| do's and don'ts |
actions or customs, collectively correct or appropriate and wrong or inappropriate, respectively. |
| dose |
a specified amount, esp. of medicine, administered or prescribed to be taken at one time or at certain intervals. [6 definitions] |
| do-si-do |
a movement in square dancing in which two dancers approach each other, pass around each other back to back, and return to their original positions. [4 definitions] |
| 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. |