Dalian
         n 1: a port and shipbuilding center in northeastern China on the
               Liaodong Peninsula; now a part of Luda [syn: {Dalian},
               {Talien}, {Dairen}]

English Dictionary: dwell on	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dilemma n state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options Synonym(s): dilemma, quandary
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dillenia n any of several evergreen trees or shrubs of the genus Dillenia grown for their foliage and nodding flowers resembling magnolias which are followed by fruit that is used in curries and jellies and preserves
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dual-lane adj having a median strip or island between lanes of traffic moving in opposite directions; "a divided highway" Synonym(s): divided, dual-lane
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dwell on v delay Synonym(s): dwell on, linger over
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Dylan n United States songwriter noted for his protest songs (born in 1941) Synonym(s): Dylan, Bob Dylan Celtic god of the waves; son of Arianrhod
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d890lan \[d8][90]`lan"\, b. [F., fr. [82]lancer to dart.]       Ardor inspired by passion or enthusiasm.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Alem \[d8]Al"em\, n. [Turk. 'alem, fr. Ar. 'alam.] (Mil.)       The imperial standard of the Turkish Empire.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Alhenna \[d8]Al*hen"na\, n.       See {Henna}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Allium \[d8]Al"li*um\, n. [L., garlic.] (bot.)       A genus of plants, including the onion, garlic, leek, chive,       etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Alme \[d8]Al"me\, d8Almeh \[d8]Al"meh\, n. [Ar. 'almah (fem.)       learned, fr. 'alama to know: cf. F. alm[82]e.]       An Egyptian dancing girl; an Alma.                   The Almehs lift their arms in dance.      --Bayard                                                                               Taylor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Alme \[d8]Al"me\, d8Almeh \[d8]Al"meh\, n. [Ar. 'almah (fem.)       learned, fr. 'alama to know: cf. F. alm[82]e.]       An Egyptian dancing girl; an Alma.                   The Almehs lift their arms in dance.      --Bayard                                                                               Taylor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Alumna \[d8]A*lum"na\, n. fem.; pl. {Alumn[91]} . [L. See       {Alumnus}.]       A female pupil; especially, a graduate of a school or       college.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Dolium \[d8]Do"li*um\, n. [L. large jar.] (Zo[94]l.)       A genus of large univalve mollusks, including the partridge       shell and tun shells.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Halma \[d8]Hal"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] to leap.]       (Greek Antiq.)       The long jump, with weights in the hands, -- the most       important of the exercises of the Pentathlon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Holmia \[d8]Hol"mi*a\, n. [NL.] (Chem.)       An oxide of holmium.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Ileum \[d8]Il"e*um\, n. [L. ile, ileum, ilium, pl. ilia,       groin, flank.]       1. (Anat.) The last, and usually the longest, division of the             small intestine; the part between the jejunum and large             intestine. [Written also {ileon}, and {ilium}.]          2. (Anat.) See {Ilium}. [R.]          Note: Most modern writers restrict ileum to the division of                the intestine and ilium to the pelvic bone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Ilium \[d8]Il"i*um\, n. [See {Ileum}.] (Anat.)       The dorsal one of the three principal bones comprising either       lateral half of the pelvis; the dorsal or upper part of the       hip bone. See {Innominate bone}, under {Innominate}. [Written       also {ilion}, and {ileum}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Lena \[d8]Le"na\ (l[emac]"n[adot]), n. [L.]       A procuress. --J. Webster.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Lim n91a \[d8]Lim *n[91]"a\ (l[icr]m*n[emac]"[adot]), n. [NL.,       fr. Gr. limnai^os pertaining to a marsh, fr. li`mh a marsh.]       (Zo[94]l.)       A genus of fresh-water air-breathing mollusks, abundant in       ponds and streams; -- called also {pond snail}. [Written also       {Lymn[91]a}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Limu \[d8]Li"mu\ (l[emac]"m[oomac]), n. (Bot.)       The Hawaiian name for seaweeds. Over sixty kinds are used as       food, and have species names, as {Limu Lipoa}, {Limu       palawai}, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Loma \[d8]Lo"ma\, n.; pl. {Lomata}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], [?], a       fringe.] (Zo[94]l.)       A lobe; a membranous fringe or flap.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Luna \[d8]Lu"na\, n. [L.; akin to lucere to shine. See       {Light}, n., and cf. {Lune}.]       1. The moon.          2. (Alchemy) Silver.          {Luna cornea} (Old Chem.), horn silver, or fused silver             chloride, a tough, brown, translucent mass; -- so called             from its resemblance to horn.          {Luna moth} (Zo[94]l.), a very large and beautiful American             moth ({Actias luna}). Its wings are delicate light green,             with a stripe of purple along the front edge of the             anterior wings, the other margins being edged with pale             yellow. Each wing has a lunate spot surrounded by rings of             light yellow, blue, and black. The caterpillar commonly             feeds on the hickory, sassafras, and maple.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Tellina \[d8]Tel*li"na\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a kind of       shellfish.] (Zo[94]l.)       A genus of marine bivalve mollusks having thin, delicate, and       often handsomely colored shells.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Ulema \[d8]U`le*ma"\, n. [Turk. & Ar. 'ulam[be] the wise or       learned men, pl. of '[be]lim wise, learned.] (Mohammedanism)       A college or body composed of the hierarchy (the imams,       muftis, and cadis). That of Turkey alone now has political       power; its head is the sheik ul Islam.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Ulna \[d8]Ul"na\, n. [L., the elbow. See {Ell}.]       1. (Anat.) The postaxial bone of the forearm, or branchium,             corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb. See             {Radius}.          2. (O. Eng. Law) An ell; also, a yard. --Burrill.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
D91dal \D[91]"dal\, D91dalian \D[91]*dal"ian\, a. [L. daedalus       cunningly wrought, fr. Gr. [?]; cf. [?] to work cunningly.       The word also alludes to the mythical D[91]dalus (Gr. [?],       lit., the cunning worker).]       1. Cunningly or ingeniously formed or working; skillful;             artistic; ingenious.                         Our bodies decked in our d[91]dalian arms.                                                                               --Chapman.                         The d[91]dal hand of Nature.               --J. Philips.                         The doth the d[91]dal earth throw forth to thee, Out                      of her fruitful, abundant flowers.      --Spenser.          2. Crafty; deceitful. [R.] --Keats.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Inulin \In"u*lin\, n. [From NL. Inula Helenium, the elecampane:       cf. F. inuline.] (Chem.)       A substance of very wide occurrence. It is found dissolved in       the sap of the roots and rhizomes of many composite and other       plants, as {Inula}, {Helianthus}, {Campanula}, etc., and is       extracted by solution as a tasteless, white, semicrystalline       substance, resembling starch, with which it is isomeric. It       is intermediate in nature between starch and sugar. Called       also {dahlin}, {helenin}, {alantin}, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dahlin \Dah"lin\ (d[aum]"l[icr]n), n. [From {Dahlia}.] (Chem.)       A variety of starch extracted from the dahlia; -- called also       {inulin}. See {Inulin}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Inulin \In"u*lin\, n. [From NL. Inula Helenium, the elecampane:       cf. F. inuline.] (Chem.)       A substance of very wide occurrence. It is found dissolved in       the sap of the roots and rhizomes of many composite and other       plants, as {Inula}, {Helianthus}, {Campanula}, etc., and is       extracted by solution as a tasteless, white, semicrystalline       substance, resembling starch, with which it is isomeric. It       is intermediate in nature between starch and sugar. Called       also {dahlin}, {helenin}, {alantin}, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dahlin \Dah"lin\ (d[aum]"l[icr]n), n. [From {Dahlia}.] (Chem.)       A variety of starch extracted from the dahlia; -- called also       {inulin}. See {Inulin}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Delaine \De*laine"\, n. [See Muslin delaine, under {Muslin}.]       A kind of fabric for women's dresses.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Deline \De*line"\, v. t.       1. To delineate. [Obs.]          2. To mark out. [Obs.] --R. North.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dilemma \Di*lem"ma\, n. [L. dilemma, Gr. [?]; di- = di`s- twice       + [?] to take. See {Lemma}.]       1. (Logic) An argument which presents an antagonist with two             or more alternatives, but is equally conclusive against             him, whichever alternative he chooses.          Note: The following are instances of the dilemma. A young                rhetorician applied to an old sophist to be taught the                art of pleading, and bargained for a certain reward to                be paid when he should gain a cause. The master sued                for his reward, and the scholar endeavored to [?]lude                his claim by a dilemma. [bd]If I gain my cause, I shall                withhold your pay, because the judge's award will be                against you; if I lose it, I may withhold it, because I                shall not yet have gained a cause.[b8] [bd]On the                contrary,[b8] says the master, [bd]if you gain your                cause, you must pay me, because you are to pay me when                you gain a cause; if you lose it, you must pay me,                because the judge will award it.[b8] --Johnson.          2. A state of things in which evils or obstacles present             themselves on every side, and it is difficult to determine             what course to pursue; a vexatious alternative or             predicament; a difficult choice or position.                         A strong dilemma in a desperate case! To act with                      infamy, or quit the place.                  --Swift.          {Horns of a dilemma}, alternatives, each of which is equally             difficult of encountering.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dualin \Du"a*lin\, n. (Chem.)       An explosive substance consisting essentially of sawdust or       wood pulp, saturated with nitroglycerin and other similar       nitro compounds. It is inferior to dynamite, and is more       liable to explosion.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dahlen, ND       Zip code(s): 58224
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
De Leon, TX (city, FIPS 19672)       Location: 32.11169 N, 98.53667 W       Population (1990): 2190 (1095 housing units)       Area: 5.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 76444
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Delano, CA (city, FIPS 18394)       Location: 35.76484 N, 119.25043 W       Population (1990): 22762 (6482 housing units)       Area: 22.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 93215    Delano, MN (city, FIPS 15454)       Location: 45.04126 N, 93.78548 W       Population (1990): 2709 (1000 housing units)       Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 55328    Delano, PA       Zip code(s): 18220    Delano, TN       Zip code(s): 37325
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dillon, CO (town, FIPS 20440)       Location: 39.62500 N, 106.03901 W       Population (1990): 553 (1087 housing units)       Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)    Dillon, MT (city, FIPS 20800)       Location: 45.21613 N, 112.63453 W       Population (1990): 3991 (1804 housing units)       Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 59725    Dillon, SC (city, FIPS 19420)       Location: 34.42199 N, 79.36981 W       Population (1990): 6829 (2630 housing units)       Area: 11.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 29536
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Dillwyn, VA (town, FIPS 22560)       Location: 37.54022 N, 78.46161 W       Population (1990): 458 (190 housing units)       Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Doyline, LA (village, FIPS 21590)       Location: 32.51888 N, 93.41591 W       Population (1990): 884 (379 housing units)       Area: 8.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 71023
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
DLM          Distributed Lock Manager on distributed VMS systems.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Dylan          {DYnamic LANguage}
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Dilean, that is poor