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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language
Category: General
Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA
Words: 85192
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daytwenty-four hours noun 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`
daydaylight noun 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`
day boarder noun a schoolchild at a boarding school who has meals at school but sleeps at home
day by day adverb gradually and progressively; `his health weakened day by day`
day camp noun a camp providing care and activities for children during the daytime
day game noun a game played in daylight
day in and day out adverb without respite; `he plays chess day in and day out`
day in day outday after day adverb for an indefinite number of successive days
day jessamineCestrum diurnum noun West Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel-shaped white flowers that are fragrant by day
day laborerday labourer noun a laborer who works by the day; for daily wages
day lilydaylily noun any of numerous perennials having tuberous roots and long narrow bladelike leaves and usually yellow lilylike flowers that bloom for only a day
day nurseryday care center noun a nursery for the supervision of preschool children while the parents work
day of the week noun any one of the seven days in a week
day off noun a day when you are not required to work; `Thursday is his day off`
day return noun a return ticket (at reduced fare) for traveling both ways in the same day
day school noun a school building without boarding facilities
day shiftday watch noun workers who work during the day (as 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
day-old adjective not fresh today; `day-old bread is cheaper than fresh`
DayanMoshe Dayan noun Israeli general and statesman (1915-1981)
daybed noun an armless couch; a seat by day and a bed by night
daybookledger noun an accounting journal as a physical object; `he bought a new daybook`
dayboy noun a day boarder who is a boy
daycareday care noun childcare during the day while parents work
daydream verb have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake; `She looked out the window, daydreaming`
daydreamdaydreaming noun absentminded dreaming while awake
daydreamerwoolgatherer noun someone who indulges in idle or absentminded daydreaming
daygirl noun a day boarder who is a girl
daylight noun light during the daytime
daylight visionphotopic vision noun normal vision in daylight; vision with sufficient illumination that the cones are active and hue is perceived
daylight-saving timedaylight-savings time noun time during which clocks are set one hour ahead of local standard time; widely adopted during summer to provide extra daylight in the evenings
daylong adjective lasting through an entire day
days noun the time during which someone`s life continues; `the monarch`s last days`; `in his final years`
daytimedaylight noun 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`
Dayton noun a city in southwest Ohio; manufacturing center
Daytona Beach noun a resort town in northeast Florida on the Atlantic coast; hard white beaches have been used for automobile speed trials
dazeshock 1 stupor noun the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally; `his mother`s death left him in a daze`; `he was numb with shock`
dazedfoggy adjective stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)
dazedlytorpidly adverb in a daze; in a dazed manner; `he wondered dazedly whether the term after next at his new school wouldn`t matter so much`
dazzle noun brightness enough to blind partially and temporarily
dazzled adjective 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
dazzlingfulgurant adjective 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 Flanner; `adventures related...in a style both vivid and fulgurous`- Idwal Jones
dazzlingly adverb in a manner or to a degree that dazzles the beholder
de facto adjective existing in fact whether with lawful authority or not; `de facto segregation is as real as segregation imposed by law`; `a de facto state of war`
de facto segregation noun segregation (especially in schools) that happens in fact although not required by law
De ForestLee De Forest noun United States electrical engineer who in 1907 patented the first triode vacuum tube, which made it possible to detect and amplify radio waves (1873-1961)
de GaulleGeneral de Gaulle noun French general and statesman who became very popular during World War II as the leader of the Free French forces in exile (1890-1970)
de jure adjective by right; according to law; `de jure recognition of the new government`
de jure segregation noun segregation that is imposed by law
de la MareWalter de la Mare noun English poet remembered for his verse for children (1873-1956)
de novo adverb from the beginning
De QuinceyThomas De Quincey noun English writer who described the psychological effects of addiction to opium (1785-1859)
de rigueur adjective required by etiquette or usage or fashion; `instruction as to when and where a silk hat is de rigueur`
de SaussureFerdinand de Saussure noun Swiss linguist and expert in historical linguistics whose lectures laid the foundations for synchronic linguistics (1857-1913)
De SicaVittorio De Sica noun Italian film maker (1901-1974)
de-access verb dispose of by selling; `the museum sold off its collection of French impressionists to raise money`; `the publishing house sold off one of its popular magazines`
de-emphasizede-emphasise verb reduce the emphasis
de-energizede-energise verb deprive of energy
de-escalate verb reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of; `de-escalate a crisis`
de-escalation noun (war) a reduction in intensity (of a crisis or a war)
de-iodinase noun an enzyme that removes the iodine radical
de-iodinate verb remove iodine from; `de-iodinate the thyroxine`
de-iodinating adjective removing iodine from
de-iodination noun the removal of iodine atoms from organic compounds
de-ionate verb remove ions from; `ionate thyroxine`
deaccession verb sell (art works) from a collection, especially in order to raise money for the purchase of other art works; `The museum deaccessioned several important works of this painter`
deacon noun a cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches; one of the Holy Orders
deacon noun a Protestant layman who assists the minister
deaconess noun a woman deacon
deactivationdefusing noun the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb)
deactivation noun breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)
deaddeadened adjective devoid of physical sensation; numb; `his gums were dead from the novocain`; `she felt no discomfort as the dentist drilled her deadened tooth`; `a public desensitized by continuous television coverage of atrocities`
dead ahead adverb exactly ahead or in front; `the laboratory is dead ahead`
dead air noun an inadvertent interruption in a broadcast during which there is no sound
dead axle noun an axle that carries a wheel but without power to drive it
dead body noun a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person; `they found the body in the lake`
dead centerdead centre noun the position of a crank when it is in line with the connecting rod and not exerting torque
dead drop noun a drop used for the clandestine exchange of intelligence information; `a dead drop avoids the need for an intelligence officer and a spy to be present at the same time`
dead handdead hand of the past noun the oppressive influence of past events of decisions
dead heat noun a tie in a race
dead language noun a language that is no longer learned as a native language
dead letterdead mail noun mail that can neither be delivered nor returned
dead load noun a constant load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) due to the weight of the supported structure itself
dead metaphorfrozen metaphor noun a metaphor that has occurred so often that it has become a new meaning of the expression (e.g., `he is a snake` may once have been a metaphor but after years of use it has died and become a new sense of the word `snake`)
dead nettle noun foul-smelling perennial Eurasiatic herb with a green creeping rhizome
dead persondead soul noun someone who is no longer alive; `I wonder what the dead person would have done`
dead reckoning noun navigation without the aid of celestial observations
dead ringerclone noun a person who is almost identical to another
Dead Sea noun a saltwater lake on the border between Israel and Jordan; its surface in 1292 feet below sea level
Dead Sea scrolls noun (Old Testament) a collection of written scrolls (containing nearly all of the Old Testament) found in a cave near the Dead Sea in the late 1940s; `the Dead Sea Scrolls provide information about Judaism and the Bible around the time of Jesus`
dead weight noun a heavy motionless weight
dead-air space noun an unventilated area where no air circulates
dead-end adjective lacking opportunities for development or advancement; `stuck in a dead-end job`
dead-man`s floatprone float noun a floating position with the face down and arms stretched forward
dead-man`s-fingersdead-men`s-fingers noun the fruiting bodies of the fungi of the genus Xylaria
dead-on(a) adjective accurate and to the point; `a dead-on feel for characterization`; `She avoids big scenes...preferring to rely on small gestures and dead-on dialogue`- Peter S.Prescott
dead(a)stagnant adjective not circulating or flowing; `dead air`; `dead water`; `stagnant water`
dead(p)numb(p) adjective (followed by `to`) not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive; `passersby were dead to our plea for help`; `numb to the cries for mercy`
deadbeat noun someone who fails to meet a financial obligation
deadbeat dad noun a father who defaults on his obligation to provide financial support for his offspring
deadbolt noun the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
