Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mill dam

/ˈmɪldam/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.96 in modern English

Syllables: mil-l -dam
IPA: /ˈmɪldam/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dam constructed across a river or stream to raise the water level so that it can turn a millwheel; also, the millpond so created.

Example Sentences

"the which, once being brust, / Like to a great Mill-damb forth fiercely gusht, / And powred out of her infernall sinke / Most ugly filth […]"
"He looked so joyy and so good— / While fishing in the milldam-water, / I laughed to see him as he stood, / And dreamt not of the miller's daughter."
"I sat down on the wooden side of a mill-dam and thought over the past night and the strange adventure in the entrance-hall of Agnes' house."

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈmɪldam/

Inflected Forms

mill dams (plural) milldam (alternative) mill-dam (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

millpond millrace

Questions

How do you pronounce mill dam?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɪldam/.
What does mill dam mean?: A dam constructed across a river or stream to raise the water level so that it can turn a millwheel; also, the millpond so created.

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