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depressor |
Noun
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a device used by physician to press a part down or aside |
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depressor |
Noun
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any nerve whose activity tends to reduce the activity or tone of the body part it serves |
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depressor |
Noun
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any skeletal muscle that draws a body part down |
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drape |
Noun
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hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) |
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drape |
Noun
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a sterile covering arranged over a patient's body during a medical examination or during surgery in order to reduce the possibility of contamination |
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drape |
Noun
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the manner in which fabric hangs or falls |
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drape |
Verb
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arrange in a particular way |
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drape |
Verb
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place casually |
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drape |
Verb
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cover or dress loosely with cloth |
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drape |
Verb
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cover as if with clothing |
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deckle edge |
Noun
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rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper |
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depth charge |
Noun
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a bomb that explodes at a preset depth under water |
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declinometer |
Noun
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an instrument for measuring magnetic declination |
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depth bomb |
Noun
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a bomb that explodes at a preset depth under water |
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depth finder |
Noun
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navigational instrument used to measure the depth of a body of water, as by ultrasound or radar |
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daisy chain |
Noun
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flower chain consisting of a string of daisies linked by their stems |
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daisy chain |
Noun
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(figurative) a series of associated things or people or experiences |
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decoder |
Noun
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a machine that converts a coded text into ordinary language |
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decoder |
Noun
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the kind of intellectual who converts messages from a code to plain text |
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depth gauge |
Noun
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a gauge for measuring the depth of grooves or holes or other concavities |
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daisy print wheel |
Noun
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a wheel around which is a set of print characters that make a typing impression on paper |
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decolletage |
Noun
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a low-cut neckline on a woman's dress |
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drapery |
Noun
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hanging cloth used as a blind, especially for a window |
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drapery |
Noun
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cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds |
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depth gage |
Noun
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a gauge for measuring the depth of grooves or holes or other concavities |
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daisy wheel |
Noun
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a wheel around which is a set of print characters that make a typing impression on paper |
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decongestant |
Noun
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a drug that decreases pulmonary congestion |
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dermatome |
Noun
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a surgical instrument used to cut very thin slices of skin |
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daisywheel printer |
Noun
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a printer that uses a daisy print wheel |
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derrick |
Noun
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a simple crane having lifting tackle slung from a boom |
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derrick |
Noun
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a framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered |
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dike |
Noun
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a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea |
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dike |
Noun
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(slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine |
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dike |
Verb
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enclose with a dike |
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dedicated file server |
Noun
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(computer science) a file server that can be used only as a file server |
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dyke |
Noun
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a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea |
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dyke |
Noun
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(slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine |
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dyke |
Verb
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enclose with a dike |
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deep-freeze |
Noun
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electric refrigerator (trade name Deepfreeze) in which food is frozen and stored for long periods of time |
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dampener |
Noun
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a device that dampens or moistens something |
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deep freezer |
Noun
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electric refrigerator (trade name Deepfreeze) in which food is frozen and stored for long periods of time |
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deerstalker |
Noun
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a tight-fitting hat with visors front and back |
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damp-proof course |
Noun
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a course of some impermeable material laid in the foundation walls of building near the ground to prevent dampness from rising into the building |
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deer trail |
Noun
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a trail worn by the passage of deer |
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damp course |
Noun
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a course of some impermeable material laid in the foundation walls of building near the ground to prevent dampness from rising into the building |
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defense laboratory |
Noun
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a laboratory devoted to research and development for national defense |
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defense system |
Noun
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the weaponry available for the defense of a region |
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damper block |
Noun
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damper consisting of a small felted block that drops onto a piano string to stop its vibration |
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defence system |
Noun
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the weaponry available for the defense of a region |
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defensive structure |
Noun
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a structure used to defend against attack |