| Dakota |
(pl.) North and South Dakota (usu. prec. by "the"). [3 definitions] |
| dal |
a thick, spiced sauce made with lentils, split peas, or the like, served in Indian cuisine. Dal is usually served over rice or with soft, flat bread as a main part of a meal. |
| Dalai Lama |
traditionally, the high priest of Tibetan Buddhism. (See also Gyatso, Tenzin.) |
| dalasi |
the chief monetary unit of Gambia, equaling one hundred bututs. |
| dale |
a valley. |
| daleth |
the name of the fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. |
| Dalit |
a member of the lowest Hindu caste in India. |
| Dallas |
a large U.S. city in northeastern Texas on the Trinity River. |
| dalliance |
amorous play; flirtation. [2 definitions] |
| dally |
to waste time; be idle. [4 definitions] |
| Dalmatian |
any of a breed of fairly large dogs that have short white hair spotted with black or liver color. |
| dal segno |
from the sign (used in music as a direction to return to the point so marked and repeat a passage). |
| dalton |
see "atomic mass unit." |
| dam1 |
a barrier built usu. across a waterway to restrict flow and raise the water level. [4 definitions] |
| dam2 |
a female parent, esp. of a four-legged mammal. |
| damage |
harm or injury that reduces usefulness, value, or soundness. [4 definitions] |
| damaged |
having sustained harm or injury. |
| Damascene |
of or pertaining to Damascus, its residents, or the like. [6 definitions] |
| Damascus |
the capital of Syria. |
| Damascus steel |
hand-wrought steel, used esp. for sword blades, that is made by repeated folding and welding, thereby creating a pattern of wavy lines; damask steel. |
| damask |
a fine cloth woven of linen, silk, wool, or cotton with a prominent, elaborate pattern. [6 definitions] |