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." |
doable |
able to be done; possible. |
do away with |
to abolish, discard, or discontinue. [2 definitions] |
DOB |
an abbreviation for "date of birth." |
dobbin |
a horse, esp. a plodding one used as a workhorse. |
Doberman pinscher |
a breed of large dog that has short, smooth, usu. black hair with tan markings, often used as a guard dog. |
dobra |
the chief monetary unit of St. Thomas and Principe, equaling one hundred centimos. [2 definitions] |
Dobro |
trademark for a type of acoustic steel guitar that is held on the lap and fretted with a metal bar or tube. [2 definitions] |
dobsonfly |
a large insect with four membranous, veiny wings, whose carnivorous larvae live in water. (See hellgrammite.) |
doc |
(informal) doctor, esp. as a term of address. |
docent |
a lecturer at a college or university who is not a regular member of the faculty. [2 definitions] |
docile |
obedient and easy to manage. [2 definitions] |
dock1 |
a wharf or pier, the water bounded by two piers, or such water area together with the piers around it. [8 definitions] |
dock2 |
the solid or fleshy part of an animal's tail, or the part remaining after the tail has been clipped. [3 definitions] |
dock3 |
an enclosure for the defendant in a criminal trial. |
dock4 |
any of various weedy plants that have broad leaves and long taproots and bear clusters of small greenish or reddish flowers. |