diagnostic test
— Noun
– English
~ an assay conducted for diagnostic purposes
Dick test
— Noun
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~ a skin test to determine your susceptibility to scarlet fever
detachment of the retina
— Noun
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~ visual impairment resulting from the retina becoming separated from the choroid in the back of the eye; treated by photocoagulation
Department of the Interior
— Noun
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~ the United States federal department charged with conservation and the development of natural resources; created in 1849
day of the month
— Noun
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~ the specified day of the month; "what is the date today?"
dead hand of the past
— Noun
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~ the oppressive influence of past events or decisions
disturbance of the peace
— Noun
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~ any act of molesting, interrupting, hindering, agitating, or arousing from a state of repose or otherwise depriving inhabitants of the peace and quiet to which they are entitled
Dionysius the Elder
— Noun
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~ the tyrant of Syracuse who fought the Carthaginians (430-367 BC)
Doctor of the Church
— Noun
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~ (Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching; "the Doctors of the Church greatly influenced Christian thought down to the late Middle Ages"
dog in the manger
— Noun
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~ someone who prevents you from enjoying something that they themselves have no need for
Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
— Noun
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~ a Marxist-Leninist group that believes Palestinian goals can only be achieved by revolutionary change; "in 1974 the DFLP took over a schoolhouse and massacred Israeli schoolchildren"
Defender of the Faith
— Noun
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~ a title that Leo X bestowed on Henry VIII and later withdrew; parliament restored the title and it has been used by English sovereigns ever since
Darius the Great
— Noun
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~ king of Persia who expanded the Persian Empire and invaded Greece but was defeated at the battle of Marathon (550-486 BC)
dinner theater
— Noun
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~ a theater at which dinner is included in the price of admission
dinner theatre
— Noun
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~ a theater at which dinner is included in the price of admission