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Letter D Dublex Definitions
dab [From Hindi /dab/, with initial /d-/ in Russian, Arabic, German and Dutch.] pressing, pressure -- the act of pressing dabcomun [pressing+communication] telegraphy -- a system of communicating over long distances by pressing on a device that willproduce series of long and short sounds to represent letters Dabcomunbacu [pressing+communication+alphabet] Morse Code dabcomunfonlang [pressing+communication+sound+{long-object}] dash; dah -- the long sound used to make up Morse Code letters, usually represented by a hyphen dabcomungarm [pressing+communication+communication-unit] telegraph -- a message emitted via telegraphy dabcomunhim [pressing+communication+tool] telegraph -- a machine used for sending telegraph messages dabgarm [pressing+communication-unit] kerned text dabsint [pressing+science] gravitologist dal [From Hindi /dal/.] diagonal, incline -- something arranged obliquely or slanted dalbacform [diagonal+alphabet+form] italics dar [From Hindi /dar/, with initial /d-/ in Mandarin Chinese /dai/.] stripe -- marking of a different color or texture from the background darbacar [stripe+bovine] kudu, bongo, etc. (Tragelaphus) darcatoh [stripe+cat] skunk darcon [stripe+{opposite}] spot -- a mark on a surface differing sharply in color from its surroundings darg [Blend of Arabic /darb/, Hindi /marg/ and Russian /darog/, with initial /d-/ in Mandarin Chinese /dau/.] road, route -- an open way generally public for travel or transportation dargbacceleb [road+alphabet+play] the alphabet game -- a diversion played in long car trips in which multiple players attempt to find in order the 26 letters on road signs, license plates, roadside shops, etc. dargcah [road+{abstraction}] passage in general -- something that allows some tangible or abstract things to go through dargfonhim [road+sound+tool] street organ darggarm [road+communication-unit] street sign, traffic sign darglangvic [road+{long-object}+vehicle] pickup truck darglavmahin [road+washing/cleaning+machine] street cleaner, street sweeper -- a customized vehicle with machinery to wash and clean streets (typically used by a municipal sanitation department) darglavnic [road+washing/cleaning+professional] street cleaner, street sweeper -- a worker employed to clean streets (especially one employed by a municipal sanitation department) dargmans [road+meat] road kill dargsint [road+science] cartography dargvic [road+vehicle] car dargvic [road+vehicle] automobile dargvic [road+vehicle] car, auto, automobile, motorcar -- four-wheeled; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine dargvicton [road+vehicle+{augmentative}] truck, motortruck, lorry -- an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling darhisan [stripe+horse] zebra -- an animal related to the horse, with black and white stripes darhisanmin [stripe+horse+fish] zebrafish darlet [stripe+{diminutive}] spot -- a mark on a surface differing sharply in color from its surroundings darmuh [stripe+rodent] chipmunk (Tamias) dart [From Hindi /darti/ and English /dirt/.] dirt, ground -- the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the surface of land dartbar [dirt+bar] post -- a piece of timbre or metal fixed firmly in an upright position dartbez [dirt+absence] sterility dartcanc [dirt+shell] bunker, dugout -- a fortification of earth; mostly or entirely below ground dartcancrept [dirt+shell+reptile] tortoise (Testudinidae) dartcarb [dirt+carbon] coal -- carbonised vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period Dartdinu [dirt+day] Saturday dartdit [dirt+digit] strait dartfan [dirt+art] sand painting -- a painting done by American Indians (especially Navaho); made of fine colored sands on a neutral background dartfonmusic [dirt+sound+music] grunge -- a genre of music (as Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains and Soundgarden) popular at the end of the millennium, characterized by angsty lyrics and "unclean" sound darthim [dirt+tool] hoe -- tool with a flat blade at a right angle to a long handle, used for weeding, planting and gardening. darthir [dirt+bird] pheasant, quail, partridge (Galliformes) darthirton [dirt+bird+{augmentative}] ostrich -- the largest bird in the world, flightless with incredibly powerful legs and with the apocryphal habit of burying its head in the sand. dartjam [dirt+tuber] potato, Solanum tuberosum -- an edible tuber native to South America, known as a staple food of Ireland dartjammusichim [dirt+tuber+music+tool] ocarina -- a musical instrument with a somewhat potato-like appearance, producing a flute-like tone. Dartjamnatinletu [dirt+tuber+nation+{diminutive}] Idaho dartjamsut [dirt+tuber+thread] french fry -- a thin strip of potato (typically skinned) fried in fat dartjebmam [dirt+pocket+mammal] marsupial mole (Notoryctes) dartmam [dirt+mammal] mole (Talpidae) Dartmedmaru [dirt+middle+ocean] The Mediterranean dartmin [dirt+fish] mudskipper (family Periophthalmidae) dartmovhim [dirt+movement+tool] shovel -- a tool for lifting loose material consisting of a curved container or scoop and a handle dartmuh [dirt+rodent] mole-rat dartsald [dirt+vegetable] potato -- an edible tuber indigenous to South America; a staple food of Ireland dartsint [dirt+science] pedology dartsisp [dirt+insect] ant dartsisp [dirt+insect] worm dartsispbacarsisp [dirt+insect+bovine+insect] aphid (family Aphidae) dartsispcomanjsisp [dirt+insect+eating+insect] ant-lion (family Myrmeleontidae) dartsisphir [dirt+insect+bird] antbird (Thamnophilidae) dartsispjebmam [dirt+insect+pocket+mammal] numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus) dartsispmam [dirt+insect+mammal] anteater (Myrmecophagidae) dartsurconfib [dirt+something-above+{opposite}+amphibian] mole salamander (genus Ambystoma) dartsuvin [dirt+pig] aardvark (Orycteropus afer) darttemp [dirt+time] clay -- soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired Darttonnatinu [dirt+{augmentative}+nation] Russia dartvic [dirt+vehicle] dirt bike dartzard [dirt+risk] bunker, sand trap, trap -- a hazard on a golf course datun [From Arabic /datu/ and Mandarin Chinese /tun/.] same things, identical things -- things incapable of being perceived as different datunbanc [same-things+reserve] spare parts datuni [same-things+{verb}] S equals O. datunpirdparta [same-things+object+part+{noun-modifier}] fused -- joined into a single inseparable body datunpirdpartcond [same-things+object+part+condition] fusion -- the fact of being joined into a single inseparable body datunsist [same-things+system] balance, equilibrium -- stable situation where forces cancel each other datuntempe [same-things+time+{verb-modifier}] simultaneously delc [From Latin 'declarare', extant in Spanish, English, et al.] claim, assertion -- a declaration made as if no supporting evidence were necessary delccah [claim+{abstraction}] theoretical statement -- something not true, but temporarily considered as true for reasons of supposition delccon [claim+{opposite}] bluff -- a claim that seems authorative, but is not delcgarm [claim+communication-unit] mining claim delclet [claim+{diminutive}] serious lie -- a false delcaration, a lie under oath delcreg [claim+rule] common law delcsint [claim+science] investigative reporting delcsint [claim+science] skepticism delcton [claim+{augmentative}] oath -- a statement that cannot be recinded dend [From Hindi /dendar/, with /d-n-/ in Arabic /dain/ and Russian /doljn/ and with /d-d/ in Spanish /deuda/, with initial /d-/ in English 'debit', Latin /debitum/ and Italian 'debito'.] debt -- the state of owing money dendcon [debt+{opposite}] credit - money available for a client to borrow denddendcongarm [debt+debt+{opposite}+communication-unit] account - record of money received/paid/owed dendgarm [debt+communication-unit] transaction dendgarm [debt+communication-unit] bill, invoice statement of money owed dendpermcon [debt+{permanent-object}+{opposite}] loan - item borrowed (from perspective of person borrowing it) dendsint [debt+science] finance dens [Latin 'densus', extant in Spanish, Italian, English, Esperanto, Novial, et al, with /d-/ forms in German and Dutch.] dense something -- something with relatively high density (the quantity of something per unit measure, especially for area, but also for length or volume) [scalar] denscah [{dense-object}+{abstraction}] density -- the quantity of something per unit measure, especially for area, but also for length or volume [scalar = dense to sparse denscon [{dense-object}+{opposite}] sparse something -- something with relatively low density (the quantity of something per unit measure, especially for area, but also for length or volume) [scalar densmercah [{dense-object}+measure+{abstraction}] density (dimension unspecified) dent [Indo-European *dent-, recognizably extant in Hindi, Romance (Latin, Spanish, Italian), English ('dental'), auxilaries (Esperanto, Novial).] tooth -- hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense dentbeza [tooth+absence+{noun-modifier}] toothless dentbezcomanjmin [tooth+absence+eating+fish] pike (family Esocidae) dentcanccon [tooth+shell+{opposite}] gum; gingiva dentcat [tooth+cut] chew, gnaw, bite -- to cut with the teeth. dentcat [tooth+cut] teething; "cutting teeth" dentcatoh [tooth+cat] saber-toothed cat dentcol [tooth+wheel] gear -- a toothed weal that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion dentcorect [tooth+correct] orthodonture dentfonhim [tooth+sound+tool] jaw harp, Jew's harp dentgarm [tooth+communication-unit] dental X-ray dentlavhim [tooth+washing/cleaning+tool] toothbrush -- small brush with long handle used to clean teeth dentlavmahin [tooth+washing/cleaning+machine] electric toothbrush -- a toothbrush with an electric motor in the handle that vibrates the head of the brush dentlet [tooth+{diminutive}] baby tooth dentlic [tooth+liquid] toothpaste dentluftbadsisp [tooth+air+body-part+insect] katydid dentmas [tooth+{masculine}] molar -- a tooth made to slowly grind away dentsatcon [tooth+satisfaction+{opposite}] toothache -- a pain felt in the tooth dentses [tooth+{feminine}] incisor -- a tooth made for ripping and tearing dentsint [tooth+science] dentistry dentsuvin [tooth+pig] babirusa denttact [tooth+touch] bite a little contact with the teeth denttactcancrept [tooth+touch+shell+reptile] snapping turtle dentton [tooth+{augmentative}] fang dentton [tooth+{augmentative}] adult tooth, big tooth (e.g. the incisor from a sabre-toothed tiger) denttonmin [tooth+{augmentative}+fish] shark des [Latin 'decem', "ten" (extant in Spanish & Italian), from Indo-European *dekm, extant in Russian, Germanic (English, German, Dutch) and auxilaries (Esperanto, Novial). Mnemonic: decimal.] ten to the power of -- forms large number words, as in 'desduv' ("ten to the power of two, 100"), 'dester' (1,000) and 'dessis' (1,000,000); when used to describe how many of something is taken as an approximation descah [ten-to-the-power-of+{abstraction}] a decade; ten years descon [ten-to-the-power-of+{opposite}] negative ten to the power of x, -10**X descon [ten-to-the-power-of+{opposite}] ten to the negative power of desdesper [ten-to-the-power-of+ten-to-the-power-of+person] centenarian -- adults 100 years old and older desduv [ten-to-the-power-of+two] hundred desduv [ten-to-the-power-of+two] hundred approximately -- ten 10s desduvdin [ten-to-the-power-of+two+day] year desduvper [ten-to-the-power-of+two+person] twenty-something -- adult from the age of 20 to 29 Desduvvocu [ten-to-the-power-of+two+word] Dublex deshar [ten-to-the-power-of+four] 10,000 deshar [ten-to-the-power-of+four] ten thousand -- the cardinal number that is the product of ten and one thousand desharper [ten-to-the-power-of+four+person] forty-something -- adult from the age of 40 to 49 desir [From Latin 'desiderare', extant in Spanish, English, et al.] desire, wish, want -- a longing or strong inclination for something desirbeza [desire+absence+{noun-modifier}] hopeless -- without hopes or dreams desirgarm [desire+communication-unit] love letter desiri [desire+{verb}] wish for, desire desiri [desire+{verb}] S desire/want O. desirton [desire+{augmentative}] hunger, thirst, desire -- strong desire for something (not necessarily food or drink) deslet [ten-to-the-power-of+{diminutive}] ten desnen [ten-to-the-power-of+nine] billion -- a number as represented as a one followed by nine zeroes (12 in Britain) desnenper [ten-to-the-power-of+nine+person] nonagenarian -- adult from the age of 90 to 99 desnenper [ten-to-the-power-of+nine+person] billionaire -- a person with a net worth of at least a billion in U.S. dollars desped [ten-to-the-power-of+foot] decapod crustacean -- aquatic arthropods of the class Crustacea that have five pairs of jointed limbs, therefore including lobsters, crabs and shrimps but excluding barnacles despen [ten-to-the-power-of+five] 100,000 despen [ten-to-the-power-of+five] hundred thousand -- the cardinal number that is the product of 100 and 1000 despenper [ten-to-the-power-of+five+person] quinquagenarian -- adult from the age of 50 to 59 dessemper [ten-to-the-power-of+seven+person] septuagenarian -- adult from the age of 70 to 79 dessint [ten-to-the-power-of+science] algebra dessirper [ten-to-the-power-of+zero+person] children under the age of 10 dessis [ten-to-the-power-of+six] million dessis [ten-to-the-power-of+six] million -- a number as represented as a one followed by six zeroes dessisper [ten-to-the-power-of+six+person] sexagenarian -- adult from the age of 60 to 69 dessisper [ten-to-the-power-of+six+person] millionaire -- a person with a net worth of at least a million in U.S. dollars dester [ten-to-the-power-of+three] thousand dester [ten-to-the-power-of+three] thousand -- the cardinal number that is the product of 100 and ten desterlangmer [ten-to-the-power-of+three+{long-object}+measure] kilometer desterper [ten-to-the-power-of+three+person] thirty-something -- adult from the age of 30 to 39 deston [ten-to-the-power-of+{augmentative}] one hundred desvanduv [ten-to-the-power-of+one+two] trillion -- a number as represented as a one followed by 12 zeroes (18 in England and Germany) desvanper [ten-to-the-power-of+one+person] preteen, teenager -- children from the age of 10 to 19 desvic [ten-to-the-power-of+vehicle] caravan desvoctper [ten-to-the-power-of+eight+person] octogenarian -- adult from the age of 80 to 89 dev [From Indo-European *deiwos, extant in Hindi 'dev' and in Latin 'devus', "god" (itself extant in English 'divine', Spanish 'dios', Italian 'dio' & 'divinita', Esperanto 'dio', Novial 'dee').] god, deity, divinity -- any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force devbac [god+alphabet] devanagari devbacar [god+bovine] sacred cow devbad [god+body-part] soul, spirit devbad [god+body-part] spirit -- the vital principle or animating force within living things devbin [god+building] church, synagogue, temple -- a building for worship devbin [god+building] worship -- the collective activity of a specific religious group in worship devbin [god+building] church -- building for public worship devbini [god+building+{verb}] worship -- to go to church devbinpub [god+building+people-group] congregation -- the members of a specific religious group who regulary worship in a particular church devbinpus [god+building+use] worship -- attend religious services devcapt [god+leader] rabbi, priest, presbyter, curate, minister, parson, pastor, rector -- a person authorized to conduct religious worship devcapt [god+leader] supreme deity -- the principal deity of a religion or mythology with multiple deities, such as Zeus (Greek), Jupiter (Roman) or Odin (Norse) Devcaptcitabu [god+leader+book] Talmud -- sacred writings forming the basis of religious authority in Orthodox Judaism Devcarsu [god+cross] Cross -- a cross as an emblem of Christianity devcon [god+{opposite}] devil, demon -- one of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief devconhasal [god+{opposite}+event] disaster, catastrophe -- a state of extreme ruin and misfortune devconmest [god+{opposite}+site] hell, perdition -- the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment devcontom [god+{opposite}+atom] sulphur -- an abundant tasteless odourless multivalent nonmetallic element devcubhir [god+cup+bird] swallow (Hirundinidae) Devcubu [god+cup] Holy Grail devdin [god+day] sabbath -- a day of rest and worship devdon [god+gift] right -- abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law, tradition, or nature devfan [god+art] magic -- any art that appears to invoke supernatural powers devgarm [god+communication-unit] message from God/gods devgarm [god+communication-unit] prayer -- reverent petition to a deity devgarmmal [god+communication-unit+disparagement] curse, condemnation, malediction, damnation -- a ceremonial prayer invoking divine wrath devgid [god+food] ambrosia -- the food of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal (Greek and Roman mythology) devhasal [god+event] miracle -- a marvellous event manifesting a supernatural act devhazarmest [god+tree+site] forest, woods -- land that is covered with trees and shrubs the place itself devhuman [god+human] messiah, christ -- any expected deliverer devhun [god+choice] messiah, christ -- any expected deliverer devhunper [god+choice+person] messiah, christ -- any expected deliverer devlic [god+liquid] ambrosia devlic [god+liquid] nectar -- the drink of the gods (Greek and Roman mythology) devmest [god+site] heaven -- the abode of God and the angels devpensper [god+stylus+person] scribe -- transcriber of holy scrolls devper [god+person] holy person, priest devsahab [god+companion] priest devsatconcact [god+satisfaction+{opposite}+action] sin -- any action forbidden by the rules of an organized religion devsens [god+sense] divine revelation devsent [god+emotion] religion, faith, religious belief -- a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny devsentpus [god+emotion+use] worship -- show religious devotion to, as of a deity devsint [god+science] theology devsisp [god+insect] mantis, mantid -- predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer devsist [god+system] religion, faith -- an institution created to express belief in a divine power devsist [god+system] religion, faith -- an institution created to express belief in a divinity or multiple deities devsist [god+system] religion, faith, religious belief -- belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny devsist [god+system] religion, faith, church -- institution to express belief in a divine power devsistcact [god+system+action] rite -- an established ceremony prescribed by a religion devsistpictcon [god+system+picture+{opposite}] icon -- a conventional religious picture painted in oil on a small wooden panel; venerated in the Eastern Church devsuc [god+happiness] enthusiasm, zeal -- a feeling of strong eagerness (usu. in favor of a person or cause) devsucii [god+happiness+{preposition}+{opposite}] I express enthusiasm, zeal -- a feeling of strong eagerness (usu. in favour of a person or cause) devsucper [god+happiness+person] angel -- spiritual being attendant upon God devton [god+{augmentative}] supreme deity (c.f. devcapt) devval [god+worthiness] priest, clergyman, minister, spiritual leader, elder -- a leader in religious or sacred affairs devvic [god+vehicle] chariot devvis [god+sight] revelation -- a spiritual, enlightening or mystical vision or disclosure dif [From Latin 'difficultas', extant in Spanish and English, with initial /d-/ in Hindi /dushkar/.] difficult task -- something requiring relatively great effort to accomplish, comprehend or endure [scalar] difcon [{difficult-task}+{opposite}] easy task -- something requiring relatively little effort to accomplish, comprehend or endure [scalar difgarm [{difficult-task}+communication-unit] difficult concept difgarm [difficult task+communication unit] cipher, cypher -- a message written in a secret code difi [{difficult-task}+{verb}] S is difficult about O. din [From Hindi /din/ and Russian /dien/, with initial /d-/ in Spanish /dia/, English 'day', Dutch 'dag', Indo-European *dye-, Latin 'dies'.] day -- time for a planet to make a complete rotation on its axis dinar [By extension from Latin 'denarius', which has inspired the term 'dinar' for a unit of currency in Algeria, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Tunisia, Yemen and Yugoslavia and is the Romance root of Spanish 'dinero' and Italian 'denaro'. With initial /d-/ in Russian /dyeng/.] money -- the most common medium of exchange; legal tender dinarbad [money+body-part] the metaphorical fist or hand with with one stingily holds one to one's money dinarbancbin [money+reserve+building] bank {building} dinarbeza [money+absence+{noun-modifier}] broke -- without money dinarbezper [money+absence+person] poor -- one or many having little money or few possessions dinarbin [money+building] bank, monetary institution dinarbomb [money+bomb] timebombed money -- money given to bank robbers that releases dye to mark the bills or currency notes dinarcah [money+{abstraction}] commerce dinarcancvanped [money+shell+one+foot] cowrie -- marine gastropods of the family Cypraeidae, typically with bright and shiny shells, and so used as currency in parts of Africa and the South Pacific dinarcart [money+card] check; cheque -- a piece of paper filled out in place of physical money, representing transference of a specified amount from the buyer's bank account to the seller's dinarcon [money+{opposite}] financial debt dinarcurs [money+running-movement] money laundering -- concealing the source of illegally gotten money dinargarm [money+communication-unit] check, cheque dinarhazmotiv [money+fun+target] vaction funds dinarlet [money+{diminutive}] poverty dinarmahin [money+machine] slot machine, one-armed bandit -- a gambling device that is operated by the insertion of a coin in a slot and pulling a handle to determine if any payout is to be made dinarsint [money+science] numismatics dinarsirc [money+circle] coin -- a metal piece (usu. a disc) used as currency dinarteror [money+fear] chrematophobia dinartom [money+atom] gold dinartom [money+atom] silver dinartom [money+atom] gold, Au -- a soft yellow malleable ductile metallic element dinarton [money+{augmentative}] wealth dinarvic [money+vehicle] armored truck -- a fortified vehicle that transports money and other highly valuable items, with armed drivers dincon [day+{opposite}] night dinconbudcon [day+{opposite}+future+{opposite}] evening -- the hours before twilight dinconfin [day+{opposite}+ending] dawn -- the break of day dinconfincon [day+{opposite}+ending+{opposite}] twilight; dusk -- the borderline at which night breaks in dinconhandmam [day+{opposite}+hand+mammal] galago, bushbaby (Galagonidae) dinconhir [day+{opposite}+bird] nightingale (Luscinia) dinconmed [day+{opposite}+middle] midnight -- 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night dinconsisp [day+{opposite}+insect] moth dinfincon [day+ending+{opposite}] morning -- the period shortly after the sun is all the way visible from the earth dingarm [day+communication-unit] daily entry in a day book dinhor [day+hour] o'clock -- according to the clock dinlant [day+fall] twilight, dusk, nightfall -- the time of day immediately following sunset Dinmahinu [day+machine] Aztec solar calendar -- a circular stone used by the Aztecs for reckoning days (not hours) dinmed [day+middle] noon, twelve noon, high noon, midday, noonday, noontide -- (the middle of the day dinmedbud [day+middle+future] afternoon -- the time after 12:00 but before evening dinmedgidtemp [day+middle+food+time] lunch -- the meal eaten around the middle of the day dinser [day+series] week -- any period of seven consecutive days dinsint [day+science] chronology dinsolbez [day+Sun+absence] nighttime -- the time between sunset of one day and sunrise of the next dinsolbez [day+Sun+absence] night, nighttime -- the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside dintemp [day+time] time of day -- clock time dinvic [day+vehicle] commuter car direct [Latin 'directio', extant in Romance (Spanish, Italian, French), English, auxiliaries (Esperanto, Novial).] direction -- orientation, a line leading to a place or point directbeza [direction+absence+{noun-modifier}] directionless directgarm [direction+communication-unit] directions directmercah [direction+measure+{abstraction}] compass bearing directmerhim [direction+measure+tool] sextant directsint [direction+science] navigation dis [Latin 'dis', "apart, asunder", extant in Spanish, English, et al.] separation -- the condition of being spaced apart disbacform [separation+alphabet+form] manuscript -- non-cursive writing discon [separation+{opposite}] combination disconpart [separation+{opposite}+part] radical disconpartval [separation+{opposite}+part+worthiness] chemical valency disdirecte [separation+direction+{adv.}] away, aside -- in a different direction disfon [separation+sound] the sound of two objects coming apart Disgarmu [separation+communication-unit] Dear John letter dismentnonthabil [separation+mind+negation+ability] addiction disvolt [separation+electricity] static dit [From Italian 'dito', from Latin 'digitus', also extant in Spanish 'dedos', English 'digit', French 'doigt', Portuguese 'dedos', et al.] digit -- a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding part in other vertebrates; in compounds, used metaphorically for digit-like parts, such as tongues and horns ditbacceleb [digit+alphabet+play] a diversion involving printing a letter on each of one's fingertips, often to flash several fingers at a time and spell out words and sentences ditfonhim [digit+sound+tool] mbira, sansa, kalimba, "thumb piano" ditgarm [digit+communication-unit] serial code ditnamcog [digit+name+knowledge] the study of the names of numbers ditnarmcon [digit+soft-object+{opposite}] nail ditsint [digit+science] arithmetic ditvodcon [digit+body-of-water+{opposite}] peninsula doj [From Russian /dozhd/.] precipitation -- the falling to earth of rain or snow or hail or sleet or fog dojcah [precipitation+{abstraction}] trouble, worries, problems dojcon [precipitation+{opposite}] evaporation, transpiration -- drying out dojcov [precipitation+cover] roof -- a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building or motor vehicle dojcov [precipitation+cover] umbrella -- a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy, typically used for protection from rain dojgarm [precipitation+communication-unit] weather forecast dojlet [precipitation+{diminutive}] airbound precipitation -- precipitation that doesn't hit the ground, such as mist or fog dojmemb [precipitation+item] drop of precipitation dojmerhim [precipitation+measure+tool] hyetometer dojroc [precipitation+rock] stalactite or stalagmite -- a cylinder of calcium carbonate projecting upward from the floor or downward from the ceiling of a limestone cave dojroc [precipitation+rock] meteorite dojroc [precipitation+rock] falling rock -- a rock that falls from on high, as from a cliff or mountain dojrochasal [precipitation+rock+event] avalanche dojsint [precipitation+science] meteorology dojton [precipitation+{augmentative}] hail -- precipitation of solid or semi-solid objects dojton [precipitation+{augmentative}] blizzard dojvic [precipitation+vehicle] snowcat don [From Latin 'donum', "gift" (extant in English 'donate', in Spanish, Esperanto and Novial), from Indo-European *do-, "to give", extant in Hindi /dena/ and Russian /dav/.] gift -- something acquired without compensation doncart [gift+card] the "From: ~ To: ~" tag attached to wrapped presents dongarm [gift+communication-unit] gift tag donjib [gift+task] quest, seeking -- the act of searching for something donsenscon [gift+sense+{opposite}] greed -- an excessive desire to acquire or possess more than one needs or deserves donsent [gift+emotion] generosity, charity -- a kindly and leziupt attitude toward people dun [From Mandarin Chinese /dun/ (an Eastern word for east!).] east -- the direction of sunrise duncon [east+{opposite}] west duncon [east+{opposite}] west -- cardinal compass point at 270 degrees duncona [east+{opposite}+{noun-modifier}] west -- in a westerly direction [aj Dunconmarconu [east+{opposite}+ocean+{opposite}] Americas dunlic [east+liquid] tea -- beverage made by steeping leaves of certain Asian plants in water Dunlicnatinu [east+liquid+nation] India Dunlicnatinu [east+liquid+nation] China Dunlicnatinu [east+liquid+nation] Britain Dunmansu [east+meat] Philly Cheesesteak sandwich -- a sandwich consisting of a submarine roll with thinly sliced beef ribeye, white onions, sweet bell peppers, American cheese, salt, pepper and melted butter dunmercah [east+measure+{abstraction}] longitude dunmonttonsist [east+mountain+{augmentative}+system] the Himalayas dunsint [east+science] orienteering dur [From Medieval Latin 'duratio', "duration", extant in Romance (Spanish, Italian), Germanic (English, German, Dutch) and auxiliaries (Esperanto, Novial).] long event -- an event that takes relatively more time than others [scalar] durcah [{long-event}+{abstraction}] duration -- property of time in which something continues [scalar durcon [{long-event}+{opposite}] short event -- an event that takes relatively less time than others [scalar durconsisp [{long-event}+{opposite}+insect] mayfly (order Ephemeroptera) durgarm [{long-event}+communication-unit] a boring speech durmer [{long-event}+measure] hour durmercah [{long-event}+measure+{abstraction}] duration durmerhim [{long-event}+measure+tool] timer durnontcomanj [{long-event}+negation+eating] starving dursahab [long event+companion] buddy, brother, crony, old friend -- a close friend of long acquaintance dursint [{long-event}+science] historics durtemp [{long-event}+time] a long time duv [From Indo-European *dwo-, extant in Romance (Latin, Italian, Spanish, etc.), English ('duo'), auxiliaries (Esperanto, Novial).] two -- the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing such a number Duvbacpartu [two+alphabet+part] B -- the second letter of the alphabet duvbadcamel [two+body-part+camel] two-humped camel, Bactrian duvbarc [two+lightning] plug, male plug -- an electrical device with two pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection duvbarmovhim [two+bar+movement+tool] tongs -- any of various devices for taking hold of objects; usu. have two hinged legs w/ handles above and pointed hooks below duvcam [two+garment] two-piece clothing duvcamel [two+camel] two-humped camel duvcarbsatcohol [two+carbon+satisfaction+alcohol] ethanol -- CH3-CH2-OH Duvcarsdevsistu [two+cross+god+system] Protestantism -- the theological system of any of the churches of Western Christendom that separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation Duvcarsu [two+cross] United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland (GBR) Duvcarsu [two+cross] Union Jack duvcelebcart [two+play+card] deuce -- the playing card played between an ace and a three duvcolora [two+color+{noun-modifier}] bicolor duvcon [two+{opposite}] negative two, -2 duvcop [two+copy] duplicate duvcorbcarcjant [two+edge+{sharp-object}+animal] amphioxus (subphylum Cephalochordata) Duvdinu [two+day] Monday -- second day of the week, first working day duvdit [two+digit] ring finger Duvduvbacpartu [two+two+alphabet+part] V -- the twenty second letter of the alphabet duvduvhor [two+two+hour] ten o'clock in the evening Duvduvnatinletu [two+two+nation+{diminutive}] Alabama-- 22th state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on Dec. 14, 1819 duvduvper [two+two+person] 22-year old -- a person who has experienced 22 but not 23 years since birth duvduvtom [two+two+atom] titanium -- element of atomic number 22 duvfarh [two+fraction] half, one-half -- one of two equal parts divisible in a whole duvfarhsirccant [two+fraction+circle+fastener] hook -- a catch for locking a door duvfon [two+sound] stereo, stereo system, stereophonic system -- reproducer in which two microphones feed two or more loudspeakers to give a three-dimensional effect to the sound duvgarm [two+communication-unit] message and reply as a unit duvhafer [two+blade] scissors -- a cutting implement having two crossed pivoting blades duvhandfon [two+hand+sound] applause -- the sound or action of hands being clapped together in praise of something duvhandfon [two+hand+sound] clapping -- the sound of two hands being repeatedly pushed together Duvharbacpartu [two+four+alphabet+part] X -- the twenty fourth letter of the alphabet Duvharnatinletu [two+four+nation+{diminutive}] Missouri -- 24th state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on Aug. 10, 1821 duvharper [two+four+person] 24-year old -- a person who has experienced 24 but not 25 years since birth duvhartom [two+four+atom] chromium -- element of atomic number 24 duvhor [two+hour] two o'clock in the morning duvjantcals [two+animal+class] phylum Duvjeltontaru [two+yellow+{augmentative}+star] Syrian Arab Republic (SYR) duvlinform [two+line+form] angle -- the inclination of one line toward another Duvmarjoru [two+ocean+connection] Kiel Canal -- opened in 1895, linking the North Sea with the Baltic Sea Duvmircombsulalu [two+world+fight+offspring] Baby Boomer generation -- the U.S. generation born from 1946 to 1966 Duvmiru [two+world] Venus -- the second planet from the Sun duvmult [two+multiplication] double -- consisting of or involving two parts usu. in pairs [adj Duvnatinletu [two+nation+{diminutive}] Pennsylvania -- second state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on Dec. 12, 1787 Duvnennatinletu [two+nine+nation+{diminutive}] Iowa -- 29th state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on Dec. 28, 1846 duvnenper [two+nine+person] 29-year old -- a person who has experienced 29 but not 30 years since birth duvnentom [two+nine+atom] copper -- element of atomic number 29 Duvnercontaru [two+black+{opposite}+star] St. Kitts (KNA) Duvnertaru [two+black+star] Sao Tome and Principe (STP) duvnobil [two+noble] prince/princess duvnobilmas [two+noble+{masculine}] prince duvnobilses [two+noble+{feminine}] princess duvnogfib [two+limb+amphibian] siren (genus Siren) duvpantcals [two+plant+class] division duvpartcant [two+part+fastener] staple -- a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables or a smaller version for fastening papers duvped [two+foot] biped -- vertebrate animal with two feet duvpedvic [two+foot+vehicle] bicycle Duvpenbacpartu [two+five+alphabet+part] Y -- the twenty fifth letter of the alphabet Duvpennatinletu [two+five+nation+{diminutive}] Arkansas -- 25th state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on June 15, 1836 duvpenper [two+five+person] 25-year old -- a person who has experienced 25 but not 26 years since birth duvpentom [two+five+atom] manganese -- element of atomic number 25 duvper [two+person] two-year old -- a person who has experienced two but not three years since birth duvpig [two+buttock] buttocks, butt, backside, bum, buns -- the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on duvpincant [two+plane+fastener] hinge -- a device that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other duvpostcals [two+mail+class] second class, second-class mail -- mail that includes newspapers and periodicals (U.S. & Canada) duvsanj [two+bread] sandwich -- two or more slices of bread one on top of the other with one or more other foods (such as meat or cheese or jams or spreads) placed between them Duvsemnatinletu [two+seven+nation+{diminutive}] Florida -- 27th state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on March 3, 1845 duvsemper [two+seven+person] 27-year old -- a person who has experienced 27 but not 28 years since birth duvsemtom [two+seven+atom] cobalt -- element of atomic number 27 duvsir [two+zero] twenty, 20 duvsir [two+zero] twenty -- the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen Duvsirbacpartu [two+zero+alphabet+part] T -- the twentieth letter of the alphabet duvsirhor [two+zero+hour] eight o'clock in the evening Duvsirnatinletu [two+zero+nation+{diminutive}] Mississippi -- 20th state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on Dec. 10, 1817 duvsirper [two+zero+person] 20-year old -- a person who has experienced 20 but not 21 years since birth duvsirtom [two+zero+atom] calcium -- element of atomic number 20 Duvsisbacpartu [two+six+alphabet+part] Z -- the twenty sixth letter of the alphabet Duvsisnatinletu [two+six+nation+{diminutive}] Michigan -- 26th state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on Jan. 26., 1837 duvsisper [two+six+person] 26-year old -- a person who has experienced 26 but not 27 years since birth duvsistom [two+six+atom] iron -- element of atomic number 26 Duvsutvodnatinu [two+thread+body-of-water+nation] Brazil Duvsutvodu [two+thread+body-of-water] Amazon -- the second-longest river in the world, flowing about 6,300 km (3,900 mi) from Peru across northern Brazil to the Atlantic Ocean Duvsutvodvebu [two+thread+body-of-water+World-Wide-Web] Amazon.com duvtemp [two+time] twice -- 2 times [adv duvtempi [two+time+{verb}] v. 1. double-time -- to go twice as fast relative to something else. 2. cut-time -- to perform music in 2/4 time. 3. two-time -- to pretend to be exclusively faithful to two separate people. Duvterbacpartu [two+three+alphabet+part] W -- the twenty third letter of the alphabet duvterhor [two+three+hour] eleven o'clock in the evening Duvternatinletu [two+three+nation+{diminutive}] Maine -- 23th state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on March 15, 1820 duvterper [two+three+person] 23-year old -- a person who has experienced 23 but not 24 years since birth duvtertom [two+three+atom] vanadium -- element of atomic number 23 duvtom [two+atom] helium -- element of atomic number 2 duvton [two+{augmentative}] twenty duvtonduv [two+{augmentative}+two] 22 duvtonhar [two+{augmentative}+four] 24 duvtonnen [two+{augmentative}+nine] 29 duvtonpen [two+{augmentative}+five] 25 duvtonsem [two+{augmentative}+seven] 27 duvtonsis [two+{augmentative}+six] 26 duvtonter [two+{augmentative}+three] 23 duvtonvoct [two+{augmentative}+eight] 28 Duvvanbacpartu [two+one+alphabet+part] U -- the twenty first letter of the alphabet duvvanhor [two+one+hour] nine o'clock in the evening Duvvannatinletu [two+one+nation+{diminutive}] Illinois -- 21th state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on Dec. 3, 1818 duvvanper [two+one+person] 21-year old -- a person who has experienced 21 but not 22 years since birth duvvantom [two+one+atom] scandium -- element of atomic number 21 duvvocsistgarm [two+word+system+communication-unit] translation -- a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in the first language Duvvoctnatinletu [two+eight+nation+{diminutive}] Texas -- 28th state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on Dec. 29, 1845 duvvoctper [two+eight+person] 28-year old -- a person who has experienced 28 but not 29 years since birth duvvocttom [two+eight+atom] nickel -- element of atomic number 28 |