Damkina
1: (Babylonian) earth goddess; consort of Ea and mother of Marduk [syn: {Damgalnunna}]
dammar
1: any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis; especially the amboyna pine [syn: {gum dammar}, {damar}, {dammar resin}]
dammar pine
1: any of various trees of the genus Agathis; yield dammar resin [syn: {kauri pine}]
dammar resin
1: any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis; especially the amboyna pine [syn: {dammar}, {gum dammar}, {damar}]
damn
1: used as expletives; "oh, damn (or goddamn)!" [syn: {goddamn}] 2: expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dim...
damnable
1: deserving a curse; "her damnable pride" [syn: {execrable}]
damnably
1: in a damnable manner; "kindly Arthur--so damnably , politely , endlessly persistent!" [syn: {damned}, {cursedly}]
damnation
1: the act of damning 2: the state of being condemned to eternal punishment in Hell [syn: {eternal damnation}]
damnatory
1: threatening with damnation [syn: {damning}]
damned
1: expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll d...
damning
1: threatening with damnation [syn: {damnatory}]
Damocles
1: the Greek courtier to Dionysius the Elder who (according to legend) was condemned to sit under a naked sword that was suspended by a hair in order to demonstrate to him that being a king was not th...
damoiselle
1: a young unmarried woman [syn: {damsel}, {demoiselle}, {damosel}, {damozel}]
Damon
1: the friend of Phintias who pledged his life that Phintias would return (4th century BC)
Damon and Pythias
1: (Greek mythology) according to a Greek legend: when Pythias was sentenced to be executed Damon took his place to allow Pythias to get his affairs in order; when Pythias returned in time to save Dam...
Damon Runyon
1: United States writer of humorous stylized stories about Broadway and the New York underground (1884-1946) [syn: {Runyon}, {Alfred Damon Runyon}]
damosel
1: a young unmarried woman [syn: {damsel}, {demoiselle}, {damoiselle}, {damozel}]
damozel
1: a young unmarried woman [syn: {damsel}, {demoiselle}, {damoiselle}, {damosel}]
damp
1: slightly wet; "clothes damp with perspiration"; "a moist breeze"; "eyes moist with tears" [syn: {dampish}, {moist}] n : a slight wetness [syn: {dampness}, {moistness}] v 1: deaden (a sound or noise...
damp course
1: a course of some impermeable material laid in the foundation walls of building near the ground to prevent dampness from rising into the building [syn: {damp-proof course}]
damp-proof course
1: a course of some impermeable material laid in the foundation walls of building near the ground to prevent dampness from rising into the building [syn: {damp course}]
dampen
1: smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity" [syn: {stifle}] [ant: {stimulate}] 2: make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows" [syn: {moisten}, {wash}] 3: deaden (a sound or noise), especially by w...
dampener
1: a device that dampens or moistens something; "he used a dampener to moisten the shirts before he ironed them" [syn: {moistener}]
dampening
1: the act of making something slightly wet [syn: {moistening}]
damper
1: a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace 2: a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations [syn: {muf...
damper block
1: damper consisting of a small felted block that drops onto a piano string to stop its vibration [syn: {piano damper}]
damping off
1: a plant disease caused by a fungus; diseased condition of seedlings in excessive moisture
damping off fungus
1: fungus causing damping off disease in seedlings [syn: {Pythium debaryanum}]
dampish
1: slightly wet; "clothes damp with perspiration"; "a moist breeze"; "eyes moist with tears" [syn: {damp}, {moist}]
damply
1: in a damp manner; "a scarf was tied round her head but the rebellious curl had escaped and hung damply over her left eye" [syn: {moistly}]
dampness
1: a slight wetness [syn: {damp}, {moistness}]
damsel
1: a young unmarried woman [syn: {demoiselle}, {damoiselle}, {damosel}, {damozel}]
damselfish
1: small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs [syn: {demoiselle}] [also: {damselfishes} (pl)]
damselfly
1: slender non-stinging insect similar to but smaller than the dragonfly but having wings folded when at rest
damson
1: sweet dark purple plum [syn: {damson plum}]
damson plum
1: tropical American timber tree with dark hard heavy wood and small plumlike purple fruit [syn: {satinleaf}, {satin leaf}, {caimitillo}, {Chrysophyllum oliviforme}] 2: plum tree long cultivated for i...
damson plum tree
1: plum tree long cultivated for its edible fruit [syn: {damson plum}, {Prunus domestica insititia}]
Dana
1: Celtic goddess who was the mother of the Tuatha De Danann; identified with the Welsh Don [syn: {Danu}]
Danaea
1: fairly small terrestrial ferns of tropical America [syn: {genus Danaea}]
danaid
1: large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste [syn: {danaid butterfly}]
danaid butterfly
1: large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste [syn: {danaid}]
Danaidae
1: small family of usually tropical butterflies: monarch butterflies [syn: {family Danaidae}]
Danaus
1: type genus of the Danaidae: monarch butterflies [syn: {genus Danaus}]
Danaus plexippus
1: large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed [syn: {monarch}, {monarch butterfly}, {milkweed butterfly}]
dance
1: an artistic form of nonverbal communication 2: a party of people assembled for dancing 3: taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music [syn: {dancing}, {terpsichore}, {salta...
dance band
1: a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing [syn: {band}, {dance orchestra}]
dance hall
1: large room used mainly for dancing [syn: {ballroom}, {dance palace}]
dance music
1: a genre of popular music composed for ballroom dancing [syn: {danceroom music}, {ballroom music}]
dance of death
1: a medieval dance in which a skeleton representing death leads a procession of others to the grave [syn: {danse macabre}]
dance orchestra
1: a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing [syn: {dance band}, {band}]
dance palace
1: large room used mainly for dancing [syn: {ballroom}, {dance hall}]
dance step
1: a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance; "he taught them the waltz step" [syn: {step}]
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dancer
1: a performer who dances [syn: {professional dancer}] 2: a person who participates in a social gathering arranged for dancing (as a ball) [syn: {social dancer}]
danceroom music
1: a genre of popular music composed for ballroom dancing [syn: {dance music}, {ballroom music}]
dancing
1: taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music [syn: {dance}, {terpsichore}, {saltation}]
dancing lady orchid
1: any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants [syn: {oncidium}, {butterfly plant}, {butterfly orchid}]
dandelion
1: any of several herbs of the genus Taraxacum having long tap roots and deeply notched leaves and bright yellow flowers followed by fluffy seed balls [syn: {blowball}]
dandelion green
1: the foliage of the dandelion plant 2: edible leaves of the common dandelion collected from the wild; used in salads and in making wine
dander
1: small scales from animal skins or hair or bird feathers that can cause allergic reactions in some people 2: a feeling of anger and animosity; "having one's hackles or dander up" [syn: {hackles}]
Dandie Dinmont
1: a breed of small terrier with long wiry coat and drooping ears [syn: {Dandie Dinmont terrier}]
Dandie Dinmont terrier
1: a breed of small terrier with long wiry coat and drooping ears [syn: {Dandie Dinmont}]
dandify
1: dress like a dandy [also: {dandified}]
dandily
1: in a dandy manner; "she had shown her talents dandily"
dandle
1: move (a baby) up and down in one's arms or on one's knees 2: pet; "the grandfather dandled the small child"
dandle board
1: a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end [syn: {seesaw}, {teeter-totter}, {teeterboard}, {tilting board}]
dandruff
1: a condition in which white scales of dead skin are shed by the scalp 2: loose scales shed from the scalp; "I could see the dandruff on her shoulders"
dandy
1: very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" [syn: {bang-up}, {bully}, {corking}, {cracking}, {great}, {groovy}, {keen}, {neat},...
dandy fever
1: an infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and joints [syn: {dengue}, {dengue fever}, {breakbone fever}]
dandyish
1: affecting extreme elegance in dress and manner [syn: {dandified}, {foppish}]
Dane
1: a native or inhabitant of Denmark
danewort
1: dwarf herbaceous elder of Europe having pink flowers and a nauseous odor [syn: {dwarf elder}, {Sambucus ebulus}]
Dangaleat
1: a Chadic language spoken in Chad; uses seven vowels plus differences in vowel length [syn: {Dangla}]
danger
1: the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury; "you are in no danger"; "there was widespread danger of disease" [ant: {safety}] 2: a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or inj...
danger line
1: a line beyond which it is dangerous to go
dangerous
1: involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm; "a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions" [syn: {unsafe}] [ant: {safe}] 2: causing fear...
dangerous undertaking
1: a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful) [syn: {adventure}, {escapade}, {risky venture}]
dangerously
1: in a dangerous manner; "he came dangerously close to falling off the ledge" [syn: {perilously}, {hazardously}]
Dangla
1: a Chadic language spoken in Chad; uses seven vowels plus differences in vowel length [syn: {Dangaleat}]
dangle
1: hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling" [syn: {swing}, {drop}] 2: cause to dangle or hang freely; "He dangled the ornaments from the Christmas tree"
dangle-berry
1: huckleberry of the eastern United States with pink flowers and sweet blue fruit [syn: {dangleberry}, {Gaylussacia frondosa}]
dangleberry
1: huckleberry of the eastern United States with pink flowers and sweet blue fruit [syn: {dangle-berry}, {Gaylussacia frondosa}]
dangling
1: the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely); "there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait" [syn: {suspension}, {hanging}]
dangling modifier
1: a word or phrase apparently modifying an unintended word because of its placement in a sentence: e.g., `when young' in `when young, circuses appeal to all of us' [syn: {misplaced modifier}]
dangling participle
1: a participle (usually at the beginning of a sentence) apparently modifying a word other than the word intended: e.g., `flying across the country' in `flying across the country the Rockies came into...
Daniel
1: (Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC) 2: a wise and upright judge; "a Daniel come to ju...
Daniel Bernoulli
1: Swiss physicist who contributed to hydrodynamics and mathematical physics (1700-1782) [syn: {Bernoulli}]
Daniel Boone
1: an American pioneer and guide and explorer (1734-1820) [syn: {Boone}]
Daniel Chester French
1: United States sculptor who created the seated marble figure of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. (1850-1931) [syn: {French}]
Daniel Defoe
1: English writer remembered particularly for his novel about Robinson Crusoe (1660-1731) [syn: {Defoe}]
Daniel Garrison Brinton
1: United States anthropologist who was the first to attempt a systematic classification of Native American languages (1837-1899) [syn: {Brinton}]
Daniel Hudson Burnham
1: United States architect who designed the first important skyscraper with a skeleton (1846-1912) [syn: {Burnham}]
Daniel Jones
1: English phonetician (1881-1967) [syn: {Jones}]
Daniel Morgan
1: soldier in the American Revolution who defeated the British in the Battle of Cowpens, South Carolina (1736-1802) [syn: {Morgan}]
Daniel Ortega
1: Nicaraguan statesman (born in 1945) [syn: {Ortega}, {Daniel Ortega Saavedra}]
Daniel Rutherford
1: British chemist who isolated nitrogen (1749-1819) [syn: {Rutherford}]
Daniel Webster
1: United States politician and orator (1782-1817) [syn: {Webster}]
Danish
1: of or relating to or characteristic of Denmark or the Danes; "Danish furniture" n 1: a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Denmark 2: light sweet yeast-raised roll usually filled...
Danish capital
1: the capital and largest city of Denmark; located on the island of Zealand; "Copenhagen is sometimes called the Paris of the North" [syn: {Copenhagen}, {Kobenhavn}]
Danish krone
1: the basic unit of money in Denmark [syn: {krone}]
Danish pastry
1: light sweet yeast-raised roll usually filled with fruits or cheese [syn: {Danish}]
dank
1: unpleasantly cool and humid; "a clammy handshake"; "clammy weather"; "a dank cellar"; "dank rain forests" [syn: {clammy}]
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