Blocks
Dam
Dam verb - To prevent passage through by filling with something.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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In the short story "To Dam It Where It Trickles" by Peter D Manison, published in Dragon, a young apprentice learns that scientific knowledge blocks the ability to do magic and decides she would rather understand how the world works.
Source: Magic Versus Science - Many school age children can attest to getting in trouble for saying 'Dam' (the big thing that blocks water, which is mainly used for flood control or providing hydroelectric power, or both), when the teacher though they'd said "Damn" (the swear word, which is short for "Damnation").
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