dall sheep

large white wild sheep of northwestern Canada and Alaska ;

dallas

a large commercial and industrial city in northeastern Texas located in the heart of the northern Texas oil fields ;

dalliance

playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest ; the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working ;

dallier

someone who wastes time ;

dallis grass

tall tufted perennial tropical American grass naturalized as pasture and forage grass in southern United States ;

dallisgrass

tall tufted perennial tropical American grass naturalized as pasture and forage grass in southern United States ;

dalmane

tranquilizer (trade name Dalmane) used to treat insomnia ;

dalmatia

a historical region of Croatia on the Adriatic Sea; mountainous with many islands ;

dalmatia pyrethrum

white-flowered pyrethrum of Balkan area whose pinnate leaves are white and silky-hairy below; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum ;

dalmatian

a large breed having a smooth white coat with black or brown spots; originated in Dalmatia ; a native or inhabitant of Dalmatia ;

dalmatian iris

European iris having soft lilac-blue flowers ;

dalmatian laburnum

erect shrub having large trifoliate leaves and dense clusters of yellow flowers followed by poisonous seeds; Yugoslavia; sometimes placed in genus Cytisus ;

dalmatian pyrethrum

white-flowered pyrethrum of Balkan area whose pinnate leaves are white and silky-hairy below; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum ;

dalo

herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves ;

dalton

English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844) ;

dalton's law

(chemistry and physics) law stating that the pressure exerted by a mixture of gases equals the sum of the partial pressures of the gases in the mixture; the pressure of a gas in a mixture equals the pressure it would exert if it occupied the same volume alone at the same temperature ; (chemistry) law stating that when two elements can combine to form more than one compound the amounts of one of them that combines with a fixed amount of the other will exhibit a simple multiple relation ;

dalton's law of partial pressures

(chemistry and physics) law stating that the pressure exerted by a mixture of gases equals the sum of the partial pressures of the gases in the mixture; the pressure of a gas in a mixture equals the pressure it would exert if it occupied the same volume alone at the same temperature ;

dalton trumbo

United States screenwriter who was blacklisted and imprisoned for refusing to cooperate with congressional investigations of communism in America (1905-1976) ;

daltonism

dichromacy characterized by a lowered sensitivity to green light resulting in an inability to distinguish green and purplish-red ;

dam

female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock ; a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea ; a metric unit of length equal to ten meters ;

dama

fallow deer ;

dama dama

small Eurasian deer ;

damage

the act of damaging something or someone ; any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right ; loss of military equipment ; the occurrence of a change for the worse ; the amount of money needed to purchase something; "the price of gasoline"; "he got his new car on excellent terms"; "how much is the damage?" ;

damage control

an effort to minimize or curtail damage or loss ;

damages

a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury ;

damaliscus

African antelopes: sassabies ;

damaliscus lunatus

a large South African antelope; considered the swiftest hoofed mammal ;

damar

any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis; especially the amboyna pine ;

damaraland mole rat

colonial mole rat of western Africa; similar to naked mole rat ;

damascene

a design produced by inlaying gold or silver into steel ; a native or inhabitant of Damascus ;

damascus

an ancient city (widely regarded as the world's oldest) and present capital and largest city of Syria; according to the New Testament, the Apostle Paul (then known as Saul) underwent a dramatic conversion on the road to Damascus ;

damascus steel

a hard resilient steel often decorated and used for sword blades ;

damask

a fabric of linen or cotton or silk or wool with a reversible pattern woven into it ; a table linen made from linen with a damask pattern ;

damask fabric

a fabric of linen or cotton or silk or wool with a reversible pattern woven into it ;

damask rose

large hardy very fragrant pink rose; cultivated in Asia Minor as source of attar of roses; parent of many hybrids ;

damask steel

a hard resilient steel often decorated and used for sword blades ;

damask violet

long cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more pronounced in the evening; naturalized throughout Europe to Siberia and into North America ;

dame

informal terms for a (young) woman ; a woman of refinement; "a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady" ;

dame's violet

long cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more pronounced in the evening; naturalized throughout Europe to Siberia and into North America ;

dame agatha mary clarissa christie

prolific English writer of detective stories (1890-1976) ;