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damage control
n 1: an effort to minimize or curtail damage or loss

English Dictionary: downy chess	by the DICT Development Group
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damages n a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury Synonym(s): damages, amends, indemnity, indemnification, restitution, redress
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Damascus n an ancient city (widely regarded as the world's oldest) and present capital and largest city of Syria; according to the New Testament, the Apostle Paul (then known as Saul) underwent a dramatic conversion on the road to Damascus Synonym(s): Dimash, Damascus, capital of Syria
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Damascus steel n a hard resilient steel often decorated and used for sword blades Synonym(s): Damascus steel, Damask steel
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dance school n a school where students are taught to dance
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dance step n a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance; "he taught them the waltz step" Synonym(s): dance step, step
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Danish capital n the capital and largest city of Denmark; located on the island of Zealand; "Copenhagen is sometimes called the Paris of the North" Synonym(s): Copenhagen, Kobenhavn, Danish capital
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Danish krone n the basic unit of money in Denmark [syn: Danish krone, krone]
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danseuse n a female ballet dancer Synonym(s): ballerina, danseuse
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Danzig n a port city of northern Poland near the mouth of the Vistula River on a gulf of the Baltic Sea; a member of the Hanseatic League in the 14th century Synonym(s): Gdansk, Danzig
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Dean Acheson n United States statesman who promoted the Marshall Plan and helped establish NATO (1893-1971) Synonym(s): Acheson, Dean Acheson, Dean Gooderham Acheson
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demagog n a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices Synonym(s): demagogue, demagog, rabble-rouser
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demagogic adj characteristic of or resembling a demagogue; "demagogic speeches" Synonym(s): demagogic, demagogical
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demagogical adj characteristic of or resembling a demagogue; "demagogic speeches" Synonym(s): demagogic, demagogical
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demagogue n a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices Synonym(s): demagogue, demagog, rabble-rouser
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demagoguery n impassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the populace Synonym(s): demagoguery, demagogy
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demagogy n impassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the populace Synonym(s): demagoguery, demagogy
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Diangus gratianopolitanus n mat-forming perennial of central Europe with large fragrant pink or red flowers Synonym(s): cheddar pink, Diangus gratianopolitanus
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dim-sighted adj having greatly reduced vision [syn: dim-sighted, {near- blind}, purblind, sand-blind, visually impaired, visually challenged]
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Dionysius n the tyrant of Syracuse who fought the Carthaginians (430-367 BC) Synonym(s): Dionysius, Dionysius the Elder
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Dionysius the Elder n the tyrant of Syracuse who fought the Carthaginians (430-367 BC) Synonym(s): Dionysius, Dionysius the Elder
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Dionysus n (Greek mythology) god of wine and fertility and drama; the Greek name of Bacchus
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domoic acid n a neurotoxin that is deadly for humans; found in various marine algae
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Don Quixote n the hero of a romance by Cervantes; chivalrous but impractical any impractical idealist (after Cervantes' hero)
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donkey cart n a cart with an underslung axle and two seats [syn: {pony cart}, ponycart, donkey cart, tub-cart]
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donkey jacket n a short thick jacket; often worn by workmen
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downcast adj directed downward; "a downcast glance" filled with melancholy and despondency ; "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the darkening mood"; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted" Synonym(s): gloomy, grim, blue, depressed, dispirited, down(p), downcast, downhearted, down in the mouth, low, low-spirited n a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine
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downsize v dismiss from work; "three secretaries were downsized during the financial crisis" make in a smaller size; "the car makers downsized the SUVs when fuel became very expensive" reduce in size or number; "the company downsized its research staff"
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downsizing n the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable Synonym(s): retrenchment, curtailment, downsizing
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downy chess n 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
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dunce cap n a cone-shaped paper hat formerly placed on the head of slow or lazy pupils Synonym(s): dunce cap, dunce's cap, fool's cap
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dunce's cap n a cone-shaped paper hat formerly placed on the head of slow or lazy pupils Synonym(s): dunce cap, dunce's cap, fool's cap
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duncical adj (used informally) stupid [syn: blockheaded, boneheaded, duncical, duncish, fatheaded, loggerheaded, thick, thickheaded, thick-skulled, wooden-headed]
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duncish adj (used informally) stupid [syn: blockheaded, boneheaded, duncical, duncish, fatheaded, loggerheaded, thick, thickheaded, thick-skulled, wooden-headed]
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dune cycling n bicycling or motorcycling on sand dunes
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d8Anisocoria \[d8]An`isoco"ri*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] + [?] pupil.] (Med.) Inequality of the pupils of the eye.
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d8Ankus \[d8]An"kus\, n. [Hind., fr. Skr. a[ndot]ku[cced]a.] An elephant goad with a sharp spike and hook, resembling a short-handled boat hook. [India] --Kipling.
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d8Danseuse \[d8]Dan`seuse"\, n. [F., fr. danser to dance.] A professional female dancer; a woman who dances at a public exhibition as in a ballet.
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d8Emesis \[d8]Em"e*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?]. See {Emetic}.] (Med.) A vomiting.
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d8Incus \[d8]In"cus\, n. [L., anvil.] 1. An anvil. 2. (Anat.) One of the small bones in the tympanum of the ear; the anvil bone. See {Ear}. 3. (Zo[94]l.) The central portion of the armature of the pharynx in the Rotifera.
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d8Ingesta \[d8]In*ges"ta\, n. pl. [NL. See {Ingest}.] (Physiol.) That which is introduced into the body by the stomach or alimentary canal; -- opposed to {egesta}.
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d8Insecta \[d8]In*sec"ta\, n. pl. [NL. See {Insect}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) One of the classes of Arthropoda, including those that have one pair of antenn[91], three pairs of mouth organs, and breathe air by means of trache[91], opening by spiracles along the sides of the body. In this sense it includes the Hexapoda, or six-legged insects and the Myriapoda, with numerous legs. See {Insect}, n. 2. (Zo[94]l.) In a more restricted sense, the Hexapoda alone. See {Hexapoda}. 3. (Zo[94]l.) In the most general sense, the Hexapoda, Myriapoda, and Arachnoidea, combined. Note: The typical Insecta, or hexapod insects, are divided into several orders, viz.: {Hymenoptera}, as the bees and ants; {Diptera}, as the common flies and gnats; {Aphaniptera}, or fleas; {Lepidoptera}, or moths and butterflies; {Neuroptera}, as the ant-lions and hellgamite; {Coleoptera}, or beetles; {Hemiptera}, as bugs, lice, aphids; {Orthoptera}, as grasshoppers and cockroaches; {Pseudoneuroptera}, as the dragon flies and termites; {Euplexoptera}, or earwings; {Thysanura}, as the springtails, podura, and lepisma. See these words in the Vocabulary.
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d8Insectivora \[d8]In`sectiv"ora\, n. pl. [NL., from L. insectum an insect + vorare to devour.] (Zo[94]l.) 1. An order of mammals which feed principally upon insects. Note: They are mostly of small size, and their molar teeth have sharp cusps. Most of the species burrow in the earth, and many of those of cold climates hibernate in winter. The order includes the moles, shrews, hedgehogs, tanrecs, and allied animals, also the colugo. 2. A division of the Cheiroptera, including the common or insect-eating bats.
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d8Insessor \[d8]In*ses"sor\, n.; pl. {Insessores}. [See {Insessores}.] (Zo[94]l.) One of the Insessores. The group includes most of the common singing birds.
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d8Insessores \[d8]In`ses*so"res\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. insessor, lit., one who sits down, fr. incidere. See {Insession}.] (Zo[94]l.) An order of birds, formerly established to include the perching birds, but now generally regarded as an artificial group.
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d8Insouciance \[d8]In`sou`ciance"\, n. [F.] Carelessness; heedlessness; thoughtlessness; unconcern.
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d8Insouciant \[d8]In`sou`ciant"\, a. [F.] Careless; heedless; indifferent; unconcerned. --J. S. Mill.
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d8Macaco \[d8]Ma*ca"co\, n. [Cf. Pg. macaco.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of lemurs, as the ruffed lemur ({Lemur macaco}), and the ring-tailed lemur ({L. catta}).
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d8Macacus \[d8]Ma*ca"cus\, n. [NL., a word of African origin. Cf. {Macaco}, {Macaque}.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of monkeys, found in Asia and the East Indies. They have short tails and prominent eyebrows.
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d8Macaque \[d8]Ma`caque"\, n. [F. See {Macacus}.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of short-tailed monkeys of the genus {Macacus}
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d8Macauco \[d8]Ma*cau"co\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of small lemurs, as {Lemur murinus}, which resembles a rat in size.
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d8Machicoulis \[d8]Ma`chi`cou`lis"\, n. [F. m[83]chicoulis.] (Mil. Arch.) Same as {Machicolation}.
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d8Magister \[d8]Ma*gis"ter\, n. [L. See {Master}.] Master; sir; -- a title of the Middle Ages, given to a person in authority, or to one having a license from a university to teach philosophy and the liberal arts.
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d8Majuscul91 \[d8]Majus"cul[91]\, n. pl. [L., fem. pl. fr. majusculus somewhat greater or great, dim. of major, majus. See {Major}.] (Pal[91]ography) Capital letters, as found in manuscripts of the sixth century and earlier.
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d8Masseuse \[d8]Mas`seuse"\ (m[adot]*s[ucir]z"), n.; pl. {-seuses} (F. -s[ucir]z"). [F.] A woman who practices massage.
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d8Masseur \[d8]Mas`seur"\, n. m., d8Masseuse \[d8]Mas`seuse"\, n. f.,][F., or formed in imitation of French. See {Massage}.] (Med.) One who performs massage.
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d8Maucaco \[d8]Mau*ca"co\, n. [From the native name.] (Zo[94]l.) A lemur; -- applied to several species, as the White-fronted, the ruffed, and the ring-tailed lemurs.
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d8Megaceros \[d8]Megac"eros\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`gas great + horn.] (Paleon.) The Irish elk.
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d8Meiosis \[d8]Mei*o"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] to make smaller, from [?]. See {Meionite}.] (Rhet.) Diminution; a species of hyperbole, representing a thing as being less than it really is.
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d8Mesoc91cum \[d8]Mes`oc[91]"cum\, n. (Anat.) [NL. See {Meso-}, and {C[91]cum}.] The fold of peritoneum attached to the c[91]cum. -- {Mes`oc[91]"cal}, a.
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Mesocd2le \Mes`oc[d2]"le\, d8Mesocd2lia \[d8]Mes`oc[d2]"li*a\, n. [NL. mesocoelia. See {Meso-}, and {C[d2]lia}.] (Anat.) The cavity of the mesencephalon; the iter.
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d8Mesocephalon \[d8]Mes`oceph"alon\, n. [NL. See {Meso-}, and {Cephalon}.] (Anat.) The pons Varolii.
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d8Mesogaster \[d8]Mes`o*gas"ter\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] middle + [?] belly.] (Anat.) The fold of peritoneum connecting the stomach with the dorsal wall of the abdominal cavity; the mesogastrium.
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d8Mesogastrium \[d8]Mes`ogas"trium\, n. [NL. See {Mesogaster}.] (Anat.) (a) The umbilical region. (b) The mesogaster.
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d8Mesogloea \[d8]Mes`ogl[oe]"a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`sos middle + [?] a glutinous substance.] (Zo[94]l.) A thin gelatinous tissue separating the ectoderm and endoderm in certain c[d2]lenterates. -- {Mes`ogl[oe]"al}, a.
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d8Mesosauria \[d8]Mes`osau"ria\, n. Same as {Mosasauria}.
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d8Mesoscapula \[d8]Mes`oscap"ula\, n. [Meso- + scapula.] (Anat.) A process from the middle of the scapula in some animals; the spine of the scapula.
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d8Mesoscutum \[d8]Mes`o*scu"tum\, n. [Meso- + scutum.] (Zo[94]l.) The scutum or dorsal plate of the middle thoracic segment of an insect. See Illust. of {Butterfly}.
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d8Mesosternum \[d8]Mes`o*ster"num\, n. [Meso- + sternum.] 1. (Anat.) The middle portion, or body, of the sternum. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The ventral piece of the middle segment of the thorax in insects.
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d8Mesozoa \[d8]Mes`o*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Mesozoic}.] (Zo[94]l.) A group of very lowly organized, wormlike parasites, including the Dicyemata. They are found in cephalopods. See {Dicyemata}.
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d8Mosasauria \[d8]Mos`asau"ria\, n. pl. [NL. See {Mosasaurus}.] (Paleon.) An order of large, extinct, marine reptiles, found in the Cretaceous rocks, especially in America. They were serpentlike in form and in having loosely articulated and dilatable jaws, with large recurved tteth, but they had paddlelike feet. Some of them were over fifty feet long. They are, essentially, fossil sea serpents with paddles. Called also {Pythonomarpha}, and {Mosasauria}.
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d8Mosasaurus \[d8]Mos`a*sau"rus\, n. [NL., fr. L. Mosa the River Meuse (on which Meastricht is situated) + Gr. [?] a lizard.] (Paleon.) A genus of extinct marine reptiles allied to the lizards, but having the body much elongated, and the limbs in the form of paddles. The first known species, nearly fifty feet in length, was discovered in Cretaceous beds near Maestricht, in the Netherlands. [Written also {Mososaurus}.]
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d8Mososaurus \[d8]Mos`o*sau"rus\, n. [NL.] (Paleon.) Same as {Mosasaurus}.
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d8Musicale \[d8]Mu`si`cale"\, n. [F. Cf. Soir[82]e musicale.] A social musical party. [Colloq.]
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d8Myosis \[d8]My*o"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] to close the eyes or lips.] (Med.) Long-continued contraction of the pupil of the eye.
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d8Mysis \[d8]My"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a closing of the lips or eyes.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of small schizopod shrimps found both in fresh and salt water; the opossum shrimps. One species inhabits the Great Lakes of North America, and is largely eaten by the whitefish. The marine species form part of the food of right whales.
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d8Myxocystodea \[d8]Myx`ocysto"de*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] mucus + [?] a bladder.] (Zo[94]l.) A division of Infusoria including the Noctiluca. See {Noctiluca}.
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d8Myzostomata \[d8]My`zostom"ata\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. my`zein to suck + sto`ma, -atos, mouth.] (Zo[94]l.) An order of curious parasitic worms found on crinoids. The body is short and disklike, with four pairs of suckers and five pairs of hook-bearing parapodia on the under side.
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d8Nexus \[d8]Nex"us\, n. [L.] Connection; tie. Man is doubtless one by some subtile nexus . . . extending from the new-born infant to the superannuated dotard. --De Quincey.
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d8Nicagua \[d8]Ni*ca"gua\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The laughing falcon. See under {laughing}.
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d8Nisus \[d8]Ni"sus\, n. [L., fr. niti, p. p. nisus, to strive.] A striving; an effort; a conatus. A nisus or energizing towards a presented object. --Hickok.
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d8Nisus \[d8]Ni"sus\, n. (Physiol.) (a) The periodic procreative desire manifested in the spring by birds, etc. (b) The contraction of the diaphragm and abdominal muscles to evacuate feces or urine.
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d8T91niasis \[d8]T[91]ni"asis\, n. Also d8Teniasis \[d8]Teni"asis\ [NL. See {T[91]nia}.] (Med.) Ill health due to t[91]nia, or tapeworms.
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d8T91niasis \[d8]T[91]ni"asis\, n. Also d8Teniasis \[d8]Teni"asis\ [NL. See {T[91]nia}.] (Med.) Ill health due to t[91]nia, or tapeworms.
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d8Tingis \[d8]Tin"gis\, n. [NL.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of small hemipterous insects which injure trees by sucking the sap from the leaves. See Illustration in Appendix.
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d8Uncus \[d8]Un"cus\, n.; pl. {Unci}. [L.] (Zo[94]l.) A hook or claw.
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d8Unguiculata \[d8]Unguic`ula"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. unguiculus a finger nail.] (Zo[94]l.) An extensive division of Mammalia including those having claws or nails, as distinguished from the hoofed animals ({Ungulata}).
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d8Unguis \[d8]Un"guis\, n.; pl. {Ungues}. [L., nail, claw, or hoof.] 1. The nail, claw, talon, or hoof of a finger, toe, or other appendage. 2. (Zo[94]l.) One of the terminal hooks on the foot of an insect. 3. (Bot.) The slender base of a petal in some flowers; a claw; called also {ungula}.
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Damage \Dam"age\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Damages}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Damaging}.] [Cf. OF. damagier, domagier. See {Damage}, n.] To ocassion damage to the soudness, goodness, or value of; to hurt; to injure; to impair. He . . . came up to the English admiral and gave him a broadside, with which he killed many of his men and damaged the ship. --Clarendon.
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Damascus \Da*mas"cus\, n. [L.] A city of Syria. {Damascus blade}, a sword or scimiter, made chiefly at Damascus, having a variegated appearance of watering, and proverbial for excellence. {Damascus iron}, or {Damascus twist}, metal formed of thin bars or wires of iron and steel elaborately twisted and welded together; used for making gun barrels, etc., of high quality, in which the surface, when polished and acted upon by acid, has a damask appearance. {Damascus steel}. See {Damask steel}, under {Damask}, a.
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Damascus \Da*mas"cus\, n. [L.] A city of Syria. {Damascus blade}, a sword or scimiter, made chiefly at Damascus, having a variegated appearance of watering, and proverbial for excellence. {Damascus iron}, or {Damascus twist}, metal formed of thin bars or wires of iron and steel elaborately twisted and welded together; used for making gun barrels, etc., of high quality, in which the surface, when polished and acted upon by acid, has a damask appearance. {Damascus steel}. See {Damask steel}, under {Damask}, a.
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Damascus \Da*mas"cus\, n. [L.] A city of Syria. {Damascus blade}, a sword or scimiter, made chiefly at Damascus, having a variegated appearance of watering, and proverbial for excellence. {Damascus iron}, or {Damascus twist}, metal formed of thin bars or wires of iron and steel elaborately twisted and welded together; used for making gun barrels, etc., of high quality, in which the surface, when polished and acted upon by acid, has a damask appearance. {Damascus steel}. See {Damask steel}, under {Damask}, a.
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Damascus steel \Da*mas"cus steel\ See {Damask steel}, under {Damask}.
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Damask \Dam"ask\, a. 1. Pertaining to, or originating at, the city of Damascus; resembling the products or manufactures of Damascus. 2. Having the color of the damask rose. But let concealment, like a worm i' the bud, Feed on her damask cheek. --Shak. {Damask color}, a deep rose-color like that of the damask rose. {Damask plum}, a small dark-colored plum, generally called damson. {Damask rose} (Bot.), a large, pink, hardy, and very fragrant variety of rose ({Rosa damascena}) from Damascus. [bd]Damask roses have not been known in England above one hundred years.[b8] --Bacon. {Damask steel}, [or] {Damascus steel}, steel of the kind originally made at Damascus, famous for its hardness, and its beautiful texture, ornamented with waving lines; especially, that which is inlaid with damaskeening; -- formerly much valued for sword blades, from its great flexibility and tenacity.
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Damascus \Da*mas"cus\, n. [L.] A city of Syria. {Damascus blade}, a sword or scimiter, made chiefly at Damascus, having a variegated appearance of watering, and proverbial for excellence. {Damascus iron}, or {Damascus twist}, metal formed of thin bars or wires of iron and steel elaborately twisted and welded together; used for making gun barrels, etc., of high quality, in which the surface, when polished and acted upon by acid, has a damask appearance. {Damascus steel}. See {Damask steel}, under {Damask}, a.
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Damascus \Da*mas"cus\, n. [L.] A city of Syria. {Damascus blade}, a sword or scimiter, made chiefly at Damascus, having a variegated appearance of watering, and proverbial for excellence. {Damascus iron}, or {Damascus twist}, metal formed of thin bars or wires of iron and steel elaborately twisted and welded together; used for making gun barrels, etc., of high quality, in which the surface, when polished and acted upon by acid, has a damask appearance. {Damascus steel}. See {Damask steel}, under {Damask}, a.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dankish \Dank"ish\, a. Somewhat dank. -- {Dank"ish*ness}, n. In a dark and dankish vault at home. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dankish \Dank"ish\, a. Somewhat dank. -- {Dank"ish*ness}, n. In a dark and dankish vault at home. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Demagog \Dem"a*gog\ (?; 115), n. Demagogue.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Demagogic \Dem`agog"ic\, Demagogical \Dem`agog"ic*al\, a. [Gr. dhmagwkiko`s: cf. F. d[82]magogique.] Relating to, or like, a demagogue; factious.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Demagogic \Dem`agog"ic\, Demagogical \Dem`agog"ic*al\, a. [Gr. dhmagwkiko`s: cf. F. d[82]magogique.] Relating to, or like, a demagogue; factious.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Demagogism \Dem"agogism\ (?; 115), n. The practices of a demagogue.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Demagogue \Dem"a*gogue\ (?; 115), n. [Gr. dhmagwgo`s a popular leader; commonly in a bad sense, a leader of the mob; dh^mos the people + 'agwgo`s leading, fr. 'a`gein to lead; akin to E. act: cf. F. d[82]magogue.] A leader of the rabble; one who attempts to control the multitude by specious or deceitful arts; an unprincipled and factious mob orator or political leader.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Demagogy \Dem"a*gog`y\, n. [Cf. F. d[82]magogie, Gr. dhmagwgi`a leadership of the people.] Demagogism.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dim-sighted \Dim"-sight`ed\, a. Having dim sight; lacking perception. -- {Dim"-sight`ed*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dim-sighted \Dim"-sight`ed\, a. Having dim sight; lacking perception. -- {Dim"-sight`ed*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dingy \Din"gy\, a. [Compar. {Dingier}; superl. {Dingiest}.] [Prob. fr. dung. Cf. {Dungy}.] Soiled; sullied; of a dark or dusky color; dark brown; dirty. [bd]Scraps of dingy paper.[b8] --Macaulay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dionysiac \Di`ony"siac\, a. Of or pertaining to Dionysus or to the Dionysia; Bacchic; as, a Dionysiac festival; the Dionysiac theater at Athens.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Donkey \Don"key\, n.; pl. {Donkeys}. [Prob. dun, in allusion to the color of the animal + a dim. termination.] 1. An ass; or (less frequently) a mule. 2. A stupid or obstinate fellow; an ass. {Donkey engine}, a small auxiliary engine not used for propelling, but for pumping water into the boilers, raising heavy weights, and like purposes. {Donkey pump}, a steam pump for feeding boilers, extinguishing fire, etc.; -- usually an auxiliary. {Donkey's eye} (Bot.), the large round seed of the {Mucuna pruriens}, a tropical leguminous plant.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Donkey \Don"key\, n.; pl. {Donkeys}. [Prob. dun, in allusion to the color of the animal + a dim. termination.] 1. An ass; or (less frequently) a mule. 2. A stupid or obstinate fellow; an ass. {Donkey engine}, a small auxiliary engine not used for propelling, but for pumping water into the boilers, raising heavy weights, and like purposes. {Donkey pump}, a steam pump for feeding boilers, extinguishing fire, etc.; -- usually an auxiliary. {Donkey's eye} (Bot.), the large round seed of the {Mucuna pruriens}, a tropical leguminous plant.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Downcast \Down"cast`\, a. Cast downward; directed to the ground, from bashfulness, modesty, dejection, or guilt. 'T is love, said she; and then my downcast eyes, And guilty dumbness, witnessed my surprise. --Dryden. - {Down"cast`ly}, adv. -- {Down"cast`ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Downcast \Down"cast`\, n. 1. Downcast or melancholy look. That downcast of thine eye. --Beau. & Fl. 2. (mining) A ventilating shaft down which the air passes in circulating through a mine.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Downcast \Down"cast`\, a. Cast downward; directed to the ground, from bashfulness, modesty, dejection, or guilt. 'T is love, said she; and then my downcast eyes, And guilty dumbness, witnessed my surprise. --Dryden. - {Down"cast`ly}, adv. -- {Down"cast`ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Downcast \Down"cast`\, a. Cast downward; directed to the ground, from bashfulness, modesty, dejection, or guilt. 'T is love, said she; and then my downcast eyes, And guilty dumbness, witnessed my surprise. --Dryden. - {Down"cast`ly}, adv. -- {Down"cast`ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Duncical \Dun"ci*cal\, a. Like a dunce; duncish. The most dull and duncical commissioner. -- Fuller.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Duncish \Dun"cish\, a. Somewhat like a dunce. [R.] -- {Dun"cish*ness}, n. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Duncish \Dun"cish\, a. Somewhat like a dunce. [R.] -- {Dun"cish*ness}, n. [R.]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Damascus, AR (town, FIPS 17290) Location: 35.36464 N, 92.40581 W Population (1990): 246 (122 housing units) Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Damascus, GA (town, FIPS 21436) Location: 31.29840 N, 84.71751 W Population (1990): 290 (120 housing units) Area: 4.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 31741 Damascus, MD (CDP, FIPS 21475) Location: 39.27773 N, 77.20498 W Population (1990): 9817 (3315 housing units) Area: 24.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 20872 Damascus, PA Zip code(s): 18415 Damascus, VA (town, FIPS 21184) Location: 36.63278 N, 81.78935 W Population (1990): 918 (485 housing units) Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 24236
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dennis Acres, MO (village, FIPS 19090) Location: 37.04581 N, 94.50410 W Population (1990): 157 (80 housing units) Area: 0.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dingess, WV Zip code(s): 25671
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
downsizing The process of moving an {application program} from a {mainframe} to a cheaper system, typically a {client-server} system. (1995-03-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Downy cocktail {cationic cocktail}
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Damascus activity, the most ancient of Oriental cities; the capital of Syria (Isa. 7:8; 17:3); situated about 133 miles to the north of Jerusalem. Its modern name is Esh-Sham; i.e., "the East." The situation of this city is said to be the most beautiful of all Western Asia. It is mentioned among the conquests of the Egyptian king Thothmes III. (B.C. 1500), and in the Amarna tablets (B.C. 1400). It is first mentioned in Scripture in connection with Abraham's victory over the confederate kings under Chedorlaomer (Gen. 14:15). It was the native place of Abraham's steward (15:2). It is not again noticed till the time of David, when "the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer" (q.v.), 2 Sam. 8:5; 1 Chr. 18:5. In the reign of Solomon, Rezon became leader of a band who revolted from Hadadezer (1 Kings 11:23), and betaking themselves to Damascus, settled there and made their leader king. There was a long war, with varying success, between the Israelites and Syrians, who at a later period became allies of Israel against Judah (2 Kings 15:37). The Syrians were at length subdued by the Assyrians, the city of Damascus was taken and destroyed, and the inhabitants carried captive into Assyria (2 Kings 16:7-9; comp. Isa. 7:8). In this, prophecy was fulfilled (Isa. 17:1; Amos 1:4; Jer. 49:24). The kingdom of Syria remained a province of Assyria till the capture of Nineveh by the Medes (B.C. 625), when it fell under the conquerors. After passing through various vicissitudes, Syria was invaded by the Romans (B.C. 64), and Damascus became the seat of the government of the province. In A.D. 37 Aretas, the king of Arabia, became master of Damascus, having driven back Herod Antipas. This city is memorable as the scene of Saul's conversion (Acts 9:1-25). The street called "Straight," in which Judas lived, in whose house Saul was found by Ananias, is known by the name Sultany, or "Queen's Street." It is the principal street of the city. Paul visited Damascus again on his return from Arabia (Gal. 1:16, 17). Christianity was planted here as a centre (Acts 9:20), from which it spread to the surrounding regions. In A.D. 634 Damascus was conquered by the growing Mohammedan power. In A.D. 1516 it fell under the dominion of the Turks, its present rulers. It is now the largest city in Asiatic Turkey. Christianity has again found a firm footing within its walls.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Dionysius the Areopagite, one of Paul's converts at Athens (Acts 17:34).
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Damascus, a sack full of blood; the similitude of burning
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Dionysius, divinely touched