DH [,dē-'āch] -n

  1. designated hitter
  2. to play as a designated hitter in a baseball game
  3. doctor of humanities

DHA -abbr

  1. docosahexaenoic acid

dhar·ma ['dər-mə, 'där-] -n, adj

  1. an individual's duty fulfilled by observance of custom or law
  2. the basic principles of cosmic or individual existence : divine law
  3. conformity to one's duty and nature

dhar·na ['dər-nə, 'där-] -n

  1. a fast held at the door of an offender in India as an appeal for justice

DHEA -abbr

  1. dehydroepiandrosterone

DHL -abbr

  1. doctor of Hebrew letters; doctor of Hebrew literature

dhole ['dōl] -n

  1. a wild dog ( Cuon alpinus) occurring from India to southern Siberia

dho·ti ['dō-tē] -n

  1. a loincloth worn by men in some parts of India

dhow ['dau̇] -n

  1. an Arab lateen-rigged boat usu. having a long overhang forward, a high poop, and a low waist

DHS -abbr

  1. Department of Homeland Security

Dhu'lHij·ja [,dül-'hi-(,)jä, ,thül-] -n

  1. the 12th month of the Islamic year

Dhu'lQa·dah [-'kä-(,)dä] -n

  1. the 11th month of the Islamic year

dhur·rie ['də-rē, 'dər-ē] -n

  1. a thick flat-woven cotton or wool cloth or rug made in India