| divot |
a piece of turf torn up by a golf club in making a stroke. |
| divulge |
to disclose (usu. something confidential or secret). |
| divvy |
(informal) to share (often fol. by "up"). |
| Dixie |
the southern states of the United States, esp. those forming the Confederacy during the Civil War. [2 definitions] |
| Dixieland |
an early style of small-group jazz, characterized by a strict two-beat rhythm and by improvised ensemble and solo playing. [2 definitions] |
| diya |
a small, open-dish oil lamp made of baked clay, used in India and Nepal. |
| dizzy |
having a sensation of spinning and loss of balance; giddy. [7 definitions] |
| DJ |
one who plays recorded music and provides commentary over the radio or at an event or venue; disc jockey. [3 definitions] |
| Djakarta |
variant of Jakarta. |
| djellaba |
a long, loose-fitting garment with a hood and full sleeves, worn especially in northern Africa. |
| Djibouti |
an East African country on the Gulf of Aden and bordered by Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia. [2 definitions] |
| dl |
abbreviation of "deciliter," or "deciliters," a unit of capacity equal to one tenth of a liter or 3.39 fluid ounces. |
| D layer |
the lowest layer of the ionosphere, about forty-five to eighty miles above the earth. |
| dm |
abbreviation of "decimeter," or "decimeters," a unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter or 3.937 inches. |
| DMSO |
a colorless nontoxic liquid that penetrates the skin rapidly, used as a solvent and sometimes a medicine; dimethyl sulfoxide. |
| DMV |
abbreviation of "Department of Motor Vehicles." |
| DMZ |
abbreviation of "demilitarized zone." |
| DNA |
abbreviation of deoxyribonucleic acid; any of several acids occurring mainly in cellular nuclei and involved in the transmission of hereditary traits and the formation of proteins.. |
| do1 |
to engage in (some activity); busy oneself with. [13 definitions] |
| do2 |
in music, the syllable that denotes the first or last tone of a diatonic scale. (See sol-fa.) [2 definitions] |
| D.O.A. |
abbreviation of "dead on arrival." |