dallier
1: someone who wastes time [syn: {dillydallier}, {dilly-dallier}, {mope}, {lounger}]
dallis grass
1: tall tufted perennial tropical American grass naturalized as pasture and forage grass in southern United States [syn: {dallisgrass}, {paspalum}, {Paspalum dilatatum}]
dallisgrass
1: tall tufted perennial tropical American grass naturalized as pasture and forage grass in southern United States [syn: {dallis grass}, {paspalum}, {Paspalum dilatatum}]
dally
1: behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young girl's affection" [syn: {toy}, {play}, {flirt}] 2: waste time; "Get busy--don't dally!" [syn: {dawdle}] 3: talk or behave amorously, wit...
Dalmane
1: tranquilizer (trade name Dalmane) used to treat insomnia [syn: {flurazepam}, {flurazepam hydrochloride}]
Dalmatia
1: a historical region of Croatia on the Adriatic Sea; mountainous with many islands
Dalmatia pyrethrum
1: white-flowered pyrethrum of Balkan area whose pinnate leaves are white and silky-hairy below; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {pyrethrum}, {Dalmatian pyrethr...
Dalmatian
1: of or relating to Dalmatia or its inhabitants n 1: a native or inhabitant of Dalmatia 2: a large breed having a smooth white coat with black or brown spots; originated in Dalmatia [syn: {coach dog}...
Dalmatian iris
1: European iris having soft lilac-blue flowers [syn: {Iris pallida}]
Dalmatian laburnum
1: erect shrub having large trifoliate leaves and dense clusters of yellow flowers followed by poisonous seeds; Yugoslavia; sometimes placed in genus Cytisus [syn: {Petteria ramentacea}, {Cytisus rame...
Dalmatian pyrethrum
1: white-flowered pyrethrum of Balkan area whose pinnate leaves are white and silky-hairy below; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: {pyrethrum}, {Dalmatia pyrethru...
dalo
1: herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves [syn: {taro}, {taro plant}, {dasheen}, {Colocasia es...
Dalton
1: English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844) [syn: {John Dalton}]
Dalton Trumbo
1: United States screenwriter who was blacklisted and imprisoned for refusing to cooperate with congressional investigations of communism in America (1905-1976) [syn: {Trumbo}]
Dalton's law
1: (chemistry) law stating that when two elements can combine to form more than one compound the amounts of one of them that combines with a fixed amount of the other will exhibit a simple multiple re...
Dalton's law of partial pressures
1: (chemistry and physics) law stating that the pressure exerted by a mixture of gases equals the sum of the partial pressures of the gases in the mixture; the pressure of a gas in a mixture equals th...
Daltonism
1: dichromacy characterized by a lowered sensitivity to green light resulting in an inability to distinguish green and purplish-red [syn: {deuteranopia}, {green-blindness}]
dam
1: a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea [syn: {dike}, {dyke}, {levee}] 2: a metric unit of length equal to ten meters [syn: {decameter}, {dekameter}, {decametre}, ...
dam up
1: obstruct with, or as if with, a dam; "dam the gorges of the Yangtse River" [syn: {dam}]
Dama
1: fallow deer [syn: {genus Dama}]
Dama dama
1: small Eurasian deer [syn: {fallow deer}]
damage
1: the occurrence of a change for the worse [syn: {harm}, {impairment}] 2: loss of military equipment [syn: {equipment casualty}] 3: the act of damaging something or someone [syn: {harm}, {hurt}, {sca...
damaged
1: harmed or injured or spoiled; "I wont't buy damaged goods"; "the storm left a wake of badly damaged buildings" [ant: {undamaged}] 2: being unjustly brought into disrepute; "a discredited politician...
damages
1: a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury [syn: {amends}, {indemnity}, {indemnification}, {restitution}, {redress}]
damaging
1: (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury; "damaging to career and reputation"; "the reporter's coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant" [syn: {detrimental}, {prejudi...
Damaliscus
1: African antelopes: sassabies [syn: {genus Damaliscus}]
Damaliscus lunatus
1: a large South African antelope; considered the swiftest hoofed mammal [syn: {sassaby}, {topi}]
damar
1: any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis; especially the amboyna pine [syn: {dammar}, {gum dammar}, {dammar resin}]
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damascene
1: of or relating to or characteristic of Damascus or its people; "damascene city gates" 2: (of metals) decorated or inlaid with a wavy pattern of different (especially precious) metals; "a damascened...
Damascus
1: an ancient city (widely regarded as the world's oldest) and present capital and largest city of Syria; according to the New Testament, the Apostle Paul (then known as Saul) underwent a dramatic con...
Damascus steel
1: a hard resilient steel often decorated and used for sword blades [syn: {Damask steel}]
damask
1: having a woven pattern; "damask table linens" n 1: a table linen made from linen damask 2: a fabric of linen or cotton or silk or wool with a reversible pattern woven into it
damask rose
1: large hardy very fragrant pink rose; cultivated in Asia Minor as source of attar of roses; parent of many hybrids [syn: {summer damask rose}, {Rosa damascena}]
Damask steel
1: a hard resilient steel often decorated and used for sword blades [syn: {Damascus steel}]
damask violet
1: long-cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more pronounced in the evening; naturalized throughout Europe to Siberia and into North America [syn: {Dame's violet}, {sweet rocket}, {Hesperis m...
dame
1: informal terms for a (young) woman [syn: {doll}, {wench}, {skirt}, {chick}, {bird}] 2: a woman of refinement; "a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady" [syn: {madam}, {ma'am...
Dame Alicia Markova
1: English ballet dancer (born in 1910) [syn: {Markova}, {Lilian Alicia Marks}]
Dame Daphne du Maurier
1: English writer of melodramatic novels (1907-1989) [syn: {du Maurier}, {Daphne du Maurier}]
Dame Edith Sitwell
1: English poet (1887-1964) [syn: {Sitwell}, {Dame Edith Louisa Sitwell}]
Dame Ellen Terry
1: English actress (1847-1928) [syn: {Terry}, {Dame Alice Ellen Terry}]
Dame Jean Iris Murdoch
1: British writer (born in Ireland) known primarily for her novels (1919-1999) [syn: {Murdoch}, {Iris Murdoch}]
Dame Joan Sutherland
1: Australian operatic soprano (born in 1926) [syn: {Sutherland}, {Joan Sutherland}]
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
1: New Zealand operatic soprano (born in 1944) [syn: {Te Kanawa}, {Dame Kiri Janette Te Kanawa}]
Dame Margot Fonteyn
1: English dancer who danced with Rudolf Nureyev (born in 1919) [syn: {Fonteyn}]
Dame Muriel Spark
1: Scottish writer of satirical novels (born in 1918) [syn: {Spark}, {Muriel Spark}, {Muriel Sarah Spark}]
Dame Nellie Melba
1: Australian operatic soprano (1861-1931) [syn: {Melba}, {Helen Porter Mitchell}]
Dame Rebecca West
1: British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983) [syn: {West}, {Rebecca West}, {Cicily Isabel Fairfield}]
Dame's violet
1: long-cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more pronounced in the evening; naturalized throughout Europe to Siberia and into North America [syn: {damask violet}, {sweet rocket}, {Hesperis m...
Damgalnunna
1: (Babylonian) earth goddess; consort of Ea and mother of Marduk [syn: {Damkina}]
daminozide
1: a growth-regulating chemical sprayed on fruit trees; entire crop can be harvested at one time [syn: {Alar}]
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