a musical note having the time value of a thirty-second of a whole note
double-u
Noun
the 23rd letter of the Roman alphabet
double quotes
Noun
a pair of quotation marks
delta
Noun
the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet
delta
Noun
a low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides before entering a larger body of water
delta
Noun
an object shaped like an equilateral triangle
double bar
Noun
notation marking the end of principal parts of a musical composition
domain name
Noun
strings of letters and numbers separated by periods that are used to name organizations and computers and addresses on the internet
dramaturgy
Noun
the art of writing and producing plays
dramatic art
Noun
the art of writing and producing plays
dramatic composition
Noun
a play for performance on the stage or television or in a movie etc.
dramatic work
Noun
a play for performance on the stage or television or in a movie etc.
dramatic play
Noun
a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
duologue
Noun
a part of the script in which the speaking roles are limited to two actors
duologue
Noun
a conversation between two persons
dark comedy
Noun
a comedy characterized by grim or satiric humor
dead march
Noun
a slow march to be played for funeral processions
disco music
Noun
popular dance music (especially in the late 1970s)
doxology
Noun
a hymn or verse in Christian liturgy glorifying God
danceroom music
Noun
a genre of popular music composed for ballroom dancing
diction
Noun
the manner in which something is expressed in words
diction
Noun
the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience
doo-wop
Noun
a genre (usually a cappella) of Black vocal-harmony music of the 1950s that evolved in New York City from gospel singing
duette
Noun
a musical composition for two performers
duette
Noun
two performers or singers who perform together
duo
Noun
a musical composition for two performers
duo
Noun
a pair who associate with one another
duo
Noun
two performers or singers who perform together
duo
Noun
two items of the same kind
ditty
Noun
a short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung)
dirge
Noun
a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
drinking song
Noun
a song celebrating the joys of drinking
divertimento
Noun
a musical composition in several movements
descant
Noun
a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody
descant
Verb
talk at great length about something of one's interest
descant
Verb
sing by changing register
descant
Verb
sing in descant
discant
Noun
a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody
dance music
Noun
music to dance to
dance music
Noun
a genre of popular music composed for ballroom dancing
doctorspeak
Noun
medical jargon
dead metaphor
Noun
a metaphor that has occurred so often that it has become a new meaning of the expression (e.g., `he is a snake' may once have been a metaphor but after years of use it has died and become a new sense of the word `snake')
dibrach
Noun
a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables