| dowse |
to search with a divining rod for underground water or minerals. |
| dowser |
a person who uses a divining rod to search for underground water; water witch. |
| doxology |
a formal expression of praise to God. |
| doxycycline |
a tetracycline antibiotic used to treat infections of bacteria and protozoa. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| doyenne |
the senior or highest-ranking female member of a group. |
| doz. |
abbreviation of "dozen," or "dozens," a unit of quantity equal to twelve. |
| doze |
to sleep lightly, for a short time or fitfully. [3 definitions] |
| dozen |
a unit of quantity equal to twelve. [3 definitions] |
| dozenth |
twelfth. |
| doze off |
to fall into a light sleep. |
| dozy |
inclined to doze; half asleep; drowsy. |
| DP |
abbreviation of "displaced person," a person who has become homeless, usu. as a result of having been forced from his or her homeland by war. |
| Dr. |
abbreviation of "Doctor." [2 definitions] |
| drab1 |
a dull gray or a dull grayish or yellowish brown color. [4 definitions] |
| drab2 |
a dirty, unkempt woman; slattern. [3 definitions] |
| dracaena |
any of several tropical plants of the agave family, often cultivated as a houseplant. |
| drachm |
see "drachma." |
| drachma |
the former chief monetary unit of Greece, equaling one hundred lepta. [2 definitions] |
| Draco |
a circumpolar constellation in the northern sky, located between Ursa Major and Ursa Minor and containing the former north star used by the Egyptians; Dragon. |
| Draconian |
(often l.c.) harshly cruel or rigorous. |