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Da GammanounMWEPortuguese navigator who led an expedition around the Cape of Good Hope in 1497verified
Dabblernounan amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledgeverified
Dachshundnounsmall long-bodied short-legged German breed of dog having a short sleek coat and long drooping earsverified
Dachsienounsmall long-bodied short-legged German breed of dog having a short sleek coat and long drooping earsverified
Dacitenouna grey volcanic rock containing plagioclase and quartz and other crystalline mineralsverified
Dacryocystnouneither of the two dilated ends of the lacrimal ducts at the nasal ends of the eyes that fill with tears secreted by the lacrimal glandsverified
Dacryocystitisnouninflammation of the lacrimal sac causing obstruction of the tube draining tears into the noseverified
Dacryonnounthe craniometric point at the junction of the anterior border of the lacrimal bone with the frontal boneverified
Dadanouna nihilistic art movement (especially in painting) that flourished in Europe early in the 20th centuryverified
Dadaismnouna nihilistic art movement (especially in painting) that flourished in Europe early in the 20th centuryverified
Daddy LonglegsnounMWElong-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not biteverified
DaemonnounA program which is often started at the time the system boots and runs continuously without intervention from any of the users on the system. The daemon program forwards the requests to other programs (or processes) as appropriate. The term daemon is a Unix term, though many other operating systems provide support for daemons, though they're sometimes called other names. Windows, for example, refers to daemons and System Agents and services.System
Daffodilnounany of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crownverified
Dagger FernnounMWENorth American evergreen fern having pinnate leaves and dense clusters of lance-shaped frondsverified
Daggerboardnouna removable centerboard on a small sailboat that can be lowered into the water to serve as a keelverified
Dahlianounany of several plants of or developed from the species Dahlia pinnata having tuberous roots and showy rayed variously colored flower headsverified
Daily DewnounMWEany of various bog plants of the genus Drosera having leaves covered with sticky hairs that trap and digest insectsverified
Daisnouna platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on itverified
Daisynounany of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorlverified
Daisy CutternounMWEa bomb with only 10 to 20 per cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragmentsverified
Daisy Print WheelnounMWEa wheel around which is a set of print characters that make a typing impression on paperverified
Daisy WheelnounMWEa wheel around which is a set of print characters that make a typing impression on paperverified
Daisy-Bushnounany of various mostly Australian attractively shaped shrubs of the genus Olearia grown for their handsome and sometimes fragrant evergreen foliage and profusion of daisy flowers with white or purple or blue raysverified
DaknounEast Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dyeverified
Dallis GrassnounMWEtall tufted perennial tropical American grass naturalized as pasture and forage grass in southern United Statesverified
Dalonounherb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leavesverified
Damarnounany of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathisverified
Damask VioletnounMWElong cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more pronounced in the eveningverified
Daminozidenouna chemical sprayed on fruit trees to regulate their growth so the entire crop can be harvested at one timeverified
Dammarnounany of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathisverified
Dammar ResinnounMWEany of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathisverified
Damp CoursenounMWEa course of some impermeable material laid in the foundation walls of building near the ground to prevent dampness from rising into the buildingverified
Damp-Proof CoursenounMWEa course of some impermeable material laid in the foundation walls of building near the ground to prevent dampness from rising into the buildingverified
Dampernouna device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillationsverified
Damper BlocknounMWEdamper consisting of a small felted block that drops onto a piano string to stop its vibrationverified