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

dhak
dak noun East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye

Dhaka
Dacca noun the capital and largest city of Bangladesh

Dharhan
noun a town in eastern Saudi Arabia on an inlet from the Persian Gulf; in June 1996 terrorists bombed an apartment complex in Dharhan killing 19 United States soldiers and wounding more than 300 people

Dharma
noun basic principles of the cosmos; also: an ancient sage in Hindu mythology worshipped as a god by some lower castes;

Dhaulagiri
noun a mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (26,820 feet high)

dhawa
dhava noun an Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum

Dhegiha
noun a branch of the Siouan languages

dhobi itch
noun fungal infection attacking moist parts of the body

dhole
Cuon alpinus noun fierce wild dog of the forests of central and southeast Asia that hunts in packs

dhoti
noun a long loincloth worn by Hindu men

dhow
noun a lateen-rigged sailing vessel used by Arabs

Dhu`l-Hijja
Dhu`l-Hijjah noun the twelfth month of the Islamic calendar and the season of the haj; has one extra day in leap years

Dhu`l-Qa`dah
Dhu al-Qadah noun the eleventh month of the Islamic calendar; the month of the hajj

di-iodotyrosine
noun tyrosine with two iodine atoms added

diabatic
adjective involving a transfer of heat; `a diabatic process`

diabetes
noun any of several metabolic disorders marked by excessive urination and persistent thirst

diabetes insipidus
noun a rare form of diabetes resulting from a deficiency of vasopressin (the pituitary hormone that regulates the kidneys); characterized by the chronic excretion of large amounts of pale dilute urine which results in dehydration and extreme thirst

diabetes mellitus
DM noun diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria; `when doctors say `diabetes` they usually mean `diabetes mellitus``

diabetic
adjective suffering from diabetes

diabetic coma
Kussmaul`s coma noun coma that can develop in inadequately treated cases of diabetes mellitus

diabetic diet
noun a diet designed to help control the symptoms of diabetes

diabolatry
demonolatry noun the worship of devils

diabolically
devilishly 3 fiendishly adverb as a devil; in an evil manner; `his writing could be diabolically satiric`

diabolism
demonism noun the worship of devils (especially Satan)

Diacalpa
genus Diacalpa noun one species: delicate fern of foothills of Himalayas

diachronic
adjective used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time; `diachronic linguistics`

diacritic
diacritical adjective capable of distinguishing; `students having superior diacritic powers`; `the diacritic elements in culture`- S.F.Nadel

diacritical mark
diacritic noun a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation

diadem
noun an ornamental jewelled headdress signifying sovereignty

Diadophis
genus Diadophis noun a genus of reptiles of the family Colubridae including ringneck snakes

diadromous
adjective (used of fish) migratory between fresh and salt waters

Diaghilev
Sergei Diaghilev noun Russian ballet impresario who founded the Russian ballet and later introduced it to the West (1872-1929)

diagnosable
adjective capable of being diagnosed

diagnose
name verb determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis

diagnosis
diagnosing noun identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon

diagnostic
symptomatic adjective characteristic or indicative of e.g. a disease; `a diagnostic sign of yellow fever`; `diagnostic information`; `a rash symptomatic of scarlet fever`; `symptomatic of insanity`; `a rise in crime symptomatic of social breakdown`

diagnostic procedure
diagnostic technique noun a procedure followed in making a medical diagnosis

diagnostic program
noun a program that recognizes and explains faults in the equipment or mistakes in a computer program

diagnostic test
diagnostic assay noun an assay conducted for diagnostic purposes

diagnostician
pathologist noun a doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis

diagonal
noun an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard; `the bishop moves on the diagonals`

diagonal matrix
noun a square matrix with all elements not on the main diagonal equal to zero

diagonalizable
adjective capable of being transformed into a diagonal matrix

diagonalization
diagonalisation noun changing a square matrix to diagonal form (with all non-zero elements on the principal diagonal); `the diagonalization of a normal matrix by a unitary transformation`

diagonalize
diagonalise verb transform a matrix to a diagonal matrix

diagonally
adverb in a diagonal manner; `she lives diagonally across the street from us`

diagram
noun a drawing intended to explain how something works; a drawing showing the relation between the parts

diagrammatic
diagrammatical adjective shown or represented by diagrams

diagrammatically
adverb in a diagrammatic manner; `the landscape unit drawn diagrammatically illustrates the gentle rolling relief, with a peat-filled basin`

diakinesis
noun the final stage of the prophase of meiosis

dial
noun the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours

dial
noun a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called

dial telephone
dial phone noun a telephone with a dial for registering the number to be called

dialect
idiom noun the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; `the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English`; `he has a strong German accent`; `it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy`

dialect atlas
linguistic atlas noun an atlas showing the distribution of distinctive linguistic features

dialect geography
linguistic geography noun the study of the geographical distribution of linguistic features

dialectal
adjective belonging to or characteristic of a dialect; `dialectal variation`

dialectic
dialectical adjective of or relating to or employing dialectic; `the dialectical method`

dialectical materialism
noun the materialistic philosophy of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

dialectically
adverb in a dialectic manner; `his religiousness is dialectically related to his sinfulness`

dialectician
noun a logician skilled in dialectic

dialectology
noun the branch of philology that is devoted to the study of dialects

Dialeurodes
genus Dialeurodes noun a genus of Aleyrodidae

dialog box
noun (computer science) a small temporary window in a graphical user interface that appears in order to request information from the user; after the information has been provided the user dismisses the box with `okay` or `cancel`

dialogue
dialog noun the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction

dialyse
dialyze verb separate by dialysis

dialysis
noun separation of substances in solution by means of their unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes

dialyzer
dialysis machine noun a medical instrument for separating substances in solution by unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes

diamagnet
noun a substance that exhibits diamagnetism

diamagnetic
adjective relating to or exhibiting diamagnetism; slightly repelled by a magnet

diamagnetism
noun phenomenon exhibited by materials like copper or bismuth that become magnetized in a magnetic field with a polarity opposite to the magnetic force; unlike iron they are slightly repelled by a magnet

diamantine
adjective consisting of diamonds or resembling diamonds

diameter
diam noun the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference

diametral
diametric adjective related to or along a diameter; `the diametral plane`

diametric
polar adjective characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed; `in diametric contradiction to his claims`; `diametrical (or opposite) points of view`; `opposite meanings`; `extreme and indefensible polar positions`

diametrical
polar adjective characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed; `in diametric contradiction to his claims`; `diametrical (or opposite) points of view`; `opposite meanings`; `extreme and indefensible polar positions`

diametrically
adverb as from opposite ends of a diameter; `when two honest witnesses give accounts of the same event that differ diametrically, how can anyone prove that the evidence you gave was deliberately false?`; `three of these brushes were approximately 120 feet apart and the fourth diametrically opposite to one of the three`

diamine
noun any organic compound containing two amino groups

diamond
adamant noun very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem

diamond jubilee
noun an anniversary celebrating the passage of 60 years

diamond point
noun a very hard small point made from a diamond

diamond wedding anniversary
diamond wedding noun the 60th wedding anniversary

diamondback
diamondback rattlesnake noun large deadly rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markings

diamondback terrapin
Malaclemys centrata noun of marshes along Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of United States

Diana
noun (Roman mythology) virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon; counterpart of Greek Artemis

Diana
Princess of Wales noun English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)

Diane de Poitiers
Duchesse de Valentinois noun French noblewoman who was the mistress of Henry II; she had more influence over him than did his wife Catherine de Medicis (1499-1566)

dianoetic
discursive adjective proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition

Dianthus
genus Dianthus noun carnations and pinks

Dianthus supurbus
noun Eurasian perennial pink having fragrant lilac or rose flowers with deeply fringed margins

diapason
diapason stop noun either of the two main stops on a pipe organ

diapedesis
noun passage of blood cells (especially white blood cells) through intact capillary walls and into the surrounding tissue

diapensia
noun any boreal low-growing evergreen plant of the genus Diapensia

Diapensiaceae
family Diapensiaceae noun north temperate low evergreen plants; in some classifications placed in its own order Diapensiales

Diapensiales
order Diapensiales noun used in some classifications: coextensive with family Diapensiaceae

diaper
nappy noun garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement

diaper rash
diaper dermatitis noun dermatitis of the thighs and buttocks of infants; supposedly caused by ammonia in the urine in the child`s diapers

diaphanous
filmy adjective so thin as to transmit light; `a hat with a diaphanous veil`; `filmy wings of a moth`; `gauzy clouds of dandelion down`; `gossamer cobwebs`; `sheer silk stockings`; `transparent chiffon`; `vaporous silks`

diapheromera
Diapheromera femorata noun a variety of stick insect

diaphone
noun a foghorn that makes a signal consisting of two tones