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Double-Breasted JacketnounMWEa jacket having fronts that overlap enough for two separate rows of buttonsverified
Double-Entry BookkeepingnounMWEa style of accounting where a bookkeeper debits the transaction to one account and credits it to anotherverified
Double-Propeller PlanenounMWEa propeller plane with an engine that drives two propellers in opposite directions (for stability)verified
Double-Reed InstrumentnounMWEa woodwind that has a pair of joined reeds that vibrate togetherverified
Doubly Transitive VerbnounMWEa transitive verb that takes both a direct and an indirect objectverified
Doubly Transitive Verb FormnounMWEa transitive verb that takes both a direct and an indirect objectverified
Doubting ThomasnounMWEsomeone who demands physical evidence in order to be convinced (especially when this demand is out of place)verified
Douglas FirnounMWEtall evergreen timber tree of western North America having resinous wood and short needlesverified
Douglas HemlocknounMWElofty douglas fir of northwestern North America having short needles and egg-shaped conesverified
Douglas PinenounMWElofty douglas fir of northwestern North America having short needles and egg-shaped conesverified
Douglas SprucenounMWElofty douglas fir of northwestern North America having short needles and egg-shaped conesverified
Dowager's HumpnounMWEabnormal spinal curvature that results when osteoporosis causes the spine to collapseverified
Dowel PinnounMWEa fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them togetherverified
Down QuarknounMWEa stable quark with an electric charge of -1/3 and a mass 607 times that of an electronverified
Downy BirchnounMWEEuropean birch with dull white to pale brown bark and somewhat drooping hairy branchesverified
Downy BromenounMWEannual or winter annual grass with softly hairy leaves of the Mediterraneanverified
Downy BromegrassnounMWEannual or winter annual grass with softly hairy leaves of the Mediterraneanverified
Downy CheatnounMWEannual or winter annual grass with softly hairy leaves of the Mediterraneanverified
Downy ChessnounMWEannual or winter annual grass with softly hairy leaves of the Mediterraneanverified
Downy Ground CherrynounMWEdecorative American annual having round fleshy yellow berries enclosed in a bladderlike huskverified
Downy HawnounMWEAmerican red-fruited hawthorn with stems and leaves densely covered with short woolly hairsverified
Downy ManzanitanounMWEerect openly branched California shrub whose twigs are woolly when youngverified
Downy MildewnounMWEany of various fungi of the family Peronosporaceae parasitic on e.g. grapes and potatoes and melonsverified
Downy PoplarnounMWENorth American poplar with large rounded scalloped leaves and brownish bark and woodverified
Downy WoodpeckernounMWEsmall North American woodpecker with black and white plumage and a small billverified
Downy Yellow VioletnounMWEviolet of eastern North America having softly pubescent leaves and stems and clear yellow flowers with brown-purple veinsverified
Dowsing RodnounMWEforked stick that is said to dip down to indicate underground water or oilverified
Doxepin HydrochloridenounMWEa tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Adapin and Sinequan) with numerous side effects (dry mouth and sedation and gastrointestinal disturbances)verified
Drag CoefficientnounMWEthe ratio of the drag on a body moving through air to the product of the velocity and the surface area of the bodyverified
Dragon's BloodnounMWEa dark red resinous substance derived from various trees and used in photoengravingverified
Dragon's MouthnounMWEa bog orchid with usually a solitary fragrant magenta pink blossom with a wide gaping corollaverified
Dramatic CompositionnounMWEa play for performance on the stage or television or in a movie etc.verified
Dramatic IronynounMWE(theater) irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the playverified
draw and quarterverbMWEpull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute himverified
draw inverbMWEdirect toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributesverified
Draw PlaynounMWE(American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmageverified
Draw PokernounMWEpoker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealerverified