darning needle |
a large needle with a big eye, used in darning. [2 definitions] |
darshan |
in Hinduism, an instance of seeing or being in the presence of the divine, thought to be experienced through seeing a very holy person, sacred object, or holy place. [2 definitions] |
dart |
a small pointed missile, thrown by hand or shot from a blowgun or other device. [6 definitions] |
darter |
a person or thing that darts. [3 definitions] |
Darvon |
trademark for a painkilling drug, propoxyphene hydrochloride, often with phenacetin, caffeine, and aspirin added. |
Darwinian theory |
Charles Darwin's theory that plants and animals evolved from early primitive life forms with variation caused by natural selection and survival of the fittest. (See evolution.) |
Darwinism |
the Darwinian theory. [2 definitions] |
dash |
to hurl or thrust (something) violently, esp. so as to break or shatter. [12 definitions] |
dashboard |
in an automobile or other vehicle, a panel below the windshield containing dials, controls, and compartments. |
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. |