Danube River |
a river originating in Germany and flowing through central Europe, eventually emptying into the Black Sea. |
dapper |
neat and stylish in dress and appearance. |
dapple |
a patch or group of spotted markings of different shade or color than their background, or a single such mark. [4 definitions] |
dapple-gray |
gray spotted with a darker shade. [2 definitions] |
DAR |
abbreviation of "Daughters of the American Revolution." |
dare |
to be courageous enough or reckless enough to do something. [4 definitions] |
daredevil |
a person who recklessly risks physical harm by performing dangerous feats. [2 definitions] |
daresay |
to take the risk of saying (used to introduce a statement of what one imagines to be true; used only in the first person singular in the present tense). |
Dar es Salaam |
the seaport capital of Tanzania. |
Darfur |
a region of western Sudan. |
Dari |
the dialect of Persian spoken in Afghanistan and one of its two official languages, the other being Pashto. |
daring |
willingness to take risks; boldness. [4 definitions] |
Darjeeling |
a variety of black tea grown in the mountainous region around Darjeeling, India. |
dark |
characterized by a lack of light. [7 definitions] |
Dark Ages |
the Middle Ages, esp. from about 476 A.D. to the end of the tenth century, so called because of intellectual, cultural, and social decline and stagnation. |
darken |
to cause to be dark or darker. [6 definitions] |
dark horse |
an unknown contestant or one who unexpectedly wins a race, esp. a horse race. [2 definitions] |
dark-horse |
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a contestant or candidate that might win unexpectedly. |
dark lantern |
a lantern with a sliding panel or shutter that can be used to hide the light. |
darkly |
so as to be dark or obscure. [2 definitions] |
darkness |
the absence of light. [4 definitions] |