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   Daboecia
         n 1: a dicotyledonous genus of the family Ericaceae [syn:
               {Daboecia}, {genus Daboecia}]

English Dictionary: defog by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Daviesia
n
  1. genus of Australasian shrubs and subshrubs having small yellow or purple flowers followed by short triangular pods
    Synonym(s): Daviesia, genus Daviesia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Davis
n
  1. English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
    Synonym(s): Davys, John Davys, Davis, John Davis
  2. United States painter who developed an American version of cubism (1894-1964)
    Synonym(s): Davis, Stuart Davis
  3. United States jazz musician; noted for his trumpet style (1926-1991)
    Synonym(s): Davis, Miles Davis, Miles Dewey Davis Jr.
  4. American statesman; president of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War (1808-1889)
    Synonym(s): Davis, Jefferson Davis
  5. United States tennis player who donated the Davis Cup for international team tennis competition (1879-1945)
    Synonym(s): Davis, Dwight Davis, Dwight Filley Davis
  6. United States film actress (1908-1989)
    Synonym(s): Davis, Bette Davis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Davys
n
  1. English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
    Synonym(s): Davys, John Davys, Davis, John Davis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
day book
n
  1. the daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police station
    Synonym(s): blotter, day book, police blotter, rap sheet, charge sheet
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
daybook
n
  1. a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred
    Synonym(s): daybook, journal
  2. an accounting journal as a physical object; "he bought a new daybook"
    Synonym(s): daybook, ledger
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
De Bakey
n
  1. United States heart surgeon who in 1966 implanted the first artificial heart in a human patient (born in 1908)
    Synonym(s): De Bakey, Michael Ellis De Bakey
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
debase
v
  1. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"
    Synonym(s): corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect
  2. lower in value by increasing the base-metal content
    Synonym(s): debase, alloy
  3. corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor"
    Synonym(s): load, adulterate, stretch, dilute, debase
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
debauch
n
  1. a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
    Synonym(s): orgy, debauch, debauchery, saturnalia, riot, bacchanal, bacchanalia, drunken revelry
v
  1. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"
    Synonym(s): corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
debauchee
n
  1. a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained
    Synonym(s): libertine, debauchee, rounder
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
debouch
v
  1. march out (as from a defile) into open ground; "The regiments debouched from the valley"
    Synonym(s): debouch, march out
  2. pass out or emerge; especially of rivers; "The tributary debouched into the big river"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Debs
n
  1. United States labor organizer who ran for President as a socialist (1855-1926)
    Synonym(s): Debs, Eugene V. Debs, Eugene Victor Debs
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
debug
v
  1. locate and correct errors in a computer program code; "debug this program"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Debussy
n
  1. French composer who is said to have created Impressionism in music (1862-1918)
    Synonym(s): Debussy, Claude Debussey, Claude Achille Debussy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deep-sea
adj
  1. of or taking place in the deeper parts of the sea; "deep- sea fishing"; "deep-sea exploration"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deface
v
  1. mar or spoil the appearance of; "scars defaced her cheeks"; "The vandals disfigured the statue"
    Synonym(s): deface, disfigure, blemish
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
defog
v
  1. free from mist; "demist the car windows" [syn: demist, defog]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
defuse
v
  1. remove the triggering device from
    Antonym(s): fuse
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deific
adj
  1. characterized by divine or godlike nature
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
depose
v
  1. force to leave (an office)
    Synonym(s): depose, force out
  2. make a deposition; declare under oath
    Synonym(s): swear, depose, depone
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
device
n
  1. an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"
  2. something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect
  3. any clever maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a point"; "it was a great sales gimmick"; "a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen"
    Synonym(s): device, gimmick, twist
  4. any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery)
  5. an emblematic design (especially in heraldry); "he was recognized by the device on his shield"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
devious
adj
  1. indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading; "used devious means to achieve success"; "gave oblique answers to direct questions"; "oblique political maneuvers"
    Synonym(s): devious, oblique
  2. characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive; "a devious character"; "shifty eyes"
    Synonym(s): devious, shifty
  3. deviating from a straight course; "a scenic but devious route"; "a long and circuitous journey by train and boat"; "a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic"
    Synonym(s): devious, circuitous, roundabout
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
devise
n
  1. a will disposing of real property
  2. (law) a gift of real property by will
v
  1. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"
    Synonym(s): invent, contrive, devise, excogitate, formulate, forge
  2. arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office"
    Synonym(s): organize, organise, prepare, devise, get up, machinate
  3. give by will, especially real property
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
devisee
n
  1. someone to whom property (especially realty) is devised by will
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
devoice
v
  1. utter with tense vocal chords [ant: sound, vocalise, vocalize, voice]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dibbuk
n
  1. (Jewish folklore) a demon that enters the body of a living person and controls that body's behavior
    Synonym(s): dybbuk, dibbuk
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dibs
n
  1. a claim of rights; "I have dibs on that last slice of pizza"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
die back
v
  1. suffer from a disease that kills shoots; "The plants near the garage are dying back"
    Synonym(s): die back, die down
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dieback
n
  1. a disease of plants characterized by the gradual dying of the young shoots starting at the tips and progressing to the larger branches
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
diffuse
adj
  1. spread out; not concentrated in one place; "a large diffuse organization"
  2. (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
    Synonym(s): soft, diffuse, diffused
    Antonym(s): concentrated, hard
  3. lacking conciseness; "a diffuse historical novel"
v
  1. move outward; "The soldiers fanned out" [syn: diffuse, spread, spread out, fan out]
  2. spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"; "His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks"
    Synonym(s): permeate, pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, diffuse, imbue, riddle
  3. cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
    Synonym(s): circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Dipus
n
  1. type genus of the Dipodidae; typical jerboas having three toes on each hind foot
    Synonym(s): Dipus, genus Dipus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
doofus
n
  1. a stupid incompetent person [syn: dimwit, nitwit, half-wit, doofus]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dovekie
n
  1. small short-billed auk abundant in Arctic regions [syn: little auk, dovekie, Plautus alle]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dovish
adj
  1. opposed to war [syn: pacifist(a), pacifistic, dovish]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Du Bois
n
  1. United States civil rights leader and political activist who campaigned for equality for Black Americans (1868-1963)
    Synonym(s): Du Bois, W. E. B. Du Bois, William Edward Burghardt Du Bois
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dubious
adj
  1. fraught with uncertainty or doubt; "they were doubtful that the cord would hold"; "it was doubtful whether she would be admitted"; "dubious about agreeing to go"
    Synonym(s): doubtful, dubious
  2. open to doubt or suspicion; "the candidate's doubtful past"; "he has a dubious record indeed"; "what one found uncertain the other found dubious or downright false"; "it was more than dubitable whether the friend was as influential as she thought"- Karen Horney
    Synonym(s): doubtful, dubious, dubitable, in question(p)
  3. not convinced; "they admitted the force of my argument but remained dubious"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Dubuque
n
  1. a town in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dybbuk
n
  1. (Jewish folklore) a demon that enters the body of a living person and controls that body's behavior
    Synonym(s): dybbuk, dibbuk
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Abaca \[d8]Ab"a*ca\ ([acr]b"[adot]*k[adot]), n. [The native
      name.]
      The Manila-hemp plant ({Musa textilis}); also, its fiber. See
      {Manila hemp} under {Manila}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Abasia \[d8]A*ba"si*a\, n. [NL.; Gr. [?]- not + [?] a step.]
      (Med.)
      Inability to co[94]rdinate muscular actions properly in
      walking. -- {A*ba"sic}, a.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Abies \[d8]A"bi*es\, n. [L., fir tree.] (Bot.)
      A genus of coniferous trees, properly called Fir, as the
      balsam fir and the silver fir. The spruces are sometimes also
      referred to this genus.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Affiche \[d8]Af`fiche"\, n. [F., fr. afficher to affix.]
      A written or printed notice to be posted, as on a wall; a
      poster; a placard.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Aphakia \[d8]A*pha"ki*a\, n. [NL.; Gr. 'a priv. + [?] seed of
      a lentil.] (Med.)
      An anomalous state of refraction caused by the absence of the
      crystalline lens, as after operations for cataract. The
      remedy is the use of powerful convex lenses. --Dunglison.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Aphasia \[d8]A*pha"si*a\, Aphasy \Aph"a*sy\, n. [NL. aphasia,
      Gr. [?], fr. [?] not spoken; 'a priv. + [?] to speak: cf. F.
      aphasie.] (Med.)
      Loss of the power of speech, or of the appropriate use of
      words, the vocal organs remaining intact, and the
      intelligence being preserved. It is dependent on injury or
      disease of the brain.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Aphis \[d8]A"phis\, n.; pl. {Aphides}. [NL.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A genus of insects belonging to the order Hemiptera and
      family {Aphid[91]}, including numerous species known as plant
      lice and green flies.
  
      Note: Besides the true males and females, there is a race of
               wingless asexual individuals which have the power of
               producing living young in rapid succession, and these
               in turn may produce others of the same kind for several
               generations, before sexual individuals appear. They
               suck the sap of plants by means of a tubular proboscis,
               and owing to the wonderful rapidity of their
               reproduction become very destructive to vegetation.
               Many of the {Aphid[91]} excrete honeydew from two tubes
               near the end of the body.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Apis \[d8]A"pis\, n. [L., bee.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A genus of insects of the order Hymenoptera, including the
      common honeybee ({Apis mellifica}) and other related species.
      See {Honeybee}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Apus \[d8]A"pus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?]. See {Apode}, n.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      A genus of fresh-water phyllopod crustaceans. See
      {Phyllopod}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Aves \[d8]A"ves\, n. pl. [L., pl. of avis bird.] (Zo[94]l.)
      The class of Vertebrata that includes the birds.
  
      Note: Aves, or birds, have a complete double circulation,
               oviparous, reproduction, front limbs peculiarly
               modified as wings; and they bear feathers. All existing
               birds have a horny beak, without teeth; but some
               Mesozoic fossil birds (Odontornithes) had conical teeth
               inserted in both jaws. The principal groups are:
               {Carinat[91]}, including all existing flying birds;
               {Ratit[91]}, including the ostrich and allies, the
               apteryx, and the extinct moas; {Odontornithes}, or
               fossil birds with teeth.
  
      Note: The ordinary birds are classified largely by the
               structure of the beak and feet, which are in direct
               relation to their habits. See {Beak}, {Bird},
               {Odontonithes}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Bague \[d8]Bague\, n. [F., a ring] (Arch.)
      The annular molding or group of moldings dividing a long
      shaft or clustered column into two or more parts.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Bega \[d8]Be"ga\, n.
      See {Bigha}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Beige \[d8]Beige\, n. [F.]
      Debeige.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Bekah \[d8]Be"kah\, n. [Heb.]
      Half a shekel.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Beshow \[d8]Be*show"\, n. [Native name.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A large food fish ({Anoplopoma fimbria}) of the north Pacific
      coast; -- called also {candlefish}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Bicho \[d8]Bi"cho\, n. [Sp.] (Zo[94]l.)
      See {Jigger}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Biga \[d8]Bi"ga\, n. [L.] (Antiq.)
      A two-horse chariot.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Bigha \[d8]Big"ha\, n.
      A measure of land in India, varying from a third of an acre
      to an acre.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Bijou \[d8]Bi*jou"\, n.; pl. {Bijoux}. [F.; of uncertain
      origin.]
      A trinket; a jewel; -- a word applied to anything small and
      of elegant workmanship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Bikh \[d8]Bikh\, n. [Hind., fr. Skr. visha poison.] (Bot.)
      The East Indian name of a virulent poison extracted from
      {Aconitum ferox} or other species of aconite: also, the plant
      itself.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Bise \[d8]Bise\, n. [F.]
      A cold north wind which prevails on the northern coasts of
      the Mediterranean and in Switzerland, etc.; -- nearly the
      same as the mistral.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Bisque \[d8]Bisque\, n. [A corruption of biscuit.]
      Unglazed white porcelain.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Bisque \[d8]Bisque\, n. [F.]
      A white soup made of crayfish.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Bocca \[d8]Boc"ca\, n. [It., mouth.]
      The round hole in the furnace of a glass manufactory through
      which the fused glass is taken out. --Craig.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Bos \[d8]Bos\, n. [L., ox, cow.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A genus of ruminant quadrupeds, including the wild and
      domestic cattle, distinguished by a stout body, hollow horns,
      and a large fold of skin hanging from the neck.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Bosa \[d8]Bo"sa\, n. [Ar. b[?]za, Pers. b[?]zah: cf. F.
      bosan.]
      A drink, used in the East. See {Boza}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Bouche \[d8]Bouche\, n. [F.]
      Same as {Bush}, a lining.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Bouche \[d8]Bouche\, Bouch \Bouch\, n. [F. bouche mouth,
      victuals.]
      1. A mouth. [Obs.]
  
      2. An allowance of meat and drink for the tables of inferior
            officers or servants in a nobleman's palace or at court.
            [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Bougie \[d8]Bou*gie"\, n. [F. bougie wax candle, bougie, fr.
      Bougie, Bugia, a town of North Africa, from which these
      candles were first imported into Europe.]
      1. (Surg.) A long, flexible instrument, that is
  
      Note: introduced into the urethra, esophagus, etc., to remove
               obstructions, or for the other purposes. It was
               originally made of waxed linen rolled into cylindrical
               form.
  
      2. (Pharm.) A long slender rod consisting of gelatin or some
            other substance that melts at the temperature of the body.
            It is impregnated with medicine, and designed for
            introduction into urethra, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Boza \[d8]Bo"za\, n. [See {Bosa}.]
      An acidulated fermented drink of the Arabs and Egyptians,
      made from millet seed and various astringent substances;
      also, an intoxicating beverage made from hemp seed, darnel
      meal, and water. [Written also {bosa}, {bozah}, {bouza}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8D82bouch82 \[d8]D[82]`bou`ch[82]"\, n. [F.]
      A place for exit; an outlet; hence, a market for goods.
  
               The d[82]bouch[82]s were ordered widened to afford easy
               egress.                                                   --The Century.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Duboisia \[d8]Du*bois"i*a\, n. [NL.] (Med.)
      Same as {Duboisine}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Epig91a \[d8]Ep`i*g[91]"a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'epi` upon + [?]
      earth.] (Bot.)
      An American genus of plants, containing but a single species
      ({E. repens}), the trailing arbutus.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Epocha \[d8]Ep"o*cha\, n. [L.]
      See {Epoch}. --J. Adams.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Epos \[d8]Ep"os\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?].]
      An epic.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Fascia \[d8]Fas"ci*a\, n.; pl. {Fasci[91]}. [L., a band: cf.
      It. fascia. See {Fasces}, and cf. {Fess}.]
      1. A band, sash, or fillet; especially, in surgery, a bandage
            or roller.
  
      2. (Arch.) A flat member of an order or building, like a flat
            band or broad fillet; especially, one of the three bands
            which make up the architrave, in the Ionic order. See
            Illust. of {Column}.
  
      3. (Anat.) The layer of loose tissue, often containing fat,
            immediately beneath the skin; the stronger layer of
            connective tissue covering and investing all muscles; an
            aponeurosis.
  
      4. (Zo[94]l.) A broad well-defined band of color.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Faux \[d8]Faux\, n.; pl. {Fauces}. [L.]
      See {Fauces}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Fiasco \[d8]Fi*as"co\, n.; pl. {Fiascoes}. [It.]
      A complete or ridiculous failure, esp. of a musical
      performance, or of any pretentious undertaking.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Fico \[d8]Fi"co\, n.; pl. {Ficoes}. [It., a fig, fr. L. ficus.
      See {Fig}.]
      A fig; an insignificant trifle, no more than the snap of
      one's thumb; a sign of contempt made by the fingers,
      expressing. A fig for you.
  
               Steal! foh, a fico for the phrase.         --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Fossa \[d8]Fos"sa\, n.; pl. {Foss[92]}. [L., a ditch. See
      {Fosse}.] (Anat.)
      A pit, groove, cavity, or depression, of greater or less
      depth; as, the temporal fossa on the side of the skull; the
      nasal foss[91] containing the nostrils in most birds.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Foussa \[d8]Fous"sa\, n. [Natibe name.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A viverrine animal of Madagascar ({Cryptoprocta ferox}). It
      resembles a cat in size and form, and has retractile claws.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Fuga \[d8]Fu"ga\, n. [It.] (Mus.)
      A fugue.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Hapuku \[d8]Ha*pu"ku\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A large and valuable food fish ({Polyprion prognathus}) of
      New Zealand. It sometimes weighs one hundred pounds or more.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Opus \[d8]O"pus\, n.; pl. {Opera}. [L. See {Opera}.]
      A work; specif. (Mus.), a musical composition.
  
      Note: Each composition, or set of pieces, as the composer may
               choose, is called an opus, and they are numbered in the
               order of their issue. (Often abbrev. to op.)

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   d8Pais \[d8]Pa`is\, n. [OF. pu[8b]s, F. pays, country.] (O. E.
      Law)
      The country; the people of the neighborhood.
  
      Note: A trial per pais is a trial by the country, that is, by
               a jury; and matter in pais is matter triable by the
               country, or jury.

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   d8Pas \[d8]Pas\, n. [F. See {Pace}.]
      1. A pace; a step, as in a dance. --Chaucer.
  
      2. Right of going foremost; precedence. --Arbuthnot.

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   Pasch \Pasch\, d8Pascha \[d8]Pas"cha\, n. [AS. pascha, L.
      pascha, Gr. [?], fr. Heb. pesach, fr. p[be]sach to pass over:
      cf. OF. pasque, F. p[83]que. Cf. {Paschal}, {Paas}, {Paque}.]
      The passover; the feast of Easter.
  
      {Pasch egg}. See {Easter egg}, under {Easter}.
  
      {Pasch flower}. See {Pasque flower}, under {Pasque}.

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   d8Pass82 \[d8]Pas`s[82]"\, masc. d8Pass82e \[d8]Pas`s[82]"e\,
      fem., a. [F.]
      Past; gone by; hence, past one's prime; worn; faded; as, a
      pass[82]e belle. --Ld. Lytton.

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   d8Pass82 \[d8]Pas`s[82]"\, masc. d8Pass82e \[d8]Pas`s[82]"e\,
      fem., a. [F.]
      Past; gone by; hence, past one's prime; worn; faded; as, a
      pass[82]e belle. --Ld. Lytton.

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   d8Pauxi \[d8]Paux"i\, n. [From the native name: cf. Sp. pauji.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      A curassow ({Ourax pauxi}), which, in South America, is often
      domesticated.

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   d8Peechi \[d8]Pee"chi\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      The dauw.

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   d8Pes \[d8]Pes\, n.; pl. {Pedes} . [L., the foot.] (Anat.)
      The distal segment of the hind limb of vertebrates, including
      the tarsus and foot.

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   d8Peso \[d8]Pe"so\, n. [Sp.]
      A Spanish dollar; also, an Argentine, Chilian, Colombian,
      etc., coin, equal to from 75 cents to a dollar; also, a pound
      weight.

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   d8Phoca \[d8]Pho"ca\, n. [L., a seal, fr. Gr. [?].] (Zo[94]l.)
      A genus of seals. It includes the common harbor seal and
      allied species. See {Seal}.

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   d8Physa \[d8]Phy"sa\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a bellows.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      A genus of fresh-water Pulmonifera, having reversed spiral
      shells. See {Pond snail}, under {Pond}.

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   d8Picea \[d8]Pic"e*a\, n. [L., the pitch pine, from pix, picis,
      pitch.] (Bot.)
      A genus of coniferous trees of the northen hemisphere,
      including the Norway spruce and the American black and white
      spruces. These trees have pendent cones, which do not readily
      fall to pieces, in this and other respects differing from the
      firs.

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   d8Pici \[d8]Pi"ci\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. picus a woodpecker.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      A division of birds including the woodpeckers and wrynecks.

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   d8Piqu82 \[d8]Pi`qu[82]"\, n. [F., p. p. of piquer to prick.]
      A cotton fabric, figured in the loom, -- used as a dress
      goods for women and children, and for vestings, etc.

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   d8Pis82 \[d8]Pi`s[82]"\, n. [F. pis[82], from piser to stamp,
      pound, L. pisare.] (Arch.)
      A species of wall made of stiff earth or clay rammed in
      between molds which are carried up as the wall rises; --
      called also {pis[82] work}. --Gwilt.

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   d8Pishu \[d8]Pi"shu\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      The Canada lynx. [Written also {peeshoo}.]

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   d8Poco \[d8]Po"co\, adv. [It.] (Mus.)
      A little; -- used chiefly in phrases indicating the time or
      movement; as, poco pi[97] allegro, a little faster; poco
      largo, rather slow.
  
      {[d8]Poco a poco} [It.] (Mus.) Little by little; as, poco a
            poco crescendo, gradually increasing in loudness.

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   d8Pookoo \[d8]Poo"koo\, n. [From the native name.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A red African antelope ({Kobus Vardoni}) allied to the water
      buck.

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   d8Pos82 \[d8]Po`s[82]"\, a. [F., placed, posed.] (Her.)
      Standing still, with all the feet on the ground; -- said of
      the attitude of a lion, horse, or other beast.

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   d8Pucka \[d8]Puck"a\, a. [Written also {pukka}.] [Hind. pakk[be]
      cooked, ripe, solid.]
      Good of its kind; -- variously used as implying substantial,
      real, fixed, sure, etc., and specif., of buildings, made of
      brick and mortar. [India]
  
               It's pukka famine, by the looks of it.   --Kipling.

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   d8Pug \[d8]Pug\, n. [Hind. pag foot.]
      A footprint; a track; as of a boar. [India]

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   d8Pukka \[d8]Puk"ka\, a.
      Same as {Pucka}. [India]

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   d8Tabes \[d8]Ta"bes\, n. [L., a wasting disease.] (Med.)
      Progressive emaciation of the body, accompained with hectic
      fever, with no well-marked logical symptoms.
  
      {[d8]Tabes dorsalis}[NL., tabes of the back], locomotor
            ataxia; -- sometimes called simply tabes.
  
      {[d8]Tabes mesenterica}[NL., mesenteric tabes], a wasting
            disease of childhood characterized by chronic inflammation
            of the lymphatic glands of the mesentery, attended with
            caseous degeneration.

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   d8Tofus \[d8]To"fus\, n. [L., tufa.]
      1. Tophus.
  
      2. (Min.) Tufa. See under {Tufa}, and {Toph}.

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   d8Typhos \[d8]Ty"phos\, n. [NL.] (Med.)
      Typhus. [Obs.]

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   d8Vaisya \[d8]Vais"ya\, n. [Skr. vai[cced]ya.]
      The third of the four great original castes among the Hindus,
      now either extinct or partially represented by the mercantile
      class of Banyas. See the Note under {Caste}, 1.

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   d8Vas \[d8]Vas\, n.; pl. {Vasa}. [L., a vessel. See {Vase}.]
      (Anat.)
      A vessel; a duct.
  
      {[d8]Vas deferens}; pl. {Vasa deferentia}. [L. vas vessel +
            deferens carrying down.] (Anat.) The excretory duct of a
            testicle; a spermatic duct.

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   d8Vega \[d8]Ve"ga\, n. [Sp.]
      An open tract of ground; a plain, esp. one which is moist and
      fertile, as those used for tobacco fields. [Sp. Amer. & Phil.
      Islands]

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   d8Vice \[d8]Vi"ce\, prep. [L., abl. of vicis change, turn. See
      {Vicarious}.]
      In the place of; in the stead; as, A. B. was appointed
      postmaster vice C. D. resigned.

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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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   d8Vis \[d8]Vis\, n.
      1. Force; power.
  
      2. (Law)
            (a) Physical force.
            (b) Moral power.
  
      {Principle of vis viva} (Mech.), the principle that the
            difference between the aggregate work of the accelerating
            forces of a system and that of the retarding forces is
            equal to one half the vis viva accumulated or lost in the
            system while the work is being done.
  
      {Vis impressa} [L.] (Mech.), force exerted, as in moving a
            body, or changing the direction of its motion; impressed
            force.
  
      {Vis inerti[91]}. [L.]
            (a) The resistance of matter, as when a body at rest is
                  set in motion, or a body in motion is brought to rest,
                  or has its motion changed, either in direction or in
                  velocity.
            (b) Inertness; inactivity.
  
      Note: Vis interti[91] and inertia are not strictly
               synonymous. The former implies the resistance itself
               which is given, while the latter implies merely the
               property by which it is given.
  
      {Vis mortua} [L.] (Mech.), dead force; force doing no active
            work, but only producing pressure.
  
      {Vis vit[91]}, or {Vis vitalis} [L.] (Physiol.), vital force.
           
  
      {Vis viva} [L.] (Mech.), living force; the force of a body
            moving against resistance, or doing work, in distinction
            from vis mortua, or dead force; the kinetic energy of a
            moving body; the capacity of a moving body to do work by
            reason of its being in motion. See {Kinetic energy}, in
            the Note under {Energy}. The term vis viva is not usually
            understood to include that part of the kinetic energy of
            the body which is due to the vibrations of its molecules.

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   d8Vis82 \[d8]Vi*s[82]"\, n. [F. vis[82], p. p. of viser to put a
      visa to, fr. L. visus seen, p. p. of videre to see.]
      An indorsement made on a passport by the proper authorities
      of certain countries on the continent of Europe, denoting
      that it has been examined, and that the person who bears it
      is permitted to proceed on his journey; a visa.

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   d8Visa \[d8]Vi"sa\, n. [F.]
      See {Vis[?]}.

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   d8Vox \[d8]Vox\, n. [L. See {Voice}.]
      A voice.
  
      {Vox humana}[L., human voice] (Mus.), a reed stop in an
            organ, made to imitate the human voice.

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   Daybook \Day"book`\ (d[amac]"b[oocr]k`), n.
      A journal of accounts; a primary record book in which are
      recorded the debts and credits, or accounts of the day, in
      their order, and from which they are transferred to the
      journal.

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   Debeige \De*beige"\, n. [F. de of + beige the natural color of
      wool.]
      A kind of woolen or mixed dress goods. [Written also
      {debage}.]

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   Debase \De*base"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Debased}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Debasing}.] [Pref. de- + base. See {Base}, a., and cf.
      {Abase}.]
      To reduce from a higher to a lower state or grade of worth,
      dignity, purity, station, etc.; to degrade; to lower; to
      deteriorate; to abase; as, to debase the character by crime;
      to debase the mind by frivolity; to debase style by vulgar
      words.
  
               The coin which was adulterated and debased. --Hale.
  
               It is a kind of taking God's name in vain to debase
               religion with such frivolous disputes.   --Hooker.
  
               And to debase the sons, exalts the sires. --Pope.
  
      Syn: To abase; degrade. See {Abase}.

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   Debauch \De*bauch"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Debauched}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Debauching}.] [F. d[82]baucher, prob.
      originally, to entice away from the workshop; pref. d[82]-
      (L. dis- or de) + OF. bauche, bauge, hut, cf. F. bauge lair
      of a wild boar; prob. from G. or Icel., cf. Icel. b[be]lkr.
      See {Balk}, n.]
      To lead away from purity or excellence; to corrupt in
      character or principles; to mar; to vitiate; to pollute; to
      seduce; as, to debauch one's self by intemperance; to debauch
      a woman; to debauch an army.
  
               Learning not debauched by ambition.         --Burke.
  
               A man must have got his conscience thoroughly debauched
               and hardened before he can arrive to the height of sin.
                                                                              --South.
  
               Her pride debauched her judgment and her eyes.
                                                                              --Cowley.

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   Debauch \De*bauch"\, n. [Cf. F. d[82]bauche.]
      1. Excess in eating or drinking; intemperance; drunkenness;
            lewdness; debauchery.
  
                     The first physicians by debauch were made. --Dryden.
  
      2. An act or occasion of debauchery.
  
                     Silenus, from his night's debauch, Fatigued and
                     sick.                                                --Cowley.

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   Debauchee \Deb`au*chee"\, n. [F. d[82][?]bauch[82], n., properly
      p. p. of d[82]baucher. See {Debauch}, v. t.]
      One who is given to intemperance or bacchanalian excesses; a
      man habitually lewd; a libertine.

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   Debeige \De*beige"\, n. [F. de of + beige the natural color of
      wool.]
      A kind of woolen or mixed dress goods. [Written also
      {debage}.]

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   Debosh \De*bosh"\, v. t. [Old form of debauch.]
      To debauch. [Obs.] [bd]A deboshed lady.[b8] --Beau. & Fl.

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   Debouch \De*bouch"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Debouched}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Debouching}.] [F. d[82]boucher; pref. d[82]- (L. dis-
      or de) + boucher to stop up, fr. bouche mouth, fr. L. bucca
      the cheek. Cf. {Disembogue}.]
      To march out from a wood, defile, or other confined spot,
      into open ground; to issue.
  
               Battalions debouching on the plain.         --Prescott.

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   Debouch \De*bouch"\, v. i. (Geog.)
      To issue; -- said of a stream passing from a gorge out into
      an open valley or a plain.

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   Deep-sea \Deep"-sea`\, a.
      Of or pertaining to the deeper parts of the sea; as, a
      deep-sea line (i. e., a line to take soundings at a great
      depth); deep-sea lead; deep-sea soundings, explorations, etc.

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   Deface \De*face"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Defaced}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Defacing}.] [OE. defacen to disfigure, efface, OF.
      desfacier; L. dis- + facies face. See {Face}, and cf.
      {Efface}.]
      1. To destroy or mar the face or external appearance of; to
            disfigure; to injure, spoil, or mar, by effacing or
            obliterating important features or portions of; as, to
            deface a monument; to deface an edifice; to deface
            writing; to deface a note, deed, or bond; to deface a
            record. [bd]This high face defaced.[b8] --Emerson.
  
                     So by false learning is good sense defaced. --Pope.
  
      2. [Cf. F. d[82]faire.] To destroy; to make null. [Obs.]
  
                     [Profane scoffing] doth . . . deface the reverence
                     of religion.                                       --Bacon.
  
                     For all his power was utterly defaste [defaced].
                                                                              --Spenser.
  
      Syn: See {Efface}.

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   Defix \De*fix"\, v. t. [L. defixus, p. p. of defigere to fix;
      de- + figere to fix.]
      To fix; to fasten; to establish. [Obs.] [bd]To defix their
      princely seat . . . in that extreme province.[b8] --Hakluyt.

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   Defuse \De*fuse"\, v. t. [Cf. {Diffuse}.]
      To disorder; to make shapeless. [Obs.] --Shak.

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   Deific \De*if"ic\, Deifical \De*if"ic*al\, a. [L. deificus; deus
      god + facere to make: cf. F. d[82]ifique.]
      Making divine; producing a likeness to God; god-making. [bd]A
      deifical communion.[b8] --Homilies.

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   Depeach \De*peach"\, v. t. [L. d[82]p[88]cher. See {Dispatch}.]
      To discharge. [Obs.]
  
               As soon as the party . . . before our justices shall be
               depeached.                                             --Hakluyt.

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   Dephase \De*phase"\, v. t. (Elec.)
      To put out of phase, as two parts of a single alternating
      current.

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   Depose \De*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deposed}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Deposing}.][FF. d[82]poser, in the sense of L. deponere
      to put down; but from pref. d[82]- (L. de) + poser to place.
      See {Pose}, {Pause}.]
      1. To lay down; to divest one's self of; to lay aside. [Obs.]
  
                     Thus when the state one Edward did depose, A greater
                     Edward in his room arose.                  --Dryden.
  
      2. To let fall; to deposit. [Obs.]
  
                     Additional mud deposed upon it.         --Woodward.
  
      3. To remove from a throne or other high station; to
            dethrone; to divest or deprive of office.
  
                     A tyrant over his subjects, and therefore worthy to
                     be deposed.                                       --Prynne.
  
      4. To testify under oath; to bear testimony to; -- now
            usually said of bearing testimony which is officially
            written down for future use. --Abbott.
  
                     To depose the yearly rent or valuation of lands.
                                                                              --Bacon.
  
      5. To put under oath. [Obs.]
  
                     Depose him in the justice of his cause. --Shak.

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   Depose \De*pose"\, v. i.
      To bear witness; to testify under oath; to make deposition.
  
               Then, seeing't was he that made you to despose, Your
               oath, my lord, is vain and frivolous.      --Shak.

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   Devex \De*vex"\, a. [L. devexus, from devehere to carry down.]
      Bending down; sloping. [Obs.]

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   Devex \De*vex"\, n.
      Devexity. [Obs.] --May (Lucan).

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   Device \De*vice"\, n. [OE. devis, devise, will, intention,
      opinion, invention, fr. F. devis architect's plan and
      estimates (in OF., division, plan, wish), devise device (in
      sense 3), in OF. also, division, wish, last will, fr.
      deviser. See {Devise}, v. t., and cf. {Devise}, n.]
      1. That which is devised, or formed by design; a contrivance;
            an invention; a project; a scheme; often, a scheme to
            deceive; a stratagem; an artifice.
  
                     His device in against Babylon, to destroy it. --Jer.
                                                                              li. 11.
  
                     Their recent device of demanding benevolences.
                                                                              --Hallam.
  
                     He disappointeth the devices of the crafty. --Job v.
                                                                              12.
  
      2. Power of devising; invention; contrivance.
  
                     I must have instruments of my own device. --Landor.
  
      3.
            (a) An emblematic design, generally consisting of one or
                  more figures with a motto, used apart from heraldic
                  bearings to denote the historical situation, the
                  ambition, or the desire of the person adopting it. See
                  {Cognizance}.
            (b) Improperly, an heraldic bearing.
  
                           Knights-errant used to distinguish themselves by
                           devices on their shields.            --Addison.
  
                           A banner with this strange device - Excelsior.
                                                                              --Longfellow.
  
      4. Anything fancifully conceived. --Shak.
  
      5. A spectacle or show. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
  
      6. Opinion; decision. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.
  
      Syn: Contrivance; invention; design; scheme; project;
               stratagem; shift.
  
      Usage: -- {Device}, {Contrivance}. Device implies more of
                  inventive power, and contrivance more of skill and
                  dexterity in execution. A device usually has reference
                  to something worked out for exhibition or show; a
                  contrivance usually respects the arrangement or
                  disposition of things with reference to securing some
                  end. Devices were worn by knights-errant on their
                  shields; contrivances are generally used to promote
                  the practical convenience of life. The word device is
                  often used in a bad sense; as, a crafty device;
                  contrivance is almost always used in a good sense; as,
                  a useful contrivance.

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   Devious \De"vi*ous\, a. [L. devius; de + via way. See
      {Viaduct}.]
      1. Out of a straight line; winding; varying from directness;
            as, a devious path or way.
  
      2. Going out of the right or common course; going astray;
            erring; wandering; as, a devious step.
  
      Syn: Wandering; roving; rambling; vagrant. -- {De"vi*ous*ly},
               adv. -- {De"vi*ous*ness}, n.

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   Devise \De*vise"\, n.
      Device. See {Device}. [Obs.]

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   Devise \De*vise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Devised}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Devising}.] [OF. deviser to distribute, regulate, direct,
      relate, F., to chat, fr. L. divisus divided, distributed, p.
      p. of dividere. See {Divide}, and cf. {Device}.]
      1. To form in the mind by new combinations of ideas, new
            applications of principles, or new arrangement of parts;
            to formulate by thought; to contrive; to excogitate; to
            invent; to plan; to scheme; as, to devise an engine, a new
            mode of writing, a plan of defense, or an argument.
  
                     To devise curious works.                     --Ex. CCTV.
                                                                              32.
  
                     Devising schemes to realize his ambitious views.
                                                                              --Bancroft.
  
      2. To plan or scheme for; to purpose to obtain.
  
                     For wisdom is most riches; fools therefore They are
                     which fortunes do by vows devise.      --Spenser.
  
      3. To say; to relate; to describe. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
  
      4. To imagine; to guess. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      5. (Law) To give by will; -- used of real estate; formerly,
            also, of chattels.
  
      Syn: To bequeath; invent; discover; contrive; excogitate;
               imagine; plan; scheme. See {Bequeath}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Devise \De*vise"\, v. i.
      To form a scheme; to lay a plan; to contrive; to consider.
  
               I thought, devised, and Pallas heard my prayer. --Pope.
  
      Note: Devise was formerly followed by of; as, let us devise
               of ease. --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Devise \De*vise"\, n. [OF. devise division, deliberation, wish,
      will, testament. See {Device}.]
      1. The act of giving or disposing of real estate by will; --
            sometimes improperly applied to a bequest of personal
            estate.
  
      2. A will or testament, conveying real estate; the clause of
            a will making a gift of real property.
  
                     Fines upon devises were still exacted. --Bancroft.
  
      3. Property devised, or given by will.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Devisee \Dev`i*see"\, n. (Law)
      One to whom a devise is made, or real estate given by will.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Diabase \Di"a*base\, n. [F. diabase, fr. Gr. [?] a crossing or
      passing over, fr. [?]; [?] + [?] to go; -- so called by
      Brongniart, because it passes over to diorite.] (Min.)
      A basic, dark-colored, holocrystalline, igneous rock,
      consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar and pyroxene
      with magnetic iron; -- often limited to rocks pretertiary in
      age. It includes part of what was early called greenstone.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Diapase \Di"a*pase\, n.
      Same as {Diapason}. [Obs.]
  
               A tuneful diapase of pleasures.               --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dibs \Dibs\, n.
      A sweet preparation or treacle of grape juice, much used in
      the East. --Johnston.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Diffuse \Dif*fuse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Diffused}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Diffusing}.] [L. diffusus, p. p. of diffundere to
      pour out, to diffuse; dif- = dis- + fundere to pour. See
      {Fuse} to melt.]
      To pour out and cause to spread, as a fluid; to cause to flow
      on all sides; to send out, or extend, in all directions; to
      spread; to circulate; to disseminate; to scatter; as to
      diffuse information.
  
               Thence diffuse His good to worlds and ages infinite.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
               We find this knowledge diffused among all civilized
               nations.                                                --Whewell.
  
      Syn: To expand; spread; circulate; extend; scatter; disperse;
               publish; proclaim.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Diffuse \Dif*fuse"\, v. i.
      To pass by spreading every way, to diffuse itself.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Diffuse \Dif*fuse"\, a. [L. diffusus, p. p.]
      Poured out; widely spread; not restrained; copious; full;
      esp., of style, opposed to {concise} or {terse}; verbose;
      prolix; as, a diffuse style; a diffuse writer.
  
               A diffuse and various knowledge of divine and human
               things.                                                   --Milton.
  
      Syn: Prolix; verbose; wide; copious; full. See {Prolix}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dipsey \Dip"sey\, Dipsie \Dip"sie\, Dipsy \Dip"sy\, a.
      Deep-sea; as, a dipsey line; a dipsy lead. [Sailor's Cant]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dipsey \Dip"sey\, Dipsie \Dip"sie\, Dipsy \Dip"sy\, n.
      1. A sinker attached to a fishing line; also, a line having
            several branches, each with such a sinker, used in
            deep-sea fishing. [Local, U. S.]
  
      2. (Naut.) A deep-sea lead. [Rare]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dipsey \Dip"sey\, Dipsie \Dip"sie\, Dipsy \Dip"sy\, a.
      Deep-sea; as, a dipsey line; a dipsy lead. [Sailor's Cant]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dipsey \Dip"sey\, Dipsie \Dip"sie\, Dipsy \Dip"sy\, n.
      1. A sinker attached to a fishing line; also, a line having
            several branches, each with such a sinker, used in
            deep-sea fishing. [Local, U. S.]
  
      2. (Naut.) A deep-sea lead. [Rare]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dipsey \Dip"sey\, Dipsie \Dip"sie\, Dipsy \Dip"sy\, a.
      Deep-sea; as, a dipsey line; a dipsy lead. [Sailor's Cant]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dipsey \Dip"sey\, Dipsie \Dip"sie\, Dipsy \Dip"sy\, n.
      1. A sinker attached to a fishing line; also, a line having
            several branches, each with such a sinker, used in
            deep-sea fishing. [Local, U. S.]
  
      2. (Naut.) A deep-sea lead. [Rare]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dives \Di"ves\, n. [L., rich.]
      The name popularly given to the rich man in our Lord's
      parable of the [bd]Rich Man and Lazarus[b8] (--Luke xvi.
      19-31). Hence, a name for a rich worldling.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hen \Hen\, n. [AS. henn, hen, h[91]n; akin to D. hen, OHG.
      henna, G. henne, Icel. h[?]na, Dan. h[94]na; the fem.
      corresponding to AS. hana cock, D. haan, OHG. hano, G. hahn,
      Icel. hani, Dan. & Sw. hane. Prob. akin to L. canere to sing,
      and orig. meaning, a singer. Cf. {Chanticleer}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      The female of the domestic fowl; also, the female of grouse,
      pheasants, or any kind of birds; as, the heath hen; the gray
      hen.
  
      Note: Used adjectively or in combination to indicate the
               female; as, hen canary, hen eagle, hen turkey, peahen.
  
      {Hen clam}. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) A clam of the {Mactra}, and allied genera; the sea clam
            or surf clam. See {Surf clam}.
      (b) A California clam of the genus {Pachydesma}.
  
      {Hen driver}. See {Hen harrier} (below).
  
      {Hen harrier} (Zo[94]l.), a hawk ({Circus cyaneus}), found in
            Europe and America; -- called also {dove hawk}, {henharm},
            {henharrow}, {hen driver}, and usually, in America, {marsh
            hawk}. See {Marsh hawk}.
  
      {Hen hawk} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of large hawks
            which capture hens; esp., the American red-tailed hawk
            ({Buteo borealis}), the red-shouldered hawk ({B.
            lineatus}), and the goshawk.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Rotche \Rotche\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A very small arctic sea bird ({Mergulus alle}, or {Alle
      alle}) common on both coasts of the Atlantic in winter; --
      called also {little auk}, {dovekie}, {rotch}, {rotchie}, and
      {sea dove}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dovekie \Dove"kie\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A guillemot ({Uria grylle}), of the arctic regions. Also
      applied to the little auk or sea dove. See under {Dove}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Rotche \Rotche\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A very small arctic sea bird ({Mergulus alle}, or {Alle
      alle}) common on both coasts of the Atlantic in winter; --
      called also {little auk}, {dovekie}, {rotch}, {rotchie}, and
      {sea dove}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dovekie \Dove"kie\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A guillemot ({Uria grylle}), of the arctic regions. Also
      applied to the little auk or sea dove. See under {Dove}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dovish \Dov"ish\, a.
      Like a dove; harmless; innocent. [bd]Joined with dovish
      simplicity.[b8] --Latimer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dubious \Du"bi*ous\, a. [L. dubius, dubiosus, fr. duo two. See
      {Two}, and cf. {Doubt}.]
      1. Doubtful or not settled in opinion; being in doubt;
            wavering or fluctuating; undetermined. [bd]Dubious
            policy.[b8] --Sir T. Scott.
  
                     A dubious, agitated state of mind. --Thackeray.
  
      2. Occasioning doubt; not clear, or obvious; equivocal;
            questionable; doubtful; as, a dubious answer.
  
                     Wiping the dingy shirt with a still more dubious
                     pocket handkerchief.                           --Thackeray.
  
      3. Of uncertain event or issue; as, in dubious battle.
  
      Syn: Doubtful; doubting; unsettled; undetermined; equivocal;
               uncertain. Cf. {Doubtful}.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Davis, CA (city, FIPS 18100)
      Location: 38.55495 N, 121.73595 W
      Population (1990): 46209 (18282 housing units)
      Area: 21.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 95616
   Davis, IL (village, FIPS 18706)
      Location: 42.42218 N, 89.41571 W
      Population (1990): 541 (229 housing units)
      Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 61019
   Davis, OK (city, FIPS 19450)
      Location: 34.48093 N, 97.13045 W
      Population (1990): 2543 (1155 housing units)
      Area: 9.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 73030
   Davis, SD (town, FIPS 15540)
      Location: 43.25829 N, 96.99576 W
      Population (1990): 87 (45 housing units)
      Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 57021
   Davis, WV (town, FIPS 20428)
      Location: 39.13100 N, 79.46654 W
      Population (1990): 799 (417 housing units)
      Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 26260

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   De Beque, CO (town, FIPS 19355)
      Location: 39.33250 N, 108.21366 W
      Population (1990): 257 (118 housing units)
      Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 81630

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Dewey Beach, DE (town, FIPS 20900)
      Location: 38.69530 N, 75.07675 W
      Population (1990): 204 (1299 housing units)
      Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 19971

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Doubs, MD
      Zip code(s): 21710

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Du Bois, IL (village, FIPS 20890)
      Location: 38.22190 N, 89.21281 W
      Population (1990): 216 (116 housing units)
      Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 62831
   Du Bois, NE (village, FIPS 13750)
      Location: 40.03397 N, 96.04585 W
      Population (1990): 119 (72 housing units)
      Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 68345
   Du Bois, PA
      Zip code(s): 15801

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Dubach, LA (town, FIPS 21800)
      Location: 32.69800 N, 92.65595 W
      Population (1990): 843 (390 housing units)
      Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 71235

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Dubois, ID (city, FIPS 22960)
      Location: 44.17354 N, 112.22944 W
      Population (1990): 420 (205 housing units)
      Area: 5.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 83423
   Dubois, IN
      Zip code(s): 47527
   Dubois, WY (town, FIPS 21415)
      Location: 43.53628 N, 109.64209 W
      Population (1990): 895 (497 housing units)
      Area: 6.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 82513

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   DuBois, PA (city, FIPS 20136)
      Location: 41.12230 N, 78.75579 W
      Population (1990): 8286 (3858 housing units)
      Area: 8.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Dubois, ID (city, FIPS 22960)
      Location: 44.17354 N, 112.22944 W
      Population (1990): 420 (205 housing units)
      Area: 5.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 83423
   Dubois, IN
      Zip code(s): 47527
   Dubois, WY (town, FIPS 21415)
      Location: 43.53628 N, 109.64209 W
      Population (1990): 895 (497 housing units)
      Area: 6.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 82513

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   DuBois, PA (city, FIPS 20136)
      Location: 41.12230 N, 78.75579 W
      Population (1990): 8286 (3858 housing units)
      Area: 8.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Dubuque, IA (city, FIPS 22395)
      Location: 42.50450 N, 90.69001 W
      Population (1990): 57546 (22377 housing units)
      Area: 59.7 sq km (land), 3.2 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 52001, 52002, 52003

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   dBASE
  
      An interactive {DBMS}, originally
      from {Ashton-Tate Corporation}, and the language used by it.
  
      The first release was dBASE II, ca 1980.   There never was a
      "dBASE I".   Later versions included: {dBASE III}, dBASE III+,
      and dBASE IV.
  
      Ashton-Tate was taken over in the early 1990s by what became
      {Borland Software Corporation} who sold dBase in March(?)
      1999 to the newly formed dBase Inc.   dBase Inc's first release
      was {Visual dBASE} 5.7, a Y2K upgrade to Visual dBASE 5.x.
  
      Current version, as of 2003-11-24: dBASE PLUS 2.0x build 1703.
  
      {dBase Home (http://www.dbase.com/)}.
  
      (2003-11-24)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   DBC
  
      A {data-parallel} {bit-serial} {C} based
      on {MPL}.   SRC, Bowie MD.
  
      E-mail: .
  
      (1995-05-01)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   DBCS
  
      (IBM) double-byte character set.
  
      A {character set} that uses 16 bits to represent a character.
  
      (1995-03-21)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Debbugs
  
      The {bug tracking system} used by the {Debian}
      Project.   Each bug is given a number, and is kept on file
      until it is marked as having been dealt with. The system is
      mainly controlled by {electronic mail}, but the bug reports
      can be viewed via the {World-Wide Web}.
  
      {Debbugs home (http://www.debian.org/Bugs/)}.
  
      (2002-06-12)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   DEBUG
  
      The bundled {compiler}/{assembler} for
      {DOS}/{Windows} after {CP/M}.
  
      [Did CP/M have "DEBUG"?]
  
      ["DOS Power Tools, Techniques, Tricks, and Utilities, PC
      Magazine, Paul Somerson Executive Editor, Bantam Books, 1988].
  
      (2003-06-17)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   device
  
      {peripheral}
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   DFC
  
      A {dataflow} language.
  
      ["Data Flow Language DFC: Design and Implementation",
      S. Toshio et al, Systems and Computers in Japan, 20(6):1- 10
      (Jun 1989)].
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   DFS
  
      1. {Depth-First Search}.
  
      2. {Distributed File System}.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   DPS
  
      1. {Display PostScript}.
  
      2. A {real-time} language with direct
      expression of timing requests.
  
      ["Language Constructs for Distributed Real-Time PRogramming",
      I. Lee et al Proc IEEE Real-Time Sys Symp pp.57-66 (Dec
      1985)].
  
      [What does it stand for?]
  
      (1995-03-28)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   DPSK
  
      {Differential Phase Shift Keying}.
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Dophkah
      knocking, an encampment of the Israelites in the wilderness
      (Num. 33:12). It was in the desert of Sin, on the eastern shore
      of the western arm of the Red Sea, somewhere in the Wady Feiran.
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Dophkah, a knocking
  
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