Words containing d

'hood means: (slang) a neighborhood

'tween decks means: in the space between decks, on a ship

1 esdras means: an Apocryphal book consisting of a compilation from I Chronicles and II Chronicles and Ezra and Nehemiah

1-dodecanol means: a colorless insoluble solid alcohol used to make detergents and pharmaceuticals

10-membered means: of a chemical compound having a ring with ten members

18-karat gold means: an alloy that contains 75 per cent gold

1st earl baldwin of bewdley means: English statesman; member of the Conservative Party (1867-1947)

2 esdras means: an Apocryphal book of angelic revelations

2-dimensional means: lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth

2-hydroxybenzoic acid means: a white crystalline substance with a bitter aftertaste; used as a fungicide or in making aspirin or dyes or perfumes

block out means: plan where and when songs should be inserted into a theatrical production, or plan a theatrical production in general

block out means: indicate roughly

block out means: shield from light

block out means: prevent from entering

canon means: a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired

canon means: a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church

canon means: a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field of art or philosophy

canon means: a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts

canon means: a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall

canon means: a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter

full-bosomed means: (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves

genus sanicula means: chiefly American herbs: sanicle

gosling means: young goose

ill-starred means: marked by or promising bad fortune

mawkish means: effusively or insincerely emotional

octavo means: the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves

phrenitis means: inflammation of the brain usually caused by a virus; symptoms include headache and neck pain and drowsiness and nausea and fever (`phrenitis' is no longer in scientific use)

pins and needles means: a sharp tingling sensation from lack of circulation

pinus pinea means: medium-sized two-needled pine of southern Europe having a spreading crown; widely cultivated for its sweet seeds that resemble almonds

plo means: a political movement uniting Palestinian Arabs in an effort to create an independent state of Palestine; when formed in 1964 it was a terrorist organization dominated by Yasser Arafat's al-Fatah; in 1968 Arafat became chairman; received recognition by the United Nations and by Arab states in 1974 as a government in exile; has played a largely political role since the creation of the Palestine National Authority