electronic transmission of information that has been encoded digitally (as for storage and processing by computers)
data communication
Noun
electronic transmission of information that has been encoded digitally (as for storage and processing by computers)
direct mail
Noun
advertising sent directly to prospective customers via the mail
demodulation
Noun
(electronics) the reception of a signal by extracting it from the carrier wave
dead language
Noun
a language that is no longer learned as a native language
dictionary entry
Noun
the entry in a dictionary of information about a word
discourse
Noun
extended verbal expression in speech or writing
discourse
Noun
an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
discourse
Noun
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
discourse
Verb
talk at length and formally about a topic
discourse
Verb
carry on a conversation
discourse
Verb
to consider or examine in speech or writing
dependent clause
Noun
a clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverb
descriptive clause
Noun
a subordinate clause that does not limit or restrict the meaning of the noun phrase it modifies
doubly transitive verb
Noun
a transitive verb that takes both a direct and an indirect object
doubly transitive verb form
Noun
a transitive verb that takes both a direct and an indirect object
direct antonym
Noun
antonyms that are commonly associated (e.g., `wet' and `dry')
deverbal noun
Noun
a noun that is derived from a verb
dropline
Noun
a headline with the top line flush left and succeeding lines indented to the right
descriptive adjective
Noun
an adjective that ascribes to its noun the value of an attribute of that noun (e.g., `a nervous person' or `a musical speaking voice')
drop line
Noun
a headline with the top line flush left and succeeding lines indented to the right
dangling modifier
Noun
a word or phrase apparently modifying an unintended word because of its placement in a sentence: e.g., `when young' in `when young, circuses appeal to all of us'
dangling participle
Noun
a participle (usually at the beginning of a sentence) apparently modifying a word other than the word intended: e.g., `flying across the country' in `flying across the country the Rockies came into view'
direct object
Noun
the object that receives the direct action of the verb
definite article
Noun
a determiner (as `the' in English) that indicates specificity of reference
demonstrative pronoun
Noun
a pronoun that points out an intended referent
dateline
Noun
a line at the beginning of a news article giving the date and place of origin of the news dispatch
dateline
Noun
an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian
dateline
Verb
mark with a date and place
dative
Noun
the category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb
dative case
Noun
the category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb
denomination
Noun
identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
denomination
Noun
a class of one kind of unit in a system of numbers or measures or weights or money
denomination
Noun
a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith
dithyramb
Noun
in ancient Greece, a passionate hymn usually in honor of Dionysus
dithyramb
Noun
a wildly enthusiastic speech or piece of writing
doggerel
Noun
a comic verse of irregular measure
doggerel verse
Noun
a comic verse of irregular measure
dialogue
Noun
a literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people
dialogue
Noun
the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction
dialogue
Noun
a conversation between two persons
dialogue
Noun
a discussion intended to produce an agreement
dialog
Noun
a literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people
dialog
Noun
the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction