damask violet
         n 1: long cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more
               pronounced in the evening; naturalized throughout Europe to
               Siberia and into North America [syn: {damask violet},
               {Dame's violet}, {sweet rocket}, {Hesperis matronalis}]

English Dictionary: Dame's violet	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Dame Sybil Thorndike n English actress (1882-1976) [syn: Thorndike, {Dame Sybil Thorndike}]
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Dame's violet n long cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more pronounced in the evening; naturalized throughout Europe to Siberia and into North America Synonym(s): damask violet, Dame's violet, sweet rocket, Hesperis matronalis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Danaus plexippus n large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed Synonym(s): monarch, monarch butterfly, milkweed butterfly, Danaus plexippus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dance band n a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing Synonym(s): dance band, band, dance orchestra
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dance floor n a bare floor polished for dancing
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dance of death n a medieval dance in which a skeleton representing death leads a procession of others to the grave Synonym(s): danse macabre, dance of death
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dance palace n large room used mainly for dancing [syn: ballroom, {dance hall}, dance palace]
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danceable adj suitable for dancing
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Danish blue n blue cheese of Denmark
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danish pastry n light sweet yeast-raised roll usually filled with fruits or cheese Synonym(s): danish, danish pastry
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de-Nazification n social process of removing Nazis from official positions and giving up any allegiance to Nazism; "denazification was a slow process" Synonym(s): denazification, de-Nazification
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Dean Swift n an English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745) [syn: Swift, Jonathan Swift, Dean Swift]
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deanship n the position or office of a dean [syn: deanship, deanery]
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denazification n social process of removing Nazis from official positions and giving up any allegiance to Nazism; "denazification was a slow process" Synonym(s): denazification, de-Nazification
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denazify v free from Nazi ideology or detach from Nazi allegiance; "Germany was denazified after WW II"; "The highest judges were never denazified" Antonym(s): nazify
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Deng Xiaoping n Chinese communist statesman (1904-1997) [syn: {Deng Xiaoping}, Teng Hsiao-ping, Teng Hsiaoping]
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dengue fever n an infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and joints Synonym(s): dengue, dengue fever, dandy fever, breakbone fever
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Dennis Gabor n British physicist (born in Hungary) noted for his work on holography (1900-1979) Synonym(s): Gabor, Dennis Gabor
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dense blazing star n perennial of southeastern and central United States having very dense spikes of purple flowers; often cultivated for cut flowers Synonym(s): dense blazing star, Liatris pycnostachya
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densification n an increase in the density of something [syn: compaction, compression, concretion, densification]
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diencephalon n the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon Synonym(s): diencephalon, interbrain, betweenbrain, thalmencephalon
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dingbat n a silly empty-headed person; "you would be a dingbat even to try it"; "yet here he was with an upper class dingbat who just happened to be married to his sister"
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DNA chip n a microchip that holds DNA probes that form half of the DNA double helix and can recognize DNA from samples being tested Synonym(s): gene chip, DNA chip
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do one's best v perform a task as well as possible; "The cast gives full measure every night" Synonym(s): go all out, give one's best, do one's best, give full measure
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Doing Business As n (law) a name under which a corporation conducts business that is not the legal name of the corporation as shown in its articles of incorporation Synonym(s): assumed name, fictitious name, Doing Business As, DBA
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dome-shaped adj having the shape of a dome
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donkey boiler n (nautical) an extra boiler (as a ship's boiler that is used while the ship is in port) Synonym(s): auxiliary boiler, donkey boiler
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
donkey pump n a supplementary pump available if needed [syn: {auxiliary pump}, donkey pump]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
downshift n a change from a financially rewarding but stressful career to a less well paid but more fulfilling one a change to a lower gear in a car or bicycle
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downspin n a swift and dangerous downturn
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dung beetle n any of numerous beetles that roll balls of dung on which they feed and in which they lay eggs
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Anisopleura \[d8]An`i*so*pleu"ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?]       unequal + [?] side.] (Zo[94]l.)       A primary division of gastropods, including those having       spiral shells. The two sides of the body are unequally       developed.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Anisopoda \[d8]An`i*sop"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?]       unequal + -poda.] (Zo[94]l.)       A division of Crustacea, which, in some its characteristics,       is intermediate between Amphipoda and Isopoda.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Diencephalon \[d8]Di`en*ceph"a*lon\, n. [NL. See {Dia-}, and       {Encephalon}.] (Anat.)       The interbrain or thalamencephalon; -- sometimes abbreviated       to dien. See {Thalamencephalon}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Encoubert \[d8]En`cou`bert"\, n. [F., Pg. encorberto,       encuberto, lit., covered.] (Zo[94]l.)       One of several species of armadillos of the genera {Dasypus}       and {Euphractus}, having five toes both on the fore and hind       feet.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Insabbatati \[d8]In*sab`ba*ta"ti\, n. pl. [LL. Insabatati. See       1st {In-}, and {Sabot}.]       The Waldenses; -- so called from their peculiary cut or       marked sabots, or shoes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Inspeximus \[d8]In*spex"i*mus\, n. [L., we have inspected.]       The first word of ancient charters in England, confirming a       grant made by a former king; hence, a royal grant.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Macavahu \[d8]Ma`ca*va"hu\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A small Brazilian monkey ({Callithrix torquatus}), -- called       also {collared teetee}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Megaphyton \[d8]Me*gaph"y*ton\, n. [NL., from Gr. me`gas great       + fyto`n plant.] (Paleon.)       An extinct genus of tree ferns with large, two-ranked leaves,       or fronds.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Mesobronchium \[d8]Mes`o*bron"chi*um\, n.; pl. {Mesobronchia}.       [NL. See {Meso-}, and {Bronchia}.] (Anat.)       The main bronchus of each lung.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Mesohepar \[d8]Mes`o*he"par\, n. [NL. See {Meso-}, and       {Hepar}.] (Anat.)       A fold of the peritoneum connecting the liver with the dorsal       wall of the abdominal cavity.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Mesohippus \[d8]Mes`o*hip"pus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`sos middle       + [?] a horse.] (Paleon.)       An extinct mammal of the Horse family, but not larger than a       sheep, and having three toes on each foot.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Mesophloeum \[d8]Mes`o*phl[oe]"um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`sos       middle + floio`s bark.] (Bot.)       The middle bark of a tree; the green layer of bark, usually       soon covered by the outer or corky layer, and obliterated.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Mesophryon \[d8]Me*soph"ry*on\, n. [NL., from Gr. meso`fryon.]       (Anat.)       See {Glabella}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Mesophyllum \[d8]Mes`o*phyl"lum\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`sos       middle + [?] leaf.] (Bot.)       The parenchyma of a leaf between the skin of the two       surfaces. --Gray.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Mesopodiale \[d8]Mes`o*po`di*a"le\, n.; pl. {Mesopodialia}.       [NL., fr. Gr. me`sos middle + [?], dim. of [?], [?], foot.]       (Anat.)       One of the bones of either the carpus or tarsus.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Mesopodium \[d8]Mes`o*po"di*um\, n. [NL. See {Mesopodiale}.]       (Zo[94]l.)       The middle portion of the foot in the Gastropoda and       Pteropoda.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Mesopterygium \[d8]Me*sop`te*ryg"i*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr.       me`sos middle + [?] a fin.] (Anat.)       The middle one of the three principal basal cartilages in the       fins of fishes. -- {[d8]Me*sop`ter*yg"i*al}, a.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Mesopterygium \[d8]Me*sop`te*ryg"i*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr.       me`sos middle + [?] a fin.] (Anat.)       The middle one of the three principal basal cartilages in the       fins of fishes. -- {[d8]Me*sop`ter*yg"i*al}, a.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Mesovarium \[d8]Mes`o*va"ri*um\, n. [NL. See {Meso-}, and       {Ovary}.] (Anat.)       The fold of peritoneum connecting the ovary with the wall of       the abdominal cavity.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Mezza voce \[d8]Mez"za vo"ce\ [It., fr. mezzo, fem. mezza       middle, half + voce voice, L. vox.] (Mus.)       With a medium fullness of sound.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Musca \[d8]Mus"ca\, n.; pl. {Musc[91]}. [L., a fly.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) A genus of dipterous insects, including the             common house fly, and numerous allied species.          Note: Formerly, a large part of the Diptera were included                under the genus {Musca}.          2. (Astron.) A small constellation situated between the             Southern Cross and the Pole.          {[d8]Musc[91] volitantes}. [L., flying flies.] (Med.) Specks             or filaments apparently seen moving or glinding about in             the field of vision. Their appearance is often a symptom             of disease of the eye, or of disorder of the nervous             system.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Myxophyta \[d8]Myx*oph"y*ta\, n. pl. [NL.; Gr. [?] mucus,       slime + [?] plant.] (Bot.)       A phylum of the vegetable kingdom consisting of the class       Myxomycetes. By some botanists it is not separated from the       Thallophyta.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Nez Perc82s \[d8]Nez" Per`c[82]s"\, pl.; sing. {Nez Perc[90]}.       [F., pierced noses.] (Ethnol.)       A tribe of Indians, mostly inhabiting Idaho.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Nosophobia \[d8]Nos`o*pho"bi*a\, n. [NL.; [?] disease + [?]       fear.] (Med.)       Morbid dread of disease.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Onus \[d8]O"nus\, n. [L.]       A burden; an obligation.          {[d8]Onus probandi}[L.], obligation to furnish evidence to             prove a thing; the burden of proof.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Onychophora \[d8]On`y*choph"o*ra\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. [?],       [?], a claw + [?].] (Zo[94]l.)       Malacopoda.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Damage feasant \Dam"age fea`sant\ [OF. damage + F. faisant       doing, p. pr. See {Feasible}.] (Law)       Doing injury; trespassing, as cattle. --Blackstone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Damageable \Dam"age*a*ble\, a. [Cf. OF. dammageable, for sense       2.]       1. Capable of being injured or impaired; liable to, or             susceptible of, damage; as, a damageable cargo.          2. Hurtful; pernicious. [R.]                         That it be not demageable unto your royal majesty.                                                                               --Hakluit.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Damask \Dam"ask\, a.       1. Pertaining to, or originating at, the city of Damascus;             resembling the products or manufactures of Damascus.          2. Having the color of the damask rose.                         But let concealment, like a worm i' the bud, Feed on                      her damask cheek.                              --Shak.          {Damask color}, a deep rose-color like that of the damask             rose.          {Damask plum}, a small dark-colored plum, generally called             damson.          {Damask rose} (Bot.), a large, pink, hardy, and very fragrant             variety of rose ({Rosa damascena}) from Damascus.             [bd]Damask roses have not been known in England above one             hundred years.[b8] --Bacon.          {Damask steel}, [or] {Damascus steel}, steel of the kind             originally made at Damascus, famous for its hardness, and             its beautiful texture, ornamented with waving lines;             especially, that which is inlaid with damaskeening; --             formerly much valued for sword blades, from its great             flexibility and tenacity.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Damson \Dam"son\ (d[acr]m"z'n), n. [OE. damasin the Damascus       plum, fr. L. Damascenus. See {Damascene}.]       A small oval plum of a blue color, the fruit of a variety of       the {Prunus domestica}; -- called also {damask plum}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Damask \Dam"ask\, a.       1. Pertaining to, or originating at, the city of Damascus;             resembling the products or manufactures of Damascus.          2. Having the color of the damask rose.                         But let concealment, like a worm i' the bud, Feed on                      her damask cheek.                              --Shak.          {Damask color}, a deep rose-color like that of the damask             rose.          {Damask plum}, a small dark-colored plum, generally called             damson.          {Damask rose} (Bot.), a large, pink, hardy, and very fragrant             variety of rose ({Rosa damascena}) from Damascus.             [bd]Damask roses have not been known in England above one             hundred years.[b8] --Bacon.          {Damask steel}, [or] {Damascus steel}, steel of the kind             originally made at Damascus, famous for its hardness, and             its beautiful texture, ornamented with waving lines;             especially, that which is inlaid with damaskeening; --             formerly much valued for sword blades, from its great             flexibility and tenacity.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Damson \Dam"son\ (d[acr]m"z'n), n. [OE. damasin the Damascus       plum, fr. L. Damascenus. See {Damascene}.]       A small oval plum of a blue color, the fruit of a variety of       the {Prunus domestica}; -- called also {damask plum}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Corn violet}. See under {Corn}.          {Dame's violet}. (Bot.) See {Damewort}.          {Dogtooth violet}. (Bot.) See under {Dogtooth}.          {Water violet} (Bot.), an aquatic European herb ({Hottonia             palustris}) with pale purplish flowers and pinnatifid             leaves.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Damewort \Dame"wort`\, n. (Bot.)       A cruciferrous plant ({Hesperis matronalis}), remarkable for       its fragrance, especially toward the close of the day; --       called also {rocket} and {dame's violet}. --Loudon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Corn violet}. See under {Corn}.          {Dame's violet}. (Bot.) See {Damewort}.          {Dogtooth violet}. (Bot.) See under {Dogtooth}.          {Water violet} (Bot.), an aquatic European herb ({Hottonia             palustris}) with pale purplish flowers and pinnatifid             leaves.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Damewort \Dame"wort`\, n. (Bot.)       A cruciferrous plant ({Hesperis matronalis}), remarkable for       its fragrance, especially toward the close of the day; --       called also {rocket} and {dame's violet}. --Loudon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Monarch \Mon"arch\, n. [F. monarque, L. monarcha, fr. Gr. [?],       [?]; [?] alone + [?] to be first, rule, govern. See       {Archi-}.]       1. A sole or supreme ruler; a sovereign; the highest ruler;             an emperor, king, queen, prince, or chief.                         He who reigns Monarch in heaven, . . . upheld by old                      repute.                                             --Milton.          2. One superior to all others of the same kind; as, an oak is             called the monarch of the forest.          3. A patron deity or presiding genius.                         Come, thou, monarch of the vine, Plumpy Bacchus.                                                                               --Shak.          4. (Zo[94]l.) A very large red and black butterfly ({Danais             Plexippus}); -- called also {milkweed butterfly}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dance \Dance\, n. [F. danse, of German origin. See {Dance}, v.       i.]       1. The leaping, tripping, or measured stepping of one who             dances; an amusement, in which the movements of the             persons are regulated by art, in figures and in accord             with music.          2. (Mus.) A tune by which dancing is regulated, as the             minuet, the waltz, the cotillon, etc.          Note: The word dance was used ironically, by the older                writers, of many proceedings besides dancing.                            Of remedies of love she knew parchance For of                         that art she couth the olde dance. --Chaucer.          {Dance of Death} (Art), an allegorical representation of the             power of death over all, -- the old, the young, the high,             and the low, being led by a dancing skeleton.          {Morris dance}. See {Morris}.          {To lead one a dance}, to cause one to go through a series of             movements or experiences as if guided by a partner in a             dance not understood.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Danewort \Dane"wort`\, n. (Bot.)       A fetid European species of elder ({Sambucus Ebulus}); dwarf       elder; wallwort; elderwort; -- called also {Daneweed},       {Dane's weed}, and {Dane's-blood}.          Note: [Said to grow on spots where battles were fought                against the Danes.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Deanship \Dean"ship\, n.       The office of a dean.                   I dont't value your deanship a straw.      --Swift.
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Demiquaver \Dem"i*qua`ver\, n. (Mus.)       A note of half the length of the quaver; a semiquaver. [R.]
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Demisability \De*mis`a*bil"i*ty\, n. (Law)       The state of being demisable.
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Demisable \De*mis"a*ble\, a. [From {Demise}.] (Law)       Capable of being leased; as, a demisable estate.
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Demissive \De*miss"ive\, a. [See {Demiss}.]       Downcast; submissive; humble. [R.]                   They pray with demissive eyelids.            --Lord (1630).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Donkey \Don"key\, n.; pl. {Donkeys}. [Prob. dun, in allusion to       the color of the animal + a dim. termination.]       1. An ass; or (less frequently) a mule.          2. A stupid or obstinate fellow; an ass.          {Donkey engine}, a small auxiliary engine not used for             propelling, but for pumping water into the boilers,             raising heavy weights, and like purposes.          {Donkey pump}, a steam pump for feeding boilers,             extinguishing fire, etc.; -- usually an auxiliary.          {Donkey's eye} (Bot.), the large round seed of the {Mucuna             pruriens}, a tropical leguminous plant.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Donship \Don"ship\, n.       The quality or rank of a don, gentleman, or knight.       --Hudibras.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Downgyved \Down"gyved`\, a.       Hanging down like gyves or fetters. [Poetic & Rare] --Shak.
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Duncify \Dun"ci*fy\, v. t. [Dunce + -fy.]       To make stupid in intellect. [R.] --Bp. Warburton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dungfork \Dung"fork`\, n.       A fork for tossing dung.
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