daphne family
         n 1: family of trees and shrubs and herbs having tough bark that
               are found especially in Australia and tropical Africa [syn:
               {Thymelaeaceae}, {family Thymelaeaceae}, {daphne family}]

English Dictionary: Dieffenbachia sequine	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Davenport n a city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island a small decorative writing desk a large sofa usually convertible into a bed
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
definable adj capable of being defined, limited, or explained; "definable terms"; "definable rules"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Dieffenbachia n evergreen perennial herbs of tropical America with lush foliage and poisonous sap; often cultivated as houseplants Synonym(s): Dieffenbachia, genus Dieffenbachia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Dieffenbachia sequine 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]:
divan bed n an armless couch; a seat by day and a bed by night [syn: daybed, divan bed]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Divine Office n canonical prayers recited daily by priests (e.g. the breviary of the Roman Catholic Church)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Aphaniptera \[d8]Aph`a*nip"te*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?]       invisible ('a priv. + [?] to appear) + [?] a wing.]       (Zo[94]l.)       A group of wingless insects, of which the flea in the type.       See {Flea}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Bambino \[d8]Bam*bi"no\, n.; It. pl. {-ni}. [It.]       A child or baby; specif., a representation in art of the       infant Christ.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Bambino \[d8]Bam*bi"no\ (b[aum]m*b[emac]"n[osl]), n. [It., a       little boy, fr. bambo silly; cf. Gr. bambali`zein,       bambai`nein, to chatter.]       A child or baby; esp., a representation in art of the infant       Christ wrapped in swaddling clothes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Bene placito \[d8]Be`ne plac"i*to\ (b[emac]`n[esl]       pl[acr]s"[icr]*t[osl]; It. b[amac]`n[asl]       pl[aum]"ch[esl]*t[osl]). [It. beneplacito pleasure, fr. L.       bene well + placitus pleasing.]       1. At or during pleasure.                         For our English judges there never was . . . any                      bene placito as their tenure.            --F. Harrison.          2. (Mus.) At pleasure; ad libitum.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Binbashi \[d8]Bin*bash"i\, n. [Turk., prop., chief of a       thousand; bin thousand + bash head.] (Mil.)       A major in the Turkish army.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Bohun upas \[d8]Bo"hun u"pas\       See {Upas}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Bombardo \[d8]Bom*bar"do\, Bombardon \Bom*bar"don\, n. [It.       bombardo.] (Mus.)       Originally, a deep-toned instrument of the oboe or bassoon       family; thence, a bass reed stop on the organ. The name       bombardon is now given to a brass instrument, the lowest of       the saxhorns, in tone resembling the ophicleide. --Grove.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Bombax \[d8]Bom"bax\, n. [LL., cotton. See {Bombast}, n.]       (Bot.)       A genus of trees, called also the {silkcotton tree}; also, a       tree of the genus Bombax.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Bombyx \[d8]Bom"byx\ (b[ocr]m"b[icr]ks), n. [L., silkworm. See       {Bombazine}.] (Zo[94]l.)       A genus of moths, which includes the silkworm moth. See       {Silkworm}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Bon vivant \[d8]Bon" vi`vant"\; pl. {Bons vivants}. [F. bon       good + vivant, p. pr. of vivre to live.]       A good fellow; a jovial companion; a free liver.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Bona fide \[d8]Bo"na fi"de\ [L.]       In or with good faith; without fraud or deceit; real or       really; actual or actually; genuine or genuinely; as, you       must proceed bona fide; a bona fide purchaser or transaction.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Bona fides \[d8]Bo"na fi"des\ (b[omac]"n[adot]       f[imac]"d[emac]z). [L.]       Good faith; honesty; freedom from fraud or deception.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Bona peritura \[d8]Bo"na per`i*tu"ra\ [L.] (Law)       Perishable goods. --Bouvier.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Bonbon \[d8]Bon"bon`\, n. [F. bonbon, fr. bon bon very good, a       superlative by reduplication, fr. bon good.]       Sugar confectionery; a sugarplum; hence, any dainty.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Bonbonni8are \[d8]Bon`bon`ni[8a]re"\, n.; pl. {-ni[8a]res}.       [F.]       A small fancy box or dish for bonbons.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Bonne bouche \[d8]Bonne" bouche"\; pl. {Bonnes bouches}. [F.       bon, fem. bonne, good + bouche mouth.]       A delicious morsel or mouthful; a tidbit.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Epanaphora \[d8]Ep`a*naph"o*ra\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?] a       recurrence; 'epi` + [?] to bring or carry back.] (Rhet.)       Same as {Anaphora}. --Gibbs.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Fanfaron \[d8]Fan"fa*ron\, n. [F., fr. Sp. fanfarron; cf. It.       fanfano, and OSp. fanfa swaggering, boasting, also Ar.       farf[be]r talkative.]       A bully; a hector; a swaggerer; an empty boaster. [R.]       --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Fimbria \[d8]Fim"bri*a\, n.; pl. {Fimbri[91]}. [L., fringe.       See {Fringle}.] (Anat.)       (a) pl. A fringe, or fringed border.       (b) A band of white matter bordering the hippocampus in the             brain. -- {Fim"bri*al}, a.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Pampano \[d8]Pam"pa*no\, n. [Sp.] (Zo[94]l.)       Same as {Pompano}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Pampero \[d8]Pam*pe"ro\, n.[Sp., fr. pampa a plain.]       A violent wind from the west or southwest, which sweeps over       the pampas of South America and the adjacent seas, often       doing great damage. --Sir W. Parish.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Pemphigus \[d8]Pem*phi"gus\, n. [Nl., fr. Gr. [?], [?], a       bubble.] (Med.)       A somewhat rare skin disease, characterized by the       development of blebs upon different part of the body.       --Quain.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Phainopepla \[d8]Pha*i`no*pep"la\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?]       shining + [?] robe.] (Zo[94]l.)       A small crested passerine bird ({Pha[8b]nopepla nitens}),       native of Mexico and the Southern United States. The adult       male is of a uniform glossy blue-black; the female is       brownish. Called also {black flycatcher}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Pimpillo \[d8]Pim"pil*lo\, n. (Bot.)       A West Indian name for the prickly pear ({Opuntia}); --       called also {pimploes}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Pinnipedes \[d8]Pin*nip"e*des\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo[94]l.)       Same as {Steganopodes}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Pinnipedia \[d8]Pin`ni*pe"di*a\, n. pl. [NL. So called because       their webbed feet are used as paddles or fins.] (Zo[94]l.)       A suborder of aquatic carnivorous mammals including the seals       and walruses; -- opposed to Fissipedia.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Pomme blanche \[d8]Pomme` blanche"\ [F., literally, white       apple.]       The prairie turnip. See under {Prairie}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Pomposo \[d8]Pom*po"so\, a. & adv. [It.] (Mus.)       Grand and dignified; in grand style.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Davenport \Dav"en*port\, n. [From the name of the original       maker. --Encyc. Dict.]       A kind of small writing table, generally somewhat ornamental,       and forming a piece of furniture for the parlor or boudoir.                   A much battered davenport in one of the windows, at                which sat a lady writing.                        --A. B.                                                                               Edwards.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Definable \De*fin"a*ble\, a. [From {Define}.]       Capable of being defined, limited, or explained;       determinable; describable by definition; ascertainable; as,       definable limits; definable distinctions or regulations;       definable words. -- {De*fin"a*bly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Definable \De*fin"a*ble\, a. [From {Define}.]       Capable of being defined, limited, or explained;       determinable; describable by definition; ascertainable; as,       definable limits; definable distinctions or regulations;       definable words. -- {De*fin"a*bly}, adv.
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]:
Divinify \Di*vin"i*fy\, v. t. [L. divinus divine + -fy.]       To render divine; to deify. [Obs.] [bd]Blessed and divinified       soul.[b8] --Parth. Sacra (1633).
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Davenport, CA       Zip code(s): 95017    Davenport, FL (city, FIPS 16450)       Location: 28.16050 N, 81.60494 W       Population (1990): 1529 (642 housing units)       Area: 3.8 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 33837    Davenport, IA (city, FIPS 19000)       Location: 41.55675 N, 90.60422 W       Population (1990): 95333 (40343 housing units)       Area: 158.9 sq km (land), 5.6 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 52802, 52803, 52804, 52806, 52807    Davenport, ND (city, FIPS 18180)       Location: 46.71375 N, 97.06881 W       Population (1990): 218 (78 housing units)       Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 58021    Davenport, NE (village, FIPS 12245)       Location: 40.31165 N, 97.81011 W       Population (1990): 383 (201 housing units)       Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 68335    Davenport, NY       Zip code(s): 13750    Davenport, OK (town, FIPS 19350)       Location: 35.70932 N, 96.76557 W       Population (1990): 979 (395 housing units)       Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Davenport, VA       Zip code(s): 24239    Davenport, WA (city, FIPS 16795)       Location: 47.65128 N, 118.15317 W       Population (1990): 1502 (710 housing units)       Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 99122
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Davenport Center, NY       Zip code(s): 13751
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Devon-Berwyn, PA (CDP, FIPS 19044)       Location: 40.04345 N, 75.43866 W       Population (1990): 5019 (1935 housing units)       Area: 6.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)