damaging
         adj 1: (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury;
                  "damaging to career and reputation"; "the reporter's
                  coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the
                  defendant" [syn: {damaging}, {detrimental},
                  {prejudicial}, {prejudicious}]
         2: designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive
            or helpful suggestions; "negative criticism" [syn:
            {damaging}, {negative}]

English Dictionary: denizen	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
damascene adj of or relating to or characteristic of Damascus or its people; "damascene city gates" (of metals) decorated or inlaid with a wavy pattern of different (especially precious) metals; "a damascened sword" n a native or inhabitant of Damascus a design produced by inlaying gold or silver into steel v inlay metal with gold and silver
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Dame Jean Iris Murdoch n British writer (born in Ireland) known primarily for her novels (1919-1999) Synonym(s): Murdoch, Iris Murdoch, Dame Jean Iris Murdoch
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Dame Joan Sutherland n Australian operatic soprano (born in 1926) [syn: Sutherland, Joan Sutherland, Dame Joan Sutherland]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Damkina n (Babylonian) earth goddess; consort of Ea and mother of Marduk Synonym(s): Damkina, Damgalnunna
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
damson n dark purple plum of the damson tree [syn: damson, {damson plum}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
damson plum n tropical American timber tree with dark hard heavy wood and small plumlike purple fruit Synonym(s): satinleaf, satin leaf, caimitillo, damson plum, Chrysophyllum oliviforme plum tree long cultivated for its edible fruit Synonym(s): damson plum, damson plum tree, Prunus domestica insititia dark purple plum of the damson tree Synonym(s): damson, damson plum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
damson plum tree n plum tree long cultivated for its edible fruit [syn: damson plum, damson plum tree, Prunus domestica insititia]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dance master n a professional teacher of dancing [syn: dancing-master, dance master]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dance music n a genre of popular music composed for ballroom dancing Synonym(s): dance music, danceroom music, ballroom music music to dance to
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dancing n taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music Synonym(s): dancing, dance, terpsichore, saltation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dancing lady orchid n any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants Synonym(s): oncidium, dancing lady orchid, butterfly plant, butterfly orchid
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dancing partner n one of a pair of people who dance together
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dancing school n a school in which students learn to dance
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dancing-master n a professional teacher of dancing [syn: dancing-master, dance master]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Danish monetary unit n monetary unit in Denmark
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dankness n unpleasant wetness Synonym(s): dankness, clamminess
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
danse macabre n a medieval dance in which a skeleton representing death leads a procession of others to the grave Synonym(s): danse macabre, dance of death
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
demagnetisation n the process of removing magnetization [syn: demagnetization, demagnetisation]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
demagnetise v erase (a magnetic storage device) [syn: demagnetize, demagnetise] make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of); "demagnetize the iron shavings"; "they degaussed the ship" Synonym(s): demagnetize, demagnetise, degauss Antonym(s): magnetise, magnetize
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
demagnetization n the process of removing magnetization [syn: demagnetization, demagnetisation]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
demagnetize v erase (a magnetic storage device) [syn: demagnetize, demagnetise] make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of); "demagnetize the iron shavings"; "they degaussed the ship" Synonym(s): demagnetize, demagnetise, degauss Antonym(s): magnetise, magnetize
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
demesne n extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island" Synonym(s): estate, land, landed estate, acres, demesne territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land" Synonym(s): domain, demesne, land
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
demijohn n large bottle with a short narrow neck; often has small handles at neck and is enclosed in wickerwork
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
demisemiquaver n a musical note having the time value of a thirty-second of a whole note Synonym(s): thirty-second note, demisemiquaver
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Denisonia n copperheads Synonym(s): Denisonia, genus Denisonia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Denisonia superba n venomous but sluggish reddish-brown snake of Australia Synonym(s): copperhead, Denisonia superba
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
denizen n a person who inhabits a particular place [syn: inhabitant, habitant, dweller, denizen, indweller] a plant or animal naturalized in a region; "denizens of field and forest"; "denizens of the deep"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
denseness n the quality of being mentally slow and limited [syn: denseness, dumbness, slow-wittedness] the spatial property of being crowded together Synonym(s): concentration, density, denseness, tightness, compactness Antonym(s): dispersion, distribution the amount per unit size Synonym(s): density, denseness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
densimeter n a measuring instrument for determining density or specific gravity Synonym(s): densimeter, densitometer
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
diamagnet n a substance that exhibits diamagnetism
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
diamagnetic adj relating to or exhibiting diamagnetism; slightly repelled by a magnet
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
diamagnetism n phenomenon exhibited by materials like copper or bismuth that become magnetized in a magnetic field with a polarity opposite to the magnetic force; unlike iron they are slightly repelled by a magnet
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dim sum n traditional Chinese cuisine; a variety of foods (including several kinds of steamed or fried dumplings) are served successively in small portions
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Dinesen n Danish writer who lived in Kenya for 19 years and is remembered for her writings about Africa (1885-1962) Synonym(s): Dinesen, Isak Dinesen, Blixen, Karen Blixen, Baroness Karen Blixen
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dinginess n discoloration due to dirtiness Synonym(s): dinginess, dinge
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Dionysian adj of or relating to or worshipping Dionysus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Don Juan n a legendary Spanish nobleman and philanderer who became the hero of many poems and plays and operas any successful womanizer (after the legendary profligate Spanish nobleman)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
donjon n the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress Synonym(s): keep, donjon, dungeon
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
donkey engine n a locomotive for switching rolling stock in a railroad yard Synonym(s): switch engine, donkey engine (nautical) a small engine (as one used on board ships to operate a windlass) Synonym(s): auxiliary engine, donkey engine
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Donkin n English engineer who developed a method of preserving food by sterilizing it with heat and sealing it inside a steel container--the first tin can (1768-1855) Synonym(s): Donkin, Bryan Donkin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Down syndrome n a congenital disorder caused by having an extra 21st chromosome; results in a flat face and short stature and mental retardation Synonym(s): mongolism, mongolianism, Down's syndrome, Down syndrome, trisomy 21
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Down's syndrome n a congenital disorder caused by having an extra 21st chromosome; results in a flat face and short stature and mental retardation Synonym(s): mongolism, mongolianism, Down's syndrome, Down syndrome, trisomy 21
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
downswing n a swing downward of a golf club a worsening of business or economic activity; "the market took a downturn" Synonym(s): downturn, downswing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Duncan n United States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927) Synonym(s): Duncan, Isadora Duncan
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Duncan Grant n Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978) Synonym(s): Grant, Duncan Grant, Duncan James Corrow Grant
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Duncan James Corrow Grant n Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978) Synonym(s): Grant, Duncan Grant, Duncan James Corrow Grant
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Dungeness crab n flesh of Cancer magister (Dungeness crab) small edible crab of Pacific coast of North America Synonym(s): Dungeness crab, Cancer magister
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dungeon n the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress Synonym(s): keep, donjon, dungeon a dark cell (usually underground) where prisoners can be confined
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d1nocyan \[d1]`no*cy"an\, n. [Gr. [?] wine + [?] a dark-blue       substance.] (Chem.)       The coloring matter of red wines.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Anacanthini \[d8]An`a*can"thi*ni\, Anacanths \An"a*canths\, n.       pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'an priv. + [?] thorny, fr. [?] thorn.]       (Zo[94]l.)       A group of teleostean fishes destitute of spiny fin-rays, as       the cod.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Anagnorisis \[d8]An`ag*nor"i*sis\, n. [Latinized fr. Gr. [?];       [?] + [?] to recognize.]       The unfolding or d[82]nouement. [R.] --De Quincey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Anakim \[d8]An"a*kim\, Anaks \A"naks\, n. pl. [Heb.] (Bibl.)       A race of giants living in Palestine.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Ancon \[d8]An"con\ ([acr][nsm]"k[ocr]m), n.; L. pl. {Ancones}.       [L., fr. Gr. 'agkw`n the bent arm, elbow; any hook or bend.]       (Anat.)       The olecranon, or the elbow.          {Ancon sheep} (Zo[94]l.), a breed of sheep with short crooked             legs and long back. It originated in Massachusetts in             1791; -- called also the {otter breed}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Anconeus \[d8]An*co"ne*us\, n. [NL., fr. L. ancon elbow.]       (Anat.)       A muscle of the elbow and forearm.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Angienchyma \[d8]An`gi*en"chy*ma\, n. [Gr. [?] receptacle +       [?]. Formed like {Parenchyma}.] (Bot.)       Vascular tissue of plants, consisting of spiral vessels,       dotted, barred, and pitted ducts, and laticiferous vessels.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Angina \[d8]An*gi"na\, n. [L., fr. angere to strangle, to       choke. See {Anger}, n.] (Med.)       Any inflammatory affection of the throat or faces, as the       quinsy, malignant sore throat, croup, etc., especially such       as tends to produce suffocation, choking, or shortness of       breath.          {Angina pectoris}, a peculiarly painful disease, so named             from a sense of suffocating contraction or tightening of             the lower part of the chest; -- called also {breast pang},             {spasm of the chest}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Angioma \[d8]An`gi*o"ma\, n.; L. pl. {-omata}. [NL.; angio- +       -oma.] (Med.)       A tumor composed chiefly of dilated blood or lymph vessels.       -- {An`gi*om"a*tous}, a.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Angioma \[d8]An`gi*o"ma\ (-[omac]"m[adot]), n. [Angio- +       -oma.] (Med.)       A tumor composed chiefly of dilated blood vessels.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Angioneurosis \[d8]An`gi*o*neu*ro"sis\, n. [NL.; angio- +       neurosis.] (Med.)       Any disorder of the vasomotor system; neurosis of a blood       vessel. -- {An`gi*o*neu*rot"ic}, a.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Angoumois moth \[d8]An`gou`mois" moth"\ (?; 115). [So named       from Angoumois in France.] (Zo[94]l.)       A small moth ({Gelechia cerealella}) which is very       destructive to wheat and other grain. The larva eats out the       interior of the grain, leaving only the shell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Angwantibo \[d8]An`gwan*ti"bo\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A small lemuroid mammal ({Arctocebus Calabarensis}) of       Africa. It has only a rudimentary tail.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Anisometropia \[d8]An`i*so*me*tro"pi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?]       + [?] measure + [?], [?], eye.]       Unequal refractive power in the two eyes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Anosmia \[d8]A*nos"mi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'an priv. + [?]       smell.] (Med.)       Loss of the sense of smell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Anox91mia \[d8]An`ox*[91]"mi*a\, -emia \-e"mi*a\, n. [NL.; Gr.       [?] priv. + oxygen + Gr. [?] blood.] (Med.)       An abnormal condition due to deficient a[89]ration of the       blood, as in balloon sickness, mountain sickness. --       {An`ox*[91]"mic}, {*e"mic}, a.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Enc91nia \[d8]En*c[91]"ni*a\, n. pl.       = {Encenia}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Enceinte \[d8]En`ceinte"\, a. [F., fr. L. in not + cinctus, p.       p. of cingere to gird about.]       Pregnant; with child.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Enceinte \[d8]En`ceinte"\, n. [F., fr. enceindre to gird       about, surround, L. incingere; in (intens). + cingere to       gird. See {Cincture}.]       1. (Fort.) The line of works which forms the main inclosure             of a fortress or place; -- called also {body of the             place}.          2. The area or town inclosed by a line of fortification.                         The suburbs are not unfrequently larger than their                      enceinte.                                          --S. W.                                                                               Williams.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Encenia \[d8]En*ce"ni*a\, n. pl. [LL. encaenia, fr. Gr. [?] a       feast of dedication; [?] in + [?] new.]       A festival commemorative of the founding of a city or the       consecration of a church; also, the ceremonies (as at Oxford       and Cambridge, England) commemorative of founders or       benefactors.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Enchondroma \[d8]En`chon*dro"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] in +       [?] cartilage + -oma.] (Med.)       A cartilaginous tumor growing from the interior of a bone.       --Quain.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Enchyma \[d8]En"chy*ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] an infusion; [?]       in + [?] to pour.] (Biol.)       The primitive formative juice, from which the tissues,       particularly the cellular tissue, are formed.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Ensemble \[d8]En`sem"ble\, n. [F.]       The whole; all the parts taken together.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Ensemble \[d8]En`sem"ble\, adv. [F.]       All at once; together.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8In commendam \[d8]In com*men"dam\ [See {Commendam}.] (Law)       See {Commendam}, and {Partnership in Commendam}, under       {Partnership}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Incunabulum \[d8]In`cu*nab"u*lum\, n.; pl. {Incunabula}. [L.       incunabula cradle, birthplace, origin. See 1st {In-}, and       {Cunabula}.]       A work of art or of human industry, of an early epoch;       especially, a book printed before a. d. 1500.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Ing82nue \[d8]In`g[82]`nue"\ ([acr]N`zh[asl]`n[usdot]"), n.;       pl. {-nues}. [F., fem. of ing[82]nu ingenious.]       An ingenuous or na[8b]ve girl or young woman, or an actress       representing such a person.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Ingena \[d8]In*ge"na\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       The gorilla.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Inguen \[d8]In"guen\, n. [L. inguen, inguinis.] (Anat.)       The groin.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Magma \[d8]Mag"ma\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] to squeeze,       knead.]       1. Any crude mixture of mineral or organic matters in the             state of a thin paste. --Ure.          2. (Med.)             (a) A thick residuum obtained from certain substances                   after the fluid parts are expressed from them; the                   grounds which remain after treating a substance with                   any menstruum, as water or alcohol.             (b) A salve or confection of thick consistency.                   --Dunglison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Magna Charta \[d8]Mag"na Char"ta\ [L., great charter.]       1. The great Charter, so called, obtained by the English             barons from King John, A. D. 1215. This name is also given             to the charter granted to the people of England in the             ninth year of Henry III., and confirmed by Edward I.          2. Hence, a fundamental constitution which guaranties rights             and privileges.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Magnificat \[d8]Mag*nif"i*cat\, n. [L., it magnifies.]       The song of the Virgin Mary, --Luke i. 46; -- so called       because it commences with this word in the Vulgate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Magnum \[d8]Mag"num\, n. [Neut. sing. of L. magnus great.]       1. A large wine bottle.                         They passed the magnum to one another freely. --Sir                                                                               W. Scott.          2. (Anat.) A bone of the carpus at the base of the third             metacarpal bone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Maikong \[d8]Mai*kong"\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A South American wild dog ({Canis cancrivorus}); the       crab-eating dog.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Meconidium \[d8]Mec`o*nid"i*um\, n. [NL., dim. of Gr. [?] a       poppy. So called in allusion to the shape of the seed       capsules of the poppy.] (Zo[94]l.)       A kind of gonophore produced by hydroids of the genus       {Gonothyr[91]a}. It has tentacles, and otherwise resembles a       free medusa, but remains attached by a pedicel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Meconium \[d8]Me*co"ni*um\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?]       poppy.] (Med.)       (a) Opium. [Obs.]       (b) The contents of the fetal intestine; hence, first             excrement.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Mesembryanthemum \[d8]Me*sem`bry*an"the*mum\, n. [NL., fr. Gr.       [?] midday + [?] flower.] (Bot.)       A genus of herbaceous or suffruticose plants, chiefly natives       of South Africa. The leaves are opposite, thick, and       f[?]eshy. The flowers usually open about midday, whence the       name.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Mesencephalon \[d8]Mes`en*ceph"a*lon\, n. [NL. See {Meso-} and       {Encephalon}.] (Anat.)       The middle segment of the brain; the midbrain. Sometimes       abbreviated to {mesen}. See {Brain}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Mesenchyma \[d8]Mes*en"chy*ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`sos middle       + -enchyma, as in E. parenchyma.] (Biol.)       The part of the mesoblast which gives rise to the connective       tissues and blood.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Mesenteron \[d8]Mes*en"te*ron\, n. [NL. See {Meso-}, and       {Enteron}.] (Anat.)       All that part of the alimentary canal which is developed from       the primitive enteron and is lined with hypoblast. It is       distinguished from the stomod[?]um, a part at the anterior       end of the canal, including the cavity of the mouth, and the       proctod[?]um, a part at the posterior end, which are formed       by invagination and are lined with epiblast.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Mesometrium \[d8]Mes`o*me"tri*um\, n. [NL. See {Meso-}, and       {Metrium}.] (Anat.)       The fold of the peritoneum supporting the oviduct.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Mesomycetes \[d8]Mes`o*my*ce"tes\, n. pl. [NL.; meso- +       mycetes.] (Bot.)       One of the three classes into which the fungi are divided in       Brefeld's classification. -- {[d8]Mes`o*my*ce"tous}, a.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Mesomycetes \[d8]Mes`o*my*ce"tes\, n. pl. [NL.; meso- +       mycetes.] (Bot.)       One of the three classes into which the fungi are divided in       Brefeld's classification. -- {[d8]Mes`o*my*ce"tous}, a.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Meson \[d8]Mes"on\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`son middle, neut. of       me`sos, a., middle.] (Anat.)       The mesial plane dividing the body of an animal into similar       right and left halves. The line in which it meets the dorsal       surface has been called the dorsimeson, and the corresponding       ventral edge the ventrimeson. --B. G. Wilder.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Mesonephros \[d8]Mes`o*neph"ros\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`sos       middle + nefro`s kidney.] (Anat.)       The middle one of the three pairs of embryonic renal organs       developed in most vertebrates; the Wolffian body.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Mesonotum \[d8]Mes`o*no"tum\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`sos middle +       nw^ton the back.] (Zo[94]l.)       The dorsal portion of the mesothorax of insects.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Mesymnicum \[d8]Me*sym"ni*cum\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`sos middle       + [?] a festive song. See {Hymn}.] (Anc. Poetry)       A repetition at the end of a stanza.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Mezza majolica \[d8]Mez"za ma*jol"i*ca\ [It. See {Mezzo};       {Majolica}.] (Ceramics)       Italian pottery of the epoch and general character of       majolica, but less brilliantly decorated, esp. such pottery       without tin enamel, but painted and glazed.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Myocomma \[d8]My`o*com"ma\, n.; pl. L. {Myocommata}, E.       {Myocommas}. [NL. See {Myo-}, and {Comma}.] (Anat.)       A myotome.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Myxoma \[d8]Myx*o"ma\, n.; pl. {Myxomata}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?]       mucus + -oma.] (Med.)       A tumor made up of a gelatinous tissue resembling that found       in the umbilical cord.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Myxomycetes \[d8]Myx`o*my*ce"tes\, n. pl. [NL.; Gr. [?] mucus,       slime + myceles.] (Bot.)       A class of peculiar organisms, the slime molds, formerly       regarded as animals (Mycetozoa), but now generally thought to       be plants and often separated as a distinct phylum       (Myxophyta). They are found on damp earth and decaying       vegetable matter, and consist of naked masses of protoplasm,       often of considerable size, which creep very slowly over the       surface and ingest solid food. -- {Myx`o*my*ce"tous}, a.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Myzontes \[d8]My*zon"tes\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] to suck.]       (Zo[94]l.)       The Marsipobranchiata.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Naissant \[d8]Nais`sant"\, a. [F., p. pr. of na[8c]tre to be       born, L. nasci.] (Her.)       Same as {Jessant}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Nasion \[d8]Na*si*on\, n. [Nl., fr. L. nasus nose.] (Anat.)       The middle point of the nasofrontal suture.
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d8Neginoth \[d8]Neg"i*noth\, n. pl. [Heb. n[ecr]g[c6]n[omac]th.]       (Script.)       Stringed instruments. --Dr. W. Smith.                   To the chief musician on Neginoth.         --Ps. iv.                                                                               9heading).
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d8Ngina \[d8]Ngi"na\, n. [Native name.]       The gorilla.
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d8Nisan \[d8]Ni"san\, n. [Heb. n[c6]s[be]n.]       The first month of the jewish ecclesiastical year, formerly       answering nearly to the month of April, now to March, of the       Christian calendar. See {Abib}.
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d8Nizam \[d8]Ni*zam"\, n. [Hind. & Ar. niz[be]m order, a ruler,       fr. Ar. nazama arrange, govern.]       The title of the native sovereigns of Hyderabad, in India,       since 1719.
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d8Nizam \[d8]Ni*zam"\, n.; pl. {Nizam}. [Turk. niz[be]m.]       A regular soldier of the Turkish army. See {Army       organization}, above.
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d8Omasum \[d8]O*ma"sum\, n. [L.] (Anat.)       The third division of the stomach of ruminants. See       {Manyplies}, and Illust. under {Ruminant}.
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d8T91niosomi \[d8]T[91]`ni*o*so"mi\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?]       ribbon + [?] body.] (Zo[94]l.)       An order of fishes remarkable for their long and compressed       form. The ribbon fishes are examples. See {Ribbon fish},       under {Ribbon}.
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d8Tanghinia \[d8]Tan*ghin"i*a\, n. [NL.] (Bot.)       The ordeal tree. See under {Ordeal}.
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d8Tenesmus \[d8]Te*nes"mus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] to       stretch: cf. L. tenesmos.] (Med.)       An urgent and distressing sensation, as if a discharge from       the intestines must take place, although none can be       effected; -- always referred to the lower extremity of the       rectum.          {Vesical tenesmus}, a similar sensation as to the evacuation             of urine, referred to the region of the bladder.
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d8Tenosynovitis \[d8]Ten`o*syn`o*vi"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr.       te`nwn tendon + synovitis.] (Med.)       Inflammation of the synovial sheath of a tendon.
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d8Tenosynovitis \[d8]Ten`o*syn`o*vi"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr.       te`nwn a tendon + E. synovitis.] (Med.)       Inflammation of the synovial sheath enveloping a tendon.
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d8Uncinata \[d8]Un`ci*na"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. uncinus a       hook.] (Zo[94]l.)       A division of marine ch[91]topod annelids which are furnished       with uncini, as the serpulas and sabellas.
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d8Uncinatum \[d8]Un`ci*na"tum\, n. [NL., from L. uncinatus       hooked.] (Anat.)       The unciform bone.
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d8Uncinus \[d8]Un*ci"nus\, n.; pl. {Uncini}. [L., a hook.]       (Zo[94]l.)       One of the peculiar minute chitinous hooks found in large       numbers in the tori of tubicolous annelids belonging to the       Uncinata.
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Damage \Dam"age\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Damages}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Damaging}.] [Cf. OF. damagier, domagier. See {Damage}, n.]       To ocassion damage to the soudness, goodness, or value of; to       hurt; to injure; to impair.                   He . . . came up to the English admiral and gave him a                broadside, with which he killed many of his men and                damaged the ship.                                    --Clarendon.
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Damascene \Dam"as*cene\, a. [L. Damascenus of Damascus, fr.       Damascus the city, Gr. [?]. See {Damask}, and cf.       {Damaskeen}, {Damaskin}, {Damson}.]       Of or relating to Damascus.
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Damascene \Dam"as*cene\, n.       A kind of plume, now called {damson}. See {Damson}.
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Damascene \Dam"as*cene\, v. t.       Same as {Damask}, or {Damaskeen}, v. t. [bd]Damascened       armor.[b8] --Beaconsfield. [bd]Cast and damascened steel.[b8]       --Ure.
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Damaskeen \Dam"as*keen`\, Damasken \Dam"as*ken\, v. t. [F.       damaschinare. See {Damascene}, v.]       To decorate, as iron, steel, etc., with a peculiar marking or       [bd]water[b8] produced in the process of manufacture, or with       designs produced by inlaying or incrusting with another       metal, as silver or gold, or by etching, etc., to damask.                   Damaskeening is is partly mosaic work, partly                engraving, and partly carving.               --Ure.
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Damaskeen \Dam"as*keen`\, Damasken \Dam"as*ken\, v. t. [F.       damaschinare. See {Damascene}, v.]       To decorate, as iron, steel, etc., with a peculiar marking or       [bd]water[b8] produced in the process of manufacture, or with       designs produced by inlaying or incrusting with another       metal, as silver or gold, or by etching, etc., to damask.                   Damaskeening is is partly mosaic work, partly                engraving, and partly carving.               --Ure.
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Damaskin \Dam"as*kin\, n. [Cf. F. damasquin, adj., It.       damaschino, Sp. damasquino. See {Damaskeen}.]       A sword of Damask steel.                   No old Toledo blades or damaskins.         --Howell [?].
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Damask \Dam"ask\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Damasked}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Damasking}.]       To decorate in a way peculiar to Damascus or attributed to       Damascus; particularly:       (a) with flowers and rich designs, as silk;       (b) with inlaid lines of gold, etc., or with a peculiar             marking or [bd]water,[b8] as metal. See {Damaskeen}.                         Mingled metal damasked o'er with gold. --Dryde[?].                         On the soft, downy bank, damasked with flowers.                                                                               --Milton.
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Damassin \Dam"as*sin\ (d[acr]m"[ait]s*s[icr]n), n. [F., fr.       damas. See {Damask}.]       A kind of modified damask or brocade.
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Damascene \Dam"as*cene\, n.       A kind of plume, now called {damson}. See {Damson}.
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Damson \Dam"son\ (d[acr]m"z'n), n. [OE. damasin the Damascus       plum, fr. L. Damascenus. See {Damascene}.]       A small oval plum of a blue color, the fruit of a variety of       the {Prunus domestica}; -- called also {damask plum}.
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Damascene \Dam"as*cene\, n.       A kind of plume, now called {damson}. See {Damson}.
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Damson \Dam"son\ (d[acr]m"z'n), n. [OE. damasin the Damascus       plum, fr. L. Damascenus. See {Damascene}.]       A small oval plum of a blue color, the fruit of a variety of       the {Prunus domestica}; -- called also {damask plum}.
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Dance \Dance\ (d[adot]ns), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Danced}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Dancing}.] [F. danser, fr. OHG. dans[omac]n to       draw; akin to dinsan to draw, Goth. apinsan, and prob. from       the same root (meaning to stretch) as E. thin. See {Thin}.]       1. To move with measured steps, or to a musical             accompaniment; to go through, either alone or in company             with others, with a regulated succession of movements,             (commonly) to the sound of music; to trip or leap             rhythmically.                         Jack shall pipe and Gill shall dance. --Wither.                         Good shepherd, what fair swain is this Which dances                      with your daughter?                           --Shak.          2. To move nimbly or merrily; to express pleasure by motion;             to caper; to frisk; to skip about.                         Then, 'tis time to dance off.            --Thackeray.                         More dances my rapt heart Than when I first my                      wedded mistress saw.                           --Shak.                         Shadows in the glassy waters dance.   --Byron.                         Where rivulets dance their wayward round.                                                                               --Wordsworth.          {To dance on a rope}, [or] {To dance on nothing}, to be             hanged.
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Dancing \Dan"cing\, p. a. & vb. n.       from {Dance}.          {Dancing girl}, one of the women in the East Indies whose             profession is to dance in the temples, or for the             amusement of spectators. There are various classes of             dancing girls.          {Dancing master}, a teacher of dancing.          {Dancing school}, a school or place where dancing is taught.
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Dancing \Dan"cing\, p. a. & vb. n.       from {Dance}.          {Dancing girl}, one of the women in the East Indies whose             profession is to dance in the temples, or for the             amusement of spectators. There are various classes of             dancing girls.          {Dancing master}, a teacher of dancing.          {Dancing school}, a school or place where dancing is taught.
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Opera \Op"er*a\, n. [It., fr. opera work, composition, opposed       to an improvisation, fr. L. opera pains work, fr. opus,       operis, work, labor: cf. F. op[82]ra. See {Operate}.]       1. A drama, either tragic or comic, of which music forms an             essential part; a drama wholly or mostly sung, consisting             of recitative, arials, choruses, duets, trios, etc., with             orchestral accompaniment, preludes, and interludes,             together with appropriate costumes, scenery, and action; a             lyric drama.          2. The score of a musical drama, either written or in print;             a play set to music.          3. The house where operas are exhibited.          {[d8]Op[82]ra bouffe} [F. op[82]ra opera + bouffe comic, It.             buffo], {[d8]Opera buffa} [It.], light, farcical,             burlesque opera.          {Opera box}, a partially inclosed portion of the auditorium             of an opera house for the use of a small private party.          {[d8]Op[82]ra comique} [F.], comic or humorous opera.          {Opera flannel}, a light flannel, highly finished. --Knight.          {Opera girl} (Bot.), an East Indian plant ({Mantisia             saltatoria}) of the Ginger family, sometimes seen in             hothouses. It has curious flowers which have some             resemblance to a ballet dancer, whence the popular name.             Called also {dancing girls}.          {Opera glass}, a short telescope with concave eye lenses of             low power, usually made double, that is, with a tube and             set of glasses for each eye; a lorgnette; -- so called             because adapted for use at the opera, theater, etc.          {Opera hat}, a gentleman's folding hat.          {Opera house}, specifically, a theater devoted to the             performance of operas.          {[d8]Opera seria} [It.], serious or tragic opera; grand             opera.
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Dancing \Dan"cing\, p. a. & vb. n.       from {Dance}.          {Dancing girl}, one of the women in the East Indies whose             profession is to dance in the temples, or for the             amusement of spectators. There are various classes of             dancing girls.          {Dancing master}, a teacher of dancing.          {Dancing school}, a school or place where dancing is taught.
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Dancing \Dan"cing\, p. a. & vb. n.       from {Dance}.          {Dancing girl}, one of the women in the East Indies whose             profession is to dance in the temples, or for the             amusement of spectators. There are various classes of             dancing girls.          {Dancing master}, a teacher of dancing.          {Dancing school}, a school or place where dancing is taught.
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Demagnetize \De*mag"net*ize\, v. t.       1. To deprive of magnetic properties. See {Magnetize}.                         If the bar be rapidly magnetized and demagnetized.                                                                               --Am. Cyc.          2. To free from mesmeric influence; to demesmerize. --             {De*mag`net*i*za"tion}, n. -- {De*mag"net*i`zer}, n.
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Demagnetize \De*mag"net*ize\, v. t.       1. To deprive of magnetic properties. See {Magnetize}.                         If the bar be rapidly magnetized and demagnetized.                                                                               --Am. Cyc.          2. To free from mesmeric influence; to demesmerize. --             {De*mag`net*i*za"tion}, n. -- {De*mag"net*i`zer}, n.
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Demagnetize \De*mag"net*ize\, v. t.       1. To deprive of magnetic properties. See {Magnetize}.                         If the bar be rapidly magnetized and demagnetized.                                                                               --Am. Cyc.          2. To free from mesmeric influence; to demesmerize. --             {De*mag`net*i*za"tion}, n. -- {De*mag"net*i`zer}, n.
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Demesmerize \De*mes"mer*ize\, v. t.       To relieve from mesmeric influence. See {Mesmerize}.
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Demesne \De*mesne"\, n. [OE. demeine, demain, rule, demesne, OF.       demeine, demaine, demeigne, domaine, power, F. domaine       domain, fr. L. dominium property, right of ownership, fr.       dominus master, proprietor, owner. See {Dame}, and cf.       {Demain}, {Domain}, {Danger}, {Dungeon}.] (Law)       A lord's chief manor place, with that part of the lands       belonging thereto which has not been granted out in tenancy;       a house, and the land adjoining, kept for the proprietor's       own use. [Written also {demain}.] --Wharton's Law Dict.       Burrill.          {Ancient demesne}. (Eng. Law) See under {Ancient}.
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Demesnial \De*mesn"i*al\, a.       Of or pertaining to a demesne; of the nature of a demesne.
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Demicannon \Dem"i*can"non\, n. (Mil. Antiq.)       A kind of ordnance, carrying a ball weighing from thirty to       thirty-six pounds. --Shak.
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Demijohn \Dem"i*john\, n. [F. dame-jeanne, i.e., Lady Jane, a       corruption of Ar. damaj[be]na, damj[be]na, prob. fr. Damaghan       a town in the Persian province of Khorassan, once famous for       its glass works.]       A glass vessel or bottle with a large body and small neck,       inclosed in wickerwork.
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Demise \De*mise"\, n. [F. d[82]mettre, p. p. d[82]mis,       d[82]mise, to put away, lay down; pref. d[82]- (L. de or       dis-) + mettre to put, place, lay, fr. L. mittere to send.       See {Mission}, and cf. {Dismiss}, {Demit}.]       1. Transmission by formal act or conveyance to an heir or             successor; transference; especially, the transfer or             transmission of the crown or royal authority to a             successor.          2. The decease of a royal or princely person; hence, also,             the death of any illustrious person.                         After the demise of the Queen [of George II.], in                      1737, they [drawing- rooms] were held but twice a                      week.                                                --P.                                                                               Cunningham.          3. (Law) The conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in             fee for life or for years, most commonly the latter.             --Bouvier.          Note: The demise of the crown is a transfer of the crown,                royal authority, or kingdom, to a successor. Thus, when                Edward IV. was driven from his throne for a few months                by the house of Lancaster, this temporary transfer of                his dignity was called a demise. Thus the natural death                of a king or queen came to be denominated a demise, as                by that event the crown is transferred to a successor.                --Blackstone.          {Demise and redemise}, a conveyance where there are mutual             leases made from one to another of the same land, or             something out of it.          Syn: Death; decease; departure. See {Death}.
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Demisemiquaver \Dem`i*sem"i*qua`ver\, n. (Mus.)       A short note, equal in time to the half of a semiquaver, or       the thirty-second part of a whole note.
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Demise \De*mise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Demised}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Demising}.]       1. To transfer or transmit by succession or inheritance; to             grant or bestow by will; to bequeath. [bd]Power to demise             my lands.[b8] --Swift.                         What honor Canst thou demise to any child of mine?                                                                               --Shak.          2. To convey; to give. [R.]                         His soul is at his conception demised to him.                                                                               --Hammond.          3. (Law) To convey, as an estate, by lease; to lease.
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Demission \De*mis"sion\, n. [L. demissio, fr. demittere. See       {Demit}.]       1. The act of demitting, or the state of being demitted; a             letting down; a lowering; dejection. [bd]Demission of             mind.[b8] --Hammond.                         Demission of sovereign authority.      --L'Estrange.          2. Resignation of an office. [Scot.]
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Demissionary \De*mis"sion*a*ry\, a.       1. Pertaining to transfer or conveyance; as, a demissionary             deed.          2. Tending to lower, depress, or degrade.
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Denizen \Den"i*zen\ (d[ecr]n"[icr]*z'n), n. [OF. denzein,       deinzein, prop., one living (a city or country); opposed to       forain foreign, and fr. denz within, F. dans, fr. L. de       intus, prop., from within, intus being from in in. See {In},       and cf. {Foreign}.]       1. A dweller; an inhabitant. [bd]Denizens of air.[b8] --Pope.                         Denizens of their own free, independent state. --Sir                                                                               W. Scott.          2. One who is admitted by favor to all or a part of the             rights of citizenship, where he did not possess them by             birth; an adopted or naturalized citizen.          3. One admitted to residence in a foreign country.                         Ye gods, Natives, or denizens, of blest abodes.                                                                               --Dryden.
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Denizen \Den"i*zen\, v. t.       1. To constitute (one) a denizen; to admit to residence, with             certain rights and privileges.                         As soon as denizened, they domineer.   --Dryden.          2. To provide with denizens; to populate with adopted or             naturalized occupants.                         There [islets] were at once denizened by various                      weeds.                                                --J. D.                                                                               Hooker.
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Denizenation \Den`i*zen*a"tion\, n.       Denization; denizening. --Abbott.
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Denizenize \Den"i*zen*ize\, v. t.       To constitute (one) a denizen; to denizen. --Abbott.
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Denizenship \Den"i*zen*ship\, n.       State of being a denizen.
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Densimeter \Den*sim"e*ter\, n. [L. densus dense + -meter: cf. F.       densim[8a]tre.]       An instrument for ascertaining the specific gravity or       density of a substance.
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Diamagnet \Di`a*mag"net\, n. [Pref. dia- + magnet.]       A body having diamagnetic polarity.
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Diamagnetic \Di`a*mag*net"ic\, a.       Pertaining to, or exhibiting the phenomena of, diamagnetism;       taking, or being of a nature to take, a position at right       angles to the lines of magnetic force. See {Paramagnetic}.          {Diamagnetic attraction}. See under {Attraction}.
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Diamagnetic \Di`a*mag*net"ic\, n.       Any substance, as bismuth, glass, phosphorous, etc., which in       a field of magnetic force is differently affected from the       ordinary magnetic bodies, as iron; that is, which tends to       take a position at right angles to the lines of magnetic       force, and is repelled by either pole of the magnet.
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Attraction \At*trac"tion\, n. [L. attractio: cf. F. attraction.]       1. (Physics) An invisible power in a body by which it draws             anything to itself; the power in nature acting mutually             between bodies or ultimate particles, tending to draw them             together, or to produce their cohesion or combination, and             conversely resisting separation.          Note: Attraction is exerted at both sensible and insensible                distances, and is variously denominated according to                its qualities or phenomena. Under attraction at                sensible distances, there are, -- (1.)          {Attraction of gravitation}, which acts at all distances             throughout the universe, with a force proportional             directly to the product of the masses of the bodies and             inversely to the square of their distances apart. (2.)          {Magnetic}, {diamagnetic}, and {electrical attraction}, each             of which is limited in its sensible range and is polar in             its action, a property dependent on the quality or             condition of matter, and not on its quantity. Under             attraction at insensible distances, there are, -- (1.)          {Adhesive attraction}, attraction between surfaces of             sensible extent, or by the medium of an intervening             substance. (2.)          {Cohesive attraction}, attraction between ultimate particles,             whether like or unlike, and causing simply an aggregation             or a union of those particles, as in the absorption of             gases by charcoal, or of oxygen by spongy platinum, or the             process of solidification or crystallization. The power in             adhesive attraction is strictly the same as that of             cohesion. (3.)          {Capillary attraction}, attraction causing a liquid to rise,             in capillary tubes or interstices, above its level             outside, as in very small glass tubes, or a sponge, or any             porous substance, when one end is inserted in the liquid.             It is a special case of cohesive attraction. (4.)          {Chemical attraction}, or          {affinity}, that peculiar force which causes elementary             atoms, or groups of atoms, to unite to form molecules.          2. The act or property of attracting; the effect of the power             or operation of attraction. --Newton.          3. The power or act of alluring, drawing to, inviting, or             engaging; an attractive quality; as, the attraction of             beauty or eloquence.          4. That which attracts; an attractive object or feature.          Syn: Allurement; enticement; charm.
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Diamagnetic \Di`a*mag*net"ic\, a.       Pertaining to, or exhibiting the phenomena of, diamagnetism;       taking, or being of a nature to take, a position at right       angles to the lines of magnetic force. See {Paramagnetic}.          {Diamagnetic attraction}. See under {Attraction}.
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Diamagnetic \Di`a*mag*net"ic\, n.       Any substance, as bismuth, glass, phosphorous, etc., which in       a field of magnetic force is differently affected from the       ordinary magnetic bodies, as iron; that is, which tends to       take a position at right angles to the lines of magnetic       force, and is repelled by either pole of the magnet.
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Attraction \At*trac"tion\, n. [L. attractio: cf. F. attraction.]       1. (Physics) An invisible power in a body by which it draws             anything to itself; the power in nature acting mutually             between bodies or ultimate particles, tending to draw them             together, or to produce their cohesion or combination, and             conversely resisting separation.          Note: Attraction is exerted at both sensible and insensible                distances, and is variously denominated according to                its qualities or phenomena. Under attraction at                sensible distances, there are, -- (1.)          {Attraction of gravitation}, which acts at all distances             throughout the universe, with a force proportional             directly to the product of the masses of the bodies and             inversely to the square of their distances apart. (2.)          {Magnetic}, {diamagnetic}, and {electrical attraction}, each             of which is limited in its sensible range and is polar in             its action, a property dependent on the quality or             condition of matter, and not on its quantity. Under             attraction at insensible distances, there are, -- (1.)          {Adhesive attraction}, attraction between surfaces of             sensible extent, or by the medium of an intervening             substance. (2.)          {Cohesive attraction}, attraction between ultimate particles,             whether like or unlike, and causing simply an aggregation             or a union of those particles, as in the absorption of             gases by charcoal, or of oxygen by spongy platinum, or the             process of solidification or crystallization. The power in             adhesive attraction is strictly the same as that of             cohesion. (3.)          {Capillary attraction}, attraction causing a liquid to rise,             in capillary tubes or interstices, above its level             outside, as in very small glass tubes, or a sponge, or any             porous substance, when one end is inserted in the liquid.             It is a special case of cohesive attraction. (4.)          {Chemical attraction}, or          {affinity}, that peculiar force which causes elementary             atoms, or groups of atoms, to unite to form molecules.          2. The act or property of attracting; the effect of the power             or operation of attraction. --Newton.          3. The power or act of alluring, drawing to, inviting, or             engaging; an attractive quality; as, the attraction of             beauty or eloquence.          4. That which attracts; an attractive object or feature.          Syn: Allurement; enticement; charm.
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Diamagnetic \Di`a*mag*net"ic\, a.       Pertaining to, or exhibiting the phenomena of, diamagnetism;       taking, or being of a nature to take, a position at right       angles to the lines of magnetic force. See {Paramagnetic}.          {Diamagnetic attraction}. See under {Attraction}.
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Diamagnetically \Di`a*mag*net"ic*al*ly\, adv.       In the manner of, or according to, diamagnetism.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Diamagnetism \Di`a*mag"net*ism\, n.       1. The science which treats of diamagnetic phenomena, and of             the properties of diamagnetic bodies.          2. That form or condition of magnetic action which             characterizes diamagnetics.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dimission \Di*mis"sion\, n. [L. dimissio. See {Dimit}, and cf.       {Dismission}.]       Leave to depart; a dismissing. [Obs.] --Barrow.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dinginess \Din"gi*ness\, n.       Quality of being dingy; a dusky hue.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ding \Ding\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dinged}, {Dang} (Obs.), or       {Dung} (Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Dinging}.] [OE. dingen,       dengen; akin to AS. dencgan to knock, Icel. dengja to beat,       hammer, Sw. d[84]nga, G. dengeln.]       1. To dash; to throw violently. [Obs.]                         To ding the book a coit's distance from him.                                                                               --Milton.          2. To cause to sound or ring.          {To ding (anything) in one's ears}, to impress one by noisy             repetition, as if by hammering.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dinsome \Din"some\, a.       Full of din. [Scot.] --Burns.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dionysian \Di`o*ny"sian\, a.       Relating to Dionysius, a monk of the 6th century; as, the       Dionysian, or Christian, era.          {Dionysian period}, a period of 532 years, depending on the             cycle of the sun, or 28 years, and the cycle of the moon,             or 19 years; -- sometimes called the {Greek paschal             cycle}, or {Victorian period}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dionysian \Di`o*ny"sian\, a.       Relating to Dionysius, a monk of the 6th century; as, the       Dionysian, or Christian, era.          {Dionysian period}, a period of 532 years, depending on the             cycle of the sun, or 28 years, and the cycle of the moon,             or 19 years; -- sometimes called the {Greek paschal             cycle}, or {Victorian period}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Domesman \Domes"man\, n.; pl. {Domesmen}. [See {Doom}.]       A judge; an umpire. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Domesman \Domes"man\, n.; pl. {Domesmen}. [See {Doom}.]       A judge; an umpire. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Donjon \Don"jon\, n. [See {Dungeon}.]       The chief tower, also called the keep; a massive tower in       ancient castles, forming the strongest part of the       fortifications. See Illust. of {Castle}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Doctor \Doc"tor\, n. [OF. doctur, L. doctor, teacher, fr. docere       to teach. See {Docile}.]       1. A teacher; one skilled in a profession, or branch of             knowledge learned man. [Obs.]                         One of the doctors of Italy, Nicholas Macciavel. --                                                                               Bacon.          2. An academical title, originally meaning a men so well             versed in his department as to be qualified to teach it.             Hence: One who has taken the highest degree conferred by a             university or college, or has received a diploma of the             highest degree; as, a doctor of divinity, of law, of             medicine, of music, or of philosophy. Such diplomas may             confer an honorary title only.          3. One duly licensed to practice medicine; a member of the             medical profession; a physician.                         By medicine life may be prolonged, yet death Will                      seize the doctor too.                        -- Shak.          4. Any mechanical contrivance intended to remedy a difficulty             or serve some purpose in an exigency; as, the doctor of a             calico-printing machine, which is a knife to remove             superfluous coloring matter; the doctor, or auxiliary             engine, called also {donkey engine}.          5. (Zo[94]l.) The friar skate. [Prov. Eng.]          {Doctors' Commons}. See under {Commons}.          {Doctor's stuff}, physic, medicine. --G. Eliot.          {Doctor fish} (Zo[94]l.), any fish of the genus {Acanthurus};             the surgeon fish; -- so called from a sharp lancetlike             spine on each side of the tail. Also called {barber fish}.             See {Surgeon fish}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Donkey \Don"key\, n.; pl. {Donkeys}. [Prob. dun, in allusion to       the color of the animal + a dim. termination.]       1. An ass; or (less frequently) a mule.          2. A stupid or obstinate fellow; an ass.          {Donkey engine}, a small auxiliary engine not used for             propelling, but for pumping water into the boilers,             raising heavy weights, and like purposes.          {Donkey pump}, a steam pump for feeding boilers,             extinguishing fire, etc.; -- usually an auxiliary.          {Donkey's eye} (Bot.), the large round seed of the {Mucuna             pruriens}, a tropical leguminous plant.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Doctor \Doc"tor\, n. [OF. doctur, L. doctor, teacher, fr. docere       to teach. See {Docile}.]       1. A teacher; one skilled in a profession, or branch of             knowledge learned man. [Obs.]                         One of the doctors of Italy, Nicholas Macciavel. --                                                                               Bacon.          2. An academical title, originally meaning a men so well             versed in his department as to be qualified to teach it.             Hence: One who has taken the highest degree conferred by a             university or college, or has received a diploma of the             highest degree; as, a doctor of divinity, of law, of             medicine, of music, or of philosophy. Such diplomas may             confer an honorary title only.          3. One duly licensed to practice medicine; a member of the             medical profession; a physician.                         By medicine life may be prolonged, yet death Will                      seize the doctor too.                        -- Shak.          4. Any mechanical contrivance intended to remedy a difficulty             or serve some purpose in an exigency; as, the doctor of a             calico-printing machine, which is a knife to remove             superfluous coloring matter; the doctor, or auxiliary             engine, called also {donkey engine}.          5. (Zo[94]l.) The friar skate. [Prov. Eng.]          {Doctors' Commons}. See under {Commons}.          {Doctor's stuff}, physic, medicine. --G. Eliot.          {Doctor fish} (Zo[94]l.), any fish of the genus {Acanthurus};             the surgeon fish; -- so called from a sharp lancetlike             spine on each side of the tail. Also called {barber fish}.             See {Surgeon fish}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Donkey \Don"key\, n.; pl. {Donkeys}. [Prob. dun, in allusion to       the color of the animal + a dim. termination.]       1. An ass; or (less frequently) a mule.          2. A stupid or obstinate fellow; an ass.          {Donkey engine}, a small auxiliary engine not used for             propelling, but for pumping water into the boilers,             raising heavy weights, and like purposes.          {Donkey pump}, a steam pump for feeding boilers,             extinguishing fire, etc.; -- usually an auxiliary.          {Donkey's eye} (Bot.), the large round seed of the {Mucuna             pruriens}, a tropical leguminous plant.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Donnism \Don"nism\, n. [{Don}, n., 2.]       Self-importance; loftiness of carriage. [Cant, Eng.       Universities]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Doomsman \Dooms"man\, n. [Doom + man.]       A judge; an umpire. [Obs.] --Hampole.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Downcome \Down"come`\, n.       1. Sudden fall; downfall; overthrow. --Milton.          2. (Iron Manuf.) A pipe for leading combustible gases             downward from the top of the blast furnace to the             hot-blast stoves, boilers, etc., where they are burned.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Downcomer \Down"com`er\, n.       A pipe to conduct something downwards; specif.:       (a) (Iron Manuf.) A pipe for leading the hot gases from the             top of a blast furnace downward to the regenerators,             boilers, etc.       (b) (Steam Engin.) In some water-tube boilers, a tube larger             in diameter than the water tubes to conduct the water             from each top drum to a bottom drum, thus completing the             circulation.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mesityl \Mes"i*tyl\, n. (Chem.)       A hypothetical radical formerly supposed to exist in mesityl       oxide.          {Mesityl oxide} (Chem.), a volatile liquid having the odor of             peppermint, obtained by certain dehydrating agents from             acetone; -- formerly called also {dumasin}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dungeon \Dun"geon\, v. t.       To shut up in a dungeon. --Bp. Hall.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dungeon \Dun"geon\, n. [OE. donjoun highest tower of a castle,       tower, prison, F. donjon tower or platform in the midst of a       castle, turret, or closet on the top of a house, a keep of a       castle, LL. domnio, the same word as LL. dominus lord. See       {Dame}, {Don}, and cf. {Dominion}, {Domain}, {Demesne},       {Danger}, {Donjon}.]       A close, dark prison, common[?], under ground, as if the       lower apartments of the donjon or keep of a castle, these       being used as prisons.                   Down with him even into the deep dungeon. -- Tyndale.                   Year after year he lay patiently in a dungeon. --                                                                               Macaulay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dung \Dung\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dunged}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Dunging}.]       1. To manure with dung. --Dryden.          2. (Calico Print.) To immerse or steep, as calico, in a bath             of hot water containing cow dung; -- done to remove the             superfluous mordant.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dungmeer \Dung"meer`\, n. [Dung + (prob.) meer a pool.]       A pit where dung and weeds rot for manure.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dyingness \Dy"ing*ness\, n.       The state of dying or the stimulation of such a state;       extreme languor; languishment. [R.]                   Tenderness becomes me best, a sort of dyingness; you                see that picture, Foible, -- a swimmingness in the                eyes; yes, I'll look so.                        --Congreve.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dane County, WI (county, FIPS 25)       Location: 43.06683 N, 89.41833 W       Population (1990): 367085 (147851 housing units)       Area: 3113.6 sq km (land), 93.9 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Denison, IA (city, FIPS 19945)       Location: 42.01830 N, 95.34894 W       Population (1990): 6604 (2725 housing units)       Area: 14.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 51442    Denison, KS (city, FIPS 17625)       Location: 39.39321 N, 95.62815 W       Population (1990): 225 (92 housing units)       Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 66419    Denison, TX (city, FIPS 19900)       Location: 33.75589 N, 96.56410 W       Population (1990): 21505 (10328 housing units)       Area: 57.2 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 75020
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dennison, IL       Zip code(s): 62423    Dennison, MN (city, FIPS 15706)       Location: 44.40340 N, 93.02870 W       Population (1990): 152 (60 housing units)       Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Dennison, OH (village, FIPS 21714)       Location: 40.39715 N, 81.32788 W       Population (1990): 3282 (1298 housing units)       Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 44621
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Densmore, KS       Zip code(s): 67645
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dingmans Ferry, PA       Zip code(s): 18328
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Duncan, AZ (town, FIPS 20750)       Location: 32.73625 N, 109.09178 W       Population (1990): 662 (314 housing units)       Area: 6.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Duncan, MS (town, FIPS 20380)       Location: 34.04355 N, 90.74461 W       Population (1990): 416 (158 housing units)       Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 38740    Duncan, NE (village, FIPS 13890)       Location: 41.38998 N, 97.49350 W       Population (1990): 387 (142 housing units)       Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Duncan, OK (city, FIPS 21900)       Location: 34.52007 N, 97.96817 W       Population (1990): 21732 (10401 housing units)       Area: 66.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 73533    Duncan, SC (town, FIPS 21265)       Location: 34.93558 N, 82.13705 W       Population (1990): 2152 (862 housing units)       Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 29334    Duncan, WV       Zip code(s): 25252
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Duncan Falls, OH       Zip code(s): 43734
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Duncannon, PA (borough, FIPS 20240)       Location: 40.39563 N, 77.02708 W       Population (1990): 1450 (643 housing units)       Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 17020
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Duncansville, PA (borough, FIPS 20248)       Location: 40.42633 N, 78.42960 W       Population (1990): 1309 (599 housing units)       Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 16635
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Duncanville, AL       Zip code(s): 35456    Duncanville, TX (city, FIPS 21628)       Location: 32.64587 N, 96.91347 W       Population (1990): 35748 (13358 housing units)       Area: 29.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 75116, 75137
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Duncombe, IA (city, FIPS 22755)       Location: 42.46993 N, 93.99603 W       Population (1990): 488 (203 housing units)       Area: 5.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 50532
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dungannon, VA (town, FIPS 23952)       Location: 36.82840 N, 82.46757 W       Population (1990): 250 (114 housing units)       Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 24245
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dunn Center, ND (city, FIPS 20940)       Location: 47.35330 N, 102.62376 W       Population (1990): 128 (80 housing units)       Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 58626
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dunn County, ND (county, FIPS 25)       Location: 47.35819 N, 102.61528 W       Population (1990): 4005 (2057 housing units)       Area: 5205.9 sq km (land), 187.5 sq km (water)    Dunn County, WI (county, FIPS 33)       Location: 44.94756 N, 91.89759 W       Population (1990): 35909 (13252 housing units)       Area: 2206.9 sq km (land), 30.8 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dunnegan, MO       Zip code(s): 65640
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dunnigan, CA       Zip code(s): 95937
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dunsmuir, CA (city, FIPS 20242)       Location: 41.23354 N, 122.26989 W       Population (1990): 2129 (1129 housing units)       Area: 4.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 96025
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
dancing frog n.   [Vancouver area] A problem that occurs on a    computer that will not reappear while anyone else is watching.   From    the classic Warner Brothers cartoon "One Froggy Evening", featuring    a dancing and singing Michigan J. Frog that just croaks when anyone    else is around (now the WB network mascot).
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
demoscene /dem'oh-seen/   [also `demo scene'] A culture of    multimedia hackers located primarily in Scandinavia and northern    Europe. Demoscene folklore recounts that when old-time {warez d00dz}    cracked some piece of software they often added an advertisement of    in the beginning, usually containing colorful {display hack}s with    greetings to other cracking groups.   The demoscene was born among    people who decided building these display hacks is more interesting    than hacking and began to build self-contained display hacks of    considerable elaboration and beauty (within the culture such a hack    is called a {demo}).   The split seems to have happened at the end of    the 1980s.   As more of these {demogroup}s emerged, they started to    have {compo}s at copying parties (see {copyparty}), which later    evolved to standalone events (see {demoparty}).   The demoscene has    retained some traits from the {warez d00dz}, including their style of       handles and group names and some of their jargon.          Traditionally demos were written in assembly language, with lots of    smart tricks, self-modifying code, undocumented op-codes and the    like.   Some time around 1995, people started coding demos in C, and    a couple of years after that, they also started using Java.          Ten years on (in 1998-1999), the demoscene is changing as its    original platforms (C64, Amiga, Spectrum, Atari ST, IBM PC under    DOS) die out and activity shifts towards Windows, Linux, and the    Internet.   While deeply underground in the past, demoscene is trying    to get into the mainstream as accepted art form, and one symptom of    this is the commercialization of bigger demoparties. Older    demosceneers frown at this, but the majority think it's a good    direction.   Many demosceneers end up working in the computer game    industry.   Demoscene resource pages are available at    `http://www.oldskool.org/demos/explained/' and    `http://www.scene.org/'.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
DNA computing          The use of DNA molecules to encode       computational problems.   Standard operations of molecular       biology can then be used to solve some {NP-hard} {search       problems} in parallel using a very large number of molecules.       The exponential scaling of NP-hard problems still remains, so       this method will require a huge amount of DNA to solve large       problems.          [L. M. Adleman, "Molecular Computation of Solutions to       Combinatorial Problems", Science 266:1021-1024, 1994].          (1997-02-11)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Dungeon          {Zork}
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Dan-jaan       woodland Dan, a place probably somewhere in the direction of       Dan, near the sources of the Jordan (2 Sam. 24:6). The LXX. and       the Vulgate read "Dan-ja'ar", i.e., "Dan in the forest."
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Dungeon       different from the ordinary prison in being more severe as a       place of punishment. Like the Roman inner prison (Acts 16:24),       it consisted of a deep cell or cistern (Jer. 38:6). To be shut       up in, a punishment common in Egypt (Gen. 39:20; 40:3; 41:10;       42:19). It is not mentioned, however, in the law of Moses as a       mode of punishment. Under the later kings imprisonment was       frequently used as a punishment (2 Chron. 16:10; Jer. 20:2;       32:2; 33:1; 37:15), and it was customary after the Exile (Matt.       11:2; Luke 3:20; Acts 5:18, 21; Matt. 18:30).