disseminated multiple sclerosis
— Noun
– English
～ a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
drop scone
— Noun
– English
～ a scone made by dropping a spoonful of batter on a griddle
Dred Scott
— Noun
– English
～ United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state; caused the Supreme Court to declare the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional (1795?-1858)
Duns Scotus
— Noun
– English
～ Scottish theologian who was very influential in the Middle Ages (1265-1308)
diffusing screen
— Noun
– English
～ a transparent filter that reduces the light (or some wavelengths of the light) passing through it
Devanagari script
— Noun
– English
～ a syllabic script used in writing Sanskrit and Hindi
Demotic script
— Noun
– English
～ a simplified cursive form of the ancient hieratic script; "Demotic script was eventually replaced by Greek"
deep-sea
— Adjective
– English
～ of or taking place in the deeper parts of the sea; "deep-sea fishing"; "deep-sea exploration"
Dead Sea
— Noun
– English
～ a saltwater lake on the border between Israel and Jordan; its surface in 1292 feet below sea level
Dead Sea scrolls
— Noun
– English
～ (Old Testament) a collection of written scrolls (containing nearly all of the Old Testament) found in a cave near the Dead Sea in the late 1940s; "the Dead Sea Scrolls provide information about Judaism and the Bible around the time of Jesus"
deep-sea diver
— Noun
– English
～ a diver in the deeper parts of the sea
dry season
— Noun
– English
～ one of the two seasons in tropical climates
death seat
— Noun
– English
～ the car seat beside the driver of an automobile; believed to be the most dangerous place to sit in a car in case of an accident
dicky-seat
— Noun
– English
～ a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater
dickie-seat
— Noun
– English
～ a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater
dickey-seat
— Noun
– English
～ a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater
deep-seated
— Adjective
– English
～ (used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held; "deep-rooted prejudice"; "deep-seated differences of opinion"; "implanted convictions"; "ingrained habits of a lifetime"; "a deeply planted need"
Defense Secretary
— Noun
– English
～ the position of the head of the Department of Defense; "the position of Defense Secretary was created in 1947"
Defense Secretary
— Noun
– English
～ the person who holds the secretaryship of the Defense Department; "the first Defense Secretary was James V. Forrestal who was appointed by Truman"
discussion section
— Noun
– English
～ a small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately; "a graduate student taught sections for the professor's lecture course"