dime novel
         n 1: a melodramatic paperback novel [syn: {dime novel}, {penny
               dreadful}]

English Dictionary: dime novel	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
domain of a function n (mathematics) the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined Synonym(s): domain, domain of a function
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
domino effect n the consequence of one event setting off a chain of similar events (like a falling domino causing a whole row of upended dominos to fall)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Hymenoptera \[d8]Hy`me*nop"te*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?]       membrane-winged; [?] skin, membrane + [?] wing.] (Zo[94]l.)       An extensive order of insects, including the bees, ants,       ichneumons, sawflies, etc.          Note: They have four membranous wings, with few                reticulations, and usually with a thickened, dark spot                on the front edge of the anterior wings. In most of the                species, the tongue, or lingua, is converted into an                organ for sucking honey, or other liquid food, and the                mandibles are adapted for biting or cutting. In one                large division ({Aculeata}), including the bees, wasps,                and ants, the females and workers usually have a sting,                which is only a modified ovipositor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Manubrium \[d8]Ma*nu"bri*um\, n.; pl. L. {Manubria}, E.       {Manubriums}. [L., handle, fr. manus hand.]       1. (Anat.) A handlelike process or part; esp., the anterior             segment of the sternum, or presternum, and the handlelike             process of the malleus.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The proboscis of a jellyfish; -- called also             {hypostoma}. See Illust. of {Hydromedusa}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Menobranch \Men"o*branch\, d8Menobranchus \[d8]Men`o*bran"chus\,       n. [NL. menobranchus, fr. Gr. [?] to remain + [?] a gill.]       (Zo[94]l.)       A large aquatic American salamander of the genus {Necturus},       having permanent external gills.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Menopoma \[d8]Men`o*po"ma\, Menopome \Men"o*pome\, n. [NL.       menopoma, fr. Gr. [?] to remain + [?] lid.] (Zo[94]l.)       The hellbender.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Monoplegia \[d8]Mon`ople"gi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] single +       [?] a stroke.] (Med.)       Paralysis affecting a single limb.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Monopneumona \[d8]Mon`op*neu"mo*na\, n. pl. [NL. See {Mono-},       and {Pneumonia}.] (Zo[94]l.)       A suborder of Dipnoi, including the Ceratodus. [Written also       {monopneumonia}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Monopodium \[d8]Mon`o*po"di*um\, n.; pl. L. {Monopodia}, E.       {-ums}. [L. See {Monopody}.] (Bot.)       A single and continuous vegetable axis; -- opposed to       {sympodium}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Monopteron \[d8]Mo*nop"ter*on\, n.; pl. {Monoptera}. [NL. See       {Monopteral}.] (Arch.)       A circular temple consisting of a roof supported on columns,       without a cella.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Non obstante \[d8]Non` ob*stan"te\ [L.]       1. Notwithstanding; in opposition to, or in spite of, what             has been stated, or is to be stated or admitted.          2. (Law) A clause in old English statutes and letters patent,             importing a license from the crown to do a thing             notwithstanding any statute to the contrary. This             dispensing power was abolished by the Bill of Rights.                         In this very reign [Henry III.] the practice of                      dispensing with statutes by a non obstante was                      introduced.                                       --Hallam.          {[d8]Non obstante veredicto} [LL.] (Law), a judgment             sometimes entered by order of the court, for the             plaintiff, notwithstanding a verdict for the defendant.             --Stephen.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Non obstante \[d8]Non` ob*stan"te\ [L.]       1. Notwithstanding; in opposition to, or in spite of, what             has been stated, or is to be stated or admitted.          2. (Law) A clause in old English statutes and letters patent,             importing a license from the crown to do a thing             notwithstanding any statute to the contrary. This             dispensing power was abolished by the Bill of Rights.                         In this very reign [Henry III.] the practice of                      dispensing with statutes by a non obstante was                      introduced.                                       --Hallam.          {[d8]Non obstante veredicto} [LL.] (Law), a judgment             sometimes entered by order of the court, for the             plaintiff, notwithstanding a verdict for the defendant.             --Stephen.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Non prosequitur \[d8]Non" pro*seq"ui*tur\ [L. he does not       prosecute.] (Law)       A judgment entered against the plaintiff in a suit where he       does not appear to prosecute. See {Nolle prosequi}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Nymph91a \[d8]Nym*ph[91]"a\, n. [L., the water lily, Gr. [?].]       (Bot.)       A genus of aquatic plants having showy flowers (white, blue,       pink, or yellow, often fragrant), including the white water       lily and the Egyptia lotus.          Note: Recent critics have endeavored to show that this genus                should be called {Castalia}, and the name {Nymph[91]a}                transferred to what is now known as {Nuphar}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Nympha \[d8]Nym"pha\, n.; pl. {Nymph[ae]}. [L. See {Nymph} a       goddess.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Nymph}, 3.          2. pl. (Anat.) Two folds of mucous membrane, within the             labia, at the opening of the vulva.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Nymphales \[d8]Nym*pha"les\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo[94]l.)       An extensive family of butterflies including the nymphs, the       satyrs, the monarchs, the heliconias, and others; -- called       also {brush-footed butterflies}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Pav82 \[d8]Pa`v[82]"\, n. [F., from paver to pave. See       {Pave}.]       The pavement.          {[d8]Nymphe du pav[82]}, a prostitute who solicits in the             street. [A low euphemism.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dime \Dime\, n. [F. d[8c]me tithe, OF. disme, fr. L. decimus the       tenth, fr. decem ten. See {Decimal}.]       A silver coin of the United States, of the value of ten       cents; the tenth of a dollar.          {Dime novel}, a novel, commonly sensational and trashy, which             is sold for a dime, or ten cents.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
daemon book n.   "The Design and Implementation of the 4.3BSD    UNIX Operating System", by Samuel J. Leffler, Marshall Kirk    McKusick, Michael J. Karels, and John S. Quarterman (Addison-Wesley    Publishers, 1989, ISBN 0-201-06196-1); or "The Design and    Implementation of the 4.4 BSD Operating System" by Marshall Kirk    McKusick, Keith Bostic, Michael J. Karels and John S. Quarterman    (Addison-Wesley Longman, 1996, SBN 0-201-54979-4) Either of the    standard reference books on the internals of {BSD} Unix.   So called    because the covers have a picture depicting a little devil (a visual    play on {daemon}) in sneakers, holding a pitchfork (referring to one    of the characteristic features of Unix, the `fork(2)' system call).       Also known as the {Devil Book}.