dandie dinmont

a breed of small terrier with long wiry coat and drooping ears ;

dandie dinmont terrier

a breed of small terrier with long wiry coat and drooping ears ;

dandle board

a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end ;

dandruff

loose scales shed from the scalp; "I could see the dandruff on her shoulders" ; a condition in which white scales of dead skin are shed by the scalp ;

dandy

a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost ; a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance ;

dandy fever

an infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and joints ;

dandyism

the manner and dress of a fop or dandy ;

dane

a native or inhabitant of Denmark ;

danewort

dwarf herbaceous elder of Europe having pink flowers and a nauseous odor ;

dangaleat

a Chadic language spoken in Chad; uses seven vowels plus differences in vowel length ;

danger

a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury; "he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime"; "there was a danger he would do the wrong thing" ; a dangerous place; "He moved out of danger" ; the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury; "you are in no danger"; "there was widespread danger of disease" ; a cause of pain or injury or loss; "he feared the dangers of traveling by air" ;

danger line

a line beyond which it is dangerous to go ;

danger zone

a dangerous area ;

dangerous undertaking

a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful) ;

dangerousness

the quality of not being safe ;

dangla

a Chadic language spoken in Chad; uses seven vowels plus differences in vowel length ;

dangle-berry

huckleberry of the eastern United States with pink flowers and sweet blue fruit ;

dangleberry

huckleberry of the eastern United States with pink flowers and sweet blue fruit ;

dangling

the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely); "there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait" ;

dangling modifier

a word or phrase apparently modifying an unintended word because of its placement in a sentence: e.g., `when young' in `when young, circuses appeal to all of us' ;

dangling participle

a participle (usually at the beginning of a sentence) apparently modifying a word other than the word intended: e.g., `flying across the country' in `flying across the country the Rockies came into view' ;

daniel

an Old Testament book that tells of the apocalyptic visions and the experiences of Daniel in the court of Nebuchadnezzar ; a wise and upright judge; "a Daniel come to judgment" -- Shakespeare ; (Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC) ;

daniel bernoulli

Swiss physicist who contributed to hydrodynamics and mathematical physics (1700-1782) ;

daniel boone

an American pioneer and guide and explorer (1734-1820) ;

daniel chester french

United States sculptor who created the seated marble figure of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. (1850-1931) ;

daniel defoe

English writer remembered particularly for his novel about Robinson Crusoe (1660-1731) ;

daniel garrison brinton

United States anthropologist who was the first to attempt a systematic classification of Native American languages (1837-1899) ;

daniel hudson burnham

United States architect who designed the first important skyscraper with a skeleton (1846-1912) ;

daniel jones

English phonetician (1881-1967) ;

daniel morgan

soldier in the American Revolution who defeated the British in the battle of Cowpens, South Carolina (1736-1802) ;

daniel ortega

Nicaraguan statesman (born in 1945) ;

daniel ortega saavedra

Nicaraguan statesman (born in 1945) ;

daniel patrick moynihan

United States politician and educator (1927-2003) ;

daniel rutherford

British chemist who isolated nitrogen (1749-1819) ;

daniel webster

United States politician and orator (1782-1817) ;

danish

a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Denmark ; light sweet yeast-raised roll usually filled with fruits or cheese ;

danish blue

blue cheese of Denmark ;

danish capital

the capital and largest city of Denmark; located on the island of Zealand; "Copenhagen is sometimes called the Paris of the North" ;

danish krone

the basic unit of money in Denmark ;

danish monetary unit

monetary unit in Denmark ;