| dovetail |
something resembling a dove's tail in shape, esp. a wedge-shaped part, or tenon, that protrudes from one piece of wood and fits snugly into a wedge-shaped opening, or mortise, in another piece of wood, forming a joint. [5 definitions] |
| dowager |
the widow of a duke, king, or the like who retains a title or holdings from her dead husband. [2 definitions] |
| dowdy1 |
not at all stylish; shabby or dull. [3 definitions] |
| dowdy2 |
see "pandowdy." |
| dowel |
a peg or pin that is placed into corresponding holes in two pieces of wood in order to fasten them together. [3 definitions] |
| dower |
the part of a deceased man's property that the law allots to his widow. [4 definitions] |
| do without |
to go on with one's life or with one's activity without having something or someone that is important or desired, or to live without things in general. |
| Dow Jones industrial average |
trademark for the index of prices of thirty industrial stocks traded on the New York Stock Exchange and averaged daily. |
| down1 |
from above to a lower position; toward, in, or into a lower position. [21 definitions] |
| down2 |
the fine, soft, fuzzy feathers that cover a young bird or that are found on the underside of adult birds. |
| down and out |
without money, friends, or hope. |
| down-and-out |
without money, friends, or hope. |
| down at the heels |
in a state of shabbiness. |
| downbeat |
the first beat of a measure in a piece of music. [3 definitions] |
| downcast |
directed or cast downwards, as the eyes. [2 definitions] |
| downdraft |
an air current that flows downward. |
| Down East |
(sometimes l.c.) New England, esp. the state of Maine. |
| downer |
(informal) a drug that depresses or sedates, such as a barbiturate or tranquilizer. [2 definitions] |
| downfall |
a drastic decline in status, wealth, or the like; ruin. [3 definitions] |
| downgrade |
a slope downward, as in a road. [5 definitions] |
| downhearted |
sad or depressed; dejected. |