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

double-faced
adjective (of fabrics) having faces on both sides; `damask is a double-faced fabric`

double-geared
adjective equipped with compound gearing consisting of 2 pinions and 2 wheels in mesh to increase the mechanical advantage; `the double-geared lifting mechanism of a crane`

double-glaze
verb provide with two sheets of glass

double-hung window
noun a window having two sashes that slide up and down

double-jointed
adjective having unusually flexible joints especially of the limbs or fingers

double-park
verb park a vehicle alongside another

double-prop
double-propeller plane noun a propeller plane with an engine that drives two propellers in opposite directions (for stability)

double-quick
adjective (of a marching cadence) very quick

double-reed instrument
noun a woodwind that has a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together

double-space
verb type with a full space between lines

double-spaced
adjective (of type or print) having a blank line between lines of type; `manuscripts must be double-spaced`

double-spacing
noun typing that leaves alternate lines blank

double-team
verb cover with two defensive players

doubler
noun an electronic device that doubles the voltage or the frequency of an input signal

doubles
noun tennis played with two players on each side

doublespeak
noun any language that pretends to communicate but actually does not

doublet
noun a man`s close-fitting jacket; worn during the Renaissance

doublethink
noun believing two contradictory ideas at the same time

doubleton
noun (bridge) a pair of playing cards that are the only cards in their suit in the hand dealt to a player

doubletree
noun a crossbar on a wagon or carriage to which two whiffletrees are attached in order to harness two horses abreast

doubling
noun increase by a factor of two; `doubling with a computer took no time at all`

doubloon
noun a former Spanish gold coin

doubly
double adverb to double the degree; `she was doubly rewarded`; `his eyes were double bright`

doubly
adverb in a twofold manner; `he was doubly wrong`

doubly transitive verb
doubly transitive verb form noun a transitive verb that takes both a direct and an indirect object

doubt
uncertainty noun the state of being unsure of something

doubtful
dubious adjective fraught with uncertainty or doubt; `they were doubtful that the cord would hold`; `it was doubtful whether she would be admitted`; `dubious about agreeing to go`

doubtfully
dubiously adverb in a doubtful manner; `Gerald shook his head doubtfully`

doubting
questioning adjective marked by or given to doubt; `a skeptical attitude`; `a skeptical listener`

douche
douche bag noun a small syringe with detachable nozzles; used for vaginal lavage and enemas

dough
noun a flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll

dough-like
adjective resembling a mass of dough

doughboy
noun a rounded lump of dough that is deep-fried and served as hot bread; `the doughboy was a predecessor of the doughnut`

doughnut
donut noun a small ring-shaped friedcake

doughty
hardy adjective resolute and without fear

doughy
soggy adjective having the consistency of dough because of insufficient leavening or improper cooking; `the cake fell; it`s a doughy mess`

Douglas
Stephen A. Douglas noun United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
noun United States film actor; son of Douglas Elton Fairbanks, (1909-2000)

douglas fir
noun tall evergreen timber tree of western North America having resinous wood and short needles

Douglas Moore
noun United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)

Douglass
Frederick Douglass noun United States abolitionist who escaped from slavery and became an influential writer and lecturer in the North (1817-1895)

dour
adjective harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance; `a dour, self-sacrificing life`; `a forbidding scowl`; `a grim man loving duty more than humanity`; `undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw`- J.M.Barrie

dourly
sullenly adverb in a sullen manner; `he sat in his chair dourly`

douroucouli
Aotus trivirgatus noun nocturnal monkey of Central America and South America with large eyes and thick fur

douse
put out verb put out, as of a candle or a light; `Douse the lights`

dove
noun any of numerous small pigeons

dove`s foot geranium
Geranium molle noun western geranium with small pink flowers; a common weed on lawns and in vacant lots

dovecote
columbarium 2 columbary noun a birdhouse for pigeons

Dover
capital of Delaware noun the capital of the state of Delaware

Dover`s powder
noun a medicinal powder made essentially of ipecac and opium; formerly used to relieve pain and induce perspiration

dovetail
dovetail joint noun a mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises

dovetail plane
noun a woodworking plane designed to make the grooves for dovetail joints

dovishness
noun any political orientation favoring compromise to avoid conflict

Dovyalis
genus Dovyalis noun small genus of sometimes spiny shrubs or small trees; Africa; India; Sri Lanka

Dow Jones
Dow-Jones Industrial Average noun an indicator of stock market prices; based on the share values of 30 blue-chip stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange; `the Dow Jones Industrial Average is the most widely cited indicator of how the stock market is doing`

dowager
noun a widow holding property received from her deceased husband

dowager`s hump
noun abnormal spinal curvature that results when osteoporosis causes the spine to collapse; seen most often in elderly women

dowdily
frumpily adverb in a dowdy unfashionable manner; `she dresses dowdily`

dowdiness
drabness noun having a drab or dowdy quality; lacking stylishness or elegance

Dowding
Hugh Dowding noun British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970)

dowdy
frumpy adjective primly out of date; `nothing so frumpish as last year`s gambling game`

dowel
dowel pin noun a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together

doweling
noun fastening by dowels

dower
noun a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband

dowered
adjective supplied with (especially a dower or dowry)

dowerless
adjective lacking a dowry

dowitcher
noun shorebird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe

Dowland
John Dowland noun English lutenist and composer of songs for the lute (1563-1626)

down
down pat(p) adjective understood perfectly; `had his algebra problems down`

down
verb eat immoderately; `Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal`

down payment
deposit noun a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later

down quark
noun a stable quark with an electric charge of -1/3 and a mass 607 times that of an electron

down-and-out
adjective lacking resources (or any prospect of resources)

down-bow
noun a downward stroke from the heel to the tip of the bow

down-to-earth
earthy adjective sensible and practical; `has a straightforward down-to-earth approach to a problem`; `her earthy common sense`

down(a)
downward(a) adjective extending or moving from a higher to a lower place; `the down staircase`; `the downward course of the stream`

down(p)
adjective being put out by a strikeout; `two down in the bottom of the ninth`

downbeat
noun the first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor`s arm moves downward)

downbound
adjective heading in any direction that is conventionally down; `a downbound channel`; `the downbound train`

downcast
adjective directed downward; `a downcast glance`

downdraft
noun a strong downward air current

downfall
noun a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; `the fall of the House of Hapsburg`

downfield
adjective toward or in the defending team`s end of the playing field; `he threw to a downfield receiver`

downgrade
noun the property possessed by a slope or surface that descends

downheartedness
dejectedness noun a feeling of low spirits; `he felt responsible for her lowness of spirits`

downhill
adverb toward the bottom of a hill; `running downhill, he gained a lot of speed`

downiness
featheriness noun a light softness

Downing
Andrew Jackson Downing noun United States landscape architect who designed the grounds of the White House and the Capitol Building (1815-1852)

Downing Street
noun the British government

download
verb transfer a file or program from a central computer to a smaller computer or to a computer at a remote location

downmarket
adjective designed for low-income consumers

downpour
cloudburst noun a heavy rain

downright
adjective characterized by plain blunt honesty; `a downright answer`; `a downright kind of person`

downright
out-and-out(a) adjective complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers; `absolute freedom`; `an absolute dimwit`; `a downright lie`; `out-and-out mayhem`; `an out-and-out lie`; `a rank outsider`; `many right-down vices`; `got the job through sheer persistence`; `sheer stupidity`

downrightness
noun the quality of being direct and straightforward; `what some people take for rudeness is really straightforwardness`

downriver
downstream adverb away from the source or with the current

downscale
adjective intended for people with low incomes; `mass-produced downscale versions of high-priced fashions`

downside
noun a negative aspect of something that is generally positive; `there is a downside even to motherhood`

downspin
noun a swift and dangerous downturn

downstage
adjective of the front half of a stage