Sarcophilus hariisi Sarcophilus hariisi /sɑːrkoʊˈfɪləs həˈriːsiː/

noun

1. Small ferocious carnivorous marsupial having a mostly black coat and long tail  ( Sarcophilus hariisi , Tasmanian devil , ursine dasyure )
   small ferocious carnivorous marsupial having a mostly black coat and long tail
   
   

 Harold Pinter Harold Pinter /ˈhærəld ˈpɪntər/

noun

1. English dramatist whose plays are characterized by silences and the use of inaction (born in 1930)  ( Harold Pinter , Pinter )
   English dramatist whose plays are characterized by silences and the use of inaction (born in 1930)
   
   

 Atlantic croaker Atlantic croaker /ætˈlæntɪk kroʊkər/

noun

1. A silvery-bodied croaker with dark markings and tiny barbels  ( Atlantic croaker , Micropogonias undulatus )
   a silvery-bodied croaker with dark markings and tiny barbels
   
   

 dam dam /ˈdæm/

noun

1. () A barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea  ( dike , dyke , dam )
   a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
    The Hoover Dam in Nevada is a famous engineering marvel
   The Hoover Dam in Nevada is a famous engineering marvel
   
   
2. Female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock  ( dam )
   female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock
   
3. A metric unit of length equal to ten meters  ( dam , decameter [American] , decametre [Canadian, British] , dekameter [American] , dekametre [Canadian, British] , dkm [British] )
   a metric unit of length equal to ten meters
   

verb

1. () Obstruct with, or as if with, a dam  ( dam up , dam )
   obstruct with, or as if with, a dam
    Dam the gorges of the Yangtse River
   dam the gorges of the Yangtse River