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

downstairs
downstair adjective on or of lower floors of a building; `the downstairs (or downstair) phone`

downstream
adjective in the direction of a stream`s current

downstroke
noun a stroke normally made in a downward direction

downswing
noun a swing downward of a golf club

downtick
noun a transaction in the stock market at a price below the price of the preceding transaction

downtime
noun a period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is not operating (especially as a result of malfunctions)

downtrodden
adjective abused or oppressed by people in power

downturn
noun a worsening of business or economic activity; `the market took a downturn`

downward-arching
adjective curving downward

downward(ip)
adjective on or toward a surface regarded as a base; `he lay face downward`; `the downward pull of gravity`

downwind
lee(a) adjective towards the side away from the wind

downy
downlike adjective like down or as soft as down

downy birch
white birch noun European birch with dull white to pale brown bark and somewhat drooping hairy branches

downy brome
downy bromegrass noun annual or winter annual grass with softly hairy leaves of the Mediterranean

downy ground cherry
strawberry tomato 1 Physalis pubescens noun decorative American annual having round fleshy yellow berries enclosed in a bladderlike husk

downy haw
Crataegus mollis noun American red-fruited hawthorn with stems and leaves densely covered with short woolly hairs

downy manzanita
woolly manzanita noun erect openly branched California shrub whose twigs are woolly when young

downy mildew
false mildew noun any of various fungi of the family Peronosporaceae parasitic on e.g. grapes and potatoes and melons

downy wood mint
Blephilia celiata noun a variety of wood mint

downy woodpecker
noun small North American woodpecker with black and white plumage and a small bill

downy yellow violet
Viola pubescens noun violet of eastern North America having softly pubescent leaves and stems and clear yellow flowers with brown-purple veins

dowry
dowery noun money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage

dowse
dowsing noun searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod

doxastic logic
noun the modal logic of belief and disbelief

doxepin
doxepin hydrochloride noun a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Adapin and Sinequan) with numerous side effects (dry mouth and sedation and gastrointestinal disturbances)

doxology
noun a hymn or verse in Christian liturgy glorifying God

doxorubicin
noun an antibiotic used as an anticancer drug

doxycycline
Vibramycin noun an antibiotic derived from tetracycline that is effective against many infections; `Vibramycin is the trade name of doxycycline`

doyenne
noun a woman who is the senior member of a group

doze
drowse noun a light fitful sleep

DPhil
noun a British doctorate

DPT vaccine
noun abbreviation for combination vaccine against diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus toxoids; usually given in a series of injections in early childhood

drab
dreary adjective lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise; `her drab personality`; `life was drab compared with the more exciting life style overseas`; `a series of dreary dinner parties`

draba
noun any of numerous low-growing cushion-forming plants of the genus Draba having rosette-forming leaves and terminal racemes of small flowers with scapose or leafy stems; fruit is a dehiscent oblong or linear silique

drably
adverb in a drab manner; `she dresses drably`

dracaena
noun often cultivated for the decorative foliage

Dracenaceae
subfamily Dracenaceae noun one of two subfamilies to which some classification systems assign some members of the Agavaceae

drachm
noun a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains

drachma
Greek drachma noun formerly the basic unit of money in Greece

Draco
genus Draco noun a reptile genus known as flying dragons or flying lizards

Dracocephalum
genus Dracocephalum noun genus of American herbs and dwarf shrubs of the mind family: dragonheads

Draconian
adjective of or relating to Draco or his harsh code of laws; `Draconian measures`

dracontium
noun any plant of the genus Dracontium; strongly malodorous tropical American plants usually with gigantic leaves

Dracula
genus Dracula noun comprises tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia: diminutive plants having bizarre and often sinister-looking flowers with pendulous scapes and motile lips

Dracunculidae
family Dracunculidae noun greatly elongated roundworm

Dracunculus
genus Dracunculus noun type genus of the family Dracunculidae

draft
draught noun the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling

draft
noun a preliminary sketch of a design or picture

draft animal
noun an animal used for pulling heavy loads

draft beer
draught beer noun beer drawn from a keg

draft board
noun a board to select personnel for involuntary military service

draft dodger
draft evader noun someone who is drafted and illegally refuses to serve

draft horse
draught horse noun horse adapted for drawing heavy loads

draftee
conscript noun someone who is drafted into military service

drafter
noun a writer of a draft

drafting
noun the craft of drawing blueprints

drafting board
drawing board noun a smooth board on which paper is placed for making drawings

drafting instrument
noun an instrument used by a draftsman in making drawings

drafting table
drawing table noun a worktable with adjustable top

draftsman
draughtsman noun a skilled worker who draws plans of buildings or machines

draftsman
noun an artist skilled at drawing

draftsmanship
drafting noun the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams; `he learned drawing from his father`

drafty
draughty adjective not airtight

drag
noun the act of dragging (pulling with force); `the drag up the hill exhausted him`

drag
drag out verb proceed for an extended period of time; `The speech dragged on for two hours`

drag a bunt
verb hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance

drag coefficient
coefficient of drag noun the ratio of the drag on a body moving through air to the product of the velocity and the surface area of the body

drag down
bear down verb exert a force with a heavy weight; `The snow bore down on the roof`

drag on
drag out verb last unnecessarily long

drag on
drag out verb proceed for an extended period of time; `The speech dragged on for two hours`

drag up
dredge up verb mention something unpleasant from the past; `Drag up old stories`

dragee
noun pill that is a sugar-coated medicated candy

dragging
adjective marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner; `it was a strange dragging approach`; `years of dragging war`

draggingly
adverb in a dragging manner

dragnet
noun a system of coordinated measures for apprehending (criminals or other individuals); `caught in the police dragnet`

dragoman
noun an interpreter and guide in the Near East; in the Ottoman Empire in the 18th and 19th centuries a translator of European languages for the Turkish and Arab authorities and most dragomans were Greek (many reached high positions in the government)

dragon
flying lizard noun any of several small tropical Asian lizards capable of gliding by spreading winglike membranes on each side of the body

dragon arum
green dragon 2 Dracunculus vulgaris noun European arum resembling the cuckoopint

dragon tree
Dracaena draco noun tall tree of the Canary Islands; source of dragon`s blood

dragon`s blood
noun a dark red resinous substance derived from various trees and used in photoengraving

dragonet
noun small often brightly colored scaleless marine bottom-dwellers; found in tropical and warm temperate waters of Europe and America

dragonfly
darning needle noun slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.

dragonhead
dragon`s head noun American herb having sharply serrate lanceolate leaves and spikes of blue to violet flowers

dragoon
noun a member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed cavalrymen

Dragunov
noun a sniper rifle with a telescopic sight

drain
drainpipe noun a pipe through which liquid is carried away

drain basket
noun a filter in a sink drain; traps debris but passes water

drain the cup
drink up verb drink to the last drop; `drink up--there`s more wine coming`

drainage ditch
noun a ditch for carrying off excess water or sewage

drainage system
noun a system of watercourses or drains for carrying off excess water

drainboard
draining board noun a board beside a kitchen sink and inclined to drain into the sink

drained
adjective emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid); `a drained marsh`; `a drained tank`; `a drained and apathetic old man...not caring any longer about anything`

draining
exhausting adjective having a debilitating effect; `an exhausting job in the hot sun`

drainplug
noun a removable plug for holding water in a tub or basin

drake
noun adult male of a wild or domestic duck

dram
noun the basic unit of money in Armenia

dram
noun a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains

drama
dramatic event noun an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional

drama
noun a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage; `he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway`

drama critic
theater critic noun a critic of theatrical performances