do ['dü] -vb, adj
- to bring to pass : carry out
- put used chiefly in do to death
- perform, execute
- commit
- bring about, effect
- to give freely : pay
- to bring to an end : finish used in the past participle
- to put forth : exert
- did her best to win the race
- to wear out esp. by physical exertion : exhaust
- at the end of the race they were pretty well done
- to attack physically : beat
- kill
- to bring into existence : produce
- do a biography on the general
- used as a substitute verb esp. to avoid repetition
- if you must make such a racket, do it somewhere else
- to play the role or character of
- mimic
- to behave like
- do a Houdini and disappear
- to perform in or serve as producer of
- to treat unfairly
- cheat
- did him out of his inheritance
- : to treat or deal with in any way typically with the sense of preparation or with that of care or attention:
- to put in order : clean
- wash
- did the dishes after supper
- to prepare for use or consumption
- cook
- set, arrange
- to apply cosmetics to
- wanted to do her face before the party
- decorate, furnish
- did the living room in Early American
- to be engaged in the study or practice of
- to work at as a vocation
- to pass over (as distance) : traverse
- to travel at a speed of
- do ing 55 on the turnpike
- tour
- do ing 12 countries in 30 days
- to spend (time) in prison
- has been do ing time in a federal penitentiary
- to serve out (a period of imprisonment)
- did ten years for armed robbery
- to serve the needs of : suit, suffice
- worms will do us for bait
- to approve esp. by custom, opinion, or propriety
- you oughtn't to say a thing like that...it's not done -- Dorothy Sayers
- to treat with respect to physical comforts
- use
- to have sexual intercourse with
- to partake of
- act, behave
- get along, fare
- to carry on business or affairs : manage
- we can do without your help
- to take place : happen
- what's do ing across the street
- to come to or make an end : finish used in the past participle
- to be active or busy
- let us then be up and do ing -- H. W. Longfellow
- to be adequate or sufficient : serve
- to be fitting : conform to custom or propriety
- used as a substitute verb to avoid repetition
- wanted to run and play as children do
used esp. in British English following a modal auxiliary or perfective have - a great many people had died, or would do -- Bruce Chatwin
- used in the imperative after an imperative to add emphasis
- used with the infinitive without to to form present and past tenses in legal and parliamentary language and in poetry
- give what she did crave -- Shak.
- used with the infinitive without to to form present and past tenses in declarative sentences with inverted word order
- fervently do we pray -- Abraham Lincoln
, in interrogative sentences , and in negative sentences - used with the infinitive without to to form present and past tenses expressing emphasis
- fuss, ado
- deed, duty
- a festive get-together : affair, party
- battle
- a command or entreaty to do something
- a list of do s and don'ts
- cheat, swindle
- hairdo
- the first tone of the diatonic scale in solmization
- ditto
- double occupancy
DO -abbr
- defense order
- doctor of osteopathy
DOA -abbr
- dead on arrival
DOB -abbr
- date of birth
dob·bin ['dä-bᵊn] -n
- a farm horse
- a quiet plodding horse
dob·by ['dä-bē] -n
- a loom attachment for weaving small figures
- a fabric or figured weave made with a dobby
Dobe ['dōb] -n
- doberman pinscher
Do·ber·man pin·scher [,dō-bər-mən-'pin-chər] -n
- any of a breed of short-haired medium-sized dogs of German origin called also Doberman
Do·bro ['dō-(,)brō] -trademark
- used for an acoustic guitar having a metal resonator
dob·son·fly ['däb-sən-,flī] -n
- a winged insect (family Corydalidae) that has very long slender mandibles in the male and a large carnivorous aquatic larva and that is now usu. considered a neuropteran
doc ['däk] -n
- doctor
- document
do·cent ['dō-sᵊnt, dō(t)-'sent] -n
- a college or university teacher or lecturer
- a person who leads guided tours esp. through a museum or art gallery
do·ce·tic [dō-'sē-tik, -'se-] -adj
- of or relating to Docetism or the Docetists
Do·ce·tism [dō-'sē-,ti-zəm, 'dō-sə-] -n
- a belief opposed as heresy in early Christianity that Christ only seemed to have a human body and to suffer and die on the cross
dochandor·ris [,däk̲-ən-'dȯr-əs] -n
- a parting drink : stirrup cup
doc·ile ['dä-səl also -,sī(-ə)l, esp Brit 'dō-,sī(-ə)l] -adj, adv, n
- easily taught
- easily led or managed
dock ['däk] -n
- any of a genus ( Rumex) of coarse weedy plants of the buckwheat family having long taproots and sometimes used as potherbs
- any of several usu. broad-leaved weedy plants (as of the genus Silphium)
- the solid part of an animal's tail as distinguished from the hair
- the part of an animal's tail left after it has been shortened
- to cut off the end of a body part of
- to remove part of the tail of
- to cut (as ears or a tail) short
- to take away a part of : abridge
- to subject (as wages) to a deduction
- to penalize by depriving of a benefit ordinarily due
- to fine by a deduction of wages
- dock ed him for tardiness
- a usu. artificial basin or enclosure for the reception of ships that is equipped with means for controlling the water height
- slip
- a place (as a wharf or platform) for the loading or unloading of materials
- a usu. wooden pier used as a landing place or moorage for boats
- to haul or guide into or alongside a dock
- to join (as two spacecraft) mechanically while in space
- to come into or alongside a dock
- to become docked
- the place in a criminal court where a prisoner stands or sits during trial
dock·age ['dä-kij] -n
- a charge for the use of a dock
- the docking of ships
- docking facilities
dock·er ['dä-kər] -n
- one that docks the tails of animals
docker -n
- one connected with docks
- longshoreman
dock·et ['dä-kət] -n
- a brief written summary of a document : abstract
- a formal abridged record of the proceedings in a legal action
- a register of such records
- a list of legal causes to be tried
- the caseload of a court or judge
- a calendar of business matters to be acted on : agenda
- an identifying statement about a document placed on its outer surface or cover
docket -vt
- to place on the docket for legal action
- to make a brief abstract of (as a legal matter) and inscribe it in a list
- to inscribe (as a document) with an identifying statement
dock·hand ['däk-,hand] -n
- longshoreman
dock·land [-,land] -n
- the part of a port occupied by docks
- a residential section adjacent to docks
dock·mas·ter ['däk-,mas-tər] -n
- a person in charge of a dock or marina or of the docking of ships
dock·side [-,sīd] -n
- the shore or area adjacent to a dock
dock·work·er [-,wər-kər] -n
- longshoreman
dock·yard [-,yärd] -n
- shipyard
- navy yard
do·co·sa·hex·a·e·no·ic acid [,dō-kō-sə-,hek-sə-,ē-'nō-ik-] -n
- an omega-3 fatty acid C 22H 32O 2found esp. in fish of cold waters
doc·tor ['däk-tər] -n, adj
- an eminent theologian declared a sound expounder of doctrine by the Roman Catholic Church called also doctor of the church
- a learned or authoritative teacher
- a person who has earned one of the highest academic degrees (as a PhD) conferred by a university
- a person awarded an honorary doctorate (as an LLD or Litt D) by a college or university
- a person skilled or specializing in healing arts
- one (as a physician, dentist, or veterinarian) who holds an advanced degree and is licensed to practice
- medicine man
- material added (as to food) to produce a desired effect
- a blade (as of metal) for spreading a coating or scraping a surface
- a person who restores, repairs, or fine-tunes things
doctor [-t(ə-)riŋ] -vb
- to give medical treatment to
- to restore to good condition : repair
- to adapt or modify for a desired end by alteration or special treatment
- doctor ed the play to suit the audience
- to alter deceptively
- accused of doctor ing the election returns
- to practice medicine
- to take medicine
doc·tor·ate ['däk-t(ə-)rət] -n
- the degree, title, or rank of a doctor
doc·tri·naire [,däk-trə-'ner] -n
- one who attempts to put into effect an abstract doctrine or theory with little or no regard for practical difficulties
doctrinaire [-'ner-,i-zəm] -adj, n
- of, relating to, or characteristic of a doctrinaire : dogmatic
doc·trin·al ['däk-trə-nᵊl, esp Brit däk-'trī-] -adj, adv
- of, relating to, or preoccupied with doctrine
doc·trine ['däk-trən] -n
- teaching, instruction
- something that is taught
- a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma
- a principle of law established through past decisions
- a statement of fundamental government policy esp. in international relations
- a military principle or set of strategies
docu·dra·ma ['dä-kyə-,drä-mə, -,dra-, -kyü-] -n
- a drama (as for television) dealing freely with historical events esp. of a recent and controversial nature
doc·u·ment ['dä-kyə-mənt, -kyü-] -n, adj
- proof, evidence
- an original or official paper relied on as the basis, proof, or support of something
- something (as a photograph or a recording) that serves as evidence or proof
- a writing conveying information
- a material substance (as a coin or stone) having on it a representation of thoughts by means of some conventional mark or symbol
- documentary
- a computer file containing information input by a computer user and usu. created with an application (as a word processor)
- to furnish documentary evidence of
- to furnish with documents
- to provide with factual or substantial support for statements made or a hypothesis proposed
- to equip with exact references to authoritative supporting information
- to construct or produce (as a movie or novel) with authentic situations or events
- to portray realistically
- to furnish (a ship) with ship's papers
doc·u·men·tal·ist [,dä-kyə-'men-tᵊl-ist, -kyü-] -n
- a specialist in documentation
doc·u·men·tar·i·an [-mən-'ter-ē-ən, -,men-] -n
- one who makes a documentary
doc·u·men·ta·rist [-'men-tə-rist] -n
- documentarian
doc·u·men·ta·ry [-'men-tə-rē, -'men-trē] -adj, adv
- being or consisting of documents : contained or certified in writing
- of, relating to, or employing documentation in literature or art
- factual, objective
- a documentary film of the war
documentary -n
- a documentary presentation (as a film or novel)
doc·u·men·ta·tion [-mən-'tā-shən, -,men-] -n, adj
- the act or an instance of furnishing or authenticating with documents
- the provision of documents in substantiation
- documentary evidence
- the use of historical documents
- conformity to historical or objective facts
- the provision of footnotes, appendices, or addenda referring to or containing documentary evidence
- information science
- the usu. printed instructions, comments, and information for using a particular piece or system of computer software or hardware
doc·u·se·ries ['dä-kyə-,sir-(,)ēz, -kyü-] -n
- a documentary that is telecast in a series of programs
doc·u·soap ['dä-kyə-,sōp] -n
- a TV series in which the real-life activities of a group of people are presented in soap-opera style
DOD -abbr
- Department of Defense
dod·der ['dä-dər] -n
- any of a genus ( Cuscuta) of wiry twining vines of the morning-glory family that are highly deficient in chlorophyll, are parasitic on other plants, and have tiny scales instead of leaves
dodder ['dä-d(ə-)riŋ] -vi, n
- to tremble or shake from weakness or age
- to progress feebly and unsteadily
- was dodder ing down the walk
dod·dered ['dä-dərd] -adj
- deprived of branches through age or decay
- infirm, enfeebled
dod·der·ing ['dä-d(ə-)riŋ] -adj
- feeble, senile
dod·dery [-d(ə-)rē] -adj
- doddered
- doddering
dodeca- -comb form
- twelve
do·deca·gon [dō-'de-kə-,gän] -n
- a polygon of 12 angles and 12 sides
do·deca·he·dron [(,)dō-,de-kə-'hē-drən] -n, adj
- a solid having 12 plane faces
do·deca·phon·ic [(,)dō-,de-kə-'fä-nik] -adj, adv, n
- twelve-tone
dodge ['däj] -n
- an act of evading by sudden bodily movement
- an artful device to evade, deceive, or trick
- expedient
- to move to and fro or from place to place usu. in an irregular course
- to make a sudden movement in a new direction (as to evade a blow)
- to evade a responsibility or duty esp. by trickery or deceit
- to evade by a sudden or repeated shift of position
- to avoid an encounter with
- celebrities dodging the media
- to evade (as a duty) usu. indirectly or by trickery
- dodged the draft by leaving the country
dodge·ball ['däj-,bȯl] -n
- a game in which players stand in a circle and try to hit opponents within the circle with a large inflated ball
dodg·em ['dä-jəm] -n
- bumper car called also dodgem car
dodg·er ['dä-jər] -n
- one that dodges
- one who uses tricky devices
- a small leaflet : circular
- corn dodger
- a usu. canvas screen on a boat or ship that provides protection from spray
dodg·ery ['dä-jə-rē] -n
- evasion, trickery
dodgy ['dä-jē] -adj, n
- evasive, tricky
- not sound, good, or reliable
- questionable, suspicious
- requiring skill or care in handling or coping with
do·do ['dō-(,)dō] -n
- an extinct heavy flightless bird ( Raphus cucullatussyn. Didus ineptusof the family Raphidae) of the island of Mauritius that was larger than a turkey and was related to the pigeon
- an extinct flightless bird ( Raphus solitarius) of the island of Reunion similar to and closely related to the dodo
- one hopelessly behind the times
- a stupid person
do down -vt
- to get the better of (as by trickery)
doe ['dō] -n
- the adult female of various mammals (as a deer, rabbit, or kangaroo) of which the male is called buck
DOE -abbr
- Department of Energy
- depends on experience
doeeyed ['dō-,īd] -adj
- having large innocent-looking eyes
do·er ['dü-ər] -n
- one that takes an active part
does ['dü] -vb, adj
(variant of do)
- to bring to pass : carry out
- put used chiefly in do to death
- perform, execute
- commit
- bring about, effect
- to give freely : pay
- to bring to an end : finish used in the past participle
- to put forth : exert
- did her best to win the race
- to wear out esp. by physical exertion : exhaust
- at the end of the race they were pretty well done
- to attack physically : beat
- kill
- to bring into existence : produce
- do a biography on the general
- used as a substitute verb esp. to avoid repetition
- if you must make such a racket, do it somewhere else
- to play the role or character of
- mimic
- to behave like
- do a Houdini and disappear
- to perform in or serve as producer of
- to treat unfairly
- cheat
- did him out of his inheritance
- : to treat or deal with in any way typically with the sense of preparation or with that of care or attention:
- to put in order : clean
- wash
- did the dishes after supper
- to prepare for use or consumption
- cook
- set, arrange
- to apply cosmetics to
- wanted to do her face before the party
- decorate, furnish
- did the living room in Early American
- to be engaged in the study or practice of
- to work at as a vocation
- to pass over (as distance) : traverse
- to travel at a speed of
- do ing 55 on the turnpike
- tour
- do ing 12 countries in 30 days
- to spend (time) in prison
- has been do ing time in a federal penitentiary
- to serve out (a period of imprisonment)
- did ten years for armed robbery
- to serve the needs of : suit, suffice
- worms will do us for bait
- to approve esp. by custom, opinion, or propriety
- you oughtn't to say a thing like that...it's not done -- Dorothy Sayers
- to treat with respect to physical comforts
- use
- to have sexual intercourse with
- to partake of
- act, behave
- get along, fare
- to carry on business or affairs : manage
- we can do without your help
- to take place : happen
- what's do ing across the street
- to come to or make an end : finish used in the past participle
- to be active or busy
- let us then be up and do ing -- H. W. Longfellow
- to be adequate or sufficient : serve
- to be fitting : conform to custom or propriety
- used as a substitute verb to avoid repetition
- wanted to run and play as children do
used esp. in British English following a modal auxiliary or perfective have - a great many people had died, or would do -- Bruce Chatwin
- used in the imperative after an imperative to add emphasis
- used with the infinitive without to to form present and past tenses in legal and parliamentary language and in poetry
- give what she did crave -- Shak.
- used with the infinitive without to to form present and past tenses in declarative sentences with inverted word order
- fervently do we pray -- Abraham Lincoln
, in interrogative sentences , and in negative sentences - used with the infinitive without to to form present and past tenses expressing emphasis
- fuss, ado
- deed, duty
- a festive get-together : affair, party
- battle
- a command or entreaty to do something
- a list of do s and don'ts
- cheat, swindle
- hairdo
- the first tone of the diatonic scale in solmization
- ditto
- double occupancy
doe·skin ['dō-,skin] -n
- the skin of does or leather made of it
- soft leather from sheep- or lambskins
- a compact coating and sportswear fabric napped and felted for a smooth surface
doesn't ['də-zᵊnt]
- does not
do·est ['dü] -vb, adj
(variant of do)
- to bring to pass : carry out
- put used chiefly in do to death
- perform, execute
- commit
- bring about, effect
- to give freely : pay
- to bring to an end : finish used in the past participle
- to put forth : exert
- did her best to win the race
- to wear out esp. by physical exertion : exhaust
- at the end of the race they were pretty well done
- to attack physically : beat
- kill
- to bring into existence : produce
- do a biography on the general
- used as a substitute verb esp. to avoid repetition
- if you must make such a racket, do it somewhere else
- to play the role or character of
- mimic
- to behave like
- do a Houdini and disappear
- to perform in or serve as producer of
- to treat unfairly
- cheat
- did him out of his inheritance
- : to treat or deal with in any way typically with the sense of preparation or with that of care or attention:
- to put in order : clean
- wash
- did the dishes after supper
- to prepare for use or consumption
- cook
- set, arrange
- to apply cosmetics to
- wanted to do her face before the party
- decorate, furnish
- did the living room in Early American
- to be engaged in the study or practice of
- to work at as a vocation
- to pass over (as distance) : traverse
- to travel at a speed of
- do ing 55 on the turnpike
- tour
- do ing 12 countries in 30 days
- to spend (time) in prison
- has been do ing time in a federal penitentiary
- to serve out (a period of imprisonment)
- did ten years for armed robbery
- to serve the needs of : suit, suffice
- worms will do us for bait
- to approve esp. by custom, opinion, or propriety
- you oughtn't to say a thing like that...it's not done -- Dorothy Sayers
- to treat with respect to physical comforts
- use
- to have sexual intercourse with
- to partake of
- act, behave
- get along, fare
- to carry on business or affairs : manage
- we can do without your help
- to take place : happen
- what's do ing across the street
- to come to or make an end : finish used in the past participle
- to be active or busy
- let us then be up and do ing -- H. W. Longfellow
- to be adequate or sufficient : serve
- to be fitting : conform to custom or propriety
- used as a substitute verb to avoid repetition
- wanted to run and play as children do
used esp. in British English following a modal auxiliary or perfective have - a great many people had died, or would do -- Bruce Chatwin
- used in the imperative after an imperative to add emphasis
- used with the infinitive without to to form present and past tenses in legal and parliamentary language and in poetry
- give what she did crave -- Shak.
- used with the infinitive without to to form present and past tenses in declarative sentences with inverted word order
- fervently do we pray -- Abraham Lincoln
, in interrogative sentences , and in negative sentences - used with the infinitive without to to form present and past tenses expressing emphasis
- fuss, ado
- deed, duty
- a festive get-together : affair, party
- battle
- a command or entreaty to do something
- a list of do s and don'ts
- cheat, swindle
- hairdo
- the first tone of the diatonic scale in solmization
- ditto
- double occupancy
do·eth ['dü] -vb, adj
(variant of do)
- to bring to pass : carry out
- put used chiefly in do to death
- perform, execute
- commit
- bring about, effect
- to give freely : pay
- to bring to an end : finish used in the past participle
- to put forth : exert
- did her best to win the race
- to wear out esp. by physical exertion : exhaust
- at the end of the race they were pretty well done
- to attack physically : beat
- kill
- to bring into existence : produce
- do a biography on the general
- used as a substitute verb esp. to avoid repetition
- if you must make such a racket, do it somewhere else
- to play the role or character of
- mimic
- to behave like
- do a Houdini and disappear
- to perform in or serve as producer of
- to treat unfairly
- cheat
- did him out of his inheritance
- : to treat or deal with in any way typically with the sense of preparation or with that of care or attention:
- to put in order : clean
- wash
- did the dishes after supper
- to prepare for use or consumption
- cook
- set, arrange
- to apply cosmetics to
- wanted to do her face before the party
- decorate, furnish
- did the living room in Early American
- to be engaged in the study or practice of
- to work at as a vocation
- to pass over (as distance) : traverse
- to travel at a speed of
- do ing 55 on the turnpike
- tour
- do ing 12 countries in 30 days
- to spend (time) in prison
- has been do ing time in a federal penitentiary
- to serve out (a period of imprisonment)
- did ten years for armed robbery
- to serve the needs of : suit, suffice
- worms will do us for bait
- to approve esp. by custom, opinion, or propriety
- you oughtn't to say a thing like that...it's not done -- Dorothy Sayers
- to treat with respect to physical comforts
- use
- to have sexual intercourse with
- to partake of
- act, behave
- get along, fare
- to carry on business or affairs : manage
- we can do without your help
- to take place : happen
- what's do ing across the street
- to come to or make an end : finish used in the past participle
- to be active or busy
- let us then be up and do ing -- H. W. Longfellow
- to be adequate or sufficient : serve
- to be fitting : conform to custom or propriety
- used as a substitute verb to avoid repetition
- wanted to run and play as children do
used esp. in British English following a modal auxiliary or perfective have - a great many people had died, or would do -- Bruce Chatwin
- used in the imperative after an imperative to add emphasis
- used with the infinitive without to to form present and past tenses in legal and parliamentary language and in poetry
- give what she did crave -- Shak.
- used with the infinitive without to to form present and past tenses in declarative sentences with inverted word order
- fervently do we pray -- Abraham Lincoln
, in interrogative sentences , and in negative sentences - used with the infinitive without to to form present and past tenses expressing emphasis
- fuss, ado
- deed, duty
- a festive get-together : affair, party
- battle
- a command or entreaty to do something
- a list of do s and don'ts
- cheat, swindle
- hairdo
- the first tone of the diatonic scale in solmization
- ditto
- double occupancy
doff ['däf, 'dȯf] -vt
- to remove (an article of wear) from the body
- to take off (the hat) in greeting or as a sign of respect
- to rid oneself of : put aside
dog ['dȯg, 'däg] -n, adj
- canid
- a highly variable domestic mammal ( Canis familiaris) closely related to the gray wolf
- a male dog
- a male usu. carnivorous mammal
- a worthless or contemptible person
- fellow, chap
- any of various usu. simple mechanical devices for holding, gripping, or fastening that consist of a spike, bar, or hook
- andiron
- uncharacteristic or affected stylishness or dignity
- either of the constellations Canis Major or Canis Minor
- feet
- ruin
- : one inferior of its kind: as
- an investment not worth its price
- an undesirable piece of merchandise
- an unattractive person
- an unattractive girl or woman
- hot dog
- canine
- spurious
- unlike that used by native speakers or writers
- to hunt, track, or follow like a hound
- to worry as if by pursuit with dogs : plague
- dogged by his past failures
- to bother or pester persistently
- dogged him about his grades
- to fasten with a dog
- extremely, utterly
dog and pony show -n
- an often elaborate public relations or sales presentation
- an elaborate or overblown affair or event
dog·bane ['dȯg-,bān] -n
- any of a genus ( Apocynumof the family Apocynaceae, the dogbane family) of often poisonous plants chiefly of temperate-zone regions with milky juice and fibrous bark
dog biscuit -n
- a hard dry cracker for dogs
dog·cart ['dȯg-,kärt] -n
- a cart drawn by a dog
- a light two-wheeled carriage with two transverse seats set back to back
dog·catch·er [-,ka-chər, -,ke-] -n
- a community official assigned to catch and dispose of stray dogs
dog collar -n
- a collar for a dog
- clerical collar
- a wide flexible snug-fitting necklace
dog days -n pl
- the period between early July and early September when the hot sultry weather of summer usu. occurs in the northern hemisphere
- a period of stagnation or inactivity
dog·dom ['dȯg-dəm] -n
- the world of dogs or of dog fanciers
doge ['dōj] -n
- the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa
dogear ['dȯg-,ir] -n, vt
- the turned-down corner of a page esp. of a book
dogeared ['dȯg-,ird] -adj
- having dog-ears
- shabby, timeworn
dogeatdog [,dȯg-,ē(t)-'dȯg] -adj
- marked by ruthless self-interest
dog·face ['dȯg-,fās] -n
- soldier
- infantryman
dog fennel -n
- an ill-scented Eurasian chamomile ( Anthemis cotula) naturalized as a weed in the U.S.
- a usu. annual composite weed ( Eupatorium capillifolium) chiefly of the southern U.S.
dog·fight ['dȯg-,fīt] -n, vi
- a fight between dogs
- a fiercely disputed contest
- a fight between two or more fighter planes usu. at close quarters
dog·fish [-,fish] -n
- any of various usu. small bottom-dwelling sharks (as of the families Squalidae, Carcharhinidae, and Scyliorhinidae) that often appear in schools near shore, prey chiefly on fish and invertebrates, and are a valuable food source
dog·ged ['dȯ-gəd] -adj, adv, n
- marked by stubborn determination
dog·ger·el ['dȯ-g(ə-)rəl, 'dä-] -adj
- loosely styled and irregular in measure esp. for burlesque or comic effect
- marked by triviality or inferiority
doggerel -n
- doggerel verse
dog·gery ['dȯ-gə-rē] -n
- a cheap saloon : dive
dog·gie bag ['dȯ-gē-] -n
- a container for leftover food to be carried home from a meal eaten at a restaurant
dog·gish ['dȯ-gish] -adj, adv, n
- canine
- stylish in a showy way
dog·go ['dȯ-(,)gō] -adv
- in hiding used chiefly in the phrase to lie doggo
dog·gone ['däg-'gän, 'dȯg-'gȯn] -vb
- damn
- damned
doggone -n
- damn
dog·gy ['dȯ-gē] -n
- a usu. small dog
- concerned with or fond of dogs
- resembling or suggestive of a dog
- stylish, showy
- not worthy or profitable : inferior
dog·house ['dȯg-,hau̇s] -n
- a shelter for a dog
- a state of disfavor often usedin the phrase in the doghouse
do·gie ['dō-gē] -n
- a motherless calf in a range herd
dog in the manger
- a person who selfishly withholds from others something useless to himself
dog·leg ['dȯg-,leg, -,lāg] -adj
- crooked or bent like a dog's hind leg
- a sharp dogleg bend in the fairway
dogleg -n
- something having an abrupt angle
- a sharp bend (as in a road)
- a golf hole having an angled fairway
- to proceed along a dogleg course
- the single narrow street that dogleg s through town -- Russ Leadabrand
dog·ma ['dȯg-mə, 'däg-] -n
- something held as an established opinion
- a definite authoritative tenet
- a code of such tenets
- a point of view or tenet put forth as authoritative without adequate grounds
- a doctrine or body of doctrines concerning faith or morals formally stated and authoritatively proclaimed by a church
dog·mat·ic [dȯg-'ma-tik, däg-] -adj, adv, n
- characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts
- of or relating to dogma
dog·mat·ics [-tiks] -n pl but sing or pl in constr
- a branch of theology that seeks to interpret the dogmas of a religious faith
dogmatic theology -n
- dogmatics
dog·ma·tism ['dȯg-mə-,ti-zəm, 'däg-] -n
- positiveness in assertion of opinion esp. when unwarranted or arrogant
- a viewpoint or system of ideas based on insufficiently examined premises
dog·ma·tist [-mə-tist] -n
- one who dogmatizes
dog·ma·tize ['dȯg-mə-,tīz, 'däg-] -vb, n
- to speak or write dogmatically
- to state as a dogma or in a dogmatic manner
dog·nap ['dȯg-,nap] -vt, n
- to steal (a dog) esp. to obtain a reward for its return or to sell to a scientific laboratory
Do·gon ['dō-,gän] -n
- a member of a people of Mali noted for their sculpture
- the language of the Dogon
dogood ['dü-,gu̇d] -adj, n
- designed or disposed sometimes impracticably and too zealously toward bettering the conditions under which others live
dogood·er [-,gu̇-dər] -n, n or adj
- an earnest often naive humanitarian or reformer
dog paddle -n, vi
- an elementary swimming stroke in which the arms paddle in the water and the legs maintain a kicking motion
dog rose -n
- a chiefly European wild rose ( Rosa canina)
dogs·body ['dȯgz-,bä-dē] -n
- drudge
dog's breakfast -n
- a confused mess or mixture
dog's chance -n
- a bare chance in one's favor
dog·sled ['dȯg-,sled] -n, vi
- a sled drawn by dogs
Dog Star -n
- sirius
dog tag -n
- an identification tag (as for military personnel or pets)
dog tick -n
- american dog tick
dog·tooth ['dȯg-,tüth] -n
- canine , eyetooth
- an architectural ornament common in early English Gothic consisting usu. of four leaves radiating from a raised point at the center
- houndstooth
dogtooth violet -n
- any of a genus ( Erythronium) of small spring-flowering bulbous herbs of the lily family
dog·trot ['dȯg-,trät] -n
- a quick easy gait suggesting that of a dog
- a roofed passage similar to a breezeway
- one connecting two parts of a cabin
dogtrot -vi
- to move or progress at a dogtrot
dog·watch ['dȯg-,wäch] -n
- either of two watches of two hours on shipboard that extend from 4 to 6 and 6 to 8 p.m.
- any of various night shifts
- the last shift
dog·wood ['dȯg-,wu̇d] -n
- any of various trees and shrubs (genus Cornusof the family Cornaceae, the dogwood family) with clusters of small flowers and often large white, pink, or red involucral bracts
doi·ly ['dȯi-lē] -n
- a small napkin
- a small often decorative mat
do in -vt
- to bring about the defeat or destruction of
- a businessman done in by greed
- kill
- exhaust, wear out
- cheat
do·ing ['dü-iŋ] -n
- the act of performing or executing : action
- that will take a great deal of doing
- things that are done or that occur : goings-on
- social activities
doit ['dȯit] -n
- an old Dutch coin equal to about stiver
- trifle
doityourself -n
- the activity of doing or making something (as in woodworking or home repair) without professional training or assistance
- an activity in which one does something oneself or on one's own initiative
do·jo ['dō-(,)jō] -n
- a school for training in various arts of self-defense (as judo or karate)
Dol·by ['dȯl-bē, 'dōl-] -trademark
- used for an electronic device that eliminates noise from recorded or broadcast sound
dol·ce ['dōl-(,)chā] -adj or adv
- soft, smooth used as a direction in music
dol·ce far nien·te ['dōl-chē-,fär-nē-'en-tē] -n
- pleasant relaxation in carefree idleness
dol·cet·to [dōl-'che-tō] -n
- a light fruity red wine from the Piedmont region of Italy
dol·ce vi·ta [,dōl-chā-'vē-(,)tä] -n
- a life of indolence and self-indulgence called also la dolce vita
dol·drums ['dōl-drəmz, 'däl-, 'dȯl-] -n pl
- a spell of listlessness or despondency
- a part of the ocean near the equator abounding in calms, squalls, and light shifting winds
- a state or period of inactivity, stagnation, or slump
dole ['dōl] -n
- one's allotted share, portion, or destiny
- a giving or distribution of food, money, or clothing to the needy
- a grant of government funds to the unemployed
- something distributed at intervals to the needy
- handout
- something portioned out bit by bit
- to give or distribute as a charity usu. used with out
- grief, sorrow
dole·ful ['dōl-fəl] -adj, adv, n
- causing grief or affliction
- full of grief : cheerless
- expressing grief : sad
dole out -vt
- to give or deliver in small portions
- dish out
dol·er·ite ['dä-lə-,rīt] -n, adj
- any of various coarse basalts
- diabase
dole·some ['dōl-səm] -adj
- doleful
dol·i·cho·ce·phal·ic [,dä-li-kō-sə-'fa-lik] -adj, n
- having a relatively long head with cephalic index of less than 75
doll ['däl, 'dȯl] -n, adj, adv
- a small-scale figure of a human being used esp. as a child's plaything
- a pretty but often empty-headed young woman
- woman
- darling, sweetheart
- an attractive person
dol·lar ['dä-lər] -n
- taler
- any of numerous coins patterned after the taler (as a Spanish peso)
- any of various basic monetary units (as in the U.S. and Canada)
- a coin, note, or token representing one dollar
- ringgit
- money obtained from a specific source
dollarayear -adj
- compensated by a token salary usu. for government service
dollar cost averaging -n
- investment in a security at regular intervals of a uniform sum regardless of the price level in order to obtain an overall reduction in cost per unit called also dollar averaging
dollar day -n
- a day on which special low prices are offered
dollar diplomacy -n
- diplomacy used by a country to promote its financial or commercial interests abroad
- diplomacy that seeks to strengthen the power of a country or effect its purposes in foreign relations by the use of its financial resources
dol·lar·i·za·tion [,dä-lə-rə-'zā-shən] -n, vb
- the adoption of the U.S. dollar as a country's official national currency
dollarsandcents -adj
- dealing with or expressed in terms of money, sales, or profits
dollar sign -n
- a mark placed before a number to indicate that it stands for dollars called also dollar mark
doll·house ['däl-,hau̇s, 'dȯl-] -n
- a child's small-scale toy house
- a dwelling so small as to suggest a house for dolls
dol·lop ['dä-ləp] -n
- an indefinite often large quantity esp. of something liquid
- a lump or glob of something soft or mushy
- top it with a dollop of jam
- an amount given, spooned, or ladled out : portion
- hold out their mess tins for a dollop of gruel -- Robert Craft
- a small lump, portion, or amount
- want just a dollop of ketchup
- something added or served as if in dollops
- a delicious dollop of gossip -- Leon Harris
dollop -vt
- to serve or dispense in dollops
doll up -vt
- to dress elegantly or extravagantly
- to make more attractive (as by decorating)
- to get dolled up
dol·ly ['dä-lē, 'dȯ-lē] -n
- doll
- a wooden-pronged instrument for beating and stirring clothes in the process of washing them in a tub
- a compact narrow-gauge railroad locomotive for moving construction trains and for switching
- a platform on a roller or on wheels or casters for moving heavy objects
- a wheeled platform for a television or motion-picture camera
dolly -vb
- to treat with a dolly
- to move or convey on a dolly
- to move a motion-picture or television camera about on a dolly while shooting a scene
- to be moved on a dolly
dol·ly bird ['dä-lē-,bərd, 'dȯ-lē-] -n
- a pretty young woman
dolly shot -n
- tracking shot
Dol·ly Var·den [,dä-lē-'vär-dᵊn-] -n
- a large anadromous or freshwater char ( Salvelinus malma) widespread in streams of northwestern No. America and eastern Asia called also Dolly Varden trout
dol·ma [,dōl-'mä, 'dȯl-mə, 'däl-] -n
- a stuffed grape leaf or vegetable shell
dol·man sleeve ['dōl-mən-, 'dȯl-, 'däl-] -n
- a sleeve very wide at the armhole and tight at the wrist often cut in one piece with the bodice
dol·men ['dōl-mən, 'dȯl-, 'däl-] -n
- a prehistoric monument of two or more upright stones supporting a horizontal stone slab found esp. in Britain and France and thought to be a tomb
do·lo·mite ['dō-lə-,mīt, 'dä-] -n, adj
- a mineral CaMg(CO 3) 2consisting of a calcium magnesium carbonate found in crystals and in extensive beds as a compact limestone
- a limestone or marble rich in magnesium carbonate
do·lo·mi·ti·za·tion [,dȯ-lə-mə-tə-'zā-shən, ,dä-, -,mī-] -n, vt
- the process of converting into dolomite
do·lor ['dō-lər also 'dä-] -n
- mental suffering or anguish : grief
do·lor·ous ['dō-lə-rəs also 'dä-] -adj, adv, n
- causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief
do·lour ['dō-lər also 'dä-] -n
(variant of dolor)
- mental suffering or anguish : grief
dol·phin ['däl-fən, 'dȯl-] -n
- any of various small marine toothed whales (family Delphinidae) with the snout more or less elongated into a beak and the neck vertebrae partially fused
- any of several related chiefly freshwater toothed whales (as of the family Platanistidae)
- porpoise
- dolphinfish
- delphinus
- a spar or buoy for mooring boats
- a cluster of closely driven piles used as a fender for a dock or as a mooring or guide for boats
dol·phin·fish ['däl-fən-,fish, 'dȯl-] -n
- either of two active pelagic bony food fishes ( Coryphaena equiselisand C. hippurusof the family Coryphaenidae) of tropical and temperate seas called also dolphin
dolphin striker -n
- a vertical spar under the end of the bowsprit of a sailboat to extend and support the martingale
dolt ['dōlt] -n, adj, adv
- a stupid person
Dom
- used as a title for some monks and canons regular
- used as a title prefixed to the Christian name of a Portuguese or Brazilian man of rank
dom -abbr
- domestic
- dominant
- dominion
do·main [dō-'mān, də-] -n
- complete and absolute ownership of land
- land so owned
- a territory over which dominion is exercised
- a region distinctively marked by some physical feature
- the domain of rushing streams, tall trees, and lakes
- a sphere of knowledge, influence, or activity
- the set of elements to which a mathematical or logical variable is limited
- the set on which a function is defined
- any of the small randomly oriented regions of uniform magnetization in a ferromagnetic substance
- integral domain
- the highest taxonomic category in biological classification ranking above the kingdom
- any of the three-dimensional subunits of a protein that are formed by the folding of its linear peptide chain and that together make up its tertiary structure
- a subdivision of the Internet consisting of computers or sites usu. with a common purpose (as providing commercial information) and denoted in Internet addresses by a unique abbreviation (as comor gov)
- domain name
do·maine [dō-'mān, -'men] -n
- a vineyard esp. in Burgundy that makes and bottles wine from its own grapes
domain name -n
- a sequence of usu. alphanumeric characters (as Merriam-Webster.com) that specifies a group of online resources (as of a particular company or person) and that forms part of the corresponding Internet addresses
dome ['dōm] -n, adj
- a stately building : mansion
- a large hemispherical roof or ceiling
- a natural formation or structure that resembles the dome or cupola of a building
- a form of crystal composed of planes parallel to a lateral axis that meet above in a horizontal edge like a roof
- an upward fold in rock whose sides dip uniformly in all directions
- a roofed sports stadium
- a person's head
- to cover with a dome
- to form into a dome
- to swell upward or outward like a dome
Domes·day Book ['dümz-,dā-, 'dōmz-] -n
- a record of a survey of English lands and landholdings made by order of William the Conqueror about 1086
do·mes·tic [də-'mes-tik] -adj, adv
- living near or about human habitations
- tame, domesticated
- of, relating to, or originating within a country and esp. one's own country
- of or relating to the household or the family
- devoted to home duties and pleasures
- leading a quietly domestic life
- indigenous
domestic -n
- a household servant
- an article of domestic manufacture usu. used in pl.
domestic animal -n
- any of various animals (as the horse or sheep) domesticated so as to live and breed in a tame condition
do·mes·ti·cate [də-'mes-ti-,kāt] -vt, n
- to bring into domestic use : adopt
- to adapt (an animal or plant) to life in intimate association with and to the advantage of humans
- to make domestic : fit for domestic life
- to bring to the level of ordinary people
- a domesticated animal or plant
do·mes·tic·i·ty [,dō-,mes-'ti-sə-tē, -məs-; ,dä-] -n
- the quality or state of being domestic or domesticated
- domestic activities or life
- domestic affairs
domestic partner -n
- a company esp. in a developing country that joins in a commercial venture with an international company
- either one of an unmarried heterosexual or homosexual cohabiting couple esp. when considered as to eligibility for spousal benefits
domestic prelate -n
- a priest having permanent honorary membership in the papal household
domestic relations court -n
- court of domestic relations
domestic science -n
- home economics
domestic shorthair -n
- american shorthair
- a short-haired domestic cat esp. of unknown pedigree
domestic violence -n
- the inflicting of physical injury by one family or household member on another
- a repeated or habitual pattern of such behavior
dom·i·cal ['dō-mi-kəl, 'dä-] -adj
- relating to, shaped like, or having a dome
do·mi·cile ['dä-mə-,sī(-ə)l, 'dō-; 'dä-mə-sil] -n
- a dwelling place : place of residence : home
- a person's fixed, permanent, and principal home for legal purposes
- residence
domicile -vt
- to establish in or provide with a domicile
do·mi·cil·i·ary [,dä-mə-'si-lē-,er-ē, ,dō-] -adj
- : of, relating to, or constituting a domicile: as
- provided or taking place in the home
- providing care and living space (as for disabled veterans)
do·mi·cil·i·ate [,dä-mə-'si-lē-,āt, ,dō-] -vb, n
- domicile
- reside
dom·i·nance ['dä-mə-nən(t)s, 'däm-nən(t)s] -n
- : the fact or state of being dominant: as
- dominant position esp. in a social hierarchy
- the property of one of a pair of alleles or traits that suppresses expression of the other in the heterozygous condition
- the influence or control over ecological communities exerted by a dominant
- functional asymmetry between a pair of bodily structures (as the right and left hands)
dom·i·nant [-nənt] -adj, adv
- commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others
- very important, powerful, or successful
- overlooking and commanding from a superior position
- of, relating to, or exerting ecological or genetic dominance
- being the one of a pair of bodily structures that is the more effective or predominant in action
dominant -n
- the fifth tone of a major or minor scale
- a dominant genetic character or factor
- any of one or more kinds of organism (as a species) in an ecological community that exerts a controlling influence on the environment and thereby largely determines what other kinds of organisms are present
- a dominant individual in a social hierarchy
dom·i·nate ['dä-mə-,nāt] -vb, adj, n
- rule, control
- an empire that dominated the world
- to exert the supreme determining or guiding influence on
- the ambition that has dominated his life
- to overlook from a superior elevation or command because of superior height or position
- a hill that dominate s the town
- to be predominant in
- sugar maples dominate the forest
- to have a commanding or preeminent place or position in
- name brands dominate the market
- to have or exert mastery, control, or preeminence
- to occupy a more elevated or superior position
dom·i·na·tion [,dä-mə-'nā-shən] -n
- supremacy or preeminence over another
- exercise of mastery or ruling power
- exercise of preponderant, governing, or controlling influence
- dominion
do·mi·na·trix [,dä-mi-'nā-triks] -n
- a woman who physically or psychologically dominates her partner in a sadomasochistic encounter
- a dominating woman
dom·i·neer [,dä-mə-'nir] -vb
- to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control
- to tyrannize over
dom·i·neer·ing [-'nir-iŋ] -adj, adv, n
- inclined to exercise arbitrary and overbearing control over others
do·min·i·cal [də-'mi-ni-kəl] -adj
- of or relating to Jesus Christ as Lord
- of or relating to the Lord's day
Do·min·i·can [də-'mi-ni-kən] -n, adj
- a member of a mendicant order of friars founded by St. Dominic in 1215 and dedicated esp. to preaching
dom·i·nick·er ['dä-mə-,ne-kər, -,ni-] -n
- dominique
do·mi·nie [1 usu 'dä-mə-nē, 2 usu 'dō-] -n
- schoolmaster
- clergyman
do·min·ion [də-'mi-nyən] -n
- domain
- supreme authority : sovereignty
- an order of angels
- a self-governing nation of the Commonwealth of Nations other than the United Kingdom that acknowledges the British monarch as chief of state
- absolute ownership
Dominion Day -n
- canada day
dom·i·nique ['dä-mə-,nēk] -n
- any of a U.S. breed of domestic chickens with a rose comb, yellow legs, and barred plumage
dom·i·no ['dä-mə-,nō] -n
- a long loose hooded cloak usu. worn with a half mask as a masquerade costume
- a half mask worn over the eyes with a masquerade costume
- a person wearing a domino
- a flat rectangular block (as of wood or plastic) whose face is divided into two equal parts that are blank or bear usu. from one to six dots arranged as on dice faces
- any of several games played with a set of usu. 28 dominoes
- a member of a group (as of nations) expected to behave in accordance with the domino theory
domino effect -n
- a cumulative effect produced when one event initiates a succession of similar events
domino theory -n
- a theory that if one nation becomes Communist-controlled the neighboring nations will also become Communist-controlled
- the theory that if one act or event is allowed to take place a series of similar acts or events will follow
do·mo·ic acid [də-'mō-ik-] -n
- a neurotoxin C 15H 21NO 6that is produced by some diatoms (esp. genus Pseudo-nitzschia) and has caused poisoning in vertebrates (as sea lions, birds, and humans) that have consumed diatom-contaminated fish or shellfish
don ['dän] -vt
- to put on (an article of clothing)
- to wrap oneself in : take on
- a Spanish nobleman or gentleman used as a title prefixed to the Christian name
- a person of consequence : grandee
- a head, tutor, or fellow in a college of Oxford or Cambridge University
- a college or university professor
- a powerful Mafia leader
DON -abbr
- director of nursing
do·na ['dō-nə] -n
- a Portuguese or Brazilian woman of rank used as a title prefixed to the Christian name
do·a ['dō-nyə] -n
- a Spanish woman of rank used as a title prefixed to the Christian name
do·nate ['dō-,nāt, dō-'] -vb
- to make a gift of
- to contribute to a public or charitable cause
- to transfer (as electrons) to another atom or molecule
- to make a donation
do·na·tion [dō-'nā-shən] -n
- : the act or an instance of donating: as
- the making of a gift esp. to a charity or public institution
- a free contribution : gift
Do·na·tism ['dō-nə-,ti-zəm, 'dä-] -n
- the doctrines of a Christian sect arising in No. Africa in 311 and holding that sanctity is essential for the administration of sacraments and church membership
do·na·tive ['dō-nə-tiv, 'dä-] -n
- a special gift or donation
- of or relating to donation
do·na·tor ['dō-,nā-tər, dō-'] -n
- donor
done ['dü] -vb, adj
(variant of do)
- to bring to pass : carry out
- put used chiefly in do to death
- perform, execute
- commit
- bring about, effect
- to give freely : pay
- to bring to an end : finish used in the past participle
- to put forth : exert
- did her best to win the race
- to wear out esp. by physical exertion : exhaust
- at the end of the race they were pretty well done
- to attack physically : beat
- kill
- to bring into existence : produce
- do a biography on the general
- used as a substitute verb esp. to avoid repetition
- if you must make such a racket, do it somewhere else
- to play the role or character of
- mimic
- to behave like
- do a Houdini and disappear
- to perform in or serve as producer of
- to treat unfairly
- cheat
- did him out of his inheritance
- : to treat or deal with in any way typically with the sense of preparation or with that of care or attention:
- to put in order : clean
- wash
- did the dishes after supper
- to prepare for use or consumption
- cook
- set, arrange
- to apply cosmetics to
- wanted to do her face before the party
- decorate, furnish
- did the living room in Early American
- to be engaged in the study or practice of
- to work at as a vocation
- to pass over (as distance) : traverse
- to travel at a speed of
- do ing 55 on the turnpike
- tour
- do ing 12 countries in 30 days
- to spend (time) in prison
- has been do ing time in a federal penitentiary
- to serve out (a period of imprisonment)
- did ten years for armed robbery
- to serve the needs of : suit, suffice
- worms will do us for bait
- to approve esp. by custom, opinion, or propriety
- you oughtn't to say a thing like that...it's not done -- Dorothy Sayers
- to treat with respect to physical comforts
- use
- to have sexual intercourse with
- to partake of
- act, behave
- get along, fare
- to carry on business or affairs : manage
- we can do without your help
- to take place : happen
- what's do ing across the street
- to come to or make an end : finish used in the past participle
- to be active or busy
- let us then be up and do ing -- H. W. Longfellow
- to be adequate or sufficient : serve
- to be fitting : conform to custom or propriety
- used as a substitute verb to avoid repetition
- wanted to run and play as children do
used esp. in British English following a modal auxiliary or perfective have - a great many people had died, or would do -- Bruce Chatwin
- used in the imperative after an imperative to add emphasis
- used with the infinitive without to to form present and past tenses in legal and parliamentary language and in poetry
- give what she did crave -- Shak.
- used with the infinitive without to to form present and past tenses in declarative sentences with inverted word order
- fervently do we pray -- Abraham Lincoln
, in interrogative sentences , and in negative sentences - used with the infinitive without to to form present and past tenses expressing emphasis
- fuss, ado
- deed, duty
- a festive get-together : affair, party
- battle
- a command or entreaty to do something
- a list of do s and don'ts
- cheat, swindle
- hairdo
- the first tone of the diatonic scale in solmization
- ditto
- double occupancy
done deal -n
- fait accompli
- thought the trade was a done deal
do·nee [,dō-'nē] -n
- a recipient of a gift
done for ['dən-,fȯr] -adj
- sunk in defeat : beaten
- mortally stricken : doomed
done·ness ['dən-nəs] -n
- the condition of being cooked to the desired degree
dong ['dȯŋ, 'däŋ] -n
- penis
don·gle ['däŋ-gəl, 'dȯŋ-] -n
- a small device that plugs into a computer and serves as an adapter or as a security measure to enable the use of certain software
dong quai ['däŋ-'kwī, 'dȯŋ-] -n
- the root of an Asian angelica ( Angelica sinensis) used esp. in traditional Chinese medicine as a tonic, analgesic, antispasmodic, and laxative
- an extract or preparation of dong quai
don·jon ['dän-jən, 'dən-] -n
- a massive inner tower in a medieval castle
Don Juan ['dän-'(h)wän, chiefly Brit & in poetry dän-'jü-ən] -n
- a legendary Spaniard proverbial for his seduction of women
- a captivating man known as a great lover or seducer of women
don·key ['däŋ-kē, 'dəŋ-, 'dȯŋ-] -n
- the domestic ass ( Equus asinus)
- a stupid or obstinate person
donkey engine -n
- a small usu. portable auxiliary engine
- a small locomotive used in switching
donkey jacket -n
- a jacket of heavy material worn esp. by laborers
donkey's years -n pl
- a very long time
don·key·work ['däŋ-kē-,wərk, 'dəŋ-, 'dȯŋ-] -n
- monotonous and routine work : drudgery
don·na [,dä-nə, ,dȯ-] -n
- an Italian woman esp. of rank used as a title prefixed to the given name
don·nee [dȯ-'nā, (,)də-] -n
- the set of assumptions on which a work of fiction or drama proceeds
don·nick·er ['dä-ni-kər] -n
- toilet
don·nish ['dä-nish] -adj, adv, n
- of, relating to, or characteristic of a university don
don·ny·brook ['dä-nē-,bru̇k] -n
- free-for-all, brawl
- a usu. public quarrel or dispute
do·nor ['dō-nər, -,nȯr] -n
- one that gives, donates, or presents something
- one used as a source of biological material (as blood or an organ)
- a compound capable of giving up a part (as an atom, chemical group, or subatomic particle) for combination with an acceptor
- an impurity added to a semiconductor to increase the number of mobile electrons
donoth·ing ['dü-,nə-thiŋ] -n
- a shiftless or lazy person
donothing [-,i-zəm] -adj, n
- marked by inactivity or failure to make positive progress
Don Qui·xote [,dän-kē-'(h)ō-tē, ,däŋ-; chiefly Brit dän-'kwik-sət] -n
- an impractical idealist
don·sie ['dän(t)-sē] -adj
- unlucky
- restive
- saucy
- slightly ill
don't ['dōnt]
- do not
- does not
- a command or entreaty not to do something
- a list of dos and don't s
donut [-(,)nət] -n, adj
(variant of doughnut)
- a small usu. ring-shaped cake fried in fat
- something (as a mathematical torus) that resembles a doughnut esp. in shape
doo·bie ['dü-bē] -n
- a marijuana cigarette
- joint
doo·dad ['dü-,dad] -n
- an ornamental attachment or decoration
- an often small article whose common name is unknown or forgotten : gadget
doo·dle ['dü-dᵊl] -vb, n
- to make a doodle
- dawdle, trifle
- to produce by doodling
doodle -n
- an aimless or casual scribble, design, or sketch
- a minor work
doo·dle·bug ['dü-dᵊl-,bəg] -n
- the larva of an ant lion
- any of several other insects
- a device (as a divining rod) used in attempting to locate underground gas, water, oil, or ores
- buzz bomb
doodleysquat ['dü-dᵊl-ē-,skwät] -n
- diddly-squat
doodoo ['dü-(,)dü] -n
- feces
doo·fus ['dü-fəs, -fis] -n
- a stupid, incompetent, or foolish person
doo·hick·ey ['dü-,hi-kē] -n
- doodad
doom ['düm] -n
- a law or ordinance esp. in Anglo-Saxon England
- judgment, decision
- a judicial condemnation or sentence
- judgment
- judgment day
- destiny
- unhappy destiny
- death, ruin
- to give judgment against : condemn
- to fix the fate of : destine
- felt he was doom ed to a life of loneliness
- to make certain the failure or destruction of
- the scandal doom ed her chances for election
doom·ful ['düm-fəl] -adj, adv
- presaging doom : ominous
doom·say·er ['düm-,sā-ər] -n
- one given to forebodings and predictions of impending calamity
dooms·day ['dümz-,dā] -n
- a day of final judgment
- a time of catastrophic destruction and death
dooms·day·er [-,dā-ər, -,der] -n
- doomsayer
doom·ster ['düm(p)-stər] -n
- judge
- doomsayer
doomy ['dü-mē] -adj, adv
- suggestive of doom : doomful
door ['dȯr] -n, adj
- a usu. swinging or sliding barrier by which an entry is closed and opened
- a similar part of a piece of furniture
- doorway
- a means of access or participation : opportunity
door·bell ['dȯr-,bel] -n
- a bell or set of chimes to be rung usu. by a push button at an outer door
doordie ['dü-ər-'dī, -ȯr-] -adj
- doggedly determined to reach one's objective : indomitable
- presenting as the only alternatives complete success or complete ruin
door·jamb ['dȯr-,jam] -n
- an upright piece forming the side of a door opening
door·keep·er [-,kē-pər] -n
- a person who tends a door
door·knob [-,näb] -n
- a knob that releases a door latch
door·man [-,man, -mən] -n
- a usu. uniformed attendant at the door of a building (as a hotel or apartment building)
door·mat [-,mat] -n
- a mat placed before or inside a door for wiping dirt from the shoes
- one that submits without protest to abuse or indignities
- a team that regularly finishes last
door·nail [-,nāl, -'nāl] -n
- a large-headed nail used chiefly in the phrase dead as a doornail
door·plate [-,plāt] -n
- a nameplate on a door
door·post [-,pōst] -n
- doorjamb
door prize -n
- a prize awarded to the holder of a winning ticket passed out at the entrance to an entertainment or function
door·sill ['dȯr-,sil] -n
- sill
door·step [-,step] -n
- a step before an outer door
door·stop [-,stäp] -n
- a usu. rubber-tipped device attached to a wall or floor to prevent damaging contact between an opened door and the wall
- a device (as a wedge or weight) for holding a door open
doortodoor [,dȯr-tə-'dȯr] -adj, adv
- going or made by going to each house in a neighborhood
door·way ['dȯr-,wā] -n
- the opening that a door closes
- an entrance into a building or room
- door
door·yard [-,yärd] -n
- a yard next to the door of a house
doowop ['dü-,wäp] -n
- a vocal style of rock and roll characterized by the a cappella singing of nonsense syllables in rhythmical support of the melody
doo·zy ['dü-zē] -n
- an extraordinary one of its kind
do·pa ['dō-pə, -(,)pä] -n
- a phenolic amino acid C 9H 11NO 4occurring naturally (as in broad beans) or prepared synthetically (as from tyrosine)
do·pa·mine ['dō-pə-,mēn] -n
- a monoamine C 8H 11NO 2that is a decarboxylated form of dopa and that occurs esp. as a neurotransmitter in the brain
do·pa·mi·ner·gic [,dō-pə-,mē-'nər-jik] -adj
- liberating, activated by, or involving dopamine or related substances
dop·ant ['dō-pənt] -n
- an impurity added usu. in minute amounts to a pure substance to alter its properties (as conductivity)
dope ['dōp] -n
- a thick liquid or pasty preparation
- a preparation for giving a desired quality to a substance or surface
- absorbent or adsorbent material used in various manufacturing processes (as the making of dynamite)
- an illicit, habit-forming, or narcotic drug
- marijuana
- a preparation given to a racehorse to help or hinder its performance
- a cola drink
- a stupid person
- information esp. from a reliable source
- to treat or affect with dope
- to give a narcotic to
- figure out usu. used with out
- to treat with a dopant
- to take dope
- excellent used as a generalized term of approval
dope·head ['dōp-,hed] -n
- a drug addict
dope·ster ['dōp-stər] -n
- a forecaster of the outcome of future events (as sports contests or elections)
dop·ey ['dō-pē] -adj, adv, n
- dulled by alcohol or a narcotic
- sluggish, stupefied
- stupid, fatuous
doping -n
- the use of a substance (as an anabolic steroid or erythropoietin) or technique (as blood doping) to illegally improve athletic performance
dop·pel·gang·er ['dä-pəl-,gaŋ-ər, -,geŋ-, ,dä-pəl-'] -n
- a ghostly counterpart of a living person
- double
- alter ego
- a person who has the same name as another
Dopp·ler ['dä-plər] -adj
- of, relating to, being, or utilizing a shift in frequency in accordance with the Doppler effect
- of or relating to Doppler radar
Doppler effect -n
- a change in the frequency with which waves (as of sound or light) from a given source reach an observer when the source and the observer are in motion with respect to each other so that the frequency increases or decreases according to the speed at which the distance is decreasing or increasing
Doppler radar -n
- a radar system that utilizes the Doppler effect for measuring velocity
do·ra·do [də-'rä-(,)dō] -n
- mahimahi
dorag ['dü-,rag] -n
- a kerchief worn esp. to cover the hair
Dor·cas ['dȯr-kəs] -n
- a Christian woman of New Testament times who made clothing for the poor
Do·ri·an ['dȯr-ē-ən] -n, adj
- a member of an ancient Hellenic race that completed the overthrow of Mycenaean civilization and settled esp. in the Peloponnisos and Crete
Dor·ic ['dȯr-ik, 'där-] -adj
- of, relating to, or characteristic of the Dorians
- belonging to the oldest and simplest Greek architectural order
- of, relating to, or constituting Doric
Doric -n
- a dialect of ancient Greek spoken esp. in the Peloponnisos, Crete, Sicily, and southern Italy
dork ['dȯrk] -n
- nerd
- jerk
dorky ['dȯr-kē] -adj, n
- foolishly stupid : clueless
dorm ['dȯrm] -n
- dormitory
dor·man·cy ['dȯr-mən(t)-sē] -n
- the quality or state of being dormant
dor·mant ['dȯr-mənt] -adj
- represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws
- : marked by a suspension of activity: as
- temporarily devoid of external activity
- temporarily in abeyance yet capable of being activated
- asleep, inactive
- having the faculties suspended : sluggish
- : having biological activity suspended: as
- being in a state of suspended animation
- not actively growing but protected (as by bud scales) from the environment used of plant parts
- associated with, carried out, or applied during a period of dormancy
dor·mer ['dȯr-mər] -n, adj
- a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof
- the roofed structure containing such a window
dor·mie ['dȯr-mē] -adj
- being ahead by as many holes in golf as remain to be played in match play
dor·mi·to·ry ['dȯr-mə-,tȯr-ē] -n
- a room for sleeping
- a large room containing numerous beds
- a residence hall providing rooms for individuals or for groups usu. without private baths
- a residential community inhabited chiefly by commuters
dor·mouse ['dȯr-,mau̇s] -n
- any of numerous small Old World rodents (esp. family Myoxidae) that are intermediate in form and behavior between mice and squirrels
dor·nick ['dȯr-nik, 'dä-nik] -n
- a stone small enough to throw
- a large piece of rock
do·ron·i·cum [də-'rä-ni-kəm] -n
- any of a genus ( Doronicum) of Eurasian perennial composite herbs including several cultivated for their showy yellow flower heads
dorp ['dȯrp] -n
- village
dors- -comb form
- back
- dorsal and
dor·sad ['dȯr-,sad] -adv
- toward the back : dorsally
dorsal ['dä-səl] -n
(variant of dossal)
- an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar
dor·sal ['dȯr-səl] -adj, adv
- relating to or situated near or on the back esp. of an animal or of one of its parts
- abaxial
dorsal -n
- a dorsally located part
- a thoracic vertebra
dorsal lip -n
- the margin of the fold of blastula wall that delineates the dorsal limit of the blastopore, constitutes the primary organizer, and forms the point of origin of chordamesoderm
dorsal root -n
- the one of the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes dorsally to the spinal cord and consists of sensory fibers
Dor·set ['dȯr-sət] -n
- any of a breed of domestic white-faced sheep orig. developed in Dorset, England
dor·si·ven·tral [,dȯr-si-'ven-trəl] -adj, n, adv
- having distinct dorsal and ventral surfaces
- dorsoventral
dor·so·lat·er·al [,dȯr-sō-'la-tə-rəl, -'la-trəl] -adj
- of, relating to, or involving both the back and the sides
dor·so·ven·tral [-'ven-trəl] -adj, n, adv
- relating to, involving, or extending along the axis joining the dorsal and ventral sides
- dorsiventral
dor·sum ['dȯr-səm] -n
- the upper surface of an appendage or part
- back
- the entire dorsal surface of an animal
do·ry ['dȯr-ē] -n
- a flat-bottomed boat with high flaring sides, sharp bow, and deep V-shaped transom
dos ['dü] -vb, adj
(variant of do)
- to bring to pass : carry out
- put used chiefly in do to death
- perform, execute
- commit
- bring about, effect
- to give freely : pay
- to bring to an end : finish used in the past participle
- to put forth : exert
- did her best to win the race
- to wear out esp. by physical exertion : exhaust
- at the end of the race they were pretty well done
- to attack physically : beat
- kill
- to bring into existence : produce
- do a biography on the general
- used as a substitute verb esp. to avoid repetition
- if you must make such a racket, do it somewhere else
- to play the role or character of
- mimic
- to behave like
- do a Houdini and disappear
- to perform in or serve as producer of
- to treat unfairly
- cheat
- did him out of his inheritance
- : to treat or deal with in any way typically with the sense of preparation or with that of care or attention:
- to put in order : clean
- wash
- did the dishes after supper
- to prepare for use or consumption
- cook
- set, arrange
- to apply cosmetics to
- wanted to do her face before the party
- decorate, furnish
- did the living room in Early American
- to be engaged in the study or practice of
- to work at as a vocation
- to pass over (as distance) : traverse
- to travel at a speed of
- do ing 55 on the turnpike
- tour
- do ing 12 countries in 30 days
- to spend (time) in prison
- has been do ing time in a federal penitentiary
- to serve out (a period of imprisonment)
- did ten years for armed robbery
- to serve the needs of : suit, suffice
- worms will do us for bait
- to approve esp. by custom, opinion, or propriety
- you oughtn't to say a thing like that...it's not done -- Dorothy Sayers
- to treat with respect to physical comforts
- use
- to have sexual intercourse with
- to partake of
- act, behave
- get along, fare
- to carry on business or affairs : manage
- we can do without your help
- to take place : happen
- what's do ing across the street
- to come to or make an end : finish used in the past participle
- to be active or busy
- let us then be up and do ing -- H. W. Longfellow
- to be adequate or sufficient : serve
- to be fitting : conform to custom or propriety
- used as a substitute verb to avoid repetition
- wanted to run and play as children do
used esp. in British English following a modal auxiliary or perfective have - a great many people had died, or would do -- Bruce Chatwin
- used in the imperative after an imperative to add emphasis
- used with the infinitive without to to form present and past tenses in legal and parliamentary language and in poetry
- give what she did crave -- Shak.
- used with the infinitive without to to form present and past tenses in declarative sentences with inverted word order
- fervently do we pray -- Abraham Lincoln
, in interrogative sentences , and in negative sentences - used with the infinitive without to to form present and past tenses expressing emphasis
- fuss, ado
- deed, duty
- a festive get-together : affair, party
- battle
- a command or entreaty to do something
- a list of do s and don'ts
- cheat, swindle
- hairdo
- the first tone of the diatonic scale in solmization
- ditto
- double occupancy
DOS -abbr
- disk operating system
dos·age ['dō-sij] -n
- the addition of an ingredient or the application of an agent in a measured dose
- the presence and relative representation or strength of a factor or agent
- dose
- the giving of a dose
- regulation or determination of doses
- an exposure to some experience in or as if in measured portions
dose ['dōs] -n
- the measured quantity of a therapeutic agent to be taken at one time
- the quantity of radiation administered or absorbed
- a portion of a substance added during a process
- an amount of something likened to a prescribed or measured quantity of medicine
- a daily dose of hard work
- a gonorrheal infection
- to give a dose to
- to give medicine to
- to divide (as a medicine) into doses
- to treat with an application or agent
dosido [,dō-(,)sē-'dō] -n
- : a square-dance figure:
- a figure in which the dancers pass each other right shoulder to right shoulder and circle each other back to back
- a figure in which the woman moves in a figure circling first her partner and then the man on her right
do·sim·e·ter [dō-'si-mə-tər] -n, adj
- a device for measuring doses of radiations (as X-rays)
doss ['dȯs, 'däs] -vi
- to sleep or bed down in a convenient place usu. used with down
- a crude or makeshift bed
dos·sal ['dä-səl] -n
- an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar
dosshouse ['dȯs-,hau̇s, 'däs-] -n
- a cheap rooming house or hotel
dos·sier ['dȯs-,yā, 'däs-; 'dȯ-sē-,ā, 'dä-] -n
- a file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject
dost ['dü] -vb, adj
(variant of do)
- to bring to pass : carry out
- put used chiefly in do to death
- perform, execute
- commit
- bring about, effect
- to give freely : pay
- to bring to an end : finish used in the past participle
- to put forth : exert
- did her best to win the race
- to wear out esp. by physical exertion : exhaust
- at the end of the race they were pretty well done
- to attack physically : beat
- kill
- to bring into existence : produce
- do a biography on the general
- used as a substitute verb esp. to avoid repetition
- if you must make such a racket, do it somewhere else
- to play the role or character of
- mimic
- to behave like
- do a Houdini and disappear
- to perform in or serve as producer of
- to treat unfairly
- cheat
- did him out of his inheritance
- : to treat or deal with in any way typically with the sense of preparation or with that of care or attention:
- to put in order : clean
- wash
- did the dishes after supper
- to prepare for use or consumption
- cook
- set, arrange
- to apply cosmetics to
- wanted to do her face before the party
- decorate, furnish
- did the living room in Early American
- to be engaged in the study or practice of
- to work at as a vocation
- to pass over (as distance) : traverse
- to travel at a speed of
- do ing 55 on the turnpike
- tour
- do ing 12 countries in 30 days
- to spend (time) in prison
- has been do ing time in a federal penitentiary
- to serve out (a period of imprisonment)
- did ten years for armed robbery
- to serve the needs of : suit, suffice
- worms will do us for bait
- to approve esp. by custom, opinion, or propriety
- you oughtn't to say a thing like that...it's not done -- Dorothy Sayers
- to treat with respect to physical comforts
- use
- to have sexual intercourse with
- to partake of
- act, behave
- get along, fare
- to carry on business or affairs : manage
- we can do without your help
- to take place : happen
- what's do ing across the street
- to come to or make an end : finish used in the past participle
- to be active or busy
- let us then be up and do ing -- H. W. Longfellow
- to be adequate or sufficient : serve
- to be fitting : conform to custom or propriety
- used as a substitute verb to avoid repetition
- wanted to run and play as children do
used esp. in British English following a modal auxiliary or perfective have - a great many people had died, or would do -- Bruce Chatwin
- used in the imperative after an imperative to add emphasis
- used with the infinitive without to to form present and past tenses in legal and parliamentary language and in poetry
- give what she did crave -- Shak.
- used with the infinitive without to to form present and past tenses in declarative sentences with inverted word order
- fervently do we pray -- Abraham Lincoln
, in interrogative sentences , and in negative sentences - used with the infinitive without to to form present and past tenses expressing emphasis
- fuss, ado
- deed, duty
- a festive get-together : affair, party
- battle
- a command or entreaty to do something
- a list of do s and don'ts
- cheat, swindle
- hairdo
- the first tone of the diatonic scale in solmization
- ditto
- double occupancy
dot ['dät] -n
- a small spot : speck
- : a small round mark: as
- a small point made with a pointed instrument
- a dot on the chart marked the ship's position
- a small round mark used in orthography or punctuation
- a centered point used as a multiplication sign (as in 6 5 30)
- a point after a note or rest in music indicating augmentation of the time value by one half
- a point over or under a note indicating that it is to be played staccato
- a precise point esp. in time
- arrived at six on the dot
- a short click or buzz forming a letter or part of a letter (as in the Morse code)
- a point used to separate components of an address on the Internet
- to mark with a dot
- to intersperse with dots or objects scattered at random
- to make a dot
- dowry
DOT -abbr
- Department of Transportation
dot·age ['dō-tij] -n
- a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness
do·tal ['dō-tᵊl] -adj
- of or relating to a woman's marriage dowry
dot·ard ['dō-tərd] -n
- a person in his or her dotage
dotcom ['dät-,käm] -n
- a company that markets its products or services usu. exclusively online via a Web site
dotcom·mer [-,kä-mər] -n
- a person who owns or works for a dot-com
dote ['dōt] -vi, n, adv
- to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage
- to be lavish or excessive in one's attention, fondness, or affection usu. used with on
- doted on her only grandchild
doth ['dü] -vb, adj
(variant of do)
- to bring to pass : carry out
- put used chiefly in do to death
- perform, execute
- commit
- bring about, effect
- to give freely : pay
- to bring to an end : finish used in the past participle
- to put forth : exert
- did her best to win the race
- to wear out esp. by physical exertion : exhaust
- at the end of the race they were pretty well done
- to attack physically : beat
- kill
- to bring into existence : produce
- do a biography on the general
- used as a substitute verb esp. to avoid repetition
- if you must make such a racket, do it somewhere else
- to play the role or character of
- mimic
- to behave like
- do a Houdini and disappear
- to perform in or serve as producer of
- to treat unfairly
- cheat
- did him out of his inheritance
- : to treat or deal with in any way typically with the sense of preparation or with that of care or attention:
- to put in order : clean
- wash
- did the dishes after supper
- to prepare for use or consumption
- cook
- set, arrange
- to apply cosmetics to
- wanted to do her face before the party
- decorate, furnish
- did the living room in Early American
- to be engaged in the study or practice of
- to work at as a vocation
- to pass over (as distance) : traverse
- to travel at a speed of
- do ing 55 on the turnpike
- tour
- do ing 12 countries in 30 days
- to spend (time) in prison
- has been do ing time in a federal penitentiary
- to serve out (a period of imprisonment)
- did ten years for armed robbery
- to serve the needs of : suit, suffice
- worms will do us for bait
- to approve esp. by custom, opinion, or propriety
- you oughtn't to say a thing like that...it's not done -- Dorothy Sayers
- to treat with respect to physical comforts
- use
- to have sexual intercourse with
- to partake of
- act, behave
- get along, fare
- to carry on business or affairs : manage
- we can do without your help
- to take place : happen
- what's do ing across the street
- to come to or make an end : finish used in the past participle
- to be active or busy
- let us then be up and do ing -- H. W. Longfellow
- to be adequate or sufficient : serve
- to be fitting : conform to custom or propriety
- used as a substitute verb to avoid repetition
- wanted to run and play as children do
used esp. in British English following a modal auxiliary or perfective have - a great many people had died, or would do -- Bruce Chatwin
- used in the imperative after an imperative to add emphasis
- used with the infinitive without to to form present and past tenses in legal and parliamentary language and in poetry
- give what she did crave -- Shak.
- used with the infinitive without to to form present and past tenses in declarative sentences with inverted word order
- fervently do we pray -- Abraham Lincoln
, in interrogative sentences , and in negative sentences - used with the infinitive without to to form present and past tenses expressing emphasis
- fuss, ado
- deed, duty
- a festive get-together : affair, party
- battle
- a command or entreaty to do something
- a list of do s and don'ts
- cheat, swindle
- hairdo
- the first tone of the diatonic scale in solmization
- ditto
- double occupancy
dot matrix -n
- a pattern of dots in a grid from which alphanumeric characters can be formed
dot product -n
- scalar product
dotted swiss -n
- a sheer light muslin ornamented with evenly spaced raised dots
dot·ter·el ['dä-tə-rəl, 'dä-trəl] -n
- a Eurasian plover ( Eudromias morinellus) formerly common in England
- any of various related plovers chiefly of eastern Asia, Australia, and So. America
dot·tle ['dä-tᵊl, 'dȯ-] -n
- unburned and partially burned tobacco in the bowl of a pipe
dot·ty ['dä-tē] -adj, adv, n
- mentally unbalanced : crazy
- amiably eccentric
- being obsessed or infatuated
- amusingly absurd : ridiculous
dotty -adj
- composed of or marked by dots
Dou·ay Version [dü-'ā-] -n
- an English translation of the Vulgate used by Roman Catholics
dou·ble ['də-bəl] -adj, n
- having a twofold relation or character : dual
- consisting of two usu. combined members or parts
- an egg with a double yolk
- being twice as great or as many
- double the number of expected applicants
- worth two of the specified amount
- marked by duplicity : deceitful
- folded in two
- of extra size, strength, or value
- having more than the normal number of floral leaves often at the expense of the sporophylls
- involving correspondence of two syllables (as in excitingand inviting)
- designed for the use of two persons
double ['də-b(ə-)liŋ] -vb, n
- : to make twice as great or as many: as
- to increase by adding an equal amount
- to amount to twice the number of
- to make a call in bridge that increases the value of odd tricks or undertricks at (an opponent's bid)
- to bend or fold (as a sheet of paper) usu. in the middle so that one part lies directly against the other part
- clench
- to cause to stoop
- to avoid by doubling : elude
- to replace in a dramatic role
- to play (dramatic roles) by doubling
- to advance or score (a base runner) by a double
- to bring about the scoring of (a run) by a double
- to put out (a base runner) in completing a double play
- to become twice as much or as many
- to double a bid (as in bridge)
- to turn sharply and suddenly
- to turn back on one's course
- the rabbit doubled back on its tracks
- to follow a circuitous course
- to become bent or folded usu. in the middle usu. used with up
- to serve an additional purpose or perform an additional duty
- to play a dramatic role as a double
- to make a double in baseball
- to twice the extent or amount
- two together
- some people sleep better double and some single -- Morris Fishbein
- downward and forward from the usual position
- he was bent double with pain
- : something twice the usual size, strength, speed, quantity, or value: as
- a double amount
- a base hit that enables the batter to reach second base
- : one that is the counterpart of another : duplicate: as
- a living person that closely resembles another living person
- wraith
- understudy
- one who resembles an actor and takes his or her place esp. in scenes calling for special skills
- an actor who plays more than one role in a production
- a sharp turn (as in running) : reversal
- an evasive shift
- : something consisting of two paired members: as
- fold
- a combined bet placed on two different contests
- two consecutive strikes in bowling
- a game between two pairs of players
- an act of doubling in a card game
- a room (as in a hotel) for two guests
double agent -n
- a spy pretending to serve one government while actually serving another
double bar -n
- two adjacent vertical lines or a heavy single line separating principal sections of a musical composition
dou·blebar·rel [,də-bəl-'ba-rəl] -n
- a double-barreled gun
dou·blebar·reled [-rəld] -adj
- having two barrels mounted side by side or one beneath the other
- twofold
- having a double purpose
- asked a doublebarreled question
double bass [-'bā-sist] -n
- the largest and lowest-pitched of the stringed instruments tuned in fourths
double bassoon -n
- contrabassoon
double bill -n
- a bill (as at a theater) offering two principal features
double bind -n
- a psychological predicament in which a person receives from a single source conflicting messages that allow no appropriate response to be made
- dilemma
dou·bleblind [,də-bəl-'blīnd] -adj
- of, relating to, or being an experimental procedure in which neither the subjects nor the experimenters know which subjects are in the test and control groups during the actual course of the experiments
double bogey -n, vt
- a golf score of two strokes over par on a hole
double boiler -n
- a cooking utensil consisting of two saucepans fitting together so that the contents of the upper can be cooked or heated by boiling water in the lower
double bond -n
- a chemical bond in which two pairs of electrons are shared by two atoms in a molecule
dou·blebreast·ed [,də-bəl-'bres-təd] -adj
- having one half of the front lapped over the other and usu. a double row of buttons and a single row of buttonholes
- having a double-breasted coat
doublecheck [,də-bəl-'chek, 'də-bəl-,] -vt
- to subject to a double check
- an article doublecheck ed for accuracy
- to make a double check
double check -n
- a careful checking to determine accuracy, condition, or progress esp. of something already checked
dou·bleclutch [,də-bəl-'kləch] -vi
- to shift gears in an automotive vehicle by shifting into neutral and pumping the clutch before shifting to another gear
dou·blecrest·ed cormorant [-'kres-təd-] -n
- a No. American cormorant ( Phalacrocorax auritus) of which the breeding adults have a tuft of feathers on each side of the head
dou·blecrop [,də-bəl-'kräp] -vi
- to grow two or more crops on the same land in the same season or at the same time
- to grow (a crop) by double-cropping
- doublecrop soybeans with wheat
dou·blecross [,də-bəl-'krȯs] -vt, n
- to deceive by double-dealing : betray
double cross -n
- an act of winning or trying to win a fight or match after agreeing to lose it
- an act of betraying or cheating an associate
- a cross between first-generation hybrids of four separate inbred lines (as in the production of hybrid seed corn)
double dagger -n
- the character used as a reference mark called also diesis
double date -n, vi
- a date participated in by two couples
dou·bledeal·ing [,də-bəl-'dē-liŋ] -n
- action contradictory to a professed attitude : duplicity
doubledealing -adj
- given to or marked by duplicity
dou·bledeck [,də-bəl-,dek] -adj
- having two decks, levels, or layers
dou·bledeck·er [-'de-kər] -n
- something that is double-deck
dou·bledig·it [,də-bəl-'di-jət] -adj
- amounting to 10 percent or more
- doubledigit price increases
dou·bledip·per [-'di-pər] -n
- a person who collects both a government pension and a government salary
dou·bledome ['də-bəl-,dōm] -n
- intellectual
double door -n
- an opening with two vertical doors that meet in the middle of the opening when closed
dou·bledou·ble [-'də-bəl] -n
- an instance of a player's accumulating a total of 10 or more in two statistical categories (as points and rebounds) in one basketball game
double dribble -n
- an illegal action in basketball made when a player dribbles the ball with two hands simultaneously or continues to dribble after allowing the ball to come to rest in one or both hands
double Dutch -n
- unintelligible language
- the jumping of two jump ropes rotating in opposite directions simultaneously
double eagle -n, vt
- a golf score of three strokes less than par on a hole
dou·bleedged [,də-bəl-'ejd] -adj
- having two cutting edges
- having two components or aspects
- a spy with a doubleedged mission
- capable of being taken in two ways
doubleedged sword -n
- something that has or can have both favorable and unfavorable consequences
- freedom of expression...can be a double-edged sword -- Linda Connors
dou·bleend·ed [,də-bəl-'en-dəd] -adj
- similar at both ends
dou·bleend·er [-dər] -n
- a ship or boat with bow and stern of similar shape
dou·ble en·ten·dre ['düb-ᵊl-äⁿ-'täⁿd(-rᵊ); 'də-bəl-än-'tänd(-rə)] -n
- ambiguity of meaning arising from language that lends itself to more than one interpretation
- a word or expression capable of two interpretations with one usu. risque
double entry -n
- a method of bookkeeping that recognizes both sides of a business transaction by debiting the amount of the transaction to one account and crediting it to another account so the total debits equal the total credits
dou·blefaced [,də-bəl-'fāst] -adj
- hypocritical, two-faced
- having two faces or sides designed for use
- finished on both sides : reversible used of fabric
double fault [,də-bəl-'fȯlt] -n, vi
- two consecutive serving faults in tennis that result in the loss of a point
double feature -n
- a movie program with two main films
double fertilization -n
- fertilization characteristic of seed plants in which one sperm nucleus fuses with the egg nucleus to form an embryo and another fuses with polar nuclei to form endosperm
double genitive -n
- a syntactic construction in English in which possession is marked both by the preposition ofand a noun or pronoun in the possessive case (as in A friend of Bob's is a friend of mine) called also double possessive
double glazing -n
- two layers of glass set in a window to reduce heat flow in either direction
Double Glouces·ter [-'gläs-tər, -,glȯs-] -n
- a firm mild orange-colored English cheese similar to cheddar
dou·ble·hand·ed ['də-bəl-'han-dəd] -adj
- having, requiring, or suitable for two sailors
- involving boats each manned by two sailors
dou·ble·head·er [,də-bəl-'he-dər] -n
- a train pulled by two locomotives
- two games, contests, or events held consecutively on the same program
double helix [-'he-li-kəl, -'hē-] -n, adj
- a helix or spiral consisting of two strands in the surface of a cylinder that coil around its axis
- the structural arrangement of DNA in space that consists of paired polynucleotide strands stabilized by cross-links between purine and pyrimidine bases
doublehung [,də-bəl-'həŋ] -adj
- having an upper and a lower sash that can slide vertically past each other
double hyphen -n
- a punctuation mark used in place of a hyphen at the end of a line to indicate that the word so divided is normally hyphenated
double indemnity -n
- a provision in a life-insurance or accident policy whereby the company agrees to pay twice the face of the contract in case of accidental death
double jeopardy -n
- the putting of a person on trial for an offense for which he or she has previously been put on trial under a valid charge : two adjudications for one offense
- considerable danger or trouble from two sources
dou·blejoint·ed [,də-bəl-'jȯin-təd] -adj
- having a joint that permits an exceptional degree of freedom of motion of the parts joined
double knit -n
- a knitted fabric (as wool) made with a double set of needles to produce a double thickness of fabric with each thickness joined by interlocking stitches
- an article of clothing made of such fabric
double negative -n
- a now nonstandard syntactic construction containing two negatives and having a negative meaning
- I didn't hear nothing is a double negative
dou·blepark [,də-bəl-'pärk] -vt
- to park (a vehicle) beside a row of vehicles already parked parallel to the curb
- to double-park a vehicle
double play -n
- a play in baseball by which two players are put out
double pneumonia -n
- pneumonia affecting both lungs
double prime -n
- the symbol used to distinguish arbitrary characters (as a, a,and a), to indicate a specific unit (as inches), or to indicate the second derivative of a function (as por f(x))
dou·blequick ['də-bəl-,kwik] -n, adj or adv
- double time
- a rapid pace
double reed -n
- two reeds bound together with a slight separation between them so that air passing through them causes them to beat against one another and that are used as a sound-producing device in certain woodwind instruments (as members of the oboe family)
double refraction -n
- birefringence
dou·blering ['də-bəl-,riŋ] -adj
- of or relating to a wedding ceremony in which each partner ceremonially gives the other a wedding ring while reciting vows
double salt -n
- a salt (as an alum) yielding on hydrolysis two different cations or anions
dou·blespace [,də-bəl-'spās] -vt
- to type (text) leaving alternate lines blank
- to type on every other line
dou·ble·speak ['də-bəl-,spēk] -n
- language used to deceive usu. through concealment or misrepresentation of truth
- gobbledygook
double standard -n
- bimetallism
- a set of principles that applies differently and usu. more rigorously to one group of people or circumstances than to another
- a code of morals that applies more severe standards of sexual behavior to women than to men
double star -n
- binary star
- two stars in very nearly the same line of sight but actually physically separate
dou·blestop [,də-bəl-'stäp] -vt, n
- to produce two or more tones simultaneously on (as a violin)
double sugar -n
- disaccharide
dou·blet ['dəb-lət] -n
- a man's close-fitting jacket worn in Europe esp. during the Renaissance
- : something consisting of two identical or similar parts: as
- a lens consisting of two components
- a handheld magnifier consisting of two lenses in a metal cylinder
- a spectrum line having two close components
- a domino with the same number of spots on each end
- : a set of two identical or similar things: as
- two thrown dice with the same number of spots on the upper face
- one of nine pairs of microtubules found in cilia and flagella
- one of a pair
- one of two or more words (as guardand ward) in the same language derived by different routes of transmission from the same source
dou·ble take ['də-bəl-,tāk] -n
- a delayed reaction to a surprising or significant situation after an initial failure to notice anything unusual usu. used in the phrase do a double take
dou·bletalk [-,tȯk] -n, vi
- language that appears to be earnest and meaningful but in fact is a mixture of sense and nonsense
- inflated, involved, and often deliberately ambiguous language
dou·bleteam [-,tēm] -vt, n
- to block or guard (an opponent) with two players at one time
Double Ten -n
- October 10 observed by the Republic of China in commemoration of the revolution of 1911
dou·ble·think ['də-bəl-,thiŋk] -n
- a simultaneous belief in two contradictory ideas
dou·bletime ['də-bəl-,tīm] -vi
- to move at double time
double time -n
- a marching cadence of 180 30-inch steps per minute
- payment of a worker at twice the regular wage rate
dou·ble·ton ['də-bəl-tən] -n
- two cards that are the only ones of their suit orig. dealt to a player
dou·bletongue [,də-bəl-'təŋ] -vi
- to cause the tongue to alternate rapidly between the positions for tand kso as to produce a fast succession of detached notes on a wind instrument
dou·bleu [as at w] -n
- the letter w
double up -vi
- to share accommodations designed for one
double vision -n
- diplopia
double whammy -n
- a combination of two usu. adverse forces, circumstances, or effects
doublewide [,də-bəl-'wīd] -n
- a mobile home consisting of two units that have been fastened together along their length
dou·bloon [,də-'blün] -n
- an old gold coin of Spain and Spanish America
dou·bly ['də-b(ə-)lē] -adv
- in a twofold manner
- to twice the degree
doubt ['dau̇t] -vb, adj, n, adv
- fear
- suspect
- to be in doubt about
- he doubt s everyone's word
- to lack confidence in : distrust
- find myself doubt ing him even when I know that he is honest -- H. L. Mencken
- to consider unlikely
- to be uncertain
- uncertainty of belief or opinion that often interferes with decision-making
- a deliberate suspension of judgment
- a state of affairs giving rise to uncertainty, hesitation, or suspense
- the outcome is still in doubt
- a lack of confidence : distrust
- has doubt s about his abilities
- an inclination not to believe or accept
doubt·ful ['dau̇t-fəl] -adj, adv, n
- giving rise to doubt : open to question
- it is doubtful that they ever knew what happened
- lacking a definite opinion, conviction, or determination
- they were doubtful about the advantages of the new system
- uncertain in outcome : undecided
- the outcome of the election remains doubtful
- marked by qualities that raise doubts about worth, honesty, or validity
doubting Thom·as [-'tä-məs] -n
- an incredulous or habitually doubtful person
doubt·less ['dau̇t-ləs] -adv
- without doubt
- probably
doubtless -adj, adv, n
- free from doubt : certain
douce ['düs] -adj, adv
- sober, sedate
- the douce faces of the mourners -- L. J. A. Bell
dou·ceur [dü-'sər] -n
- a conciliatory gift
douche ['düsh] -n, vb
- a jet or current of liquid (as a cleansing solution) directed against or into a bodily part or cavity (as the vagina)
- an act of cleansing with a douche
- a device for giving douches
- an abrupt often chastening shock to the nerves, emotions, or awareness
- the icy douche (what he said about my work) -- John Fowles
douche bag -n
- an unattractive or offensive person
dough ['dō] -n, adj
- a mixture that consists essentially of flour or meal and a liquid (as milk or water) and is stiff enough to knead or roll
- something resembling dough esp. in consistency
- money
- doughboy
dough box -n
- a rectangular wooden box mounted on legs that is used as a worktable and storage space
dough·boy [-,bȯi] -n
- an American infantryman esp. in World War I
dough·face [-,fās] -n, adj
- a Northern congressman not opposed to slavery in the South before or during the American Civil War
- a Northerner sympathetic to the South during the same period
dough·nut [-(,)nət] -n, adj
- a small usu. ring-shaped cake fried in fat
- something (as a mathematical torus) that resembles a doughnut esp. in shape
dough·ty ['dau̇-tē] -adj, adv, n
- marked by fearless resolution : valiant
doughy ['dō-ē] -adj
- : resembling dough: as
- not thoroughly baked
- unhealthily pale : pasty
Doug·las fir [,də-gləs-] -n
- any of a genus ( Pseudotsuga) of tall evergreen timber trees of the pine family having thick bark, pitchy wood, and pendulous cones
- one ( P. menziesiisyn. P. taxifolia) chiefly of the western U.S.
Dou·kho·bor ['dü-kə-,bȯr] -n
- a member of a Christian sect of 18th century Russian origin emphasizing the duty of obeying the inner light and rejecting church or civil authority
dou·la ['dü-lə] -n
- a woman experienced in childbirth who provides advice, information, emotional support, and physical comfort to a mother before, during, and just after childbirth
do up -vt
- to prepare (as by cleaning or repairing) for wear or use
- to wrap up
- put up, can
- to deck out : clothe
- to furnish with something ornamental : decorate
- exhaust, wear out
- fasten
dour ['du̇r, 'dau̇(-ə)r] -adj, adv, n
- stern, harsh
- obstinate, unyielding
- gloomy, sullen
dou·rou·cou·li [,du̇r-ə-'kü-lē] -n
- owl monkey
douse ['dau̇s also 'dau̇z] -vb, n
- to plunge into water
- to throw a liquid on : drench
- slosh
- extinguish
- to fall or become plunged into water
- a heavy drenching
- blow, stroke
- to take in : lower, strike
- slacken
- take off, doff
doux ['dü] -adj
- very sweet
dove ['dəv] -n, adj
- any of numerous pigeons
- a small wild pigeon
- a gentle woman or child
- one who takes a conciliatory attitude and advocates negotiations and compromise
- an opponent of war
dove ['dīv] -vb
(variant of dive)
- to plunge into water intentionally and esp. headfirst
- to execute a dive
- submerge
- to come or drop down precipitously : plunge
- the temperature is diving
- to plunge one's hand into something
- to descend in a dive
- to plunge into some matter or activity
- she dove into her studies
- to plunge or dash for some place
- to lunge esp. in order to seize something
- to thrust into something
- to cause to dive
- : the act or an instance of diving: as
- a plunge into water executed in a prescribed manner
- a submerging of a submarine
- a steep descent of an airplane at greater than the maximum horizontal speed
- a sharp decline
- a shabby and disreputable establishment (as a bar or nightclub)
- a faked knockout usu. used in the phrase take a dive
- an offensive play in football in which the ballcarrier plunges into the line for short yardage
dove·cote ['dəv-,kōt, -,kät] -n
- a small compartmented raised house or box for domestic pigeons
- a settled or harmonious group or organization
dove·kie ['dəv-kē] -n
- a small short-billed auk ( Alle alle) breeding on arctic coasts and ranging south in winter
doven ['dä-vən, 'dȯ-] -vi
(variant of daven)
- to recite the prescribed prayers in a Jewish liturgy
Dover sole -n
- a common European sole ( Solea solea) esteemed as a food fish
- a flatfish ( Microstomus pacificusof the family Ploeronectidae) of the Pacific coast of No. America that is a commercially important food fish
Do·ver's powder [,dō-vərz-] -n
- a powder of ipecac and opium formerly used as a pain reliever and diaphoretic
dove·tail ['dəv-,tāl] -n
- something resembling a dove's tail
- a flaring tenon and a mortise into which it fits tightly making an interlocking joint between two pieces (as of wood)
dovetail -vt
- to join by means of dovetails
- to cut to a dovetail
- to fit skillfully to form a whole
- to fit together with
- to fit together into a whole
dow ['dau̇] -vi
- to be able or capable
Dow ['dau̇] -n
- dow jones average
dow·a·ger ['dau̇-i-jər] -n
- a widow holding property or a title from her deceased husband
- a dignified elderly woman
dowager's hump -n
- an abnormal outward curvature of the upper back with round shoulders and stooped posture caused esp. by bone loss and anterior compression of the vertebrae in osteoporosis
dowdy ['dau̇-dē] -n
- a dowdy woman
- not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby
- lacking smartness or taste
- old-fashioned
- pandowdy
dow·el ['dau̇(-ə)l] -n
- a pin fitting into a hole in an abutting piece to prevent motion or slipping
- a round rod or stick used esp. for cutting up into dowels
- a piece of wood driven into a wall so that other pieces can be nailed to it
dowel -vt
- to fasten by or furnish with dowels
dow·er ['dau̇(-ə)r] -n
- the part of or interest in the real estate of a deceased husband given by law to his widow during her life
- dowry
- dowry
dower -vt
- to supply with a dower or dowry : endow
dow·itch·er ['dau̇-i-chər] -n
- any of several long-billed wading birds (esp. Limnodromus griseusand L. scolopaceusof the family Scolopacidae) related to the sandpipers
Dow Jones average [,dau̇-'jōnz-] -n
- an index of the relative price of securities
down ['dau̇n] -adv
- toward or in a lower physical position
- to a lying or sitting position
- toward or to the ground, floor, or bottom
- as a down payment
- on paper
- : in a direction that is the opposite of up: as
- southward
- to or toward a point away from the speaker or the speaker's point of reference
- in or into the stomach
- to a lesser degree, level, or rate
- to or toward a lower position in a series
- to or in a lower or worse condition or status
- used to indicate thoroughness or completion
- described him down to his haircut
- from a past time
- stories passed down by word of mouth
- to or in a state of less activity or prominence
- to a concentrated state
- got the report down to three pages
- into defeat
- down along, around, through, toward, in, into, or on
- : to cause to go or come down: as
- bring down
- down ed the enemy helicopter
- consume
- to cause (a football) to be out of play
- defeat
- to go down
- occupying a low position
- lying on the ground
- directed or going downward
- lower in price
- not being in play in football because of wholly stopped progress or because the officials stop the play
- defeated or trailing an opponent (as in points scored)
- out
- two down in the top of the third inning
- reduced or low in activity, frequency, or intensity
- not operating or able to function
- depressed, dejected
- depressing
- sick
- done, finished
- completely mastered often used with pat
- cool
- understanding or supportive of something or someone usu. used with with
- trying to prove that they were down with hip-hop culture -- J. E. White
- being on record
- you're down for two tickets
- descent, depression
- an instance of putting down
- a complete play to advance the ball in football
- one of a series of four attempts in American football or three attempts in Canadian football to advance the ball 10 yards
- dislike, grudge
- downer
- a fundamental quark that has an electric charge of - and that is one of the constituents of a nucleon
- an undulating usu. treeless upland with sparse soil usu. used in pl.
- a sheep of any breed originating in the downs of southern England
- a covering of soft fluffy feathers
- these feathers
- something soft and fluffy like down
Down -n
- down syndrome usu. used attributively
down and dirty -adj or adv
- unvarnished
- made or done hastily : not revised or polished
- a down and dirty solution
- marked by or given to fierce often unscrupulous competition
- down and dirty campaigning
- bawdy
- seedy
- a down and dirty neighborhood
- relating to or involved with what is crudely basic and practical
downandout -adj, n
- destitute, impoverished
- physically weakened or incapacitated
downattheheels -adj
- shabby
down·beat ['dau̇n-,bēt] -n
- the downward stroke of a conductor indicating the principally accented note of a measure of music
- the first beat of a measure
- a decline in activity or prosperity
downbeat -adj
- pessimistic, gloomy
downbow ['dau̇n-,bō] -n
- a stroke in playing a bowed instrument (as a violin) in which the bow is drawn across the strings from the frog to the tip
down·burst [-,bərst] -n
- a powerful downdraft usu. associated with a thunderstorm that strikes the ground and deflects in all directions
- microburst
down·cast ['dau̇n-,kast] -adj
- low in spirit : dejected
- directed downward
down·court [-'kȯrt] -adv or adj
- in or into the opposite end of the court (as in basketball)
down·draft [-,draft] -n
- a downward current of gas (as air during a thunderstorm)
- decline
down east -adv, adj
- in or into the northeast coastal section of the U.S. and parts of the Maritime Provinces of Canada
- in or into coastal Maine
downeast·er [dau̇n-'ē-stər] -n
- one born or living down east
down·er ['dau̇-nər] -n
- a weak, sick, or crippled animal in shipment that is down and cannot get up often used attributively
- a depressant drug
- barbiturate
- someone or something depressing, disagreeable, or unsatisfactory
down·fall ['dau̇n-,fȯl] -n, adj
- a sudden fall (as from power)
- a fall (as of snow or rain) esp. when sudden or heavy
- something that causes a downfall (as of a person)
- gambling was his downfall
down·field [-'fēld] -adv or adj
- in or into the part of the field toward which the offensive team is headed
down·force [-,fȯrs] -n
- a downward aerodynamic force generated esp. by an airfoil (as a spoiler on a race car)
down·grade ['dau̇n-,grād] -n
- a downward grade (as of a road)
- a descent toward an inferior state
- a career on the downgrade
downgrade -vt
- to lower in quality, value, status, or extent
- minimize, depreciate
down·haul ['dau̇n-,hȯl] -n
- a rope or line for hauling down or holding down a sail or spar
down·heart·ed [-'här-təd] -adj, adv, n
- downcast, dejected
down·hill [,dau̇n-'hil] -adv
- toward the bottom of a hill
- toward a worsened or inferior state or level used esp. in the phrase go downhill
- a descending slope
- the sport of skiing on downhill trails often used attributively
- a skiing race against time down a trail
- finished second in the downhill
- not difficult : easy
- after that problem the rest was downhill
- sloping downhill
- closer to the bottom of an incline
- progressively worse
down·hill·er [-hi-lər] -n
- a downhill skier
downhome ['dau̇n-,hōm] -adj
- of, relating to, or having qualities (as informality and simplicity) associated with rural or small-town people esp. of the Southern U.S.
- simple, unpretentious
down in the mouth -adj
- dejected
down·land ['dau̇n-,land] -n
- down
down·light [-,līt] -n
- a small spotlight set in a ceiling and directed downward
down·link ['dau̇n-,liŋk] -n
- a communications channel for receiving transmissions from a spacecraft
- such transmissions
downlink -vt
- to transmit (as data) from a spacecraft or satellite to a receiver on earth
down·load ['dau̇n-,lōd] -n
- an act or instance of downloading something
- the item downloaded
download [-,lō-də-bəl] -vt, adj
- to transfer (as data or files) from a usu. large computer to the memory of another device (as a smaller computer)
downmarket ['dau̇n-,mär-kət] -adj
- relating or appealing to lower-income consumers
down payment -n
- a part of the full price paid at the time of purchase or delivery with the balance to be paid later
- the first step in a process
down·pipe ['dau̇n-,pīp] -n
- downspout
down·play ['dau̇n-,plā] -vt
- play down, de-emphasize
down·pour [-,pȯr] -n
- a pouring or streaming downward
- a heavy rain
down·range [-'rānj] -adv
- away from a launching site
down·right [-,rīt] -adv
- straight down
- absolutely
- forthright
downright -adj, adv, n
- directed vertically downward
- outright, thorough
- plain, blunt
- stories he had heard of her downright tongue -- Angus Wilson
down·riv·er ['dau̇n-'ri-vər] -adv or adj
- toward or at a point nearer the mouth of a river
Down's ['dau̇nz] -n
- down syndrome
down·scale ['dau̇n-,skāl] -vt
- to cut back in size or scope
- the recession forced us to downscale vacation plans
downscale -adj
- lower in class, income, or quality
down·shift [-,shift] -vi, n
- to shift an automotive vehicle into a lower gear
- to move or shift to a lower level (as of speed, activity, or intensity)
down·side ['dau̇n-,sīd] -n
- a downward trend (as of prices)
- a negative aspect
down·size ['dau̇n-,sīz] -vt
- to reduce in size
- to design or produce in smaller size
- to fire (employees) for the purpose of downsizing a business
- to undergo a reduction in size
down·slide ['dau̇n-,slīd] -n
- a downward movement
down·slope ['dau̇n-,slōp] -adj or adv
- toward the bottom of a slope
down·spout ['dau̇n-,spau̇t] -n
- a vertical pipe used to drain rainwater from a roof
down·stage ['dau̇n-'stāj] -adv or adj
- toward or at the front of a theatrical stage
- toward a motion-picture or television camera
- the part of a stage that is nearest the audience or camera
down·stairs ['dau̇n-'sterz] -adv
- down the stairs : on or to a lower floor
- situated on the main, lower, or ground floor of a building
- the lower floor of a building
down·state [-,stāt] -n, adj or adv
- the chiefly southerly sections of a state
- the chiefly rural part of a state when the major metropolitan area is to the north
down·stream ['dau̇n-'strēm] -adv or adj
- in the direction of or nearer to the mouth of a stream
- in or toward the latter stages of a usu. industrial process or the stages (as marketing) after manufacture
down·stroke [-,strōk] -n
- a downward stroke
down·swing [-,swiŋ] -n
- a downward swing
- downturn
Down syndrome -n
- a congenital condition characterized by moderate to severe mental retardation, slanting eyes, a broad short skull, broad hands with short fingers, and trisomy of the human chromosome numbered 21 called also Down's syndrome
downtheline -adj
- complete
- a downtheline union supporter
down·time ['dau̇n-,tīm] -n
- time during which production is stopped esp. during setup for an operation or when making repairs
- inactive time (as between periods of work)
- napping during our downtime
- an injured athlete facing months of downtime
downtoearth -adj, n
- practical
- downtoearth traveling tips
- unpretentious
- surprised to find the movie star so downtoearth
downtothewire -adj
- full of suspense
- unsettled until the very end
down·town [,dau̇n-'tau̇n] -adj, adv
- of, relating to, or located in the lower part or business center of a city
- hip, trendy
- the lower part of a city
- the main business district
down·trend ['dau̇n-,trend] -n
- downturn
down·trod·den ['dau̇n-'trä-dᵊn] -adj
- suffering oppression
down·turn [-,tərn] -n
- a downward turn esp. toward a decline in business and economic activity
down under -adv or adj
- to or in Australia or New Zealand
down·ward ['dau̇n-wərd] -adv
- from a higher to a lower place
- toward a direction that is the opposite of up
- from a higher to a lower condition
- from an earlier time
- from an ancestor or predecessor
downward -adj, adv, n
- moving or extending downward
- descending from a head, origin, or source
down·wash ['dau̇n-,wȯsh, -,wäsh] -n
- an airstream directed downward (as by an airfoil)
down·wind ['dau̇n-'wind] -adv or adj
- in the direction that the wind is blowing
downy ['dau̇-nē] -adj
- resembling a bird's down
- covered with down
- made of down
- soft, soothing
downy mildew -n
- any of various parasitic lower fungi (family Peronosporaceae) that produce whitish masses of sporangiophores or conidiophores on the undersurface of the leaves of the host
- a plant disease caused by a downy mildew
downy woodpecker -n
- a small black-and-white woodpecker ( Picoides pubescens) of No. America that has a white back and is smaller than the hairy woodpecker
down·zone ['dau̇n-,zōn] -vt
- to reduce or limit development or the number of buildings permitted on
- the county downzoned rural land to allow only one home per ten acres
dow·ry ['dau̇(-ə)-rē] -n
- dower
- the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage
- a gift of money or property by a man to or for his bride
- a natural talent
dowsabel -n
- sweetheart
dowse ['dau̇s also 'dau̇z] -vb, n
(variant of douse)
- to plunge into water
- to throw a liquid on : drench
- slosh
- extinguish
- to fall or become plunged into water
- a heavy drenching
- blow, stroke
- to take in : lower, strike
- slacken
- take off, doff
dows·er ['dau̇-zər] -n
- divining rod
- a person who uses it
dowsing rod -n
- divining rod
dox·ol·o·gy [däk-'sä-lə-jē] -n
- a usu. liturgical expression of praise to God
doxo·ru·bi·cin [,däk-sə-'rü-bə-sən] -n
- an antibiotic with broad antineoplastic activity that is obtained from a bacterium ( Streptomyces peucetius) and is administered in the form of its hydrochloride C 27H 29NO 11HCl
doxy ['däk-sē] -n
- floozy, prostitute
- mistress
doxy·cy·cline [,däk-sə-'sī-,klēn] -n
- a broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic C 22H 24N 2O 8with potent antibacterial activity that is often taken by travelers to prevent diarrhea
doy·en ['dȯi-ən, -,(y)en; 'dwä-,yaⁿ(n)] -n
- the senior member of a body or group
- a person considered to be knowledgeable or uniquely skilled as a result of long experience in some field of endeavor
- the oldest example of a category
doy·enne [dȯi-'(y)en, dwä-'yen] -n
- a woman who is a doyen
doy·ley ['dȯi-lē] -n
(variant of doily)
- a small napkin
- a small often decorative mat
doz -abbr
- dozen
doze ['dōz] -vb, n
- to sleep lightly
- to fall into a light sleep usu. used with off
- to be in a dull or stupefied condition
- to pass (as time) drowsily
- bulldoze
doz·en ['də-zᵊn] -n, adj
- a group of 12
- an indefinitely large number
- a ritualized word game that consists of exchanging insults usu. about the members of the opponent's family used with the
doz·er ['dō-zər] -n
- bulldozer
dozy ['dō-zē] -adj, adv, n
- drowsy, sleepy