darkie

offensive term for Black people ;

darkling beetle

sluggish hard-bodied black terrestrial weevil whose larvae feed on e.g. decaying plant material or grain ;

darkling groung beetle

sluggish hard-bodied black terrestrial weevil whose larvae feed on e.g. decaying plant material or grain ;

darkness

a swarthy complexion ; having a dark or somber color ; an unenlightened state; "he was in the dark concerning their intentions"; "his lectures dispelled the darkness" ; an unilluminated area; "he moved off into the darkness" ; absence of light or illumination ; absence of moral or spiritual values; "the powers of darkness" ;

darkroom

a room in which photographs are developed ;

darky

offensive term for Black people ;

darling

an Australian river; tributary of the Murray River ; a special loved one ;

darling pea

either of two Australian plants of the genus Swainsona that are poisonous to sheep ;

darling river

an Australian river; tributary of the Murray River ;

darlingtonia

one species: California pitcher plant ;

darlingtonia californica

marsh or bog herb having solitary pendulous yellow-green flowers and somewhat twisted pitchers with broad wings below ;

darmera

one species ;

darmera peltata

rhizomatous perennial herb with large dramatic peltate leaves and white to bright pink flowers in round heads on leafless stems; colonizes stream banks in the Sierra Nevada in California ;

darmstadtium

a radioactive transuranic element ;

darn

sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment); "her stockings had several mends" ; something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks" ; a euphemism for `damn' ;

darnel

weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous ;

darner

a person who mends by darning ;

darning

the act of mending a hole in a garment with crossing threads ;

darning needle

slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc. ; a long needle with an eye large enough for heavy darning or embroidery thread ;

darpa

the central research and development organization for the United States Department of Defense; responsible for developing new surveillance technologies since 9/11 ;

darrow

United States lawyer famous for his defense of lost causes (1857-1938) ;

darryl francis zanuck

United States filmmaker whose works include the first full-length feature film with sound sequences (1902-1979) ;

darryl zanuck

United States filmmaker whose works include the first full-length feature film with sound sequences (1902-1979) ;

darsana

(from the Sanskrit word for `to see') one of six orthodox philosophical systems or viewpoints on the nature of reality and the release from bondage to karma ;

dart

a sudden quick movement ; a tapered tuck made in dressmaking ; a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot ;

dart board

a circular board of wood or cork used as the target in the game of darts ;

dart player

someone who plays the game of darts ;

dart thrower

a device resembling a sling that is used in various primitive societies to propel a dart or spear ;

dartboard

a circular board of wood or cork used as the target in the game of darts ;

darter

a person or other animal that moves abruptly and rapidly; "squirrels are darters" ; fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill ;

dartmouth

a college in New Hampshire ;

dartmouth college

a college in New Hampshire ;

darts

a game in which small pointed missiles are thrown at a dartboard ;

darvon

a mildly narcotic analgesic drug (trade name Darvon) related to methadone but less addictive ;

darwin

provincial capital of the Northern Territory of Australia ; English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882) ;

darwin tulip

any of several very tall, late blooming tulips bearing large squarish flowers on sturdy stems ;

darwinian

an advocate of Darwinism ;

darwinism

a theory of organic evolution claiming that new species arise and are perpetuated by natural selection ;

daryacheh-ye orumiyeh

a shallow saline lake in northwestern Iran between Tabriz and the western border of Turkey ;

das

any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes ;