daft
         adj 1: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used
                  to drive my husband balmy" [syn: {balmy}, {barmy},
                  {bats}, {batty}, {bonkers}, {buggy}, {cracked},
                  {crackers}, {daft}, {dotty}, {fruity}, {haywire},
                  {kooky}, {kookie}, {loco}, {loony}, {loopy}, {nuts},
                  {nutty}, {round the bend}, {around the bend}, {wacky},
                  {whacky}]

English Dictionary: depot	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
David n patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600) [syn: David, {Saint David}, St. David] French neoclassical painter who actively supported the French Revolution (1748-1825) Synonym(s): David, Jacques Louis David (Old Testament) the 2nd king of the Israelites; as a young shepherd he fought Goliath (a giant Philistine warrior) and killed him by hitting him in the head with a stone flung from a sling; he united Israel with Jerusalem as its capital; many of the Psalms are attributed to David (circa 1000-962 BC)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
davit n a crane-like device (usually one of a pair) for suspending or lowering equipment (as a lifeboat)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
day bed n convertible consisting of an upholstered couch that can be converted into a double bed Synonym(s): studio couch, day bed
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
day by day adv gradually and progressively; "his health weakened day by day" Synonym(s): day by day, daily
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
day-by-day adj of or belonging to or occurring every day; "daily routine"; "a daily paper" Synonym(s): daily, day-to-day, day-by-day, day-after-day
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
daybed n an armless couch; a seat by day and a bed by night [syn: daybed, divan bed] a long chair; for reclining Synonym(s): chaise longue, chaise, daybed
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deaf-aid n an electronic device that amplifies sound and is worn to compensate for poor hearing Synonym(s): hearing aid, deaf- aid
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
debate n a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on" Synonym(s): argument, argumentation, debate the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote) Synonym(s): debate, disputation, public debate v argue with one another; "We debated the question of abortion"; "John debated Mary" think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind" Synonym(s): consider, debate, moot, turn over, deliberate discuss the pros and cons of an issue Synonym(s): debate, deliberate have an argument about something Synonym(s): argue, contend, debate, fence
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
debit n an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing [syn: debit, debit entry] Antonym(s): credit, credit entry v enter as debit Antonym(s): credit
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
debt n the state of owing something (especially money); "he is badly in debt" money or goods or services owed by one person to another an obligation to pay or do something
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
debut n the act of beginning something new; "they looked forward to the debut of their new product line" Synonym(s): introduction, debut, first appearance, launching, unveiling, entry the presentation of a debutante in society v present for the first time to the public; "The band debuts a new song or two each month" appear for the first time in public; "The new ballet that debuts next months at Covent Garden, is already sold out" make one's debut; "This young soprano debuts next month at the Metropolitan Opera"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deep-dye v dye thoroughly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deep-eyed adj characteristic of the bony face of a cadaver [syn: {deep- eyed}, hollow-eyed, sunken-eyed]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
defat v remove the fat from
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
defeat n an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking" Synonym(s): defeat, licking Antonym(s): triumph, victory the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals Synonym(s): frustration, defeat v win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up" Synonym(s): get the better of, overcome, defeat thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal" Synonym(s): kill, shoot down, defeat, vote down, vote out
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deft adj skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands; "a deft waiter"; "deft fingers massaged her face"; "dexterous of hand and inventive of mind" Synonym(s): deft, dexterous, dextrous
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
depot n station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods Synonym(s): terminal, terminus, depot a depository for goods; "storehouses were built close to the docks" Synonym(s): storehouse, depot, entrepot, storage, store
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
depth n the extent downward or backward or inward; "the depth of the water"; "depth of a shelf"; "depth of a closet" Synonym(s): depth, deepness degree of psychological or intellectual profundity (usually plural) the deepest and most remote part; "from the depths of darkest Africa"; "signals received from the depths of space" (usually plural) a low moral state; "he had sunk to the depths of addiction" the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas Synonym(s): astuteness, profundity, profoundness, depth, deepness the attribute or quality of being deep, strong, or intense; "the depth of his breathing"; "the depth of his sighs," "the depth of his emotion"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
depute v transfer power to someone Synonym(s): delegate, depute appoint as a substitute Synonym(s): depute, deputize, deputise give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) Synonym(s): delegate, designate, depute, assign
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deputy n someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies Synonym(s): deputy, deputy sheriff an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent Synonym(s): deputy, lieutenant a member of the lower chamber of a legislative assembly (such as in France) a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others Synonym(s): deputy, surrogate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deviate adj markedly different from an accepted norm; "aberrant behavior"; "deviant ideas" Synonym(s): aberrant, deviant, deviate n a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior Synonym(s): pervert, deviant, deviate, degenerate v turn aside; turn away from Synonym(s): deviate, divert be at variance with; be out of line with Synonym(s): deviate, vary, diverge, depart Antonym(s): conform cause to turn away from a previous or expected course; "The river was deviated to prevent flooding"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
devoid adj completely wanting or lacking; "writing barren of insight"; "young recruits destitute of experience"; "innocent of literary merit"; "the sentence was devoid of meaning" Synonym(s): barren, destitute, devoid, free, innocent
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
devote v give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church" Synonym(s): give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote dedicate; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to" Synonym(s): give, pay, devote set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use; "this land was devoted to mining"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
devotee n an ardent follower and admirer [syn: fan, buff, devotee, lover]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
devout adj deeply religious; "a god-fearing and law-abiding people" H.L.Mencken Synonym(s): devout, god-fearing earnest; "one's dearest wish"; "devout wishes for their success"; "heartfelt condolences" Synonym(s): dear, devout, earnest, heartfelt
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
DiaBeta n an oral antidiabetic drug (trade names DiaBeta and Micronase) that stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas Synonym(s): glyburide, DiaBeta, Micronase
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dipped adj having abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses) Synonym(s): dipped, lordotic, swayback, swaybacked
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
divide n a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility) a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems Synonym(s): watershed, water parting, divide v separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I" Synonym(s): divide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up Antonym(s): unify, unite perform a division; "Can you divide 49 by seven?" Synonym(s): divide, fraction Antonym(s): multiply act as a barrier between; stand between; "The mountain range divides the two countries" Synonym(s): separate, divide come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated" Synonym(s): separate, divide, part make a division or separation Synonym(s): separate, divide force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea" Synonym(s): separate, disunite, divide, part
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
divot n (golf) the cavity left when a piece of turf is cut from the ground by the club head in making a stroke; "it was a good drive but the ball ended up in a divot" a piece of turf dug out of a lawn or fairway (by an animals hooves or a golf club)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
doped adj treated or impregnated with a foreign substance under the influence of narcotics; "knocked out by doped wine"; "a drugged sleep"; "were under the effect of the drugged sweets"; "in a stuperous narcotized state" Synonym(s): doped, drugged, narcotized, narcotised
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
doubt n the state of being unsure of something [syn: doubt, uncertainty, incertitude, dubiety, doubtfulness, dubiousness] Antonym(s): certainty uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something; "the dubiousness of his claim"; "there is no question about the validity of the enterprise" Synonym(s): doubt, dubiousness, doubtfulness, question v consider unlikely or have doubts about; "I doubt that she will accept his proposal of marriage" lack confidence in or have doubts about; "I doubt these reports"; "I suspect her true motives"; "she distrusts her stepmother"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dubiety n the state of being unsure of something [syn: doubt, uncertainty, incertitude, dubiety, doubtfulness, dubiousness] Antonym(s): certainty
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
duvet n a soft quilt usually filled with the down of the eider Synonym(s): eiderdown, duvet, continental quilt
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
DVD n a digital recording (as of a movie) on an optical disk that can be played on a computer or a television set Synonym(s): videodisk, videodisc, DVD
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Aphth91 \[d8]Aph"th[91]\, n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. [?] (mostly in       pl. [?], Hipp.) an eruption, thrush, fr. [?] to set on fire,       inflame.] (Med.)       Roundish pearl-colored specks or flakes in the mouth, on the       lips, etc., terminating in white sloughs. They are commonly       characteristic of thrush.
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d8Aphtha \[d8]Aph"tha\, n. [Sing. of {Aphth[91]}.] (Med.)       (a) One of the whitish specks called aphth[91].       (b) The disease, also called thrush.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Apoda \[d8]Ap"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], [?]. See       {Apod}, n.] (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A group of cirripeds, destitute of footlike organs.       (b) An order of Amphibia without feet. See {Ophiomorpha}.       (c) A group of worms without appendages, as the leech.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Au fait \[d8]Au` fait"\ ([omac]` f[asl]"). [F. Lit., to the       deed, act, or point. Fait is fr. L. factum. See {Fact}.]       Expert; skillful; well instructed.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Aubade \[d8]Au`bade"\, n. [F., fr. aube the dawn, fr. L. albus       white.]       An open air concert in the morning, as distinguished from an       evening serenade; also, a pianoforte composition suggestive       of morning. --Grove.                   The crowing cock . . . Sang his aubade with lusty voice                and clear.                                             --Longfellow.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Aviado \[d8]A`vi*a"do\, n. [Sp.]       One who works a mine with means provided by another. [Sp.       Amer. & Southwestern U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Bat \[d8]Bat\, n. [Siamese.]       Same as {Tical}, n., 1.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Bateau \[d8]Ba*teau"\, n.; pl. {Bateaux}. [F. bateau, LL.       batellus, fr. battus, batus, boa, which agrees with AS.       b[be]t boat: cf. W. bad boat. See {Boat}, n.]       A boat; esp. a flat-bottomed, clumsy boat used on the       Canadian lakes and rivers. [Written also, but less properly,       {batteau}.]          {Bateau bridge}, a floating bridge supported by bateaux.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Batta \[d8]Bat"ta\ (b[acr]t"t[adot]), n. [Hind.       ba[tsdot][tsdot]a.]       Rate of exchange; also, the discount on uncurrent coins.       [India]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Batta \[d8]Bat"ta\ (b[acr]t"t[adot]), n. [Prob. through Pg.       for Canarese bhatta rice in the husk.]       Extra pay; esp. an extra allowance to an English officer       serving in India. --Whitworth.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Battue \[d8]Bat"tue`\, n. [F. battue, fr. battre to beat. See       {Batter}, v. t., and cf. {Battuta}.] (Hunting)       (a) The act of beating the woods, bushes, etc., for game.       (b) The game itself.       (c) The wanton slaughter of game. --Howitt.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Bayad \[d8]Ba*yad"\, Bayatte \Ba*yatte"\, n. [Ar. bayad.]       (Zo[94]l.)       A large, edible, siluroid fish of the Nile, of two species       ({Bagrina bayad} and {B. docmac}).
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d8Buat \[d8]Bu"at\, n. [Scot., of uncertain origin.]       A lantern; also, the moon. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.
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d8Butte \[d8]Butte\, n. [F. See {Butt} a bound.]       A detached low mountain, or high rising abruptly from the       general level of the surrounding plain; -- applied to       peculiar elevations in the Rocky Mountain region.                   The creek . . . passes by two remarkable buttes of red                conglomerate.                                          --Ruxton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8D82but \[d8]D[82]`but"\, n. [F. d[82]but, prop., the first       cast or throw at play, fr. but aim, mark. See {Butt} an end.]       A beginning or first attempt; hence, a first appearance       before the public, as of an actor or public speaker.
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d8Devata \[d8]De"va*ta\, n. [Hind., fr. Skr. d[?]va god.] (Hind.       Myth.)       A deity; a divine being; a good spirit; an idol. [Written       also {dewata}.]
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d8Devoto \[d8]De*vo"to\, n. [It.]       A devotee. --Dr. J. Scott.
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d8F88te \[d8]F[88]te\, n. [F. See {Feast}.]       A festival.          {F[88]te champ[88]tre}[F.], a festival or entertainment in             the open air; a rural festival.
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d8Fa87ade \[d8]Fa`[87]ade"\ (f[adot]`s[adot]d" or       f[adot]`s[amac]d"), n. [F., fr. It. facciata, fr. faccia       face, L. facies. See {Face}.] (Arch.)       The front of a building; esp., the principal front, having       some architectural pretensions. Thus a church is said to have       its fa[87]ade unfinished, though the interior may be in use.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Fetwah \[d8]Fet"wah\, n. [Ar.]       A written decision of a Turkish mufti on some point of law.
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d8Fidia \[d8]Fid"i*a\, n. [NL., prob. fr. L. fidus trusty.]       (Zo[94]l.)       A genus of small beetles, of which one species (the grapevine       Fidia, {F. longipes}) is very injurious to vines in America.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Habitue \[d8]Ha`bi`tu`e"\, n. [F., p. p. of habituer. See       {Habituate}.]       One who habitually frequents a place; as, an habitu[82] of a       theater.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Heft \[d8]Heft\, n.; G. pl. {Hefte}. [G.]       A number of sheets of paper fastened together, as for a       notebook; also, a part of a serial publication.                   The size of [bd]hefts[b8] will depend on the material                requiring attention, and the annual volume is to cost                about 15 marks.                                       --The Nation.
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d8Ophidia \[d8]O*phid"i*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], dim. of       'o`fis a snake.] (Zo[94]l.)       The order of reptiles which includes the serpents.          Note: The most important divisions are: the {Solenoglypha},                having erectile perforated fangs, as the rattlesnake;                the {Proteroglypha}, or elapine serpents, having                permanently erect fang, as the cobra; the {Asinea}, or                colubrine serpents, which are destitute of fangs; and                the {Opoterodonta}, or {Epanodonta}, blindworms, in                which the mouth is not dilatable.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Pat82 \[d8]Pa`t[82]"\, a. (Her.)       See {Patt[82]}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Pat82 \[d8]Pa`t[82]"\, n. [F. p[83]t[82].]       1. A pie. See {Patty}.          2. (Fort.) A kind of platform with a parapet, usually of an             oval form, and generally erected in marshy grounds to             cover a gate of a fortified place. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Patio \[d8]Pa"ti*o\, n.       In Spain, Spanish America, etc., a court or courtyard of a       house or other building; esp., an inner court open to the       sky.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Patio \[d8]Pa"ti*o\ (p[aum]"t[esl]*[osl]), n. [Sp., a court]       (Metal)       A paved yard or floor where ores are cleaned and sorted, or       where ore, salt, mercury, etc., are trampled by horses, to       effect intermixture and amalgamation.          Note: The patio process is used to reduce silver ores by                amalgamation.
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d8Patt82 \[d8]Pat`t[82]"\, Pattee \Pat*tee"\, a. [F. patt[82],       fem. patt[82]e, fr. patte paw, foot. Cf. {Patten}.] (Her.)       Narrow at the inner, and very broad at the other, end, or       having its arms of that shape; -- said of a cross. See       Illust. (8) of {Cross}. [Written also {pat[82]}, {patee}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Petto \[d8]Pet"to\, n. [It., fr. L. pectus.]       The breast.          {In petto}, in the breast; hence, in secrecy; in reserve.
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d8Piatti \[d8]Pi*at"ti\, n. pl. [It., prop., plates.] (Mus.)       Cymbals. [Written also {pyatti}.]
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d8Piet85 \[d8]Pi*e*t[85]"\ (p[esl]*[asl]*t[aum]"), n. [It.]       (Fine Arts)       A representation of the dead Christ, attended by the Virgin       Mary or by holy women and angels. --Mollett.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Pita \[d8]Pi"ta\, n. [Sp.] (Bot.)             (a) A fiber obtained from the {Agave Americana} and other                   related species, -- used for making cordage and paper.                   Called also {pita fiber}, and {pita thread}.             (b) The plant which yields the fiber.
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d8Potoo \[d8]Po*too"\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A large South American goatsucker ({Nyctibius grandis}).
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d8Potto \[d8]Pot"to\, n. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A nocturnal mammal ({Perodictius potto}) of the Lemur                   family, found in West Africa. It has rudimentary                   forefingers. Called also {aposoro}, and {bush dog}.             (b) The kinkajou.
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d8Puit \[d8]Puit\, n. [F. puits, from L. puteus well.]       A well; a small stream; a fountain; a spring. [Obs.]                   The puits flowing from the fountain of life. --Jer.                                                                               Taylor.
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d8Vide \[d8]Vi"de\,       imperative sing. of L. videre, to see; -- used to direct       attention to something; as, vide supra, see above.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Vitta \[d8]Vit"ta\, n.; pl. {Vitt[91]}. [L. vitta ribbon,       fillet.]       1. (Bot.) One of the oil tubes in the fruit of umbelliferous             plants.          2. (Zo[94]l.) A band, or stripe, of color.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dab \Dab\ (d[acr]b), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dabbed} (d[acr]bd); p.       pr. & vb. n. {Dabbing}.] [OE. dabben to strice; akin to OD.       dabben to pinch, knead, fumble, dabble, and perh. to G.       tappen to grope.]       1. To strike or touch gently, as with a soft or moist             substance; to tap; hence, to besmear with a dabber.                         A sore should . . . be wiped . . . only by dabbing                      it over with fine lint.                     --S. Sharp.          2. To strike by a thrust; to hit with a sudden blow or             thrust. [bd]To dab him in the neck.[b8] --Sir T. More.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Daft \Daft\ (d[adot]ft), a. [OE. daft, deft, deft, stupid; prob.       the same word as E. deft. See {Deft}.]       1. Stupid; foolish; idiotic; also, delirious; insane; as, he             has gone daft.                         Let us think no more of this daft business --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          2. Gay; playful; frolicsome. [Scot.] --Jamieson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Daub \Daub\ (d[add]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Daubed}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Daubing}.] [OE. dauben to smear, OF. dauber to       plaster, fr. L. dealbare to whitewash, plaster; de- + albare       to whiten, fr. albus white, perh. also confused with W. dwb       plaster, dwbio to plaster, Ir. & OGael. dob plaster. See       {Alb}, and cf. {Dealbate}.]       1. To smear with soft, adhesive matter, as pitch, slime, mud,             etc.; to plaster; to bedaub; to besmear.                         She took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it                      with slime and with pitch.                  --Ex. ii. 3.          2. To paint in a coarse or unskillful manner.                         If a picture is daubed with many bright and glaring                      colors, the vulgar admire it is an excellent piece.                                                                               --I. Watts.                         A lame, imperfect piece, rudely daubed over.                                                                               --Dryden.          3. To cover with a specious or deceitful exterior; to             disguise; to conceal.                         So smooth he daubed his vice with show of virtue.                                                                               --Shak.          4. To flatter excessively or glossy. [R.]                         I can safely say, however, that, without any daubing                      at all, I am very sincerely your very affectionate,                      humble servant.                                 --Smollett.          5. To put on without taste; to deck gaudily. [R.]                         Let him be daubed with lace.               --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Davit \Dav"it\, n. [Cf. F. davier forceps, davit, cooper's       instrument, G. david davit; all probably from the proper name       David.] (Naut.)       (a) A spar formerly used on board of ships, as a crane to             hoist the flukes of the anchor to the top of the bow,             without injuring the sides of the ship; -- called also             the {fish davit}.       (b) pl. Curved arms of timber or iron, projecting over a             ship's side of stern, having tackle to raise or lower a             boat, swing it in on deck, rig it out for lowering, etc.;             -- called also {boat davits}. --Totten.
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By \By\ (b[imac]), prep. [OE. bi, AS. b[c6], big, near to, by,       of, from, after, according to; akin to OS. & OFries. bi, be,       D. bij, OHG. b[c6], G. bei, Goth. bi, and perh. Gr. 'amfi`.       E. prefix be- is orig. the same word. [root]203. See pref.       {Be-}.]       1. In the neighborhood of; near or next to; not far from;             close to; along with; as, come and sit by me. [1913             Webster]                         By foundation or by shady rivulet He sought them                      both.                                                --Milton.          2. On; along; in traversing. Compare 5.                         Long labors both by sea and land he bore. --Dryden.                         By land, by water, they renew the charge. --Pope.          3. Near to, while passing; hence, from one to the other side             of; past; as, to go by a church.          4. Used in specifying adjacent dimensions; as, a cabin twenty             feet by forty.          5. Against. [Obs.] --Tyndale [1. Cor. iv. 4].          6. With, as means, way, process, etc.; through means of; with             aid of; through; through the act or agency of; as, a city             is destroyed by fire; profit is made by commerce; to take             by force.          Note: To the meaning of by, as denoting means or agency,                belong, more or less closely, most of the following                uses of the word:             (a) It points out the author and producer; as,                   [bd]Waverley[b8], a novel by Sir W.Scott; a statue by                   Canova; a sonata by Beethoven.             (b) In an oath or adjuration, it indicates the being or                   thing appealed to as sanction; as, I affirm to you by                   all that is sacred; he swears by his faith as a                   Christian; no, by Heaven.             (c) According to; by direction, authority, or example of;                   after; -- in such phrases as, it appears by his                   account; ten o'clock by my watch; to live by rule; a                   model to build by.             (d) At the rate of; according to the ratio or proportion                   of; in the measure or quantity of; as, to sell cloth                   by the yard, milk by the quart, eggs by the dozen,                   meat by the pound; to board by the year.             (e) In comparison, it denotes the measure of excess or                   deficiency; when anything is increased or diminished,                   it indicates the measure of increase or diminution;                   as, larger by a half; older by five years; to lessen                   by a third.             (f) It expresses continuance or duration; during the                   course of; within the period of; as, by day, by night.             (g) As soon as; not later than; near or at; -- used in                   expressions of time; as, by this time the sun had                   risen; he will be here by two o'clock.          Note: In boxing the compass, by indicates a pint nearer to,                or towards, the next cardinal point; as, north by east,                i.e., a point towards the east from the north;                northeast by east, i.e., on point nearer the east than                northeast is.          Note: With is used instead of by before the instrument with                which anything is done; as, to beat one with a stick;                the board was fastened by the carpenter with nails. But                there are many words which may be regarded as means or                processes, or, figuratively, as instruments; and                whether with or by shall be used with them is a matter                of arbitrary, and often, of unsettled usage; as, to a                reduce a town by famine; to consume stubble with fire;                he gained his purpose by flattery; he entertained them                with a story; he distressed us with or by a recital of                his sufferings. see {With}.          {By all means}, most assuredly; without fail; certainly.          {By and by}.             (a) Close together (of place). [Obs.] [bd]Two yonge                   knightes liggyng [lying] by and by.[b8] --Chaucer.             (b) Immediately; at once. [Obs.] [bd]When . . .                   persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he                   is offended.[b8] --Matt. xiii. 21.             (c) Presently; pretty soon; before long.          Note: In this phrase, by seems to be used in the sense of                nearness in time, and to be repeated for the sake of                emphasis, and thus to be equivalent to [bd]soon, and                soon,[b8] that is instantly; hence, -- less                emphatically, -- pretty soon, presently.          {By one's self}, with only one's self near; alone; solitary.          {By the bye}. See under {Bye}.          {By the head} (Naut.), having the bows lower than the stern;             -- said of a vessel when her head is lower in the water             than her stern. If her stern is lower, she is by the             stern.          {By the lee}, the situation of a vessel, going free, when she             has fallen off so much as to bring the wind round her             stern, and to take her sails aback on the other side.          {By the run}, to let go by the run, to let go altogether,             instead of slacking off.          {By the way}, by the bye; -- used to introduce an incidental             or secondary remark or subject.          {Day by day}, {One by one}, {Piece by piece}, etc., each day,             each one, each piece, etc., by itself singly or             separately; each severally.          {To come by}, to get possession of; to obtain.          {To do by}, to treat, to behave toward.          {To set by}, to value, to esteem.          {To stand by}, to aid, to support.          Note: The common phrase good-by is equivalent to farewell,                and would be better written good-bye, as it is a                corruption of God be with you (b'w'ye).
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{Anniversary day}. See {Anniversary}, n.          {Astronomical day}, a period equal to the mean solar day, but             beginning at noon instead of at midnight, its twenty-four             hours being numbered from 1 to 24; also, the sidereal day,             as that most used by astronomers.          {Born days}. See under {Born}.          {Canicular days}. See {Dog day}.          {Civil day}, the mean solar day, used in the ordinary             reckoning of time, and among most modern nations beginning             at mean midnight; its hours are usually numbered in two             series, each from 1 to 12. This is the period recognized             by courts as constituting a day. The Babylonians and             Hindoos began their day at sunrise, the Athenians and Jews             at sunset, the ancient Egyptians and Romans at midnight.                      {Day blindness}. (Med.) See {Nyctalopia}.          {Day by day}, or {Day after day}, daily; every day;             continually; without intermission of a day. See under             {By}. [bd]Day by day we magnify thee.[b8] --Book of Common             Prayer.          {Days in bank} (Eng. Law), certain stated days for the return             of writs and the appearance of parties; -- so called             because originally peculiar to the Court of Common Bench,             or Bench (bank) as it was formerly termed. --Burrill.          {Day in court}, a day for the appearance of parties in a             suit.          {Days of devotion} (R. C. Ch.), certain festivals on which             devotion leads the faithful to attend mass. --Shipley.          {Days of grace}. See {Grace}.          {Days of obligation} (R. C. Ch.), festival days when it is             obligatory on the faithful to attend Mass. --Shipley.          {Day owl}, (Zo[94]l.), an owl that flies by day. See {Hawk             owl}.          {Day rule} (Eng. Law), an order of court (now abolished)             allowing a prisoner, under certain circumstances, to go             beyond the prison limits for a single day.          {Day school}, one which the pupils attend only in daytime, in             distinction from a boarding school.          {Day sight}. (Med.) See {Hemeralopia}.          {Day's work} (Naut.), the account or reckoning of a ship's             course for twenty-four hours, from noon to noon.          {From day to day}, as time passes; in the course of time; as,             he improves from day to day.          {Jewish day}, the time between sunset and sunset.          {Mean solar day} (Astron.), the mean or average of all the             apparent solar days of the year.          {One day}, {One of these days}, at an uncertain time, usually             of the future, rarely of the past; sooner or later.             [bd]Well, niece, I hope to see you one day fitted with a             husband.[b8] --Shak.          {Only from day to day}, without certainty of continuance;             temporarily. --Bacon.          {Sidereal day}, the interval between two successive transits             of the first point of Aries over the same meridian. The             Sidereal day is 23 h. 56 m. 4.09 s. of mean solar time.          {To win the day}, to gain the victory, to be successful. --S.             Butler.          {Week day}, any day of the week except Sunday; a working day.                      {Working day}.             (a) A day when work may be legally done, in distinction                   from Sundays and legal holidays.             (b) The number of hours, determined by law or custom,                   during which a workman, hired at a stated price per                   day, must work to be entitled to a day's pay.
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Debate \De*bate"\, n. [F. d[82]bat, fr. d[82]battre. See       {Debate}, v. t.]       1. A fight or fighting; contest; strife. [Archaic]                         On the day of the Trinity next ensuing was a great                      debate . . . and in that murder there were slain . .                      . fourscore.                                       --R. of                                                                               Gloucester.                         But question fierce and proud reply Gave signal soon                      of dire debate.                                 --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          2. Contention in words or arguments; discussion for the             purpose of elucidating truth or influencing action; strife             in argument; controversy; as, the debates in Parliament or             in Congress.                         Heard, noted, answer'd, as in full debate. --Pope.          3. Subject of discussion. [R.]                         Statutes and edicts concerning this debate.                                                                               --Milton.
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Debate \De*bate"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Debated}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Debating}.] [OF. debatre, F. d[82]battre; L. de + batuere       to beat. See {Batter}, v. t., and cf. {Abate}.]       1. To engage in combat for; to strive for.                         Volunteers . . . thronged to serve under his banner,                      and the cause of religion was debated with the same                      ardor in Spain as on the plains of Palestine.                                                                               --Prescott.          2. To contend for in words or arguments; to strive to             maintain by reasoning; to dispute; to contest; to discuss;             to argue for and against.                         A wise council . . . that did debate this business.                                                                               --Shak.                         Debate thy cause with thy neighbor himself. --Prov.                                                                               xxv. 9.          Syn: To argue; discuss; dispute; controvert. See {Argue}, and                {Discuss}.
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Debate \De*bate"\, v. i.       1. To engage in strife or combat; to fight. [Obs.] --Chaucer.                         Well could he tourney and in lists debate.                                                                               --Spenser.          2. To contend in words; to dispute; hence, to deliberate; to             consider; to discuss or examine different arguments in the             mind; -- often followed by on or upon.                         He presents that great soul debating upon the                      subject of life and death with his intimate friends.                                                                               --Tatler.
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Debit \Deb"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Debited}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Debiting}.]       1. To charge with debt; -- the opposite of, and correlative             to, credit; as, to debit a purchaser for the goods sold.          2. (Bookkeeping) To enter on the debtor (Dr.) side of an             account; as, to debit the amount of goods sold.
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Debit \Deb"it\, n. [L. debitum what is due, debt, from debere to       owe: cf. F. d[82]bit. See {Debt}.]       A debt; an entry on the debtor (Dr.) side of an account; --       mostly used adjectively; as, the debit side of an account.
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Debt \Debt\, n. [OE. dette, F. dette, LL. debita, fr. L. debitus       owed, p. p. of debere to owe, prop., to have on loan; de- +       habere to have. See {Habit}, and cf. {Debit}, {Due}.]       1. That which is due from one person to another, whether             money, goods, or services; that which one person is bound             to pay to another, or to perform for his benefit; thing             owed; obligation; liability.                         Your son, my lord, has paid a soldier's debt.                                                                               --Shak.                         When you run in debt, you give to another power over                      your liberty.                                    --Franklin.          2. A duty neglected or violated; a fault; a sin; a trespass.             [bd]Forgive us our debts.[b8] --Matt. vi. 12.          3. (Law) An action at law to recover a certain specified sum             of money alleged to be due. --Burrill.          {Bond debt}, {Book debt}, etc. See under {Bond}, {Book}, etc.                      {Debt of nature}, death.
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Debtee \Debt*ee"\, n. (Law)       One to whom a debt is due; creditor; -- correlative to       debtor. --Blackstone.
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Deep-fet \Deep"-fet`\, a.       Deeply fetched or drawn. [Obs.] [bd]Deep-fet groans.[b8]       --Shak.
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Defeat \De*feat"\, n. [Cf. F. d[82]faite, fr. d[82]faire. See       {Defeat}, v.]       1. An undoing or annulling; destruction. [Obs.]                         Upon whose property and most dear life A damned                      defeat was made.                                 --Shak.          2. Frustration by rendering null and void, or by prevention             of success; as, the defeat of a plan or design.          3. An overthrow, as of an army in battle; loss of a battle;             repulse suffered; discomfiture; -- opposed to victory.
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Defeat \De*feat"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Defeated}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Defeating}.] [From F. d[82]fait, OF. desfait, p. p. ofe       d[82]faire, OF. desfaire, to undo; L. dis- + facere to do.       See {Feat}, {Fact}, and cf. {Disfashion}.]       1. To undo; to disfigure; to destroy. [Obs.]                         His unkindness may defeat my life.      --Shak.          2. To render null and void, as a title; to frustrate, as             hope; to deprive, as of an estate.                         He finds himself naturally to dread a superior Being                      that can defeat all his designs, and disappoint all                      his hopes.                                          --Tillotson.                         The escheators . . . defeated the right heir of his                      succession.                                       --Hallam.                         In one instance he defeated his own purpose. --A. W.                                                                               Ward.          3. To overcome or vanquish, as an army; to check, disperse,             or ruin by victory; to overthrow.          4. To resist with success; as, to defeat an assault.                         Sharp reasons to defeat the law.         --Shak.          Syn: To baffle; disappoint; frustrate.
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Defy \De*fy"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Defied}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Defying}.] [F. d[82]fier, OF. deffier, desfier, LL.       disfidare to disown faith or fidelity, to dissolve the bond       of allegiance, as between the vassal and his lord; hence, to       challenge, defy; fr. L. dis- + fides faith. See {Faith}, and       cf. {Diffident}, {Affiance}.]       1. To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or             obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce. [Obs.]                         I defy the surety and the bond.         --Chaucer.                         For thee I have defied my constant mistress. --Beau.                                                                               & Fl.          2. To provoke to combat or strife; to call out to combat; to             challenge; to dare; to brave; to set at defiance; to treat             with contempt; as, to defy an enemy; to defy the power of             a magistrate; to defy the arguments of an opponent; to             defy public opinion.                         I once again Defy thee to the trial of mortal fight.                                                                               --Milton.                         I defy the enemies of our constitution to show the                      contrary.                                          --Burke.
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Deft \Deft\, a. [OE. daft, deft, becoming, mild, gentle, stupid       (cf. OE. daffe, deffe, fool, coward), AS. d[91]ft (in       derivatives only) mild, gentle, fitting, seasonable; akin to       dafen, gedafen, becoming, fit, Goth. gadaban to be fit. Cf.       {Daft}, {Daff}, {Dapper}.]       Apt; fit; dexterous; clever; handy; spruce; neat. [Archaic or       Poetic] [bd]The deftest way.[b8] --Shak. [bd]Deftest       feats.[b8] --Gay.                   The limping god, so deft at his new ministry. --Dryden.                   Let me be deft and debonair.                  --Byron.
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Deified \De"i*fied\, a.       Honored or worshiped as a deity; treated with supreme regard;       godlike.
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Deify \De"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deified}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Deifying}.] [F. d[82]ifier, LL. deificare, fr. L. deificus.       See {Deific}, {Deity}, {-fy}.]       1. To make a god of; to exalt to the rank of a deity; to             enroll among the deities; to apotheosize; as, Julius             C[91]sar was deified.          2. To praise or revere as a deity; to treat as an object of             supreme regard; as, to deify money.                         He did again so extol and deify the pope. --Bacon.          3. To render godlike.                         By our own spirits are we deified.      --Wordsworth.
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Depot \De"pot\ (d[emac]"p[osl]; French d[asl]*p[omac]"; 277), n.       [F. d[82]p[93]t, OF. depost, fr. L. depositum a deposit. See       {Deposit}, n.]       1. A place of deposit for the storing of goods; a warehouse;             a storehouse.                         The islands of Guernsey and Jersey are at present                      the great depots of this kingdom.      --Brit. Critic                                                                               (1794).          2. (Mil.)             (a) A military station where stores and provisions are                   kept, or where recruits are assembled and drilled.             (b) (Eng. & France) The headquarters of a regiment, where                   all supplies are received and distributed, recruits                   are assembled and instructed, infirm or disabled                   soldiers are taken care of, and all the wants of the                   regiment are provided for.          3. A railway station; a building for the accommodation and             protection of railway passengers or freight. [U. S.]          Syn: See {Station}.
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Depth \Depth\, n. (A[89]ronautics)       The perpendicular distance from the chord to the farthest       point of an arched surface.
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Depth \Depth\ (s[ecr]pth), n. [From {Deep}; akin to D. diepte,       Icel. d[ymac]pt, d[ymac]p[edh], Goth. diupi[thorn]a.]       1. The quality of being deep; deepness; perpendicular             measurement downward from the surface, or horizontal             measurement backward from the front; as, the depth of a             river; the depth of a body of troops.          2. Profoundness; extent or degree of intensity; abundance;             completeness; as, depth of knowledge, or color.                         Mindful of that heavenly love Which knows no end in                      depth or height.                                 --Keble.          3. Lowness; as, depth of sound.          4. That which is deep; a deep, or the deepest, part or place;             the deep; the middle part; as, the depth of night, or of             winter.                         From you unclouded depth above.         --Keble.                         The depth closed me round about.         --Jonah ii. 5.          5. (Logic) The number of simple elements which an abstract             conception or notion includes; the comprehension or             content.          6. (Horology) A pair of toothed wheels which work together.             [R.]
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Depute \De*pute"\, n.       A person deputed; a deputy. [Scot.]
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Depute \De*pute"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deputed}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Deputing}.] [F. d[82]puter, fr. L. deputare to esteem,       consider, in LL., to destine, allot; de- + putare to clean,       prune, clear up, set in order, reckon, think. See {Pure}.]       1. To appoint as deputy or agent; to commission to act in             one's place; to delegate.                         There is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.                                                                               --2. Sam. xv.                                                                               3.                         Some persons, deputed by a meeting.   --Macaulay.          2. To appoint; to assign; to choose. [R.]                         The most conspicuous places in cities are usually                      deputed for the erection of statues.   --Barrow.
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Deputy \Dep"u*ty\, n.; pl. {Deputies}. [F. d[82]put[82], fr. LL.       deputatus. See {Depute}.]       1. One appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered             to act for him, in his name or his behalf; a substitute in             office; a lieutenant; a representative; a delegate; a             vicegerent; as, the deputy of a prince, of a sheriff, of a             township, etc.                         There was then [in the days of Jehoshaphat] no king                      in Edom; a deputy was king.               --1 Kings                                                                               xxii. 47.                         God's substitute, His deputy anointed in His sight.                                                                               --Shak.          Note: Deputy is used in combination with the names of various                executive officers, to denote an assistant empowered to                act in their name; as, deputy collector, deputy                marshal, deputy sheriff.          2. A member of the Chamber of Deputies. [France]          {Chamber of Deputies}, one of the two branches of the French             legislative assembly; -- formerly called {Corps             L[82]gislatif}. Its members, called deputies, are elected             by the people voting in districts.          Syn: Substitute; representative; legate; delegate; envoy;                agent; factor.
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Deviate \De"vi*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Deviated}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Deviating}.] [L. deviare to deviate; de + viare to       go, travel, via way. See {Viaduct}.]       To go out of the way; to turn aside from a course or a       method; to stray or go astray; to err; to digress; to       diverge; to vary.                   Thus Pegasus, a nearer way to take, May boldly deviate                from the common track.                           --Pope.          Syn: To swerve; stray; wander; digress; depart; deflect; err.
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Deviate \De"vi*ate\, v. t.       To cause to deviate. [R.]                   To deviate a needle.                              --J. D.                                                                               Forbes.
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Devoid \De*void"\, v. t. [OE. devoiden to leave, OF. desvuidier,       desvoidier, to empty out. See {Void}.]       To empty out; to remove.
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Devoid \De*void"\, a. [See {Devoid}, v. t.]       1. Void; empty; vacant. [Obs.] --Spenser.          2. Destitute; not in possession; -- with of; as, devoid of             sense; devoid of pity or of pride.
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Devote \De*vote"\, a. [L. devotus, p. p.]       Devoted; addicted; devout. [Obs.] --Milton.
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Devote \De*vote"\, n.       A devotee. [Obs.] --Sir E. Sandys.
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Devote \De*vote"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Devoted}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Devoting}.] [L. devotus, p. p. of devovere; de + vovere       to vow. See {Vow}, and cf. {Devout}, {Devow}.]       1. To appropriate by vow; to set apart or dedicate by a             solemn act; to consecrate; also, to consign over; to doom;             to evil; to devote one to destruction; the city was             devoted to the flames.                         No devoted thing that a man shall devote unto the                      Lord . . . shall be sold or redeemed. --Lev. xxvii.                                                                               28.          2. To execrate; to curse. [Obs.]          3. To give up wholly; to addict; to direct the attention of             wholly or compound; to attach; -- often with a reflexive             pronoun; as, to devote one's self to science, to one's             friends, to piety, etc.
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Devotee \Dev`o*tee"\, n.       One who is wholly devoted; esp., one given wholly to       religion; one who is superstitiously given to religious       duties and ceremonies; a bigot.                   While Father Le Blanc was very devout he was not a                devotee.                                                --A. S. Hardy.
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Devout \De*vout"\, a. [OE. devot, devout, F. d[82]vot, from L.       devotus devoted, p. p. of devovere. See {Devote}, v. t.]       1. Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties;             absorbed in religious exercises; given to devotion; pious;             reverent; religious.                         A devout man, and one that feared God. --Acts x. 2.                         We must be constant and devout in the worship of                      God.                                                   --Rogers.          2. Expressing devotion or piety; as, eyes devout; sighs             devout; a devout posture. --Milton.          3. Warmly devoted; hearty; sincere; earnest; as, devout             wishes for one's welfare.          {The devout}, devoutly religious persons, those who are             sincerely pious.          Syn: Holy; pure; religious; prayerful; pious; earnest;                reverent; solemn; sincere.
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Devout \De*vout"\, n.       1. A devotee. [Obs.] --Sheldon.          2. A devotional composition, or part of a composition;             devotion. [Obs.] --Milton.
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Diaphote \Di"a*phote\, n. [Pref. dia- + Gr. [?], light.] (Elec.)       An instrument designed for transmitting pictures by       telegraph. --Fallows.
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Diffide \Dif*fide"\, v. i. [L. diffidere. See {Diffident}.]       To be distrustful. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.
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Dipody \Dip"o*dy\, n.; pl. {Dipodies}. [Gr. [?], fr. [?]       two-footed; di- = di`s- twice + [?], [?], foot.] (Pros.)       Two metrical feet taken together, or included in one measure.       --Hadley.                   Trochaic, iambic, and anapestic verses . . . are                measured by dipodies.                              --W. W.                                                                               Goodwin.
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Dip \Dip\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dipped}or {Dipt} ([?]); p. pr. &       vb. n. {Dipping}.] [OE. dippen, duppen, AS. dyppan; akin to       Dan. dyppe, Sw. doppa, and to AS. d[?]pan to baptize, OS.       d[?]pian, D. doopen, G. taufen, Sw. d[94]pa, Goth. daupjan,       Lith. dubus deep, hollow, OSlav. dupl[?] hollow, and to E.       dive. Cf. {Deep}, {Dive}.]       1. To plunge or immerse; especially, to put for a moment into             a liquid; to insert into a fluid and withdraw again.                         The priest shall dip his finger in the blood. --Lev.                                                                               iv. 6.                         [Wat'ry fowl] now dip their pinions in the briny                      deep.                                                --Pope.                         While the prime swallow dips his wing. --Tennyson.          2. To immerse for baptism; to baptize by immersion. --Book of             Common Prayer. Fuller.          3. To wet, as if by immersing; to moisten. [Poetic]                         A cold shuddering dew Dips me all o'er. --Milton.          4. To plunge or engage thoroughly in any affair.                         He was . . . dipt in the rebellion of the Commons.                                                                               --Dryden.          5. To take out, by dipping a dipper, ladle, or other             receptacle, into a fluid and removing a part; -- often             with out; as, to dip water from a boiler; to dip out             water.          6. To engage as a pledge; to mortgage. [Obs.]                         Live on the use and never dip thy lands. --Dryden.          {Dipped candle}, a candle made by repeatedly dipping a wick             in melted tallow.          {To dip snuff}, to take snuff by rubbing it on the gums and             teeth. [Southern U. S.]          {To dip the colors} (Naut.), to lower the colors and return             them to place; -- a form of naval salute.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dip \Dip\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dipped}or {Dipt} ([?]); p. pr. &       vb. n. {Dipping}.] [OE. dippen, duppen, AS. dyppan; akin to       Dan. dyppe, Sw. doppa, and to AS. d[?]pan to baptize, OS.       d[?]pian, D. doopen, G. taufen, Sw. d[94]pa, Goth. daupjan,       Lith. dubus deep, hollow, OSlav. dupl[?] hollow, and to E.       dive. Cf. {Deep}, {Dive}.]       1. To plunge or immerse; especially, to put for a moment into             a liquid; to insert into a fluid and withdraw again.                         The priest shall dip his finger in the blood. --Lev.                                                                               iv. 6.                         [Wat'ry fowl] now dip their pinions in the briny                      deep.                                                --Pope.                         While the prime swallow dips his wing. --Tennyson.          2. To immerse for baptism; to baptize by immersion. --Book of             Common Prayer. Fuller.          3. To wet, as if by immersing; to moisten. [Poetic]                         A cold shuddering dew Dips me all o'er. --Milton.          4. To plunge or engage thoroughly in any affair.                         He was . . . dipt in the rebellion of the Commons.                                                                               --Dryden.          5. To take out, by dipping a dipper, ladle, or other             receptacle, into a fluid and removing a part; -- often             with out; as, to dip water from a boiler; to dip out             water.          6. To engage as a pledge; to mortgage. [Obs.]                         Live on the use and never dip thy lands. --Dryden.          {Dipped candle}, a candle made by repeatedly dipping a wick             in melted tallow.          {To dip snuff}, to take snuff by rubbing it on the gums and             teeth. [Southern U. S.]          {To dip the colors} (Naut.), to lower the colors and return             them to place; -- a form of naval salute.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dive \Dive\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dived}, colloq. {Dove}, a       relic of the AS. strong forms de[a0]f, dofen; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Diving}.] [OE. diven, duven, AS. d[?]fan to sink, v. t., fr.       d[?]fan, v. i.; akin to Icel. d[?]fa, G. taufen, E. dip,       deep, and perh. to dove, n. Cf. {Dip}.]       1. To plunge into water head foremost; to thrust the body             under, or deeply into, water or other fluid.                         It is not that pearls fetch a high price because men                      have dived for them.                           --Whately.          Note: The colloquial form dove is common in the United States                as an imperfect tense form.                            All [the walruses] dove down with a tremendous                         splash.                                          --Dr. Hayes.                            When closely pressed it [the loon] dove . . . and                         left the young bird sitting in the water. --J.                                                                               Burroughs.          2. Fig.: To plunge or to go deeply into any subject,             question, business, etc.; to penetrate; to explore.             --South.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Divet \Div"et\, n.       See {Divot}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Divide \Di*vide"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Divided}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Dividing}.] [L. dividere, divisum; di- = dis- + root       signifying to part; cf. Skr. vyadh to pierce; perh. akin to       L. vidua widow, and E. widow. Cf. {Device}, {Devise}.]       1. To part asunder (a whole); to sever into two or more parts             or pieces; to sunder; to separate into parts.                         Divide the living child in two.         --1 Kings iii.                                                                               25.          2. To cause to be separate; to keep apart by a partition, or             by an imaginary line or limit; as, a wall divides two             houses; a stream divides the towns.                         Let it divide the waters from the waters. --Gen. i.                                                                               6.          3. To make partition of among a number; to apportion, as             profits of stock among proprietors; to give in shares; to             distribute; to mete out; to share.                         True justice unto people to divide.   --Spenser.                         Ye shall divide the land by lot.         --Num. xxxiii.                                                                               54.          4. To disunite in opinion or interest; to make discordant or             hostile; to set at variance.                         If a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom                      can not stand.                                    --Mark iii.                                                                               24.                         Every family became now divided within itself.                                                                               --Prescott.          5. To separate into two parts, in order to ascertain the             votes for and against a measure; as, to divide a             legislative house upon a question.          6. (Math.) To subject to arithmetical division.          7. (Logic) To separate into species; -- said of a genus or             generic term.          8. (Mech.) To mark divisions on; to graduate; as, to divide a             sextant.          9. (Music) To play or sing in a florid style, or with             variations. [Obs.] --Spenser.          Syn: To sever; dissever; sunder; cleave; disjoin; disunite;                detach; disconnect; part; distribute; share.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Divide \Di*vide"\, v. i.       1. To be separated; to part; to open; to go asunder.             --Milton.                         The Indo-Germanic family divides into three groups.                                                                               --J. Peile.          2. To cause separation; to disunite.                         A gulf, a strait, the sea intervening between                      islands, divide less than the matted forest.                                                                               --Bancroft.          3. To break friendship; to fall out. --Shak.          4. To have a share; to partake. --Shak.          5. To vote, as in the British Parliament, by the members             separating themselves into two parties (as on opposite             sides of the hall or in opposite lobbies), that is, the             ayes dividing from the noes.                         The emperors sat, voted, and divided with their                      equals.                                             --Gibbon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Divide \Di*vide"\, n.       A dividing ridge of land between the tributaries of two       streams; a watershed.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Divot \Div"ot\, n.       A thin, oblong turf used for covering cottages, and also for       fuel. [Scot.] --Simmonds.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Doff \Doff\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Doffed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Doffing}.] [Do + off. See {Do}, v. t., 7.]       1. To put off, as dress; to divest one's self of; hence,             figuratively, to put or thrust away; to rid one's self of.                         And made us doff our easy robes of peace. -- Shak.                         At night, or in the rain, He dons a surcoat which he                      doffs at morn.                                    -- Emerson.          2. To strip; to divest; to undress.                         Heaven's King, who doffs himself our flesh to wear.                                                                               -- Crashaw.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Doubt \Doubt\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dou[?]ted}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Doubting}.] [OE. duten, douten, OF. duter, doter, douter, F.       douter, fr. L. dubitare; akin to dubius doubtful. See       {Dubious}.]       1. To waver in opinion or judgment; to be in uncertainty as             to belief respecting anything; to hesitate in belief; to             be undecided as to the truth of the negative or the             affirmative proposition; to b e undetermined.                         Even in matters divine, concerning some things, we                      may lawfully doubt, and suspend our judgment.                                                                               --Hooker.                         To try your love and make you doubt of mine.                                                                               --Dryden.          2. To suspect; to fear; to be apprehensive. [Obs.]          Syn: To waver; vacillate; fluctuate; hesitate; demur;                scruple; question.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Doubt \Doubt\, n. [OE. dute, doute, F. doute, fr. douter to       doubt. See {Doubt}, v. i.]       1. A fluctuation of mind arising from defect of knowledge or             evidence; uncertainty of judgment or mind; unsettled state             of opinion concerning the reality of an event, or the             truth of an assertion, etc.; hesitation.                         Doubt is the beginning and the end of our efforts to                      know.                                                --Sir W.                                                                               Hamilton.                         Doubt, in order to be operative in requiring an                      acquittal, is not the want of perfect certainty                      (which can never exist in any question of fact) but                      a defect of proof preventing a reasonable assurance                      of quilt.                                          --Wharton.          2. Uncertainty of condition.                         Thy life shall hang in doubt before thee. --Deut.                                                                               xxviii. 66.          3. Suspicion; fear; apprehension; dread. [Obs.]                         I stand in doubt of you.                     --Gal. iv. 20.                         Nor slack her threatful hand for danger's doubt.                                                                               --Spenser.          4. Difficulty expressed or urged for solution; point             unsettled; objection.                         To every doubt your answer is the same. --Blackmore.          {No doubt}, undoubtedly; without doubt.          {Out of doubt}, beyond doubt. [Obs.] --Spenser.          Syn: Uncertainty; hesitation; suspense; indecision;                irresolution; distrust; suspicion; scruple; perplexity;                ambiguity; skepticism.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Doubt \Doubt\, v. t.       1. To question or hold questionable; to withhold assent to;             to hesitate to believe, or to be inclined not to believe;             to withhold confidence from; to distrust; as, I have heard             the story, but I doubt the truth of it.                         To admire superior sense, and doubt their own!                                                                               --Pope.                         I doubt not that however changed, you keep So much                      of what is graceful.                           --Tennyson.          {To doubt not but}.                         I do not doubt but I have been to blame. --Dryden.                         We doubt not now But every rub is smoothed on our                      way.                                                   --Shak.          Note: That is, we have no doubt to prevent us from believing,                etc. (or notwithstanding all that may be said to the                contrary) -- but having a preventive sense, after verbs                of [bd]doubting[b8] and [bd]denying[b8] that convey a                notion of hindrance. --E. A. Abbott.          2. To suspect; to fear; to be apprehensive of. [Obs.]                         Edmond [was a] good man and doubted God. --R. of                                                                               Gloucester.                         I doubt some foul play.                     --Shak.                         That I of doubted danger had no fear. --Spenser.          3. To fill with fear; to affright. [Obs.]                         The virtues of the valiant Caratach More doubt me                      than all Britain.                              --Beau. & Fl.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dove-eyed \Dove"-eyed`\, a.       Having eyes like a dove; meekeyed; as, dove-eyed Peace.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dub \Dub\ (d[ucr]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dubbed} (d[ucr]bd); p.       pr. & vb. n. {Dubbing}.] [AS. dubban to strike, beat       ([bd]dubbade his sunu . . . to r[c6]dere.[b8] --AS. Chron.       an. 1086); akin to Icel. dubba; cf. OF. adouber (prob. fr.       Icel.) a chevalier, Icel. dubba til riddara.]       1. To confer knighthood upon; as, the king dubbed his son             Henry a knight.          Note: The conclusion of the ceremony was marked by a tap on                the shoulder with the sword.          2. To invest with any dignity or new character; to entitle;             to call.                         A man of wealth is dubbed a man of worth. --Pope.          3. To clothe or invest; to ornament; to adorn. [Obs.]                         His diadem was dropped down Dubbed with stones.                                                                               --Morte                                                                               d'Arthure.          4. To strike, rub, or dress smooth; to dab; as:             (a) To dress with an adz; as, to dub a stick of timber                   smooth.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dubiety \Du*bi"e*ty\, n.; pl. {Dubieties}. [L. dubietas, fr.       dubius. See {Dubious}.]       Doubtfulness; uncertainty; doubt. [R.] --Lamb. [bd]The       dubiety of his fate.[b8] --Sir W. Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Duff \Duff\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Duffed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Duffing}.] [Etym. uncertain.] [Colloq. or Slang]       1. To treat or manipulate so as to give a specious appearance             to; to fake; hence, to cheat.          2. In Australia, to alter the brands on (cattle, horses,             etc.); to steal (cattle, etc.), and alter their brands.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dupe \Dupe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Duped}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Duping}.] [Cf. F. duper, fr. dupe. See {Dupe}, n.]       To deceive; to trick; to mislead by imposing on one's       credulity; to gull; as, dupe one by flattery.                   Ne'er have I duped him with base counterfeits. --                                                                               Coleridge.
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David, KY       Zip code(s): 41616
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Deputy, IN       Zip code(s): 47230
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Divide, CO       Zip code(s): 80814    Divide, MT       Zip code(s): 59727
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
DFD          {Data Flow Diagram}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
DFT          {discrete Fourier transform}
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DVD          {Digital Versatile Disc}
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
David       beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of       Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life.       His mother's name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash       of 2 Sam. 17:25. As to his personal appearance, we only know       that he was red-haired, with beautiful eyes and a fair face (1       Sam. 16:12; 17:42).                His early occupation was that of tending his father's sheep on       the uplands of Judah. From what we know of his after history,       doubtless he frequently beguiled his time, when thus engaged,       with his shepherd's flute, while he drank in the many lessons       taught him by the varied scenes spread around him. His first       recorded exploits were his encounters with the wild beasts of       the field. He mentions that with his own unaided hand he slew a       lion and also a bear, when they came out against his flock,       beating them to death in open conflict with his club (1 Sam.       17:34, 35).                While David, in the freshness of ruddy youth, was thus engaged       with his flocks, Samuel paid an unexpected visit to Bethlehem,       having been guided thither by divine direction (1 Sam. 16:1-13).       There he offered up sacrifice, and called the elders of Israel       and Jesse's family to the sacrificial meal. Among all who       appeared before him he failed to discover the one he sought.       David was sent for, and the prophet immediately recognized him       as the chosen of God, chosen to succeed Saul, who was now       departing from the ways of God, on the throne of the kingdom. He       accordingly, in anticipation, poured on his head the anointing       oil. David went back again to his shepherd life, but "the Spirit       of the Lord came upon David from that day forward," and "the       Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul" (1 Sam. 16:13, 14).                Not long after this David was sent for to soothe with his harp       the troubled spirit of Saul, who suffered from a strange       melancholy dejection. He played before the king so skilfully       that Saul was greatly cheered, and began to entertain great       affection for the young shepherd. After this he went home to       Bethlehem. But he soon again came into prominence. The armies of       the Philistines and of Israel were in battle array in the valley       of Elah, some 16 miles south-west of Bethlehem; and David was       sent by his father with provisions for his three brothers, who       were then fighting on the side of the king. On his arrival in       the camp of Israel, David (now about twenty years of age) was       made aware of the state of matters when the champion of the       Philistines, Goliath of Gath, came forth to defy Israel. David       took his sling, and with a well-trained aim threw a stone "out       of the brook," which struck the giant's forehead, so that he       fell senseless to the ground. David then ran and slew him, and       cut off his head with his own sword (1 Sam. 17). The result was       a great victory to the Israelites, who pursued the Philistines       to the gates of Gath and Ekron.                David's popularity consequent on this heroic exploit awakened       Saul's jealousy (1 Sam. 18:6-16), which he showed in various       ways. He conceived a bitter hatred toward him, and by various       stratagems sought his death (1 Sam. 18-30). The deep-laid plots       of the enraged king, who could not fail to observe that David       "prospered exceedingly," all proved futile, and only endeared       the young hero the more to the people, and very specially to       Jonathan, Saul's son, between whom and David a life-long warm       friendship was formed.                A fugitive. To escape from the vengeance of Saul, David fled       to Ramah (1 Sam. 19:12-18) to Samuel, who received him, and he       dwelt among the sons of the prophets, who were there under       Samuel's training. It is supposed by some that the sixth,       seventh, and eleventh Psalms were composed by him at this time.       This place was only 3 miles from the residence of Saul, who soon       discovered whither the fugitive had gone, and tried       ineffectually to bring him back. Jonathan made a fruitless       effort to bring his father to a better state of mind toward       David (1 Sam. 20), who, being made aware of the fact, saw no       hope of safety but in flight to a distance. We accordingly find       him first at Nob (21:1-9) and then at Gath, the chief city of       the Philistines. The king of the Philistines would not admit him       into his service, as he expected that he would, and David       accordingly now betook himself to the stronghold of Adullam       (22:1-4; 1 Chr. 12:8-18). Here in a short time 400 men gathered       around him and acknowledged him as their leader. It was at this       time that David, amid the harassment and perils of his position,       cried, "Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well       of Bethlehem;" when three of his heroes broke through the lines       of the Philistines and brought him the water for which he longed       (2 Sam. 23:13-17), but which he would not drink.                In his rage at the failure of all his efforts to seize David,       Saul gave orders for the massacre of the entire priestly family       at Nob, "persons who wore a linen ephod", to the number of       eighty-five persons, who were put to death by Doeg the Edomite.       The sad tidings of the massacre were brought to David by       Abiathar, a son of Ahimelech, the only one who escaped. Comp.       Ps. 52.                Hearing that Keilah, a town on the western frontier, was       harassed by the Philistines, David with his men relieved it (1       Sam. 23:1-14); and then, for fear of Saul, he fled to the       strongholds in the "hill country" of Judah. Comp. Ps. 31. While       encamped there, in the forest in the district of Ziph, he was       visited by Jonathan, who spoke to him words of encouragement       (23:16-18). The two now parted never to meet again. Saul       continued his pursuit of David, who narrowly escaped from him at       this time, and fled to the crags and ravines of Engedi, on the       western shore of the Dead Sea (1 Sam. 23:29). Here Saul, who       still pursued him with his army, narrowly escaped, through the       generous forbearance of David, and was greatly affected by what       David had done for him. He returned home from pursuing him, and       David betook himself to Maon, where, with his 600 men, he       maintained himself by contributions gathered from the district.       Here occurred the incident connected with Nabal and his wife       Abigail (1 Sam. 25), whom David married after Nabal's death.                Saul again went forth (1 Sam. 26) in pursuit of David, who had       hid himself "in the hill Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon," in       the wilderness of Ziph, and was a second time spared through his       forbearance. He returned home, professing shame and penitence       for the way in which he had treated David, and predicting his       elevation to the throne.                Fighting against Israel. Harassed by the necessity of moving       from place to place through fear of Saul, David once more sought       refuge among the Philistines (1 Sam. 27). He was welcomed by the       king, who assigned him Ziklag as his residence. Here David lived       among his followers for some time as an independent chief       engaged in frequent war with the Amalekites and other tribes on       the south of Judah.                Achish summoned David with his men to join his army against       Saul; but the lords of the Philistines were suspicious of       David's loyalty, and therefore he was sent back to Ziklag, which       he found to his dismay may had been pillaged and burnt during       his brief absence. David pursued after the raiders, the       Amalekites, and completely routed them. On his return to Ziklag       tidings reached him of Saul's death (2 Sam. 1). An Amalekite       brought Saul's crown and bracelet and laid them at his feet.       David and his men rent their clothes and mourned for Saul, who       had been defeated in battle near Mount Gilboa. David composed a       beautiful elegy, the most beautiful of all extant Hebrew odes, a       "lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son" (2 Sam.       1:18-27). It bore the title of "The Bow," and was to be taught       to the children, that the memory of Saul and Jonathan might be       preserved among them. "Behold, it is written in the book of       Jasher" (q.v.).                David king over Judah. David and his men now set out for       Hebron under divine direction (2 Sam. 2:1-4). There they were       cordially welcomed, and he was at once anointed as king. He was       now about thirty years of age.                But his title to the throne was not undisputed. Abner took       Ish-bosheth, Saul's only remaining son, over the Jordan to       Mahanaim, and there crowned him as king. Then began a civil war       in Israel. The first encounter between the two opposing armies,       led on the one side by Abner, and on the other by Joab, took       place at the pool of Gibeon. It resulted in the defeat of Abner.       Other encounters, however, between Israel and Judah followed (2       Sam. 3:1, 5), but still success was on the side of David. For       the space of seven and a half years David reigned in Hebron.       Abner now sided with David, and sought to promote his       advancement; but was treacherously put to death by Joab in       revenge for his having slain his brother Asahel at Gibeon       (3:22-39). This was greatly to David's regret. He mourned for       the death of Abner. Shortly after this Ish-bosheth was also       treacherously put to death by two Canaanites of Beeroth; and       there being now no rival, David was anointed king over all       Israel (4:1-12).                David king over all Israel (2 Sam. 5:1-5; 1 Chr. 11:1-3). The       elders of Israel now repaired to Hebron and offered allegiance       to David in name of all the people, among whom the greatest       enthusiasm prevailed. He was anointed king over all Israel, and       sought out a new seat of government, more suitable than Hebron,       as the capital of his empire. At this time there was a Jebusite       fortress, "the stronghold", on the hill of Zion, called also       Jebus. This David took from the Jebusites, and made it Israel's       capital, and established here his residence, and afterwards       built for himself a palace by the aid of Tyrian tradesmen. The       Philistines, who had for some time observed a kind of truce, now       made war against David; but were defeated in battle at a place       afterwards called, in remembrance of the victory, Baal-perazim.       Again they invaded the land, and were a second time routed by       him. He thus delivered Israel from their enemies.                David now resolved to bring up the ark of the covenant to his       new capital (2 Sam. 6). It was in the house of Abinadab at       Kirjath-jearim, about 7 miles from Jerusalem, where it had been       for many years, from the time when the Philistines had sent it       home (1 Sam. 6; 7). In consequence of the death of Uzzah (for it       was a divine ordinance that only the Levites should handle the       ark, Num. 4), who had put forth his hand to steady the ark when       the cart in which it was being conveyed shook by reason of the       roughness of the road, David stayed the procession, and conveyed       the ark into the house of Obed-edom, a Philistine from Gath.       After three months David brought the ark from the house of       Obed-edom up to Jerusalem. Comp. Ps. 24. Here it was placed in a       new tent or tabernacle which David erected for the purpose.       About seventy years had passed since it had stood in the       tabernacle at Shiloh. The old tabernacle was now at Gibeah, at       which Zadok ministered. David now (1 Chr. 16) carefully set in       order all the ritual of divine worship at Jerusalem, along with       Abiathar the high priest. A new religious era began. The service       of praise was for the first time introduced into public worship.       Zion became henceforth "God's holy hill."                David's wars. David now entered on a series of conquests which       greatly extended and strengthened his kingdom (2 Sam. 8). In a       few years the whole territory from the Euphrates to the river of       Egypt, and from Gaza on the west to Thapsacus on the east, was       under his sway (2 Sam. 8:3-13; 10).                David's fall. He had now reached the height of his glory. He       ruled over a vast empire, and his capital was enriched with the       spoils of many lands. But in the midst of all this success he       fell, and his character became stained with the sin of adultery       (2 Sam. 11:2-27). It has been noted as characteristic of the       Bible that while his military triumphs are recorded in a few       verses, the sad story of his fall is given in detail, a story       full of warning, and therefore recorded. This crime, in the       attempt to conceal it, led to anoter. He was guilty of murder.       Uriah, whom he had foully wronged, an officer of the Gibborim,       the corps of heros (23:39), was, by his order, "set in the front       of the hottest battle" at the siege of Rabbah, in order that he       might be put to death. Nathan the prophet (2 Sam. 7:1-17;       12:1-23) was sent by God to bring home his crimes to the       conscience of the guilty monarch. He became a true penitent. He       bitterly bewailed his sins before God. The thirty-second and       fifty-first Psalms reveal the deep struggles of his soul, and       his spiritual recovery.                Bathsheba became his wife after Uriah's death. Her first-born       son died, according to the word of the prophet. She gave birth       to a second son, whom David called Solomon, and who ultimately       succeeded him on the throne (2 Sam. 12:24, 25).                Peace. After the successful termination of all his wars, David       formed the idea of building a temple for the ark of God. This he       was not permitted to carry into execution, because he had been a       man of war. God, however, sent Nathan to him with a gracious       message (2 Sam. 7:1-16). On receiving it he went into the       sanctuary, the tent where the ark was, and sat before the Lord,       and poured out his heart in words of devout thanksgiving       (18-29). The building of the temple was reserved for his son       Solomon, who would be a man of peace (1 Chr. 22:9; 28:3).                A cloudy evening. Hitherto David's carrer had been one of       great prosperity and success. Now cloudy and dark days came. His       eldest son Amnon, whose mother was Ahinoam of Jezreel, was       guilty of a great and shameful crime (2 Sam. 13). This was the       beginning of the disasters of his later years. After two years       Absalom terribly avenged the crime against Tamar, and put Amnon       to death. This brought sore trouble to David's heart. Absalom,       afraid of the consequences of his guilt, fled to Geshur beyond       Jordan, where he remained for three years, when he was brought       back through the intrigue of Joab (2 Sam. 14).                After this there fell upon the land the calamity of three       years' famine (2 Sam. 21:1-14). This was soon after followed by       a pestilence, brought upon the land as a punishment for David's       sinful pride in numbering the people (2 Sam. 24), in which no       fewer than 70,000 perished in the space of three days.                Rebellion of Absalom. The personal respect for David was sadly       lowered by the incident of Bathsheba. There was a strong popular       sentiment against the taking of the census, and the outburst of       the plague in connection with it deepened the feeling of       jealously that had begun to manifest itself among some of the       tribes against David. Absalom, taking full advantage of this       state of things, gradually gained over the people, and at length       openly rebelled against his father, and usurped the throne.       Ahithophel was Absalom's chief counsellor. The revolt began in       Hebron, the capital of Judah. Absalom was there proclaimed king.       David was now in imminent danger, and he left Jerusalem (2 Sam.       15:13-20), and once more became a fugitive. It was a momentous       day in Israel. The incidents of it are recorded with a fulness       of detail greater than of any other day in Old Testament       history. David fled with his followers to Mahanarm, on the east       of Jordan. An unnatural civil war broke out. After a few weeks       the rival armies were mustered and organized. They met in       hostile array at the wood of Ephraim (2 Sam. 18:1-8). Absalom's       army was defeated, and himself put to death by the hand of Joab       (9-18). The tidings of the death of his rebellious son filled       the heart of David with the most poignant grief. He "went up to       the chamber over the gate, and wept" (33), giving utterance to       the heart-broken cry, "Would God I had died for thee, O Absalom,       my son, my son!" Peace was now restored, and David returned to       Jerusalem and resumed the direction of affairs. An unhappy       dispute arose between the men of Judah and the men of Israel       (19:41-43). Sheba, a Benjamite, headed a revolt of the men of       Israel. He was pursued to Abelbeth-maachah, and was there put to       death, and so the revolt came to an end.                The end. After the suppression of the rebellion of Absalom and       that of Sheba, ten comparatively peaceful years of David's life       passed away. During those years he seems to have been       principally engaged in accumulating treasures of every kind for       the great temple at Jerusalem, which it was reserved to his       successor to build (1 Chr. 22; 28; 29), a house which was to be       "exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all       countries" (22:5). The exciting and laborious life he had spent,       and the dangers and trials through which he had passed, had left       him an enfeebled man, prematurely old. It became apparent that       his life was now drawing to its close. A new palace conspiracy       broke out as to who should be his successor. Joab favoured       Adonijah. The chiefs of his party met at the "Fuller's spring,"       in the valley of Kidron, to proclaim him king; but Nathan       hastened on a decision on the part of David in favour of       Solomon, and so the aim of Adonijah's party failed. Solomon was       brought to Jerusalem, and was anointed king and seated on his       father's throne (1 Kings 1:11-53). David's last words are a       grand utterance, revealing his unfailing faith in God, and his       joyful confidence in his gracious covenant promises (2 Sam.       23:1-7).                After a reign of forty years and six months (2 Sam. 5:5; 1       Chr. 3:4) David died (B.C. 1015) at the age of seventy years,       "and was buried in the city of David." His tomb is still pointed       out on Mount Zion.                Both in his prophetical and in his regal character David was a       type of the Messiah (1 Sam. 16:13). The book of Psalms commonly       bears the title of the "Psalms of David," from the circumstance       that he was the largest contributor (about eighty psalms) to the       collection. (See {PSALMS}.)                "The greatness of David was felt when he was gone. He had       lived in harmony with both the priesthood and the prophets; a       sure sign that the spirit of his government had been throughly       loyal to the higher aims of the theocracy. The nation had not       been oppressed by him, but had been left in the free enjoyment       of its ancient liberties. As far as his power went he had       striven to act justly to all (2 Sam. 8:15). His weak indulgence       to his sons, and his own great sin besides, had been bitterly       atoned, and were forgotten at his death in the remembrance of       his long-tried worth. He had reigned thirty-three years in       Jerusalem and seven and a half at Hebron (2 Sam. 5:5). Israel at       his accession had reached the lowest point of national       depression; its new-born unity rudely dissolved; its territory       assailed by the Philistines. But he had left it an imperial       power, with dominions like those of Egypt or Assyria. The       sceptre of Solomon was already, before his father's death, owned       from the Mediterranean to the Euphrates, and from the Orontes to       the Red Sea.", Geikie's Hours etc., iii.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Debt       The Mosaic law encouraged the practice of lending (Deut. 15:7;       Ps. 37:26; Matt. 5:42); but it forbade the exaction of interest       except from foreigners. Usury was strongly condemned (Prov.       28:8; Ezek. 18:8, 13, 17; 22:12; Ps. 15:5). On the Sabbatical       year all pecuniary obligations were cancelled (Deut. 15:1-11).       These regulations prevented the accumulation of debt.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Deputy       in 1 Kings 22:47, means a prefect; one set over others. The same       Hebrew word is rendered "officer;" i.e., chief of the       commissariat appointed by Solomon (1 Kings 4:5, etc.).                In Esther 8:9; 9:3 (R.V., "governor") it denotes a Persian       prefect "on this side" i.e., in the region west of the       Euphrates. It is the modern word _pasha_.                In Acts 13:7, 8, 12; 18:12, it denotes a proconsul; i.e., the       governor of a Roman province holding his appointment from the       senate. The Roman provinces were of two kinds, (1) senatorial       and (2) imperial. The appointment of a governor to the former       was in the hands of the senate, and he bore the title of       proconsul (Gr. anthupatos). The appointment of a governor to the       latter was in the hands of the emperor, and he bore the title of       propraetor (Gr. antistrategos).
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
David, well-beloved, dear