DUST-BRUSH
DUST-BRUSH, noun A brush for cleaning rooms and furniture.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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DUST-MAN
DUST-MAN, noun One whose employment is to carry away dirt and filth.
DUSTER
DUSTER, noun An utensil to clear from dust; also, a sieve.
DUSTINESS
DUSTINESS, noun The state of being dusty.
DUSTY
DUSTY, adjective1. Filled, covered or sprinkled with dust; clouded with dust.2. Like dust; of the color of dust; as a dusty white; a dusty red.
DUTCH
DUTCH, noun The people of Holland; also, their language.DUTCH, adjective Pertaining to Holland, or to its inhabitants.
DUTEOUS
DUTEOUS, adjective [from duty.]1. Performing that which is due, or that which law, justice or propriety requires; obedient; respectful to those who have natural or legal authori...
DUTIABLE
DUTIABLE, adjective [See Duty.] Subject to the imposition of duty or customs; as dutiable goods.
DUTIED
DUTIED, adjective Subjected to duties or customs.
DUTIFUL
DUTIFUL, adjective1. Performing the duties or obligations required by law, justice or propriety; obedient; submissive to natural or legal superiors; respectful; as a dutiful son...
DUTIFULLY
DUTIFULLY, adverb In a dutiful manner; with a regard to duty; obediently; submissively; reverently; respectfully.
DUTIFULNESS
DUTIFULNESS, noun1. Obedience; submission to just authority; habitual performance of duty; as dutifulness to parents.2. Reverence; respect.
DUTY
DUTY, noun1. That which a person owes to another; that which a person is bound, by any natural, moral or legal obligation, to pay, do or perform. Obedience to princes, magistrat...
DUUMVIR
DUUMVIR, noun [Latin, two; man.] One of two Roman officers or magistrates united int he same public functions.
DUUMVIRAL
DUUMVIRAL, adjective Pertaining to the duumvirs or duumvirate of Rome.
DUUMVIRATE
DUUMVIRATE, noun The union of two men in the same office; or the office, dignity or government of two men thus associated; as in ancient Rome.
DWALE
DWALE, noun1. In heraldry, a sable or black color.2. The deadly nightshade, a plant or a sleepy potion.
DWARF
DWARF, noun1. A general name for an animal or plant which is much below the ordinary size of the species or kind. A man that never grows beyond two or three feet in highth, is a...
DWARFISH
DWARFISH, adjective Like a dwarf; below the common stature or size; very small; low; petty; despicable; as a dwarfish animal; a dwarfish shrub.
DWARFISHLY
DWARFISHLY, adverb Like a dwarf.
DWARFISHNESS
DWARFISHNESS, noun Smallness of stature; littleness of size.
DWAUL
DWAUL, verb intransitive To be delirious.
DWELL
DWELL, verb intransitivepreterit tense dwelled, usually contracted into dwelt. [See Dally.]1. To abide as a permanent resident, or to inhabit for a time; to live in a place; to ...
DWELLER
DWELL'ER, noun An inhabitant; a resident of some continuance in a place.
DWELLING
DWELL'ING, participle present tense Inhabiting; residing; sojourning; continuing with fixed attention.DWELL'ING, noun Habitation; place of residence; abode.Hazor shall be a dwel...
DWELLING-HOUSE
DWELL'ING-HOUSE, noun The house in which one lives.
DWELLING-PLACE
DWELL'ING-PLACE, noun The place of residence.