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Datura
n 1: thorn apple [syn: {Datura}, {genus Datura}]

English Dictionary: deter	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dead air n an inadvertent interruption in a broadcast during which there is no sound
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
death row n the cellblock in a prison where those condemned to death await execution Synonym(s): death house, death row
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deodar n tall East Indian cedar having spreading branches with nodding tips; highly valued for its appearance as well as its timber Synonym(s): deodar, deodar cedar, Himalayan cedar, Cedrus deodara
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deter v try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage this practice among our youth" Synonym(s): deter, discourage turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people" Synonym(s): dissuade, deter Antonym(s): persuade
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
detour n a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked) Synonym(s): detour, roundabout way v travel via a detour
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
didder v move with or as if with a tremor; "his hands shook" [syn: shake, didder]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dietary adj of or relating to the diet; "dietary restrictions" [syn: dietary, dietetic, dietetical] n a regulated daily food allowance
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dieter n a person who diets
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dither n an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft" Synonym(s): dither, pother, fuss, tizzy, flap v act nervously; be undecided; be uncertain make a fuss; be agitated Synonym(s): dither, flap, pother
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dodder n a leafless annual parasitic vine of the genus Cuscuta having whitish or yellow filamentous stems; obtain nourishment through haustoria v walk unsteadily; "small children toddle" [syn: toddle, coggle, totter, dodder, paddle, waddle]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
doddery adj mentally or physically infirm with age; "his mother was doddering and frail" Synonym(s): doddering, doddery, gaga, senile
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Adar \[d8]A"dar\, n. [Heb. ad[84]r.] The twelfth month of the Hebrew ecclesiastical year, and the sixth of the civil. It corresponded nearly with March.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Dataria \[d8]Data"ria\, n. [LL., fr. L. datum given.] (R. C. Ch.) Formerly, a part of the Roman chancery; now, a separate office from which are sent graces or favors, cognizable in foro externo, such as appointments to benefices. The name is derived from the word datum, given or dated (with the indications of the time and place of granting the gift or favor).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Datura \[d8]Da*tu"ra\, n. [NL.; cf. Skr. dhatt[?]ra, Per. & Ar. tat[?]ra, Tat[?]la.] (Bot.) A genus of solanaceous plants, with large funnel-shaped flowers and a four-celled, capsular fruit. Note: The commonest species are the thorn apple ({D. stramonium}), with a prickly capsule (see Illust. of {capsule}), white flowers and green stem, and {D. tatula}, with a purplish tinge of the stem and flowers. Both are narcotic and dangerously poisonous.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Detur \[d8]De"tur\, n. [L. detur let it be given.] A present of books given to a meritorious undergraduate student as a prize. [Harvard Univ., U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Hatteria \[d8]Hatte"ria\, n. [NL.] (Zo[94]l.) A New Zealand lizard, which, in anatomical character, differs widely from all other existing lizards. It is the only living representative of the order Rhynchocephala, of which many Mesozoic fossil species are known; -- called also {Sphenodon}, and {Tuatera}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Hauteur \[d8]Hau`teur"\, n. [F., fr. haut high. See {Haughty}.] Haughty manner or spirit; haughtiness; pride; arrogance.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Het91ra \[d8]Het[91]"ra\, d8Hetaira \[d8]Hetai"ra\, n.; pl. {-r[91]}. [NL. See {Hetairism}.] (Gr. Antiq.) A female paramour; a mistress, concubine, or harlot. -- {Het[91]"ric}, {Hetai"ric}, a.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Het91ra \[d8]Het[91]"ra\, d8Hetaira \[d8]Hetai"ra\, n.; pl. {-r[91]}. [NL. See {Hetairism}.] (Gr. Antiq.) A female paramour; a mistress, concubine, or harlot. -- {Het[91]"ric}, {Hetai"ric}, a.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Hydria \[d8]Hy"dri*a\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?].] (Gr. Antiq.) A water jar; esp., one with a large rounded body, a small neck, and three handles. Some of the most beautiful Greek vases are of this form.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Iter \[d8]I"ter\, n. [L. See {Eyre}.] (Anat.) A passage; esp., the passage between the third and fourth ventricles in the brain; the aqueduct of Sylvius.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Otorrhoea \[d8]O`tor*rh[oe]"a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. o'y^s, 'wto`s, the ear + [?] to flow.] (Med.) A flow or running from the ear, esp. a purulent discharge.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Outr82 \[d8]Ou`tr[82]"\, a. [F., p.p. of outer to exaggerate, fr. L. ultra beyond. See {Outrage}.] Out of the common course or limits; extravagant; bizarre; as, an outr[82] costume. My first mental development had in it much of the uncommon -- even much of the outr[82]. --E. A. Poe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Outr82 \[d8]Ou`tr[82]"\, a. [F., p. p. of outrer to exaggerate, fr. L. ultra beyond. See {Outrage}.] Being out of the common course or limits; extravagant; bizarre.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Datary \Da"ta*ry\, n. [LL. datarius. See {Dataria}.] 1. (R. C. Ch.) An officer in the pope's court, having charge of the Dataria. 2. The office or employment of a datary.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dater \Dat"er\, n. One who dates.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Daturine \Da*tu"rine\, n. [From {Datura}.] (Chem.) Atropine; -- called also {daturia} and {daturina}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dead \Dead\ (d[ecr]d), a. [OE. ded, dead, deed, AS. de[a0]d; akin to OS. d[omac]d, D. dood, G. todt, tot, Icel. dau[edh]r, Sw. & Dan. d[94]d, Goth. daubs; prop. p. p. of an old verb meaning to die. See {Die}, and cf. {Death}.] 1. Deprived of life; -- opposed to {alive} and {living}; reduced to that state of a being in which the organs of motion and life have irrevocably ceased to perform their functions; as, a dead tree; a dead man. [bd]The queen, my lord, is dead.[b8] --Shak. The crew, all except himself, were dead of hunger. --Arbuthnot. Seek him with candle, bring him dead or living. --Shak. 2. Destitute of life; inanimate; as, dead matter. 3. Resembling death in appearance or quality; without show of life; deathlike; as, a dead sleep. 4. Still as death; motionless; inactive; useless; as, dead calm; a dead load or weight. 5. So constructed as not to transmit sound; soundless; as, a dead floor. 6. Unproductive; bringing no gain; unprofitable; as, dead capital; dead stock in trade. 7. Lacking spirit; dull; lusterless; cheerless; as, dead eye; dead fire; dead color, etc. 8. Monotonous or unvaried; as, a dead level or pain; a dead wall. [bd]The ground is a dead flat.[b8] --C. Reade. 9. Sure as death; unerring; fixed; complete; as, a dead shot; a dead certainty. I had them a dead bargain. --Goldsmith. 10. Bringing death; deadly. --Shak. 11. Wanting in religious spirit and vitality; as, dead faith; dead works. [bd]Dead in trespasses.[b8] --Eph. ii. 1. 12. (Paint.) (a) Flat; without gloss; -- said of painting which has been applied purposely to have this effect. (b) Not brilliant; not rich; thus, brown is a dead color, as compared with crimson. 13. (Law) Cut off from the rights of a citizen; deprived of the power of enjoying the rights of property; as, one banished or becoming a monk is civilly dead. 14. (Mach.) Not imparting motion or power; as, the dead spindle of a lathe, etc. See {Spindle}. {Dead ahead} (Naut.), directly ahead; -- said of a ship or any object, esp. of the wind when blowing from that point toward which a vessel would go. {Dead angle} (Mil.), an angle or space which can not be seen or defended from behind the parapet. {Dead block}, either of two wooden or iron blocks intended to serve instead of buffers at the end of a freight car. {Dead calm} (Naut.), no wind at all. {Dead center}, [or] {Dead point} (Mach.), either of two points in the orbit of a crank, at which the crank and connecting rod lie a straight line. It corresponds to the end of a stroke; as, A and B are dead centers of the crank mechanism in which the crank C drives, or is driven by, the lever L. {Dead color} (Paint.), a color which has no gloss upon it. {Dead coloring} (Oil paint.), the layer of colors, the preparation for what is to follow. In modern painting this is usually in monochrome. {Dead door} (Shipbuilding), a storm shutter fitted to the outside of the quarter-gallery door. {Dead flat} (Naut.), the widest or midship frame. {Dead freight} (Mar. Law), a sum of money paid by a person who charters a whole vessel but fails to make out a full cargo. The payment is made for the unoccupied capacity. --Abbott. {Dead ground} (Mining), the portion of a vein in which there is no ore. {Dead hand}, a hand that can not alienate, as of a person civilly dead. [bd]Serfs held in dead hand.[b8] --Morley. See {Mortmain}. {Dead head} (Naut.), a rough block of wood used as an anchor buoy. {Dead heat}, a heat or course between two or more race horses, boats, etc., in which they come out exactly equal, so that neither wins. {Dead horse}, an expression applied to a debt for wages paid in advance. [Law] {Dead language}, a language which is no longer spoken or in common use by a people, and is known only in writings, as the Hebrew, Greek, and Latin.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Deodar \De`o*dar"\, n. [Native name, fr. Skr. d[?][?]ad[be]ru, prop., timber of the gods.] (Bot.) A kind of cedar ({Cedrus Deodara}), growing in India, highly valued for its size and beauty as well as for its timber, and also grown in England as an ornamental tree.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Deter \Deter"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deterred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deterring}.] [L. deterrere; de + terrere to frighten, terrify. See {Terror}.] To prevent by fear; hence, to hinder or prevent from action by fear of consequences, or difficulty, risk, etc. --Addison. Potent enemies tempt and deter* us from our duty. --Tillotson. My own face deters me from my glass. --Prior.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Detour \De`tour"\, n. [F. d[82]tour, fr. d[82]tourner to turn aside; pref. d[82]- (L. dis-) + tourner to turn. See {Turn}.] A turning; a circuitous route; a deviation from a direct course; as, the detours of the Mississippi.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dietary \Di"etary\, a. Pertaining to diet, or to the rules of diet.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dietary \Di"etary\, n.; pl. {Dietaries}. A rule of diet; a fixed allowance of food, as in workhouse, prison, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dieter \Di"et*er\, n. One who diets; one who prescribes, or who partakes of, food, according to hygienic rules.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dodder \Dod"der\, n. [Cf. Dan. dodder, Sw. dodra, G. dotter.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Cuscuta}. It is a leafless parasitical vine with yellowish threadlike stems. It attaches itself to some other plant, as to flax, goldenrod, etc., and decaying at the root, is nourished by the plant that supports it.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dodder \Dod"der\, v. t. & i. [Cf. AS. dyderian to deceive, delude, and E. didder, dudder.] To shake, tremble, or totter. [bd]The doddering mast.[b8] --Thomson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dotary \Do"ta*ry\, n. A dotard's weakness; dotage. [Obs.] --Drayton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Doter \Dot"er\, n. 1. One who dotes; a man whose understanding is enfeebled by age; a dotard. --Burton. 2. One excessively fond, or weak in love. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dotery \Dot"er*y\, n. The acts or speech of a dotard; drivel. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Douter \Dout"er\, n. An extinguisher for candles. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dowdy \Dow"dy\, a. [Compar. {Dowdier}; superl. {Dowdiest}.] [Scot. dawdie slovenly, daw, da sluggard, drab, Prov. E. dowd flat, dead.] Showing a vulgar taste in dress; awkward and slovenly in dress; vulgar-looking. -- {Dow"dily}, adv. -- {Dow"diness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dudder \Dud"der\, v. t. [In Suffolk, Eng., to shiver, shake, tremble; also written dodder.] To confuse or confound with noise. --Jennings.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dudder \Dud"der\, v. i. To shiver or tremble; to dodder. I dudder and shake like an aspen leaf. --Ford.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dudder \Dud"der\, n. [From {Duds}.] A peddler or hawker, especially of cheap and flashy goods pretended to be smuggled; a duffer. [Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Duddery \Dud"der*y\, n. A place where rags are bought and kept for sale. [Eng.]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Detour, MD Zip code(s): 21725
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
dead tree Paper. Use of this term emphasises the waste of natural resources and limited features available from the printed form of a document compared with an electronic rendition. E.g. "I read the dead tree edition of the {Guardian (http://www.guardian.co.uk/)} on the train". See also {tree-killer}. (1999-11-03)