| dust ruffle |
a floor-length decorative ruffle, usu. made of a light fabric such as cotton, that hangs from a mattress around three or four sides of a bed. |
| dust storm |
a storm of severe winds that sweep up clouds of dust from land dried up by a drought. |
| dusty |
full of or covered with dust. [3 definitions] |
| dusty miller |
any of various flowering plants and herbs having whitish, downy or woolly foliage. |
| Dutch |
of or pertaining to the Netherlands or its people, culture, language, or the like. [5 definitions] |
| Dutch Belted |
one of a breed of dairy cattle that have a band of white around the body. |
| Dutch bob |
a haircut with bangs and a straight, even cut over the ears. |
| Dutch boy |
see "Dutch bob." |
| Dutch courage |
(informal) courage as a result of drinking alcoholic beverages. |
| Dutch cut |
see "Dutch bob." |
| Dutch door |
a door divided into two halves that operate separately so that the top may be opened while the bottom remains closed. |
| Dutch elm disease |
a serious disease of elms that causes yellow, wilted leaves, streaked wood, and ultimately the death of the tree. |
| Dutchman's-breeches |
an herb of eastern North America with finely divided leaves and yellow, pink, or whitish double-spurred flowers. |
| Dutchman's-pipe |
a hardy climbing vine having curved leaves and bearing brownish or purplish flowers resembling a tobacco pipe. |
| Dutch metal |
an alloy of copper and zinc, thin sheets of which resemble gold leaf. |
| Dutch oven |
a heavy iron or enamel kettle with an arched lid, for the slow cooking of pot roasts, stews, or other dishes. [3 definitions] |
| Dutch treat |
a date or other outing for which each person pays his or her own share. |
| Dutch uncle |
(informal) a person who bluntly and severely criticizes or lectures another. |
| duteous |
careful to fulfill one's duties; dutiful; obedient. |
| dutiable |
subject to import duty or other taxes. |
| dutiful |
carrying out one's duties or responsibilities as required or expected. [2 definitions] |