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   Dame Barbara Hepworth
         n 1: British sculptor (1902-1975) [syn: {Hepworth}, {Barbara
               Hepworth}, {Dame Barbara Hepworth}]

English Dictionary: downy brome by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
damp-proof course
n
  1. a course of some impermeable material laid in the foundation walls of building near the ground to prevent dampness from rising into the building
    Synonym(s): damp-proof course, damp course
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
damper
n
  1. a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace
  2. a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations
    Synonym(s): damper, muffler
  3. a depressing restraint; "rain put a damper on our picnic plans"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
damper block
n
  1. damper consisting of a small felted block that drops onto a piano string to stop its vibration
    Synonym(s): damper block, piano damper
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Danube River
n
  1. the 2nd longest European river (after the Volga); flows from southwestern Germany to the Black Sea; "Vienna, Budapest, and Belgrade are on the banks of the Danube"
    Synonym(s): Danube, Danube River, Danau
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Denver
n
  1. the state capital and largest city of Colorado; located in central Colorado on the South Platte river
    Synonym(s): Denver, Mile-High City, capital of Colorado
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Dneprodzerzhinsk
n
  1. port city and industrial center in east central Ukraine on the Dnieper River
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Dnieper
n
  1. a river that rises in Russia near Smolensk and flowing south through Belarus and Ukraine to empty into the Black Sea
    Synonym(s): Dnieper, Dnieper River
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Dnieper River
n
  1. a river that rises in Russia near Smolensk and flowing south through Belarus and Ukraine to empty into the Black Sea
    Synonym(s): Dnieper, Dnieper River
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Dnipropetrovsk
n
  1. city in east central Ukraine on the Dnieper River; center of metallurgical industry
    Synonym(s): Dnipropetrovsk, Yekaterinoslav
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
done for
adj
  1. destroyed or killed; "we are gone geese" [syn: {done for(p)}, kaput(p), gone(a)]
  2. doomed to extinction
    Synonym(s): done for(p), ruined, sunk, undone, washed-up
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
downpour
n
  1. a heavy rain [syn: downpour, cloudburst, deluge, waterspout, torrent, pelter, soaker]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
downy birch
n
  1. European birch with dull white to pale brown bark and somewhat drooping hairy branches
    Synonym(s): downy birch, white birch, Betula pubescens
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
downy brome
n
  1. annual or winter annual grass with softly hairy leaves of the Mediterranean
    Synonym(s): downy brome, downy bromegrass, downy cheat, downy chess, cheatgrass, drooping brome, Bromus tectorum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
downy bromegrass
n
  1. annual or winter annual grass with softly hairy leaves of the Mediterranean
    Synonym(s): downy brome, downy bromegrass, downy cheat, downy chess, cheatgrass, drooping brome, Bromus tectorum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dump routine
n
  1. a routine that writes from an internal store to some external medium
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dumper
n
  1. truck whose contents can be emptied without handling; the front end of the platform can be pneumatically raised so that the load is discharged by gravity
    Synonym(s): dump truck, dumper, tipper truck, tipper lorry, tip truck, tipper
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Amp8are \[d8]Am`p[8a]re"\ ([aum]N`p[acir]r"), Ampere
   \Am*pere"\ ([acr]m*p[amac]r"), n. [From the name of a French
      electrician.] (Elec.)
      The unit of electric current; -- defined by the International
      Electrical Congress in 1893 and by U. S. Statute as, one
      tenth of the unit of current of the C. G. S. system of
      electro-magnetic units, or the practical equivalent of the
      unvarying current which, when passed through a standard
      solution of nitrate of silver in water, deposits silver at
      the rate of 0.001118 grams per second. Called also the
      {international amp[8a]re}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Amp8aremeter \[d8]Am`p[8a]re"me`ter\, Amperometer
   \Am`pe*rom"e*ter\, n. [Amp[8a]re + meter.] (Physics)
      An instrument for measuring the strength of an electrical
      current in amp[8a]res.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Amphirhina \[d8]Am`phi*rhi"na\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] +
      [?], [?], nose.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A name applied to the elasmobranch fishes, because the nasal
      sac is double.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Amphora \[d8]Am"pho*ra\, n.; pl. {Amophor[91]}. [L., fr. Gr.
      [?], [?], a jar with two handles; [?] + [?] bearer, [?] to
      bear. Cf. {Ampul}.]
      Among the ancients, a two-handled vessel, tapering at the
      bottom, used for holding wine, oil, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Anaphora \[d8]A*naph"o*ra\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] to
      carry up or back; [?] + [?] to carry.] (Rhet.)
      A repetition of a word or of words at the beginning of two or
      more successive clauses.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Anaphrodisia \[d8]An*aph`ro*dis"i*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'an
      priv. + [?] sexual pleasure, [?] the goddess of love.] (Med.)
      Absence of sexual appetite.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Duumvir \[d8]Du*um"vir\, n.; pl. E. {Duumvirs}, L. {Duumviri}.
      [L., fr. duo two + vir man.] (Rom. Antiq.)
      One of two Roman officers or magistrates united in the same
      public functions.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Empressement \[d8]Em`presse`ment"\, n. [F., fr s'empresser to
      hasten.]
      Demonstrative warmth or cordiality of manner; display of
      enthusiasm.
  
               He grasped my hand with a nervous empressement. --Poe.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Emprosthotonos \[d8]Em`pros*thot"o*nos\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?]
      forward + [?] to draw.] (Med.)
      A drawing of the body forward, in consequence of the
      spasmodic action of some of the muscles. --Gross.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Empyreuma \[d8]Em`py*reu"ma\, n. [NL., from Gr. [?] a live
      coal covered with ashes, fr. [?] to set on fire, fr. [?]: cf.
      F. empyreume. See {Empyreal}.] (Chem.)
      The peculiar smell and taste arising from products of
      decomposition of animal or vegetable substances when burnt in
      close vessels.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Empyrosis \[d8]Em"py*ro"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?]; [?] in +
      [?] to burn.]
      A general fire; a conflagration. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Hemibranchi \[d8]Hem`i*bran"chi\, n. pl. [NL. See {Hemi-}, and
      {Branchia}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      An order of fishes having an incomplete or reduced branchial
      apparatus. It includes the sticklebacks, the flutemouths, and
      Fistularia.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Imbrocata \[d8]Im`bro*ca"ta\, Imbroccata \Im`broc*ca"ta\, n.
      [It. imbroccata.]
      A hit or thrust. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Imperator \[d8]Im`pe*ra"tor\, n. [L. See {Emperor}.] (Rom.
      Antiq.)
      A commander; a leader; an emperor; -- originally an
      appellation of honor by which Roman soldiers saluted their
      general after an important victory. Subsequently the title
      was conferred as a recognition of great military achievements
      by the senate, whence it carried wiht it some special
      privileges. After the downfall of the Republic it was assumed
      by Augustus and his successors, and came to have the meaning
      now attached to the word emperor.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Imperforata \[d8]Im*per"fo*ra"ta\, n. pl. [NL. See
      {Imperforate}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A division of Foraminifera, including those in which the
      shell is not porous.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Imperium \[d8]Im*pe"ri*um\, n.; pl. {Imperia}. [L. See
      {Empire}.]
      1. Supreme power; absolute dominion; empire.
  
      2. (Law) The right to command, which includes the right to
            employ the force of the state to enforce the laws. It is
            one of the principal attributes of the executive power.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Impresa \[d8]Im*pre"sa\, n. [It. See {Emprise}, and cf.
      {Impress}, n., 4.] (Her.)
      A device on a shield or seal, or used as a bookplate or the
      like. [Written also {imprese} and {impress}.]
  
               My impresa to your lordship; a swain Flying to a laurel
               for shelter.                                          --J. Webster.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Impresario \[d8]Im`pre*sa"ri*o\, n.; pl. {Impresarios}. [It.,
      from impresa enterprise.]
      The projector, manager, or conductor, of an opera or concert
      company.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Imprimatur \[d8]Im`pri*ma"tur\, n. [L., let it be printed.]
      (Law)
      A license to print or publish a book, paper, etc.; also, in
      countries subjected to the censorship of the press, approval
      of that which is published.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Imprimis \[d8]Im*pri"mis\, adv. [L., for in primis among the
      first, chiefly; in in + primus first.]
      In the first place; first in order.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Improperia \[d8]Im`pro*pe"ri*a\, n. pl. [L., reproaches.]
      (Mus.)
      A series of antiphons and responses, expressing the sorrowful
      remonstrance of our Lord with his people; -- sung on the
      morning of the Good Friday in place of the usual daily Mass
      of the Roman ritual. --Grove.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Improvisatore \[d8]Im`pro*vi`sa*to"re\, n.
      See {Improvvisatore}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Improvisatrice \[d8]Im`pro*vi`sa*tri"ce\, n.
      See {Improvvisatrice}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Improvvisatore \[d8]Im`prov*vi`sa*to"re\, n.; pl.
      {Improvvisatori}. [It. See {Improvise}.]
      One who composes and sings or recites rhymes and short poems
      extemporaneously. [Written also {improvisatore}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Improvvisatrice \[d8]Im`prov*vi`sa*tri"ce\, n.; pl.
      {Improvvisatrici}. [It. See {Improvise}.]
      A female improvvisatore. [Written also {improvisatrice}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Inferi91 \[d8]In*fe"ri*[91]\, n. pl. [L., fr. inferus
      underneath.] (Rom. Antiq.)
      Sacrifices offered to the souls of deceased heroes or
      friends.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Infra \[d8]In*"fra\, adv. [L. Cf. {Inferior}.]
      Below; beneath; under; after; -- often used as a prefix.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Invertebrata \[d8]In*ver`te*bra"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. in-
      not + vertebratus vertebrate.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A comprehensive division of the animal kingdom, including all
      except the Vertebrata.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Mahabarata \[d8]Ma*ha*ba"ra*ta\, d8Mahabharatam
   \[d8]Ma*ha*bha"ra*tam\, n. [Skr. mah[be]bh[be]rata.]
      A celebrated epic poem of the Hindoos. It is of great length,
      and is chiefly devoted to the history of a civil war between
      two dynasties of ancient India.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Mahabarata \[d8]Ma*ha*ba"ra*ta\, d8Mahabharatam
   \[d8]Ma*ha*bha"ra*tam\, n. [Skr. mah[be]bh[be]rata.]
      A celebrated epic poem of the Hindoos. It is of great length,
      and is chiefly devoted to the history of a civil war between
      two dynasties of ancient India.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Nephralgia \[d8]Ne*phral"gi*a\, Nephralgy \Ne*phral"gy\, n.
      [NL. nephralgia, fr. Gr. [?] a kidney + [?] pain: cf. F.
      n[82]phralgie.] (Med.)
      Neuralgia of the kidneys; a disease characterized by pain in
      the region of the kidneys without any structural lesion of
      the latter. --Quain.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Nephridium \[d8]Ne*phrid"i*um\, n.; pl. {Nephridia}. [NL., fr.
      gr. [?] of the kidneys.] (Zo[94]l. & Anat.)
      A segmental tubule; one of the tubules of the primitive
      urinogenital organs; a segmental organ. See Illust. under
      {Loeven's larva}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Nouveau riche \[d8]Nou`veau" riche"\, m., d8Nouvelle riche
   \[d8]Nou`velle" riche"\, f.; pl. m. {Noveaux riches}, f.
      {Nouvelles riches}. [F.]
      A person newly rich.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Nova \[d8]No"va\ (n[omac]"v[adot]), n.; pl. L. {Nov[91]}
      (-v[emac]), E. {Novas} (-v[adot]z). [L., fem. sing. of novus
      new.] (Astron.)
      A new star, usually appearing suddenly, shining for a brief
      period, and then sinking into obscurity. Such appearances are
      supposed to result from cosmic collisions, as of a dark star
      with interstellar nebulosities.
  
      Note: The most important modern nov[91] are:
  
      {[d8]No"va Co*ro"n[91] Bo`re*a"lis}[1866];
  
      {[d8]No"va Cyg"ni}[1876];
  
      {[d8]No"va An*dro"me*d[91]}[1885];
  
      {[d8]No"va Au*ri"g[91]}[1891-92];
  
      {[d8]No"va Per"se*i}[1901]. There are two nov[91] called
            {Nova Persei}. They are:
      (a) A small nova which appeared in 1881.
      (b) An extraordinary nova which appeared in Perseus in 1901.
            It was first sighted on February 22, and for one night
            (February 23) was the brightest star in the sky. By July
            it had almost disappeared, after which faint surrounding
            nebulous masses were discovered, apparently moving
            radially outward from the star at incredible velocity.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Nuphar \[d8]Nu"phar\, n. [Per. n[?]far.] (Bot.)
      A genus of plants found in the fresh-water ponds or lakes of
      Europe, Asia, and North America; the yellow water lily. Cf.
      {Nymphaea}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Omnivora \[d8]Om*niv"o*ra\, n. pl. [NL. See {Omnivorous}.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      A group of ungulate mammals including the hog and the
      hippopotamus. The term is also sometimes applied to the
      bears, and to certain passerine birds.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Tempera \[d8]Tem"pe*ra\, n. [It.] (Paint.)
      A mode or process of painting; distemper.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Tempera \[d8]Tem"pe*ra\, n. [It.] (Paint.)
      A mode or process of painting; distemper.
  
      Note: The term is applied especially to early Italian
               painting, common vehicles of which were yolk of egg,
               yolk and white of egg mixed together, the white juice
               of the fig tree, and the like.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Tenebr91 \[d8]Ten"e*br[91]\, n. [L., pl., darkness.] (R. C.
      Ch.)
      The matins and lauds for the last three days of Holy Week,
      commemorating the sufferings and death of Christ, -- usually
      sung on the afternoon or evening of Wednesday, Thursday, and
      Friday, instead of on the following days.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Umbra \[d8]Um"bra\, n.; pl. {Umbr[91]}. [L., a shadow.]
      1. (Astron.)
            (a) The conical shadow projected from a planet or
                  satellite, on the side opposite to the sun, within
                  which a spectator could see no portion of the sun's
                  disk; -- used in contradistinction from penumbra. See
                  {Penumbra}.
            (b) The central dark portion, or nucleus, of a sun spot.
            (c) The fainter part of a sun spot; -- now more commonly
                  called penumbra.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of sci[91]noid food
            fishes of the genus {Umbrina}, especially the
            Mediterranean species ({U. cirrhosa}), which is highly
            esteemed as a market fish; -- called also {ombre}, and
            {umbrine}.
  
      {Umbra tree} (Bot.), a tree ({Phytolacca diocia}) of the same
            genus as pokeweed. It is native of South America, but is
            now grown in southern Europe. It has large dark leaves,
            and a somber aspect. The juice of its berries is used for
            coloring wine. --J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Unipara \[d8]U*nip"a*ra\, n. [NL. See {Uniparous}.]
      A woman who has borne one child.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Damp \Damp\, a. [Compar. {Damper}; superl. {Dampest}.]
      1. Being in a state between dry and wet; moderately wet;
            moist; humid.
  
                     O'erspread with a damp sweat and holy fear.
                                                                              --Dryden.
  
      2. Dejected; depressed; sunk. [R.]
  
                     All these and more came flocking, but with looks
                     Downcast and damp.                              --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Damper \Damp"er\, n.
      That which damps or checks; as:
      (a) A valve or movable plate in the flue or other part of a
            stove, furnace, etc., used to check or regulate the
            draught of air.
      (b) A contrivance, as in a pianoforte, to deaden vibrations;
            or, as in other pieces of mechanism, to check some action
            at a particular time.
  
                     Nor did Sabrina's presence seem to act as any
                     damper at the modest little festivities. --W.
                                                                              Black.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Danburite \Dan"bu*rite\, n. (Min.)
      A borosilicate of lime, first found at Danbury, Conn. It is
      near the topaz in form. --Dana.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dannebrog \Dan"ne*brog\, n.
      The ancient battle standard of Denmark, bearing figures of
      cross and crown.
  
      {Order of Dannebrog}, an ancient Danish order of knighthood.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dean \Dean\, n. [OE. dene, deene, OF. deien, dien, F. doyen,
      eldest of a corporation, a dean, L. decanus the chief of ten,
      one set over ten persons, e. g., over soldiers or over monks,
      from decem ten. See {Ten}, and cf. {Decemvir}.]
      1. A dignitary or presiding officer in certain ecclesiastical
            and lay bodies; esp., an ecclesiastical dignitary,
            subordinate to a bishop.
  
      {Dean of cathedral church}, the chief officer of a chapter;
            he is an ecclesiastical magistrate next in degree to
            bishop, and has immediate charge of the cathedral and its
            estates.
  
      {Dean of peculiars}, a dean holding a preferment which has
            some peculiarity relative to spiritual superiors and the
            jurisdiction exercised in it. [Eng.]
  
      {Rural dean}, one having, under the bishop, the especial care
            and inspection of the clergy within certain parishes or
            districts of the diocese.
  
      2. The collegiate officer in the universities of Oxford and
            Cambridge, England, who, besides other duties, has regard
            to the moral condition of the college. --Shipley.
  
      3. The head or presiding officer in the faculty of some
            colleges or universities.
  
      4. A registrar or secretary of the faculty in a department of
            a college, as in a medical, or theological, or scientific
            department. [U.S.]
  
      5. The chief or senior of a company on occasion of ceremony;
            as, the dean of the diplomatic corps; -- so called by
            courtesy.
  
      {Cardinal dean}, the senior cardinal bishop of the college of
            cardinals at Rome. --Shipley.
  
      {Dean and chapter}, the legal corporation and governing body
            of a cathedral. It consists of the dean, who is chief, and
            his canons or prebendaries.
  
      {Dean of arches}, the lay judge of the court of arches.
  
      {Dean of faculty}, the president of an incorporation or
            barristers; specifically, the president of the
            incorporation of advocates in Edinburgh.
  
      {Dean of guild}, a magistrate of Scotch burghs, formerly, and
            still, in some burghs, chosen by the Guildry, whose duty
            is to superintend the erection of new buildings and see
            that they conform to the law.
  
      {Dean of a monastery}, {Monastic dean}, a monastic superior
            over ten monks.
  
      {Dean's stall}. See {Decanal stall}, under {Decanal}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Demibrigade \Dem"i*bri*gade"\, n. [Cf. F. demi- brigade.]
      A half brigade.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Done \Done\,
      p. p. from {Do}, and formerly the infinitive.
  
      1. Performed; executed; finished.
  
      2. It is done or agreed; let it be a match or bargain; --
            used elliptically.
  
      {Done brown}, a phrase in cookery; applied figuratively to
            one who has been thoroughly deceived, cheated, or fooled.
            [Colloq.]
  
      {Done for}, tired out; used up; collapsed; destroyed; dead;
            killed. [Colloq.]
  
      {Done up}.
            (a) Wrapped up.
            (b) Worn out; exhausted. [Colloq.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Done \Done\,
      p. p. from {Do}, and formerly the infinitive.
  
      1. Performed; executed; finished.
  
      2. It is done or agreed; let it be a match or bargain; --
            used elliptically.
  
      {Done brown}, a phrase in cookery; applied figuratively to
            one who has been thoroughly deceived, cheated, or fooled.
            [Colloq.]
  
      {Done for}, tired out; used up; collapsed; destroyed; dead;
            killed. [Colloq.]
  
      {Done up}.
            (a) Wrapped up.
            (b) Worn out; exhausted. [Colloq.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Doniferous \Do*nif"er*ous\, a. [L. donum gift + -ferous.]
      Bearing gifts. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Downbear \Down"bear`\, v. t.
      To bear down; to depress.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Downpour \Down"pour`\, n.
      A pouring or streaming downwards; esp., a heavy or continuous
      shower.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dumpy \Dump"y\, a. [Compar. {Dumpier}; superl. {Dumpiest}.] [
      1. From {Dump} a short ill-shapen piece.
  
      2. From {Dump} sadness.]
  
      1. Short and thick; of low stature and disproportionately
            stout.
  
      2. Sullen or discontented. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ruddy \Rud"dy\, a. [Compar. {Ruddier}; superl. {Ruddiest}.] [AS.
      rudig. See {Rud}, n.]
      1. Of a red color; red, or reddish; as, a ruddy sky; a ruddy
            flame. --Milton.
  
                     They were more ruddy in body than rubies. --Lam. iv.
                                                                              7.
  
      2. Of a lively flesh color, or the color of the human skin in
            high health; as, ruddy cheeks or lips. --Dryden.
  
      {Ruddy duck} (Zo[94]l.), an American duck ({Erismatura
            rubida}) having a broad bill and a wedge-shaped tail
            composed of stiff, sharp feathers. The adult male is rich
            brownish red on the back, sides, and neck, black on the
            top of the head, nape, wings, and tail, and white on the
            cheeks. The female and young male are dull brown mixed
            with blackish on the back; grayish below. Called also
            {dunbird}, {dundiver}, {ruddy diver}, {stifftail},
            {spinetail}, {hardhead}, {sleepy duck}, {fool duck},
            {spoonbill}, etc.
  
      {Ruddy plover} (Zo[94]l.) the sanderling.

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]:
   Ruddy \Rud"dy\, a. [Compar. {Ruddier}; superl. {Ruddiest}.] [AS.
      rudig. See {Rud}, n.]
      1. Of a red color; red, or reddish; as, a ruddy sky; a ruddy
            flame. --Milton.
  
                     They were more ruddy in body than rubies. --Lam. iv.
                                                                              7.
  
      2. Of a lively flesh color, or the color of the human skin in
            high health; as, ruddy cheeks or lips. --Dryden.
  
      {Ruddy duck} (Zo[94]l.), an American duck ({Erismatura
            rubida}) having a broad bill and a wedge-shaped tail
            composed of stiff, sharp feathers. The adult male is rich
            brownish red on the back, sides, and neck, black on the
            top of the head, nape, wings, and tail, and white on the
            cheeks. The female and young male are dull brown mixed
            with blackish on the back; grayish below. Called also
            {dunbird}, {dundiver}, {ruddy diver}, {stifftail},
            {spinetail}, {hardhead}, {sleepy duck}, {fool duck},
            {spoonbill}, etc.
  
      {Ruddy plover} (Zo[94]l.) the sanderling.

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]:
   Duumviral \Du*um"vi*ral\, a. [L. duumviralis.]
      Of or belonging to the duumviri or the duumvirate.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Duumvirate \Du*um"vi*rate\, n. [L. duumviratus, fr. duumvir.]
      The union of two men in the same office; or the office,
      dignity, or government of two men thus associated, as in
      ancient Rome.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Duumvir \[d8]Du*um"vir\, n.; pl. E. {Duumvirs}, L. {Duumviri}.
      [L., fr. duo two + vir man.] (Rom. Antiq.)
      One of two Roman officers or magistrates united in the same
      public functions.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Duumvir \[d8]Du*um"vir\, n.; pl. E. {Duumvirs}, L. {Duumviri}.
      [L., fr. duo two + vir man.] (Rom. Antiq.)
      One of two Roman officers or magistrates united in the same
      public functions.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Danburg, GA
      Zip code(s): 30668

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Danbury, CT (city, FIPS 18430)
      Location: 41.40213 N, 73.47153 W
      Population (1990): 65585 (25950 housing units)
      Area: 109.1 sq km (land), 5.6 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 06810, 06811
   Danbury, IA (city, FIPS 18390)
      Location: 42.23717 N, 95.72146 W
      Population (1990): 430 (195 housing units)
      Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 51019
   Danbury, NC (town, FIPS 16240)
      Location: 36.40877 N, 80.21168 W
      Population (1990): 119 (50 housing units)
      Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 27016
   Danbury, NE (village, FIPS 12105)
      Location: 40.03775 N, 100.40442 W
      Population (1990): 109 (70 housing units)
      Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 69026
   Danbury, NH
      Zip code(s): 03230
   Danbury, TX (city, FIPS 19120)
      Location: 29.22658 N, 95.34565 W
      Population (1990): 1447 (504 housing units)
      Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 77534

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Danforth, IL (village, FIPS 18498)
      Location: 40.82120 N, 87.97793 W
      Population (1990): 457 (203 housing units)
      Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 60930
   Danforth, ME
      Zip code(s): 04424

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Dannebrog, NE (village, FIPS 12140)
      Location: 41.11860 N, 98.54525 W
      Population (1990): 324 (150 housing units)
      Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 68831

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Danvers, IL (village, FIPS 18537)
      Location: 40.52889 N, 89.17327 W
      Population (1990): 981 (357 housing units)
      Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 61732
   Danvers, MA (CDP, FIPS 16285)
      Location: 42.57187 N, 70.95111 W
      Population (1990): 24174 (9119 housing units)
      Area: 34.4 sq km (land), 2.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 01923
   Danvers, MN (city, FIPS 14734)
      Location: 45.28262 N, 95.75274 W
      Population (1990): 98 (45 housing units)
      Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 56231

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Denver, CO (city, FIPS 20000)
      Location: 39.76803 N, 104.87265 W
      Population (1990): 467610 (239636 housing units)
      Area: 397.0 sq km (land), 4.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 80202, 80203, 80204, 80205, 80206, 80207, 80209, 80210, 80211, 80216, 80218, 80219, 80220, 80223, 80224, 80227, 80231, 80235, 80236, 80237, 80239, 80249
   Denver, IA (city, FIPS 20035)
      Location: 42.67117 N, 92.33406 W
      Population (1990): 1600 (622 housing units)
      Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 50622
   Denver, IN (town, FIPS 17776)
      Location: 40.86425 N, 86.07639 W
      Population (1990): 504 (191 housing units)
      Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   Denver, KY
      Zip code(s): 41215
   Denver, MO (village, FIPS 19162)
      Location: 40.39899 N, 94.32371 W
      Population (1990): 53 (34 housing units)
      Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 64441
   Denver, NC
      Zip code(s): 28037
   Denver, NY
      Zip code(s): 12421
   Denver, PA (borough, FIPS 18888)
      Location: 40.23250 N, 76.13873 W
      Population (1990): 2861 (1091 housing units)
      Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 17517

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Denver City, TX (town, FIPS 19984)
      Location: 32.96961 N, 102.83073 W
      Population (1990): 5145 (1814 housing units)
      Area: 5.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 79323

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Denver County, CO (county, FIPS 31)
      Location: 39.76803 N, 104.87265 W
      Population (1990): 467610 (239636 housing units)
      Area: 397.0 sq km (land), 4.1 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Donnybrook, ND (city, FIPS 19900)
      Location: 48.50788 N, 101.88564 W
      Population (1990): 106 (59 housing units)
      Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 58734

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Dumbarton, VA (CDP, FIPS 23744)
      Location: 37.60874 N, 77.50050 W
      Population (1990): 8526 (4508 housing units)
      Area: 7.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Dumfries, VA (town, FIPS 23760)
      Location: 38.56768 N, 77.32509 W
      Population (1990): 4282 (1606 housing units)
      Area: 4.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 22026

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Dunbar, NE (village, FIPS 13855)
      Location: 40.66867 N, 96.03031 W
      Population (1990): 171 (79 housing units)
      Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 68346
   Dunbar, PA (borough, FIPS 20216)
      Location: 39.97957 N, 79.61415 W
      Population (1990): 1213 (529 housing units)
      Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 15431
   Dunbar, WI
      Zip code(s): 54119
   Dunbar, WV (city, FIPS 22564)
      Location: 38.36819 N, 81.73673 W
      Population (1990): 8697 (4239 housing units)
      Area: 7.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 25064

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Dunbarton, NH
      Zip code(s): 03045

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Dunfermline, IL (village, FIPS 21098)
      Location: 40.49093 N, 90.03274 W
      Population (1990): 259 (111 housing units)
      Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 61524

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   demoparty n.   [{demoscene}] Aboveground descendant of the
   {copyparty}, with emphasis shifted away from software piracy and
   towards {compo}s. Smaller demoparties, for 100 persons or less, are
   held quite often, sometimes even once a month, and usually last for
   one to two days. On the other end of the scale, huge demo parties
   are held once a year (and four of these have grown very large and
   occur annually - Assembly in Finland, The Party in Denmark, The
   Gathering in Norway, and NAID somewhere in north America). These
   parties usually last for three to five days, have room for 3000-5000
   people, and have a party network with connection to the internet.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   demo version
  
      1. An early, barely-functional version of a program which
      can be used for demonstration purposes as long as the operator
      uses *exactly* the right commands and skirts its numerous
      bugs, deficiencies, and unimplemented portions.
  
      2. A special version of a finished program (frequently with
      some features crippled) which is distributed at little or no
      cost to the user for enticement purposes.   See {crippleware}.
  
      (1994-11-04)
  
  
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