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dam
Noun
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A dam is like a wall used to hold back water. Usually, this is to block a river.
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A dam is a barrier like that used to hold back water, such as a dental dam.
dam
Verb
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If you dam a river you block it with a dam.
decision
Noun
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a decision is a sudden thought, with purpose, before someone does something. After a person makes a decision, the person has knowledge about a thing the person will do.
After much thought, the person made a decision to go to the meeting.
A person sees two roads. The person needs to go on one road or the other. The person makes a decision and goes on one of the roads.
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A decision is the end of a process in a committee. After a committee makes a decision, a record in writing says the important thing.
After much discussion, the committee made an important decision about insurance.