Meaning: Doing business as; used to indicate a trade name.

Part of speech: abbreviation

Example: The company operates under the name 'Tech Solutions, d b a Innovative Tech'.

Category: Business

Meaning: A request to news media not to publish certain information.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The government issued a D notice regarding national security.

Category: Politics › Media Regulation

Synonyms: media restriction

Meaning: a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Oxford University.

Part of speech: noun

Example: She earned her D Phil in history.

Category: Education › Degrees

Synonyms: PhD

Meaning: a musical term meaning 'from the beginning'

Part of speech: noun

Example: The conductor signaled to go da capo.

Category: Music

Meaning: a metrical foot in poetry with one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables

Part of speech: noun

Example: The word 'elephant' is a dactyl.

Category: Literature › Poetry

Meaning: an art movement of the early 20th century that rejected traditional aesthetics

Part of speech: noun

Example: Dada artists often used absurdity in their work.

Category: Arts › Art Movements

Synonyms:

• avant-garde
• anti-art

Meaning: a horizontal rail fixed to a wall at dado height

Part of speech: noun

Example: The dado rail adds elegance to the room.

Category: Architecture

Meaning: a background process in computing

Part of speech: noun

Example: The server runs a daemon to manage requests.

Category: Technology › Computing

Synonyms:

• process
• service

Meaning: an early type of photograph taken on a silver-coated copper plate

Part of speech: noun

Example: The daguerreotype captured a moment in history.

Category: Photography

Synonyms:

• photograph
• picture

Meaning: a printing device that uses a wheel with characters on it

Part of speech: noun

Example: The daisy wheel printer was popular in the 1980s.

Category: Technology › Printing

Synonyms:

• printer
• device

Meaning: a member of a low caste in India

Part of speech: noun

Example: Dalits have faced discrimination for centuries.

Category: Social

Synonyms:

• untouchable
• oppressed

Meaning: a title for a woman equivalent to a knight

Part of speech: noun

Example: She was honored with the title of dame.

Category: Titles

Synonyms:

• lady
• noblewoman

Meaning: worthy of condemnation

Part of speech: adjective

Example: His actions were deemed damnable by the community.

Category: Social

Synonyms:

• condemnable
• reprehensible

Meaning: the state of being condemned to eternal punishment

Part of speech: noun

Example: He feared damnation for his sins.

Category: Religion

Synonyms:

• condemnation
• cursing

Meaning: condemned to eternal punishment

Part of speech: adjective

Example: He felt like a damned soul.

Category: Religion

Synonyms:

• condemned
• cursed

Meaning: the most extreme or intense

Part of speech: adjective

Example: That was the damnedest thing I've ever seen.

Category: Social

Synonyms:

• extreme
• intense

Meaning: serving to condemn or criticize

Part of speech: adjective

Example: The evidence was damning against the defendant.

Category: Law

Synonyms:

• condemning
• accusatory

Meaning: a figure in Greek mythology representing the ever-present threat of danger

Part of speech: noun

Example: The Sword of Damocles symbolizes the precariousness of power.

Category: Mythology

Meaning: made to look stylish or elegant

Part of speech: adjective

Example: He arrived in a dandified suit.

Category: Fashion

Synonyms:

• stylish
• elegant

Antonyms:

• unkempt
• casual

Meaning: a man who is excessively concerned with his appearance

Part of speech: noun

Example: He dressed like a dandy for the party.

Category: Fashion

Synonyms:

• fop
• dandyism

Meaning: a grammatical error where a participle is not clearly connected to the subject

Part of speech: noun

Example: The sentence contained a dangling participle that confused the reader.

Category: Language › Grammar

Synonyms: grammatical error

Meaning: marked with spots or patches of color

Part of speech: adjective

Example: The dappled sunlight filtered through the leaves.

Category: Nature › Botany

Synonyms:

• spotted
• mottled

Meaning: a phrase referring to an elderly couple who are devoted to each other

Part of speech: noun

Example: They are like Darby and Joan, always together.

Category: Culture › Relationships

Synonyms: old couple

Meaning: to venture to say; to assume

Part of speech: verb

Example: I daresay he will arrive late.

Category: General

Synonyms:

• assume
• believe

Meaning: a person or thing that is unexpectedly successful

Part of speech: noun

Example: She was a dark horse in the competition.

Category: General

Synonyms:

• underdog
• surprise

Meaning: a form of matter that does not emit light or energy

Part of speech: noun

Example: Dark matter makes up most of the universe.

Category: Science › Astrophysics

Synonyms: unknown matter

Meaning: a theoretical star that does not emit light

Part of speech: noun

Example: A dark star is a concept in astrophysics.

Category: Science › Astrophysics

Synonyms: invisible star

Meaning: growing dark or becoming dim

Part of speech: adjective

Example: The darkling sky signaled the approach of night.

Category: General

Synonyms:

• gloomy
• shadowy

Meaning: in a dark manner

Part of speech: adverb

Example: He spoke darkly about the future.

Category: General

Synonyms:

• gloomily
• somberly

Meaning: the theory of evolution by natural selection

Part of speech: noun

Example: Darwinism explains how species evolve over time.

Category: Science › Biology

Synonyms: evolutionary theory

Meaning: attractive in a confident way

Part of speech: adjective

Example: He made a dashing entrance at the party.

Category: Fashion

Synonyms:

• charming
• stylish

Antonyms:

• unattractive
• dull

Meaning: wicked and cruel

Part of speech: adjective

Example: The villain had a dastardly plan.

Category: General

Synonyms:

• evil
• wicked

Antonyms:

• good
• virtuous

Meaning: an acronym for 'Dental Admission Test'

Part of speech: noun

Example: She studied hard for the DAT.

Category: Education › Examinations

Meaning: the process of collecting data from various sources

Part of speech: noun

Example: Data capturedata comms is essential for accurate analysis.

Category: Technology › Information Systems

Meaning: the process of analyzing large datasets to find patterns

Part of speech: noun

Example: Data mining helps businesses understand customer behavior.

Category: Technology › Information Systems

Synonyms: data analysis

Meaning: the manipulation of data to produce meaningful information

Part of speech: noun

Example: Data processing is crucial for effective decision-making.

Category: Technology › Information Systems

Synonyms: data manipulation

Meaning: the practice of safeguarding personal data

Part of speech: noun

Example: Data protection laws help keep your information safe.

Category: Technology › Information Systems

Synonyms: data privacy

Meaning: a collection of related data points

Part of speech: noun

Example: The data set includes information from various surveys.

Category: Technology › Information Systems

Synonyms: dataset

Meaning: software for managing databases

Part of speech: noun

Example: The database management system helps organize data efficiently.

Category: Technology › Information Systems

Synonyms: DBMS

Meaning: able to be dated or assigned a date

Part of speech: adjective

Example: The artifact was datable to the 18th century.

Category: General

Synonyms: dateable