designated hitter
— Noun
– English
~ a ballplayer who is designated to bat in place of the pitcher
Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjold
— Noun
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~ Swedish diplomat who greatly extended the influence of the United Nations in peacekeeping matters (1905-1961)
dog hobble
— Noun
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~ fast-growing evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having arching interlaced branches and racemes of white flowers
Dorothy Hodgkin
— Noun
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~ English chemist (born in Egypt) who used crystallography to study the structure of organic compounds (1910-1994)
Dutch hoe
— Noun
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~ a hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling
Dustin Hoffman
— Noun
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~ versatile United States film actor (born in 1937)
drill hole
— Noun
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~ a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes
desert holly
— Noun
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~ handsome low saltbush of arid southwestern United States and Mexico having blue-green prickly-edged leaves often used for Christmas decoration
Diodon holocanthus
— Noun
– English
~ similar to but smaller than porcupinefish
drive home
— Verb
– English
~ carry out or perform; "deliver an attack"; "deliver a blow"; "The boxer drove home a solid left"
drive home
— Verb
– English
~ make clear by special emphasis and try to convince somebody of something; "drive home a point or an argument"; "I'm trying to drive home these basic ideas"
detention home
— Noun
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~ an institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court)
Dermatobia hominis
— Noun
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~ large tropical American fly; parasitic on humans and other mammals
dog hook
— Noun
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~ a stout lever with a sharp spike; used for handling logs
dashing hopes
— Noun
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~ an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone
dorsal horn
— Noun
– English
~ one of two roots of a spinal nerve that passes dorsally from the spinal cord and that consists of sensory fibers
dawn horse
— Noun
– English
~ earliest horse; extinct primitive dog-sized four-toed Eocene animal
draft horse
— Noun
– English
~ horse adapted for drawing heavy loads
draught horse
— Noun
– English
~ horse adapted for drawing heavy loads