dam vs pocket billiards

dam

noun
  • A structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow or part of the flow, generally for purposes such as retaining or diverting some of the water or retarding the release of accumulated water to avoid abrupt flooding. 

  • An obsolete Indian copper coin, equal to a fortieth of a rupee. 

  • A former coin of Nepal, 128 of which were worth one mohar. 

  • A device to prevent a tooth from getting wet during dental work, consisting of a rubber sheet held with a band. 

  • A firebrick wall, or a stone, which forms the front of the hearth of a blast furnace. 

  • The water reservoir resulting from placing such a structure. 

  • A reservoir. 

  • Female parent, mother, generally regarding breeding of animals. 

  • A kind of crowned piece in the game of draughts. 

adj
  • Damn. 

verb
  • To block the flow of water. 

intj
  • Damn. 

pocket billiards

noun
  • Synonym of pocket pool 

  • Any of a family of billiards games played on a specific class of billiards table, having six receptacles called pockets along the rails, in which balls are deposited as the main goal of play. 

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