dammed

Meanings

• adjective

  Prevented from flowing or moving freely, as by a dam.

  - "The river was dammed to create a reservoir for hydroelectric power."
  - "The dammed lake was a popular destination for boating and fishing."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with dammed
jammed , sampled , damaged

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Homophones

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1. damed (en) : condemned or censured
   

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Variants

List of all variants of dammed that leads to same result
dam , dammed , damming , dams

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Etymology

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Originally meaning 'to stop the flow of water', dammed comes from the Old English word 'dam'.

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Trivia

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1. The Hoover Dam, located on the border between Arizona and Nevada in the United States, is one of the most famous dams in the world.

2. The world's largest dam by volume is the Aswan High Dam in Egypt.

3. The term 'dam' can also be used to describe a barrier used to prevent the spread of a fire or other hazard.

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Related Concepts

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1. hydroelectric power: The generation of electricity from the energy of falling or flowing water.

2. reservoir: A large artificial lake created by a dam to store water for various uses, such as irrigation, flood control, and hydroelectric power generation.

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Culture

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In literature, dammed is often used metaphorically to describe a situation where progress or movement is blocked, such as in Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel 'Crime and Punishment'.

How to Memorize "dammed"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a dam blocking the flow of a river to create a reservoir.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'dammed' with the idea of something being blocked or prevented from moving.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember that 'dammed' comes from the Old English word 'dam', which means 'to stop the flow of water'.

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