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Doomsdaynoun(New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly livesverified
Doornouna swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicleverified
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
Doorbellnouna push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushedverified
Doorhandlenouna knob used to release the catch when opening a door (often called `doorhandle' in Great Britain)verified
Doorkeepernounthe lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Churchverified
Doorknobnouna knob used to release the catch when opening a door (often called `doorhandle' in Great Britain)verified
Doorknockernouna device, usually metal and ornamental, attached by a hinge to a door, used to alert the presence of guestsverified
Doorwaynounthe entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or buildingverified
Dopaminenouna monoamine neurotransmitter found in the brain and essential for the normal functioning of the central nervous systemverified
Dope SheetnounMWEa racing publication giving information on horses and the outcomes of horse racesverified
Dormant AccountnounMWEa savings account showing no activity (other than posting interest) for some specified periodverified
Dormer WindownounMWEa gabled extension built out from a sloping roof to accommodate a vertical windowverified
Dormousenounsmall furry-tailed squirrel-like Old World rodent that becomes torpid in cold weatherverified
Dorsal FinnounMWEunpaired median fin on the backs of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates that help to maintain balanceverified
Dorsal HornnounMWEone of the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes dorsally to the spinal cord and that consists of sensory fibersverified
Dorsal RootnounMWEone of the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes dorsally to the spinal cord and that consists of sensory fibersverified
Dorsal Scapular VeinnounMWEvein that is a tributary of the subclavian vein or external jugular vein and accompanies the descending scapular arteryverified
Dorsumnounthe back of the body of a vertebrate or any analogous surface (as the upper or outer surface of an organ or appendage or part)verified
Dorynouna small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelledverified
Dosagenounthe quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one timeverified
Dosemeternouna measuring instrument for measuring doses of ionizing radiation (X-rays or radioactivity)verified
Dosimeternouna measuring instrument for measuring doses of ionizing radiation (X-rays or radioactivity)verified
Dossalnounan ornamental hanging of rich fabric hung behind the altar of a church or at the sides of a chancelverified
Dosselnounan ornamental hanging of rich fabric hung behind the altar of a church or at the sides of a chancelverified
Dossiernouna collection of papers containing detailed information about a particular person or subject (usually a person's record)verified
Dot Com CompanynounMWEa company that operates its business primarily on the internet using a URL that ends in `.com'verified
Dot Matrix PrinternounMWEa printer that represents each character as a pattern of dots from a dot matrixverified
Dot PrinternounMWEa printer that represents each character as a pattern of dots from a dot matrixverified
Dotted GayfeathernounMWEherb with many stems bearing narrow slender wands of crowded rose-lavender flowersverified
Dottlenounthe residue of partially burnt tobacco left caked in the bowl of a pipe after smokingverified
Double BlindnounMWEa test procedure in which the identity of those receiving the intervention is concealed from both the administrators and the subjects until after the test is completedverified
Double BondnounMWEa covalent bond in which two pairs of electrons are shared between two atomsverified
Double DamagesnounMWEtwice the amount that a court would normally find the injured party entitled toverified
Double DecompositionnounMWEa chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB)verified
Double Decomposition ReactionnounMWEa chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB)verified
Double DippernounMWEsomeone who draws two incomes from the government (usually by combining a salary and a pension)verified