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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

daisy fleabane
Erigeron annuus noun widely naturalized white-flowered North American herb

daisy print wheel
daisy wheel noun a wheel around which is a set of print characters that make a typing impression on paper

daisy-chain
verb connect devices on a part of a chip or circuit board in a computer

daisybush
daisy-bush noun 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

daisyleaf grape fern
daisy-leaved grape fern noun of North America and Eurasia

daisylike
adjective resembling a daisy

daisywheel printer
noun a printer that uses a daisy print wheel

Dakar
capital of Senegal noun the capital and chief port and largest city of Senegal

Dakota
noun the Siouan language spoken by the Dakota

Dalai Lama
Grand Lama noun chief lama and once ruler of Tibet

dalasi
noun the basic unit of money in Gambia

Dalbergia
genus Dalbergia noun large genus of tropical trees having pinnate leaves and paniculate flowers and cultivated commercially for their dramatically grained and colored timbers

dale
noun an open river valley (in a hilly area)

Dale Carnegie
noun United States educator famous for writing a book about how to win friends and influence people (1888-1955)

Dalea
genus Dalea noun indigo bush

Dalea spinosa
noun greyish-green shrub of desert regions of southwestern United States and Mexico having sparse foliage and terminal spikes of bluish violet flowers; locally important as source of a light-colored honey of excellent flavor

dalesman
noun a person who lives in the dales of northern England

daleth
noun the 4th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

Dali
Salvidor Dali noun surrealist Spanish painter (1904-1989)

Dall sheep
Dall`s sheep noun large white wild sheep of northwestern Canada and Alaska

dalliance
dawdling noun the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working

dallier
dillydallier noun someone who wastes time

dallisgrass
dallis grass noun tall tufted perennial tropical American grass naturalized as pasture and forage grass in southern United States

dally
toy verb behave carelessly or indifferently; `Play about with a young girl`s affection`

Dalmatia
noun a historical region of Croatia on the Adriatic Sea; mountainous with many islands

Dalmatian
adjective of or relating to Dalmatia or its inhabitants

Dalmatian iris
Iris pallida noun European iris having soft lilac-blue flowers

Dalmatian laburnum
Petteria ramentacea noun erect shrub having large trifoliate leaves and dense clusters of yellow flowers followed by poisonous seeds; Yugoslavia; sometimes placed in genus Cytisus

Dalmatian pyrethrum
Dalmatia pyrethrum noun white-flowered pyrethrum of Balkan area whose pinnate leaves are white and silky-hairy below; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum

Dalton
John Dalton noun 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)

Dalton`s law
Dalton`s law of partial pressures noun (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 alone at the same temperature

dam
dike noun a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea

Dama
genus Dama noun fallow deer

damage
harm 1 impairment noun the occurrence of a change for the worse

damage
noun loss of military equipment

damage control
noun an effort to minimize or curtail damage or loss

damaged
adjective harmed or injured or spoiled; `I won`t buy damaged goods`; `the storm left a wake of badly damaged buildings`

damages
amends noun a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury

damaging
detrimental adjective (sometimes followed by `to`) causing harm or injury; `damaging to career and reputation`; `the reporter`s coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant`

Damaliscus
genus Damaliscus noun African antelopes: sassabies

Damaraland mole rat
noun colonial mole rat of western Africa; similar to naked mole rat

damascene
adjective (of metals) decorated or inlaid with a wavy pattern of different (especially precious) metals; `a damascened sword`

Damascus steel
Damask steel noun a hard resilient steel often decorated and used for sword blades

damask
adjective having a woven pattern; `damask table linens`

damask rose
summer damask rose noun large hardy very fragrant pink rose; cultivated in Asia Minor as source of attar of roses; parent of many hybrids

damask violet
Dame`s violet noun long cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more pronounced in the evening; naturalized throughout Europe to Siberia and into North America

dame
doll noun informal terms for a (young) woman

dame
ma`am noun a woman of refinement; `a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady`

Dame Myra Hess
noun English pianist (1890-1965)

Dame Sybil Thorndike
noun English actress (1882-1976)

Damkina
Damgalnunna noun (Babylonian) earth goddess; consort of Ea and mother of Marduk

dammar
gum dammar noun any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis; especially the amboyna pine

damn
goddamn adjective used as expletives; `oh, damn (or goddamn)!`

damnable
execrable adjective deserving a curse; `her damnable pride`

damnation
noun the act of damning

damnatory
damning adjective threatening with damnation

damned
damnably adverb in a damnable manner; `kindly Arthur--so damnably , politely , endlessly persistent!`

Damocles
noun 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)

Damon
noun the friend of Phintias who pledged his life that Phintias would return (4th century BC)

Damon and Pythias
noun (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

damourite
noun a variety of muscovite

damp
dampish adjective slightly wet; `clothes damp with perspiration`; `a moist breeze`; `eyes moist with tears`

damp-proof course
damp course noun a course of some impermeable material laid in the foundation walls of building near the ground to prevent dampness from rising into the building

dampen
damp verb lessen in force or effect; `soften a shock`; `break a fall`

dampener
moistener noun a device that dampens or moistens something; `he used a dampener to moisten the shirts before he ironed them`

damper
noun a depressing restraint; `rain put a damper on our picnic plans`

damper block
piano damper noun damper consisting of a small felted block that drops onto a piano string to stop its vibration

damping off
noun a plant disease caused by a fungus; diseased condition of seedlings in excessive moisture

damping off fungus
Pythium debaryanum noun fungus causing damping off disease in seedlings

damply
moistly adverb in a damp manner; `a scarf was tied round her head but the rebellious curl had escaped and hung damply over her left eye`

damsel
demoiselle noun a young unmarried woman

damselfish
demoiselle noun small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs

damselfly
noun slender non-stinging insect similar to but smaller than the dragonfly but having wings folded when at rest

damson
damson plum noun sweet dark purple plum

damson plum
damson plum tree noun plum tree long cultivated for its edible fruit

Danaea
genus Danaea noun fairly small terrestrial ferns of tropical America

danaid
danaid butterfly noun large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste

Danaidae
family Danaidae noun small family of usually tropical butterflies: monarch butterflies

Danaus
genus Danaus noun type genus of the Danaidae: monarch butterflies

dance
noun an artistic form of nonverbal communication

dance band
band 2 dance orchestra noun a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing

dance floor
noun a bare floor polished for dancing

dance lesson
noun a lesson in dancing

dance music
danceroom music noun a genre of popular music composed for ballroom dancing

dance school
noun a school where students are taught to dance

dance step
noun a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance; `he taught them the waltz step`

danceable
adjective suitable for dancing

dancer
professional dancer noun a performer who dances

dancer
noun a person who participates in a social gathering arranged for dancing (as a ball)

dancing
dance noun taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music

dancing partner
noun one of a pair of people who dance together

dancing school
noun a school in which students learn to dance

dancing-master
dance master noun a professional teacher of dancing

dandelion
blowball noun 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

dandelion green
noun edible leaves of the common dandelion collected from the wild; used in salads and in making wine

dander
hackles noun a feeling of anger and animosity; `having one`s hackles or dander up`

Dandie Dinmont
Dandie Dinmont terrier noun a breed of small terrier with long wiry coat and drooping ears

dandified
dandyish adjective affecting extreme elegance in dress and manner

dandify
verb dress like a dandy

dandily
adverb in a dandy manner; `she had shown her talents dandily`