draw and quarter
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him; "in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes"
double quick
— Biord
– Engelsk
~ at a faster speed; "now let's play the piece again double-quick"
double-quick
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
~ (of a marching cadence) very quick
De Quincey
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ English writer who described the psychological effects of addiction to opium (1785-1859)
Don Quixote
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ any impractical idealist (after Cervantes' hero)
Don Quixote
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ the hero of a romance by Cervantes; chivalrous but impractical
Dasyurus quoll
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a variety of dasyure
direct quotation
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a report of the exact words used in a discourse (e.g., "he said `I am a fool'")
double quotes
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a pair of quotation marks
dog racing
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a race between dogs; usually an occasion for betting on the outcome
dish rack
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a rack for holding dishes as dishwater drains off of them
dress rack
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a rack used primarily to display dresses for sale in a store
Doppler radar
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ radar that uses the Doppler shift to measure velocity
dude ranch
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a holiday resort offering ranch activities (riding and camping)
driving range
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a practice range for practicing golf shots
date rape
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ rape in which the rapist is known to the victim (as when they are on a date together)
diaper rash
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ dermatitis of the thighs and buttocks of infants; supposedly caused by ammonia in the urine in the child's diapers
desert rat
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico; largest members of the family Heteromyidae
dwarf pocket rat
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ small silky-haired pouched rodent; similar to but smaller than kangaroo rats