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   daemon
         n 1: an evil supernatural being [syn: {devil}, {fiend}, {demon},
               {daemon}, {daimon}]
         2: a person who is part mortal and part god [syn: {daemon},
            {demigod}]

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
daimon n an evil supernatural being [syn: devil, fiend, demon, daemon, daimon]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Damon n the friend of Phintias who pledged his life that Phintias would return (4th century BC)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
demean v reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture" Synonym(s): take down, degrade, disgrace, demean, put down
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
demon n an evil supernatural being [syn: devil, fiend, demon, daemon, daimon] a cruel wicked and inhuman person Synonym(s): monster, fiend, devil, demon, ogre someone extremely diligent or skillful; "he worked like a demon to finish the job on time"; "she's a demon at math"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
denim n (usually plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear Synonym(s): jean, blue jean, denim a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric Synonym(s): denim, dungaree, jean
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
diamine n any organic compound containing two amino groups
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dine in v eat at home Synonym(s): eat in, dine in [ant: dine out, eat out]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
domain n a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit" Synonym(s): sphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arena territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land" Synonym(s): domain, demesne, land (mathematics) the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined Synonym(s): domain, domain of a function people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest; "the Western world" Synonym(s): world, domain the content of a particular field of knowledge Synonym(s): knowledge domain, knowledge base, domain
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
domine n a clergyman; especially a settled minister or parson [syn: dominus, dominie, domine, dominee]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dominee n a clergyman; especially a settled minister or parson [syn: dominus, dominie, domine, dominee]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dominie n a clergyman; especially a settled minister or parson [syn: dominus, dominie, domine, dominee]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Domino n United States rhythm and blues pianist and singer and composer (born in 1928) Synonym(s): Domino, Fats Domino, Antoine Domino a loose hooded cloak worn with a half mask as part of a masquerade costume a mask covering the upper part of the face but with holes for the eyes Synonym(s): domino, half mask, eye mask a small rectangular block used in playing the game of dominoes; the face of each block has two equal areas that can bear 0 to 6 dots
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Donnean adj of or relating to or in the manner of John Donne [syn: Donnean, Donnian]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Donnian adj of or relating to or in the manner of John Donne [syn: Donnean, Donnian]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dynamo n generator consisting of a coil (the armature) that rotates between the poles of an electromagnet (the field magnet) causing a current to flow in the armature
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Anhima \[d8]An"hi*ma\, n. [Brazilian name.] A South American aquatic bird; the horned screamer or kamichi ({Palamedea cornuta}). See {Kamichi}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Anim82 \[d8]A"ni*m[82]`\, a. [F., animated.] (Her.) Of a different tincture from the animal itself; -- said of the eyes of a rapacious animal. --Brande & C.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Anim82 \[d8]A"ni*m[82]\, n. [F. anim[82] animated (from the insects that are entrapped in it); or native name.] A resin exuding from a tropical American tree ({Hymen[91]a courbaril}), and much used by varnish makers. --Ure.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Anomia \[d8]Ano"mia\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] irregular; 'a priv. + no'mos law.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of bivalve shells, allied to the oyster, so called from their unequal valves, of which the lower is perforated for attachment.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Anona \[d8]A*no"na\, n. [NL. Cf. {Ananas}.] (Bot.) A genus of tropical or subtropical plants of the natural order {Anonace[91]}, including the soursop.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8damnum \[d8]dam"num\, n. [L.] (law) Harm; detriment, either to character or property.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Dianium \[d8]Dia"nium\, n. [NL., fr. L. Diana; either as the name of the Roman goddess, or from its use in OE. as a name of silver.] (Chem.) Same as {Columbium}. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Domina \[d8]Dom"i*na\, n. [L., lady. See {Dame}.] (O. Eng. Law) Lady; a lady; -- a title formerly given to noble ladies who held a barony in their own right. --Burrill.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Hemina \[d8]He*mi"na\, n.; pl. {Hemin[91]}. [L., fr. Gr. [?].] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) A measure of half a sextary. --Arbuthnot. 2. (Med.) A measure equal to about ten fluid ounces.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Imam \[d8]Imam"\, d8Iman \[d8]Iman"\, d8Imaum \[d8]I*maum"\, n. [Ar. im[be]m.] 1. Among the Mohammedans, a minister or priest who performs the regular service of the mosque. 2. A Mohammedan prince who, as a successor of Mohammed, unites in his person supreme spiritual and temporal power.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Imam \[d8]Imam"\, d8Iman \[d8]Iman"\, d8Imaum \[d8]I*maum"\, n. [Ar. im[be]m.] 1. Among the Mohammedans, a minister or priest who performs the regular service of the mosque. 2. A Mohammedan prince who, as a successor of Mohammed, unites in his person supreme spiritual and temporal power.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Imam \[d8]Imam"\, d8Iman \[d8]Iman"\, d8Imaum \[d8]I*maum"\, n. [Ar. im[be]m.] 1. Among the Mohammedans, a minister or priest who performs the regular service of the mosque. 2. A Mohammedan prince who, as a successor of Mohammed, unites in his person supreme spiritual and temporal power.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Inion \[d8]In"i*on\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'ini`on the back of the head.] (Anat.) The external occipital protuberance of the skull.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Maneh \[d8]Ma"neh\, n. [Heb. m[be]neh.] A Hebrew weight for gold or silver, being one hundred shekels of gold and sixty shekels of silver. --Ezek. xlv. 12.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Mano \[d8]Ma"no\, n. [Sp., lit., hand.] The muller, or crushing and grinding stone, used in grinding corn on a metate. [Mexico & Local U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Manu \[d8]Ma"nu\, n. [Skr.] (Hind. Myth.) One of a series of progenitors of human beings, and authors of human wisdom.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Menu \[d8]Me*nu"\, n. [F., slender, thin, minute. See 4th {Minute}.] The details of a banquet; a bill of fare.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Meum \[d8]Me"um\, n. [L., neut. of meus mine.] Lit., mine; that which is mine; -- used in the phrase meum et tuum, or meum and tuum; as, to confound meum and tuum, to fail to distinguish one's own property from that of others; to be dishonest. Ancestors . . . generally esteemed more renowned for ancient family and high courage than for accurately regarding the trifling distinction of meum and tuum. --Sir W. Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Mina \[d8]Mi"na\, n.; pl. L. {Min[91]}, E. {Minas}. [L., fr. Gr. [?].] An ancient weight or denomination of money, of varying value. The Attic mina was valued at a hundred drachmas.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Moineau \[d8]Moi"neau\, n. [F.] (Fort.) A small flat bastion, raised in the middle of an overlong curtain.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Mona \[d8]Mo"na\, n. [CF. Sp. & Pg. mona, fem. of mono a monkey, ape.] (Zo[94]l.) A small, handsome, long-tailed West American monkey ({Cercopithecus mona}). The body is dark olive, with a spot of white on the haunches.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Mono \[d8]Mo"no\, n. [Sp.] (Zo[94]l.) The black howler of Central America ({Mycetes villosus}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Myoma \[d8]My*o"ma\, n. [NL. See {Myo-}, and {-oma}.] (Med.) A tumor consisting of muscular tissue.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Nenia \[d8]Ne"ni*a\, n. [L. nenia, naenia.] A funeral song; an elegy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Nom \[d8]Nom\, n. [F. See {Noun}.] Name. {[d8]Nom de guerre}, literally, war name; hence, a fictitious name, or one assumed for a time. {[d8]Nom de plume}, literally, pen name; hence, a name assumed by an author as his or her signature.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Noma \[d8]No"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], lit., a feeding. See {Name}.] (Med.) See {Canker}, n., 1.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Thamyn \[d8]Tha"myn\, n. (Zo[94]l.) An Asiatic deer ({Rucervus Eldi}) resembling the swamp deer; -- called also {Eld's deer}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Toman \[d8]To*man"\, n. [Per. t[d3]m[be]n; from a Mongol word signifying, ten thousand.] A money of account in Persia, whose value varies greatly at different times and places. Its average value may be reckoned at about two and a half dollars.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Tomium \[d8]To"mi*um\, n.; pl. {Tomia} [NL., fr. Gr. [?] to cut.] (Zo[94]l.) The cutting edge of the bill of a bird.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Demon \De"mon\, n. [F. d[82]mon, L. daemon a spirit, an evil spirit, fr. Gr. [?] a divinity; of uncertain origin.] 1. (Gr. Antiq.) A spirit, or immaterial being, holding a middle place between men and deities in pagan mythology. The demon kind is of an intermediate nature between the divine and the human. --Sydenham. 2. One's genius; a tutelary spirit or internal voice; as, the demon of Socrates. [Often written {d[91]mon}.] 3. An evil spirit; a devil. That same demon that hath gulled thee thus. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
D91mon \D[91]"mon\, n., D91monic \D[91]*mon"ic\, a. See {Demon}, {Demonic}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Demon \De"mon\, n. [F. d[82]mon, L. daemon a spirit, an evil spirit, fr. Gr. [?] a divinity; of uncertain origin.] 1. (Gr. Antiq.) A spirit, or immaterial being, holding a middle place between men and deities in pagan mythology. The demon kind is of an intermediate nature between the divine and the human. --Sydenham. 2. One's genius; a tutelary spirit or internal voice; as, the demon of Socrates. [Often written {d[91]mon}.] 3. An evil spirit; a devil. That same demon that hath gulled thee thus. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
D91mon \D[91]"mon\, n., D91monic \D[91]*mon"ic\, a. See {Demon}, {Demonic}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cony \Co"ny\ (? [or] ?; 277), n. [OE. coning, conig, coni, OF. connin, conin, connil, fr. L. cuniculus a rabbit, cony, prob. an Hispanic word.] [Written also {coney}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A rabbit, esp., the European rabbit ({Lepus cuniculus}). (b) The chief hare. Note: The cony of Scripture is thought to be {Hyrax Syriacus}, called also {daman}, and {cherogril}. See {Daman}. 2. A simpleton. [Obs.] It is a most simple animal; whence are derived our usual phrases of cony and cony catcher. --Diet's Dry Dinner (1599). 3. (Zo[94]l.) (a) An important edible West Indian fish ({Epinephelus apua}); the hind of Bermuda. (b) A local name of the burbot. [Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Daman \Da"man\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A small herbivorous mammal of the genus {Hyrax}. The species found in Palestine and Syria is {Hyrax Syriacus}; that of Northern Africa is {H. Brucei}; -- called also {ashkoko}, {dassy}, and {rock rabbit}. See {Cony}, and {Hyrax}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cony \Co"ny\ (? [or] ?; 277), n. [OE. coning, conig, coni, OF. connin, conin, connil, fr. L. cuniculus a rabbit, cony, prob. an Hispanic word.] [Written also {coney}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A rabbit, esp., the European rabbit ({Lepus cuniculus}). (b) The chief hare. Note: The cony of Scripture is thought to be {Hyrax Syriacus}, called also {daman}, and {cherogril}. See {Daman}. 2. A simpleton. [Obs.] It is a most simple animal; whence are derived our usual phrases of cony and cony catcher. --Diet's Dry Dinner (1599). 3. (Zo[94]l.) (a) An important edible West Indian fish ({Epinephelus apua}); the hind of Bermuda. (b) A local name of the burbot. [Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Daman \Da"man\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A small herbivorous mammal of the genus {Hyrax}. The species found in Palestine and Syria is {Hyrax Syriacus}; that of Northern Africa is {H. Brucei}; -- called also {ashkoko}, {dassy}, and {rock rabbit}. See {Cony}, and {Hyrax}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Damiana \Da`mi*a"na\, n. [NL.; of uncertain origin.] (Med.) A Mexican drug, used as an aphrodisiac. Note: There are several varieties derived from different plants, esp. from a species of {Turnera} and from {Bigelovia veneta}. --Wood & Bache.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Daywoman \Day"wom`an\ (-w[oocr]m`[ait]n), n. A dairymaid. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Demain \De*main"\, n. [See {Demesne}.] 1. Rule; management. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 2. (Law) See {Demesne}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Demesne \De*mesne"\, n. [OE. demeine, demain, rule, demesne, OF. demeine, demaine, demeigne, domaine, power, F. domaine domain, fr. L. dominium property, right of ownership, fr. dominus master, proprietor, owner. See {Dame}, and cf. {Demain}, {Domain}, {Danger}, {Dungeon}.] (Law) A lord's chief manor place, with that part of the lands belonging thereto which has not been granted out in tenancy; a house, and the land adjoining, kept for the proprietor's own use. [Written also {demain}.] --Wharton's Law Dict. Burrill. {Ancient demesne}. (Eng. Law) See under {Ancient}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Demain \De*main"\, n. [See {Demesne}.] 1. Rule; management. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 2. (Law) See {Demesne}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Demesne \De*mesne"\, n. [OE. demeine, demain, rule, demesne, OF. demeine, demaine, demeigne, domaine, power, F. domaine domain, fr. L. dominium property, right of ownership, fr. dominus master, proprietor, owner. See {Dame}, and cf. {Demain}, {Domain}, {Danger}, {Dungeon}.] (Law) A lord's chief manor place, with that part of the lands belonging thereto which has not been granted out in tenancy; a house, and the land adjoining, kept for the proprietor's own use. [Written also {demain}.] --Wharton's Law Dict. Burrill. {Ancient demesne}. (Eng. Law) See under {Ancient}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Demean \De*mean"\, n. [OF. demene. See {Demean}, v. t.] 1. Management; treatment. [Obs.] Vile demean and usage bad. --Spenser. 2. Behavior; conduct; bearing; demeanor. [Obs.] With grave demean and solemn vanity. --West.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Demean \De*mean"\, n. [See {Demesne}.] 1. Demesne. [Obs.] 2. pl. Resources; means. [Obs.] You know How narrow our demeans are. --Massinger.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Demean \De*mean"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Demeaned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Demeaning}.] [OF. demener to conduct, guide, manage, F. se d[82]mener to struggle; pref. d[82]- (L. de) + mener to lead, drive, carry on, conduct, fr. L. minare to drive animals by threatening cries, fr. minari to threaten. See {Menace}.] 1. To manage; to conduct; to treat. [Our] clergy have with violence demeaned the matter. --Milton. 2. To conduct; to behave; to comport; -- followed by the reflexive pronoun. They have demeaned themselves Like men born to renown by life or death. --Shak. They answered . . . that they should demean themselves according to their instructions. --Clarendon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Demon \De"mon\, n. [F. d[82]mon, L. daemon a spirit, an evil spirit, fr. Gr. [?] a divinity; of uncertain origin.] 1. (Gr. Antiq.) A spirit, or immaterial being, holding a middle place between men and deities in pagan mythology. The demon kind is of an intermediate nature between the divine and the human. --Sydenham. 2. One's genius; a tutelary spirit or internal voice; as, the demon of Socrates. [Often written {d[91]mon}.] 3. An evil spirit; a devil. That same demon that hath gulled thee thus. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Denim \Den"im\ (d[ecr]n"[icr]m), n. [Of uncertain origin.] A coarse cotton drilling used for overalls, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Diamine \Di*am"ine\ (?; 104), n. [Pref. di- + amine.] (Chem.) A compound containing two amido groups united with one or more basic or positive radicals, -- as contrasted with a diamide. Note: In chemical nomenclature, if any amine or diamine is named by prefixing the nitrogen group, the name of the latter takes the form of amido, diamido, etc., thus ethylene diamine, {C2H4.(NH2)2}, is also called diamido-ethylene.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Domain \Domain"\, n. [F. domaine, OF. demaine, L. dominium, property, right of ownership, fr. dominus master, owner. See {Dame}, and cf {Demesne}, {Dungeon}.] 1. Dominion; empire; authority. 2. The territory over which dominion or authority is exerted; the possessions of a sovereign or commonwealth, or the like. Also used figuratively. The domain* of authentic history. --E. Everett. The domain over which the poetic spirit ranges. --J. C. Shairp. 3. Landed property; estate; especially, the land about the mansion house of a lord, and in his immediate occupancy; demesne. --Shenstone. 4. (Law) Ownership of land; an estate or patrimony which one has in his own right; absolute proprietorship; paramount or sovereign ownership. {Public domain}, the territory belonging to a State or to the general government; public lands. [U.S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Domine \Dom"i*ne\, n. A clergyman.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Domine \Dom"i*ne\, n. [See {Dominie}.] 1. A name given to a pastor of the Reformed Church. The word is also applied locally in the United States, in colloquial speech, to any clergyman. 2. [From Sp. domine a schoolmaster.] (Zo[94]l.) A West Indian fish ({Epinula magistralis}), of the family {Trichiurid[91]}. It is a long-bodied, voracious fish.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Dominus \[d8]Dom"i*nus\, n.; pl. {Domini}. [L., master. See {Dame}.] Master; sir; -- a title of respect formerly applied to a knight or a clergyman, and sometimes to the lord of a manor. --Cowell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dominie \Dom"i*nie\, n. [L. dominus master. See {Don}, {Dame}.] 1. A schoolmaster; a pedagogue. [Scot.] This was Abel Sampson, commonly called, from occupation as a pedagogue, Dominie Sampson. --Sir W. Scott. 2. A clergyman. See {Domine}, 1. [Scot. & Colloq. U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Domino \Dom"i*no\, n.; pl. {Dominos} or (esp. the pieces for a game) {Dominoes}. [F. domino, or It. domin[95], or Sp. domin[a2], fr. L. dominus master. The domino was orig. a hood worn by the canons of a cathedral. See {Don}, {Dame}.] 1. A kind of hood worn by the canons of a cathedral church; a sort of amice. --Kersey. 2. A mourning veil formerly worn by women. 3. A kind of mask; particularly, a half mask worn at masquerades, to conceal the upper part of the face. Dominos were formerly worn by ladies in traveling. 4. A costume worn as a disguise at masquerades, consisting of a robe with a hood adjustable at pleasure. 5. A person wearing a domino. 6. pl. A game played by two or more persons, with twenty-eight pieces of wood, bone, or ivory, of a flat, oblong shape, plain at the back, but on the face divided by a line in the middle, and either left blank or variously dotted after the manner of dice. The game is played by matching the spots or the blank of an unmatched half of a domino already played --Hoyle. 7. One of the pieces with which the game of dominoes is played. --Hoyle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Down \Down\, adv. [For older adown, AS. ad[?]n, ad[?]ne, prop., from or off the hill. See 3d {Down}, and cf. {Adown}, and cf. {Adown}.] 1. In the direction of gravity or toward the center of the earth; toward or in a lower place or position; below; -- the opposite of up. 2. Hence, in many derived uses, as: (a) From a higher to a lower position, literally or figuratively; in a descending direction; from the top of an ascent; from an upright position; to the ground or floor; to or into a lower or an inferior condition; as, into a state of humility, disgrace, misery, and the like; into a state of rest; -- used with verbs indicating motion. It will be rain to-night. Let it come down. --Shak. I sit me down beside the hazel grove. --Tennyson. And that drags down his life. --Tennyson. There is not a more melancholy object in the learned world than a man who has written himself down. --Addison. The French . . . shone down [i. e., outshone] the English. --Shak. (b) In a low or the lowest position, literally or figuratively; at the bottom of a decent; below the horizon; of the ground; in a condition of humility, dejection, misery, and the like; in a state of quiet. I was down and out of breath. --Shak. The moon is down; I have not heard the clock. --Shak. He that is down needs fear no fall. --Bunyan. 3. From a remoter or higher antiquity. Venerable men! you have come down to us from a former generation. --D. Webster. 4. From a greater to a less bulk, or from a thinner to a thicker consistence; as, to boil down in cookery, or in making decoctions. --Arbuthnot. Note: Down is sometimes used elliptically, standing for go down, come down, tear down, take down, put down, haul down, pay down, and the like, especially in command or exclamation. Down, therefore, and beg mercy of the duke. --Shak. If he be hungry more than wanton, bread alone will down. --Locke. Down is also used intensively; as, to be loaded down; to fall down; to hang down; to drop down; to pay down. The temple of Her[8a] at Argos was burnt down. --Jowett (Thucyd. ). Down, as well as up, is sometimes used in a conventional sense; as, down East. Persons in London say down to Scotland, etc., and those in the provinces, up to London. --Stormonth. {Down helm} (Naut.), an order to the helmsman to put the helm to leeward. {Down on} [or] {upon} (joined with a verb indicating motion, as go, come, pounce), to attack, implying the idea of threatening power. Come down upon us with a mighty power. --Shak. {Down with}, take down, throw down, put down; -- used in energetic command. [bd]Down with the palace; fire it.[b8] --Dryden. {To be down on}, to dislike and treat harshly. [Slang, U.S.] {To cry down}. See under {Cry}, v. t. {To cut down}. See under {Cut}, v. t. {Up and down}, with rising and falling motion; to and fro; hither and thither; everywhere. [bd]Let them wander up and down.[b8] --Ps. lix. 15.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dynam \Dy"nam\, n. [Cf. F. dyname. See {Dynamic}.] A unit of measure for dynamical effect or work; a foot pound. See {Foot pound}. --Whewell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dynamo \Dy"na*mo\, n. A dynamo-electric machine.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Damon, TX Zip code(s): 77430
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Denham, MN (city, FIPS 15670) Location: 46.36233 N, 92.94362 W Population (1990): 36 (21 housing units) Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Domino, TX (town, FIPS 20848) Location: 33.25144 N, 94.11474 W Population (1990): 101 (38 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dona Ana, NM (CDP, FIPS 21110) Location: 32.39126 N, 106.81530 W Population (1990): 1202 (382 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Donnan, IA (city, FIPS 21765) Location: 42.90102 N, 91.86931 W Population (1990): 7 (4 housing units) Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dunean, SC (CDP, FIPS 21310) Location: 34.82005 N, 82.42282 W Population (1990): 4637 (2105 housing units) Area: 4.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
daemon /day'mn/ or /dee'mn/ n. [from the mythological meaning, later rationalized as the acronym `Disk And Execution MONitor'] A program that is not invoked explicitly, but lies dormant waiting for some condition(s) to occur. The idea is that the perpetrator of the condition need not be aware that a daemon is lurking (though often a program will commit an action only because it knows that it will implicitly invoke a daemon). For example, under {{ITS}} writing a file on the {LPT} spooler's directory would invoke the spooling daemon, which would then print the file. The advantage is that programs wanting (in this example) files printed need neither compete for access to nor understand any idiosyncrasies of the {LPT}. They simply enter their implicit requests and let the daemon decide what to do with them. Daemons are usually spawned automatically by the system, and may either live forever or be regenerated at intervals. Daemon and {demon} are often used interchangeably, but seem to have distinct connotations. The term `daemon' was introduced to computing by {CTSS} people (who pronounced it /dee'mon/) and used it to refer to what ITS called a {dragon}; the prototype was a program called DAEMON that automatically made tape backups of the file system. Although the meaning and the pronunciation have drifted, we think this glossary reflects current (2000) usage.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
dahmum /dah'mum/ n. [Usenet] The material of which protracted {flame war}s, especially those about operating systems, is composed. Homeomorphic to {spam}. The term `dahmum' is derived from the name of a militant {OS/2} advocate, and originated when an extensively crossposted OS/2-versus-{Linux} debate was fed through {Dissociated Press}.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
demon n. 1. [MIT] A portion of a program that is not invoked explicitly, but that lies dormant waiting for some condition(s) to occur. See {daemon}. The distinction is that demons are usually processes within a program, while daemons are usually programs running on an operating system. 2. [outside MIT] Often used equivalently to {daemon} -- especially in the {{Unix}} world, where the latter spelling and pronunciation is considered mildly archaic. Demons in sense 1 are particularly common in AI programs. For example, a knowledge-manipulation program might implement inference rules as demons. Whenever a new piece of knowledge was added, various demons would activate (which demons depends on the particular piece of data) and would create additional pieces of knowledge by applying their respective inference rules to the original piece. These new pieces could in turn activate more demons as the inferences filtered down through chains of logic. Meanwhile, the main program could continue with whatever its primary task was.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
daemon /day'mn/ or /dee'mn/ (From the mythological meaning, later rationalised as the acronym "Disk And Execution MONitor") A program that is not invoked explicitly, but lies dormant waiting for some condition(s) to occur. The idea is that the perpetrator of the condition need not be aware that a daemon is lurking (though often a program will commit an action only because it knows that it will implicitly invoke a daemon). For example, under {ITS} writing a file on the {LPT} spooler's directory would invoke the spooling daemon, which would then print the file. The advantage is that programs wanting files printed need neither compete for access to, nor understand any idiosyncrasies of, the {LPT}. They simply enter their implicit requests and let the daemon decide what to do with them. Daemons are usually spawned automatically by the system, and may either live forever or be regenerated at intervals. {Unix} systems run many daemons, chiefly to handle requests for services from other {host}s on a {network}. Most of these are now started as required by a single real daemon, {inetd}, rather than running continuously. Examples are {cron} (local timed command execution), {rshd} (remote command execution), {rlogind} and {telnetd} (remote login), {ftpd}, {nfsd} (file transfer), {lpd} (printing). Daemon and {demon} are often used interchangeably, but seem to have distinct connotations (see {demon}). The term "daemon" was introduced to computing by {CTSS} people (who pronounced it /dee'mon/) and used it to refer to what {ITS} called a {dragon}. [{Jargon File}] (1995-05-11)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
deamon It's spelled "{daemon}". (1996-12-13)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
demon 1. (Often used equivalently to {daemon}, especially in the {Unix} world, where the latter spelling and pronunciation is considered mildly archaic). A program or part of a program which is not invoked explicitly, but that lies dormant waiting for some condition(s) to occur. At {MIT} they use "demon" for part of a program and "daemon" for an {operating system} process. Demons (parts of programs) are particularly common in {AI} programs. For example, a {knowledge}-manipulation program might implement {inference rules} as demons. Whenever a new piece of knowledge was added, various demons would activate (which demons depends on the particular piece of data) and would create additional pieces of knowledge by applying their respective inference rules to the original piece. These new pieces could in turn activate more demons as the inferences filtered down through chains of logic. Meanwhile, the main program could continue with whatever its primary task was. This is similar to the {triggers} used in {relational databases}. The use of this term may derive from "Maxwell's Demons" - minute beings which can reverse the normal flow of heat from a hot body to a cold body by only allowing fast moving molecules to go from the cold body to the hot one and slow molecules from hot to cold. The solution to this apparent thermodynamic paradox is that the demons would require an external supply of energy to do their work and it is only in the absence of such a supply that heat must necessarily flow from hot to cold. Walt Bunch believes the term comes from the demons in Oliver Selfridge's paper "Pandemonium", MIT 1958, which was named after the capital of Hell in Milton's "Paradise Lost". Selfridge likened neural cells firing in response to input patterns to the chaos of millions of demons shrieking in Pandemonium. 2. {Demon Internet} Ltd. 3. A {program generator} for {differential equation} problems. [N.W. Bennett, Australian AEC Research Establishment, AAEC/E142, Aug 1965]. [{Jargon File}] (1998-09-04)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
domain 1. In the theory of functions, the set of argument values for which a {function} is defined. See {domain theory}. 2. A group of computers whose {hostnames} share a common suffix, the "domain name". The last component of this is the {top-level domain}. See {administrative domain}, {Domain Name System}, {fully qualified domain name}. 3. {Distributed Operating Multi Access Interactive Network}. 4. A specific phase of the {software life cycle} in which a developer works. Domains define developers' and users' areas of responsibility and the scope of possible relationships between products. 5. The subject or market in which a piece of software is designed to work. (1997-12-26)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
DYNAMO DYNamic MOdels. A language for continuous {simulation} including economic, industrial and social systems, developed by Phyllis Fox and A.L. Pugh in 1959. Versions include DYNAMO II, DYNAMO II/370, DYNAMO II/F, DYNAMO III and Gaming DYNAMO. ["DYNAMO User's Manual", A.L. Pugh, MIT Press 1976].
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Daemon the Greek form, rendered "devil" in the Authorized Version of the New Testament. Daemons are spoken of as spiritual beings (Matt. 8:16; 10:1; 12:43-45) at enmity with God, and as having a certain power over man (James 2:19; Rev. 16:14). They recognize our Lord as the Son of God (Matt. 8:20; Luke 4:41). They belong to the number of those angels that "kept not their first estate," "unclean spirits," "fallen angels," the angels of the devil (Matt. 25:41; Rev. 12:7-9). They are the "principalities and powers" against which we must "wrestle" (Eph. 6:12).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Demon See {DAEMON}.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Dimon, where it is red
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Dimonah, dunghill