| dosimeter |
a portable instrument that measures amounts of radiation, such as gamma rays or x-rays, to which a person has been exposed. |
| do somebody good |
to have a beneficial effect on someone. |
| dossier |
a set of papers or documents that provide detailed information on a particular person or subject. |
| dot |
a little mark or spot; speck. [10 definitions] |
| dotage |
weakness of mind or foolishness, esp. when accompanying old age; senility. [2 definitions] |
| dotard |
one who has become feeble-minded, esp. in old age. |
| dot-com |
a company that sells products or services primarily or exclusively online. |
| dote |
to have or exhibit excessive fondness or affection, esp. for a person (usu. fol. by "on" or "upon"). [2 definitions] |
| do the dishes |
to take care of dirty dishes by washing and possibly also drying. |
| do the honors |
to function as a host; serve. |
| do the ironing |
to press with a hot iron those clothes or other materials that are in need of pressing. |
| do the laundry |
to wash clothes and other things that have become dirty, and usually to cause them to dry in some particular way. |
| do the trick |
to accomplish a result that one wants. |
| do time |
to spend time in jail or prison as a person convicted of a crime. |
| doting |
extremely or excessively affectionate. [2 definitions] |
| dot matrix |
a system of forming characters and graphics, as on computer screens or printers, by patterns of closely spaced dots. |
| dotted |
strewn with or having a pattern of dots, or something similar to dots. |
| dotted swiss |
a crisp cotton fabric with woven or embroidered dots, used for blouses and curtains. |
| dotterel |
any of several plovers, esp. one of Europe and Asia. |
| dottle |
the residue of partially burnt tobacco or ash left in a pipe bowl after smoking. |
| dotty1 |
(informal) eccentric, weak-minded, or a little crazy; daft. [4 definitions] |