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

darts
noun a game in which small pointed missiles are thrown at a dartboard

Darwin
Charles Darwin noun English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882)

Darwin tulip
noun any of several very tall, late blooming tulips bearing large squarish flowers on sturdy stems

Darwinian
adjective of or relating to Charles Darwin`s theory of organic evolution; `Darwinian theories`

Darwinism
noun a theory of organic evolution claiming that new species arise and are perpetuated by natural selection

dash
elan 1 flair noun distinctive and stylish elegance; `he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer`

dash
noun a quick run

dash down
dash off verb write down hastily; `She dashed off a letter to her lawyer`

dash off
scratch off verb write quickly; `She dashed off a note to her husband saying she would not be home for supper`; `He scratched off a thank-you note to the hostess`

dash-pot
noun a mechanical damper; the vibrating part is attached to a piston that moves in a chamber filled with liquid

dashboard
noun instrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controls

dashed
dotted adjective having gaps or spaces; `sign on the dotted line`

dashiki
daishiki noun a loose and brightly colored African shirt

dashing
gallant adjective lively and spirited; `a dashing hero`

dashingly
adverb in a highly fashionable manner; `he was dashingly handsome`

Dasht-e-Kavir
Kavir Desert noun a salt desert in north central Iran

Dasht-e-Lut
Lut Desert noun a desert in eastern Iran

dastard
noun a malicious coward

dastard(a)
dastardly adjective treacherously cowardly; `the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on...December 7th`- F.D. Roosevelt

dastardliness
noun treacherous cowardice

Dasyatidae
family Dasyatidae noun sting rays

Dasyatis
genus Dasyatis noun type genus of the Dasyatidae

dasymeter
noun densimeter consisting of a thin glass globe that is weighed in a gas to determine its density

Dasypodidae
family Dasypodidae noun armadillos

Dasyprocta
genus Dasyprocta noun type genus of the Dasyproctidae: agoutis

Dasyproctidae
family Dasyproctidae noun agoutis and pacas

Dasypus
genus Dasypus noun type genus of the Dasypodidae

dasyure
noun any of several more or less arboreal marsupials somewhat resembling martens

dasyurid marsupial
dasyurid noun small carnivorous nocturnal marsupials of Australia and Tasmania

Dasyuridae
family Dasyuridae noun dasyures; native cats; pouched mice; banded anteaters; Tasmanian devils

Dasyurus
genus Dasyurus noun type genus of the family Dasyuridae: native cats

data
information noun a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn; `statistical data`

data conversion
noun conversion from one way of encoding data to another way

data converter
noun converter for changing information from one code to another

data encryption
noun (computer science) the encryption of data for security purposes

data hierarchy
noun an arrangement of data consisting of sets and subsets such that every subset of a set is of lower rank than the set

data input device
input device noun a device that can be used to insert data into a computer or other computational device

data link
noun an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data

data mining
noun 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

data multiplexer
noun a multiplexer that permits two or more data sources to share a common transmission medium

data processing
noun (computer science) a series of operations on data by a computer in order to retrieve or transform or classify information

data rate
noun the rate at which circuits or other devices operate when handling digital information

data structure
noun (computer science) the organization of data (and its storage allocations in a computer)

data system
information system noun system consisting of the network of all communication channels used within an organization

data track
noun (computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data

data-based
observational adjective relying on observation or experiment; `experimental results that supported the hypothesis`

database
noun an organized body of related information

database management
noun creation and maintenance of a database

database management system
DBMS noun a software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database

datable
dateable adjective that can be given a date; `a concrete and datable happening`- C.W.Shumaker

date
appointment noun a meeting arranged in advance; `she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date`

date
noun a particular but unspecified point in time; `they hoped to get together at an early date`

date bar
noun fruit bar containing chopped dates

date bread
noun bread containing chopped dates

date of reference
noun (astronomy) the precise date that is the point of reference for which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is referred

date palm
Phoenix dactylifera noun tall tropical feather palm tree native to Syria bearing sweet edible fruit

date plum
Diospyros lotus noun an Asiatic persimmon tree cultivated for its small yellow or purplish-black edible fruit much valued by Afghan tribes

date rape
noun rape in which the rapist is known to the victim (as when they are on a date together)

date stamp
verb stamp with a date; `The package is dated November 24`

date-nut bread
noun bread containing chopped dates and nuts

dated
adjective bearing a date; `dated and stamped documents`

dateless
endless adjective having no known beginning and presumably no end; `the dateless rise and fall of the tides`; `time is endless`; `sempiternal truth`

dateless
adjective not bearing a date; `a dateless letter`

dateline
date line noun an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian

dating
geological dating noun use of chemical analysis to estimate the age of geological specimens

dative
dative case noun the category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb

datum
data point noun an item of factual information derived from measurement or research

Datura
genus Datura noun thorn apple

daub
noun an unskillful painting

Daubentonia
genus Daubentonia noun type genus; coextensive with the family Daubentoniidae

Daubentoniidae
family Daubentoniidae noun comprising solely the aye-aye

dauber
noun an unskilled painter

Daucus
genus Daucus noun carrot

Daugavpils
noun a city of southeastern Latvia

daughter
noun a female human offspring; `her daughter cared for her in her old age`

daughter cell
noun a cell formed by the division or budding of another cell; `anthrax grows by dividing into two daughter cells that are generally identical`

daughter-in-law
noun the wife of your son

daughterly
adjective befitting a daughter; `daughterly affection`

daunt
dash verb cause to lose courage; `dashed by the refusal`

daunting
intimidating adjective discouraging through fear

dauntingly
adverb to a degree or in a manner that daunts; `dauntingly difficult`

dauntlessness
intrepidity noun resolute courageousness

dauphin
noun formerly, the eldest son of the King of France and direct heir to the throne

davallia
noun any fern of the genus Davallia; having scaly creeping rhizomes

Davalliaceae
family Davalliaceae noun one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems

davenport
noun a large sofa usually convertible into a bed

David
noun (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 Psalms are attributed to David (circa 1000-962 BC)

David
noun French neoclassical painter who actively supported the French Revolution (1748-1825)

David Bruce
Sir David Bruce noun Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)

David Smith
David Roland Smith noun United States sculptor (1906-1965)

Davidson`s penstemon
Penstemon davidsonii noun mat-forming plant with blue and lavender flowers clustered on short erect stems; British Columbia to northern California

Daviesia
genus Daviesia noun genus of Australasian shrubs and subshrubs having small yellow or purple flowers followed by short triangular pods

davit
noun a crane-like device (usually one of a pair) for suspending or lowering equipment (as a lifeboat)

Davy
Humphrey Davy noun 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)

Davys
John Davys noun English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)

dawdler
drone noun someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind

Dawes
William Dawes noun American patriot who rode with Paul Revere to warn that the British were advancing on Lexington and Concord (1745-1799)

dawn
dawning noun the first light of day; `we got up before dawn`; `they talked until morning`

dawn
noun the earliest period; `the dawn of civilization`; `the morning of the world`

Dawson
noun a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike