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dam

How many syllables in dam?

  1 syllable

Divide dam into syllables:   dam
Syllable stress:   dam
How to pronounce dam:   dam
How to say dam:

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Synonyms for dam


1 syllable
  • block
  • choke
  • stem
  • weir
  • boom
  • dike
  • wall
2 syllables
  • block up
  • dam up
3 syllables
  • barrier
  • inhibit
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What rhymes with dam

1 syllable
  • am
  • cam
  • clam
  • damme
  • drachm
  • dram
  • gam
  • gram
  • ham
  • jamb
  • lam
  • Lamb
  • ma'am
  • Pam
  • RAM
  • Sam
  • scam
  • sham
  • slam
  • spam
  • stram
  • tam
  • tram
  • yam
  • bam
  • cham
  • cram
  • damn
  • DRAM
  • flam
  • graeme
  • Ham
  • jam
  • Kam
  • lamb
  • lamm
  • nam
  • pram
  • ram
  • SAM
  • scram
  • sham's
  • Spam
  • stam
  • swam
  • Tamm
  • wham
2 syllables
  • Abram
  • exam
  • madame
  • Durham
  • Graham
  • Siam
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