dam | (noun) female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock | - |
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(noun) a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea | Synonyms: dike, dyke |
(noun) a metric unit of length equal to ten meters | Synonyms: decameter, decametre, dekameter, dekametre, dkm |
damage | (noun) the act of damaging something or someone | Synonyms: harm, hurt, scathe |
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(noun) any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right | Synonyms: legal injury, wrong |
(noun) the occurrence of a change for the worse | Synonyms: harm, impairment |
(noun) loss of military equipment | Synonyms: equipment casualty |
(noun) the amount of money needed to purchase something | Synonyms: price, terms |
damages | (noun) a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury | Synonyms: amends, indemnification, indemnity, redress, restitution |
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damar | (noun) any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis; especially the amboyna pine | Synonyms: dammar, dammar resin, gum dammar |
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damascene | (noun) a design produced by inlaying gold or silver into steel | - |
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damask | (noun) a fabric of linen or cotton or silk or wool with a reversible pattern woven into it | - |
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(noun) a table linen made from linen with a damask pattern | - |
dame | (noun) informal terms for a (young) woman | Synonyms: bird, chick, doll, skirt, wench |
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(noun) a woman of refinement | Synonyms: gentlewoman, lady, ma'am, madam |
daminozide | (noun) a chemical sprayed on fruit trees to regulate their growth so the entire crop can be harvested at one time | Synonyms: Alar |
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dammar | (noun) any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis; especially the amboyna pine | Synonyms: damar, dammar resin, gum dammar |
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damn | (noun) something of little value | Synonyms: darn, hoot, red cent, shit, shucks, tinker's dam, tinker's damn |
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damnation | (noun) the act of damning | - |
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(noun) the state of being condemned to eternal punishment in Hell | Synonyms: eternal damnation |
damned | (noun) people who are condemned to eternal punishment | - |
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damoiselle | (noun) a young unmarried woman | Synonyms: damosel, damozel, damsel, demoiselle |
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damosel | (noun) a young unmarried woman | Synonyms: damoiselle, damozel, damsel, demoiselle |
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damourite | (noun) a variety of muscovite | - |
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damozel | (noun) a young unmarried woman | Synonyms: damoiselle, damosel, damsel, demoiselle |
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damp | (noun) a slight wetness | Synonyms: dampness, moistness |
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dampener | (noun) a device that dampens or moistens something | Synonyms: moistener |
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dampening | (noun) the act of making something slightly wet | Synonyms: moistening |
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damper | (noun) a depressing restraint | - |
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(noun) a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations | Synonyms: muffler |
(noun) a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace | - |
dampness | (noun) a slight wetness | Synonyms: damp, moistness |
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damsel | (noun) a young unmarried woman | Synonyms: damoiselle, damosel, damozel, demoiselle |
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damselfish | (noun) small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs | Synonyms: demoiselle |
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damselfly | (noun) slender non-stinging insect similar to but smaller than the dragonfly but having wings folded when at rest | - |
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damson | (noun) dark purple plum of the damson tree | Synonyms: damson plum |
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