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   dash off
         v 1: write quickly; "She dashed off a note to her husband saying
               she would not be home for supper"; "He scratched off a
               thank-you note to the hostess" [syn: {dash off}, {scratch
               off}, {knock off}, {toss off}, {fling off}]
         2: write down hastily; "She dashed off a letter to her lawyer"
            [syn: {dash down}, {dash off}]

English Dictionary: dig up	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
DCCP n an agency of the United Nations that promotes drug control and crime prevention Synonym(s): United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention, DCCP
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decaf n coffee with the caffeine removed [syn: {decaffeinated coffee}, decaf]
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deceive v be false to; be dishonest with [syn: deceive, lead on, delude, cozen] cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house" Synonym(s): deceive, betray, lead astray Antonym(s): undeceive
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deck up v put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party" Synonym(s): overdress, dress up, fig out, fig up, deck up, gussy up, fancy up, trick up, deck out, trick out, prink, attire, get up, rig out, tog up, tog out Antonym(s): dress down, underdress
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deja vu n the experience of thinking that a new situation had occurred before
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dig up v find by digging in the ground; "I dug up an old box in the garden" Synonym(s): excavate, dig up, turn up remove, harvest, or recover by digging; "dig salt"; "dig coal" Synonym(s): dig, dig up, dig out
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disavow v refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with; "Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children" Antonym(s): avouch, avow
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dish up v provide (usually but not necessarily food); "We serve meals for the homeless"; "She dished out the soup at 8 P.M."; "The entertainers served up a lively show" Synonym(s): serve, serve up, dish out, dish up, dish
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disk shape n the roundness of a 2-dimensional figure [syn: circularity, disk shape]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
disobey v refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient; "He disobeyed his supervisor and was fired" Antonym(s): obey
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doughboy n an American infantryman in World War I a rounded lump of dough that is deep-fried and served as hot bread; "the doughboy was a predecessor of the doughnut"
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doze off v change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls asleep during lectures" Synonym(s): fall asleep, dope off, flake out, drift off, nod off, drop off, doze off, drowse off Antonym(s): arouse, awake, awaken, come alive, wake, wake up, waken
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duck soup n any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic" Synonym(s): cinch, breeze, picnic, snap, duck soup, child's play, pushover, walkover, piece of cake
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dysaphia n a disorder in the sense of touch
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Agape \[d8]Ag"a*pe\, n.; pl. {Agap[91]}. [Gr. 'aga`ph love, pl. 'aga`pai.] The love feast of the primitive Christians, being a meal partaken of in connection with the communion.
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d8Ajava \[d8]Aj"a*va\, n. (Bot.) See {Ajouan}.
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d8Caaba \[d8]Caa"ba\ (k[adot][amac]"b[adot]), n. [Ar. ka'bah, lit., a square building, fr. ka'b cube.] The small and nearly cubical stone building, toward which all Mohammedans must pray. [Written also {kaaba}.] Note: The Caaba is situated in Mecca, a city of Arabia, and contains a famous black stone said to have been brought from heaven. Before the time of Mohammed, the Caaba was an idolatrous temple, but it has since been the chief sanctuary and object of pilgrimage of the Mohammedan world.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Cabe87a \[d8]Cabe"[87]a\ (k[adot]b[asl]"s[adot]), d8Cabesse \[d8]Cabesse"\ (k[adot]b[ecr]s"), n. [Pg. cabe[87]a, F. cabesse.] The finest kind of silk received from India.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Caf82 \[d8]Ca`f[82]"\, n. [F. See {Coffee}.] A coffeehouse; a restaurant; also, a room in a hotel or restaurant where coffee and liquors are served.
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d8Chef \[d8]Chef\, n. [F.] 1. A chief of head person. 2. The head cook of large establishment, as a club, a family, etc. 3. (Her.) Same as {Chief}.
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d8Chih fu \[d8]Chih" fu`\ [Chin. chih fu, lit., (He who) knows (the) prefecture.] An official administering a prefecture of China; a prefect, supervising the civil business of the hsiens or districts comprised in his fu (which see).
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d8Chufa \[d8]Chu"fa\, n. [Sp.] (Bot.) A sedgelike plant ({Cyperus esculentus}) producing edible tubers, native about the Mediterranean, now cultivated in many regions; the earth almond.
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d8Coup \[d8]Coup\ (k[oomac]), n. 1. A single roll of the wheel at roulette, or a deal at rouge et noir. [Cant] 2. Among some tribes of North American Indians, the act of striking or touching an enemy in warfare with the hand or at close quarters, as with a short stick, in such a manner as by custom to entitle the doer to count the deed an act of bravery; hence, any of various other deeds recognized by custom as acts of bravery or honor. While the coup was primarily, and usually, a blow with something held in the hand, other acts in warfare which involved great danger to him who performed them were also reckoned coups by some tribes. --G. B. Grinnell. Among the Blackfeet the capture of a shield, bow, gun, war bonnet, war shirt, or medicine pipe was deemed a coup. --G. B. Grinnell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Coup \[d8]Coup\ (k??), n. [F., fr.L. colaphus a cuff, Gr. [?][?][?][?].] A sudden stroke; an unexpected device or stratagem; -- a term used in various ways to convey the idea of promptness and force. {Coup de grace} (k[?][?]" de gr[?]s") [F.], the stroke of mercy with which an executioner ends by death the sufferings of the condemned; hence, a decisive, finishing stroke. {Coup de main} (k[?][?]` d[eit] m[?]n`) [F.] (Mil.), a sudden and unexpected movement or attack. {Coup de soleil} (k[?][?]` d s[?]-l[?]l [or] -l[?]"y') [F.] (Med.), a sunstroke. See {Sunstroke}. {Coup d'[82]tat} (k[?][?]" d[?]-t[?]") [F.] (Politics), a sudden, decisive exercise of power whereby the existing government is subverted without the consent of the people; an unexpected measure of state, more or less violent; a stroke of policy. {Coup d'[d2]il} (k[oomac]` d[etil]l"). [F.] (a) A single view; a rapid glance of the eye; a comprehensive view of a scene; as much as can be seen at one view. (b) The general effect of a picture. (c) (Mil.) The faculty or the act of comprehending at a glance the weakness or strength of a military position, of a certain arrangement of troops, the most advantageous position for a battlefield, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Coup82 \[d8]Cou`p[82]"\ (k[oomac]`p[asl]"), n. [F., fr. coup[82], p. p. of couper to cut. See {Coppice}.] 1. The front compartment of a French diligence; also, the front compartment (usually for three persons) of a car or carriage on British railways. 2. A four-wheeled close carriage for two persons inside, with an outside seat for the driver; -- so called because giving the appearance of a larger carriage cut off.
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d8Coypu \[d8]Coy"pu\ (koi"p??), n. [Native name.] (Zo[94]l.) A South American rodent ({Myopotamus coypus}), allied to the beaver. It produces a valuable fur called nutria. [Written also {coypou}.]
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d8Dacapo \[d8]Da`ca"po\ [It., from [the] head or beginning.] (Mus.) From the beginning; a direction to return to, and end with, the first strain; -- indicated by the letters D. C. Also, the strain so repeated.
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d8Dagoba \[d8]Dago"ba\ (d[adot]g[omac]"b[adot]), n. [Singhalese d[be]goba.] A dome-shaped structure built over relics of Buddha or some Buddhist saint. [East Indies]
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d8Diacope \[d8]Diac"ope\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?] a cutting in two; dia` through + [?].] (Gram.) Tmesis.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Exuvi91 \[d8]Exu"vi[91]\, n. pl. [L., fr. exuere to draw out or off, to pull off.] 1. (Zo[94]l) Cast skins, shells, or coverings of animals; any parts of animals which are shed or cast off, as the skins of snakes, the shells of lobsters, etc. 2. (Geol.) The fossil shells and other remains which animals have left in the strata of the earth.
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d8Exuvia \[d8]Exu"via\, n. sing. of {Exuvi[91]}.
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d8Gavi91 \[d8]Ga"vi[91]\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. gavia a sea mew.] (Zo[94]l.) The division of birds which includes the gulls and terns.
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d8Jub82 \[d8]Ju`b[82]"\, n. [F.] (Arch.) (a) chancel screen or rood screen. (b) gallery above such a screen, from which certain parts of the service were formerly read. See {Rood loft}, under {Rood}.
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d8Juba \[d8]Ju"ba\, n.; pl. {Jub[91]} (-b[emac]). [L., a mane.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) The mane of an animal. 2. (Bot.) A loose panicle, the axis of which falls to pieces, as in certain grasses.
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d8Kop \[d8]Kop\, n. [South Afr. D., fr. D. kop head, akin to G. kopf and prob. to E. cop top.] Hill; mountain. [South Africa]
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d8Oxyopia \[d8]Ox`yo"pia\, Oxyopy \Ox"y*o`py\, n. [NL. oxyopia, from Gr. [?][?][?] sharp + [?][?][?] sight.] (Med.) Excessive acuteness of sight.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Quipu \[d8]Qui"pu\, n.; pl. {Quipus}. [Peruv. quipu a knot.] A contrivance employed by the ancient Peruvians, Mexicans, etc., as a substitute for writing and figures, consisting of a main cord, from which hung at certain distances smaller cords of various colors, each having a special meaning, as silver, gold, corn, soldiers. etc. Single, double, and triple knots were tied in the smaller cords, representing definite numbers. It was chiefly used for arithmetical purposes, and to register important facts and events. [Written also {quipo}.] --Tylor. The mysterious science of the quipus . . . supplied the Peruvians with the means of communicating their ideas to one another, and of transmitting them to future generations. --Prescott.
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d8Sahib \[d8]Sa"hib\, d8Saheb \[d8]Sa"heb\, n. [Ar. [cced][be]hib master, lord, fem. [cced][be]hibah.] A respectful title or appellation given to Europeans of rank. [India]
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d8Sahib \[d8]Sa"hib\, d8Saheb \[d8]Sa"heb\, n. [Ar. [cced][be]hib master, lord, fem. [cced][be]hibah.] A respectful title or appellation given to Europeans of rank. [India]
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d8Sahibah \[d8]Sa"hi*bah\, n. [See {Sahib}.] A lady; mistress. [India]
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d8Schappe \[d8]Schap"pe\, n. [G. dial. (Swiss), waste, impurity.] A silk yarn or fabric made out of carded spun silk.
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d8Scypha \[d8]Scy"pha\, n.; pl. {Scyphae}. [NL.] (Bot.) See {Scyphus}, 2 (b) .
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d8Shippo \[d8]Ship*po"\, n. [Jap. shipp[d3] seven precious things; Chin. ts'ih seven + pao gem.] (Japanese Art) Cloisonn[82] enamel on a background of metal or porcelain.
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d8Siva \[d8]Si"va\, n. [Skr. Civa, properly, kind, gracious.] (Hindoo Myth.) One of the triad of Hindoo gods. He is the avenger or destroyer, and in modern worship symbolizes the reproductive power of nature.
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d8Soave \[d8]So*a"ve\, a. [It.] (Mus.) Sweet.
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d8Soubah \[d8]Sou"bah\, n. See {Subah}.
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d8Spahi \[d8]Spa"hi\, d8Spahee \[d8]Spa"hee\, n. [Per., Turk., & Hind. sip[be]h[c6]: cf. F. spahi. See {Seroy}.] 1. Formerly, one of the Turkish cavalry. 2. An Algerian cavalryman in the French army.
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d8Spahi \[d8]Spa"hi\, d8Spahee \[d8]Spa"hee\, n. [Per., Turk., & Hind. sip[be]h[c6]: cf. F. spahi. See {Seroy}.] 1. Formerly, one of the Turkish cavalry. 2. An Algerian cavalryman in the French army.
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d8Zif \[d8]Zif\, n. [Heb. ziv.] The second month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, corresponding to our May.
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d8Zobo \[d8]Zo"bo\, n. [Native name.] (Zo[94]l.) A kind of domestic cattle reared in Asia for its flesh and milk. It is supposed to be a hybrid between the zebu and the yak.
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Deceive \De*ceive"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deceived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deceiving}.] [OE. deceveir, F. d[82]cevoir, fr. L. decipere to catch, insnare, deceive; de- + capere to take, catch. See {Capable}, and cf. {Deceit}, {Deception}.] 1. To lead into error; to cause to believe what is false, or disbelieve what is true; to impose upon; to mislead; to cheat; to disappoint; to delude; to insnare. Evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. --2 Tim. iii. 13. Nimble jugglers that deceive the eye. --Shak. What can 'scape the eye Of God all-seeing, or deceive his heart? --Milton. 2. To beguile; to amuse, so as to divert the attention; to while away; to take away as if by deception. These occupations oftentimes deceived The listless hour. --Wordsworth. 3. To deprive by fraud or stealth; to defraud. [Obs.] Plant fruit trees in large borders, and set therein fine flowers, but thin and sparingly, lest they deceive the trees. --Bacon. Syn: {Deceive}, {Delude}, {Mislead}. Usage: Deceive is a general word applicable to any kind of misrepresentation affecting faith or life. To delude, primarily, is to make sport of, by deceiving, and is accomplished by playing upon one's imagination or credulity, as by exciting false hopes, causing him to undertake or expect what is impracticable, and making his failure ridiculous. It implies some infirmity of judgment in the victim, and intention to deceive in the deluder. But it is often used reflexively, indicating that a person's own weakness has made him the sport of others or of fortune; as, he deluded himself with a belief that luck would always favor him. To mislead is to lead, guide, or direct in a wrong way, either willfully or ignorantly.
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Disavow \Dis`a*vow"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disavowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disavowing}.] [F. d[82]savouer; pref. d[82]s- (L. dis-) + avouer to avow. See {Avow}, and cf. {Disavouch}.] 1. To refuse strongly and solemnly to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like; to disclaim; to disown; as, he was charged with embezzlement, but he disavows the crime. A solemn promise made and disavowed. --Dryden. 2. To deny; to show the contrary of; to disprove. Yet can they never Toss into air the freedom of my birth, Or disavow my blood Plantagenet's. --Ford.
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Disobey \Dis`o*bey"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disobeyed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disobeying}.] [F. d[82]sob[82]ir; pref. d[82]s- (L. dis-) + ob[82]ir. See {Obey}, and cf. {Disobedient}.] Not to obey; to neglect or refuse to obey (a superior or his commands, the laws, etc.); to transgress the commands of (one in authority); to violate, as an order; as, refractory children disobey their parents; men disobey their Maker and the laws. Not to disobey her lord's behest. --Tennyson.
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Disobey \Dis`o*bey"\, v. i. To refuse or neglect to obey; to violate commands; to be disobedient. He durst not know how to disobey. --Sir P. Sidney.
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Disship \Dis*ship"\, v. t. To dismiss from service on board ship. [Obs.] --Hakluyt.
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Dog \Dog\ (d[ocr]g), n. [AS. docga; akin to D. dog mastiff, Dan. dogge, Sw. dogg.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A quadruped of the genus {Canis}, esp. the domestic dog ({C. familiaris}). Note: The dog is distinguished above all others of the inferior animals for intelligence, docility, and attachment to man. There are numerous carefully bred varieties, as the beagle, bloodhound, bulldog, coachdog, collie, Danish dog, foxhound, greyhound, mastiff, pointer, poodle, St. Bernard, setter, spaniel, spitz dog, terrier, etc. There are also many mixed breeds, and partially domesticated varieties, as well as wild dogs, like the dingo and dhole. (See these names in the Vocabulary.) 2. A mean, worthless fellow; a wretch. What is thy servant, which is but a dog, that he should do this great thing? -- 2 Kings viii. 13 (Rev. Ver. ) 3. A fellow; -- used humorously or contemptuously; as, a sly dog; a lazy dog. [Colloq.] 4. (Astron.) One of the two constellations, Canis Major and Canis Minor, or the Greater Dog and the Lesser Dog. Canis Major contains the Dog Star (Sirius). 5. An iron for holding wood in a fireplace; a firedog; an andiron. 6. (Mech.) (a) A grappling iron, with a claw or claws, for fastening into wood or other heavy articles, for the purpose of raising or moving them. (b) An iron with fangs fastening a log in a saw pit, or on the carriage of a sawmill. (c) A piece in machinery acting as a catch or clutch; especially, the carrier of a lathe, also, an adjustable stop to change motion, as in a machine tool. Note: Dog is used adjectively or in composition, commonly in the sense of relating to, or characteristic of, a dog. It is also used to denote a male; as, dog fox or g-fox, a male fox; dog otter or dog-otter, dog wolf, etc.; -- also to denote a thing of cheap or mean quality; as, dog Latin. {A dead dog}, a thing of no use or value. --1 Sam. xxiv. 14. {A dog in the manger}, an ugly-natured person who prevents others from enjoying what would be an advantage to them but is none to him. {Dog ape} (Zo[94]l.), a male ape. {Dog cabbage}, [or] {Dog's cabbage} (Bot.), a succulent herb, native to the Mediterranean region ({Thelygonum Cynocrambe}). {Dog cheap}, very cheap. See under {Cheap}. {Dog ear} (Arch.), an acroterium. [Colloq.] {Dog flea} (Zo[94]l.), a species of flea ({Pulex canis}) which infests dogs and cats, and is often troublesome to man. In America it is the common flea. See {Flea}, and {Aphaniptera}. {Dog grass} (Bot.), a grass ({Triticum caninum}) of the same genus as wheat. {Dog Latin}, barbarous Latin; as, the dog Latin of pharmacy. {Dog lichen} (Bot.), a kind of lichen ({Peltigera canina}) growing on earth, rocks, and tree trunks, -- a lobed expansion, dingy green above and whitish with fuscous veins beneath. {Dog louse} (Zo[94]l.), a louse that infests the dog, esp. {H[91]matopinus piliferus}; another species is {Trichodectes latus}. {Dog power}, a machine operated by the weight of a dog traveling in a drum, or on an endless track, as for churning. {Dog salmon} (Zo[94]l.), a salmon of northwest America and northern Asia; -- the {gorbuscha}; -- called also {holia}, and {hone}. {Dog shark}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dogfish}. {Dog's meat}, meat fit only for dogs; refuse; offal. {Dog Star}. See in the Vocabulary. {Dog wheat} (Bot.), Dog grass. {Dog whelk} (Zo[94]l.), any species of univalve shells of the family {Nassid[91]}, esp. the {Nassa reticulata} of England. {To give, [or] throw}, {to the dogs}, to throw away as useless. [bd]Throw physic to the dogs; I'll none of it.[b8] --Shak. {To go to the dogs}, to go to ruin; to be ruined.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dog bee \Dog" bee`\ A male or drone bee. --Halliwell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dog \Dog\ (d[ocr]g), n. [AS. docga; akin to D. dog mastiff, Dan. dogge, Sw. dogg.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A quadruped of the genus {Canis}, esp. the domestic dog ({C. familiaris}). Note: The dog is distinguished above all others of the inferior animals for intelligence, docility, and attachment to man. There are numerous carefully bred varieties, as the beagle, bloodhound, bulldog, coachdog, collie, Danish dog, foxhound, greyhound, mastiff, pointer, poodle, St. Bernard, setter, spaniel, spitz dog, terrier, etc. There are also many mixed breeds, and partially domesticated varieties, as well as wild dogs, like the dingo and dhole. (See these names in the Vocabulary.) 2. A mean, worthless fellow; a wretch. What is thy servant, which is but a dog, that he should do this great thing? -- 2 Kings viii. 13 (Rev. Ver. ) 3. A fellow; -- used humorously or contemptuously; as, a sly dog; a lazy dog. [Colloq.] 4. (Astron.) One of the two constellations, Canis Major and Canis Minor, or the Greater Dog and the Lesser Dog. Canis Major contains the Dog Star (Sirius). 5. An iron for holding wood in a fireplace; a firedog; an andiron. 6. (Mech.) (a) A grappling iron, with a claw or claws, for fastening into wood or other heavy articles, for the purpose of raising or moving them. (b) An iron with fangs fastening a log in a saw pit, or on the carriage of a sawmill. (c) A piece in machinery acting as a catch or clutch; especially, the carrier of a lathe, also, an adjustable stop to change motion, as in a machine tool. Note: Dog is used adjectively or in composition, commonly in the sense of relating to, or characteristic of, a dog. It is also used to denote a male; as, dog fox or g-fox, a male fox; dog otter or dog-otter, dog wolf, etc.; -- also to denote a thing of cheap or mean quality; as, dog Latin. {A dead dog}, a thing of no use or value. --1 Sam. xxiv. 14. {A dog in the manger}, an ugly-natured person who prevents others from enjoying what would be an advantage to them but is none to him. {Dog ape} (Zo[94]l.), a male ape. {Dog cabbage}, [or] {Dog's cabbage} (Bot.), a succulent herb, native to the Mediterranean region ({Thelygonum Cynocrambe}). {Dog cheap}, very cheap. See under {Cheap}. {Dog ear} (Arch.), an acroterium. [Colloq.] {Dog flea} (Zo[94]l.), a species of flea ({Pulex canis}) which infests dogs and cats, and is often troublesome to man. In America it is the common flea. See {Flea}, and {Aphaniptera}. {Dog grass} (Bot.), a grass ({Triticum caninum}) of the same genus as wheat. {Dog Latin}, barbarous Latin; as, the dog Latin of pharmacy. {Dog lichen} (Bot.), a kind of lichen ({Peltigera canina}) growing on earth, rocks, and tree trunks, -- a lobed expansion, dingy green above and whitish with fuscous veins beneath. {Dog louse} (Zo[94]l.), a louse that infests the dog, esp. {H[91]matopinus piliferus}; another species is {Trichodectes latus}. {Dog power}, a machine operated by the weight of a dog traveling in a drum, or on an endless track, as for churning. {Dog salmon} (Zo[94]l.), a salmon of northwest America and northern Asia; -- the {gorbuscha}; -- called also {holia}, and {hone}. {Dog shark}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Dogfish}. {Dog's meat}, meat fit only for dogs; refuse; offal. {Dog Star}. See in the Vocabulary. {Dog wheat} (Bot.), Dog grass. {Dog whelk} (Zo[94]l.), any species of univalve shells of the family {Nassid[91]}, esp. the {Nassa reticulata} of England. {To give, [or] throw}, {to the dogs}, to throw away as useless. [bd]Throw physic to the dogs; I'll none of it.[b8] --Shak. {To go to the dogs}, to go to ruin; to be ruined.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cheap \Cheap\, a. [Abbrev. fr. [bd]good cheap[b8]: a good purchase or bargain; cf. F. bon march[82], [85] bon march[82]. See {Cheap}, n., {Cheapen}.] 1. Having a low price in market; of small cost or price, as compared with the usual price or the real value. Where there are a great sellers to a few buyers, there the thing to be sold will be cheap. --Locke. 2. Of comparatively small value; common; mean. You grow cheap in every subject's eye. --Dryden. {Dog cheap}, very cheap, -- a phrase formed probably by the catachrestical transposition of good cheap. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dogship \Dog"ship\, n. The character, or individuality, of a dog.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dyess Afb, TX Zip code(s): 79607
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
despew /d*-spyoo'/ v. [Usenet] To automatically generate a large amount of garbage to the net, esp. from an automated posting program gone wild. See {ARMM}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
DACAPO Broad-range hardware specification language. "Mixed Level Modelling and Simulation of VLSI Systems", F.J. Rammig in Logic Design and Simulation, E. Horbst ed, N-H 1986.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
DCP {definitional constraint programming}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
DESQview A system from {Quarterdeck Office Systems} implementing {multitasking} under {MS-DOS}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
DHCP {Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
DJGPP A 32-bit {GNU} {C}/{C++}/etc development system for {MS-DOS}. {Home (http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/)}. Address: DJ Delorie, Rochester, NH, USA. (1995-04-10)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
DjVu Web> (pronounced like "deja vu") An {image compression} {algorithm} and software developped by {Yann LeCun}'s research group at {AT&T Labs}, which provides high {resolution} {digital images} for distribution over the {Internet}. DjVu is five to 20 times more efficient than {JPEG} or {GIF}. A free {web browser} {plug-in} allows users to display DjVu images. {Home (http://djvu.research.att.com/)}. (1999-10-07)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
DSP {digital signal processing}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
DSP56000 A {digital signal processing} chip from {Motorola}. An assembler called {a56} and a port of {gcc} called {dsp56k-gcc} are available.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
DSP56001 A {digital signal processing} chip from {Motorola}. An assembler called {a56} is available.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
DXF {Drawing Exchange Format}
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Dizahab region of gold, a place in the desert of Sinai, on the western shore of the Elanitic gulf (Deut. 1:1). It is now called Dehab.