General Dictionary
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The 4th letter of the Roman alphabet
The cardinal number that is the product of one hundred and five
A fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
Denoting a quantity consisting of 500 items or units
English impresario who brought Gilbert and Sullivan together and produced many of their operettas in London (1844-1901)
Day of the allied landing in France, World War II
The lowest region of the ionosphere (35 to 50 miles up) that reflects low-frequency radio waves
The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington; chosen by George Washington as the site of the nation''s capital and carve out of land ceded by Maryland and Virginia
Abbreviation for `dead on arrival'' at the emergency room
A communist country in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948; involved in state-sponsored terrorism
English novelist and poet and essayist whose work condemned industrial society and explored sexual relationships (1885-1930)
United States film maker who was the first to use flashbacks and fade-outs (1875-1948)
An official prosecutor for a judicial district
Missionary work for Islam
A light touch or stroke
A small quantity of something moist or soft; "a dab of paint"; "a splatter of mud"
Hit lightly; "pat him on the shoulder"
Apply (usually a liquid) to a surface; "dab the wall with paint"
A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad
Dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid Back to top
Work with in a non-serious manner; "She dabbles in astronomy"; "He plays around with investments bu he never makes any money"
Play in or as if in water, as of small children
Covered patchily; often used in combination; "waves dabbled with moonlight"; "a blood-spattered room"; "gardens splashed with color"; "kitchen walls splattered with grease"
Any of numerous shallow-water ducks that feed by upending and dabbling
An amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge
Any of numerous shallow-water ducks that feed by upending and dabbling
Small European grebe
A dicotyledonous genus of the family Ericaceae
Low straggling evergreen shrub of western Europe represented by several varieties with flowers from white to rose-purple
DAC, in accounting, is an acronym for Deferred Acquisition Costs.
The capital and largest city of Bangladesh
Small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body
Australasian kingfishers
Australian kingfisher having a loud cackling cry
Russian country house
A concentration camp for Jews created by the Nazis near Munich in southern Germany
Small long-bodied short-legged German breed of dog having a short sleek coat and long drooping ears; suited for following game into burrows
Small long-bodied short-legged German breed of dog having a short sleek coat and long drooping ears; suited for following game into burrows
A gray volcanic rock containing plagioclase and quartz and other crystalline minerals
Relating to or consisting of dacite; "dacitic magma is highly viscous" Back to top
The honeycreepers
A member of an armed gang of robbers
Robbery by a gang of armed dacoits
Low-growing to prostrate shrub with slender trailing branches; New Zealand
A kind of polyester fabric
Evergreen coniferous shrubs or trees of New Zealand to Malaysia and Philippines
New Zealand evergreen valued for its light easily worked wood
Australasian evergreen trees or shrubs
New Zealand shrub
New Zealand silver pine of conical habit with long slender flexuous branches; adapted to cold wet summers and high altitudes
Tall New Zealand timber tree
Tasmanian timber tree with yellow aromatic wavy-grained wood used for carving and ship building; sometimes placed in genus Dacrydium
Type genus of the Dacrymycetaceae: fungi with a bifurcate basidium that lacks septa
A family of basidiomycetous fungi belonging to the order Tremellales having a bifurcate basidium that lacks septa
Either of the two dilated ends of the lacrimal ducts at the nasal ends of the eyes that fill with tears secreted by the lacrimal glands
Inflammation of the lacrimal sac causing obstruction of the tube draining tears into the nose
The craniometric point at the junction of the anterior border of the lacrimal bone with the frontal bone
A finger or toe in human beings or corresponding part in other vertebrates
A metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables
Of or consisting of dactyls; "dactylic meter" Back to top
A monocotyledonous grass of the family Gramineae (has only one species)
Widely grown stout Old World hay and pasture grass
A monocotyledonous genus of the family Gramineae
A creeping grass with spikes like fingers
Abnormally large fingers or toes
Cochineal insects
Type genus of the Dactylopiidae
Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye
Flying gurnards
A genus of Dactylopteridae
Genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and Asia and North Africa
European orchid having lanceolate leaves spotted purple and pink to white or mauve flowers spotted or lined deep red or purple
European orchid having lanceolate leaves spotted purple and pink to white or mauve flowers spotted or lined deep red or purple
Sand stargazers
An informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
A nihilistic art movement (especially in painting) that flourished in Europe early in the 20th century; based on irrationality and negation of the accepted laws of beauty
An informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
A nihilistic art movement (especially in painting) that flourished in Europe early in the 20th century; based on irrationality and negation of the accepted laws of beauty
An informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
Spider-like arachnid with a small rounded body and very long thin legs Back to top
Long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite
A rectangular groove cut into a board so that another piece can fit into it
The section of a pedestal between the base and the surbase
Panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest
Cut a dado into or fit into a dado
Provide with a dado; "The owners wanted to dado their dining room"
A plane for making a dado groove
(Greek mythology) an Athenian inventor who built the Labyrinth of Minos; to escape the Labyrinth he fashioned wings for himself and his sone Icarus
Complex and ingenious in design or function; "the daedal hand of nature"
(Greek mythology) an Athenian inventor who built the Labyrinth of Minos; to escape the Labyrinth he fashioned wings for himself and his sone Icarus
A person who is part mortal and part god
One of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief
A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
Any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown
European onion with white flowers
Little known Kamarupan languages
Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy"
In a mildly insane manner; "the old lady is beginning to behave quite dottily"
Informal terms for insanity
A flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothing Back to top
10 grams
Source of a tough elastic wood
God of agriculture and earth; counterpart of Phoenician Dagon
Chief Celtic god of the Tuatha De Danann; father of Angus Og and Brigit
An ethnic minority living on the Caspian Sea in southwestern Russia and Azerbaijan
Relatively nontoxic South African herb smoked like tobacco
A short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing
A character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote
A removable centerboard on a small sailboat that can be lowered into the water to serve as a keel
North American evergreen fern having pinnate leaves and dense clusters of lance-shaped fronds
Offensive terms for a person of Italian descent
God of agriculture and the earth; national god of Philistines
French inventor of the first practical photographic process, the daguerreotype (1789-1851)
A photograph made by an early photographic process; the image was produced on a silver plate sensitized to iodine and developed in mercury vapor
Swedish diplomat who greatly extended the influence of the United Nations in peace-keeping matters (1905-1961)
Swedish diplomat who greatly extended the influence of the United Nations in peace-keeping matters (1905-1961)
The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
Small highly nutritious seed of the tropical pigeon-pea plant
Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics
Any of several plants of or developed from the species Dahlia pinnata having tuberous roots and showy rayed variously colored flower heads; native to the mountains of Mexico and Central America and Colombia Back to top
Any of several plants of or developed from the species Dahlia pinnata having tuberous roots and showy rayed variously colored flower heads; native to the mountains of Mexico and Central America and Colombia
A country on western coast of Africa; formerly under French control
Radish of Japan with a long hard durable root eaten raw or cooked
The lower house of the parliament of the Irish Free State
A newspaper that is published every day
Occurring or done each day; "a daily record"; "day-by-day labors of thousands of men and women"- H.S.Truman; "her day-after-day behavior"; "an every day occurrence"
Measured by the day or happening every day; "a daily newspaper"; "daily chores"; "average daily wage"; "daily quota"
Without missing a day; "he stops by daily"
Gradually and progressively; "his health weakened day by day"
Any of various bog plants of the genus Drosera having leaves covered with sticky hairs that trap and digest insects; cosmopolitan in distribution
A single bet on two horse races in the same day
The usual activities in your day; "the doctor made his rounds"
Fluctuations that occur between one day and the next
The lower house of the parliament of the Irish Free State
German engineer and automobile manufacturer who produced the first high-speed internal combustion engine (1834-1900)
One of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief
In a refined manner; "she nibbled daintily at her cake"
In a delicate manner; "the invitation cards were written up daintily in white and gold"
The quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance; "the daintiness of her touch"; "the fineness of her features"
Something considered choice to eat Back to top
Of delicate composition and artistry; "a dainty teacup"; "an exquisite cameo"
Excessively fastidious and easily disgusted; "too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"; "so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow"
Affectedly dainty or refined
Especially pleasing to the taste; "a dainty dish to set before a kind"; "a tasty morsel"
A cocktail made with rum and lime or lemon juice
A farm where dairy products are produced
The business of a dairy
A woman who works in a dairy
A man who works in a diary
The owner or manager of a dairy
Cattle that are reared for their milk
Cattle that are reared for their milk
A farm where dairy products are produced
The owner or manager of a dairy
The business of a dairy
Milk and butter and cheese
A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
A loose and brightly colored African shirt
Any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
Any of various mostly Australian attractively shaped shrubs of the genus Olearia grown for their handsome and sometimes fragrant evergreen foliage and profusion of daisy flowers with white or purple or blue rays Back to top
Connect devices on a part of a chip or circuit board in a computer
Of North America and Eurasia
Any of various mostly Australian attractively shaped shrubs of the genus Olearia grown for their handsome and sometimes fragrant evergreen foliage and profusion of daisy flowers with white or purple or blue rays
Of North America and Eurasia
Resembling a daisy
A printer that uses a daisy print wheel
Any of various mostly Australian attractively shaped shrubs of the genus Olearia grown for their handsome and sometimes fragrant evergreen foliage and profusion of daisy flowers with white or purple or blue rays
Flower chain consisting of a string of daisies linked by their stems; worn by students on class day at some schools
(figurative) a series of associated things or people or experiences
A batted or served ball that skims along close to the ground
A bomb with only 10 to 20 per cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragments; most effective against troops and vehicles
Widely naturalized white-flowered North American herb
A wheel around which is a set of print characters that make a typing impression on paper
A wheel around which is a set of print characters that make a typing impression on paper
East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye
The capital and chief port and largest city of Senegal
A member of an armed gang of robbers
Robbery by a gang of armed dacoits
The Siouan language spoken by the Dakota people
The area of the states of North Dakota and South Dakota Back to top
A member of the Siouan people of the northern Mississippi valley; commonly called the Sioux
A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters
Chief lama and once ruler of Tibet
The basic unit of money in Gambia
Large genus of tropical trees having pinnate leaves and paniculate flowers and cultivated commercially for their dramatically grained and colored timbers
Brazilian tree yielding a handsome cabinet wood
East Indian tree having a useful dark purple wood
An important Brazilian timber tree yielding a heavy hard dark-colored wood streaked with black
A valuable timber tree of tropical South America
East Indian tree whose leaves are used for fodder; yields a compact dark brown durable timber used in shipbuilding and making railroad ties
Central American tree yielding a valuable dark streaked rosewood
An open river valley (in a hilly area)
Indigo bush
Grayish-green shrub of desert regions of southwestern United States nd Mexico having sparse foliage and terminal spikes of bluish violet flowers; locally important as source of a light-colored honey of excellent flavor
A person who lives in the dales of northern England
The 4th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
United States educator famous for writing a book about how to win friends and influence people (1888-1955)
Surrealist Spanish painter (1904-1989)
Large white wild sheep of northwestern Canada and Alaska
A large commercial and industrial city in northeastern Texas located in the heart of the northern Texas oil fields Back to top
Playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
The deliberate act of wasting time instead of working
Someone who wastes time
Tall tufted perennial tropical American grass naturalized as pasture and forage grass in southern United States
Tall tufted perennial tropical American grass naturalized as pasture and forage grass in southern United States
Consider not very seriously; "He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania"
Talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women"
Waste time; "Get busy--don''t dally!"
Behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young girl''s affection"
Large white wild sheep of northwestern Canada and Alaska
Tranquilizer (trade name Dalmane) used to treat insomnia
A historical region of Croatia on the Adriatic Sea; mountainous with many islands
A large breed having a smooth white coat with black or brown spots; originated in Dalmatia
A native or inhabitant of Dalmatia
Of or relating to Dalmatia or its inhabitants
European iris having soft lilac-blue flowers
Erect shrub having large trifoliate leaves and dense clusters of yellow flowers followed by poisonous seeds; Yugoslavia; sometimes placed in genus Cytisus
White-flowered pyrethrum of Balkan area whose pinnate leaves are white and silky-hairy below; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
White-flowered pyrethrum of Balkan area whose pinnate leaves are white and silky-hairy below; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
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 Back to top
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)
(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 the pressure it would exert if it occupied the same volume a
(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 relation
(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 the pressure it would exert if it occupied the same volume a
Dichromacy characterized by a lowered sensitivity to green light resulting in an inability to distinguish green and purplish-red
United States screenwriter who was blacklisted and imprisoned for refusing to cooperate with congressional investigations of communism in America (1905-1976)
Female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock
A barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
A metric unit of length equal to ten meters
Obstruct with, or as if with, a dam; "dam the gorges of the Yangtse River"
Fallow deer
The act of damaging something or someone
A legal injury is any damage resulting from a violation of a legal right
Loss of military equipment
The occurrence of a change for the worse
The amount of money needed to purchase something; "the price of gasoline"; "he got his new car on excellent terms"; "how much is the damage?"
Inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"
Especially of reputation; "the senator''s seriously damaged reputation"; "a flyblown reputation"; "a tarnished reputation"; "inherited a spotted name"
Harmed or injured or spoiled; "I wont''t buy damaged goods"; "the storm left a wake of badly damaged buildings"
Being unjustly brought into disrepute; "a discredited politician"; "her damaged reputation" Back to top
A sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
An effort to minimize or curtail damage or loss
Designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions; "negative criticism"
(sometimes followed by `to'') causing harm or injury; "damaging to career and reputation"; "the reporter''s coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant"
African antelopes: sassabies
A large South African antelope; considered the swiftest hoofed mammal
Any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis; especially the amboyna pine
Colonial mole rat of western Africa; similar to naked mole rat
A design produced by inlaying gold or silver into steel
A native or inhabitant of Damascus
Inlay metal with gold and silver
(of metals) decorated or inlaid with a wavy pattern of different (especially precious) metals; "a damascened sword"
Of or relating to or characteristic of Damascus or its people; "damascene city gates"
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 conversion on the road to Damascus
A hard resilient steel often decorated and used for sword blades
A fabric of linen or cotton or silk or wool with a reversible pattern woven into it
A table linen made from linen damask
Having a woven pattern; "damask table linens"
Large hardy very fragrant pink rose; cultivated in Asia Minor as source of attar of roses; parent of many hybrids
A hard resilient steel often decorated and used for sword blades Back to top
Long-cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more pronounced in the evening; naturalized throughout Europe to Siberia and into North America
Small Eurasian deer
Informal terms for a (young) woman
A woman of refinement; "a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady"
Long-cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more pronounced in the evening; naturalized throughout Europe to Siberia and into North America
Prolific English writer of detective stories (1890-1976)
English actress (1847-1928)
English ballet dancer (born in 1910)
British sculptor (1902-1975)
English writer of melodramatic novels (1907-1989)
English poet (1887-1964)
English poet (1887-1964)
English actress (1847-1928)
British writer (born in Ireland) known primarily for her novels (1919-1999)
Australian operatic soprano (born in 1926)
New Zealand operatic soprano (born in 1944)
New Zealand operatic soprano (born in 1944)
English dancer who danced with Rudolf Nureyev (born in 1919)
Scottish writer of satirical novels (born in 1918)
English pianist (1890-1965) Back to top
Australian operatic soprano (1861-1931)
British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983)
English actress (1882-1976)
(Babylonian) earth goddess; consort of Ea and mother of Marduk
A growth-regulating chemical sprayed on fruit trees; entire crop can be harvested at one time
(Babylonian) earth goddess; consort of Ea and mother of Marduk
Any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis; especially the amboyna pine
Any of various trees of the genus Agathis; yield dammar resin
Any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis; especially the amboyna pine
Something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks"
Wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child"
Expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he''s a blasted idiot"; "it''s a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I''ll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I''ll do any such thing"; "he''s a damn (or goddam or goddamn
Used as expletives; "oh, damn (or goddamn)!"
Extremely; "you are bloody right"; "Why are you so all-fired aggressive?"
Deserving a curse; "her damnable pride"
In a damnable manner; "kindly Arthur--so damnably , politely , endlessly persistent!"
The act of damning
The state of being condemned to eternal punishment in Hell
Threatening with damnation
People who are condemned to eternal punishment; "he felt he had visited the realm of the damned" Back to top
Expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he''s a blasted idiot"; "it''s a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I''ll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I''ll do any such thing"; "he''s a damn (or goddam or goddamn
In danger of the eternal punishment of hell; "poor damned souls"
In a damnable manner; "kindly Arthur--so damnably , politely , endlessly persistent!"
Threatening with damnation
The Greek courtier to Dionysius the Elder who (according to legend) was condemned to sit under a naked sword that was suspended by a hair in order to demonstrate to him that being a king was not the happy state Damocles had said it was (4th century BC)
A young unmarried woman
The friend of Phintias who pledged his life that Phintias would return (4th century BC)
(Greek mythology) according to a Greek legend: when Pythias was sentenced to be executed Damon took his place to allow Pythias to get his affairs in order; when Pythias returned in time to save Damon the king was so impressed that he let them both live
United States writer of humorous stylized stories about Broadway and the New York underground (1884-1946)
A young unmarried woman
A variety of muscovite
A young unmarried woman
A slight wetness
Lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"
Make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message"
Restrain or discourage; "the sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere"
Deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
Slightly wet; "clothes damp with perspiration"; "a moist breeze"; "eyes moist with tears"
A course of some impermeable material laid in the foundation walls of building near the ground to prevent dampness from rising into the building
Make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows" Back to top
Lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"
Check; keep in check (a fire)
Make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message"
Smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity"
Reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)
Deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
A device that dampens or moistens something; "he used a dampener to moisten the shirts before he ironed them"
The act of making something slightly wet
A depressing restraint; "rain put a damper on our picnic plans"
A device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations
A movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace
Damper consisting of a small felted block that drops onto a piano string to stop its vibration
A plant disease caused by a fungus; diseased condition of seedlings in excessive moisture
Fungus causing damping off disease in seedlings
Slightly wet; "clothes damp with perspiration"; "a moist breeze"; "eyes moist with tears"
In a damp manner; "a scarf was tied round her head but the rebellious curl had escaped and hung damply over her left eye"
A slight wetness
A course of some impermeable material laid in the foundation walls of building near the ground to prevent dampness from rising into the building
A young unmarried woman
Small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs Back to top
Slender non-stinging insect similar to but smaller than the dragonfly but having wings folded when at rest
Sweet dark purple plum
Sweet dark purple plum
Plum tree long cultivated for its edible fruit
Tropical American timber tree with dark hard heavy wood and small plumlike purple fruit
Plum tree long cultivated for its edible fruit
Obstruct with, or as if with, a dam; "dam the gorges of the Yangtse River"
Celtic goddess who was the mother of the Tuatha De Danann; identified with the Welsh Don
Fairly small terrestrial ferns of tropical America
Large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste
Small family of usually tropical butterflies: monarch butterflies
Large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste
Type genus of the Danaidae: monarch butterflies
Large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed
Taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
An artistic form of nonverbal communication
A party for social dancing
A party of people assembled for dancing
Move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio"
Move in a graceful and rhythmical way; "The young girl danced into the room" Back to top
Skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways; "Dancing flames"; "The children danced with joy"
Suitable for dancing
A performer who dances
A person who participates in a social gathering arranged for dancing (as a ball)
A genre of popular music composed for ballroom dancing
A group of musicians playing popular music for dancing
A bare floor polished for dancing
Large room used mainly for dancing
A lesson in dancing
A genre of popular music composed for ballroom dancing
A medieval dance in which a skeleton representing death leads a procession of others to the grave
A group of musicians playing popular music for dancing
Large room used mainly for dancing
A school where students are taught to dance
A sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance; "he taught them the waltz step"
Taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
Any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants
One of a pair of people who dance together
A school in which students learn to dance
Any of several herbs of the genus Taraxacum having long tap roots and deeply notched leaves and bright yellow flowers followed by fluffy seed balls Back to top
Edible leaves of the common dandelion collected from the wild; used in salads and in making wine
The foliage of the dandelion plant
A feeling of anger and animosity; "having one''s hackles or dander up"
Small scales from animal skins or hair or bird feathers that can cause allergic reactions in some people
A breed of small terrier with long wiry coat and drooping ears
A breed of small terrier with long wiry coat and drooping ears
Affecting extreme elegance in dress and manner
Dress like a dandy
In a dandy manner; "she had shown her talents dandily"
Pet; "the grandfather dandled the small child"
Move (a baby) up and down in one''s arms or on one''s knees
A plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end
Loose scales shed from the scalp; "I could see the dandruff on her shoulders"
A condition in which white scales of dead skin are shed by the scalp
A man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
Very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"
Affecting extreme elegance in dress and manner
An infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and joints
A native or inhabitant of Denmark
Dwarf herbaceous elder of Europe having pink flowers and a nauseous odor Back to top
A Chadic language spoken in Chad; uses seven vowels plus differences in vowel length
A venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury; "he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime"; "there was a danger he would do the wrong thing"
A dangerous place; "He moved out of danger"
The condition of being susceptible to harm or injury; "you are in no danger"; "there was widespread danger of disease"
A cause of pain or injury or loss; "he feared the dangers of traveling by air"
Causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease"
Involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm; "a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions"
In a dangerous manner; "he came dangerously close to falling off the ledge"
The quality of not being safe
A wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
A line beyond which it is dangerous to go
A dangerous area
A Chadic language spoken in Chad; uses seven vowels plus differences in vowel length
Cause to dangle or hang freely; "He dangled the ornaments from the Christmas tree"
Hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling"
Huckleberry of the eastern United States with pink flowers and sweet blue fruit
Huckleberry of the eastern United States with pink flowers and sweet blue fruit
The act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely); "there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait"
A word or phrase apparently modifying an unintended word because of its placement in a sentence: e.g., `when young'' in `when young, circuses appeal to all of us''
A participle (usually at the beginning of a sentence) apparently modifying a word other than the word intended: e.g., `flying across the country'' in `flying across the country the Rockies came into view'' Back to top
An Old Testament book that tells of the apocalyptic visions and the experiences of Daniel in the court of Nebuchadnezzar
A wise and upright judge; "a Daniel come to judgment" -- Shakespeare
(Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)
Swiss physicist who contributed to hydrodynamics and mathematical physics (1700-1782)
An American pioneer and guide and explorer (1734-1820)
United States sculptor who created the seated marble figure of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. (1850-1931)
English writer remembered particularly for his novel about Robinson Crusoe (1660-1731)
United States anthropologist who was the first to attempt a systematic classification of Native American languages (1837-1899)
United States architect who designed the first important skyscraper with a skeleton (1846-1912)
English phonetician (1881-1967)
Soldier in the American Revolution who defeated the British in the Battle of Cowpens, South Carolina (1736-1802)
Nicaraguan statesman (born in 1945)
Nicaraguan statesman (born in 1945)
British chemist who isolated nitrogen (1749-1819)
United States politician and orator (1782-1817)
A Scandinavian language that is the official language of Denmark
Light sweet yeast-raised roll usually filled with fruits or cheese
Of or relating to or characteristic of Denmark or the Danes; "Danish furniture"
Blue cheese of Denmark
The capital and largest city of Denmark; located on the island of Zealand; "Copenhagen is sometimes called the Paris of the North" Back to top
The basic unit of money in Denmark
Monetary unit in Denmark
Light sweet yeast-raised roll usually filled with fruits or cheese
Unpleasantly cool and humid; "a clammy handshake"; "clammy weather"; "a dank cellar"; "dank rain forests"
Unpleasant wetness
A constitutional monarchy in northern Europe; consists of the mainland of Jutland and many islands between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea
One of two official languages of Norway; closely related to Danish
A male ballet dancer who is the partner of a ballerina
A male ballet dancer who is the partner of a ballerina
A female ballet dancer
A Middle Eastern dance in which the dancer makes sensuous movements of the hips and abdomen
A medieval dance in which a skeleton representing death leads a procession of others to the grave
An Italian poet famous for writing the Divine Comedy that describes a journey through hell and purgatory and paradise guided by Virgil and his idealized Beatrice (1265-1321)
Of or relating to Dante Alighieri or his writings
Of or relating to Dante Alighieri or his writings
An Italian poet famous for writing the Divine Comedy that describes a journey through hell and purgatory and paradise guided by Virgil and his idealized Beatrice (1265-1321)
English poet and painter who was a leader of the Pre-Raphaelites (1828-1882)
French revolutionary leader who stormed the Paris bastille and who supported the execution of Louis XVI but was guillotined by Robespierre for his opposition to the Reign of Terror (1759-1794)
United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955)
Celtic goddess who was the mother of the Tuatha De Danann; identified with the Welsh Don Back to top
The 2nd longest European river; flows into the Black Sea
The 2nd longest European river; flows into the Black Sea
A port city of northern Poland near the mouth of the Vistula River on a gulf of the Baltic Sea; a member of the Hanseatic League in the 14th century
Philosophical system developed by of Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events
(Greek mythology) a nymph who was transformed into a laurel tree to escape the amorous Apollo
Any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers
Widely cultivated low evergreen shrub with dense clusters of fragrant pink to deep rose flowers
English writer of melodramatic novels (1907-1989)
Family of tough-barked trees and shrubs and herbs especially of Australia and tropical Africa
Bushy Eurasian shrub with glossy leathery oblong leaves and yellow-green flowers
Small European deciduous shrub with fragrant lilac-colored flowers followed by red berries on highly toxic twigs
Minute freshwater crustacean having a round body enclosed in a transparent shell; moves about like a flea by means of hairy branched antennae
Marked by smartness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat"
Stylishness as evidenced by a smart appearance
A small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard''s spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red"
Colour with streaks or blotches of different shades
Gray with a mottled pattern of darker gray markings
Gray with a mottled pattern of darker gray markings
Having spots or patches of color
Gray with a mottled pattern of darker gray markings Back to top
Gray with a mottled pattern of darker gray markings
A mountain peak in the Karakoram Range in northern Kashmir; the 2nd highest peak in the world (28,250 feet high)
Antibacterial drug used to treat leprosy and some kinds of skin diseases
A unit of elastance equal to the reciprocal of a farad
Any of a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir and eastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan
A native of ancient Troy
The unsuccessful campaign in World War I (1915) by the English and French to open a passage for aid to Russia; defeated by the Turks
The strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that separates European Turkey from Asian Turkey
The unsuccessful campaign in World War I (1915) by the English and French to open a passage for aid to Russia; defeated by the Turks
A native of ancient Troy
(Greek mythology) founder of Troy
Any of a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir and eastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan
Any of a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir and eastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan
A challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy; "he could never refuse a dare"
Challenge; "I dare you!"
Take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission; "How dare you call my lawyer?"
To be courageous enough to try or do something; "I don''t dare call him", "she dares to dress differently from the others"
A reckless impetuous irresponsible person
Presumptuously daring; "a daredevil test pilot having the right stuff"
Boldness as manifested in rash and daredevil behavior Back to top
Boldness as manifested in rash and daredevil behavior
An Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan
An anticholinergic drug (trade name Daricon) used in treating peptic ulcers
A rare hereditary condition marked by dark crusted patches (sometimes containing pus)
The trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger; "the proposal required great boldness"
A challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy; "he could never refuse a dare"
Disposed to venture or take risks; "audacious visions of the total conquest of space"; "an audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas"; "the most daring of contemporary fiction writers"; "a venturesome investor"; "a venturous spirit"
Radically new or original; "an avant-garde theater piece"
In an adventurous manner; "daringly, he set out on a camping trip in East Africa"
In an original manner; "daringly he took the first step"
King of Persia who expanded the empire and invaded Greece but was defeated at the Battle of Marathon (550-486 BC)
King of Persia who was defeated by Alexander the Great; his murder effectively ended the Persian Empire (died in 330 BC)
French composer of works that combine jazz and polytonality and Brazilian music (1892-1974)
King of Persia who expanded the empire and invaded Greece but was defeated at the Battle of Marathon (550-486 BC)
An Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan
An unenlightened state; "he was in the dark concerning their intentions"; "his lectures dispelled the darkness"
An unilluminated area; "he moved off into the darkness"
Absence of light or illumination
Absence of moral or spiritual values; "the powers of darkness"
The time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside Back to top
Not giving performances; closed; "the theater is dark on Mondays"
Having skin rich in melanin pigments; "National Association for the Advancement of Colored People"; "the dark races"; "dark-skinned peoples"
Brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes); "dark eyes"
Devoid or partially devoid of light or brightness; shadowed or black or somber-colored; "sitting in a dark corner"; "a dark day"; "dark shadows"; "the theater is dark on Mondays"; "dark as the inside of a black cat"
Causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather"
(used of color) having a dark hue; "dark green"; "dark glasses"; "dark colors like wine red or navy blue"
Marked by difficulty of style or expression; "much that was dark is now quite clear to me"; "those who do not appreciate Kafka''s work say his style is obscure"
Lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture; "this benighted country"; "benighted ages of barbarism and superstition"; "the dark ages"; "a dark age in the history of education"
Stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable; "black deeds"; "a black lie"; "his black heart has concocted yet another black deed"; "Darth Vader of the dark side"; "a dark purpose"; "dark undercurrents of ethnic hostility"; "the sc
Showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper
Secret; "keep it dark"; "the dark mysteries of Africa and the fabled wonders of the East"
Having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky; "October''s bright blue weather"- Helen Hunt Jackson; "a blue flame"; "blue haze of tobacco smoke"
Of a color similar to that of wood or earth
Common North American junco having gray plumage and eyes with dark brown irises
Light microscope that uses scattered light to show particles too small to see with ordinary microscopes
Similar to the color of fresh grass; "a green tree"; "green fields"; "green paint"
Having hair of a dark color; "a dark-haired beauty"
Having skin rich in melanin pigments; "National Association for the Advancement of Colored People"; "the dark races"; "dark-skinned peoples"
Naturally having skin of a dark color; "a dark-skinned beauty"; "gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks"; "a smile on his swarthy face"; "`swart'' is archaic"
Make dark or darker; "darken a room" Back to top
Become dark or darker; "The sky darkened"
Tarnish or stain; "a scandal that darkened the family''s good name"
Become or make darker; "The screen darkend"; "He darkened the colors by adding brown"
Become or made dark by lack of light; "a darkened house"; "the darkened theater"
(of fabrics and paper) grown dark in color over time; "the darkened margins of the paper"
Changing to a darker color
Becoming dark or darker as from waning light or clouding over; "the darkening sky"
Characterized by hopelessness; filled with gloom; "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the darkening mood"
Offensive term for Black people
Offensive term for Black people
Slightly dark; "darkish red"
(poetic) occurring in the dark or night; "a darkling journey"
Uncannily or threateningly dark or obscure; "a darkling glance"; "secret operatives and darkling conspiracies"-Archibald MacLeish
Sluggish hard-bodied black terrestrial weevil whose larvae feed on e.g. decaying plant material or grain
Sluggish hard-bodied black terrestrial weevil whose larvae feed on e.g. decaying plant material or grain
Without light; "the river was sliding darkly under the mist"
In a dark glowering menacing manner; "he stared darkly at her"
A swarthy complexion
Having a dark or somber color
An unenlightened state; "he was in the dark concerning their intentions"; "his lectures dispelled the darkness" Back to top
An unilluminated area; "he moved off into the darkness"
Absence of light or illumination
Absence of moral or spiritual values; "the powers of darkness"
A room in which photographs are developed
Offensive term for Black people
The process of adjusting the eyes to low levels of illumination; cones adapt first; rods continue to adapt for up to four hours
The period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance
A dark shade of blue
Bread made with whole wheat flour
Chocolate liquor with cocoa butter and small amounts of sugar and vanilla; lecithin in usually added
A comdey characterized by grim or satiric humor; a comedy having gloomy or disturbing elements
A form of microscopic examination of living material by scattered light; specimens appear luminous against a dark background
Spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; "he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades"
A form of microscopic examination of living material by scattered light; specimens appear luminous against a dark background
A racehorse about which little is known
A political candidate who is not well known but could win unexpectedly
A lantern with a sliding panel to conceal the light
(cosmology) a hypothetical form of matter that is believed to make up 90 percent of the matter in the universe; it is invisible (does not absorb or emit light) and does not collide with atomic particles but exerts gravitational force
The flesh of the legs of fowl used as food
A red that reflects little light Back to top
An Australian river; tributary of the Murray River
A special loved one
Dearly loved
One species: California pitcher plant
Marsh or bog herb having solitary pendulous yellow-green flowers and somewhat twisted pitchers with broad wings below
Either of two Australian plants of the genus Swainsona that are poisonous to sheep
An Australian river; tributary of the Murray River
1 species
Rhizomatous perennial herb with large dramatic peltate leaves and white to bright pink flowers in round heads on leafless stems; colonizes stream banks in the Sierra Nevada in California
Sewing or darning that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment); "her stockings had several mends"
Something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks"
A euphemism for `damn''
Repair by sewing; "darn socks"
Expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he''s a blasted idiot"; "it''s a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I''ll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I''ll do any such thing"; "he''s a damn (or goddam or goddamn
Weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous
The act of mending a hole in a garment with crossing threads
Slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.
A long needle with an eye large enough for heavy darning or embroidery thread
The central research and development organization for the United States Department of Defense; responsible for developing new surveillance technologies since 9/11
United States lawyer famous for his defense of lost causes (1857-1938) Back to top
United States filmmaker whose works include the first feature-length film with sound sequences (1902-1979)
United States filmmaker whose works include the first feature-length film with sound sequences (1902-1979)
(from the Sanskrit word for `to see'') one of six orthodox philosophical systems or viewpoints on the nature of reality and the release from bondage to karma
A sudden quick movement
A tapered tuck made in dressmaking
A small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot
Move with sudden speed; "His forefinger darted in all directions as he spoke"
Move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
Run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"
A circular board of wood or cork used as the target in the game of darts
A person or other animal that moves abruptly and rapidly; "squirrels are darters"
Fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill
A college in New Hampshire
A college in New Hampshire
A game in which darts are thrown at a dartboard
A circular board of wood or cork used as the target in the game of darts
Someone who plays the game of darts
A sling-like device used in various primitive societies to propel a dart or spear
A mildly narcotic analgesic drug (trade name Darvon) related to methadone but less addictive
Provincial capital of the Northern Territory of Australia Back to top
English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882)
An advocate of Darwinism
Of or relating to Charles Darwin''s theory of organic evolution; "Darwinian theories"
A theory of organic evolution claiming that new species arise and are perpetuated by natural selection
Any of several very tall, late-blooming tulips bearing large squarish flowers on sturdy stems
Areas where Muslims are in the minority and are persecuted
Areas where Muslims are in the majority
The capital and second largest city of Tanzania
Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
A quick run
The act of moving with great haste; "he made a dash for the door"
Distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"
The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
A punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text
A footrace run at top speed; "he is preparing for the 100-yard dash"
Add an enlivening or altering element to; "blue paint dashed with white"
Break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over; "Smash a plate"
Hurl or thrust violently; "He dashed the plate against the wall"; "Waves were dashing against the rock"
Cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal"
Run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard" Back to top
Destroy or break; "dashed ambitions and hopes"
A mechanical damper; the vibrating part is attached to a piston that moves in a chamber filled with liquid
Instrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controls
Protective covering consisting of a panel to protect people from the splashing water or mud etc.
Having gaps or spaces; "sign on the dotted line"
Tropical starchy tuberous root
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
Edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants
United States writer of hard-boiled detective fiction (1894-1961)
A loose and brightly colored African shirt
Marked by smartness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat"
Lively and spirited; "a dashing hero"
In a highly fashionable manner; "he was dashingly handsome"
An act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone
Write down hastily; "She dashed off a letter to her lawyer"
Write down hastily; "She dashed off a letter to her lawyer"
Write quickly; "She dashed off a note to her husdband saying she would not be home for supper"
Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
A malicious coward
Treacherously cowardly; "the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on...December 7th"- F.D. Roosevelt Back to top
Treacherous cowardice
Treacherously cowardly; "the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on...December 7th"- F.D. Roosevelt
Sting rays
Type genus of the Dasyatidae
One of the largest stingrays; found from Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras
Densimeter consisting of a thin glass globe that is weighed in a gas to determine its density
Armadillos
Type genus of the Dasyproctidae: agoutis
Agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central America and South America and the West Indies; valued as food
Agoutis and pacas
Type genus of the Dasypodidae
Having nine hinged bands of bony plates; ranges from Texas to Paraguay
Any of several more or less arboreal marsupials somewhat resembling martens
Small carnivorous nocturnal marsupials of Australia and Tasmania
Dasyures; native cats; pouched mice; banded anteaters; Tasmanian devils
Small carnivorous nocturnal marsupials of Australia and Tasmania
Type genus of the family Dasyuridae: native cats
A variety of dasyure
Carnivorous arboreal catlike marsupials of Australia and Tasmania
A book written by Karl Marx (1867) describing his economic theories Back to top
An audiotape recording of sound
A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn; "statistical data"
Relying on observation or experiment; "experimental results that supported the hypothesis"
A medium for storing information
An organized body of related information
Creation and maintenance of a database
A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database
That can be given a date; "a concrete and datable happening"- C.W.Shumaker
Electronic transmission of information that has been encoded digitally (as for storage and processing by computers)
Conversion from one way of encoding data to another way
Converter for changing information from one code to another
(computer science) the encryption of data for security purposes
A set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together
The organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)
The organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)
An arrangement of data consisting of sets and subsets such that every subset of a set is of lower rank than the set
A device that can be used to insert data into a computer or other computational device
An interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data
Data processing using sophisticated data search capabilities and statistical algorithms to discover patterns and correlations in large preexisting databases; a way to discover new meaning in data
A multiplexer that permits two or more data sources to share a common transmission medium Back to top
An item of factual information derived from measurement or research
(computer science) a series of operations on data by a computer in order to retrieve or transform or classify information
A machine for performing calculations automatically
The rate at which circuits or other devices operate when handling digital information
(computer science) the organization of data (and its storage allocations in a computer)
System consisting of the network of all communication channels used within an organization
(computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data
Sweet edible fruit of the date palm with a single long woody seed
A meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"
A participant in a date; "his date never stopped talking"
The present; "they are up to date"; "we haven''t heard from them to date"
The specified day of the month; "what is the date today?"
A particular day specified as the time something will happen; "the date of the election is set by law"
The particular day, month, or year (usually according to the Gregorian calendar) that an event occurred; "he tried to memorizes all the dates for his history class"
A particular but unspecified point in time; "they hoped to get together at an early date"
Assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of; "Scientists often cannot date precisely archeological or prehistorical findings"
Provide with a dateline; mark with a date; "She wrote the letter on Monday but she dated it Saturday so as not to reveal that she procrastinated"
Stamp with a date; "The package is dated November 24"
Go on a date with; "Tonight she is dating a former high school sweetheart"
Date regularly; have a steady relationship with; "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his former wife again!" Back to top
Mark with a date and place; "dateline a newspaper article"
Bread containing chopped dates and nuts
That can be given a date; "a concrete and datable happening"- C.W.Shumaker
Bearing a date; "dated and stamped documents"
Marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
Unaffected by time; "few characters are so dateless as Hamlet"; "Helen''s timeless beauty"
Not bearing a date; "a dateless letter"
Of such great duration as to preclude the possibility of being assigned a date; "dateless customs"
Having no known beginning and presumably no end; "the dateless rise and fall of the tides"; "time is endless"; "sempiternal truth"
A line at the beginning of a news article giving the date and place of origin of the news dispatch
An imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian
Mark with a date and place; "dateline a newspaper article"
Mark with a date and place; "dateline a newspaper article"
Belong to an earlier time; "This story dates back 200 years"
Fruit bar containing chopped dates
Bread containing chopped dates
Belong to an earlier time; "This story dates back 200 years"
An imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian
(astronomy) the precise date that is the point of reference for which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is referred
Tall tropical feather palm tree native to Syria bearing sweet edible fruit Back to top
An Asiatic persimmon tree cultivated for its small yellow or purplish-black edible fruit much valued by Afghan tribes
Rape in which the rapist is known to the victim (as when they are on a date together)
Stamp with a date; "The package is dated November 24"
Use of chemical analysis to estimate the age of geological specimens
The category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb
A covalent bond in which both electrons are provided by one of the atoms
The category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb
An analgesic for mild pain; also used as an antipyretic; (Datril and Tylenol and Panadol and Phenaphen and Tempra and Anacin III are trademarks of brands of acetaminophen tablets)
An item of factual information derived from measurement or research
Thorn apple
South American plant cultivated for its large fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers
Arborescent South American shrub having very large orange-red flowers
Intensely poisonous tall coarse annual tropical weed having rank-smelling foliage, large white or violet trumpet-shaped flowers and prickly fruits
South American plant cultivated for its very large nocturnally fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers
An unskillful painting
A blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"
Material used to daub walls
Cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it; "smear the wall with paint"; "daub the ceiling with plaster"
Apply to a surface; "daub paint onto the wall"
Coat with plaster; "daub the wall" Back to top
Smeared thickly; often useed in combination; "cheeks beplastered with cosmetics"; "paint-besmeared savage bodies"; "mud-daubed walls"
Type genus; coextensive with the family Daubentoniidae
Nocturnal lemur with long bony fingers and rodent-like incisor teeth closely related to the lemurs
Comprising solely the aye-aye
An unskilled painter
The application of plaster
Carrot
A widely naturalized Eurasian herb with finely cut foliage and white compound umbels of small white or yellowish flowers and thin yellowish roots
Perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical deep-orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions
A city of southeastern Latvia
A female human offspring; "her daughter cared for her in her old age"
The wife of your son
Befitting a daughter; "daughterly affection"
A cell formed by the division or budding of another cell; "anthrax grows by dividing into two daughter cells that are generally identical"
French painter best known for his satirical lithographs of bourgeois society (1808-1879)
Cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal"
Caused to show discomposure; "refused to be fazed by the objections"
Discouraging through fear
To a degree or in a manner that daunts; "dauntingly difficult"
Invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers" Back to top
Without fear; "fearlessly, he led the troops into combat"
Resolute courageousness
Formerly, the eldest son of the King of France and direct heir to the throne
Feathery fern of tropical Asia and Malaysia
Feathery fern of tropical Asia and Malaysia
Any fern of the genus Davallia; having scaly creeping rhizomes
One of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems
Fern of the Canary Islands and Madeira
Feathery fern of tropical Asia and Malaysia
A hare''s-foot fern of the genus Davallia
A large sofa usually convertible into a bed
A small decorative writing desk
A city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island
(Old Testament) the 2nd king of the Israelites; as a young shepherd he fought Goliath (a giant Philistine warrior) and killed him by hitting him in the head with a stone flung from a sling; he united Israel with Jerusalem as its capital; many of the Psalm
French neoclassical painter who actively supported the French Revolution (1748-1825)
Patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
Mat-forming plant with blue-lavender flowers clustered on short erect stems; British Columbia to northern California
Mexican painter of murals depicting protest and revolution (1896-1974)
United States civil engineer noted for designing suspension bridges (including the George Washington Bridge) (1886-1960)
Israeli statesman (born in Poland) and active Zionist who organized resistance against the British after World War II; prime minister of Israel (1886-1973) Back to top
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
American inventor who in 1775 designed a man-propelled submarine that was ineffectual but subsequently earned him recognition as a submarine pioneer (1742-1824)
United States frontiersman and Tennessee politician who died at the siege of the Alamo (1786-1836)
English actor and theater manager who was the foremost Shakespearean actor of his day (1717-1779)
United States admiral who commanded Union ships during the American Civil War (1801-1870)
Israeli statesman (born in Poland) and active Zionist who organized resistance against the British after World War II; prime minister of Israel (1886-1973)
English philosopher who introduced the theory of the association of ideas (1705-1757)
English novelist and poet and essayist whose work condemned industrial society and explored sexual relationships (1885-1930)
German mathematician (1862-1943)
United States neuroscientist noted for his studies of the neural basis of vision (born in 1926)
Scottish philosopher whose sceptical philosophy restricted human knowledge to that which can be perceived by the senses (1711-1776)
English writer of novels of espionage (born in 1931)
United States film maker who was the first to use flashbacks and fade-outs (1875-1948)
Scottish missionary and explorer who discovered the Zambezi River and Victoria Falls (1813-1873)
British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963)
United States playwright (born in 1947)
United States filmmaker noted for his film adaptations of popular novels (1902-1965)
United States filmmaker noted for his film adaptations of popular novels (1902-1965)
English economist who argued that the laws of supply and demand should operate in a free market (1772-1823)
United States sociologist (1909-2002) Back to top
United States sociologist (1909-2002)
United States astronomer said to have built the first telescope made in America; also the first director of the United States Mint (1732-1796)
United States sculptor (1906-1965)
United States businessman who pioneered in radio and television broadcasting (1891-1971)
Mexican painter of murals depicting protest and revolution (1896-1974)
United States sculptor (1906-1965)
Genus of Australasian shrubs and subshrubs having small yellow or purple flowers followed by short triangular pods
United States film actress (1908-1989)
United States tennis player who donated the Davis Cup for international team tennis competition (1879-1945)
IAmerican statesman; president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War (1808-1889)
United States jazz musician; noted for his trumpet style (1926-1991)
United States painter who developed an American version of Cubism (1894-1964)
English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
Celebrated in southern United States
Cup awarded for the annual international team tennis competition
A crane-like device (usually one of a pair) for suspending or lowering equipment (as a lifeboat)
English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
Slightly purplish or bluish dark gray
English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
United States frontiersman and Tennessee politician who died at the siege of the Alamo (1786-1836) Back to top
The bottom of a sea or ocean
The bottom of a sea or ocean
An oil lamp that will not ignite flammable gases (methane)
Common black-and-gray Eurasian bird noted for thievery
Missionary work for Islam
Hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
Waste time; "Get busy--don''t dally!"
Take one''s time; proceed slowly
Someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
The deliberate act of wasting time instead of working
American patriot who rode with Paul Revere to warn that the British were advancing on Lexington and Concord (1745-1799)
The earliest period; "the dawn of civilization"; "the morning of the world"
The first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"
An opening time period; "it was the dawn of the Roman Empire"
Become light; "It started to dawn, and we had to get up"
Become clear or enter one''s consciousness or emotions; "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow"
Appear or develop; "The age of computers had dawned"
The first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"
Earliest horse; extinct primitive dog-sized 4-toed Eocene animal
Large fast-growing Chinese monoecious tree having flat bright-green deciduous leaves and small globular cones; commonly cultivated in United States as an ornamental; known as a fossil before being discovered in China Back to top
A town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike
A rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults; death usually occurs within three years; characterized by primary measles infection before the age of two years
United States writer best known for his autobiographical works (1874-1935)
A period of opportunity; "he deserves his day in court"; "every dog has his day"
Some point or period in time; "it should arrive any day now"; "after that day she never trusted him again"; "those were the days"; "these days it is not unusual"
The recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working); "my day began early this morning"; "it was a busy day on the stock exchange"; "she called it a day and went to bed"
Time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis; "two days later they left"; "they put on two performances every day"; "there are 30,000 passengers per day"
A day assigned to a particular purpose or observance; "Mother''s Day"
The time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside; "the dawn turned night into day"; "it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime"
The time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day
The period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis; "how long is a day on Jupiter?"
An era of existence or influence; "in the day of the dinosaurs"; "in the days of the Roman Empire"; "in the days of sailing ships"; "he was a successful pianist in his day"
Occurring or done each day; "a daily record"; "day-by-day labors of thousands of men and women"- H.S.Truman; "her day-after-day behavior"; "an every day occurrence"
At all times; "around-the-clock nursing care"
Not fresh today; "day-old bread is cheaper than fresh"
Occurring or done each day; "a daily record"; "day-by-day labors of thousands of men and women"- H.S.Truman; "her day-after-day behavior"; "an every day occurrence"
Israeli general and statesman (1915-1981)
A long chair; for reclining
An armless couch; a seat by day and a bed by night
An accounting journal as a physical object; "he bought a new daybook" Back to top
A ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred
A day boarder who is a boy
The first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"
Childcare during the day while parents work
Absent-minded dreaming while awake
Have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy
Have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake; "She looked out the window, daydreaming"
Someone who indulges in idle or absent-minded daydreaming
Absent-minded dreaming while awake
Any plant of the family Commelinaceae
Slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days
A day boarder who is a girl
Light during the daytime
The time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside; "the dawn turned night into day"; "it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime"
Time during which clocks are set one hour ahead of local standard time; widely adopted during summer to provide extra daylight in the evenings
Time during which clocks are set one hour ahead of local standard time; widely adopted during summer to provide extra daylight in the evenings
Time during which clocks are set one hour ahead of local standard time; widely adopted during summer to provide extra daylight in the evenings
Time during which clocks are set one hour ahead of local standard time; widely adopted during summer to provide extra daylight in the evenings
Normal vision in daylight; vision with sufficient illumination that the cones are active and hue is perceived
Any of numerous perennials having tuberous roots and long narrow bladelike leaves and usually yellow lilylike flowers that bloom for only a day Back to top
Lasting through an entire day
During the entire day; "light pours daylong into the parlor"
A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Daypro)
The time during which someone''s life continues; "the monarch''s last days"; "in his final years"
The first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"
A planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky
The time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside; "the dawn turned night into day"; "it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime"
Happening during or appropriate to the day; "a daytime job"; "daytime television"; "daytime clothes"
A city in southwest Ohio; manufacturing center
A resort town in northeast Florida on the Atlantic coast; hard white beaches have been used for automobile speed trials
An ax with a long handle and a head that has one cutting edge and one blunt side
An ax with a long handle and a head that has one cutting edge and one blunt side
For an indefinite number of successive days
Convertible consisting of an upholstered couch that can be converted into a double bed
Inability to see clearly in bright light
A schoolchild at a boarding school who has meals at school but sleeps at home
The daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police station
Gradually and progressively; "his health weakened day by day"
A camp providing care and activities for children during the daytime
Childcare during the day while parents work Back to top
A nursery for the supervision of preschool children while the parents work
A game played in daylight
Without respite; "he plays chess day in and day out"
For an indefinite number of successive days
West Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel-shaped white flowers that are fragrant by day
A laborer who works by the day; for daily wages
A laborer who works by the day; for daily wages
Any of numerous perennials having tuberous roots and long narrow bladelike leaves and usually yellow lilylike flowers that bloom for only a day
Any of numerous perennials having mounds of sumptuous broad ribbed leaves and clusters of white, blue, or lilac flowers; used as ground cover
A nursery for the supervision of preschool children while the parents work
A day when you are not required to work; "Thursday is his day off"
(Judaism) a solemn Jewish fast day; 10th of Tishri; its observance is one of the requirements of the Mosaic Law
(New Testament) day of the Last Judgment when God will decree the fates of all men according to the good and evil of their earthly lives
(New Testament) day of the Last Judgment when God will decree the fates of all men according to the good and evil of their earthly lives
An unpleasant or disastrous destiny; "everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it"; "that''s unfortunate but it isn''t the end of the world"
(New Testament) day of the Last Judgment when God will decree the fates of all men according to the good and evil of their earthly lives
The date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)
A day set aside for rest
The specified day of the month; "what is the date today?"
Any one of the seven days in a week Back to top
A return ticket (at reduced fare) for traveling both ways in the same day
A school building without boarding facilities
A private school taking day students only
A school giving instruction during the daytime
Workers who work during the day (as 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
The work shift during the day (as 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
Workers who work during the day (as 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
Confusion characterized by lack of clarity
The feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally; "his mother''s deathleft him in a daze"; "he was numb with shock"
Overcome as with astonishment or disbelief; "The news stunned her"
To cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light; "She was dazzled by the bright headlights"
In a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; "he had a dazed expression on his face"; "lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow"; "was stupid from fatigue"
Stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)
In a daze; in a dazed manner; "he wondered dazedly whether the term after next at his new school wouldn''t matter so much"
Brightness enough to blind partially and temporarily
Amaze or bewilder, as with brilliant wit or intellect or skill; "Her arguments dazzled everyone"; "The dancer dazzled the audience with his turns and jumps"
To cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light; "She was dazzled by the bright headlights"
Stupefied or dizzied by something overpowering; "I fall back dazzled at beholding myself all rosy red, / At having, I myself, caused the sun to rise."- `Chanticler'' by Rostand
Having vision overcome temporarily by or as if by intense light; "she shut her dazzled eyes against the sun''s brilliance"
Shining intensely; "the blazing sun"; "blinding headlights"; "dazzling snow"; "fulgent patterns of sunlight"; "the glaring sun" Back to top
Amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning; "the skater''s dazzling virtuosic leaps"; "these great best canvases still look as astonishing and as invitingly new as they did...when...his fulgurant popularity was in full growth"- Janet Fl
In a manner or to a degree that dazzles the beholder
Portuguese navigator who led an expedition around the Cape of Good Hope in 1497; he sighted and named Natal on Christmas Day before crossing the Indian Ocean (1469-1524)
Italian painter and sculptor and engineer and scientist and architect; the most versatile genius of the Italian Renaissance (1452-1519)
A logarithmic unit of sound intensity; 10 times the logarithm of the ratio of the sound intensity to some reference intensity
A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database
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