Dame Rebecca West
         n 1: British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983) [syn: {West},
               {Rebecca West}, {Dame Rebecca West}, {Cicily Isabel
               Fairfield}]

English Dictionary: Donnerbesen	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dammar pine n any of various trees of the genus Agathis; yield dammar resin Synonym(s): kauri pine, dammar pine
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dimorphic adj occurring or existing in two different forms; "dimorphic crystals"; "dimorphous organisms" Synonym(s): dimorphic, dimorphous
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dimorphism n (chemistry) the property of certain substances that enables them to exist in two distinct crystalline forms (biology) the existence of two forms of individual within the same animal species (independent of sex differences)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Dimorphotheca n South African herbs or subshrubs with usually yellow flowers Synonym(s): Dimorphotheca, genus Dimorphotheca
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dimorphous adj occurring or existing in two different forms; "dimorphic crystals"; "dimorphous organisms" Synonym(s): dimorphic, dimorphous
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dinner bell n a bell rung to announce that dinner has been served
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dinner bucket n a pail in which a workman carries his lunch or dinner [syn: dinner pail, dinner bucket]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dinner pail n a pail in which a workman carries his lunch or dinner [syn: dinner pail, dinner bucket]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dinner party n a party of people assembled to have dinner together; "guests should never be late to a dinner party" Synonym(s): dinner, dinner party
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dinner plate n a plate from which a diner eats during the main course of a meal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Don River n a European river in southwestern Russia; flows into the Sea of Azov Synonym(s): Don, Don River
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Donner Pass n a mountain pass in northeastern California near Lake Tahoe; site where in 1844 some members of an emigrant party survived by eating those who had died
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
downriver adv away from the source or with the current [syn: downriver, downstream] Antonym(s): upriver, upstream
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Amorphozoa \[d8]A*mor`pho*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?]       shapeless; 'a priv. + [?] form + [?] animal.] (Zo[94]l.)       Animals without a mouth or regular internal organs, as the       sponges.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Amour propre \[d8]A"mour` pro"pre\ ([adot]"m[oomac]r`       pr[osl]"pr'). [F.]       Self-love; self-esteem.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Ana89robia \[d8]An*a`[89]r*o"bi*a\, Ana89robes    \An*a"[89]r*obes\, n. pl. [NL. anaerobia; an-not + a[89]ro- +       Gr.[?] life.] (Bacteriol.)       Ana[89]robic bacteria. They are called facultative       ana[89]robia when able to live either in the presence or       absence of free oxygen; obligate, or obligatory, ana[89]robia       when they thrive only in its absence.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8En rapport \[d8]En` rap`port"\ [F.]       In accord, harmony, or sympathy; having a mutual, esp. a       private, understanding; of a hypnotic subject, being in such       a mental state as to be especially subject to the influence       of a particular person or persons.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rapport \Rap*port"\, n. [F., fr. rapporter to bring again or       back, to refer; pref. re- re- + apporter to bring, L.       apporter to bring, L. apportare. Cf. {Report}.]       Relation; proportion; conformity; correspondence; accord.                   'T is obvious what rapport there is between the                conceptions and languages in every country. --Sir W.                                                                               Temple.          {[d8]En` rap`port"}[F.], in accord, harmony, or sympathy;             having a mutual, especially a private, understanding; in             mesmerism, in that relation of sympathy which permits             influence or communication.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Maharif \[d8]Ma`ha*rif"\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       An African antelope ({Hippotragus Bakeri}). Its face is       striped with black and white.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Marbrinus \[d8]Mar*bri"nus\, n. [LL., fr. OF. & F. marble       marble. See {Marble}.]       A cloth woven so as to imitate the appearance of marble; --       much used in the 15th and 16th centuries. --Beck (Draper's       Dict.).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Marrubium \[d8]Mar*ru"bi*um\, n. [L.] (Bot.)       A genus of bitter aromatic plants, sometimes used in       medicine; hoarhound.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Mirabilis \[d8]Mi*rab"i*lis\, n. [L., wonderful.] (Bot.)       A genus of plants. See {Four-o'clock}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Morbidezza \[d8]Mor`bi*dez"za\, n. [It., softness, delicacy.       See {Morbid}.]       1. (Fine Arts) Delicacy or softness in the representation of             flesh.          2. (Mus.) A term used as a direction in execution,             signifying, with extreme delicacy. --Ludden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Morpho \[d8]Mor"pho\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], an epithet of       Venus.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of numerous species of large, handsome, tropical       American butterflies, of the genus {Morpho}. They are noted       for the very brilliant metallic luster and bright colors       (often blue) of the upper surface of the wings. The lower       surface is usually brown or gray, with eyelike spots.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Morphosis \[d8]Mor*pho"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] form, fr.       [?] form.] (Biol.)       The order or mode of development of an organ or part.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Myriapoda \[d8]Myr`i*ap"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?]       numberless + -poda.] (Zo[94]l.)       A class, or subclass, of arthropods, related to the hexapod       insects, from which they differ in having the body made up of       numerous similar segments, nearly all of which bear true       jointed legs. They have one pair of antenn[91], three pairs       of mouth organs, and numerous tracha[91], similar to those of       true insects. The larv[91], when first hatched, often have       but three pairs of legs. See {Centiped}, {Galleyworm},       {Milliped}.          Note: The existing Myriapoda are divided into three orders:                Chilopoda, Chilognatha or Diplopoda, and Pauropoda (see                these words in the Vocabulary). Large fossil species                (very different from any living forms) are found in the                Carboniferous formation.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Myriopoda \[d8]Myr`i*op"o*da\, n. pl.       See {Myriapoda}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Neurapophysis \[d8]Neu`ra*poph"y*sis\, n.; pl.       {Neurapophyses}. [NL. See {Neuro-}, and {Apophysis}.] (Anat.)       (a) One of the two lateral processes or elements which form             the neural arch.       (b) The dorsal process of the neural arch; neural spine;             spinous process.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Neuropodium \[d8]Neu`ro*po"di*um\, n. [NL., from Gr. [?] a       nerve + [?], dim. of [?], [?], the foot.] (Zo[94]l.)       The ventral lobe or branch of a parapodium.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Neuroptera \[d8]Neu*rop"te*ra\, n. pl. [Nl., fr. gr. [?] nerve       + [?] a wing, fr. [?] to fly.] (Zo[94]l.)       An order of hexapod insects having two pairs of large,       membranous, net-veined wings. The mouth organs are adapted       for chewing. They feed upon other insects, and undergo a       complete metamorphosis. The ant-lion, hellgamite, and       lacewing fly are examples. Formerly, the name was given to a       much more extensive group, including the true Neuroptera and       the Pseudoneuroptera.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Neuropteris \[d8]Neu*rop"te*ris\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a nerve       + [?] a kind of fern.] (Paleon.)       An extensive genus of fossil ferns, of which species have       been found from the Devonian to the Triassic formation.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Nirvana \[d8]Nir*va"na\, n. [Skr. nirv[be][nsdot]a.]       In the Buddhist system of religion, the final emancipation of       the soul from transmigration, and consequently a beatific       enfrachisement from the evils of wordly existence, as by       annihilation or absorption into the divine. See {Buddhism}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dammar \Dam"mar\, Dammara \Dam"ma*ra\, n. [Jav. & Malay. damar.]       An oleoresin used in making varnishes; dammar gum; dammara       resin. It is obtained from certain resin trees indigenous to       the East Indies, esp. {Shorea robusta} and the dammar pine.          {Dammar pine}, (Bot.), a tree of the Moluccas ({Agathis, [or]             Dammara, orientalis}), yielding dammar.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Demirep \Dem"i*rep`\, n. [Contr. fr. demi-reputation.]       A woman of doubtful reputation or suspected character; an       adventuress. [Colloq.] --De Quincey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Demurrable \De*mur"ra*ble\ (d[esl]*m[ucir]r"r[adot]*b'l), a.       That may be demurred to. --Stormonth.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dimorph \Di"morph`\, n. [Gr. [?] two-formed; di`s- twice (see       {Di-}) + [?] form.] (Crystallog.)       Either one of the two forms of a dimorphous substance; as,       calcite and aragonite are dimorphs.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mora \Mo"ra\, n. (Bot.)       A leguminous tree of Guiana and Trinidad ({Dimorphandra       excelsa}); also, its timber, used in shipbuilding and making       furniture.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dimorphic \Di*mor"phic\, a.       Having the property of dimorphism; dimorphous.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dimorphism \Di*mor"phism\, n. [Cf. F. dimorphisme.]       1. (Biol.) Difference of form between members of the same             species, as when a plant has two kinds of flowers, both             hermaphrodite (as in the partridge berry), or when there             are two forms of one or both sexes of the same species of             butterfly.                         Dimorphism is the condition of the appearance of the                      same species under two dissimilar forms. --Darwin.          2. (Crystallog.) Crystallization in two independent forms of             the same chemical compound, as of calcium carbonate as             calcite and aragonite.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dimorphous \Di*mor"phous\, a. [Cf. F. dimorphe.]       1. (Biol.) Characterized by dimorphism; occurring under two             distinct forms, not dependent on sex; dimorphic.          2. (Crystallog.) Crystallizing under two forms fundamentally             different, while having the same chemical composition.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
DinnerBell          An {object-oriented} {dataflow} language with {single       assignment}.          ["Object-Oriented Load Distribution in DinnerBell", S. Kono       et al, in TOOLS Pacific 90].          (1994-10-31)