dabchick
         n 1: small European grebe [syn: {dabchick}, {little grebe},
               {Podiceps ruficollis}]

English Dictionary: Dipsacus fullonum	by the DICT Development Group
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Daboecia cantabrica n low straggling evergreen shrub of western Europe represented by several varieties with flowers from white to rose-purple Synonym(s): Connemara heath, St. Dabeoc's heath, Daboecia cantabrica
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deep kiss n an openmouthed kiss in which your tongue is inserted into the other's mouth Synonym(s): soul kiss, deep kiss, French kiss
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deep-chested adj thick in the chest; "a deep-chested breed of dog"
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deep-six v toss out; get rid of; "deep-six these old souvenirs!" [syn: deep-six, give it the deep six] throw from a boat Synonym(s): deep-six, throw overboard
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device characteristic n any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions Synonym(s): characteristic, device characteristic
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devices n an inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices'; "eventually the family left the house to the devices of this malevolent force"; "the children were left to their own devices"
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diaphysis n the main (mid) section of a long bone [syn: diaphysis, shaft]
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dibasic acid n an acid containing two replaceable hydrogen atoms per molecule
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dibasic salt n a salt derived by replacing two hydrogen atoms per molecule
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Dipsacaceae n chiefly southern European herbs with flowers usually in dense cymose heads Synonym(s): Dipsacaceae, family Dipsacaceae
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Dipsacus n type genus of the Dipsacaceae: teasel [syn: Dipsacus, genus Dipsacus]
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Dipsacus fullonum n teasel with lilac flowers native to Old World but naturalized in North America; dried flower heads used to raise a nap on woolen cloth Synonym(s): common teasel, Dipsacus fullonum
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Dipsacus sativus n similar to the common teasel and similarly used; widespread in Europe and North Africa and western Asia; naturalized in United States Synonym(s): fuller's teasel, Dipsacus sativus
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Dipsacus sylvestris n European teasel with white to pink flowers; naturalized in United States Synonym(s): wild teasel, Dipsacus sylvestris
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Dipsosaurus n desert iguanas Synonym(s): Dipsosaurus, genus Dipsosaurus
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Dipsosaurus dorsalis n small long-tailed lizard of arid areas of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico Synonym(s): desert iguana, Dipsosaurus dorsalis
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Abaciscus \[d8]Ab`a*cis"cus\ ([acr]b`[adot]*s[icr]s"k[ucr]s),       n. [Gr. 'abaki`skos, dim of 'a`bax. See {Abacus}.] (Arch.)       One of the tiles or squares of a tessellated pavement; an       abaculus.
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d8Abassi \[d8]A*bas"si\ ([adot]*b[acr]s"s[icr]), d8Abassis    \[d8]A*bas"sis\ ([adot]*b[acr]s"s[icr]s), n. [Ar. & Per.       ab[be]s[c6], belonging to Abas (a king of Persia).]       A silver coin of Persia, worth about twenty cents.
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d8Absque hoc \[d8]Abs"que hoc\ [L., without this.] (Law)       The technical words of denial used in traversing what has       been alleged, and is repeated.
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d8Aphesis \[d8]Aph"e*sis\, n. [Gr. [?] a letting go; [?] + [?]       to let go.]       The loss of a short unaccented vowel at the beginning of a       word; -- the result of a phonetic process; as, squire for       esquire. --New Eng. Dict.
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d8Apices \[d8]Ap"i*ces\, n. pl.       See {Apex}.
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d8Apsis \[d8]Ap"sis\ ([acr]p"s[icr]s), n.; pl. {Apsides}       ([acr]p"s[icr]*d[emac]z). See {Apse}. [L. apsis, absis, Gr.       "apsi`s, "apsi^dos, a tying, fastening, the hoop of a wheel,       the wheel, a bow, arch, vault, fr. "a`ptein to fasten.]       1. (Astron.) One of the two points of an orbit, as of a             planet or satellite, which are at the greatest and least             distance from the central body, corresponding to the             aphelion and perihelion of a planet, or to the apogee and             perigee of the moon. The more distant is called the higher             apsis; the other, the lower apsis; and the line joining             them, the line of apsides.          2. (Math.) In a curve referred to polar co[94]rdinates, any             point for which the radius vector is a maximum or minimum.          3. (Arch.) Same as {Apse}.
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d8Bacchius \[d8]Bac*chi"us\, n.; pl. {Bacchii}. [L. Bacchius       pes, Gr. [?] (sc. [?] foot).] (Pros.)       A metrical foot composed of a short syllable and two long       ones; according to some, two long and a short.
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d8Backsheesh \[d8]Back"sheesh`\, d8Backshish \[d8]Back"shish`\,       n. [Pers. bakhsh[c6]sh, fr. bakhsh[c6]dan to give.]       In Egypt and the Turkish empire, a gratuity; a [bd]tip[b8].
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d8Backsheesh \[d8]Back"sheesh`\, d8Backshish \[d8]Back"shish`\,       n. [Pers. bakhsh[c6]sh, fr. bakhsh[c6]dan to give.]       In Egypt and the Turkish empire, a gratuity; a [bd]tip[b8].
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d8Bagasse \[d8]Ba*gasse"\, n. [F.]       Sugar cane, as it comes crushed from the mill. It is then       dried and used as fuel. Also extended to the refuse of       beetroot sugar.
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d8Bajocco \[d8]Ba*joc"co\, n. [It., fr. bajo brown, bay, from       its color.]       A small copper coin formerly current in the Roman States,       worth about a cent and a half.
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d8Baksheesh \[d8]Bak"sheesh`\, Bakshish \Bak"shish`\, n.       Same as {Backsheesh}.
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d8Basigynium \[d8]Ba`si*gyn"i*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] base +       [?] woman.] (Bot.)       The pedicel on which the ovary of certain flowers, as the       passion flower, is seated; a carpophore or thecaphore.
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d8Basso \[d8]Bas"so\, n. [It., fr. LL. bassus. See {Base}, a.]       (Mus.)             (a) The bass or lowest part; as, to sing basso.             (b) One who sings the lowest part.             (c) The double bass, or {contrabasso}.          {[d8]Basso continuo}. [It., bass continued.] (Mus.) A bass             part written out continuously, while the other parts of             the harmony are indicated by figures attached to the bass;             continued bass.
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d8Bejuco \[d8]Be*ju"co\, n. [Sp., a reed or woody vine.]       Any climbing woody vine of the tropics with the habit of a       liane; in the Philippines, esp. any of various species of       {Calamus}, the cane or rattan palm.
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d8Bosjesman \[d8]Bos"jes*man\, n.; pl. {Bosjesmans}. [D.       boschjesman.]       See {Bushman}.
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d8Bouch82es \[d8]Bou`ch[82]es"\, n. pl. [F., morsels, mouthfuls,       fr. bouche mouth.] (Cookery)       Small patties.
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d8Bukshish \[d8]Buk"shish\, n.       See {Backsheesh}.
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d8Byssus \[d8]Bys"sus\, n.; pl. E. {Byssuses}; L. {Byssi}.[L.       byssus fine flax, fine linen or cotton, Gr. by`ssos .]       1. A cloth of exceedingly fine texture, used by the ancients.             It is disputed whether it was of cotton, linen, or silk.             [Written also {byss} and {byssin}.]          2. (Zo[94]l.) A tuft of long, tough filaments which are             formed in a groove of the foot, and issue from between the             valves of certain bivalve mollusks, as the {Pinna} and             {Mytilus}, by which they attach themselves to rocks, etc.          3. (Bot.) An obsolete name for certain fungi composed of             slender threads.          4. Asbestus.
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d8Dipsosis \[d8]Dip*so"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] thirst.]       (Med.)       Excessive thirst produced by disease.
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d8Effigies \[d8]Ef*fig"i*es\, n. [L.]       See {Effigy}. --Dryden.
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d8Epexegesis \[d8]Ep*ex`e*ge"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] detailed       narrative, fr. [?] to recount in detail; 'epi` + [?] to lead,       point out. See {Exegesis}.]       A full or additional explanation; exegesis.
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d8Epizeuxis \[d8]Ep`i*zeux"is\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?] a fastening       together, repetition, fr. [?] to fasten to or upon; 'epi`       upon + [?] to join, yoke.] (Rhet.)       A figure by which a word is repeated with vehemence or       emphasis, as in the following lines:                   Alone, alone, all all alone, Alone on a wide wide sea.                                                                               --Coleridge.
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d8F91ces \[d8]F[91]"ces\, n.pl. [L. faex, pl. faeces, dregs.]       Excrement; ordure; also, settlings; sediment after infusion       or distillation. [Written also {feces}.]
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d8Facies \[d8]Fa"ci*es\, n. [L., from, face. See {Face}.]       1. The anterior part of the head; the face.          2. (Biol.) The general aspect or habit of a species, or group             of species, esp. with reference to its adaptation to its             environment.          3. (Zo[94]l.) The face of a bird, or the front of the head,             excluding the bill.          {Facies Hippocratica}. (Med.) See {Hippocratic}.
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d8Fasces \[d8]Fas"ces\, n. pl. [L., pl. of fascis bundle; cf.       fascia a band, and Gr. fa`kelos a bundle.], (Rom. Antiq.)       A bundle of rods, having among them an ax with the blade       projecting, borne before the Roman magistrates as a badge of       their authority.
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d8Fasciculus \[d8]Fas*cic"u*lus\, n.; pl. {Fasciculi}. [L. See       {Fascicle}.]       1. A little bundle; a fascicle.          2. A division of a book.
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d8Fauces \[d8]Fau"ces\, n.pl. [L.]       1. (Anat.) The narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx,             situated between the soft palate and the base of the             tongue; -- called also the {isthmus of the fauces}. On             either side of the passage two membranous folds, called             the pillars of the fauces, inclose the tonsils.          2. (Bot.) The throat of a calyx, corolla, etc.          3. (Zo[94]l.) That portion of the interior of a spiral shell             which can be seen by looking into the aperture.
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d8Ficus \[d8]Fi"cus\, n. [L., a fig.]       A genus of trees or shrubs, one species of which ({F.       Carica}) produces the figs of commerce; the fig tree.          Note: {Ficus Indica} is the banyan tree; {F. religiosa}, the                peepul tree; {F. elastica}, the India-rubber tree.
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d8Fougade \[d8]Fou`gade"\, d8Fougasse \[d8]Fou`gasse"\, n.       (Mil.)       A small mine, in the form of a well sunk from the surface of       the ground, charged with explosive and projectiles. It is       made in a position likely to be occupied by the enemy.
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d8Fuchs \[d8]Fuchs\, n. [G., prop., a fox.] (German Univ.)       A student of the first year.
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d8Hypogastrium \[d8]Hyp`o*gas"tri*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?]; [?]       under + [?] belly.] (Anat.)       The lower part of the abdomen.
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d8Ophiuchus \[d8]O`phi*u"chus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?], lit.,       holding a serpent; 'o`fis a serpent + [?] to hold.] (Astron.)       A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere, delineated as a       man holding a serpent in his hands; -- called also       {Serpentarius}.
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d8Ovococcus \[d8]O`vo*coc"cus\, n.; pl. {Ovococci}. [Ovum + Gr.       [?] grain, seed.] (Biol.)       A germinal vesicle.
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d8Pachacamac \[d8]Pa`cha*ca*mac"\, n.       A divinity worshiped by the ancient Peruvians as the creator       of the universe.
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d8Pachak \[d8]Pa*chak"\, n. (Bot.)       The fragrant roots of the {Saussurea Costus}, exported from       India to China, and used for burning as incense. It is       supposed to be the costus of the ancients. [Written also       {putchuck}.]
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d8Pachisi \[d8]Pa*chi"si\, Parchesi \Par*che"si\, n. [Hind., fr.       pachis twenty-five, the highest throw in the game.]       A game, somewhat resembling backgammon, originating in India.
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d8Passacaglia \[d8]Pas`sa*ca*glia\, d8Passacaglio    \[d8]Pas`sa*ca*glio\, n. [Sp. pasacalle a certain tune on the       guitar, prop., a tune played in passing through the streets.]       (Mus.)       An old Italian or Spanish dance tune, in slow three-four       measure, with divisions on a ground bass, resembling a       chaconne.
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d8Passacaglia \[d8]Pas`sa*ca*glia\, d8Passacaglio    \[d8]Pas`sa*ca*glio\, n. [Sp. pasacalle a certain tune on the       guitar, prop., a tune played in passing through the streets.]       (Mus.)       An old Italian or Spanish dance tune, in slow three-four       measure, with divisions on a ground bass, resembling a       chaconne.
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d8Passus \[d8]Pas"sus\, n.; pl. L. {Passus}, E. {Passuses}. [L.,       a step, a pace. See {Pace}.]       A division or part; a canto; as, the passus of Piers Plowman.       See 2d {Fit}.
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d8Peziza \[d8]Pe*zi"za\, n. [NL., corrupt. from L. pezica a       sessile mushroom, fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?], [?], a foot.] (Bot.)       A genus of fungi embracing a great number of species, some of       which are remarkable for their regular cuplike form and deep       colors.
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d8Phasis \[d8]Pha"sis\, n.; pl. {Phases}. [NL.]       See {Phase}. --Creech.
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d8Physoclisti \[d8]Phys`o*clis"ti\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a       bellows + [?] to close.] (Zo[94]l.)       An order of teleost in which the air bladder has no opening.
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d8Physostomi \[d8]Phy*sos"to*mi\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a       bellows + [?] mouth.] (Zo[94]l.)       An order of fishes in which the air bladder is provided with       a duct, and the ventral fins, when present, are abdominal. It       includes the salmons, herrings, carps, catfishes, and others.
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d8Pichiciago \[d8]Pi`chi*ci*a"go\, n. [Native name.] (Zo[94]l.)       A small, burrowing, South American edentate ({Chlamyphorus       truncatus}), allied to the armadillos. The shell is attached       only along the back. [Written also {pichyciego}.]
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d8Picus \[d8]Pi"cus\, n.; pl. {Pici}. [L., a woodpecker.]       (Zo[94]l.)       A genus of woodpeckers, including some of the common American       and European species.
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d8Pisces \[d8]Pis"ces\, n. pl. [L. piscis a fish.]       1. (Astron.)             (a) The twelfth sign of the zodiac, marked [pisces] in                   almanacs.             (b) A zodiacal constellation, including the first point of                   Aries, which is the vernal equinoctial point; the                   Fish.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The class of Vertebrata that includes the             fishes. The principal divisions are Elasmobranchii,             Ganoidei, and Teleostei.
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d8Pizzicato \[d8]Piz`zi*ca"to\ [It., pinched.] (Mus.)       A direction to violinists to pluck the string with the       finger, instead of using the bow. (Abrev. pizz.)
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d8Poseur \[d8]Po`seur"\, n. masc.; pl. {Poseurs}, d8Poseuse    \[d8]Po`seuse"\, n. fem.; pl. {Poseuses}, [F.]       A person who poses or attitudizes, esp. mentally.
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d8Posse comitatus \[d8]Pos"se com`i*ta"tus\ [L. posse to be       able, to have power + LL. comitatus a county, from comes,       comitis, a count. See {County}, and {Power}.]       1. (Law) The power of the county, or the citizens who may be             summoned by the sheriff to assist the authorities in             suppressing a riot, or executing any legal precept which             is forcibly opposed. --Blackstone.          2. A collection of people; a throng; a rabble. [Colloq.]          Note: The word comitatus is often omitted, and posse alone                used. [bd]A whole posse of enthusiasts.[b8] --Carlyle.                            As if the passion that rules were the sheriff of                         the place, and came off with all the posse.                                                                               --Locke.
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d8Pousse-caf82 \[d8]Pousse"-ca`f[82]"\, n. [F., fr. pousser to       push + caf[82] coffee.]       A drink served after coffee at dinner, usually one of several       liqueurs, or cordials, of different specific gravities poured       so as to remain separate in layers; hence, such a drink of       cordials served at any time.
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d8Psychiatria \[d8]Psy*chi`a*tri"a\, Psychiatry \Psy*chi"a*try\,       n. [NL. psychiatria, fr. Gr. [?] the mind + [?] healing.]       (Med.)       The application of the healing art to mental diseases.       --Dunglison.
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d8Pyxis \[d8]Pyx*is\, n. [L.]       1. A box; a pyx.          2. (Bot.) A pyxidium.          3. (Anat.) The acetabulum. See {Acetabulum}, 2.
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d8Vagus \[d8]Va"gus\, a. [L., wandering.] (Anat.)       Wandering; -- applied especially to the pneumogastric nerve.       -- n. The vagus, ore pneumogastric, nerve.
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d8Vesica \[d8]Ve*si"ca\, n. [L.]       A bladder.          {Vesica piscis}. [L., dish bladder.] (Eccl. Art) A glory, or             aureole, of oval shape, or composed of two arcs of circles             usually represented as surrounding a divine personage.             More rarely, an oval composed of two arcs not representing             a glory; a solid oval, etc.
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d8Vesicula \[d8]Ve*sic"u*la\, n.; pl. {Vesicul[91]} . [L., dim.       of vesica.] (Anat. & Med.)       A vesicle.
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d8Vesicularia \[d8]Ve*sic`u*la"ri*a\, n. [NL. See {Vesicle}.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of numerous species of marine Bryozoa belonging to       {Vesicularia} and allied genera. They have delicate tubular       cells attached in clusters to slender flexible stems.
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d8Vesiculata \[d8]Ve*sic`u*la"ta\, n. pl. [NL. See {Vesicle}.]       (Zo[94]l.)       The campanularian medus[91].
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d8Vesiculitis \[d8]Ve*sic`u*li"tis\, n. [NL.; vesicula + -itis.]       Inflammation of a vesicle.
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d8Vicua4a \[d8]Vi*cu"[a4]a\, d8Vicugna \[d8]Vi*cu"gna\, n. [Sp.       vicu[a4]a. Cf. {Vigonia}.] (Zo[94]l.)       A South American mammal ({Auchenia vicunna}) native of the       elevated plains of the Andes, allied to the llama but       smaller. It has a thick coat of very fine reddish brown wool,       and long, pendent white hair on the breast and belly. It is       hunted for its wool and flesh.
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d8Viscacha \[d8]Vis*ca"cha\, d8Viz-cacha \[d8]Viz-ca"cha\, n.       [Sp.] (Zo[94]l.)       A large burrowing South American rodent ({Lagostomus       trichodactylus}) allied to the chinchillas, but much larger.       Its fur is soft and rather long, mottled gray above, white or       yellowish white beneath. There is a white band across the       muzzle, and a dark band on each cheek. It inhabits grassy       plains, and is noted for its extensive burrows and for       heaping up miscellaneous articles at the mouth of its       burrows. Called also {biscacha}, {bizcacha}, {vischacha},       {vishatscha}.
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d8Viscus \[d8]Vis"cus\, n.; pl. {Viscera}. [L., perhaps akin to       E. viscid.] (Anat.)       One of the organs, as the brain, heart, or stomach, in the       great cavities of the body of an animal; -- especially used       in the plural, and applied to the organs contained in the       abdomen.
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d8Viscacha \[d8]Vis*ca"cha\, d8Viz-cacha \[d8]Viz-ca"cha\, n.       [Sp.] (Zo[94]l.)       A large burrowing South American rodent ({Lagostomus       trichodactylus}) allied to the chinchillas, but much larger.       Its fur is soft and rather long, mottled gray above, white or       yellowish white beneath. There is a white band across the       muzzle, and a dark band on each cheek. It inhabits grassy       plains, and is noted for its extensive burrows and for       heaping up miscellaneous articles at the mouth of its       burrows. Called also {biscacha}, {bizcacha}, {vischacha},       {vishatscha}.
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d8Vizcacha \[d8]Viz*ca"cha\, n. [Sp.] (Zo[94]l.)       Same as {Viscacha}.
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d8Viscacha \[d8]Vis*ca"cha\, d8Viz-cacha \[d8]Viz-ca"cha\, n.       [Sp.] (Zo[94]l.)       A large burrowing South American rodent ({Lagostomus       trichodactylus}) allied to the chinchillas, but much larger.       Its fur is soft and rather long, mottled gray above, white or       yellowish white beneath. There is a white band across the       muzzle, and a dark band on each cheek. It inhabits grassy       plains, and is noted for its extensive burrows and for       heaping up miscellaneous articles at the mouth of its       burrows. Called also {biscacha}, {bizcacha}, {vischacha},       {vishatscha}.
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d8Vizcacha \[d8]Viz*ca"cha\, n. [Sp.] (Zo[94]l.)       Same as {Viscacha}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gallinule \Gal"li*nule\, n. [L. gallinula chicken, dim. of       gallina hen: cf. F. gallinule.] (Zo[94]l.)       One of several wading birds, having long, webless toes, and a       frontal shield, belonging to the family {Rallidae}. They are       remarkable for running rapidly over marshes and on floating       plants. The purple gallinule of America is {Ionornis       Martinica}, that of the Old World is {Porphyrio porphyrio}.       The common European gallinule ({Gallinula chloropus}) is also       called {moor hen}, {water hen}, {water rail}, {moor coot},       {night bird}, and erroneously {dabchick}. Closely related to       it is the Florida gallinule ({Gallinula galeata}).          Note: The purple gallinule of Southern Europe and Asia was                formerly believed to be able to detect and report                adultery, and for that reason, chiefly, it was commonly                domesticated by the ancients.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dabchick \Dab"chick`\, n. [For dabchick. See {Dap}, {Dip}, cf.       {Dipchick}.] (Zo[94]l.)       A small water bird ({Podilymbus podiceps}), allied to the       grebes, remarkable for its quickness in diving; -- called       also {dapchick}, {dobchick}, {dipchick}, {didapper},       {dobber}, {devil-diver}, {hell-diver}, and {pied-billed       grebe}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gallinule \Gal"li*nule\, n. [L. gallinula chicken, dim. of       gallina hen: cf. F. gallinule.] (Zo[94]l.)       One of several wading birds, having long, webless toes, and a       frontal shield, belonging to the family {Rallidae}. They are       remarkable for running rapidly over marshes and on floating       plants. The purple gallinule of America is {Ionornis       Martinica}, that of the Old World is {Porphyrio porphyrio}.       The common European gallinule ({Gallinula chloropus}) is also       called {moor hen}, {water hen}, {water rail}, {moor coot},       {night bird}, and erroneously {dabchick}. Closely related to       it is the Florida gallinule ({Gallinula galeata}).          Note: The purple gallinule of Southern Europe and Asia was                formerly believed to be able to detect and report                adultery, and for that reason, chiefly, it was commonly                domesticated by the ancients.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dabchick \Dab"chick`\, n. [For dabchick. See {Dap}, {Dip}, cf.       {Dipchick}.] (Zo[94]l.)       A small water bird ({Podilymbus podiceps}), allied to the       grebes, remarkable for its quickness in diving; -- called       also {dapchick}, {dobchick}, {dipchick}, {didapper},       {dobber}, {devil-diver}, {hell-diver}, and {pied-billed       grebe}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dabchick \Dab"chick`\, n. [For dabchick. See {Dap}, {Dip}, cf.       {Dipchick}.] (Zo[94]l.)       A small water bird ({Podilymbus podiceps}), allied to the       grebes, remarkable for its quickness in diving; -- called       also {dapchick}, {dobchick}, {dipchick}, {didapper},       {dobber}, {devil-diver}, {hell-diver}, and {pied-billed       grebe}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Margate fish \Mar"gate fish"\ (Zo[94]l.)       A sparoid fish ({Diabasis aurolineatus}) of the Gulf of       Mexico, esteemed as a food fish; -- called also {red-mouth       grunt}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Diaphysis \Di*aph"y*sis\, n. [Gr. [?] a growing through; dia`       through + [?] to bring forth.]       1. (Bot.) An abnormal prolongation of the axis of             inflorescence.          2. (Anat.) The shaft, or main part, of a bone, which is first             ossified.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dibasic \Di*ba"sic\, a. [Pref. di- + basic.] (Chem.)       Having two acid hydrogen atoms capable of replacement by       basic atoms or radicals, in forming salts; bibasic; -- said       of acids, as oxalic or sulphuric acids. Cf. {Diacid},       {Bibasic}.          Note: In the case of certain acids dibasic and divalent are                not synonymous; as, tartaric acid is tetravalent and                dibasic, lactic acid is divalent but monobasic.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dibasicity \Di`ba*sic"i*ty\, n. (Chem.)       The property or condition of being dibasic.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sector \Sec"tor\, n. [L., properly, a cutter, fr. secare,       sectum, to cut: cf. F. secteur. See {Section}.]       1. (Geom.) A part of a circle comprehended between two radii             and the included arc.          2. A mathematical instrument, consisting of two rulers             connected at one end by a joint, each arm marked with             several scales, as of equal parts, chords, sines,             tangents, etc., one scale of each kind on each arm, and             all on lines radiating from the common center of motion.             The sector is used for plotting, etc., to any scale.          3. An astronomical instrument, the limb of which embraces a             small portion only of a circle, used for measuring             differences of declination too great for the compass of a             micrometer. When it is used for measuring zenith distances             of stars, it is called a zenith sector.          {Dip sector}, an instrument used for measuring the dip of the             horizon.          {Sector of a sphere}, [or] {Spherical sector}, the solid             generated by the revolution of the sector of a circle             about one of its radii, or, more rarely, about any             straight line drawn in the plane of the sector through its             vertex.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dipchick \Dip"chick`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       See {Dabchick}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dabchick \Dab"chick`\, n. [For dabchick. See {Dap}, {Dip}, cf.       {Dipchick}.] (Zo[94]l.)       A small water bird ({Podilymbus podiceps}), allied to the       grebes, remarkable for its quickness in diving; -- called       also {dapchick}, {dobchick}, {dipchick}, {didapper},       {dobber}, {devil-diver}, {hell-diver}, and {pied-billed       grebe}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dipchick \Dip"chick`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       See {Dabchick}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dabchick \Dab"chick`\, n. [For dabchick. See {Dap}, {Dip}, cf.       {Dipchick}.] (Zo[94]l.)       A small water bird ({Podilymbus podiceps}), allied to the       grebes, remarkable for its quickness in diving; -- called       also {dapchick}, {dobchick}, {dipchick}, {didapper},       {dobber}, {devil-diver}, {hell-diver}, and {pied-billed       grebe}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fuller \Full"er\, n. [AS. fullere, fr. L. fullo. See {Full}, v.       t.]       One whose occupation is to full cloth.          {Fuller's earth}, a variety of clay, used in scouring and             cleansing cloth, to imbibe grease.          {Fuller's herb} (Bot.), the soapwort ({Saponaria             officinalis}), formerly used to remove stains from cloth.                      {Fuller's thistle [or] weed} (Bot.), the teasel ({Dipsacus             fullonum}) whose burs are used by fullers in dressing             cloth. See {Teasel}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Teasel \Tea"sel\, n. [OE. tesel, AS. t[?]sel, t[?]sl, the       fuller's herb. See {Tease}.] [Written also {tassel}, {tazel},       {teasle}, {teazel}, and {teazle}.]       1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Dipsacus}, of which one             species ({D. fullonum}) bears a large flower head covered             with stiff, prickly, hooked bracts. This flower head, when             dried, is used for raising a nap on woolen cloth.          Note: Small teasel is {Dipsacus pilosus}, wild teasel is {D.                sylvestris}.          2. A bur of this plant.          3. Any contrivance intended as a substitute for teasels in             dressing cloth.          {Teasel frame}, a frame or set of iron bars in which teasel             heads are fixed for raising the nap on woolen cloth.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dipsas \Dip"sas\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] thirst.]       1. A serpent whose bite was fabled to produce intense thirst.             --Milton.          2. (Zo[94]l.) A genus of harmless colubrine snakes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ularburong \U*lar"bu*rong\, n. [From the native Malay name.]       (Zo[94]l.)       A large East Indian nocturnal tree snake ({Dipsas       dendrophila}). It is not venomous.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dobchick \Dob"chick`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       See {Dabchick}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dabchick \Dab"chick`\, n. [For dabchick. See {Dap}, {Dip}, cf.       {Dipchick}.] (Zo[94]l.)       A small water bird ({Podilymbus podiceps}), allied to the       grebes, remarkable for its quickness in diving; -- called       also {dapchick}, {dobchick}, {dipchick}, {didapper},       {dobber}, {devil-diver}, {hell-diver}, and {pied-billed       grebe}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dobchick \Dob"chick`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       See {Dabchick}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dabchick \Dab"chick`\, n. [For dabchick. See {Dap}, {Dip}, cf.       {Dipchick}.] (Zo[94]l.)       A small water bird ({Podilymbus podiceps}), allied to the       grebes, remarkable for its quickness in diving; -- called       also {dapchick}, {dobchick}, {dipchick}, {didapper},       {dobber}, {devil-diver}, {hell-diver}, and {pied-billed       grebe}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
DeBaca County, NM (county, FIPS 11)       Location: 34.33563 N, 104.41567 W       Population (1990): 2252 (1329 housing units)       Area: 6021.9 sq km (land), 23.2 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dubuque County, IA (county, FIPS 61)       Location: 42.47279 N, 90.88577 W       Population (1990): 86403 (32053 housing units)       Area: 1575.3 sq km (land), 21.8 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
DuPage County, IL (county, FIPS 43)       Location: 41.85171 N, 88.08593 W       Population (1990): 781666 (292537 housing units)       Area: 866.2 sq km (land), 6.3 sq km (water)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Device Control          One of the four {ASCII} characters, {DC1}, {DC2},       {DC3}, and {DC4}, once used to remotely control equipment       (e.g. a {paper tape} reader) via electromagnetic switches.       The characters were usually paired, DC1/DC3 turning one device       on/off, and DC2/DC4 another.          [Other examples of equipment?]          (1996-08-20)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Device Control 1          {Control-Q}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Device Control 2          (DC2) The {mnemonic} for {ASCII} character 18, one       of the four {Device Control} characters.          (1996-06-28)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Device Control 3          {Control-S}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Device Control 4          (DC4) The {mnemonic} for {ASCII} character 20, one       of the four {Device Control} characters.          (1996-06-28)