What part of speech is dam?

Dam can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

Parts of speech

Verb
dam - obstruct with, or as if with, a dam; "dam the gorges of the Yangtse River"
Noun
dam - a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
dam - female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock
dam - a metric unit of length equal to ten meters

#		Sentence
1.	verb	Dam the gorges of the Yangtse River.
2.	verb	A beaver needs to fell hundreds of trees to dam a river.
3.	verb	So when the foaming river, uncontrolled, / bursts through its banks and riots on the plain, / o'er dyke and dam the gathering deluge rolled, / from field to field sweeps on with cattle, flock and fold.
4.	noun	The villagers were displaced by the construction of a dam.
5.	noun	There was a water mill below the dam.
6.	noun	The dam gave way and sent a great flush of water down the valley.
7.	noun	Is there much water in the dam?
8.	noun	There used to be a village here before the dam was made.
9.	noun	This dam was built at the cost of many lives.
10.	noun	This dam supplies us with water and electricity.
11.	noun	They say that a huge dam will be built.
12.	noun	The dam burst owing to the heavy rain.
13.	noun	They say that a large dam will be built.
14.	noun	The construction of the dam created an artificial lake that destroyed a whole ecosystem.
15.	noun	The dam blocking the river is very wide.
16.	noun	An oil leak was contained by a beaver dam in Alberta.
17.	noun	Tom had no way of knowing that the dam wouldn't hold.
18.	noun	The Belo Monte dam in Brazil is a controversial project because of its impact on the environment and native people.

Sentence
verb
Dam the gorges of the Yangtse River.
A beaver needs to fell hundreds of trees to dam a river.
So when the foaming river, uncontrolled, / bursts through its banks and riots on the plain, / o'er dyke and dam the gathering deluge rolled, / from field to field sweeps on with cattle, flock and fold.
noun
The villagers were displaced by the construction of a dam.
There was a water mill below the dam.
The dam gave way and sent a great flush of water down the valley.
Is there much water in the dam?
There used to be a village here before the dam was made.
This dam was built at the cost of many lives.
This dam supplies us with water and electricity.
They say that a huge dam will be built.
The dam burst owing to the heavy rain.
They say that a large dam will be built.
The construction of the dam created an artificial lake that destroyed a whole ecosystem.
The dam blocking the river is very wide.
An oil leak was contained by a beaver dam in Alberta.
Tom had no way of knowing that the dam wouldn't hold.
The Belo Monte dam in Brazil is a controversial project because of its impact on the environment and native people.

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