| dryly |
in a matter-of-fact manner. |
| dry measure |
a system of units for measuring the volume of dry things such as grains or fruits. |
| dryness |
the quality or condition of being dry. [3 definitions] |
| dry nurse |
a woman employed to care for another's baby but not to breast-feed it. (Cf. wet nurse.) |
| dry-nurse |
to care for (another's baby) without breast-feeding it. (Cf. wet-nurse.) |
| dry off |
to make the surface of something dry. [2 definitions] |
| dry out |
to lose the moisture that is inside. [3 definitions] |
| drypoint |
an engraving technique, used esp. on copper, in which furrows are incised with a hard steel needle so as to leave a burr at the sides for a softer outline. [2 definitions] |
| dry rot |
a fungus decay of seasoned timber that causes it to become brittle and crumble into a dry powder, or the fungus causing this decay. [3 definitions] |
| dry run |
(informal) a military exercise without live ammunition. [2 definitions] |
| dry up |
to become completely dry, evaporate so as to cause shrinking or disappearance. [3 definitions] |
| dry wall |
a prefabricated wall or panel made of plaster dried between paper sheets or boards; wallboard. |
| D.S. |
abbreviation of "dal segno," from the sign (used in music as a direction to return to the point so marked and repeat a passage). |
| DSC |
abbreviation of "Distinguished Service Cross." |
| DST |
abbreviation of "daylight saving time," standard time that has been advanced by one hour in a given time zone, usu. in the spring and lasting into the fall, in order to provide one more hour of daylight at the end of each day. |
| d.t.'s |
abbreviation of "delirium tremens," a condition caused by chronic excessive drinking of alcohol and characterized by hallucinations, trembling, and anxiety. |
| dual |
of or relating to two, esp. having two, often identical, components, people, sections, or the like; double. [2 definitions] |
| dual carriageway |
(chiefly British) a highway divided by a strip of land, with two lanes on either side used by traffic moving in opposite directions; divided highway. |
| dualism |
the state of being twofold; duality. [3 definitions] |
| dualize |
to make or conceive of as dual. |
| dual-purpose |
serving or designed to serve two purposes; meant to have two functions. |