Synonyms of the word

dam

• n. A structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow.
• n. (dentistry) A device to prevent a tooth from getting wet, consisting of a rubber sheet held with a band.
• n. (South Africa, Australia) A reservoir.
• n. A firebrick wall, or a stone, which forms the front of the hearth of a blast furnace.
• n. (India) An obsolete Indian copper coin, equal to a fortieth of a rupee.
• v. To block the flow of water.
• n. Female parent, mother, generally regarding breeding of animals (correlative to sire).
• n. A kind of crowned piece in the game of draughts.
• n. A former coin of Nepal, 128 of which were worth one mohar.

barrier

• n. A structure that bars passage.
• n. An obstacle or impediment.
• n. A boundary or limit.
• n. (grammar) A node (in government and binding theory) said to intervene between other nodes A and B if it…
• n. (physiology) A separation between two areas of the body where specialized cells allow the entry of certain…

block

• n. A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
• n. A chopping block; cuboid base for cutting or beheading.
• n. A group of urban lots of property, several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets.
• n. A residential building consisting of flats.
• n. The distance from one street to another in a city that is built (approximately) to a grid pattern.
• n. Interference or obstruction of cognitive processes.
• n. (slang) The human head.
• n. A wig block: a simplified head model upon which wigs are worn.
• n. A mould on which hats, bonnets, etc., are shaped.
• n. A set of sheets (of paper) joined together at one end.
• n. (computing) A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors (see cluster).
• n. (programming) A region of code in a program that acts as a single unit, such as a function or loop.
• n. (cryptography) A fixed-length group of bits making up part of a message.
• n. (rigging) A case with one or more sheaves/pulleys, used with ropes to increase or redirect force, for…
• n. (chemistry) A portion of a macromolecule, comprising many units, that has at least one feature not present…
• n. Something that prevents something from passing (see blockage).
• n. (sports) An action to interfere with the movement of an opposing player or of the object of play (ball,…
• n. (cricket) A shot played by holding the bat vertically in the path of the ball, so that it loses momentum…
• n. (volleyball) A defensive play by one or more players meant to deflect a spiked ball back to the hitter’s…
• n. (philately) A joined group of four (or in some cases nine) postage stamps, forming a roughly square shape.
• n. A section of split logs used as fuel.
• n. (Britain) Solitary confinement.
• n. A cellblock.
• n. (falconry) The perch on which a bird of prey is kept.
• n. (printing, dated) A piece of hard wood on which a stereotype or electrotype plate is mounted.
• n. (obsolete) A blockhead; a stupid fellow; a dolt.
• n. A section of a railroad where the block system is used.
• n. (cricket) The position of a player or bat when guarding the wicket.
• n. (cricket) A blockhole.
• n. (cricket) The popping crease.
• n. Misspelling of bloc.
• v. (transitive) To fill (something) so that it is not possible to pass.
• v. (transitive) To prevent (something or someone) from passing.
• v. (transitive) To prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something).
• v. (transitive, sports) To impede an opponent.
• v. (transitive, theater) To specify the positions and movements of the actors.
• v. (transitive, cricket) To hit with a block.
• v. (intransitive, cricket) To play a block shot.
• v. (transitive) To disable communication via telephone, instant messaging, etc., with an undesirable someone.
• v. (computing, intransitive) To wait.
• v. (transitive) To stretch or mould (a knitted item, a hat, etc.) into the desired shape.

decameter

• n. US spelling of decametre.

decametre

• n. (metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10¹ metres. Symbol: dam.
• n. (prosody) A line in a poem having ten metrical feet.
• n. (prosody) A poetic metre in which each line has ten feet.

dekameter

• n. A decameter / decametre.

dike

• n. (chiefly US) Alternative form of dyke: ditch; embankment; waterway; etc.
• v. (chiefly US) Alternative form of dyke: to dig a ditch; to raise an earthwork; etc.
• v. (US dialect slang, obsolete) To be well dressed.
• n. (US dialect slang, obsolete) A well-dressed man.
• n. (US dialect slang, obsolete) Formalwear or other fashionable dress.
• n. Alternative form of dyke: a masculine woman; a lesbian.

dyke

• n. (Britain, historical) A long, narrow hollow dug from the ground to serve as a boundary marker.
• n. (Britain) A long, narrow hollow dug from the ground to conduct water.
• n. (Britain, dialect) Any navigable watercourse.
• n. (Britain, dialect) Any watercourse.
• n. (Britain, dialect) Any small body of water.
• n. (obsolete) Any hollow dug into the ground.
• n. (now chiefly Australia, slang) A place to urinate and defecate: an outhouse or lavatory.
• n. (Britain) An embankment formed by the creation on a ditch.
• n. (obsolete) A city wall.
• n. (now chiefly Scotland) A low embankment or stone wall serving as an enclosure and boundary marker.
• n. (Britain, dialect) Any fence or hedge.
• n. (Britain) An earthwork raised to prevent inundation of low land by the sea or flooding rivers.
• n. (Britain, figuratively) Any impediment, barrier, or difficulty.
• n. (Britain) A beaver's dam.
• n. (Britain, dialect) A jetty; a pier.
• n. (Britain) A raised causeway.
• n. (Britain, dialect, mining) A fissure in a rock stratum filled with intrusive rock; a fault.
• n. (Britain, geology) A body of rock (usually igneous) originally filling a fissure but now often rising…
• v. (transitive or intransitive) To dig, particularly to create a ditch.
• v. (transitive) To surround with a ditch, to entrench.
• v. (transitive, Scotland) To surround with a low dirt or stone wall.
• v. (transitive or intransitive) To raise a protective earthwork against a sea or river.
• v. (transitive) To scour a watercourse.
• v. (transitive) To steep [fibers] within a watercourse.
• n. (slang, usually pejorative) A lesbian, particularly one with masculine or macho traits or behavior.

female

• adj. Belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs and/or has XX chromosomes.
• adj. Belonging to the feminine gender (social category).
• adj. (grammar, less common than 'feminine') Feminine; of the feminine grammatical gender.
• adj. (figuratively) Having an internal socket, as in a connector or pipe fitting.
• n. One of the female (feminine) sex or gender.

impede

• v. (transitive) To get in the way of; to hinder.

jam

• n. A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used…
• n. (countable) A difficult situation.
• n. (countable) Blockage, congestion.
• n. (countable, popular music) An informal, impromptu performance or rehearsal.
• n. (countable, by extension) An informal event where people brainstorm and collaborate on projects.
• n. (countable, baseball) A difficult situation for a pitcher or defending team.
• n. (countable, basketball) A forceful dunk.
• n. (countable, roller derby) A play during which points can be scored.
• n. (climbing, countable) Any of several maneuvers requiring wedging of an extremity into a tight space.
• n. (Britain, slang) luck.
• n. (slang) sexual relations or the contemplation of them.
• v. To get something stuck in a confined space.
• v. To brusquely force something into a space; cram, squeeze.
• v. To cause congestion or blockage. Often used with "up".
• v. To block or confuse a broadcast signal.
• v. (baseball) To throw a pitch at or near the batter's hands.
• v. (music) To play music (especially improvisation as a group, or an informal unrehearsed session).
• v. To injure a finger or toe by sudden compression of the digit's tip.
• v. (roller derby) To attempt to score points.
• v. (nautical) To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback.
• v. (Canada, informal) To give up on a date or some joint endeavour; stand up, chicken out, jam out.
• n. (dated) A kind of frock for children.
• n. (mining) Alternative form of jamb.

obstruct

• v. To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle. See synonyms at block.
• v. To impede, retard, or interfere with; hinder: obstructed my progress.
• v. To get in the way of so as to hide from sight.

obturate

• v. To block up or obstruct.

occlude

• v. To obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc.).