dirty war
— Noun
– English
~ an offensive conducted by secret police or the military of a regime against revolutionary and terrorist insurgents and marked by the use of kidnapping and torture and murder with civilians often being the victims; "thousands of people disappeared and were killed during Argentina's dirty war in the late 1970s"
drug war
— Noun
– English
~ conflict between law enforcement and those who deal in illegal drugs
David Lewelyn Wark Griffith
— Noun
– English
~ United States film maker who was the first to use flashbacks and fade-outs (1875-1948)
death warrant
— Noun
– English
~ a warrant to execute the death sentence
dividend warrant
— Noun
– English
~ an order of payment (such as a check payable to a shareholder) in which a dividend is paid
dry wash
— Noun
– English
~ the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
dish washer
— Noun
– English
~ a machine for washing dishes
digger wasp
— Noun
– English
~ solitary wasp that digs nests in the soil and stocks them with paralyzed insects for the larvae
day watch
— Noun
– English
~ workers who work during the day (as 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
digital watch
— Noun
– English
~ a watch with a digital display
deep-water
— Adjective
– English
~ of or carried on in waters of great depth; "a deep-water port"
distilled water
— Noun
– English
~ water that has been purified by distillation
drinking water
— Noun
– English
~ water suitable for drinking
delta wave
— Noun
– English
~ the normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person in deep dreamless sleep; occurs with high voltage and low frequency (1 to 4 hertz)
Duke Wayne
— Noun
– English
~ United States film actor who played tough heroes (1907-1979)
drop by the wayside
— Verb
– English
~ give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up"
Daniel Webster
— Noun
– English
~ United States politician and orator (1782-1817)