Duncan James Corrow Grant
1: Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978) [syn: {Grant}, {Duncan Grant}]
dunce
1: these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence [syn: {dunderhead}, {numskull}, {blockhead}, {bonehead}, {lunkhead}, {hammerhead}, {knucklehead}, {loggerhead}, {muttonhead},...
dunce cap
1: a cone-shaped paper hat formerly placed on the head of slow or lazy pupils [syn: {dunce's cap}, {fool's cap}]
dunce's cap
1: a cone-shaped paper hat formerly placed on the head of slow or lazy pupils [syn: {dunce cap}, {fool's cap}]
dundathu pine
1: Australian timber tree resembling the kauri but having wood much lighter in weight and softer [syn: {queensland kauri}, {smooth bark kauri}, {Agathis robusta}]
dunderhead
1: these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence [syn: {dunce}, {numskull}, {blockhead}, {bonehead}, {lunkhead}, {hammerhead}, {knucklehead}, {loggerhead}, {muttonhead}, {shi...
dune
1: a ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans [syn: {sand dune}]
dune buggy
1: a recreational vehicle with large tires used on beaches or sand dunes [syn: {beach buggy}]
dung
1: fecal matter of animals [syn: {droppings}, {muck}] v 1: fertilize or dress with dung; "you must dung the land" 2: defecate; used of animals
dung beetle
1: any of numerous beetles that roll balls of dung on which they feed and in which they lay eggs
dungaree
1: a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric [syn: {denim}, {jean}]
Dungeness crab
1: small Pacific coast crab 2: small edible crab of Pacific coast of North America [syn: {Cancer magister}]
dungeon
1: the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress [syn: {keep}, {donjon}] 2: a dark cell (usually underground) where prisoners can be confined
dunghill
1: a foul or degraded condition 2: a heap of dung or refuse [syn: {midden}, {muckheap}, {muckhill}]
dunk
1: a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket [syn: {dunk shot}, {stuff shot}] v 1: immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; "dip the garment...
dunk shot
1: a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket [syn: {dunk}, {stuff shot}]
Dunkard
1: an adherent of Baptistic doctrines (who practice baptism by immersion) [syn: {Dunker}, {Tunker}]
dunked
1: wet from being plunged into liquid; "a dunked doughnut"; "fell into the pool and came up soused" [syn: {soused}]
dunker
1: an eater who dips food into a liquid before eating it; "he was a dunker--he couldn't eat a doughnut without a cup of coffee to dunk it in" 2: a basketball player who is able to make dunk shots 3: a...
Dunkerque
1: a city in northern France on the North Sea where in World War II (1940) 330,000 Allied troops had to be evacuated from the beaches at Dunkirk in a desperate retreat under enemy fire [syn: {Dunkirk}...
Dunkers
1: a Baptist denomination founded in 1708 by Americans of German descent; opposed to military service and taking legal oaths; practiced trine immersion [syn: {Church of the Brethren}, {Dippers}]
Dunkirk
1: a crisis in which a desperate effort is the only alternative to defeat; "the Russians had to pull off a Dunkirk to get out of there" 2: a city in northern France on the North Sea where in World War...
dunlin
1: small common sandpiper that breeds in northern or arctic regions and winters in southern United States or Mediterranean regions [syn: {red-backed sandpiper}, {Erolia alpina}]
dunnock
1: small brownish European songbird [syn: {hedge sparrow}, {sparrow}, {Prunella modularis}]
Duns Scotus
1: Scottish theologian who was very influential in the Middle Ages (1265-1308) [syn: {John Duns Scotus}]
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duo
1: two items of the same kind [syn: {couple}, {pair}, {twosome}, {twain}, {brace}, {span}, {yoke}, {couplet}, {distich}, {duet}, {dyad}, {duad}] 2: two performers or singers who perform together [syn:...
duodecimal
1: based on twelve; "the duodecimal number system"
duodenal
1: in or relating to the duodenum; "duodenal ulcer"
duodenal smear
1: alimentary tract smear of material obtained from the duodenum [syn: {paraduodenal smear}]
duodenum
1: the part of the small intestine between the stomach and the jejunum [also: {duonas} (pl), {duona} (pl)]
duologue
1: a conversation between two persons [syn: {dialogue}, {dialog}] 2: a part of the script in which the speaking roles are limited to two actors
dupe
1: a person who is tricked or swindled [syn: {victim}] v : fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!" [syn: {gull}, {slang}, {befool}, {cod}, {fool}, {pu...
dupery
1: something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage [syn: {fraud}, {fraudulence}, {hoax}, {humbug}, {put-on}]
duple
1: consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs; "an egg with a double yolk"; "a double (binary) star"; "double doors"; "dual controls for pilot and copilot"; "duple (or double)...
duple time
1: musical time with two beats in each bar
duplex
1: (used technically of a device or process) having two parts; "a duplex transaction" 2: allowing communication in opposite directions simultaneously; "duplex system"; "duplex telephony" n 1: a house ...
duplex apartment
1: an apartment having rooms on two floors that are connected by a staircase [syn: {duplex}]
duplex house
1: a house with two units sharing a common wall [syn: {duplex}, {semidetached house}]
duplicability
1: the quality of being reproducible [syn: {reproducibility}]
duplicable
1: capable of being duplicated [syn: {duplicatable}]
duplicatable
1: capable of being duplicated [syn: {duplicable}]
duplicate
1: identically copied from an original; "a duplicate key" 2: being two identical [syn: {matching}, {twin(a)}, {twinned}] n 1: something additional of the same kind; "he always carried extras in case o...
duplication
1: a copy that corresponds to an original exactly; "he made a duplicate for the files" [syn: {duplicate}] 2: the act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something; "this kind of duplic...
duplicator
1: apparatus that makes copies of typed, written or drawn material [syn: {copier}]
Duplicidentata
1: in former classifications considered a suborder of Rodentia coextensive with the order Lagomorpha: gnawing animals
duplicitous
1: marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill; "a double-de...
duplicity
1: a fraudulent or duplicitous representation [syn: {fraudulence}] 2: acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another [syn: ...
dura
1: the outermost (and toughest) of the 3 meninges [syn: {dura mater}]
dura mater
1: the outermost (and toughest) of the 3 meninges [syn: {dura}]
durability
1: permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force; "they advertised the durability of their products" [syn: {lastingness}, {enduringness}, {strength}]
durable
1: existing for a long time; "hopes for a durable peace"; "a long-lasting friendship" [syn: {lasting}, {long-lasting}, {long-lived}] 2: serviceable for a long time; "durable denim jeans" [syn: {long-w...
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