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

dolichocephaly
dolichocephalism noun the quality of being dolichocephalic

Dolichonyx
genus Dolichonyx noun bobolinks

Dolichos
genus Dolichos noun genus of chiefly tropical vines often placed in genera Dipogon or Lablab or Macrotyloma

Dolichotis
genus Dolichotis noun maras

Doliolidae
family Doliolidae noun oceanic tunicates

doliolum
noun free-swimming oceanic tunicate with a barrel-shaped transparent body

doll
dolly noun a small replica of a person; used as a toy

doll up
do up verb use special care in dressing, making-up, etc.; `She dolled herself up for the night out with her friends`

dollar
noun a symbol of commercialism or greed; `he worships the almighty dollar`; `the dollar sign means little to him`

dollar diplomacy
noun diplomacy influenced by economic considerations

dollar mark
dollar sign noun a mark ($) written before a number to indicate that it stands for the number of dollars

dollar volume
turnover noun the volume measured in dollars; `the store`s dollar volume continues to rise`

dollarfish
noun small food fish of Atlantic coast

dollhouse
doll`s house noun a small model of a house used as a toy by children

dollop
noun a small measure (usually of food)

dolman
noun a woman`s cloak with dolman sleeves

dolman
noun a hussar`s jacket worn over the shoulders

dolman jacket
noun a hussar`s jacket worn over the shoulders

dolman sleeve
noun a sleeve with a large armhole and tight cuff

dolmas
stuffed grape leaves noun well-seasoned rice (with nuts or currants of minced lamb) simmered or braised in stock

dolmen
cromlech noun a prehistoric megalithic tomb typically having two large upright stones and a capstone

dolomite
noun a kind of sedimentary rock resembling marble or limestone but rich in magnesium carbonate

dolomite
noun a light colored mineral consisting of calcium magnesium carbonate; a source of magnesium; used as a ceramic and as fertilizer

Dolomite Alps
noun an eastern range of the Alps in northeastern Italy famous for their dolomitic limestone

dolomitic
adjective relating to or consisting of dolomite

dolor
dolour noun (poetry) painful grief

dolorous
dolourous adjective showing sorrow

dolphin
noun any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises

dolphin kick
noun a swimming kick; an up and down kick of the feet together

dolphin oil
noun an unsaturated fatty oil obtained from dolphins and used as a fine lubricant

dolphin striker
noun spar under the bowsprit of a sailboat

dolphinfish
mahimahi noun the lean flesh of a saltwater fish found it warm waters (especially Hawaii)

Dom Pedro
noun South African mixed drink made by mixing ice cream with whisky

domain
region noun a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about; `it was a limited domain of discourse`; `here we enter the region of opinion`; `the realm of the occult`

domain
noun people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest; `the Western world`

domain name
noun strings of letters and numbers (separated by periods) that are used to name organizations and computers and addresses on the internet; `domain names are organized hierarchically with the more generic parts to the right`

domatium
noun a part of a plant (e.g., a leaf) that has been modified to provide protection for insects or mites or fungi

dombeya
noun any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Dombeya grown for their rounded clusters of exquisite often sweet-scented flowers usually hanging beneath the leaves

dome
noun a hemispherical roof

dome
covered stadium noun a stadium that has a roof

dome-shaped
adjective having the shape of a dome

domed
vaulted adjective having a hemispherical vault or dome

domed stadium
covered stadium noun a stadium that has a roof

Domesday Book
Doomsday Book noun record of a British census and land survey in 1085-1086 ordered by William the Conqueror

domestic
domesticated adjective converted or adapted to domestic use; `domestic animals`; `domesticated plants like maize`

domestic animal
noun any of various domesticated animals

domestic ass
donkey noun domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn

domestic carp
Cyprinus carpio noun large Old World freshwater bottom-feeding fish introduced into Europe from Asia; inhabits ponds and sluggish streams and often raised for food; introduced into United States where it has become a pest

domestic cat
house cat noun any domesticated member of the genus Felis

domestic flight
noun a flight that begins and ends in the same country

domestic fowl
fowl noun a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl

domestic goat
Capra hircus noun any of various breeds of goat raised for milk or meat or wool

domestic llama
Lama peruana noun used in the Andes as a beast of burden and source of wool; considered a domesticated variety of the guanaco

domestic partner
significant other noun a person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationship

domestic pigeon
noun domesticated pigeon raised for sport or food

domestic prelate
noun (Roman Catholic Church) a priest who is an honorary member of the papal household

domestic sheep
Ovis aries noun any of various breeds raised for wool or edible meat or skin

domestic silkworm moth
Bombyx mori noun stocky creamy-white Asiatic moth found almost entirely under human care; the source of most of the silk of commerce

domestic terrorism
noun terrorism practiced in your own country against your own people; `the 1995 bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City was an instance of domestic terrorism`

domestic violence
noun violence or physical abuse directed toward your spouse or domestic partner; usually violence by men against women

domestically
adverb with respect to home or family; `the housewife bored us with her domestically limited conversation`

domesticate
domesticize verb overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; `He tames lions for the circus`; `reclaim falcons`

domesticated
adjective accustomed to home life; `some men think it unmanly to be domesticated; others find gratification in it`

domestication
noun accommodation to domestic life; `her explorer husband resisted all her attempts at domestication`

domestication
noun the attribute of having been domesticated

domesticity
noun domestic activities or life; `making a hobby of domesticity`

domicile
legal residence noun (law) the residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return; every person is compelled to have one and only one domicile at a time; `what`s his legal residence?`

domiciliary
adjective of or relating to or provided in a domicile; `domiciliary medical care`; `domiciliary caves`

dominance
ascendance noun the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; `her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her`

dominant
noun (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale

dominant allele
dominant noun an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different

dominant gene
noun gene that produces the same phenotype in the organism whether or not its allele identical; `the dominant gene for brown eyes`

dominantly
adverb in a dominant fashion; `religion functions dominantly in many societies`

dominate
master verb have dominance or the power to defeat over; `Her pain completely mastered her`; `The methods can master the problems`

dominate
overlook verb look down on; `The villa dominates the town`

dominated
henpecked adjective harassed by persistent nagging

domination
noun social control by dominating

dominatrix
noun a dominating woman (especially one who plays that role in a sadomasochistic sexual relationship)

domineering
adjective tending to domineer

domineeringly
adverb in a domineering manner; `his wife behaved domineeringly`

Dominic
Saint Dominic noun (Roman Catholic Church) Spanish priest who founded an order whose members became known as Dominicans or Black Friars (circa 1170-1221)

Dominica
Commonwealth of Dominica noun a country on the island of Dominica

dominical
adjective of or relating to Sunday as the Lord`s Day

Dominican
adjective of or relating to Saint Dominic or the Dominican order; `Dominican monks`

Dominican dollar
noun the basic unit of money in Dominica

Dominican monetary unit
noun monetary unit in the Dominican Republic

Dominican order
noun a Roman Catholic order of mendicant preachers founded in the 13th century

Dominican peso
noun the basic unit of money in the Dominican Republic; equal to 100 centavos

Dominican Republic
noun a republic in the West Indies; located on the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola

Dominion
noun one of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth

Dominion Day
July 1 noun a legal holiday in Canada commemorating receiving Dominion status in 1867

Dominique
Dominick noun American breed of chicken having barred grey plumage raised for meat and brown eggs

domino
noun a small rectangular block used in playing the game of dominoes; the face of each block has two equal areas that can bear 0 to 6 dots

domino
eye mask noun a mask covering the upper part of the face but with holes for the eyes

domino effect
noun the consequence of one event setting off a chain of similar events (like a falling domino causing a whole row of upended dominos to fall)

domino theory
noun the political theory that if one nation comes under Communist control then neighboring nations will also come under Communist control

dominoes
dominos noun any of several games played with small rectangular blocks

dominus
dominie noun a clergyman; especially a settled minister or parson

Domitian
Titus Flavius Domitianus noun Emperor of Rome; son of Vespasian who succeeded his brother Titus; instigated a reign of terror and was assassinated as a tyrant (51-96)

domoic acid
noun a neurotoxin that is deadly for humans; found in various marine algae