n.
1.a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
2.a metric unit of length equal to ten meters
3.female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock dam v.
1.obstruct with, or as if with, a dam
Idiom of the Day
take it easy on (someone or something)
to be gentle, to use less of something rather than more
I tried to take it easy on the sugar when I was making the fruit punch.