ‘close up’
[dam], (Verb)
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- build a dam across (a river or lake)
(e.g: the river was dammed to form Lake Powell)
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Middle English: from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch; related to Dutch dam and German Damm, also to Old English fordemman ‘close up’
[dam], (Noun)
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- the female parent of an animal, especially a domestic mammal
(e.g: one version is inherited from the dog's sire and one from its dam)
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late Middle English (denoting a human mother): alteration of dame
[dam], (Abbreviation)
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- decametre(s)
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