English Dictionary: dweller | by the DICT Development Group |
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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. | |
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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. | |
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d8Loir \[d8]Loir\, n. [F., fr. L. glis, gliris.] (Zo[94]l.) A large European dormouse ({Myoxus glis}). | |
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d8Lour \[d8]Lour\, n. [Native name.] (Zo[94]l.) An Asiatic sardine ({Clupea Neohowii}), valued for its oil. | |
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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. | |
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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. | |
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d8Thaler \[d8]Tha"ler\, n. [G. See {Dollar}.] A German silver coin worth about three shillings sterling, or about 73 cents. | |
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Dallier \Dal"li*er\, n. One who fondles; a trifler; as, dalliers with pleasant words. --Asham. | |
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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. | |
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Delaware \Del"a*ware\, n. (Bot.) An American grape, with compact bunches of small, amber-colored berries, sweet and of a good flavor. | |
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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. | |
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Delayer \De*lay"er\, n. One who delays; one who lingers. | |
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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. | |
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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. | |
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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. | |
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Dueler \Du"el*er\, n. One who engages in a duel. [R.] [Written also {dueller}.] --South. | |
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Dueler \Du"el*er\, n. One who engages in a duel. [R.] [Written also {dueller}.] --South. | |
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Duller \Dull"er\, n. One who, or that which, dulls. | |
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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}. | |
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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. | |
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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) | |
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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 | |
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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) | |
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Delair, NJ Zip code(s): 08110 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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Delray, WV Zip code(s): 26714 | |
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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 | |
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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) |