noun
a barrier constructed to hold back water and raise its level, forming a reservoir used to generate electricity or as a water supply.
the dam burst after torrential rain
barrage,barrier,wall,embankment,levee,barricade,obstruction,hindrance,blockage
verb
build a dam across (a river or lake).
the river was dammed to form Lake Powell
block (up),obstruct,choke,clog (up),bung up,close,occlude
noun
a barrier constructed to hold back water and raise its level, forming a reservoir used to generate electricity or as a water supply.
the dam burst after torrential rain
barrage,barrier,wall,embankment,levee,barricade,obstruction,hindrance,blockage
verb
build a dam across (a river or lake).
the river was dammed to form Lake Powell
block (up),obstruct,choke,clog (up),bung up,close,occlude
noun
a defensive wall.
wall,rampart,fortification,parapet,stockade,palisade,barricade,embankment,earthwork,breastwork,berm,vallum,circumvallation
noun
a defensive wall.
wall,rampart,fortification,parapet,stockade,palisade,barricade,embankment,earthwork,breastwork,berm,vallum,circumvallation
noun
a barrier built out into the sea to protect a coast or harbour from the force of waves.
sea wall,barrier,embankment,jetty,mole,groyne,pier
noun
a barrier built out into the sea to protect a coast or harbour from the force of waves.
sea wall,barrier,embankment,jetty,mole,groyne,pier
noun
The land alongside or sloping down to a river or lake.
willows lined the bank of the stream
edge,side,embankment,levee,border,verge,boundary,margin,rim,fringe,fringes,flank,brink,perimeter,circumference,extremity,periphery,limit,outer limit,limits,bound,bounds
verb
Heap (a substance) into a mass or mound.
the rain banked the soil up behind the gate
pile,pile up,heap,heap up,stack,stack up,make a pile of,make a heap of,make a stack of
noun
The land alongside or sloping down to a river or lake.
willows lined the bank of the stream
edge,side,embankment,levee,border,verge,boundary,margin,rim,fringe,fringes,flank,brink,perimeter,circumference,extremity,periphery,limit,outer limit,limits,bound,bounds
verb
Heap (a substance) into a mass or mound.
the rain banked the soil up behind the gate
pile,pile up,heap,heap up,stack,stack up,make a pile of,make a heap of,make a stack of
noun
The land alongside or sloping down to a river or lake.
willows lined the bank
edge,side,embankment,levee,border,verge,boundary,margin,rim,fringe,fringes,flank,brink,perimeter,circumference,extremity,periphery,limit,outer limit,limits,bound,bounds
transitive verb
Heap (a substance) into a mass or mound.
the rain banked the soil up behind the gate
pile,pile up,heap,heap up,stack,stack up,make a pile of,make a heap of,make a stack of
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