damp course
         n 1: a course of some impermeable material laid in the
               foundation walls of building near the ground to prevent
               dampness from rising into the building [syn: {damp-proof
               course}, {damp course}]

English Dictionary: Dempsey	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dampish adj slightly wet; "clothes damp with perspiration"; "a moist breeze"; "eyes moist with tears" Synonym(s): damp, dampish, moist
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de-emphasise v reduce the emphasis [syn: de-emphasize, de-emphasise, destress]
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de-emphasize v reduce the emphasis [syn: de-emphasize, de-emphasise, destress]
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Dempsey n United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (1895-1983) Synonym(s): Dempsey, Jack Dempsey, William Harrison Dempsey, Manassa Mauler
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dime bag n street name for a packet of illegal drugs that is sold for ten dollars Synonym(s): dime bag, dime
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Donbas n an industrial region in the Ukraine [syn: Donets Basin, Donbass, Donbas]
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Donbass n an industrial region in the Ukraine [syn: Donets Basin, Donbass, Donbas]
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dumb cane n an evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves; contains a poison that swells the tongue and throat hence the name Synonym(s): dumb cane, mother-in-law plant, mother- in-law's tongue, Dieffenbachia sequine
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dumb show n a performance using gestures and body movements without words Synonym(s): mime, pantomime, dumb show
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dumbass n a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence Synonym(s): dunce, dunderhead, numskull, blockhead, bonehead, lunkhead, hammerhead, knucklehead, loggerhead, muttonhead, shithead, dumbass, fuckhead
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dumbstricken adj as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise; "a circle of policement stood dumbfounded by her denial of having seen the accident"; "the flabbergasted aldermen were speechless"; "was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion" Synonym(s): dumbfounded, dumfounded, flabbergasted, stupefied, thunderstruck, dumbstruck, dumbstricken
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dumbstruck adj as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise; "a circle of policement stood dumbfounded by her denial of having seen the accident"; "the flabbergasted aldermen were speechless"; "was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion" Synonym(s): dumbfounded, dumfounded, flabbergasted, stupefied, thunderstruck, dumbstruck, dumbstricken
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dumpcart n a cart that can be tilted to empty contents without handling
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dumps n an informal expression for a mildly depressed state; "in the dumps"; "have the mopes" Synonym(s): dumps, mopes
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dumpsite n a piece of land where waste materials are dumped [syn: dump, garbage dump, trash dump, rubbish dump, wasteyard, waste-yard, dumpsite]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Dumpster n a container designed to receive and transport and dump waste
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dune buggy n a recreational vehicle with large tires used on beaches or sand dunes Synonym(s): dune buggy, beach buggy
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Ambages \[d8]Am*ba"ges\, n. pl. [L. (usually in pl.); pref.       ambi-, amb- + agere to drive: cf. F. ambage.]       A circuit; a winding. Hence: Circuitous way or proceeding;       quibble; circumlocution; indirect mode of speech.                   After many ambages, perspicuously define what this                melancholy is.                                       --Burton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Amphioxus \[d8]Am`phi*ox"us\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] + [?]       sharp.] (Zo[94]l.)       A fishlike creature ({Amphioxus lanceolatus}), two or three       inches long, found in temperature seas; -- also called the       {lancelet}. Its body is pointed at both ends. It is the       lowest and most generalized of the vertebrates, having       neither brain, skull, vertebr[91], nor red blood. It forms       the type of the group {Acrania}, {Leptocardia}, etc.
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d8Amphisb91na \[d8]Am`phis*b[91]"na\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?]; [?]       on both ends + [?] to go.]       1. A fabled serpent with a head at each end, moving either             way. --Milton.          2. (Zo[94]l.) A genus of harmless lizards, serpentlike in             form, without legs, and with both ends so much alike that             they appear to have a head at each, and ability to move             either way. See Illustration in Appendix.          Note: The {Gordius aquaticus}, or hairworm, has been called                an {amphisb[91]na}; but it belongs among the worms.
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d8Amphisb91noid \[d8]Am`phis*b[91]"noid\, a. [NL., fr. L.       amphisbaena + -oid.] (Zo[94]l.)       Like or pertaining to the lizards of the genus Amphisb[91]na.
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d8Amphiscii \[d8]Am*phis"ci*i\, Amphiscians \Am*phis"cians\, n.       pl. [Gr. [?] throwing a shadow both ways; [?] + [?] shadow.]       The inhabitants of the tropic, whose shadows in one part of       the year are cast to the north, and in the other to the       south, according as the sun is south or north of their       zenith.
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d8Ampyx \[d8]Am"pyx\, n. [Gr. [?].] (Greek Antiq.)       A woman's headband (sometimes of metal), for binding the       front hair.
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d8Anabas \[d8]An"a*bas\, n. [Gr. [?], p. p. of [?] to advance.]       (Zo[94]l.)       A genus of fishes, remarkable for their power of living long       out of water, and of making their way on land for       considerable distances, and for climbing trees; the climbing       fishes.
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d8Anabasis \[d8]A*nab"a*sis\, n. [Gr. [?], fr. [?] to go up; [?]       up + [?] to go.]       1. A journey or expedition up from the coast, like that of             the younger Cyrus into Central Asia, described by Xenophon             in his work called [bd]The Anabasis.[b8]                         The anabasis of Napoleon.                  --De Quincey.          2. (Med.) The first period, or increase, of a disease;             augmentation. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Anopsia \[d8]A*nop"si*a\ ([adot]*n[ocr]p"s[icr]*[adot]),    Anopsy \An"op`sy\ ([acr]n"[ocr]p`s[ycr]), a. [Gr. 'an priv. +       'o`psis sight.] (Med.)       Want or defect of sight; blindness.
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d8Anubis \[d8]A*nu"bis\, n. [L.] (Myth.)       An Egyptian deity, the conductor of departed spirits,       represented by a human figure with the head of a dog or fox.
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d8Embo8ctement \[d8]Em`bo[8c]te"ment`\, n. [F., fr. embo[8c]ter       to fit in, insert; en in + bo[8c]te box.] (Biol.)       The hypothesis that all living things proceed from       pre[89]xisting germs, and that these encase the germs of all       future living things, inclosed one within another. --Buffon.
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d8Embouchure \[d8]Em`bou`chure"\, n. [F., fr. emboucher to put       to the mouth; pref. em- (L. in) + bouche the mouth. Cf.       {Embouge}, {Debouch}.]       1. The mouth of a river; also, the mouth of a cannon.          2. (Mus.)             (a) The mouthpiece of a wind instrument.             (b) The shaping of the lips to the mouthpiece; as, a flute                   player has a good embouchure.
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d8Emphysema \[d8]Em`phy*se"ma\, n. [NL., from Gr. [?] inflation,       fr. [?] to inflate; [?] in + [?] to blow: cf. F.       emphys[8a]me.] (Med.)       A swelling produced by gas or air diffused in the cellular       tissue.          {Emphysema of the lungs}, {Pulmonary emphysema} (Med.), a             common disease of the lungs in which the air cells are             distended and their partition walls ruptured by an             abnormal pressure of the air contained in them.
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d8Empyesis \[d8]Em`py*e"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] suppuration.]       (Med.)       An eruption of pustules.
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d8En passant \[d8]En` pas`sant"\ [F.]       In passing; in the course of any procedure; -- said specif.       (Chess), of the taking of an adverse pawn which makes a first       move of two squares by a pawn already so advanced as to       threaten the first of these squares. The pawn which takes en       passant is advanced to the threatened square.
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d8Impasse \[d8]Im`passe"\ ([acr]N`p[aum]s"; E.       [icr]m*p[adot]s"), n. [F.]       An impassable road or way; a blind alley; cul-de-sac; fig., a       position or predicament affording no escape.                   The issue from the present impasse will, in all                probability, proceed from below, not from above.                                                                               --Arnold                                                                               White.
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d8In posse \[d8]In` pos"se\ [L.]       In possibility; possible, although not yet in existence or       come to pass; -- contradistinguished from in esse.
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d8In vacuo \[d8]In` vac"u*o\ [L.] (Physics)       In a vacuum; in empty space; as, experiments in vacuo.
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d8Infusoria \[d8]In`fu*so"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL.; -- so called       because found in infusions which are left exposed to the air       for a time. See {Infuse}.] (Zo[94]l.)       One of the classes of Protozoa, including a large number of       species, all of minute size.          Note: They are found in all seas, lakes, ponds, and streams,                as well as in infusions of organic matter exposed to                the air. They are distinguished by having vibrating                lashes or cilia, with which they obtain their food and                swim about.They are devided into the orders Flagellata,                Ciliata, and Tentaculifera. See these words in the                Vocabulary. Formely the term Infusoria was applied to                all microscopic organisms found in water, including                many minute plants, belonging to the diatoms, as well                as minute animals belonging to various classes, as the                Rotifera, which are worms; and the Rhizopoda, which                constitute a distinct class of Protozoa. Fossil                Infusoria are mostly the siliceous shells of diatoms;                sometimes they are siliceous skeletons of Radiolaria,                or the calcareous shells of Foraminifera.
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d8Maffioso \[d8]Maf`fi*o"so\, d8Mafioso \[d8]Ma`fi*o"so\, n.;       pl. {-si}. [It. maffioso.]       A member of the maffia.
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d8Maffioso \[d8]Maf`fi*o"so\, d8Mafioso \[d8]Ma`fi*o"so\, n.;       pl. {-si}. [It. maffioso.]       A member of the maffia.
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d8Mapach \[d8]Ma*pach"\, n. [Mexican.]       The raccoon.
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d8Miohippus \[d8]Mi`o*hip"pus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] less + [?]       horse.] (Paleon.)       An extinct Miocene mammal of the Horse family, closely       related to the genus {Anhithecrium}, and having three usable       hoofs on each foot.
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d8Myips \[d8]My"ips\, n. [NL.]       See {Myope}.
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d8Myopsis \[d8]My*op"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] fly + [?]       sight.] (Med.)       The appearance of musc[91] volitantes. See {Musc[91]       volitantes}, under {Musca}.
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d8Nabk \[d8]Nabk\ (n[acr]bk), n. [Ar. nabiqa, nibqa.] (Bot.)       The edible berries of the {Zizyphys Lotus}, a tree of       Northern Africa, and Southwestern Europe. [Written also       {nubk}.] See {Lotus}       (b), and {Sadr}.
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d8Napus \[d8]Na"pus\, n. [L.] (Bot.)       A kind of turnip. See {Navew}.
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d8Navus \[d8]Na"vus\, n.; pl.{N[91]vi} (-v[c6]). [L.] (Med.)       A spot or mark on the skin of children when born; a       birthmark; -- usually applied to vascular tumors, i. e.,       those consisting mainly of blood vessels, as dilated       arteries, veins, or capillaries.
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d8Nefasch \[d8]Ne"fasch\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       Any fish of the genus {Distichodus}. Several large species       inhabit the Nile.
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d8Neufch83tel \[d8]Neuf`ch[83]`tel"\, n.       A kind of soft sweet-milk cheese; -- so called from       Neufch[83]tel-en-Bray in France.
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d8Nivose \[d8]Ni`vose"\, n. [F., fr. L. nix. nivis, snow.]       The fourth month of the French republican calendar       [1792-1806]. It commenced December 21, and ended January 19.       See {Vend[90]miaire}.
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d8Nova \[d8]No"va\ (n[omac]"v[adot]), n.; pl. L. {Nov[91]}       (-v[emac]), E. {Novas} (-v[adot]z). [L., fem. sing. of novus       new.] (Astron.)       A new star, usually appearing suddenly, shining for a brief       period, and then sinking into obscurity. Such appearances are       supposed to result from cosmic collisions, as of a dark star       with interstellar nebulosities.          Note: The most important modern nov[91] are:          {[d8]No"va Co*ro"n[91] Bo`re*a"lis}[1866];          {[d8]No"va Cyg"ni}[1876];          {[d8]No"va An*dro"me*d[91]}[1885];          {[d8]No"va Au*ri"g[91]}[1891-92];          {[d8]No"va Per"se*i}[1901]. There are two nov[91] called             {Nova Persei}. They are:       (a) A small nova which appeared in 1881.       (b) An extraordinary nova which appeared in Perseus in 1901.             It was first sighted on February 22, and for one night             (February 23) was the brightest star in the sky. By July             it had almost disappeared, after which faint surrounding             nebulous masses were discovered, apparently moving             radially outward from the star at incredible velocity.
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d8Nova \[d8]No"va\ (n[omac]"v[adot]), n.; pl. L. {Nov[91]}       (-v[emac]), E. {Novas} (-v[adot]z). [L., fem. sing. of novus       new.] (Astron.)       A new star, usually appearing suddenly, shining for a brief       period, and then sinking into obscurity. Such appearances are       supposed to result from cosmic collisions, as of a dark star       with interstellar nebulosities.          Note: The most important modern nov[91] are:          {[d8]No"va Co*ro"n[91] Bo`re*a"lis}[1866];          {[d8]No"va Cyg"ni}[1876];          {[d8]No"va An*dro"me*d[91]}[1885];          {[d8]No"va Au*ri"g[91]}[1891-92];          {[d8]No"va Per"se*i}[1901]. There are two nov[91] called             {Nova Persei}. They are:       (a) A small nova which appeared in 1881.       (b) An extraordinary nova which appeared in Perseus in 1901.             It was first sighted on February 22, and for one night             (February 23) was the brightest star in the sky. By July             it had almost disappeared, after which faint surrounding             nebulous masses were discovered, apparently moving             radially outward from the star at incredible velocity.
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d8Nubecula \[d8]Nu*bec"u*la\, n.; pl. {Nubecul[91]} (-l[emac]).       [L., dim. of nubes cloud.]       1. (Astron.)             (a) A nebula.             (b) pl. Specifically, the Magellanic clouds.          2. (Med.)             (a) A slight spot on the cornea.             (b) A cloudy object or appearance in urine. --Dunglison.
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Dambose \Dam"bose\ (d[acr]m"b[omac]s), n. (Chem.)       A crystalline variety of fruit sugar obtained from dambonite.
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Damnific \Dam*nif"ic\, a. [L. damnificus; damnum damage, loss +       facere to make. See {Damn}.]       Procuring or causing loss; mischievous; injurious.
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Damnification \Dam`ni*fi*ca"tion\, n. [LL. damnificatio.]       That which causes damage or loss.
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Damp \Damp\ (d[acr]mp), n. [Akin to LG., D., & Dan. damp vapor,       steam, fog, G. dampf, Icel. dampi, Sw. damb dust, and to MNG.       dimpfen to smoke, imp. dampf.]       1. Moisture; humidity; fog; fogginess; vapor.                         Night . . . with black air Accompanied, with damps                      and dreadful gloom.                           --Milton.          2. Dejection; depression; cloud of the mind.                         Even now, while thus I stand blest in thy presence,                      A secret damp of grief comes o'er my soul.                                                                               --Addison.                         It must have thrown a damp over your autumn                      excursion.                                          --J. D.                                                                               Forbes.          3. (Mining) A gaseous product, formed in coal mines, old             wells, pints, etc.          {Choke damp}, a damp consisting principally of carbonic acid             gas; -- so called from its extinguishing flame and animal             life. See {Carbonic acid}, under {Carbonic}.          {Damp sheet}, a curtain in a mine gallery to direct air             currents and prevent accumulation of gas.          {Fire damp}, a damp consisting chiefly of light carbureted             hydrogen; -- so called from its tendence to explode when             mixed with atmospheric air and brought into contact with             flame.
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Damp \Damp\, a. [Compar. {Damper}; superl. {Dampest}.]       1. Being in a state between dry and wet; moderately wet;             moist; humid.                         O'erspread with a damp sweat and holy fear.                                                                               --Dryden.          2. Dejected; depressed; sunk. [R.]                         All these and more came flocking, but with looks                      Downcast and damp.                              --Milton.
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Dampish \Damp"ish\, a.       Moderately damp or moist. -- {Damp"ish*ly}, adv. --       {Damp"ish*ness}, n.
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Dampish \Damp"ish\, a.       Moderately damp or moist. -- {Damp"ish*ly}, adv. --       {Damp"ish*ness}, n.
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Dampish \Damp"ish\, a.       Moderately damp or moist. -- {Damp"ish*ly}, adv. --       {Damp"ish*ness}, n.
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Dean \Dean\, n. [OE. dene, deene, OF. deien, dien, F. doyen,       eldest of a corporation, a dean, L. decanus the chief of ten,       one set over ten persons, e. g., over soldiers or over monks,       from decem ten. See {Ten}, and cf. {Decemvir}.]       1. A dignitary or presiding officer in certain ecclesiastical             and lay bodies; esp., an ecclesiastical dignitary,             subordinate to a bishop.          {Dean of cathedral church}, the chief officer of a chapter;             he is an ecclesiastical magistrate next in degree to             bishop, and has immediate charge of the cathedral and its             estates.          {Dean of peculiars}, a dean holding a preferment which has             some peculiarity relative to spiritual superiors and the             jurisdiction exercised in it. [Eng.]          {Rural dean}, one having, under the bishop, the especial care             and inspection of the clergy within certain parishes or             districts of the diocese.          2. The collegiate officer in the universities of Oxford and             Cambridge, England, who, besides other duties, has regard             to the moral condition of the college. --Shipley.          3. The head or presiding officer in the faculty of some             colleges or universities.          4. A registrar or secretary of the faculty in a department of             a college, as in a medical, or theological, or scientific             department. [U.S.]          5. The chief or senior of a company on occasion of ceremony;             as, the dean of the diplomatic corps; -- so called by             courtesy.          {Cardinal dean}, the senior cardinal bishop of the college of             cardinals at Rome. --Shipley.          {Dean and chapter}, the legal corporation and governing body             of a cathedral. It consists of the dean, who is chief, and             his canons or prebendaries.          {Dean of arches}, the lay judge of the court of arches.          {Dean of faculty}, the president of an incorporation or             barristers; specifically, the president of the             incorporation of advocates in Edinburgh.          {Dean of guild}, a magistrate of Scotch burghs, formerly, and             still, in some burghs, chosen by the Guildry, whose duty             is to superintend the erection of new buildings and see             that they conform to the law.          {Dean of a monastery}, {Monastic dean}, a monastic superior             over ten monks.          {Dean's stall}. See {Decanal stall}, under {Decanal}.
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Dean \Dean\, n. [OE. dene, deene, OF. deien, dien, F. doyen,       eldest of a corporation, a dean, L. decanus the chief of ten,       one set over ten persons, e. g., over soldiers or over monks,       from decem ten. See {Ten}, and cf. {Decemvir}.]       1. A dignitary or presiding officer in certain ecclesiastical             and lay bodies; esp., an ecclesiastical dignitary,             subordinate to a bishop.          {Dean of cathedral church}, the chief officer of a chapter;             he is an ecclesiastical magistrate next in degree to             bishop, and has immediate charge of the cathedral and its             estates.          {Dean of peculiars}, a dean holding a preferment which has             some peculiarity relative to spiritual superiors and the             jurisdiction exercised in it. [Eng.]          {Rural dean}, one having, under the bishop, the especial care             and inspection of the clergy within certain parishes or             districts of the diocese.          2. The collegiate officer in the universities of Oxford and             Cambridge, England, who, besides other duties, has regard             to the moral condition of the college. --Shipley.          3. The head or presiding officer in the faculty of some             colleges or universities.          4. A registrar or secretary of the faculty in a department of             a college, as in a medical, or theological, or scientific             department. [U.S.]          5. The chief or senior of a company on occasion of ceremony;             as, the dean of the diplomatic corps; -- so called by             courtesy.          {Cardinal dean}, the senior cardinal bishop of the college of             cardinals at Rome. --Shipley.          {Dean and chapter}, the legal corporation and governing body             of a cathedral. It consists of the dean, who is chief, and             his canons or prebendaries.          {Dean of arches}, the lay judge of the court of arches.          {Dean of faculty}, the president of an incorporation or             barristers; specifically, the president of the             incorporation of advocates in Edinburgh.          {Dean of guild}, a magistrate of Scotch burghs, formerly, and             still, in some burghs, chosen by the Guildry, whose duty             is to superintend the erection of new buildings and see             that they conform to the law.          {Dean of a monastery}, {Monastic dean}, a monastic superior             over ten monks.          {Dean's stall}. See {Decanal stall}, under {Decanal}.
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Faculty \Fac"ul*ty\, n.; pl. {Faculties}. [F. facult[?], L.       facultas, fr. facilis easy (cf. facul easily), fr. fecere to       make. See {Fact}, and cf. {Facility}.]       1. Ability to act or perform, whether inborn or cultivated;             capacity for any natural function; especially, an original             mental power or capacity for any of the well-known classes             of mental activity; psychical or soul capacity; capacity             for any of the leading kinds of soul activity, as             knowledge, feeling, volition; intellectual endowment or             gift; power; as, faculties of the mind or the soul.                         But know that in the soul Are many lesser faculties                      that serve Reason as chief.               --Milton.                         What a piece of work is a man ! how noble in reason                      ! how infinite in faculty !               --Shak.          2. Special mental endowment; characteristic knack.                         He had a ready faculty, indeed, of escaping from any                      topic that agitated his too sensitive and nervous                      temperament.                                       --Hawthorne.          3. Power; prerogative or attribute of office. [R.]                         This Duncan Hath borne his faculties so meek.                                                                               --Shak.          4. Privilege or permission, granted by favor or indulgence,             to do a particular thing; authority; license;             dispensation.                         The pope . . . granted him a faculty to set him free                      from his promise.                              --Fuller.                         It had not only faculty to inspect all bishops'                      dioceses, but to change what laws and statutes they                      should think fit to alter among the colleges.                                                                               --Evelyn.          5. A body of a men to whom any specific right or privilege is             granted; formerly, the graduates in any of the four             departments of a university or college (Philosophy, Law,             Medicine, or Theology), to whom was granted the right of             teaching (profitendi or docendi) in the department in             which they had studied; at present, the members of a             profession itself; as, the medical faculty; the legal             faculty, ect.          6. (Amer. Colleges) The body of person to whom are intrusted             the government and instruction of a college or university,             or of one of its departments; the president, professors,             and tutors in a college.          {Dean of faculty}. See under {Dean}.          {Faculty of advocates}. (Scot.) See under {Advocate}.          Syn: Talent; gift; endowment; dexterity; expertness;                cleverness; readiness; ability; knack.
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Dean \Dean\, n. [OE. dene, deene, OF. deien, dien, F. doyen,       eldest of a corporation, a dean, L. decanus the chief of ten,       one set over ten persons, e. g., over soldiers or over monks,       from decem ten. See {Ten}, and cf. {Decemvir}.]       1. A dignitary or presiding officer in certain ecclesiastical             and lay bodies; esp., an ecclesiastical dignitary,             subordinate to a bishop.          {Dean of cathedral church}, the chief officer of a chapter;             he is an ecclesiastical magistrate next in degree to             bishop, and has immediate charge of the cathedral and its             estates.          {Dean of peculiars}, a dean holding a preferment which has             some peculiarity relative to spiritual superiors and the             jurisdiction exercised in it. [Eng.]          {Rural dean}, one having, under the bishop, the especial care             and inspection of the clergy within certain parishes or             districts of the diocese.          2. The collegiate officer in the universities of Oxford and             Cambridge, England, who, besides other duties, has regard             to the moral condition of the college. --Shipley.          3. The head or presiding officer in the faculty of some             colleges or universities.          4. A registrar or secretary of the faculty in a department of             a college, as in a medical, or theological, or scientific             department. [U.S.]          5. The chief or senior of a company on occasion of ceremony;             as, the dean of the diplomatic corps; -- so called by             courtesy.          {Cardinal dean}, the senior cardinal bishop of the college of             cardinals at Rome. --Shipley.          {Dean and chapter}, the legal corporation and governing body             of a cathedral. It consists of the dean, who is chief, and             his canons or prebendaries.          {Dean of arches}, the lay judge of the court of arches.          {Dean of faculty}, the president of an incorporation or             barristers; specifically, the president of the             incorporation of advocates in Edinburgh.          {Dean of guild}, a magistrate of Scotch burghs, formerly, and             still, in some burghs, chosen by the Guildry, whose duty             is to superintend the erection of new buildings and see             that they conform to the law.          {Dean of a monastery}, {Monastic dean}, a monastic superior             over ten monks.          {Dean's stall}. See {Decanal stall}, under {Decanal}.
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Dean \Dean\, n. [OE. dene, deene, OF. deien, dien, F. doyen,       eldest of a corporation, a dean, L. decanus the chief of ten,       one set over ten persons, e. g., over soldiers or over monks,       from decem ten. See {Ten}, and cf. {Decemvir}.]       1. A dignitary or presiding officer in certain ecclesiastical             and lay bodies; esp., an ecclesiastical dignitary,             subordinate to a bishop.          {Dean of cathedral church}, the chief officer of a chapter;             he is an ecclesiastical magistrate next in degree to             bishop, and has immediate charge of the cathedral and its             estates.          {Dean of peculiars}, a dean holding a preferment which has             some peculiarity relative to spiritual superiors and the             jurisdiction exercised in it. [Eng.]          {Rural dean}, one having, under the bishop, the especial care             and inspection of the clergy within certain parishes or             districts of the diocese.          2. The collegiate officer in the universities of Oxford and             Cambridge, England, who, besides other duties, has regard             to the moral condition of the college. --Shipley.          3. The head or presiding officer in the faculty of some             colleges or universities.          4. A registrar or secretary of the faculty in a department of             a college, as in a medical, or theological, or scientific             department. [U.S.]          5. The chief or senior of a company on occasion of ceremony;             as, the dean of the diplomatic corps; -- so called by             courtesy.          {Cardinal dean}, the senior cardinal bishop of the college of             cardinals at Rome. --Shipley.          {Dean and chapter}, the legal corporation and governing body             of a cathedral. It consists of the dean, who is chief, and             his canons or prebendaries.          {Dean of arches}, the lay judge of the court of arches.          {Dean of faculty}, the president of an incorporation or             barristers; specifically, the president of the             incorporation of advocates in Edinburgh.          {Dean of guild}, a magistrate of Scotch burghs, formerly, and             still, in some burghs, chosen by the Guildry, whose duty             is to superintend the erection of new buildings and see             that they conform to the law.          {Dean of a monastery}, {Monastic dean}, a monastic superior             over ten monks.          {Dean's stall}. See {Decanal stall}, under {Decanal}.
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Peculiar \Pe*cul"iar\, n.       1. That which is peculiar; a sole or exclusive property; a             prerogative; a characteristic.                         Revenge is . . . the peculiar of Heaven. --South.          2. (Eng. Canon Law) A particular parish or church which is             exempt from the jurisdiction of the ordinary.          {Court of Peculiars} (Eng. Law), a branch of the Court of             Arches having cognizance of the affairs of peculiars.             --Blackstone.          {Dean of peculiars}. See under {Dean}, 1.
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Demibastion \Dem"i*bas"tion\ (?; 106), n. [Cf. F. demi-       bastion.] (Fort.)       A half bastion, or that part of a bastion consisting of one       face and one flank.
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Dempster \Demp"ster\ (?; 215), Demster \Dem"ster\, n. [See       {Deemster}.]       1. A deemster.          2. (O. Scots Law) An officer whose duty it was to announce             the doom or sentence pronounced by the court.
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Diiambus \Di`i*am"bus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?]; di- = di`s- twice       + [?]. See {Lambus}.] (Pros.)       A double iambus; a foot consisting of two iambuses ([?] [?]       [?] [?]).
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Domebook \Dome"book`\, n. [Dome doom + book.] (O. Eng. Law)       A book said to have been compiled under the direction of King       Alfred. It is supposed to have contained the principal maxims       of the common law, the penalties for misdemeanors, and the       forms of judicial proceedings. Domebook was probably a       general name for book of judgments. --Burrill.
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Dumb \Dumb\, a. [AS. dumb; akin to D. dom stupid, dumb, Sw.       dumb, Goth. dumbs; cf. Gr. [?] blind. See {Deaf}, and cf.       {Dummy}.]       1. Destitute of the power of speech; unable; to utter             articulate sounds; as, the dumb brutes.                         To unloose the very tongues even of dumb creatures.                                                                               --Hooker.          2. Not willing to speak; mute; silent; not speaking; not             accompanied by words; as, dumb show.                         This spirit, dumb to us, will speak to him. --Shak.                         To pierce into the dumb past.            -- J. C.                                                                               Shairp.          3. Lacking brightness or clearness, as a color. [R.]                         Her stern was painted of a dumb white or dun color.                                                                               --De Foe.          {Deaf and dumb}. See {Deaf-mute}.          {Dumb ague}, [or] {Dumb chill}, a form of intermittent fever             which has no well-defined [bd]chill.[b8] [U.S.]          {Dumb animal}, any animal except man; -- usually restricted             to a domestic quadruped; -- so called in contradistinction             to man, who is a [bd]speaking animal.[b8]          {Dumb cake}, a cake made in silence by girls on St. Mark's             eve, with certain mystic ceremonies, to discover their             future husbands. --Halliwell.          {Dumb cane} (Bot.), a west Indian plant of the Arum family             ({Dieffenbachia seguina}), which, when chewed, causes the             tongue to swell, and destroys temporarily the power of             speech.          {Dumb crambo}. See under {crambo}.          {Dumb show}.             (a) Formerly, a part of a dramatic representation, shown                   in pantomime. [bd]Inexplicable dumb shows and                   noise.[b8] --Shak.             (b) Signs and gestures without words; as, to tell a story                   in dumb show.          {To strike dumb}, to confound; to astonish; to render silent             by astonishment; or, it may be, to deprive of the power of             speech.          Syn: Silent; speechless; noiseless. See {Mute}.
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Dumb \Dumb\, a. [AS. dumb; akin to D. dom stupid, dumb, Sw.       dumb, Goth. dumbs; cf. Gr. [?] blind. See {Deaf}, and cf.       {Dummy}.]       1. Destitute of the power of speech; unable; to utter             articulate sounds; as, the dumb brutes.                         To unloose the very tongues even of dumb creatures.                                                                               --Hooker.          2. Not willing to speak; mute; silent; not speaking; not             accompanied by words; as, dumb show.                         This spirit, dumb to us, will speak to him. --Shak.                         To pierce into the dumb past.            -- J. C.                                                                               Shairp.          3. Lacking brightness or clearness, as a color. [R.]                         Her stern was painted of a dumb white or dun color.                                                                               --De Foe.          {Deaf and dumb}. See {Deaf-mute}.          {Dumb ague}, [or] {Dumb chill}, a form of intermittent fever             which has no well-defined [bd]chill.[b8] [U.S.]          {Dumb animal}, any animal except man; -- usually restricted             to a domestic quadruped; -- so called in contradistinction             to man, who is a [bd]speaking animal.[b8]          {Dumb cake}, a cake made in silence by girls on St. Mark's             eve, with certain mystic ceremonies, to discover their             future husbands. --Halliwell.          {Dumb cane} (Bot.), a west Indian plant of the Arum family             ({Dieffenbachia seguina}), which, when chewed, causes the             tongue to swell, and destroys temporarily the power of             speech.          {Dumb crambo}. See under {crambo}.          {Dumb show}.             (a) Formerly, a part of a dramatic representation, shown                   in pantomime. [bd]Inexplicable dumb shows and                   noise.[b8] --Shak.             (b) Signs and gestures without words; as, to tell a story                   in dumb show.          {To strike dumb}, to confound; to astonish; to render silent             by astonishment; or, it may be, to deprive of the power of             speech.          Syn: Silent; speechless; noiseless. See {Mute}.
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Dumb \Dumb\, a. [AS. dumb; akin to D. dom stupid, dumb, Sw.       dumb, Goth. dumbs; cf. Gr. [?] blind. See {Deaf}, and cf.       {Dummy}.]       1. Destitute of the power of speech; unable; to utter             articulate sounds; as, the dumb brutes.                         To unloose the very tongues even of dumb creatures.                                                                               --Hooker.          2. Not willing to speak; mute; silent; not speaking; not             accompanied by words; as, dumb show.                         This spirit, dumb to us, will speak to him. --Shak.                         To pierce into the dumb past.            -- J. C.                                                                               Shairp.          3. Lacking brightness or clearness, as a color. [R.]                         Her stern was painted of a dumb white or dun color.                                                                               --De Foe.          {Deaf and dumb}. See {Deaf-mute}.          {Dumb ague}, [or] {Dumb chill}, a form of intermittent fever             which has no well-defined [bd]chill.[b8] [U.S.]          {Dumb animal}, any animal except man; -- usually restricted             to a domestic quadruped; -- so called in contradistinction             to man, who is a [bd]speaking animal.[b8]          {Dumb cake}, a cake made in silence by girls on St. Mark's             eve, with certain mystic ceremonies, to discover their             future husbands. --Halliwell.          {Dumb cane} (Bot.), a west Indian plant of the Arum family             ({Dieffenbachia seguina}), which, when chewed, causes the             tongue to swell, and destroys temporarily the power of             speech.          {Dumb crambo}. See under {crambo}.          {Dumb show}.             (a) Formerly, a part of a dramatic representation, shown                   in pantomime. [bd]Inexplicable dumb shows and                   noise.[b8] --Shak.             (b) Signs and gestures without words; as, to tell a story                   in dumb show.          {To strike dumb}, to confound; to astonish; to render silent             by astonishment; or, it may be, to deprive of the power of             speech.          Syn: Silent; speechless; noiseless. See {Mute}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dumb \Dumb\, a. [AS. dumb; akin to D. dom stupid, dumb, Sw.       dumb, Goth. dumbs; cf. Gr. [?] blind. See {Deaf}, and cf.       {Dummy}.]       1. Destitute of the power of speech; unable; to utter             articulate sounds; as, the dumb brutes.                         To unloose the very tongues even of dumb creatures.                                                                               --Hooker.          2. Not willing to speak; mute; silent; not speaking; not             accompanied by words; as, dumb show.                         This spirit, dumb to us, will speak to him. --Shak.                         To pierce into the dumb past.            -- J. C.                                                                               Shairp.          3. Lacking brightness or clearness, as a color. [R.]                         Her stern was painted of a dumb white or dun color.                                                                               --De Foe.          {Deaf and dumb}. See {Deaf-mute}.          {Dumb ague}, [or] {Dumb chill}, a form of intermittent fever             which has no well-defined [bd]chill.[b8] [U.S.]          {Dumb animal}, any animal except man; -- usually restricted             to a domestic quadruped; -- so called in contradistinction             to man, who is a [bd]speaking animal.[b8]          {Dumb cake}, a cake made in silence by girls on St. Mark's             eve, with certain mystic ceremonies, to discover their             future husbands. --Halliwell.          {Dumb cane} (Bot.), a west Indian plant of the Arum family             ({Dieffenbachia seguina}), which, when chewed, causes the             tongue to swell, and destroys temporarily the power of             speech.          {Dumb crambo}. See under {crambo}.          {Dumb show}.             (a) Formerly, a part of a dramatic representation, shown                   in pantomime. [bd]Inexplicable dumb shows and                   noise.[b8] --Shak.             (b) Signs and gestures without words; as, to tell a story                   in dumb show.          {To strike dumb}, to confound; to astonish; to render silent             by astonishment; or, it may be, to deprive of the power of             speech.          Syn: Silent; speechless; noiseless. See {Mute}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dumb \Dumb\, a. [AS. dumb; akin to D. dom stupid, dumb, Sw.       dumb, Goth. dumbs; cf. Gr. [?] blind. See {Deaf}, and cf.       {Dummy}.]       1. Destitute of the power of speech; unable; to utter             articulate sounds; as, the dumb brutes.                         To unloose the very tongues even of dumb creatures.                                                                               --Hooker.          2. Not willing to speak; mute; silent; not speaking; not             accompanied by words; as, dumb show.                         This spirit, dumb to us, will speak to him. --Shak.                         To pierce into the dumb past.            -- J. C.                                                                               Shairp.          3. Lacking brightness or clearness, as a color. [R.]                         Her stern was painted of a dumb white or dun color.                                                                               --De Foe.          {Deaf and dumb}. See {Deaf-mute}.          {Dumb ague}, [or] {Dumb chill}, a form of intermittent fever             which has no well-defined [bd]chill.[b8] [U.S.]          {Dumb animal}, any animal except man; -- usually restricted             to a domestic quadruped; -- so called in contradistinction             to man, who is a [bd]speaking animal.[b8]          {Dumb cake}, a cake made in silence by girls on St. Mark's             eve, with certain mystic ceremonies, to discover their             future husbands. --Halliwell.          {Dumb cane} (Bot.), a west Indian plant of the Arum family             ({Dieffenbachia seguina}), which, when chewed, causes the             tongue to swell, and destroys temporarily the power of             speech.          {Dumb crambo}. See under {crambo}.          {Dumb show}.             (a) Formerly, a part of a dramatic representation, shown                   in pantomime. [bd]Inexplicable dumb shows and                   noise.[b8] --Shak.             (b) Signs and gestures without words; as, to tell a story                   in dumb show.          {To strike dumb}, to confound; to astonish; to render silent             by astonishment; or, it may be, to deprive of the power of             speech.          Syn: Silent; speechless; noiseless. See {Mute}.
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Crambo \Cram"bo\ (-b[osl]), n. [Cf. {Cramp}, a., difficult.]       1. A game in which one person gives a word, to which another             finds a rhyme.                         I saw in one corner . . . a cluster of men and                      women, diverting themselves with a game at crambo. I                      heard several double rhymes . . . which raised a                      great deal of mirth.                           --Addison.          2. A word rhyming with another word.                         His similes in order set And every crambo he could                      get.                                                   --Swift.          {Dumb crambo}, a game in which one party of players give a             word which rhymes with another, which last to be guessed             by the opposing party, who represent in dumb show what             they think it to be.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dumb \Dumb\, a. [AS. dumb; akin to D. dom stupid, dumb, Sw.       dumb, Goth. dumbs; cf. Gr. [?] blind. See {Deaf}, and cf.       {Dummy}.]       1. Destitute of the power of speech; unable; to utter             articulate sounds; as, the dumb brutes.                         To unloose the very tongues even of dumb creatures.                                                                               --Hooker.          2. Not willing to speak; mute; silent; not speaking; not             accompanied by words; as, dumb show.                         This spirit, dumb to us, will speak to him. --Shak.                         To pierce into the dumb past.            -- J. C.                                                                               Shairp.          3. Lacking brightness or clearness, as a color. [R.]                         Her stern was painted of a dumb white or dun color.                                                                               --De Foe.          {Deaf and dumb}. See {Deaf-mute}.          {Dumb ague}, [or] {Dumb chill}, a form of intermittent fever             which has no well-defined [bd]chill.[b8] [U.S.]          {Dumb animal}, any animal except man; -- usually restricted             to a domestic quadruped; -- so called in contradistinction             to man, who is a [bd]speaking animal.[b8]          {Dumb cake}, a cake made in silence by girls on St. Mark's             eve, with certain mystic ceremonies, to discover their             future husbands. --Halliwell.          {Dumb cane} (Bot.), a west Indian plant of the Arum family             ({Dieffenbachia seguina}), which, when chewed, causes the             tongue to swell, and destroys temporarily the power of             speech.          {Dumb crambo}. See under {crambo}.          {Dumb show}.             (a) Formerly, a part of a dramatic representation, shown                   in pantomime. [bd]Inexplicable dumb shows and                   noise.[b8] --Shak.             (b) Signs and gestures without words; as, to tell a story                   in dumb show.          {To strike dumb}, to confound; to astonish; to render silent             by astonishment; or, it may be, to deprive of the power of             speech.          Syn: Silent; speechless; noiseless. See {Mute}.
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Spinet \Spin"et\, n. [OF. espinete, F. [82]pinette (cf. It.       spinetta), fr. L. spina a thorn; -- so called because its       quills resemble thorns. See {Spine}.] (Mus.)       A keyed instrument of music resembling a harpsichord, but       smaller, with one string of brass or steel wire to each note,       sounded by means of leather or quill plectrums or jacks. It       was formerly much used.          {Dumb spinet}. (Mus.) See {Manichordon}.
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Manichord \Man"i*chord\, Manichordon \Man`i*chor"don\, [L.       monochordon, Gr. [?]; -- so called because it orig. had only       one string. See {Monochord}.] (Mus.)       The clavichord or clarichord; -- called also {dumb spinet}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spinet \Spin"et\, n. [OF. espinete, F. [82]pinette (cf. It.       spinetta), fr. L. spina a thorn; -- so called because its       quills resemble thorns. See {Spine}.] (Mus.)       A keyed instrument of music resembling a harpsichord, but       smaller, with one string of brass or steel wire to each note,       sounded by means of leather or quill plectrums or jacks. It       was formerly much used.          {Dumb spinet}. (Mus.) See {Manichordon}.
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Manichord \Man"i*chord\, Manichordon \Man`i*chor"don\, [L.       monochordon, Gr. [?]; -- so called because it orig. had only       one string. See {Monochord}.] (Mus.)       The clavichord or clarichord; -- called also {dumb spinet}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dump \Dump\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dumped}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Dumping}.] [OE. dumpen to throw down, fall down, cf. Icel.       dumpa to thump, Dan. dumpe to fall suddenly, rush, dial. Sw.       dimpa to fall down plump. Cf. {Dump} sadness.]       1. To knock heavily; to stump. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.          2. To put or throw down with more or less of violence; hence,             to unload from a cart by tilting it; as, to dump sand,             coal, etc. [U.S.] --Bartlett.          {Dumping car} [or] {cart}, a railway car, or a cart, the body             of which can be tilted to empty the contents; -- called             also {dump car}, or {dump cart}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dump \Dump\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dumped}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Dumping}.] [OE. dumpen to throw down, fall down, cf. Icel.       dumpa to thump, Dan. dumpe to fall suddenly, rush, dial. Sw.       dimpa to fall down plump. Cf. {Dump} sadness.]       1. To knock heavily; to stump. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.          2. To put or throw down with more or less of violence; hence,             to unload from a cart by tilting it; as, to dump sand,             coal, etc. [U.S.] --Bartlett.          {Dumping car} [or] {cart}, a railway car, or a cart, the body             of which can be tilted to empty the contents; -- called             also {dump car}, or {dump cart}.
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Dumpage \Dump"age\, n.       1. The act of dumping loads from carts, especially loads of             refuse matter; also, a heap of dumped matter.          2. A fee paid for the privilege of dumping loads.
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Dumpy \Dump"y\, a. [Compar. {Dumpier}; superl. {Dumpiest}.] [       1. From {Dump} a short ill-shapen piece.          2. From {Dump} sadness.]          1. Short and thick; of low stature and disproportionately             stout.          2. Sullen or discontented. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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Dumpish \Dump"ish\, a.       Dull; stupid; sad; moping; melancholy. [bd] A . . . dumpish       and sour life.[b8] --Lord Herbert. -- {Dump"ish*ly}, adv. --       {Dump"ish*ness}, n.
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Dumpish \Dump"ish\, a.       Dull; stupid; sad; moping; melancholy. [bd] A . . . dumpish       and sour life.[b8] --Lord Herbert. -- {Dump"ish*ly}, adv. --       {Dump"ish*ness}, n.
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Dumpish \Dump"ish\, a.       Dull; stupid; sad; moping; melancholy. [bd] A . . . dumpish       and sour life.[b8] --Lord Herbert. -- {Dump"ish*ly}, adv. --       {Dump"ish*ness}, n.
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Dunfish \Dun"fish\, n.       Codfish cured in a particular manner, so as to be of a       superior quality.
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demoeffect n.   [{demoscene}] What among hackers is called a    {display hack}. Classical effects include "plasma" (colorful mess),    "keftales" (x*x+y*y and other similar patterns, usually combined    with color-cycling), realtime fractals, realtime 3d graphics, etc.    Historically, demo effects have cheated as much as possible to gain    more speed and more complexity, using low-precision math and masses    of assembler code and building animation realtime are three common    tricks, but use of special hardware to fake effects is a {Good    Thing} on the demoscene (though this is becoming less common as    platforms like the Amiga fade away).
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dumbass attack /duhm'as *-tak'/ n.   [Purdue] Notional cause of    a novice's mistake made by the experienced, especially one made    while running as {root} under Unix, e.g., typing `rm -r *' or `mkfs'    on a mounted file system.   Compare {adger}.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
dumpster diving /dump'-ster di:'-ving/ n.   1. The practice of    sifting refuse from an office or technical installation to extract    confidential data, especially security-compromising information    (`dumpster' is an Americanism for what is elsewhere called a    `skip').   Back in AT&T's monopoly days, before paper shredders    became common office equipment, phone phreaks (see {phreaking}) used    to organize regular dumpster runs against phone company plants and    offices.   Discarded and damaged copies of AT&T internal manuals    taught them much.   The technique is still rumored to be a favorite    of crackers operating against careless targets.   2. The practice of    raiding the dumpsters behind buildings where producers and/or    consumers of high-tech equipment are located, with the expectation    (usually justified) of finding discarded but still-valuable    equipment to be nursed back to health in some hacker's den.    Experienced dumpster-divers not infrequently accumulate basements    full of moldering (but still potentially useful) {cruft}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
dumpster diving          /dump'-ster di:'-ving/ 1. The practice of sifting refuse from       an office or technical installation to extract confidential       data, especially security-compromising information ("dumpster"       is an Americanism for what is elsewhere called a "skip").       Back in AT&T's monopoly days, before paper shredders became       common office equipment, phone phreaks (see {phreaking}) used       to organise regular dumpster runs against phone company plants       and offices.   Discarded and damaged copies of AT&T internal       manuals taught them much.   The technique is still rumored to       be a favourite of crackers operating against careless targets.          2. The practice of raiding the dumpsters behind buildings       where producers and/or consumers of high-tech equipment are       located, with the expectation (usually justified) of finding       discarded but still-valuable equipment to be nursed back to       health in some hacker's den.   Experienced dumpster-divers not       infrequently accumulate basements full of moldering (but still       potentially useful) cruft.          [{Jargon File}]