desert sand verbena
— Noun
– English
~ soft-haired sticky plant with heads of bright pink trumpet-shaped flowers; found in sandy desert soil; after ample rains may carpet miles of desert with pink from the southwestern United States to northern Mexico
directed verdict
— Noun
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~ a verdict entered by the court in a jury trial without consideration by the jury; "there cannot be a directed verdict of guilty in a criminal trial"
dry vermouth
— Noun
– English
~ dry pale amber variety
Draba verna
— Noun
– English
~ annual weed of Europe and North America having a rosette of basal leaves and tiny flowers followed by oblong seed capsules
doggerel verse
— Noun
– English
~ a comic verse of irregular measure; "he had heard some silly doggerel that kept running through his mind"
Douay Version
— Noun
– English
~ an English translation of the Vulgate by Roman Catholic scholars
Douay-Rheims Version
— Noun
– English
~ an English translation of the Vulgate by Roman Catholic scholars
dorsal vertebra
— Noun
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~ one of 12 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; thoracic vertebrae extend from the seventh cervical vertebra down to the first lumbar vertebra
Denmark Vesey
— Noun
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~ United States freed slave and insurrectionist in South Carolina who was involved in planning an uprising of slaves and was hanged (1767-1822)
drinking vessel
— Noun
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~ a vessel intended for drinking
Department of Veterans Affairs
— Noun
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~ the United States federal department responsible for the interests of military veterans; created in 1989
da Vinci
— Noun
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~ Italian painter and sculptor and engineer and scientist and architect; the most versatile genius of the Italian Renaissance (1452-1519)
domestic violence
— Noun
– English
~ violence or physical abuse directed toward your spouse or domestic partner or other members of a household
dog violet
— Noun
– English
~ Old World leafy-stemmed blue-flowered violet
Dame's violet
— Noun
– English
~ long cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more pronounced in the evening; naturalized throughout Europe to Siberia and into North America
damask violet
— Noun
– English
~ long cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more pronounced in the evening; naturalized throughout Europe to Siberia and into North America
Didelphis virginiana
— Noun
– English
~ omnivorous opossum of the eastern United States; noted for feigning death when in danger; esteemed as food in some areas; considered same species as the crab-eating opossum of South America
Diospyros virginiana
— Noun
– English
~ medium-sized tree of dry woodlands in the southern and eastern United States bearing yellow or orange very astringent fruit that is edible when fully ripe