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

divine messenger
noun a messenger from God; `angel of death`

Divine Office
noun canonical prayers recited daily by priests (e.g. the breviary of the Roman Catholic Church)

divine right
divine right of kings noun the doctrine that kings derive their right to rule directly from God and are not accountable to their subjects; rebellion is the worst of political crimes; `the doctrine of the divine right of kings was enunciated by the Stuarts in Britain in the 16th century`

divinely
adverb by divine means; `the divinely appointed means of rescue from temporal existence`

diviner
noun someone who claims to discover hidden knowledge with the aid of supernatural powers

diving
diving event noun an athletic competition that involves diving into water

diving
noun a headlong plunge into water

diving bell
noun diving apparatus for underwater work; has an open bottom and is supplied with compressed air

diving board
noun a springboard from which swimmers can dive

diving duck
noun any of various ducks of especially bays and estuaries that dive for their food

diving petrel
noun any of several small diving birds of southern hemisphere seas; somewhat resemble auks

diving suit
diving dress noun a weighted and hermetically sealed garment supplied with air; worn by underwater divers

divining rod
dowser noun forked stick that is said to dip down to indicate underground water or oil

divinity
divinity fudge noun white creamy fudge made with egg whites

divinity
noun the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth

divisibility
noun the quality of being divisible; the capacity to be divided into parts or divided among a number of persons

divisible
adjective capable of being or liable to be divided or separated; `even numbers are divisible by two`; `the Americans fought a bloody war to prove that their nation is not divisible`

division
variance noun discord that splits a group

division
partitioning noun the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart

division Archaebacteria
noun in some classifications considered a kingdom

division Eubacteria
noun one-celled monerans having simple cells with rigid walls and (in motile types) flagella

divisional
adjective constituting a division or an aliquot part of the basic monetary unit; `American divisional (fractional) coins include the dime and the nickel`; `fractional currency is currency in denominations less than the basic monetary unit`

divisor
noun the number by which a dividend is divided

divisor
noun one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer; `what are the 4 factors of 6?`

divorce
divorcement noun the legal dissolution of a marriage

divorce court
noun a court having jurisdiction over the termination of marriage contracts

divorce lawyer
noun a lawyer specializing in actions for divorce or annulment

divorced
adjective of someone whose marriage has been legally dissolved

divorcee
grass widow noun a divorced woman or a woman who is separated from her husband

divot
noun a piece of turf dug out of a lawn or fairway (by an animals hooves or a golf club)

divulgence
divulgement noun the act of disclosing something that was secret or private

divvy
noun short for dividend; especially one paid by a cooperative society

Dix
Dorothea Dix noun United States social reformer who pioneered in the reform of prisons and in the treatment of the mentally ill; superintended women army nurses during the American Civil War (1802-1887)

dixie
noun a large metal pot (12 gallon camp kettle) for cooking; used in military camps

Dixie cup
paper cup noun a disposable cup made of paper; for holding drinks

dizygotic
dizygous adjective derived from two separately fertilized eggs; `dizygotic twins`

dizzily
giddily adverb in a giddy light-headed manner; `he walked around dizzily`

dizziness
giddiness noun a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall

dizzy
giddy adjective having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling; `had a dizzy spell`; `a dizzy pinnacle`; `had a headache and felt giddy`; `a giddy precipice`; `feeling woozy from the blow on his head`; `a vertiginous climb up the face of the cliff`

Djanet
noun a desert town in southeastern Algeria

Djibouti
Republic of Djibouti noun a country in northeastern Africa on the Somali peninsula; formerly under French control but became independent in 1997

Djibouti
noun port city on the Gulf of Aden; the capital and largest city of Djibouti

Djibouti franc
noun the basic unit of money in Djibouti

Djiboutian
adjective of or relating to Djibouti or its people or culture; `Djiboutian landscape`; `Djiboutian merchants`; `a Djiboutian storyteller`

DNA fingerprint
genetic fingerprint noun biometric identification obtained by examining a person`s unique sequence of DNA base pairs; often used for evidence in criminal law cases

Dneprodzerzhinsk
noun port city and industrial center in east central Ukraine on the Dnieper River

Dnieper
Dnieper River noun a river that rises in Russia near Smolensk and flowing south through Belarus and Ukraine to empty into the Black Sea

Dnipropetrovsk
Yekaterinoslav noun city in east central Ukraine on the Dnieper River; center of metallurgical industry

do
doh noun the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization

do
verb get (something) done; `I did my job`

do a job on
verb destroy completely or make ugly or useless; `The dog did a job on my pillow`; `The seamstress did a job on my wedding gown`

do good
verb be beneficial for; `This will do you good`

do justice
do-well by verb treat or consider adequately or fairly; `To do him justice, he is brilliant`

do the dishes
verb wash dishes; `I cook and my husband washes up after dinner`

do the honors
verb act as the host and receive or introduce one`s guests

do up
verb wrap for decorative purposes; `The gift was done up in pretty red paper`

do well
had best verb act in one`s own or everybody`s best interest; `You will do well to arrive on time tomorrow!`

do-it-yourself
adjective done by yourself; `their house was a do-it-yourself project`; `he opened a do-it-yourself store`

do-nothing(a)
adjective characterized by inability or unwillingness to work toward a goal or assume responsibility; `a do-nothing government`

do-si-do
noun a square-dance figure; two dancers approach each other and circle back to back before returning to their original places

Doberman
Doberman pinscher noun medium large breed of dog of German origin with a glossy black and tan coat; used as a watchdog

dobra
noun the basic unit of money on Sao Tome e Principe

Dobrich
Tolbukhin noun a city in northeastern Bulgaria (north of Varna) that is the commercial center of an agricultural region

dobson
dobson fly noun large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait

dobsonfly
dobson fly noun large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait

docent
noun a teacher at some universities

Docetism
noun the heretical doctrine (associated with the Gnostics) that Jesus had no human body and his sufferings and death on the cross were apparent rather than real

docile
gentle adjective easily handled or managed; `a gentle old horse, docile and obedient`

docility
noun the trait of being agreeably submissive and manageable

dock
dockage noun landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out; `the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late`

dock
noun a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded

dockage
docking fee noun a fee charged for a vessel to use a dock

docked
adjective that in a dock; `a docked ship`

docket
noun (law) the calendar of a court; the list of cases to be tried or a summary of the court`s activities

docking
moorage noun the act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes

dockside
noun the region adjacent to a boat dock

dockyard
noun an establishment on the waterfront where vessels are built or fitted out or repaired

docosahexaenoic acid
noun an omega-3 fatty acid with 22 carbon atoms; found in fish (especially tuna and bluefish)

doctor
noun children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician`s office; `the children explored each other`s bodies by playing the game of doctor`

doctor
doctor up verb alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive; `Sophisticate rose water with geraniol`

Doctor of Arts
ArtsD noun an honorary arts degree

Doctor of Arts
noun a doctor`s degree with a special disciplinary focus

Doctor of Dental Medicine
DMD noun a doctor`s degree in dental medicine

Doctor of Dental Surgery
DDS noun a doctor`s degree in dental surgery

Doctor of Divinity
DD noun a doctor`s degree in religion

Doctor of Education
EdD noun a doctor`s degree in education

Doctor of Fine Arts
noun an honorary degree in fine arts

Doctor of Humane Letters
noun an honorary degree in letters

Doctor of Humanities
noun an honorary degree in the humanities

Doctor of Laws
LLD noun an honorary law degree

Doctor of Medicine
MD noun a doctor`s degree in medicine

Doctor of Music
DMus noun a doctor`s degree in music

Doctor of Musical Arts
AMusD noun a doctor`s degree in musical arts

Doctor of Optometry
OD noun a doctor`s degree in optometry

Doctor of Osteopathy
noun doctor`s degree in osteopathy

Doctor of Philosophy
noun a doctorate awarded for original contributions to knowledge

Doctor of Public Health
DPH noun a doctor`s degree in preventive medicine

Doctor of Science
DS noun an honorary degree in science

Doctor of the Church
noun (Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching; `the Doctors of the Church greatly influenced Christian thought down to the late Middle Ages`

Doctor of Theology
ThD noun a doctor`s degree in theology