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   D-layer
         n 1: the lowest region of the ionosphere (35 to 50 miles up)
               that reflects low-frequency radio waves [syn: {D-layer}, {D
               region}]

English Dictionary: dweller by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dallier
n
  1. someone who wastes time [syn: dallier, dillydallier, dilly-dallier, mope, lounger]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dealer
n
  1. someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
    Synonym(s): trader, bargainer, dealer, monger
  2. a firm engaged in trading
  3. a seller of illicit goods; "a dealer in stolen goods"
  4. the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account
    Synonym(s): principal, dealer
  5. the person who distributes the playing cards in a card game
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Del Rio
n
  1. a town in southwest Texas on the Rio Grande to the west of San Antonio
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Delairea
n
  1. one species: German ivy
    Synonym(s): Delairea, genus Delairea
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Delaware
n
  1. a river that rises in the Catskills in southeastern New York and flows southward along the border of Pennsylvania with New York and New Jersey to northern Delaware where it empties into Delaware Bay
    Synonym(s): Delaware, Delaware River
  2. a member of an Algonquian people formerly living in New Jersey and New York and parts of Delaware and Pennsylvania
  3. one of the British colonies that formed the United States
  4. a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
    Synonym(s): Delaware, Diamond State, First State, DE
  5. the Algonquian language spoken by the Delaware
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
delayer
n
  1. a person who delays; to put off until later or cause to be late
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dollar
n
  1. the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
  2. a piece of paper money worth one dollar
    Synonym(s): dollar, dollar bill, one dollar bill, buck, clam
  3. a United States coin worth one dollar; "the dollar coin has never been popular in the United States"
  4. a symbol of commercialism or greed; "he worships the almighty dollar"; "the dollar sign means little to him"
    Synonym(s): dollar, dollar mark, dollar sign
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dolor
n
  1. (poetry) painful grief
    Synonym(s): dolor, dolour
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dolour
n
  1. (poetry) painful grief
    Synonym(s): dolor, dolour
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dueler
n
  1. a person who fights duels [syn: dueler, dueller, duelist, duellist]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dueller
n
  1. a person who fights duels [syn: dueler, dueller, duelist, duellist]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dweller
n
  1. a person who inhabits a particular place [syn: inhabitant, habitant, dweller, denizen, indweller]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Allure \[d8]Al`lure"\, n. [F.; aller to go.]
      Gait; bearing.
  
               The swing, the gait, the pose, the allure of these men.
                                                                              --Harper's
                                                                              Mag.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Lira \[d8]Li"ra\ (l[emac]"r[adot]), n.; pl. {Lire} (-r[asl]).
      [It., fr. L. libra the Roman pound. Cf. {Livre}.]
      An Italian coin equivalent in value to the French franc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Loir \[d8]Loir\, n. [F., fr. L. glis, gliris.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A large European dormouse ({Myoxus glis}).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Lour \[d8]Lour\, n. [Native name.] (Zo[94]l.)
      An Asiatic sardine ({Clupea Neohowii}), valued for its oil.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Lyra \[d8]Ly"ra\, n. [L. lyra, Gr. [?]. See {Lyre}.]
      1. (Astron.) A northern constellation, the Harp, containing a
            white star of the first magnitude, called Alpha Lyr[91],
            or Vega.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Talaria \[d8]Ta*la"ri*a\, n. pl. [L., from talaris pertaining
      to the ankles, fr. talus ankle.] (Class. Myth.)
      Small wings or winged shoes represented as fastened to the
      ankles, -- chiefly used as an attribute of Mercury.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Thaler \[d8]Tha"ler\, n. [G. See {Dollar}.]
      A German silver coin worth about three shillings sterling, or
      about 73 cents.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dallier \Dal"li*er\, n.
      One who fondles; a trifler; as, dalliers with pleasant words.
      --Asham.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dealer \Deal"er\, n.
      1. One who deals; one who has to do, or has concern, with
            others; esp., a trader, a trafficker, a shopkeeper, a
            broker, or a merchant; as, a dealer in dry goods; a dealer
            in stocks; a retail dealer.
  
      2. One who distributes cards to the players.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Delaware \Del"a*ware\, n. (Bot.)
      An American grape, with compact bunches of small,
      amber-colored berries, sweet and of a good flavor.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Delawares \Del"a*wares\, n. pl.; sing. {Delaware}. (Ethnol.)
      A tribe of Indians formerly inhabiting the valley of the
      Delaware River, but now mostly located in the Indian
      Territory.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Delayer \De*lay"er\, n.
      One who delays; one who lingers.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dollar \Dol"lar\, n. [D. daalder, LG. dahler, G. thaler, an
      abbreviation of Joachimsthaler, i. e., a piece of money first
      coined, about the year 1518, in the valley (G. thal) of St.
      Joachim, in Bohemia. See {Dale}.]
      1.
            (a) A silver coin of the United States containing 371.25
                  grains of silver and 41.25 grains of alloy, that is,
                  having a total weight of 412.5 grains.
            (b) A gold coin of the United States containing 23.22
                  grains of gold and 2.58 grains of alloy, that is,
                  having a total weight of 25.8 grains, nine-tenths
                  fine. It is no longer coined.
  
      Note: Previous to 1837 the silver dollar had a larger amount
               of alloy, but only the same amount of silver as now,
               the total weight being 416 grains. The gold dollar as a
               distinct coin was first made in 1849. The eagles, half
               eagles, and quarter eagles coined before 1834 contained
               24.75 grains of gold and 2.25 grains of alloy for each
               dollar.
  
      2. A coin of the same general weight and value, though
            differing slightly in different countries, current in
            Mexico, Canada, parts of South America, also in Spain, and
            several other European countries.
  
      3. The value of a dollar; the unit commonly employed in the
            United States in reckoning money values.
  
      {Chop dollar}. See under 9th {Chop}.
  
      {Dollar fish} (Zo[94]l.), a fish of the United States coast
            ({Stromateus triacanthus}), having a flat, roundish form
            and a bright silvery luster; -- called also {butterfish},
            and {Lafayette}. See {Butterfish}.
  
      {Trade dollar}, a silver coin formerly made at the United
            States mint, intended for export, and not legal tender at
            home. It contained 378 grains of silver and 42 grains of
            alloy.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dolor \Do"lor\, n. [OE. dolor, dolur, dolour, F. douleur, L.
      dolor, fr. dolere. See 1st {Dole}.]
      Pain; grief; distress; anguish. [Written also {dolour}.]
      [Poetic]
  
               Of death and dolor telling sad tidings.   --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dolor \Do"lor\, n. [OE. dolor, dolur, dolour, F. douleur, L.
      dolor, fr. dolere. See 1st {Dole}.]
      Pain; grief; distress; anguish. [Written also {dolour}.]
      [Poetic]
  
               Of death and dolor telling sad tidings.   --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dueler \Du"el*er\, n.
      One who engages in a duel. [R.] [Written also {dueller}.]
      --South.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dueler \Du"el*er\, n.
      One who engages in a duel. [R.] [Written also {dueller}.]
      --South.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Duller \Dull"er\, n.
      One who, or that which, dulls.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dull \Dull\, a. [Compar. {Duller}; superl. {Dullest}.] [AS. dol
      foolish; akin to gedwelan to err, D. dol mad, dwalen to
      wander, err, G. toll mad, Goth. dwals foolish, stupid, cf.
      Gr. [?] turbid, troubled, Skr. dhvr to cause to fall. Cf.
      {Dolt}, {Dwale}, {Dwell}, {Fraud}.]
      1. Slow of understanding; wanting readiness of apprehension;
            stupid; doltish; blockish. [bd]Dull at classical
            learning.[b8] --Thackeray.
  
                     She is not bred so dull but she can learn. --Shak.
  
      2. Slow in action; sluggish; unready; awkward.
  
                     This people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears
                     are dull of hearing.                           --Matt. xiii.
                                                                              15.
  
                     O, help my weak wit and sharpen my dull tongue.
                                                                              --Spenser.
  
      3. Insensible; unfeeling.
  
                     Think me not So dull a devil to forget the loss Of
                     such a matchless wife.                        -- Beau. & Fl.
  
      4. Not keen in edge or point; lacking sharpness; blunt.
            [bd]Thy scythe is dull.[b8] --Herbert.
  
      5. Not bright or clear to the eye; wanting in liveliness of
            color or luster; not vivid; obscure; dim; as, a dull fire
            or lamp; a dull red or yellow; a dull mirror.
  
      6. Heavy; gross; cloggy; insensible; spiritless; lifeless;
            inert. [bd]The dull earth.[b8] --Shak.
  
                     As turning the logs will make a dull fire burn, so
                     changes of study a dull brain.            -- Longfellow.
  
      7. Furnishing little delight, spirit, or variety;
            uninteresting; tedious; cheerless; gloomy; melancholy;
            depressing; as, a dull story or sermon; a dull occupation
            or period; hence, cloudy; overcast; as, a dull day.
  
                     Along life's dullest, dreariest walk. -- Keble.
  
      Syn: Lifeless; inanimate; dead; stupid; doltish; heavy;
               sluggish; sleepy; drowsy; gross; cheerless; tedious;
               irksome; dismal; dreary; clouded; tarnished; obtuse. See
               {Lifeless}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dull \Dull\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Duller}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Dulling}.]
      1. To deprive of sharpness of edge or point. [bd]This . . .
            dulled their swords.[b8] --Bacon.
  
                     Borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. --Shak.
  
      2. To make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy, as the
            senses, the feelings, the perceptions, and the like.
  
                     Those [drugs] she has Will stupefy and dull the
                     sense a while.                                    --Shak.
  
                     Use and custom have so dulled our eyes. --Trench.
  
      3. To render dim or obscure; to sully; to tarnish. [bd]Dulls
            the mirror.[b8] --Bacon.
  
      4. To deprive of liveliness or activity; to render heavy; to
            make inert; to depress; to weary; to sadden.
  
                     Attention of mind . . . wasted or dulled through
                     continuance.                                       --Hooker.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dweller \Dwell"er\, n.
      An inhabitant; a resident; as, a cave dweller. [bd]Dwellers
      at Jerusalem.[b8] --Acts i. 19.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Del Aire, CA (CDP, FIPS 18352)
      Location: 33.91608 N, 118.36863 W
      Population (1990): 8040 (2849 housing units)
      Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Del Rey, CA (CDP, FIPS 18674)
      Location: 36.65775 N, 119.59598 W
      Population (1990): 1150 (296 housing units)
      Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 93616

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Del Rio, FL (CDP, FIPS 17188)
      Location: 28.00885 N, 82.39987 W
      Population (1990): 8248 (4037 housing units)
      Area: 4.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   Del Rio, TN
      Zip code(s): 37727
   Del Rio, TX (city, FIPS 19792)
      Location: 29.37635 N, 100.89566 W
      Population (1990): 30705 (10691 housing units)
      Area: 38.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Delair, NJ
      Zip code(s): 08110

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Delaware, AR
      Zip code(s): 72835
   Delaware, IA (city, FIPS 19630)
      Location: 42.47186 N, 91.34014 W
      Population (1990): 176 (69 housing units)
      Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 52036
   Delaware, OH (city, FIPS 21434)
      Location: 40.29866 N, 83.08134 W
      Population (1990): 20030 (7660 housing units)
      Area: 27.0 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 43015
   Delaware, OK (town, FIPS 19850)
      Location: 36.77897 N, 95.64287 W
      Population (1990): 434 (203 housing units)
      Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 74027

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Dellroy, OH (village, FIPS 21560)
      Location: 40.55574 N, 81.19941 W
      Population (1990): 314 (142 housing units)
      Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 44620

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Delray, WV
      Zip code(s): 26714

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Diller, NE (village, FIPS 13085)
      Location: 40.10871 N, 96.93753 W
      Population (1990): 298 (137 housing units)
      Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 68342

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Dollarway, AR
      Zip code(s): 71602

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   dollar
  
      $
  
      Common: {ITU-T}: dollar sign.   Rare: currency symbol;
      buck; cash; string (from BASIC); escape (when used as the echo
      of ASCII ESC); ding; cache; {INTERCAL}: big money.
  
      (1995-03-06)
  
  
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