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den |
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the habitation of wild animals |
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davit |
Noun
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a crane-like device (usually one of a pair) for suspending or lowering equipment (as a lifeboat) |
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divan bed |
Noun
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an armless couch |
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denim |
Noun
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a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric |
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denim |
Noun
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(usually plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear |
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daybook |
Noun
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an accounting journal as a physical object |
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daybook |
Noun
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a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred |
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dungaree |
Noun
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a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric |
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densimeter |
Noun
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a measuring instrument for determining density or specific gravity |
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day camp |
Noun
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a camp providing care and activities for children during the daytime |
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densitometer |
Noun
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a measuring instrument for determining density or specific gravity |
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densitometer |
Noun
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a measuring instrument for determining optical or photographic density |
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day nursery |
Noun
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a nursery for the supervision of preschool children while the parents work |
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day care center |
Noun
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a nursery for the supervision of preschool children while the parents work |
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dental appliance |
Noun
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a device to repair teeth or replace missing teeth |
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day school |
Noun
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a school building without boarding facilities |
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day school |
Noun
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a private school taking day students only |
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day school |
Noun
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a school giving instruction during the daytime |
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dental floss |
Noun
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a soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth |
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dead-air space |
Noun
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an unventilated area where no air circulates |
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dead axle |
Noun
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an axle that carries a wheel but without power to drive it |
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dental implant |
Noun
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an implant that replaces a natural tooth |
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deadeye |
Noun
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(nautical) a round hardwood disk with holes and a grooved perimeter used to tighten a shroud |
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deadeye |
Noun
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a dead shot |
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dentifrice |
Noun
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a substance for cleaning the teeth |
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deadhead |
Noun
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a train or bus or taxi traveling empty |
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deadhead |
Noun
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a nonenterprising person who is not paying his way |
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dentist's drill |
Noun
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a high speed drill that dentists use to cut into teeth |
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dacha |
Noun
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Russian country house |
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deadlight |
Noun
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a strong shutter over a ship's porthole that is closed in stormy weather |
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diaper |
Noun
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garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist |
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diaper |
Noun
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a fabric (usually cotton or linen) with a distinctive woven pattern of small repeated figures |
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direction finder |
Noun
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radio |
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digital computer |
Noun
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a computer that represents information by numerical (binary) digits |
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dirk |
Noun
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a relatively long dagger with a straight blade |
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digital display |
Noun
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a display that gives the information in the form of characters (numbers or letters) |
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dirndl |
Noun
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a dress with a tight bodice and full skirt |
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dirndl |
Noun
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a full skirt with a gathered waistband |
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diaphone |
Noun
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a foghorn that makes a signal consisting of two tones |
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digital plethysmograph |
Noun
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plethysmograph applied to a digit of the hand or foot to measure skin blood flow |
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dirt track |
Noun
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a racetrack that is not paved |
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diaphragm |
Noun
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a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens |
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diaphragm |
Noun
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electro-acoustic transducer that vibrates to receive or produce sound waves |
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diaphragm |
Noun
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a contraceptive device consisting of a flexible dome-shaped cup made of rubber or plastic |
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diaphragm |
Noun
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(anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities |
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digital subscriber line |
Noun
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a generic name for digital lines that are provided by telephone companies to their local subscribers and that carry data at high speeds |
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dirty bomb |
Noun
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an atom bomb that leaves considerable radioactive contamination |
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discharge lamp |
Noun
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a lamp that generates light by a discharge between two electrodes in a gas |
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digital voltmeter |
Noun
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an electronic voltmeter that gives readings in digits |
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discharge pipe |
Noun
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a pipe through which fluids can be discharged |