Dalea spinosa
— Noun
– English
～ greyish-green shrub of desert regions of southwestern United States and Mexico having sparse foliage and terminal spikes of bluish violet flowers; locally important as source of a light-colored honey of excellent flavor
de Spinoza
— Noun
– English
～ Dutch philosopher who espoused a pantheistic system (1632-1677)
deflationary spiral
— Noun
– English
～ an episode of deflation in which prices and wages decrease at an increasing rate and currency gains in value
disembodied spirit
— Noun
– English
～ any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings
dessert spoon
— Noun
– English
～ a spoon larger than a teaspoon and smaller than a tablespoon
dark-spotted
— Adjective
– English
～ having dark spots
douglas spruce
— Noun
– English
～ lofty douglas fir of northwestern North America having short needles and egg-shaped cones
dwarf spurge
— Noun
– English
～ European erect or depressed annual weedy spurge adventive in northeastern United States
death squad
— Noun
– English
～ a clandestine military or paramilitary team who murder political dissidents or petty criminals (usually with the government's tacit approval)
diddly-squat
— Noun
– English
～ a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack"
doodly-squat
— Noun
– English
～ a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack"
Douglas squirrel
— Noun
– English
～ far western United States counterpart of the red squirrel
deepwater squirrelfish
— Noun
– English
～ a squirrelfish found from South Carolina to Bermuda and Gulf of Mexico
domed stadium
— Noun
– English
～ a stadium that has a roof
de-Stalinisation
— Noun
– English
～ social process of neutralizing the influence of Joseph Stalin by revising his policies and removing monuments dedicated to him and renaming places named in his honor; "his statue was demolished as part of destalinization"
de-Stalinization
— Noun
– English
～ social process of neutralizing the influence of Joseph Stalin by revising his policies and removing monuments dedicated to him and renaming places named in his honor; "his statue was demolished as part of destalinization"
date stamp
— Verb
– English
～ stamp with a date; "The package is dated November 24"
double standard
— Noun
– English
～ an ethical or moral code that applies more strictly to one group than to another
double standard of sexual behavior
— Noun
– English
～ a code that permits greater sexual freedom for men than for women (associated with the subordination of women)