| dashi |
a broth used in Japanese cookery that is typically made from dried bonito, kelp, or sardine, or a combination of these. |
| dashiki |
a loose, often brightly-colored tunic or pullover shirt of African origin. |
| dashing |
bold and gallant; exciting; daring. [2 definitions] |
| dash light |
a light used to illuminate the instrument panel of a motor vehicle, esp. at night. |
| dassent |
(dialectal) a regional pronunciation of "darest not," "darest" being an older second person singular, present tense form of the verb "dare." |
| dastard |
a coward who sneakily does harm. [2 definitions] |
| dastardly |
cowardly; mean; sneaky. |
| dasymeter |
an instrument for measuring gas density. |
| dasyure |
any of various small nocturnal Australian marsupials, including the Tasmanian devil, that eat insects or flesh. |
| data |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) plural form of datum, an individual piece of information that is used to draw a conclusion. |
| database |
a large collection of information arranged for quick retrieval, updating, or the like, esp. such a collection in a computer. |
| data processing |
the recording, organizing, and storing of information, esp. by computers, in accordance with strictly defined procedures. |
| data processor |
a person who compiles data or enters data into a computer for processing. [2 definitions] |
| data set |
a collection of data records to be analyzed. |
| date1 |
a specific day or point in time, usu. described by indicating the month, day, and year. [11 definitions] |
| date2 |
the edible fruit of the date palm tree of the Middle East. |
| dated |
having a date. [2 definitions] |
| dateless |
having no date. [3 definitions] |
| dateline |
at the beginning of a news article, a line giving the place and usu. the date of its origin. |
| date line |
see "International Date Line." |
| date palm |
a tall palm tree with a thick trunk, cultivated in tropical and desert regions for its dates. |