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   damar
         n 1: any of various hard resins from trees of the family
               Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis; especially the
               amboyna pine [syn: {dammar}, {gum dammar}, {damar}, {dammar
               resin}]

English Dictionary: dinero by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dammar
n
  1. any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis; especially the amboyna pine
    Synonym(s): dammar, gum dammar, damar, dammar resin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Daumier
n
  1. French painter best known for his satirical lithographs of bourgeois society (1808-1879)
    Synonym(s): Daumier, Honore Daumier
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
De Niro
n
  1. United States film actor who frequently plays tough characters (born 1943)
    Synonym(s): De Niro, Robert De Niro
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deanery
n
  1. the official residence of a dean
  2. the position or office of a dean
    Synonym(s): deanship, deanery
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
demur
n
  1. (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings [syn: demur, demurral, demurrer]
v
  1. take exception to; "he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday"
    Synonym(s): demur, except
  2. enter a demurrer
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
demure
adj
  1. affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
    Synonym(s): coy, demure, overmodest
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
denary
adj
  1. containing ten or ten parts [syn: tenfold, ten-fold, denary]
  2. numbered or proceeding by tens; based on ten; "the decimal system"
    Synonym(s): decimal, denary
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
denier
n
  1. a unit of measurement for the fineness of silk or nylon or rayon; "with an evening dress one wears 10 denier stockings"
  2. any of various former European coins of different denominations
  3. one who denies
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dimer
n
  1. a compound whose molecules are composed of two identical monomers
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dimmer
n
  1. a rheostat that varies the current through an electric light in order to control the level of illumination
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dinar
n
  1. 100 dinars equal 1 rial in Iran [syn: Iranian dinar, dinar]
  2. the basic unit of money in Yugoslavia
    Synonym(s): Yugoslavian dinar, dinar
  3. the basic unit of money in Tunisia
    Synonym(s): Tunisian dinar, dinar
  4. the basic unit of money in Libya
    Synonym(s): Libyan dinar, dinar
  5. the basic unit of money in Kuwait; equal 1,000 fils
    Synonym(s): Kuwaiti dinar, dinar
  6. the basic unit of money in Jordan; equal to 1,000 fils
    Synonym(s): Jordanian dinar, dinar
  7. the basic unit of money in Iraq; equal to 1,000 fils
    Synonym(s): Iraqi dinar, dinar
  8. the basic unit of money in Bahrain; equal to 1,000 fils
    Synonym(s): Bahrain dinar, dinar
  9. the basic unit of money in Algeria
    Synonym(s): Algerian dinar, dinar
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
diner
n
  1. a person eating a meal (especially in a restaurant)
  2. a passenger car where food is served in transit
    Synonym(s): dining car, diner, dining compartment, buffet car
  3. a restaurant that resembles a dining car
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dinero
n
  1. informal terms for money [syn: boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, lucre, loot, moolah, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dinner
n
  1. the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday; "dinner will be at 8"; "on Sundays they had a large dinner when they returned from church"
  2. a party of people assembled to have dinner together; "guests should never be late to a dinner party"
    Synonym(s): dinner, dinner party
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Donar
n
  1. the Teutonic god of thunder; counterpart of Norse Thor
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
donor
n
  1. person who makes a gift of property [syn: donor, giver, presenter, bestower, conferrer]
  2. (medicine) someone who gives blood or tissue or an organ to be used in another person (the host)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
downer
n
  1. a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person [syn: sedative, sedative drug, depressant, downer]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Amir \[d8]A*mir"\, n.
      Same as {Ameer}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Anura \[d8]A*nu"ra\ ([adot]*n[umac]"r[adot]), n. pl. [NL., fr.
      Gr. 'an priv. + o'yra` a tail.] (Zo[94]l.)
      One of the orders of amphibians characterized by the absence
      of a tail, as the frogs and toads. [Written also {anoura}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Denier \[d8]De*nier"\, n. [F. denier, fr. L. denarius a Roman
      silver coin orig. equiv. to ten asses, later, a copper, fr.
      deni ten by ten, fr. the root of decem ten; akin to E. ten.
      See {Ten}, and cf. {Denary}, {Dinar}.]
      A small copper coin of insignificant value.
  
               My dukedom to a beggarly denier.            --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Dimera \[d8]Dim"e*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. di- = di`s- twice
      + [?] part.] (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) A division of Coleoptera, having two joints to the tarsi.
      (b) A division of the Hemiptera, including the aphids.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Douanier \[d8]Dou`a"nier"\, n. [F.]
      An officer of the French customs. [Anglicized form
      {douaneer}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Humiri \[d8]Hu*mi"ri\, n. [From native name.] (Bot.)
      A fragrant balsam obtained from Brazilian trees of the genus
      {Humirium}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Inro \[d8]In"ro\, n. [Jap. inr[d3]; in seal + r[d3] box.]
      A small closed receptacle or set of receptacles of hard
      material, as lacquered wood, iron, bronze, or ivory, used by
      the Japanese to hold medicines, perfumes, and the like, and
      carried in the girdle. It is usually secured by a silk cord
      by which the wearer may grasp it, which cord passes through
      an ornamental button or knob called a netsuke.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8M82rou \[d8]M[82]`rou"\, n. [F.] (Zo[94]l.)
      See {Jack}, 8
      (c) .

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Mara \[d8]Ma"ra\, n. [Icel. mara nightmare, an ogress. See
      {Nightmare}.] (Norse Myth.)
      A female demon who torments people in sleep by crouching on
      their chests or stomachs, or by causing terrifying visions.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Mara \[d8]Ma"ra\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      The Patagonian cavy ({Dolichotis Patagonicus}).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Mara \[d8]Ma"ra\, n. [Skr. m[be]ra.] (Hind. Myth.)
      The principal or ruling evil spirit. --E. Arnold.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Marai \[d8]Ma*rai"\, n.
      A sacred inclosure or temple; -- so called by the islanders
      of the Pacific Ocean.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Mero \[d8]Me"ro\, n. [Sp.; cf. Pg. mero.]
      Any of several large groupers of warm seas, esp. the guasa
      ({Epinephelus guaza}), the red grouper ({E. morio}), the
      black grouper ({E. nigritas}), distinguished as

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Mira \[d8]Mi"ra\, n. [NL., from L. mirus wonderful.] (Astron.)
      A remarkable variable star in the constellation Cetus
      ({[omicron] Ceti}).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Moir82 \[d8]Moi`r[82]"\, a. [F., p.p. of moirer to water
      (silk, etc.). See {Moire}.]
      Watered; having a watered or clouded appearance; -- as of
      silk or metals.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Moir82 \[d8]Moi`r[82]"\, n.
      1. A watered, clouded, or frosted appearance on textile
            fabrics or metallic surfaces.
  
      2. Erroneously, moire, the fabric.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Moira \[d8]Moi"ra\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?].] (Greek Myth.)
      The deity who assigns to every man his lot.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Moire \[d8]Moire\, n. [F. Cf. {Mohair}.]
      1. Originally, a fine textile fabric made of the hair of an
            Asiatic goat; afterwards, any textile fabric to which a
            watered appearance is given in the process of calendering.
  
      2. A watered, clouded, or frosted appearance produced upon
            either textile fabrics or metallic surfaces.
  
      {Moire antique}, a superior kind of thick moire.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Mora \[d8]Mor"a\, n. [It.]
      A game of guessing the number of fingers extended in a quick
      movement of the hand, -- much played by Italians of the lower
      classes.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Mora \[d8]Mo"ra\, n. [L.] (Rom. & Civil Law)
      Delay; esp., culpable delay; postponement.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Moria \[d8]Mo"ri*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] folly.]
      Idiocy; imbecility; fatuity; foolishness.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Morro \[d8]Mor"ro\, n. [Sp., any spherical object.]
      A round hill or point of land; hence,
  
      {Morro castle}, a castle on a hill.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Myaria \[d8]My*a"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A division of bivalve mollusks of which the common clam
      ({Mya}) is the type.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Nayaur \[d8]Na*yaur"\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A specied of wild sheep ({Ovis Hodgsonii}), native of Nepaul
      and Thibet. It has a dorsal mane and a white ruff beneath the
      neck.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Damar \Dam"ar\, n.
      See {Dammar}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Damara \Da*ma"ra\, n. [The name is supposed to be from Hottentot
      dama vanquished.]
      A native of Damaraland, German Southwest Africa. The Damaras
      include an important and warlike Bantu tribe, and the
  
      {Hill Damaras}, who are Hottentots and mixed breeds hostile
            to the Bantus.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dammar \Dam"mar\, Dammara \Dam"ma*ra\, n. [Jav. & Malay. damar.]
      An oleoresin used in making varnishes; dammar gum; dammara
      resin. It is obtained from certain resin trees indigenous to
      the East Indies, esp. {Shorea robusta} and the dammar pine.
  
      {Dammar pine}, (Bot.), a tree of the Moluccas ({Agathis, [or]
            Dammara, orientalis}), yielding dammar.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dammar \Dam"mar\, Dammara \Dam"ma*ra\, n. [Jav. & Malay. damar.]
      An oleoresin used in making varnishes; dammar gum; dammara
      resin. It is obtained from certain resin trees indigenous to
      the East Indies, esp. {Shorea robusta} and the dammar pine.
  
      {Dammar pine}, (Bot.), a tree of the Moluccas ({Agathis, [or]
            Dammara, orientalis}), yielding dammar.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dammara \Dam"ma*ra\, n. (Bot.)
      A large tree of the order {Conifer[91]}, indigenous to the
      East Indies and Australasia; -- called also {Agathis}. There
      are several species.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Daymare \Day"mare`\ (d[amac]"m[acir]r`), n. [Day + mare
      incubus.] (Med.)
      A kind of incubus which occurs during wakefulness, attended
      by the peculiar pressure on the chest which characterizes
      nightmare. --Dunglison.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Deanery \Dean"er*y\, n.; pl. {Deaneries}.
      1. The office or the revenue of a dean. See the Note under
            {Benefice}, n., 3.
  
      2. The residence of a dean. --Shak.
  
      3. The territorial jurisdiction of a dean.
  
                     Each archdeaconry is divided into rural deaneries,
                     and each deanery is divided into parishes.
                                                                              --Blackstone.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Demur \De*mur"\, v. t.
      1. To suspend judgment concerning; to doubt of or hesitate
            about. [Obs.]
  
                     The latter I demur, for in their looks Much reason,
                     and in their actions, oft appears.      --Milton.
  
      2. To cause delay to; to put off. [Obs.]
  
                     He demands a fee, And then demurs me with a vain
                     delay.                                                --Quarles.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Demur \De*mur"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Demurred}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Demurring}.] [OF. demurer, demorer, demourer, to linger,
      stay, F. demeurer, fr. L. demorari; de- + morari to delay,
      tarry, stay, mora delay; prob. originally, time for thinking,
      reflection, and akin to memor mindful. See {Memory}.]
      1. To linger; to stay; to tarry. [Obs.]
  
                     Yet durst not demur nor abide upon the camp.
                                                                              --Nicols.
  
      2. To delay; to pause; to suspend proceedings or judgment in
            view of a doubt or difficulty; to hesitate; to put off the
            determination or conclusion of an affair.
  
                     Upon this rub, the English embassadors thought fit
                     to demur.                                          --Hayward.
  
      3. To scruple or object; to take exception; as, I demur to
            that statement.
  
      4. (Law) To interpose a demurrer. See {Demurrer}, 2.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Demur \De*mur"\, n. [OF. demor, demore, stay, delay. See
      {Demur}, v. i.]
      Stop; pause; hesitation as to proceeding; suspense of
      decision or action; scruple.
  
               All my demurs but double his attacks; At last he
               whispers, [bd]Do; and we go snacks.[b8]   --Pope.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Demure \De*mure"\, a. [Perh. from OF. de murs (i. e., de bonnes
      murs of good manners); de of + murs, mours, meurs, mors, F.
      m[?]urs, fr. L. mores (sing. mos) manners, morals (see
      {Moral}); or more prob. fr. OF. me[81]r, F. m[96]r mature,
      ripe (see {Mature}) in a phrase preceded by de, as de m[96]re
      conduite of mature conduct.]
      1. Of sober or serious mien; composed and decorous in
            bearing; of modest look; staid; grave.
  
                     Sober, steadfast, and demure.            --Milton.
  
                     Nan was very much delighted in her demure way, and
                     that delight showed itself in her face and in her
                     clear bright eyes.                              --W. Black.
  
      2. Affectedly modest, decorous, or serious; making a show of
            gravity.
  
                     A cat lay, and looked so demure, as if there had
                     been neither life nor soul in her.      --L'Estrange.
  
                     Miss Lizzy, I have no doubt, would be as demure and
                     coquettish, as if ten winters more had gone over her
                     head.                                                --Miss
                                                                              Mitford.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Demure \De*mure"\, v. i.
      To look demurely. [Obs.] --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Denarius \[d8]De*na"ri*us\, n.; pl. {Denarii}. [L. See 2d
      {Denier}.]
      A Roman silver coin of the value of about fourteen cents; the
      [bd]penny[b8] of the New Testament; -- so called from being
      worth originally ten of the pieces called as.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Denary \Den"a*ry\, a. [L. denarius. See 2d {Denier}.]
      Containing ten; tenfold; proceeding by tens; as, the denary,
      or decimal, scale.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Denary \Den"a*ry\, n.
      1. The number ten; a division into ten.
  
      2. A coin; the Anglicized form of denarius. --Udall.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Denier \De*ni"er\, n.
      One who denies; as, a denier of a fact, or of the faith, or
      of Christ.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dim \Dim\, a. [Compar. {Dimmer}; superl. {Dimmest}.] [AS. dim;
      akin to OFries. dim, Icel. dimmr: cf. MHG. timmer, timber; of
      uncertain origin.]
      1. Not bright or distinct; wanting luminousness or clearness;
            obscure in luster or sound; dusky; darkish; obscure;
            indistinct; overcast; tarnished.
  
                     The dim magnificence of poetry.         --Whewell.
  
                     How is the gold become dim!               --Lam. iv. 1.
  
                     I never saw The heavens so dim by day. --Shak.
  
                     Three sleepless nights I passed in sounding on,
                     Through words and things, a dim and perilous way.
                                                                              --Wordsworth.
  
      2. Of obscure vision; not seeing clearly; hence, dull of
            apprehension; of weak perception; obtuse.
  
                     Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow. --Job
                                                                              xvii. 7.
  
                     The understanding is dim.                  --Rogers.
  
      Note: Obvious compounds: dim-eyed; dim-sighted, etc.
  
      Syn: Obscure; dusky; dark; mysterious; imperfect; dull;
               sullied; tarnished.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Dimya \[d8]Dim"y*a\, Dimyaria \Dim`y*a"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr.
      Gr. [?] = [?] + [?] to close.] (Zo[94]l.)
      An order of lamellibranchiate mollusks having an anterior and
      posterior adductor muscle, as the common clam. See {Bivalve}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dimyary \Dim"y*a*ry\, a. & n. (Zo[94]l.)
      Same as {Dimyarian}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dinar \Di"nar\, n. [Ar. d[?]n[be]r, from Gr. [?], fr. L.
      denarius. See {Denier}.]
      1. A petty money of accounts of Persia.
  
      2. An ancient gold coin of the East.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Diner \Din"er\, n.
      One who dines.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dinner \Din"ner\, n. [F. d[8c]ner, fr. d[8c]ner to dine. See
      {Dine}.]
      1. The principal meal of the day, eaten by most people about
            midday, but by many (especially in cities) at a later
            hour.
  
      2. An entertainment; a feast.
  
                     A grand political dinner.                  --Tennyson.
  
      Note: Dinner is much used, in an obvious sense, either
               adjectively or as the first part of a compound; as,
               dinner time, or dinner-time, dinner bell, dinner hour,
               etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Donary \Do"na*ry\, n. [L. donarium, fr. donare.]
      A thing given to a sacred use. [R.] --Burton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Donor \Do"nor\, n. [F. donneur, OF. daneor, fr. donner. See
      {Donee}, and cf. {Donator}.]
      1. One who gives or bestows; one who confers anything
            gratuitously; a benefactor.
  
      2. (Law) One who grants an estate; in later use, one who
            confers a power; -- the opposite of donee. --Kent.
  
                     Touching, the parties unto deeds and charters, we
                     are to consider as well the donors and granters as
                     the donees or grantees.                     --Spelman.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Douanier \[d8]Dou`a"nier"\, n. [F.]
      An officer of the French customs. [Anglicized form
      {douaneer}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dunbird \Dun"bird`\, n. [Named from its color.] (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) The pochard; -- called also {dunair}, and {dunker}, or
            {dun-curre}.
      (b) An American duck; the ruddy duck.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dunner \Dun"ner\, n. [From {Dun} to ask payment from.]
      One employed in soliciting the payment of debts.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Damar, KS (city, FIPS 16975)
      Location: 39.31914 N, 99.58377 W
      Population (1990): 112 (74 housing units)
      Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 67632

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Denair, CA (CDP, FIPS 18856)
      Location: 37.52960 N, 120.80014 W
      Population (1990): 3693 (1202 housing units)
      Area: 5.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 95316

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Donora, PA (borough, FIPS 19536)
      Location: 40.17827 N, 79.86340 W
      Population (1990): 5928 (2957 housing units)
      Area: 4.9 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 15033

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Downer, MN
      Zip code(s): 56514

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Dunmor, KY
      Zip code(s): 42339

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Dunmore, PA (borough, FIPS 20352)
      Location: 41.41560 N, 75.60709 W
      Population (1990): 15403 (6307 housing units)
      Area: 22.6 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 18512
   Dunmore, WV
      Zip code(s): 24934

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   dynner /din'r/ n.   32 bits, by analogy with {nybble} and
   {{byte}}.   Usage: rare and extremely silly.   See also {playte},
   {tayste}, {crumb}.   General discussion of such terms is under
   {nybble}.
  
   = E =
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   dynner
  
      /din'r/ 32 {bits}, by analogy with {byte}.
      Usage: rare and extremely silly.
  
      See also {playte}, {tayste}, {crumb}.
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
      (1997-12-03)
  
  
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