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more info DIA, n.
an intelligence agency of the United States in the Department of Defense; is responsible for providing intelligence in support of military planning and operations and weapons acquisition
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DIA more info
Defense Intelligence Agency more info
more info DINK, n.
a couple who both have careers and no children (an acronym for dual income no kids)
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domain of synset (usage)
acronym, initialism
hypernym
couple, mates, match
more info DIP switch, n.
(computer science) one of a set of small on-off switches mounted in computer hardware; used in place of jumpers to configure the machine for a user
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dual inline package switch more info
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hypernym
toggle switch, toggle, on-off switch, on/off switch
domain of synset (topic)
computer science, computing
more info DISA, n.
a combat support agency in the Department of Defense responsible for developing and operating and supporting information systems to serve the needs of the President and the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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DISA more info
Defense Information Systems Agency more info
more info DJ, n.
a person who announces and plays popular recorded music
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d.j. more info
disc jockey more info
disk jockey more info
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derivationally related form
DJ
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hypernym
broadcaster
more info DJ, v.
comment on music to be played
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disc-jockey more info
disk-jockey more info

sample sentences

"He has a job disk-jockeying on the weekend"

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Somebody ----s

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Somebody ----s
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derivationally related form
DJ
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hypernym
comment
more info DLE, n.
a chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40; characterized by an eruption of red lesions over the cheeks and bridge of the nose
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discoid lupus erythematosus more info
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hypernym
autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder lupus
more info DM, n.
diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria
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diabetes mellitus more info

sample sentences

"when doctors say `diabetes' they usually mean `diabetes mellitus'"
more info DMD, n.
a doctor's degree in dental medicine
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DMD more info
Doctor of Dental Medicine more info
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hypernym
doctorate, doctor's degree
more info DMZ, n.
a zone from which military forces or operations or installations are prohibited
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demilitarized zone more info

sample sentences

"tensions exist on both sides of the demilitarized zone separating North Korea and South Korea"
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hypernym
zone
more info DMus, n.
a doctor's degree in music
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DMus more info
Doctor of Music more info
MusD more info
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hypernym
doctorate, doctor's degree
more info DNA, n.
(biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information
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deoxyribonucleic acid more info
desoxyribonucleic acid more info

sample sentences

"DNA is the king of molecules"
more info DNA chip, n.
a microchip that holds DNA probes that form half of the DNA double helix and can recognize DNA from samples being tested
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DNA chip more info
gene chip more info
more info DNA fingerprint, n.
biometric identification obtained by examining a person's unique sequence of DNA base pairs; often used for evidence in criminal law cases
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DNA fingerprint more info
genetic fingerprint more info
more info DNA polymerase, n.
the enzyme responsible for DNA replication
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DNA polymerase more info
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polymerase
more info DO, n.
doctor's degree in osteopathy
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DO more info
Doctor of Osteopathy more info
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hypernym
doctorate, doctor's degree
more info DOE, n.
the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
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DOE more info
Department of Energy more info
Energy more info
Energy Department more info
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executive department
part meronym
Department of Energy Intelligence, DOEI
more info DOEI, n.
an agency that collects political and economic and technical information about energy matters and makes the Department of Energy's technical and analytical expertise available to other members of the Intelligence Community
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DOEI more info
Department of Energy Intelligence more info
more info DOS, n.
an operating system that is on a disk
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disk operating system more info
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operating system, OS
instance hyponym
MS-DOS, Microsoft disk operating system
more info DP, n.
a person forced to flee from home or country
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displaced person more info
stateless person more info
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refugee
more info DPH, n.
a doctor's degree in preventive medicine
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DPH more info
Doctor of Public Health more info
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hypernym
doctorate, doctor's degree
more info DPRK, n.
a communist country in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948
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D.P.R.K. more info
DPRK more info
Democratic People's Republic of Korea more info
North Korea more info
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derivationally related form
North Korean
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member of this domain (region)
Yalu River
instance hypernym
Asian country, Asian nation
part holonym
Korea, Korean Peninsula, Dae-Han-Min-Gook, Han-Gook Asia
part meronym
Pyongyang, capital of North Korea Yalu, Yalu River
more info DPT vaccine, n.
abbreviation for combination vaccine against diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus toxoids; usually given in a series of injections in early childhood
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DPT vaccine more info
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vaccine, vaccinum
more info DPhil, n.
a British doctorate
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Doctor of Philosophy
more info DRMS, n.
the organization in the Defense Logistics Agency that inventories and evaluates and sells reusable United States government surplus
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Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service more info
more info DS, n.
an honorary degree in science
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Doctor of Science more info
ScD more info
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honorary degree, honoris causa
the bureau in the State Department that is responsible for the security of diplomats and embassies overseas
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Bureau of Diplomatic Security more info
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more info DSL, n.
a generic name for digital lines that are provided by telephone companies to their local subscribers and that carry data at high speeds
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DSL more info
digital subscriber line more info
more info DTIC, n.
the agency in the Department of Defense that provides scientific and technical information to federal agencies and their contractors
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DTIC more info
Defense Technical Information Center more info
more info DTs, n.
acute delirium caused by alcohol poisoning
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DTs more info
delirium tremens more info
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psychosis
more info DVD, n.
a digital recording (as of a movie) on an optical disk that can be played on a computer or a television set
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DVD more info
videodisc more info
videodisk more info
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optical disk, optical disc