damper block

damper consisting of a small felted block that drops onto a piano string to stop its vibration ;

damping off

a plant disease caused by a fungus; diseased condition of seedlings in excessive moisture ;

damping off fungus

fungus causing damping off disease in seedlings ;

dampness

a slight wetness ;

damsel

a young unmarried woman ;

damselfish

small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs ;

damselfly

slender non-stinging insect similar to but smaller than the dragonfly but having wings folded when at rest ;

damson

sweet dark purple plum ;

damson plum

sweet dark purple plum ; plum tree long cultivated for its edible fruit ; tropical American timber tree with dark hard heavy wood and small plumlike purple fruit ;

damson plum tree

plum tree long cultivated for its edible fruit ;

dana

Celtic goddess who was the mother of the Tuatha De Danann; identified with the Welsh Don ;

danaea

fairly small terrestrial ferns of tropical America ;

danaid

large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste ;

danaid butterfly

large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste ;

danaidae

small family of usually tropical butterflies: monarch butterflies ;

danau

the 2nd longest European river (after the Volga); flows from southwestern Germany to the Black Sea; "Vienna, Budapest, and Belgrade are on the banks of the Danube" ;

danaus

type genus of the Danaidae: monarch butterflies ;

danaus plexippus

large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed ;

dance

taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music ; an artistic form of nonverbal communication ; a party for social dancing ; a party of people assembled for dancing ;

dance band

a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing ;

dance floor

a bare floor polished for dancing ;

dance hall

large room used mainly for dancing ;

dance lesson

a lesson in dancing ;

dance master

a professional teacher of dancing ;

dance music

a genre of popular music composed for ballroom dancing ;

dance of death

a medieval dance in which a skeleton representing death leads a procession of others to the grave ;

dance orchestra

a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing ;

dance palace

large room used mainly for dancing ;

dance school

a school where students are taught to dance ;

dance step

a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance; "he taught them the waltz step" ;

dancer

a performer who dances ; a person who participates in a social gathering arranged for dancing (as a ball) ;

danceroom music

a genre of popular music composed for ballroom dancing ;

dancing

taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music ;

dancing-master

a professional teacher of dancing ;

dancing lady orchid

any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants ;

dancing partner

one of a pair of people who dance together ;

dancing school

a school in which students learn to dance ;

dandelion

any of several herbs of the genus Taraxacum having long tap roots and deeply notched leaves and bright yellow flowers followed by fluffy seed balls ;

dandelion green

edible leaves of the common dandelion collected from the wild; used in salads and in making wine ; the foliage of the dandelion plant ;

dander

a feeling of anger and animosity; "having one's hackles or dander up" ; small scales from animal skins or hair or bird feathers that can cause allergic reactions in some people ;