DAB
DAB, verb transitive1. To strike gently with the hand; to slap; to box.2. To strike gently with some soft or moist substance; as, to dab a sore with lint.DAB, noun1. A gentle bl...
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DABBLE
DAB'BLE, verb transitive [Heb. tabal, or from the root of dip. See dip.] Literally, to dip a little or often; hence, to wet; to moisten; to spatter; to wet by little dips or str...
DABBLER
DAB'BLER, noun1. One who plays in water or mud.2. One who dips slightly into any thing; one who meddles, without going to the bottom; a superficial meddler; as a dabbler in poli...
DABBLING
DAB'BLING, participle present tense Dipping superficially or often; playing in water, or in mud; meddling.
DABCHICK
DAB'CHICK, noun [dab or dip and chick.] A small water-fowl.
DABSTER
DABSTER, noun One who is skilled; one who is expert; a master of his business.
DACE
DACE, noun A fish, the Cyprinus leuciscus; a small river fish, resembling the roach.
DACTYL
DACTYL, noun [Gr. A finger; Latin probably a shoot.] A poetical foot consisting of three syllables, the first long, and the others short, like the joints of a finger; as, tegmin...
DACTYLAR
DACTYLAR, adjective Pertaining to a dactyl; reducing from three to two syllables.
DACTYLET
DACTYLET, noun A dactyl.
DACTYLIC
DAC'TYLIC, adjective Pertaining to or consisting of dactyls; as dactylic verses; a dactylic flute, a flute consisting of unequal intervals.
DACTYLIST
DAC'TYLIST, noun One who writes flowing verse.
DACTYLOLOGY
DACTYLOL'OGY, noun The act or the art of communicating ideas or thoughts by the fingers. Deaf and dumb persons acquire a wonderful dexterity in this art.
DAD
DADDAD'DLE, verb intransitive To walk with tottering, like a child or an old man.
DADDLE
DAD'DLE, v.i. To walk with tottering, like a child or an old man.
DADDY
DADDY, noun Father; a word used by infants, from whom it is taken. The first articulations of infants or young children are dental of labial; dental, in tad, dad, and labial, in...
DADE
DADE, verb transitive To hold up by leading strings.
DADO
D'ADO, noun The plain part of a column between the base and the cornice; the die; a cubical base of a column.
DAEDAL
DAE'DAL, adjective [Gr., an ingenious artist.]1. Various; variegated.2. Skilful.
DAEDALIAN
DAEDALIAN, [See Dedalian]
DAFF
DAFF, or DAFFE, A stupid blockish fellow.DAFF, verb transitive To daunt.DAFF, verb transitive To toss aside; to put off.
DAFFODIL
DAF'FODIL, noun A plant of the genus Narcissus, of several species. These have a bulbous root, and beautiful flowers of various colors, white, yellow and purple.
DAG
DAG, noun A dagger; a hand-gun; a pistol.DAG, noun Dew.DAG, noun1. a loose end, as of locks of wool; called also dag-locks.2. A leather latchet.DAG, verb transitive1. To daggle....
DAGGER
DAG'GER, noun1. A short sword; a poniard.2. In fencing schools, a blunt blade of iron with a basket hilt, used for defense.3. With printers, and obelisk, or obelus, a mark of re...
DAGGERS-DRAWING
DAG'GERS-DRAWING, noun The act of drawing daggers; approach to open attack or to violence; a quarrel.
DAGGLE
DAG'GLE, verb transitive To trail in mud or wet grass; to befoul; to dirty, as the lower end of a garment.DAG'GLE, verb intransitive To run through mud and water.
DAGGLE-TAIL
DAG'GLE-TAIL, adjective Having the lower ends of garments defiled with mud.