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   deer fly fever
         n 1: a highly infectious disease of rodents (especially rabbits
               and squirrels) and sometimes transmitted to humans by ticks
               or flies or by handling infected animals [syn: {tularemia},
               {tularaemia}, {rabbit fever}, {deer fly fever}, {yatobyo}]

English Dictionary: draw a blank	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Dewar flask n vacuum flask that holds liquid air or helium for scientific experiments Synonym(s): Dewar flask, Dewar
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Diervilla n small genus of low deciduous shrubs: bush honeysuckles Synonym(s): Diervilla, genus Diervilla
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Diervilla lonicera n spreading bush of northeastern United States having small clusters of fragrant green and yellow flowers Synonym(s): bush honeysuckle, Diervilla lonicera
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Diervilla sessilifolia n bush honeysuckle of southeastern United States having large crowded clusters of sulfur-yellow flowers Synonym(s): bush honeysuckle, Diervilla sessilifolia
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direful adj causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse" Synonym(s): awful, dire, direful, dread(a), dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible
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direfully adv in a direful manner; "seeing himself trapped, he cried out direfully"
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doorbell n a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed Synonym(s): doorbell, bell, buzzer
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doorplate n a nameplate fastened to a door; indicates the person who works or lives there
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drably adv in a drab manner; "she dresses drably"
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draw a blank v be unable to remember; "I'm drawing a blank"; "You are blocking the name of your first wife!" Synonym(s): forget, block, blank out, draw a blank Antonym(s): call back, call up, recall, recollect, remember, retrieve, think
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draw play n (American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage Synonym(s): draw, draw play
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dribble n flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid; "there's a drip through the roof" Synonym(s): drip, trickle, dribble saliva spilling from the mouth Synonym(s): drool, dribble, drivel, slobber the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks Synonym(s): dribble, dribbling v run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream; "water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose"; "reports began to dribble in" Synonym(s): trickle, dribble, filter let or cause to fall in drops; "dribble oil into the mixture" Synonym(s): dribble, drip, drop propel, "Carry the ball"; "dribble the ball" Synonym(s): dribble, carry let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled" Synonym(s): drivel, drool, slabber, slaver, slobber, dribble
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dribbler n a basketball player who is dribbling the ball to advance it a person who dribbles; "that baby is a dribbler; he needs a bib" Synonym(s): dribbler, driveller, slobberer, drooler
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dribbling n the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks [syn: dribble, dribbling]
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driblet n a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid); "he had a drop too much to drink"; "a drop of each sample was analyzed"; "there is not a drop of pity in that man"; "years afterward, they would pay the blood-money, driblet by driblet"--Kipling Synonym(s): drop, drib, driblet
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drip loop n a downward hanging loop in a line that runs to a building; "when it rained water would fall from the drip loop before it reached the building"
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dripless adj designed to prevent dripping; "a dripless faucet"; "dripless candles"
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drippily adv in a mawkish and emotional manner; "the violinist played that piece mawkishly" Synonym(s): mawkishly, drippily
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drive line n mechanism that transmits power from the engine to the driving wheels of a motor vehicle Synonym(s): drive line, drive line system
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drive line system n mechanism that transmits power from the engine to the driving wheels of a motor vehicle Synonym(s): drive line, drive line system
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drivel n a worthless message Synonym(s): drivel, garbage saliva spilling from the mouth Synonym(s): drool, dribble, drivel, slobber v let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled" [syn: drivel, drool, slabber, slaver, slobber, dribble]
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driveller n someone whose talk is trivial drivel [syn: driveller, jabberer] a person who dribbles; "that baby is a dribbler; he needs a bib" Synonym(s): dribbler, driveller, slobberer, drooler
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drop a line v communicate (with) in writing; "Write her soon, please!" Synonym(s): write, drop a line
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drop like flies v rapidly collapse, die, or drop out in large numbers; "the contestants dropped like flies when the thermometer hit one hundred degrees"
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drop line n a headline with the top line flush left and succeeding lines indented to the right Synonym(s): dropline, drop line, stepped line, stagger head, staggered head, stephead
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drop-leaf n a hinged leaf on a table that can be raised and supported by a bracket
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drop-leaf table n a table that has a drop-leaf to enlarge its surface
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droplet n a tiny drop
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dropline n a headline with the top line flush left and succeeding lines indented to the right Synonym(s): dropline, drop line, stepped line, stagger head, staggered head, stephead
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drupelet n a small part of an aggregate fruit that resembles a drupe
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dry fly n a fly (fisherman's lure) that skims the surface of the water Antonym(s): wet fly
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dry plate n a former photographic method that used a glass plate coated with a light-sensitive gelatinous emulsion Synonym(s): dry plate, dry plate process
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dry plate process n a former photographic method that used a glass plate coated with a light-sensitive gelatinous emulsion Synonym(s): dry plate, dry plate process
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dry-bulb thermometer n an ordinary thermometer with a dry bulb; used to measure the air temperature Antonym(s): wet-bulb thermometer
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durability n permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force; "they advertised the durability of their products" Synonym(s): lastingness, durability, enduringness, strength
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durable adj existing for a long time; "hopes for a durable peace"; "a long-lasting friendship" Synonym(s): durable, lasting, long-lasting, long-lived capable of withstanding wear and tear and decay; "durable denim jeans" Synonym(s): durable, long-wearing very long lasting; "less durable rocks were gradually worn away to form valleys"; "the perdurable granite of the ancient Appalachian spine of the continent" Synonym(s): durable, indestructible, perdurable, undestroyable
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durable goods n consumer goods that are not destroyed by use [syn: durables, durable goods, consumer durables]
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durable press n a fabric that has been chemically processed to resist wrinkles and hold its shape Synonym(s): permanent press, durable press
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durables n consumer goods that are not destroyed by use [syn: durables, durable goods, consumer durables]
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Durabolin n an androgen (trade names Durabolin or Kabolin) that is used to treat testosterone deficiency or breast cancer or osteoporosis Synonym(s): nandrolone, Durabolin, Kabolin
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dwarf bilberry n low-growing tufted deciduous shrub of northern and alpine North America having pink to coral-red flowers followed by sweet blue berries Synonym(s): dwarf bilberry, dwarf blueberry, Vaccinium caespitosum
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dwarf blueberry n low-growing tufted deciduous shrub of northern and alpine North America having pink to coral-red flowers followed by sweet blue berries Synonym(s): dwarf bilberry, dwarf blueberry, Vaccinium caespitosum
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dwarf elder n dwarf herbaceous elder of Europe having pink flowers and a nauseous odor Synonym(s): dwarf elder, danewort, Sambucus ebulus bristly herb of eastern and central North America having black fruit and medicinal bark Synonym(s): bristly sarsaparilla, bristly sarsparilla, dwarf elder, Aralia hispida
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dwarf elm n fast-growing shrubby Asian tree naturalized in United States for shelter or ornament Synonym(s): Siberian elm, Chinese elm, dwarf elm, Ulmus pumila
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dwarf flowering almond n small Chinese shrub with smooth unfurrowed dark red fruit grown especially for its red or pink or white flowers Synonym(s): dwarf flowering almond, Prunus glandulosa
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dwarf hulsea n similar to but smaller than alpine hulsea [syn: {dwarf hulsea}, Hulsea nana]
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dwarf lycopod n tufted spikemoss forming loose spreading mats; eastern North America Synonym(s): rock spikemoss, dwarf lycopod, Selaginella rupestris
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dwarf phlox n low tufted perennial phlox with needlelike evergreen leaves and pink or white flowers; native to United States and widely cultivated as a ground cover Synonym(s): moss pink, mountain phlox, moss phlox, dwarf phlox, Phlox subulata
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dwarf willow n widely distributed boreal shrubby willow with partially underground creeping stems and bright green glossy leaves Synonym(s): dwarf willow, Salix herbacea
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Dyirbal n a language of Australian aborigines [syn: Dyirbal, Jirrbal]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Dryobalanops \[d8]Dry`obal"anops\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] oak + [?] acorn + [?] appearance. The fruit remotely resembles an acorn in its cup.] (Bot.) The genus to which belongs the single species {D. Camphora}, a lofty resinous tree of Borneo and Sumatra, yielding Borneo camphor and camphor oil.
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d8Orbulina \[d8]Or`bu*li"na\, n. [NL., dim. of L. orbis orb.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of minute living Foraminifera having a globular shell.
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d8Rafflesia \[d8]Raffle"sia\, n. [NL. Named from its discoverer, Sir S. Raffle[?].] (Bot.) A genus of stemless, leafless plants, living parasitically upon the roots and stems of grapevines in Malaysia. The flowers have a carrionlike odor, and are very large, in one species ({Rafflesia Arnoldi}) having a diameter of two or three feet.
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d8Rapilli \[d8]Ra*pil"li\, n. pl. [It.] (Min.) Lapilli.
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d8Reflet \[d8]Reflet"\ (r[eit]fl[ecr]"), n. [F., reflection. See {Reflect}.] Luster; special brilliancy of surface; -- used esp. in ceramics to denote the peculiar metallic brilliancy seen in lustered pottery such as majolica; as, silver reflet; gold reflet.
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d8Replica \[d8]Rep"li*ca\ (r?p"l?-k?), n. [It. See {Reply}, v. & n.] 1. (Fine Arts) A copy of a work of art, as of a picture or statue, made by the maker of the original. 2. (Mus.) Repetition.
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d8Replum \[d8]Re"plum\ (r?"pl?m), n. [L., doorcase.] (Bot.) The framework of some pods, as the cress, which remains after the valves drop off. --Gray.
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d8Rhopalium \[d8]Rhopa"lium\, n.; pl. {Rhopalia}. [NL.] (Zo[94]l.) One of the marginal sensory bodies of medus[91] belonging to the Discophora.
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d8Rhopalocera \[d8]Rhop`aloc"era\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. [?][?][?] a club + [?][?][?] ahorn.] (Zo[94]l.) A division of Lepidoptera including all the butterflies. They differ from other Lepidoptera in having club-shaped antenn[91].
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Robalito \Rob`a*li"to\ d8Roble \[d8]Ro"ble\, n. [Sp., oak.] (Bot.) The California white oak ({Quercus lobata}).
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d8Rouble \[d8]Rou"ble\, n. A coin. See {Ruble}.
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d8Rubella \[d8]Ru*bel"la\, n. [NL., fr. L. rubellus reddish.] (Med.) An acute specific disease with a dusky red cutaneous eruption resembling that of measles, but unattended by catarrhal symptoms; -- called also {German measles}.
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d8Rubeola \[d8]Rube"ola\, n. [NL., fr. L. ruber red.] (Med.) (a) the measles. (b) Rubella.
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d8Tr82fl82 \[d8]Tr[82]`fl[82]"\, a. [F. tr[82]fl[82]. See {Trefoil}.] (Her.) Having a three-lobed extremity or extremities, as a cross; also, more rarely, ornamented with trefoils projecting from the edges, as a bearing.
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d8Travail \[d8]Tra`vail"\, n. [Cf. F. travail, a frame for confining a horse, or OF. travail beam, and E. trave, n. Cf. {Travail}, v. i.] Same as {Travois}.
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d8Trifolium \[d8]Trifo"lium\, n. [L., clover.] (Bot.) A genus of leguminous herbs with densely spiked flowers and usually trifoliate leaves; trefoil. There are many species, all of which are called clover. See {Clover}.
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d8Turbellaria \[d8]Tur`bella"ria\, n. pl. [NL., dim. fr. L. turbo a whirling.] (Zo[94]l.) An extensive group of worms which have the body covered externally with vibrating cilia. It includes the Rhabdoc[oe]la and Dendroc[oe]la. Formerly, the nemerteans were also included in this group.
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Dareful \Dare"ful\, a. Full of daring or of defiance; adventurous. [R.] --Shak.
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Derf \Derf\, a. [Icel. djafr.] Strong; powerful; fierce. [Obs.] -- {Derf"ly}, adv. [Obs.]
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Derival \De*riv"al\, n. Derivation. [R.] The derival of e from a. --Earle.
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Dewar vessel \Dew"ar ves`sel\ (d[umac]"[etil]r). [After Sir James Dewar, British physicist.] A double-walled glass vessel for holding liquid air, etc., having the space between the walls exhausted so as to prevent conduction of heat, and sometimes having the glass silvered to prevent absorption of radiant heat; -- called also, according to the particular shape, {Dewar bulb}, {Dewar tube}, etc.
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Weigela \Wei"gela\, Weigelia \Weige"li*a\, n. [NL. So named after C. E. Weigel, a German naturalist.] (Bot.) A hardy garden shrub ({Diervilla Japonica}) belonging to the Honeysuckle family, with white or red flowers. It was introduced from China.
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Direful \Dire"ful\, a. [Dire + -ful.] Dire; dreadful; terrible; calamitous; woeful; as, a direful fiend; a direful day. -- {Dire"fully}, adv. -- {Dire"fulness}, n.
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Direful \Dire"ful\, a. [Dire + -ful.] Dire; dreadful; terrible; calamitous; woeful; as, a direful fiend; a direful day. -- {Dire"fully}, adv. -- {Dire"fulness}, n.
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Direful \Dire"ful\, a. [Dire + -ful.] Dire; dreadful; terrible; calamitous; woeful; as, a direful fiend; a direful day. -- {Dire"fully}, adv. -- {Dire"fulness}, n.
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Doorplane \Door"plane`\, n. A plane on a door, giving the name, and sometimes the employment, of the occupant.
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Dor \Dor\, n. [Cf. AS. dora drone, locust, D. tor beetle, L. taurus a kind of beetle. Cf. {Dormouse}.] (Zo[94]l.) A large European scaraboid beetle ({Geotrupes stercorarius}), which makes a droning noise while flying. The name is also applied to allied American species, as the {June bug}. Called also {dorr}, {dorbeetle}, or {dorrbeetle}, {dorbug}, {dorrfly}, and {buzzard clock}.
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Dorrfly \Dorr"fly`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) See 1st {Dor}.
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Dor \Dor\, n. [Cf. AS. dora drone, locust, D. tor beetle, L. taurus a kind of beetle. Cf. {Dormouse}.] (Zo[94]l.) A large European scaraboid beetle ({Geotrupes stercorarius}), which makes a droning noise while flying. The name is also applied to allied American species, as the {June bug}. Called also {dorr}, {dorbeetle}, or {dorrbeetle}, {dorbug}, {dorrfly}, and {buzzard clock}.
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Dorrfly \Dorr"fly`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) See 1st {Dor}.
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Drabble \Drab"ble\, v. i. To fish with a long line and rod; as, to drabble for barbels.
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Drabble \Drab"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Drabbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drabbling}.] [[?][?][?].See {Drab}, {Draff}.] To draggle; to wet and befoul by draggling; as, to drabble a gown or cloak. --Halliwell.
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Drabble \Drab"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Drabbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drabbling}.] [[?][?][?].See {Drab}, {Draff}.] To draggle; to wet and befoul by draggling; as, to drabble a gown or cloak. --Halliwell.
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Drabbler \Drab"bler\, n. (Naut.) A piece of canvas fastened by lacing to the bonnet of a sail, to give it a greater depth, or more drop.
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Drabble-tail \Drab"ble-tail`\, n. A draggle-tail; a slattern. --Halliwell.
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Drabble \Drab"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Drabbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drabbling}.] [[?][?][?].See {Drab}, {Draff}.] To draggle; to wet and befoul by draggling; as, to drabble a gown or cloak. --Halliwell.
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Drawable \Draw"a*ble\, a. Capable of being drawn.
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Drawbolt \Draw"bolt`\, n. (Engin.) A coupling pin. See under {Coupling}.
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Drawfiling \Draw"fil`ing\, n. The process of smooth filing by working the file sidewise instead of lengthwise.
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Drawplate \Draw"plate`\, n. A hardened steel plate having a hole, or a gradation of conical holes, through which wires are drawn to be reduced and elongated.
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Drevil \Drev"il\, n. A fool; a drudge. See {Drivel}.
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Dribble \Drib"ble\, v. t. In various games, to propel (the ball) by successive slight hits or kicks so as to keep it always in control.
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Dribble \Drib"ble\, v. i. 1. In football and similar games, to dribble the ball. 2. To live or pass one's time in a trivial fashion.
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Dribble \Drib"ble\, n. An act of dribbling a ball.
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Dribble \Drib"ble\, v. t. To let fall in drops. Let the cook . . . dribble it all the way upstairs. -- Swift.
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Dribble \Drib"ble\, n. A drizzling shower; a falling or leaking in drops. [Colloq.]
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Dribble \Drib"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dribbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dribbing}.] [Freq. of drib, which is a variant of drip.] 1. To fall in drops or small drops, or in a quick succession of drops; as, water dribbles from the eaves. 2. To slaver, as a child or an idiot; to drivel. 3. To fall weakly and slowly. [Obs.] [bd]The dribbling dart of love.[b8] --Shak. (Meas. for Meas., i. 3, 2). [Perhaps an error for {dribbing}.]
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Dribble \Drib"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dribbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dribbing}.] [Freq. of drib, which is a variant of drip.] 1. To fall in drops or small drops, or in a quick succession of drops; as, water dribbles from the eaves. 2. To slaver, as a child or an idiot; to drivel. 3. To fall weakly and slowly. [Obs.] [bd]The dribbling dart of love.[b8] --Shak. (Meas. for Meas., i. 3, 2). [Perhaps an error for {dribbing}.]
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Dribbler \Drib"bler\, n. One who dribbles.
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Dribblet \Drib"blet\, Driblet \Drib"let\, n. [From {Dribble}.] A small piece or part; a small sum; a small quantity of money in making up a sum; as, the money was paid in dribblets. When made up in dribblets, as they could, their best securities were at an interest of twelve per cent. --Burke.
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Dribblet \Drib"blet\, Driblet \Drib"let\, n. [From {Dribble}.] A small piece or part; a small sum; a small quantity of money in making up a sum; as, the money was paid in dribblets. When made up in dribblets, as they could, their best securities were at an interest of twelve per cent. --Burke.
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Dripple \Drip"ple\, a. [From {Drip}, cf. {Dribble}.] Weak or rare. [Obs.]
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Driven \Driv"en\, p. p. of {Drive}. Also adj. {Driven well}, a well made by driving a tube into the earth to an aqueous stratum; -- called also {drive well}.
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Drivel \Driv"el\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Driveled}or {Drivelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Driveling} or {Drivelling}.] [Cf. OE. dravelen, drabelen, drevelen, drivelen, to slaver, and E. drabble. Cf. {Drool}.] 1. To slaver; to let spittle drop or flow from the mouth, like a child, idiot, or dotard. 2. [Perh. a different word: cf. Icel. drafa to talk thick.] To be weak or foolish; to dote; as, a driveling hero; driveling love. --Shak. Dryden.
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Drivel \Driv"el\, n. 1. Slaver; saliva flowing from the mouth. 2. Inarticulate or unmeaning utterance; foolish talk; babble. 3. A driveler; a fool; an idiot. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney. 4. A servant; a drudge. [Obs.] --Huloet.
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Drivel \Driv"el\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Driveled}or {Drivelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Driveling} or {Drivelling}.] [Cf. OE. dravelen, drabelen, drevelen, drivelen, to slaver, and E. drabble. Cf. {Drool}.] 1. To slaver; to let spittle drop or flow from the mouth, like a child, idiot, or dotard. 2. [Perh. a different word: cf. Icel. drafa to talk thick.] To be weak or foolish; to dote; as, a driveling hero; driveling love. --Shak. Dryden.
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Driveler \Driv"el*er\, n. A slaverer; a slabberer; an idiot; a fool. [Written also {driveller}.]
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Drivel \Driv"el\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Driveled}or {Drivelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Driveling} or {Drivelling}.] [Cf. OE. dravelen, drabelen, drevelen, drivelen, to slaver, and E. drabble. Cf. {Drool}.] 1. To slaver; to let spittle drop or flow from the mouth, like a child, idiot, or dotard. 2. [Perh. a different word: cf. Icel. drafa to talk thick.] To be weak or foolish; to dote; as, a driveling hero; driveling love. --Shak. Dryden.
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Drivel \Driv"el\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Driveled}or {Drivelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Driveling} or {Drivelling}.] [Cf. OE. dravelen, drabelen, drevelen, drivelen, to slaver, and E. drabble. Cf. {Drool}.] 1. To slaver; to let spittle drop or flow from the mouth, like a child, idiot, or dotard. 2. [Perh. a different word: cf. Icel. drafa to talk thick.] To be weak or foolish; to dote; as, a driveling hero; driveling love. --Shak. Dryden.
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Driveler \Driv"el*er\, n. A slaverer; a slabberer; an idiot; a fool. [Written also {driveller}.]
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Drivel \Driv"el\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Driveled}or {Drivelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Driveling} or {Drivelling}.] [Cf. OE. dravelen, drabelen, drevelen, drivelen, to slaver, and E. drabble. Cf. {Drool}.] 1. To slaver; to let spittle drop or flow from the mouth, like a child, idiot, or dotard. 2. [Perh. a different word: cf. Icel. drafa to talk thick.] To be weak or foolish; to dote; as, a driveling hero; driveling love. --Shak. Dryden.
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Drofland \Drof"land\, Dryfland \Dryf"land\, n. [See {Drove}.] (Law) An ancient yearly payment made by some tenants to the king, or to their landlords, for the privilege of driving their cattle through a manor to fairs or markets. --Cowell.
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Drop \Drop\, n. [OE. drope, AS. dropa; akin to OS. dropo, D. drop, OHG. tropo, G. tropfen, Icel. dropi, Sw. droppe; and Fr. AS. dre[a2]pan to drip, drop; akin to OS. driopan, D. druipen, OHG. triofan, G. triefen, Icel. drj[?]pa. Cf. {Drip}, {Droop}.] 1. The quantity of fluid which falls in one small spherical mass; a liquid globule; a minim; hence, also, the smallest easily measured portion of a fluid; a small quantity; as, a drop of water. With minute drops from off the eaves. --Milton. As dear to me as are the ruddy drops That visit my sad heart. -- Shak. That drop of peace divine. --Keble. 2. That which resembles, or that which hangs like, a liquid drop; as a hanging diamond ornament, an earring, a glass pendant on a chandelier, a sugarplum (sometimes medicated), or a kind of shot or slug. 3. (Arch.) (a) Same as {Gutta}. (b) Any small pendent ornament. 4. Whatever is arranged to drop, hang, or fall from an elevated position; also, a contrivance for lowering something; as: (a) A door or platform opening downward; a trap door; that part of the gallows on which a culprit stands when he is to be hanged; hence, the gallows itself. (b) A machine for lowering heavy weights, as packages, coal wagons, etc., to a ship's deck. (c) A contrivance for temporarily lowering a gas jet. (d) A curtain which drops or falls in front of the stage of a theater, etc. (e) A drop press or drop hammer. (f) (Mach.) The distance of the axis of a shaft below the base of a hanger. 5. pl. Any medicine the dose of which is measured by drops; as, lavender drops. 6. (Naut.) The depth of a square sail; -- generally applied to the courses only. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. 7. Act of dropping; sudden fall or descent. {Ague drop}, {Black drop}. See under {Ague}, {Black}. {Drop by drop}, in small successive quantities; in repeated portions. [bd]Made to taste drop by drop more than the bitterness of death.[b8] --Burke. {Drop curtain}. See {Drop}, n., 4. (d) . {Drop forging}. (Mech.) (a) A forging made in dies by a drop hammer. (b) The process of making drop forgings. {Drop hammer} (Mech.), a hammer for forging, striking up metal, etc., the weight being raised by a strap or similar device, and then released to drop on the metal resting on an anvil or die. {Drop kick} (Football), a kick given to the ball as it rebounds after having been dropped from the hands. {Drop lake}, a pigment obtained from Brazil wood. --Mollett. {Drop letter}, a letter to be delivered from the same office where posted. {Drop press} (Mech.), a drop hammer; sometimes, a dead-stroke hammer; -- also called drop. {Drop scene}, a drop curtain on which a scene is painted. See {Drop}, n., 4. (d) . {Drop seed}. (Bot.) See the List under {Glass}. {Drop serene}. (Med.) See {Amaurosis}.
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Letter \Let"ter\, n. [OE. lettre, F. lettre, OF. letre, fr. L. littera, litera, a letter; pl., an epistle, a writing, literature, fr. linere, litum, to besmear, to spread or rub over; because one of the earliest modes of writing was by graving the characters upon tablets smeared over or covered with wax. --Pliny, xiii. 11. See {Liniment}, and cf. {Literal}.] 1. A mark or character used as the representative of a sound, or of an articulation of the human organs of speech; a first element of written language. And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew. --Luke xxiii. 38. 2. A written or printed communication; a message expressed in intelligible characters on something adapted to conveyance, as paper, parchment, etc.; an epistle. The style of letters ought to be free, easy, and natural. --Walsh. 3. A writing; an inscription. [Obs.] None could expound what this letter meant. --Chaucer. 4. Verbal expression; literal statement or meaning; exact signification or requirement. We must observe the letter of the law, without doing violence to the reason of the law and the intention of the lawgiver. --Jer. Taylor. I broke the letter of it to keep the sense. --Tennyson. 5. (Print.) A single type; type, collectively; a style of type. Under these buildings . . . was the king's printing house, and that famous letter so much esteemed. --Evelyn. 6. pl. Learning; erudition; as, a man of letters. 7. pl. A letter; an epistle. [Obs.] --Chaucer. {Dead letter}, {Drop letter}, etc. See under {Dead}, {Drop}, etc. {Letter book}, a book in which copies of letters are kept. {Letter box}, a box for the reception of letters to be mailed or delivered. {Letter carrier}, a person who carries letters; a postman; specif., an officer of the post office who carries letters to the persons to whom they are addressed, and collects letters to be mailed. {Letter cutter}, one who engraves letters or letter punches. {Letter lock}, a lock that can not be opened when fastened, unless certain movable lettered rings or disks forming a part of it are in such a position (indicated by a particular combination of the letters) as to permit the bolt to be withdrawn. A strange lock that opens with AMEN. --Beau. & Fl. {Letter paper}, paper for writing letters on; especially, a size of paper intermediate between note paper and foolscap. See {Paper}. {Letter punch}, a steel punch with a letter engraved on the end, used in making the matrices for type. {Letters of administration} (Law), the instrument by which an administrator or administratrix is authorized to administer the goods and estate of a deceased person. {Letter of attorney}, {Letter of credit}, etc. See under {Attorney}, {Credit}, etc. {Letter of license}, a paper by which creditors extend a debtor's time for paying his debts. {Letters close [or] clause} (Eng. Law.), letters or writs directed to particular persons for particular purposes, and hence closed or sealed on the outside; -- distinguished from letters patent. --Burrill. {Letters of orders} (Eccl.), a document duly signed and sealed, by which a bishop makes it known that he has regularly ordained a certain person as priest, deacon, etc. {Letters patent}, {overt}, [or] {open} (Eng. Law), a writing executed and sealed, by which power and authority are granted to a person to do some act, or enjoy some right; as, letters patent under the seal of England. {Letter-sheet envelope}, a stamped sheet of letter paper issued by the government, prepared to be folded and sealed for transmission by mail without an envelope. {Letters testamentary} (Law), an instrument granted by the proper officer to an executor after probate of a will, authorizing him to act as executor. {Letter writer}. (a) One who writes letters. (b) A machine for copying letters. (c) A book giving directions and forms for the writing of letters.
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Drop \Drop\, n. [OE. drope, AS. dropa; akin to OS. dropo, D. drop, OHG. tropo, G. tropfen, Icel. dropi, Sw. droppe; and Fr. AS. dre[a2]pan to drip, drop; akin to OS. driopan, D. druipen, OHG. triofan, G. triefen, Icel. drj[?]pa. Cf. {Drip}, {Droop}.] 1. The quantity of fluid which falls in one small spherical mass; a liquid globule; a minim; hence, also, the smallest easily measured portion of a fluid; a small quantity; as, a drop of water. With minute drops from off the eaves. --Milton. As dear to me as are the ruddy drops That visit my sad heart. -- Shak. That drop of peace divine. --Keble. 2. That which resembles, or that which hangs like, a liquid drop; as a hanging diamond ornament, an earring, a glass pendant on a chandelier, a sugarplum (sometimes medicated), or a kind of shot or slug. 3. (Arch.) (a) Same as {Gutta}. (b) Any small pendent ornament. 4. Whatever is arranged to drop, hang, or fall from an elevated position; also, a contrivance for lowering something; as: (a) A door or platform opening downward; a trap door; that part of the gallows on which a culprit stands when he is to be hanged; hence, the gallows itself. (b) A machine for lowering heavy weights, as packages, coal wagons, etc., to a ship's deck. (c) A contrivance for temporarily lowering a gas jet. (d) A curtain which drops or falls in front of the stage of a theater, etc. (e) A drop press or drop hammer. (f) (Mach.) The distance of the axis of a shaft below the base of a hanger. 5. pl. Any medicine the dose of which is measured by drops; as, lavender drops. 6. (Naut.) The depth of a square sail; -- generally applied to the courses only. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. 7. Act of dropping; sudden fall or descent. {Ague drop}, {Black drop}. See under {Ague}, {Black}. {Drop by drop}, in small successive quantities; in repeated portions. [bd]Made to taste drop by drop more than the bitterness of death.[b8] --Burke. {Drop curtain}. See {Drop}, n., 4. (d) . {Drop forging}. (Mech.) (a) A forging made in dies by a drop hammer. (b) The process of making drop forgings. {Drop hammer} (Mech.), a hammer for forging, striking up metal, etc., the weight being raised by a strap or similar device, and then released to drop on the metal resting on an anvil or die. {Drop kick} (Football), a kick given to the ball as it rebounds after having been dropped from the hands. {Drop lake}, a pigment obtained from Brazil wood. --Mollett. {Drop letter}, a letter to be delivered from the same office where posted. {Drop press} (Mech.), a drop hammer; sometimes, a dead-stroke hammer; -- also called drop. {Drop scene}, a drop curtain on which a scene is painted. See {Drop}, n., 4. (d) . {Drop seed}. (Bot.) See the List under {Glass}. {Drop serene}. (Med.) See {Amaurosis}.
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Droplet \Drop"let\, n. A little drop; a tear. --Shak.
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Droplight \Drop"light`\, n. An apparatus for bringing artificial light down from a chandelier nearer to a table or desk; a pendant.
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Drupal \Drup"al\, a. (Bot.) Drupaceous.
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Drupel \Drup"el\, Drupelet \Drupe"let\, n. [Dim. of {Drupe}.] (Bot.) A small drupe, as one of the pulpy grains of the blackberry.
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Drupel \Drup"el\, Drupelet \Drupe"let\, n. [Dim. of {Drupe}.] (Bot.) A small drupe, as one of the pulpy grains of the blackberry.
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Dry \Dry\, a. [Compar. {Drier}; superl. {Driest}.] [OE. dru[?]e, druye, drie, AS. dryge; akin to LG. dr[94]ge, D. droog, OHG. trucchan, G. trocken, Icel. draugr a dry log. Cf. {Drought}, {Drouth}, 3d {Drug}.] 1. Free from moisture; having little humidity or none; arid; not wet or moist; deficient in the natural or normal supply of moisture, as rain or fluid of any kind; -- said especially: (a) Of the weather: Free from rain or mist. The weather, we agreed, was too dry for the season. --Addison. (b) Of vegetable matter: Free from juices or sap; not succulent; not green; as, dry wood or hay. (c) Of animals: Not giving milk; as, the cow is dry. (d) Of persons: Thirsty; needing drink. Give the dry fool drink. -- Shak (e) Of the eyes: Not shedding tears. Not a dry eye was to be seen in the assembly. -- Prescott. (f) (Med.) Of certain morbid conditions, in which there is entire or comparative absence of moisture; as, dry gangrene; dry catarrh. 2. Destitute of that which interests or amuses; barren; unembellished; jejune; plain. These epistles will become less dry, more susceptible of ornament. --Pope. 3. Characterized by a quality somewhat severe, grave, or hard; hence, sharp; keen; shrewd; quaint; as, a dry tone or manner; dry wit. He was rather a dry, shrewd kind of body. --W. Irving. 4. (Fine Arts) Exhibiting a sharp, frigid preciseness of execution, or the want of a delicate contour in form, and of easy transition in coloring. {Dry area} (Arch.), a small open space reserved outside the foundation of a building to guard it from damp. {Dry blow}. (a) (Med.) A blow which inflicts no wound, and causes no effusion of blood. (b) A quick, sharp blow. {Dry bone} (Min.), Smithsonite, or carbonate of zinc; -- a miner's term. {Dry castor} (Zo[94]l.) a kind of beaver; -- called also {parchment beaver}. {Dry cupping}. (Med.) See under {Cupping}. {Dry dock}. See under {Dock}. {Dry fat}. See {Dry vat} (below). {Dry light}, pure unobstructed light; hence, a clear, impartial view. --Bacon. The scientific man must keep his feelings under stern control, lest they obtrude into his researches, and color the dry light in which alone science desires to see its objects. -- J. C. Shairp. {Dry masonry}. See {Masonry}. {Dry measure}, a system of measures of volume for dry or coarse articles, by the bushel, peck, etc. {Dry pile} (Physics), a form of the Voltaic pile, constructed without the use of a liquid, affording a feeble current, and chiefly useful in the construction of electroscopes of great delicacy; -- called also {Zamboni's , from the names of the two earliest constructors of it. {Dry pipe} (Steam Engine), a pipe which conducts dry steam from a boiler. {Dry plate} (Photog.), a glass plate having a dry coating sensitive to light, upon which photographic negatives or pictures can be made, without moistening. {Dry-plate process}, the process of photographing with dry plates. {Dry point}. (Fine Arts) (a) An engraving made with the needle instead of the burin, in which the work is done nearly as in etching, but is finished without the use acid. (b) A print from such an engraving, usually upon paper. (c) Hence: The needle with which such an engraving is made. {Dry rent} (Eng. Law), a rent reserved by deed, without a clause of distress. --Bouvier. {Dry rot}, a decay of timber, reducing its fibers to the condition of a dry powdery dust, often accompanied by the presence of a peculiar fungus ({Merulius lacrymans}), which is sometimes considered the cause of the decay; but it is more probable that the real cause is the decomposition of the wood itself. --D. C. Eaton. Called also {sap rot}, and, in the United States, {powder post}. --Hebert. {Dry stove}, a hothouse adapted to preserving the plants of arid climates. --Brande & C. {Dry vat}, a vat, basket, or other receptacle for dry articles. {Dry wine}, that in which the saccharine matter and fermentation were so exactly balanced, that they have wholly neutralized each other, and no sweetness is perceptible; -- opposed to {sweet wine}, in which the saccharine matter is in excess.
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Dry \Dry\, a. [Compar. {Drier}; superl. {Driest}.] [OE. dru[?]e, druye, drie, AS. dryge; akin to LG. dr[94]ge, D. droog, OHG. trucchan, G. trocken, Icel. draugr a dry log. Cf. {Drought}, {Drouth}, 3d {Drug}.] 1. Free from moisture; having little humidity or none; arid; not wet or moist; deficient in the natural or normal supply of moisture, as rain or fluid of any kind; -- said especially: (a) Of the weather: Free from rain or mist. The weather, we agreed, was too dry for the season. --Addison. (b) Of vegetable matter: Free from juices or sap; not succulent; not green; as, dry wood or hay. (c) Of animals: Not giving milk; as, the cow is dry. (d) Of persons: Thirsty; needing drink. Give the dry fool drink. -- Shak (e) Of the eyes: Not shedding tears. Not a dry eye was to be seen in the assembly. -- Prescott. (f) (Med.) Of certain morbid conditions, in which there is entire or comparative absence of moisture; as, dry gangrene; dry catarrh. 2. Destitute of that which interests or amuses; barren; unembellished; jejune; plain. These epistles will become less dry, more susceptible of ornament. --Pope. 3. Characterized by a quality somewhat severe, grave, or hard; hence, sharp; keen; shrewd; quaint; as, a dry tone or manner; dry wit. He was rather a dry, shrewd kind of body. --W. Irving. 4. (Fine Arts) Exhibiting a sharp, frigid preciseness of execution, or the want of a delicate contour in form, and of easy transition in coloring. {Dry area} (Arch.), a small open space reserved outside the foundation of a building to guard it from damp. {Dry blow}. (a) (Med.) A blow which inflicts no wound, and causes no effusion of blood. (b) A quick, sharp blow. {Dry bone} (Min.), Smithsonite, or carbonate of zinc; -- a miner's term. {Dry castor} (Zo[94]l.) a kind of beaver; -- called also {parchment beaver}. {Dry cupping}. (Med.) See under {Cupping}. {Dry dock}. See under {Dock}. {Dry fat}. See {Dry vat} (below). {Dry light}, pure unobstructed light; hence, a clear, impartial view. --Bacon. The scientific man must keep his feelings under stern control, lest they obtrude into his researches, and color the dry light in which alone science desires to see its objects. -- J. C. Shairp. {Dry masonry}. See {Masonry}. {Dry measure}, a system of measures of volume for dry or coarse articles, by the bushel, peck, etc. {Dry pile} (Physics), a form of the Voltaic pile, constructed without the use of a liquid, affording a feeble current, and chiefly useful in the construction of electroscopes of great delicacy; -- called also {Zamboni's , from the names of the two earliest constructors of it. {Dry pipe} (Steam Engine), a pipe which conducts dry steam from a boiler. {Dry plate} (Photog.), a glass plate having a dry coating sensitive to light, upon which photographic negatives or pictures can be made, without moistening. {Dry-plate process}, the process of photographing with dry plates. {Dry point}. (Fine Arts) (a) An engraving made with the needle instead of the burin, in which the work is done nearly as in etching, but is finished without the use acid. (b) A print from such an engraving, usually upon paper. (c) Hence: The needle with which such an engraving is made. {Dry rent} (Eng. Law), a rent reserved by deed, without a clause of distress. --Bouvier. {Dry rot}, a decay of timber, reducing its fibers to the condition of a dry powdery dust, often accompanied by the presence of a peculiar fungus ({Merulius lacrymans}), which is sometimes considered the cause of the decay; but it is more probable that the real cause is the decomposition of the wood itself. --D. C. Eaton. Called also {sap rot}, and, in the United States, {powder post}. --Hebert. {Dry stove}, a hothouse adapted to preserving the plants of arid climates. --Brande & C. {Dry vat}, a vat, basket, or other receptacle for dry articles. {Dry wine}, that in which the saccharine matter and fermentation were so exactly balanced, that they have wholly neutralized each other, and no sweetness is perceptible; -- opposed to {sweet wine}, in which the saccharine matter is in excess.
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Dry \Dry\, a. [Compar. {Drier}; superl. {Driest}.] [OE. dru[?]e, druye, drie, AS. dryge; akin to LG. dr[94]ge, D. droog, OHG. trucchan, G. trocken, Icel. draugr a dry log. Cf. {Drought}, {Drouth}, 3d {Drug}.] 1. Free from moisture; having little humidity or none; arid; not wet or moist; deficient in the natural or normal supply of moisture, as rain or fluid of any kind; -- said especially: (a) Of the weather: Free from rain or mist. The weather, we agreed, was too dry for the season. --Addison. (b) Of vegetable matter: Free from juices or sap; not succulent; not green; as, dry wood or hay. (c) Of animals: Not giving milk; as, the cow is dry. (d) Of persons: Thirsty; needing drink. Give the dry fool drink. -- Shak (e) Of the eyes: Not shedding tears. Not a dry eye was to be seen in the assembly. -- Prescott. (f) (Med.) Of certain morbid conditions, in which there is entire or comparative absence of moisture; as, dry gangrene; dry catarrh. 2. Destitute of that which interests or amuses; barren; unembellished; jejune; plain. These epistles will become less dry, more susceptible of ornament. --Pope. 3. Characterized by a quality somewhat severe, grave, or hard; hence, sharp; keen; shrewd; quaint; as, a dry tone or manner; dry wit. He was rather a dry, shrewd kind of body. --W. Irving. 4. (Fine Arts) Exhibiting a sharp, frigid preciseness of execution, or the want of a delicate contour in form, and of easy transition in coloring. {Dry area} (Arch.), a small open space reserved outside the foundation of a building to guard it from damp. {Dry blow}. (a) (Med.) A blow which inflicts no wound, and causes no effusion of blood. (b) A quick, sharp blow. {Dry bone} (Min.), Smithsonite, or carbonate of zinc; -- a miner's term. {Dry castor} (Zo[94]l.) a kind of beaver; -- called also {parchment beaver}. {Dry cupping}. (Med.) See under {Cupping}. {Dry dock}. See under {Dock}. {Dry fat}. See {Dry vat} (below). {Dry light}, pure unobstructed light; hence, a clear, impartial view. --Bacon. The scientific man must keep his feelings under stern control, lest they obtrude into his researches, and color the dry light in which alone science desires to see its objects. -- J. C. Shairp. {Dry masonry}. See {Masonry}. {Dry measure}, a system of measures of volume for dry or coarse articles, by the bushel, peck, etc. {Dry pile} (Physics), a form of the Voltaic pile, constructed without the use of a liquid, affording a feeble current, and chiefly useful in the construction of electroscopes of great delicacy; -- called also {Zamboni's , from the names of the two earliest constructors of it. {Dry pipe} (Steam Engine), a pipe which conducts dry steam from a boiler. {Dry plate} (Photog.), a glass plate having a dry coating sensitive to light, upon which photographic negatives or pictures can be made, without moistening. {Dry-plate process}, the process of photographing with dry plates. {Dry point}. (Fine Arts) (a) An engraving made with the needle instead of the burin, in which the work is done nearly as in etching, but is finished without the use acid. (b) A print from such an engraving, usually upon paper. (c) Hence: The needle with which such an engraving is made. {Dry rent} (Eng. Law), a rent reserved by deed, without a clause of distress. --Bouvier. {Dry rot}, a decay of timber, reducing its fibers to the condition of a dry powdery dust, often accompanied by the presence of a peculiar fungus ({Merulius lacrymans}), which is sometimes considered the cause of the decay; but it is more probable that the real cause is the decomposition of the wood itself. --D. C. Eaton. Called also {sap rot}, and, in the United States, {powder post}. --Hebert. {Dry stove}, a hothouse adapted to preserving the plants of arid climates. --Brande & C. {Dry vat}, a vat, basket, or other receptacle for dry articles. {Dry wine}, that in which the saccharine matter and fermentation were so exactly balanced, that they have wholly neutralized each other, and no sweetness is perceptible; -- opposed to {sweet wine}, in which the saccharine matter is in excess.
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Drofland \Drof"land\, Dryfland \Dryf"land\, n. [See {Drove}.] (Law) An ancient yearly payment made by some tenants to the king, or to their landlords, for the privilege of driving their cattle through a manor to fairs or markets. --Cowell.
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Borneol \Bor"ne*ol\, n. [Borneo + -ol.] (Chem.) A rare variety of camphor, {C10H17.OH}, resembling ordinary camphor, from which it can be produced by reduction. It is said to occur in the camphor tree of Borneo and Sumatra ({Dryobalanops camphora}), but the natural borneol is rarely found in European or American commerce, being in great request by the Chinese. Called also {Borneo camphor}, {Malay camphor}, and {camphol}.
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Camphor \Cam"phor\, n. [OE. camfere, F. camphre (cf. It. camfara, Sp. camfara, alcanfor, LL. camfora, camphara, NGr. [?]), fr. Ar. k[be]f[d4]r, prob. fr. Skr. karp[d4]ra.] 1. A tough, white, aromatic resin, or gum, obtained from different species of the {Laurus} family, esp. from {Cinnamomum camphara} (the {Laurus camphara} of Linn[91]us.). Camphor, {C10H16O}, is volatile and fragrant, and is used in medicine as a diaphoretic, a stimulant, or sedative. 2. A gum resembling ordinary camphor, obtained from a tree ({Dryobalanops camphora}) growing in Sumatra and Borneo; -- called also {Malay camphor}, {camphor of Borneo}, or {borneol}. See {Borneol}. Note: The name camphor is also applied to a number of bodies of similar appearance and properties, as {cedar camphor}, obtained from the red or pencil cedar ({Juniperus Virginiana}), and {peppermint camphor}, or {menthol}, obtained from the oil of peppermint. {Camphor oil} (Chem.), name variously given to certain oil-like products, obtained especially from the camphor tree. {Camphor tree}, a large evergreen tree ({Cinnamomum Camphora}) with lax, smooth branches and shining triple-nerved lanceolate leaves, probably native in China, but now cultivated in most warm countries. Camphor is collected by a process of steaming the chips of the wood and subliming the product.
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Dry \Dry\, a. [Compar. {Drier}; superl. {Driest}.] [OE. dru[?]e, druye, drie, AS. dryge; akin to LG. dr[94]ge, D. droog, OHG. trucchan, G. trocken, Icel. draugr a dry log. Cf. {Drought}, {Drouth}, 3d {Drug}.] 1. Free from moisture; having little humidity or none; arid; not wet or moist; deficient in the natural or normal supply of moisture, as rain or fluid of any kind; -- said especially: (a) Of the weather: Free from rain or mist. The weather, we agreed, was too dry for the season. --Addison. (b) Of vegetable matter: Free from juices or sap; not succulent; not green; as, dry wood or hay. (c) Of animals: Not giving milk; as, the cow is dry. (d) Of persons: Thirsty; needing drink. Give the dry fool drink. -- Shak (e) Of the eyes: Not shedding tears. Not a dry eye was to be seen in the assembly. -- Prescott. (f) (Med.) Of certain morbid conditions, in which there is entire or comparative absence of moisture; as, dry gangrene; dry catarrh. 2. Destitute of that which interests or amuses; barren; unembellished; jejune; plain. These epistles will become less dry, more susceptible of ornament. --Pope. 3. Characterized by a quality somewhat severe, grave, or hard; hence, sharp; keen; shrewd; quaint; as, a dry tone or manner; dry wit. He was rather a dry, shrewd kind of body. --W. Irving. 4. (Fine Arts) Exhibiting a sharp, frigid preciseness of execution, or the want of a delicate contour in form, and of easy transition in coloring. {Dry area} (Arch.), a small open space reserved outside the foundation of a building to guard it from damp. {Dry blow}. (a) (Med.) A blow which inflicts no wound, and causes no effusion of blood. (b) A quick, sharp blow. {Dry bone} (Min.), Smithsonite, or carbonate of zinc; -- a miner's term. {Dry castor} (Zo[94]l.) a kind of beaver; -- called also {parchment beaver}. {Dry cupping}. (Med.) See under {Cupping}. {Dry dock}. See under {Dock}. {Dry fat}. See {Dry vat} (below). {Dry light}, pure unobstructed light; hence, a clear, impartial view. --Bacon. The scientific man must keep his feelings under stern control, lest they obtrude into his researches, and color the dry light in which alone science desires to see its objects. -- J. C. Shairp. {Dry masonry}. See {Masonry}. {Dry measure}, a system of measures of volume for dry or coarse articles, by the bushel, peck, etc. {Dry pile} (Physics), a form of the Voltaic pile, constructed without the use of a liquid, affording a feeble current, and chiefly useful in the construction of electroscopes of great delicacy; -- called also {Zamboni's , from the names of the two earliest constructors of it. {Dry pipe} (Steam Engine), a pipe which conducts dry steam from a boiler. {Dry plate} (Photog.), a glass plate having a dry coating sensitive to light, upon which photographic negatives or pictures can be made, without moistening. {Dry-plate process}, the process of photographing with dry plates. {Dry point}. (Fine Arts) (a) An engraving made with the needle instead of the burin, in which the work is done nearly as in etching, but is finished without the use acid. (b) A print from such an engraving, usually upon paper. (c) Hence: The needle with which such an engraving is made. {Dry rent} (Eng. Law), a rent reserved by deed, without a clause of distress. --Bouvier. {Dry rot}, a decay of timber, reducing its fibers to the condition of a dry powdery dust, often accompanied by the presence of a peculiar fungus ({Merulius lacrymans}), which is sometimes considered the cause of the decay; but it is more probable that the real cause is the decomposition of the wood itself. --D. C. Eaton. Called also {sap rot}, and, in the United States, {powder post}. --Hebert. {Dry stove}, a hothouse adapted to preserving the plants of arid climates. --Brande & C. {Dry vat}, a vat, basket, or other receptacle for dry articles. {Dry wine}, that in which the saccharine matter and fermentation were so exactly balanced, that they have wholly neutralized each other, and no sweetness is perceptible; -- opposed to {sweet wine}, in which the saccharine matter is in excess.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Durability \Du`rabil"ity\, n. [L. durabilitas.] The state or quality of being durable; the power of uninterrupted or long continuance in any condition; the power of resisting agents or influences which tend to cause changes, decay, or dissolution; lastingness. A Gothic cathedral raises ideas of grandeur in our minds by the size, its height, . . . its antiquity, and its durability. --Blair.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Durable \Du"ra*ble\, a. [L. durabilis, fr. durare to last: cf. F. durable. See {Dure}.] Able to endure or continue in a particular condition; lasting; not perishable or changeable; not wearing out or decaying soon; enduring; as, durable cloth; durable happiness. Riches and honor are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness. --Prov. viii. 18. An interest which from its object and grounds must be so durable. --De Quincey. Syn: Lasting; permanent; enduring; firm; stable; continuing; constant; persistent. See {Lasting}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Durableness \Du"rableness\, n. Power of lasting, enduring, or resisting; durability. The durableness of the metal that supports it. --Addison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Durably \Du"ra*bly\, adv. In a lasting manner; with long continuance.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dureful \Dure"ful\, a. Lasting. [Obs.] --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dwarf \Dwarf\, n.; pl. {Dwarfs}. [OE. dwergh, dwerf, dwarf, AS. dweorg, dweorh; akin to D. dwerg, MHG. twerc, G. zwerg, Icel. dvergr, Sw. & Dan. dverg; of unknown origin.] An animal or plant which is much below the ordinary size of its species or kind; especially, a diminutive human being. Note: During the Middle Ages dwarfs as well as fools shared the favor of courts and the nobility. Note: Dwarf is used adjectively in reference to anything much below the usual or normal size; as, dwarf tree; dwarf honeysuckle. {Dwarf elder} (Bot.), danewort. {Dwarf wall} (Arch.), a low wall, not as high as the story of a building, often used as a garden wall or fence. --Gwilt.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Elder \El"der\, n. [OE. ellern, eller, AS. ellen, cf. LG. elloorn; perh. akin to OHG. holantar, holuntar, G. holunder; or perh. to E. alder, n.] (Bot.) A genus of shrubs ({Sambucus}) having broad umbels of white flowers, and small black or red berries. Note: The common North American species is {Sambucus Canadensis}; the common European species ({S. nigra}) forms a small tree. The red-berried elder is {S. pubens}. The berries are diaphoretic and aperient. {Box elder}. See under 1st {Box}. {Dwarf elder}. See {Danewort}. {Elder tree}. (Bot.) Same as {Elder}. --Shak. {Marsh elder}, the cranberry tree {Viburnum Opulus}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dwarf \Dwarf\, n.; pl. {Dwarfs}. [OE. dwergh, dwerf, dwarf, AS. dweorg, dweorh; akin to D. dwerg, MHG. twerc, G. zwerg, Icel. dvergr, Sw. & Dan. dverg; of unknown origin.] An animal or plant which is much below the ordinary size of its species or kind; especially, a diminutive human being. Note: During the Middle Ages dwarfs as well as fools shared the favor of courts and the nobility. Note: Dwarf is used adjectively in reference to anything much below the usual or normal size; as, dwarf tree; dwarf honeysuckle. {Dwarf elder} (Bot.), danewort. {Dwarf wall} (Arch.), a low wall, not as high as the story of a building, often used as a garden wall or fence. --Gwilt.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dwarfling \Dwarf"ling\, n. A diminutive dwarf.
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From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
die horribly v. The software equivalent of {crash and burn}, and the preferred emphatic form of {die}. "The converter choked on an FF in its input and died horribly".
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
die horribly The software equivalent of {crash and burn}, and the preferred emphatic form of {die}. "The converter choked on an FF in its input and died horribly". [{Jargon File}] (1996-05-28)