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`DICTIONARY
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`Fourth Edition
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`Michael Agnes
`EDITOR IN CHIEF
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`David B. Guralnik
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`EDITOR IN CHIEF 1951—1985
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`CLARENCE DARROW
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`dark reaction / dated 368MW
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`dark reaction the second phase of photosynthesis, that does not
`require the presence of light, during which ATP releases stored
`energy that is used to convert carbon dioxide molecules into sugars
`and other nutrients: cf. LIGHT REACTION
`dark-room (dark’room’) n. a room from which all aotinic rays are
`excluded, so that photographs can be developed in it
`dark-some (~soni) adj. [Old Poet]
`1 dark; darkish 2 dismal
`darky or darkie (dar’ké) n., pl. —-ies
`r-[Old Informal] a Negro: :1
`derogatory or contemptuous term: also dark’ey
`da r'ling (diir’lin) :1,
`[[ME (lazuli/Lg < OE dcurling, dim of doom,
`BEARD 1 a person much loved by another: often a term of affection-
`ate address 2 a favorite 3 a sweet, lovable, or gracious person ——
`ad].
`1 very dear; beloved 2 [Informal] cute; attractive
`Dar-ling (dar’lin) river in SE Australia, [lowing southwest into the
`Murray River: c. 1,700 mi (2,736 km)
`Darm-stadt (clarm’stat; Ger darm’shtéit) city in SW Germany, in
`the state of Hesse: pop. 141,000
`darm~stadti-um (dai-m stat’é em) n. [[after pres, site of laboratory
`where di overcdfl a radioactive chemical element with a very short
`halfdife: it is a transactinidc usually produced by bombarding lead
`with high—energy nuclear particles: symbol, Ds; at. no., 110: see the
`periodic table of elements in the Reference Supplement
`darn‘ (darn) Vt., vi. I]< MFr dial. dormer, to piece together, mend <
`Bret dam, a piece < IE base trier», to pull off, split apart >'1‘EAR‘]] to
`mend (cloth) or repair (a hole or tear in cloth) by sewing a network
`of stitches across the gap —n. a darned place in fabric -SYN. MEND
`——darn’er n.
`darn? (darn) vt., vi., n., adj., adv.. interi. [Informal] euphemism for
`DAMN (the curse) —darned adi., adv.
`dar-nel (diir'nol) n. [[ME < Fr dial. (Wall domicile, prob. < OFr dial.
`daruu, stupefied (< Frank *clarn.) + niclla < VL Nigel/a, black cora-
`way < L niger, black: so called from its
`supposed stupefying qualitiesl] a weedy
`rye grass (Lolium Icmulentum.) with poi-
`sonous seeds, often found in mainfields
`darn‘ing (dilrn’in) n.
`1 a mending with
`interlaced stitches 2 things to be darned
`darning needle 1 a large needle for
`darning 2 DRAGONFLY
`Darn'ley (déirn'lé), Lord (Henry Stewart
`or Stuart] 1545—67; 2d husband of Mary,
`Queen of Scots: father of James I
`Dar-row (dar’o), Clarence (Seward) 1857—
`1038; US. lawyer
`dar~shan (d'ar’shen, (lui’—l n. IlHindi dar-
`
`sau < Sans do
`Irena seeing, akin to dis,
`sight < IE base dork, to see > Gr derlco-
`moi,
`I see, OE torht, brightll the virtue,
`uplift, blessing, etc. which, many Hindus
`believe, one gets in the presence of a
`great man
`[[ME < OFr < Frank *dm'od [akin to OE dm'otli),
`dart (dart) n.
`spearll
`1 a small, pointed missile, usually with the rear end feath—
`ered, used as for throwing at a target in games or for shooting from
`a blowgun 2 anything resembling this 3 a sudden, quick move-
`ment 4 a short, stitched fold that
`tapers to a point, used to shape a
`garment 5 [pl., with sing. u] a game
`in which darts (see sense 1) are
`thrown at a target (dart’-board‘) #
`Vt, vi.
`1 to throw, shoot, or send out
`suddenly and fast 2 to move sud-
`denly and fast
`darter (—or) n.
`1 a thing or animal
`that darts 2 ANHINGA 1’3 any of
`various small, brightly colored
`freshwater perches of North Ameri-
`CH
`Dart-moor (dart’moor,
`-m('ir) a
`prison in Devon, SW England
`Dart-mouth (dart'molh) [[nnmed in
`honor of Sir Wm. Legge, 2d Earl of
`Dartmouth (1672—1750)]1 city in S
`Nova Scotia, Canada, near Halifax:
`pop. 66,000
`isDar-von (cliir’van‘) trademark. for
`PROPOXYF‘IIENE HYDROCHLORIDE
`Darwin‘
`(da‘r’win)
`1 Charles
`(Robert) 1809-82; Eng. naturalist:
`originated theory of evolution by natural selection 2 Erasmus
`1731-1802; Eng. naturalist, physician, & poet: grandfather of
`Charles ~Dar«win-ian (déir win’é an) adj., n.
`Dar-win? (dn'r’win) capital of Northern Territory, Australia: seaport
`on the Timor Sea: pop. 69,000
`Darwinian theory Darwin’s theory of evolution, which holds that
`all species of plants and animals developed from earlier forms by
`hereditary transmission of slight variations in successive genera-
`tions, natural selc 'Lion determining which forms will survive
`Dar-Win-ism (dar’win iz’am) n.
`1 the Darwinian theory 2 adher—
`ence to the Darwinian theory ——Dar'~win-ist aid/I, n. —Dar’-win-is’-tic
`adj.
`dash1 (dash) vt. “ME dashen, to strike, rush < Scand, as in Swed
`dos/ea, Dun daske, slap; prob. of echoic orig]:
`1
`to throw so as to
`break; smash 2 to strike with violence 3 to throw, knock, or thrust:
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`with away, down, against, etc. 4 to splash mpaiter (liquid) on
`(someone or something) 5 to mix with a little of another substance
`6 to destroy; frustrate [to dash one‘s hopes] 7 to depress; discour-
`age 8 to put to shame; abash 9 [[euphemism for DAMNII
`[Old In-
`formal] to damn: usually in the imperative as a mild curse —vi.
`1
`to strike violently (against or on) 2 to move swiftly or impetuously;
`rush ——n.
`1 the effect or sound of smashing or splashing 2 a bit of
`something added I a dash of salt] 3 a sudden, swift movement; rush
`#4 a short, fast run or race 5 spirited quality; vigor; verve 6 strik«
`ing or showy appearance or display 7 DASHBOARD (sense 2) 8 a
`hasty stroke with pen or brush 9 either of two marks (W or 7),
`used in printing and writing to indicate a break in sentence struc-
`ture, a giarenthetical element, or to connect numbers showing a
`range 0 ' dates, times, etc.: see also EM DASH 10 Yialegraphy a long
`sound or signal, as in Morse code: cf. DOT' —cut a dash [Informal] to
`make a stiikjng appearance or impression —dash off
`1 to do or
`write hastily 2 to rush away
`dashfl (dash) n. in W Africa, a) a gift or tip offered to get better
`service b) a bribe cl bribery
`dash-board (dash’bérd’) n.
`1 [Historical] a screen at the front or
`side of a carriage, boat, etc. for protection against splashing 2 a
`panel below the windshield with controls and gauges on it, as in an
`automobile
`da-sheen (do shen’) n. [[< ?]] TARO
`dasher (dash’or) n.
`1 a person or thing,r that dashes 2 a device for
`agitating milk or cream in a churn or icc»croam freezer 3 [Infor-
`mal] a person full of dash or spirit
`eda-shiki (dd slié’ke, da-) n. [[said to be of Yoruba orig, but prob.
`coined (1967) by J. Banning, its US. manufacturer]] :1 looseiitting,
`usually brightly colored, robe or tunic modeled after an African
`tribal garment
`1 full of dash or spirit; bold and lively
`dash-ing (dash’in) adj.
`2 showy; striking; stylish .. ~dash’-ing|y adv.
`dash light a light to illuminate a dashboard in a motor vehicle
`Dasht~e~Kavir (ddsli’té ko vir’) large salt-desert plateau in NC
`Iran: c. 18,000 sq mi (46,620 sq km)
`Dasht—e—Lut (dash‘té erit’) vast desert region of central and SE
`Irun, extending southward from the Dasht—eKavir
`das‘SIe (das’é, das'é) n. [[Afrildl
`l-IYKAX
`das-tard (das’tord) n. [[ME, 21 Craven, prob. < Scand base, as in ON
`(losost
`to become exhausted (see DA'IE) + ME -arcl, -ARD]| a sneaky,
`cowardly evildoer
`dastardly (<lé) ad]. of or like a dastard; mean and cowardly -—5YN.
`COWARDLY «das'ctard-li-ness n.
`|[< Gr dasys, dense (7 akin to I.
`da-sym‘eter (do sim'a'tar, da-) n.
`dcnsus, DENSE) + -I\IETER][ a device for measuring the density of
`gases
`dasy-ure (das’é yum“) n. [[ModL dusyltl‘ll.s < Gr dasys, thick, hairy +
`aura, tail: see URO-“D any of a family (Dasyuridae) of small, mostly
`Australian marsupials that feed on flesh or insects
`dat abhrcu. dative
`DAT (dat) n. DIGITAL AUDIO TAPE: also treated as an abbreviation
`data (dat’a, dat’e; Brit also dii’to) pI.n. le. of DATUM: still often so
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`used by scientists]! [now usually with sing. 1).]
`1 facts or figures to
`be processed; evidence, records, stat. :ics, etc. from which conclu—
`sions can be inferred; information 2 information in a form suitable
`for storing and processing by a computer
`database (has) n.
`1 a large collection of data in a computer,
`organized so that it can be expanded, updated, and retrieved rap-
`idly for various uses 2 any large or extensive collection of informa-
`tion Also data base or da'ta-bank’ tbspk’)
`data processing the rapid recording and handling of large
`amounts of information, as business data, by means of mechanical
`or, esp, computer equipment
`data processor a machine, esp. a computer, that performs data
`processing
`da~tary (dat'or é) n., pl. —-rie5 [ML dotarius, official of the Roman
`chancery < L, to be given away < rlatus: see fol.Jl 1€.C.C}z. a former
`office of the Cuiia, in charge of papal benefices
`date‘ (dfit) n. [[ME < OFr < L data, fem. of dams, pp. of dare, to give
`(the first word in Roman letters, giving the place and time of writ-
`ing, as data Romae, lit., given at Rome) < IE base “dd, to give > Gr
`(113mm, gift, didonai, to give, Russ dat’, to give]]
`1 a statement as on
`a writing or coin specifying when it was made 2 the time at which a
`thing;r happens or is done 3 the time that anything lasts or goes on
`4 [111.] a person‘s birth and death dates, usually expressed in years
`5 the day of the month r6 0) an appointment for a set time, esp.
`one for a Social engagement with a person of the opposite sex 1))
`such an engagement 0) a person of the opposite sex with whom one
`has such an engagement ”Vt. dat’ed, dat’-ing 1 to mark (a letter,
`etc.) with a date 2 to find out, determine, set, or record the date of
`3 to assign a date to 4 a) to show or reveal as typical of a certain
`period or age 1;) to make seem oldJashioned or out~of—date 5 to
`reckon by dates 6 to have a social engagement or engagements
`with —vi.
`1 to belong to, or have origin in, a definite period in
`the past: usually with from 7:2 to have social engagements with
`persons of the opposite sex —-—to date until now; as yet —up to
`date in or into agreement with the latest facts, ideas, styles, etc.
`—dat’-able ad]. or date'~ah|e ——dat'er n.
`date2 (dat) n. [[ME < OFr < l, dachrlus < Gr daktylos, a date, prob. <
`Sem, as in Ar ddqal, date palm]!
`1 the sweet, fleshy fruit of the
`(late palm, having a large, hard seed 2 DATE PALM
`
`date-book (dz'iL’hook’) n. a notebook for entering upcoming social or
`business appointments, birthdays and snniver
`ies, etc.
`dat-ed (dill/id) ad].
`1 marked with a date [contains dated material]
`2 out-of—dute or old-fashioned
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