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Dog FennelnounMWEweedy plant of southeastern United States having divided leaves and long clusters of greenish flowersverified
Dog HobblenounMWEfast-growing evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having arching interlaced branches and racemes of white flowersverified
Dog in the MangernounMWEsomeone who prevents you from enjoying something that they themselves have no need forverified
Dog LaurelnounMWEfast-growing evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having arching interlaced branches and racemes of white flowersverified
Dogbane FamilynounMWEchiefly tropical trees or shrubs or herbs having milky juice and often showy flowersverified
Dogwood FamilynounMWEa rosid dicot family of the order Umbellales including: genera Aucuba, Cornus, Corokia, Curtisia, Griselinia, Helwingiaverified
Dogwood TreenounMWEa tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowersverified
Dollar MarknounMWE"$" symbol written before a number to indicate that it stands for the number of dollarsverified
Dollar SignnounMWEa mark ($) written before a number to indicate that it stands for the number of dollarsverified
Dolophine HydrochloridenounMWEsynthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-formingverified
Dolphin OilnounMWEan unsaturated fatty oil obtained from dolphins and used as a fine lubricantverified
Domain ExpertisenounMWEDomain expertise implies knowledge and understanding of the essential aspects of a specific field of inquiry.verified
Domain HijackingnounMWEDomain hijacking is an attack by which an attacker takes over a domain by first blocking access to the domain's DNS server and then putting his own server up in its place.verified
Domain NamenounMWEA domain name locates an organization or other entity on the Internet. For example, the domain name "www.sans.org" locates an Internet address for "sans.org" at Internet point 199.0.0.2 and a particular host server named "www". The "org" part of the domain name reflects the purpose of the organization or entity (in this example, "organization") and is called the top-level domain name. The "sans" part of the domain name defines the organization or entity and together with the top-level is called the second-level domain name.candidate
Domain name systemnounMWEA hierarchical database that is distributed across the Internet that allows names to be resolved into IP addresses (and vice versa) to locate services such as web and e-mail serversverified
Domain Name System security extensions (DNSSEC)nounMWEA technology that was developed to, among other things, protect against such attacks by digitally 'signing' data so you can be assured it is valid.verified
Domain of a FunctionnounMWE(mathematics) the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is definedverified
domain security policynounMWEA governing instrument — specifically a sub-component of a Key Management Policy — that defines the protection requirements, rules, and restrictions applicable to all cryptographic keys, metadata, and sensitive data within a bounded security domain. It "provides the rules and restrictions that allow computers [and] networks" within a domain to operate under a common protective posture. Its defining function is to enable or constrain cross-domain transfers: before any entity may send cryptographic keys or metadata to a receiver, both the sending and receiving entities must have assurance that each other's domain security policy provides at least equivalent protection. In practice, NIST uses it to specify whether a domain provides a high or low level of protection to the keys and/or metadata it processes, making the term operative primarily in cryptographic key management governance and cross-domain interoperability assessments per NIST SP 800-57.verified
Domestic AnimalnounMWEany of various animals that have been tamed and made fit for a human environmentverified
Domestic CarpnounMWElarge Old World freshwater bottom-feeding fish introduced into Europe from Asiaverified
Domestic DognounMWEa member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric timesverified
Domestic FowlnounMWEa domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowlverified
Domestic PartnernounMWEa person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationshipverified
Domestic PrelatenounMWE(Roman Catholic Church) a priest who is an honorary member of the papal householdverified
Domestic Relations CourtnounMWEa court in some states in the United States that has jurisdiction over family disputes (especially those involving children)verified
Domestic Silkworm MothnounMWEstocky creamy-white Asiatic moth found almost entirely under human careverified
Domestic ViolencenounMWEviolence or physical abuse directed toward your spouse or domestic partnerverified
Domesticated AnimalnounMWEany of various animals that have been tamed and made fit for a human environmentverified
Domesticated Silkworm MothnounMWEstocky creamy-white Asiatic moth found almost entirely under human careverified
Dominant AllelenounMWEan allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or differentverified
Dominant GenenounMWEgene that produces the same phenotype in the organism whether or not its allele identicalverified
Domino EffectnounMWEthe consequence of one event setting off a chain of similar events (like a falling domino causing a whole row of upended dominos to fall)verified
Domino TheorynounMWEthe political theory that if one nation comes under communist control then neighboring nations will also come under communist controlverified
Donkey BoilernounMWE(nautical) an extra boiler (as a ship's boiler that is used while the ship is in port)verified
Donkey EnginenounMWE(nautical) a small engine (as one used on board ships to operate a windlass)verified
Donor CardnounMWEa card that you carry on your person and that authorizes the use of your organs for transplantation after your deathverified
Door PrizenounMWEtickets are passed out at the entrance to a dance or party or other social function and a prize is awarded to the holder of the winning ticketverified
Dope SheetnounMWEa racing publication giving information on horses and the outcomes of horse racesverified