Words starting with d

Words, definitions, meanings and synonyms

d means: the 4th letter of the Roman alphabet

d means: the cardinal number that is the product of one hundred and five

d means: a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

d means: denoting a quantity consisting of 500 items or units

d and c means: a surgical procedure usually performed under local anesthesia in which the cervix is dilated and the endometrial lining of the uterus is scraped with a curet; performed to obtain tissue samples or to stop prolonged bleeding or to remove small tumors or to remove fragments of placenta after childbirth or as a method of abortion

d region means: the lowest region of the ionosphere (35 to 50 miles up) that reflects low-frequency radio waves

d'holbach means: French philosopher (born in Germany) famous as being one of the first self-described atheists in Europe

d'oyly carte means: English impresario who brought Gilbert and Sullivan together and produced many of their operettas in London (1844-1901)

d-day means: date of the Allied landing in France, World War II

d-layer means: the lowest region of the ionosphere (35 to 50 miles up) that reflects low-frequency radio waves

Words, definitions, meanings and synonyms

aerial torpedo means: a torpedo designed to be launched from an airplane

allomorph means: a variant phonological representation of a morpheme

allomorph means: any of several different crystalline forms of the same chemical compound

alpha software means: a first release of a software product that is usually tested only by the developers

calvinistical means: of or relating to or characteristic of Calvinism or its adherents

carphophis means: thunder snake

close at hand means: close in time; about to occur

close at hand means: close in space; within reach

festive means: offering fun and gaiety

forbear means: a person from whom you are descended

forbear means: resist doing something

forbear means: refrain from doing

knee jerk means: a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon

modern-day means: characteristic of the present

mohammed ali means: Albanian soldier in the service of Turkey who was made viceroy of Egypt and took control away from the Ottoman Empire and established Egypt as a modern state (1769-1849)

news means: the quality of being sufficiently interesting to be reported in news bulletins

news means: a program devoted to current events, often using interviews and commentary

news means: information about recent and important events

news means: informal information of any kind that is not previously known to someone

news means: information reported in a newspaper or news magazine