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Davitnouna crane-like device (usually one of a pair) for suspending or lowering equipment (as a lifeboat)verified
Dawn RedwoodnounMWElarge fast-growing Chinese monoecious tree having flat bright-green deciduous leaves and small globular conesverified
Day BoardernounMWEa schoolchild at a boarding school who has meals at school but sleeps at homeverified
Day Care CenternounMWEa nursery for the supervision of preschool children while the parents workverified
Day JessaminenounMWEWest Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel-shaped white flowers that are fragrant by dayverified
Day LilynounMWEany of numerous perennials having tuberous roots and long narrow bladelike leaves and usually yellow lily-like flowers that bloom for only a dayverified
Day NurserynounMWEa nursery for the supervision of preschool children while the parents workverified
Day of RemembrancenounMWEthe date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)verified
Day ZeronounMWEThe "Day Zero" or "Zero Day" is the day a new vulnerability is made known. In some cases, a "zero day" exploit is referred to an exploit for which no patch is available yet. ("day one"- day at which the patch is made available).Vulnerability
Dayflynounslender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two daysverified
Daylight overdraftnounMWEA daylight overdraft occurs at any point in the business day when the balance in an institution's account becomes negative. Daylight overdrafts can occur in accounts at Federal Reserve Banks as well as at private financial institutions. Daylight credit can also arise in the form of net debit positions of participants in private payment systems. A daylight overdraft occurs at a Federal Reserve Bank when there are insufficient funds in an institution's Federal Reserve Bank account to cover outgoing funds transfers or incoming book-entry securities transfers. An overdraft can also be the result of other payment activity processed by the Federal Reserve Bank, such as check or automated clearinghouse transactions.EventRegulated
Daylight SavingnounMWEtime during which clocks are set one hour ahead of local standard timeverified
Daylight-Saving TimenounMWEtime during which clocks are set one hour ahead of local standard timeverified
Daylight-Savings TimenounMWEtime during which clocks are set one hour ahead of local standard timeverified
De Facto SegregationnounMWEsegregation (especially in schools) that happens in fact although not required by lawverified
Dead CenternounMWEthe position of a crank when it is in line with the connecting rod and not exerting torqueverified
Dead CentrenounMWEthe position of a crank when it is in line with the connecting rod and not exerting torqueverified
Dead LoadnounMWEa constant load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) due to the weight of the supported structure itselfverified
Dead MetaphornounMWEa metaphor that has occurred so often that it has become a new meaning of the expression (e.g., `he is a snake' may once have been a metaphor but after years of use it has died and become a new sense of the word `snake')verified
Dead NettlenounMWEa plants of the genus Pilea having drooping green flower clusters and smooth translucent stems and leavesverified