| docket |
a list or summary of cases to be heard during a court term. [7 definitions] |
| dockhand |
a laborer who works on the docks; longshoreman. |
| dockside |
the area beside a dock. |
| dock spider |
see "fisher spider." |
| dockyard |
an area, usu. near a waterway, with facilities for building or servicing ships. |
| doctor |
a person licensed to care for or treat people or animals, such as a physician, dentist, or veterinarian. (abbr.: Dr.) [6 definitions] |
| doctoral |
of or relating to studies for a Ph.D. or other nonmedical doctor's degree. |
| doctorate |
the highest academic degree, esp. the Ph.D., awarded for completion of advanced work at the graduate level, or as an honorary degree, and conferring the title or status of doctor on the recipient; doctor's degree. |
| doctorless |
combined form of doctor. |
| Doctor of Philosophy |
the highest doctorate awarded by a university, esp. in the humanities or sciences. (abbr.: Ph.D.) |
| doctor's office |
a building, or place within a building, used by a single physician or group of physicians, where patients can consult with or be treated by a doctor on an appointment basis. |
| doctrinaire |
dogmatically adhering to a doctrine or theory, regardless of its practicality. [2 definitions] |
| doctrine |
something that is advocated or taught; teaching. [3 definitions] |
| docudrama |
a dramatic reenactment of real events, often enhanced by fictional additions, esp. for television. |
| document |
a written or printed paper, often of a legal or official nature, that provides information, evidence, or proof of something, such as a birth certificate or marriage license. [4 definitions] |
| documentable |
combined form of document. |
| documentary |
pertaining to, consisting of, or based on written, authoritative information. [2 definitions] |
| documentation |
the use of documents as evidence, as to support claims or conclusions, or the documents themselves. [3 definitions] |
| DOD |
abbreviation of "Department of Defense." |
| dodder |
to shake or be unsteady on one's feet, as from old age; totter. |
| doddering |
shaky or unsteady, esp. in walking. |