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. |
Dracula |
in a late nineteenth-century novel by Bram Stoker, the title character, a vampire, who is able to transform himself into a bat. |
draft |
a preliminary sketch of a piece of writing; rough draft. [18 definitions] |
draftable |
combined form of draft. |
draft board |
a body of citizens who select men for compulsory U.S. military service. |
draft dodger |
a person who attempts to avoid compulsory military service. |
draftee |
one who has been drafted, esp. for compulsory military service. |