10-letter words starting with da
- dandyishly — in the manner of a dandy
- danger man — a person, esp a member of a sports team, who is likely to inflict damage on opponents
- dangerless — Without danger.
- danish oil — a furniture oil, based on synthetic resins, that gives a soft luster.
- dantrolene — a toxic orange powder, C 14 H 10 N 4 O 5 , used to control muscle spasms, as in the treatment of local trauma, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, or other neurological disorders.
- dapperness — neat; trim; smart: He looked very dapper in his new suit.
- daredevils — Plural form of daredevil.
- daringness — The state or quality of being daring.
- darius iii — died 330 bc, last Achaemenid king of Persia (336–330), who was defeated by Alexander the Great
- darjeeling — a town in NE India, in West Bengal in the Himalayas, at an altitude of about 2250 m (7500 ft). Pop: 107 530 (2001)
- dark cloud — grey clouds threatening rain
- dark horse — If you describe someone as a dark horse, you mean that people know very little about them, although they may have recently had success or may be about to have success.
- dark money — money donated to politically active nonprofit organizations or anonymous corporate entities, which spend this money to influence political campaigns or other special interests but are not required to reveal their donors.
- dark slide — Also called draw slide. a black plastic, metal, or fabric sheet that is inserted into a film holder to protect the film from light.
- dark-field — of or relating to the illumination of an object by which it is seen, through a microscope, as bright against a dark background.
- darknesses — Plural form of darknesse.
- darlington — an industrial town in NE England in Darlington unitary authority, S Durham: developed mainly with the opening of the Stockton-Darlington railway (1825). Pop: 86 082 (2001)
- dartboards — Plural form of dartboard.
- dash light — a light to illuminate a dashboard in a motor vehicle
- dashboards — Plural form of dashboard.
- dastardize — To make cowardly; to intimidate or dispirit.
- dasypaedal — (of the young of some species of birds after hatching) having a covering of down
- data entry — Data entry is the activity of putting data into a computer, for example, by using a keyboard.
- data frame — activation record
- data glove — (hardware, virtual reality) An input device for virtual reality in the form of a glove which measures the movements of the wearer's fingers and transmits them to the computer. Sophisticated data gloves also measure movement of the wrist and elbow. A data glove may also contain control buttons or act as an output device, e.g. vibrating under control of the computer. The user usually sees a virtual image of the data glove and can point or grip and push objects. Examples are Fifth Dimension Technologies (5DT)'s 5th Glove, and Virtual Technologies' CyberGlove. A cheaper alternative is InWorld VR's CyberWand.
- data model — (database) The product of the database design process which aims to identify and organize the required data logically and physically. A data model says what information is to be contained in a database, how the information will be used, and how the items in the database will be related to each other. For example, a data model might specify that a customer is represented by a customer name and credit card number and a product as a product code and price, and that there is a one-to-many relation between a customer and a product. It can be difficult to change a database layout once code has been written and data inserted. A well thought-out data model reduces the need for such changes. Data modelling enhances application maintainability and future systems may re-use parts of existing models, which should lower development costs. A data modelling language is a mathematical formalism with a notation for describing data structures and a set of operations used to manipulate and validate that data. One of the most widely used methods for developing data models is the entity-relationship model. The relational model is the most widely used type of data model. Another example is NIAM.
- data point — a single fact or piece of information; a datum: Other data points, such as crime statistics, are available from the state government.
- datacenter — a facility equipped with or connected to one or more computers, used for processing or transmitting data.
- datacentre — Alternative spelling of data centre.
- datacode i — (language) An early system used on the Datatron 200 series.
- datagloves — Plural form of dataglove.
- datamation — the processing of data by computers
- datapoints — Plural form of datapoint.
- datasheets — Plural form of datasheet.
- datatrieve — (database, language) A query and report system for use with DEC's VMS (RMS, VAX Rdb/VMS or VAX DBMS).
- date stamp — an adjustable rubber stamp for recording the date
- date-night — an evening social date on which a married or long-term couple go out together: I enjoy a once-a-week date night with my husband.
- date-stamp — to stamp the date on, as with a date stamp: He date-stamped every letter received.
- dating bar — singles bar.
- daugavpils — a city in SE Latvia on the Western Dvina River: founded in 1274 by Teutonic Knights; ruled by Poland (1559–1772) and Russia (1772–1915); retaken by the Russians in 1940. Pop: 112 609 (2002 est)
- daughterly — of, like, or proper to a daughter
- daunomycin — an anthracycline drug that is used as a medication in the treatment of some forms of cancer
- dauntingly — In a daunting manner.
- dauphiness — dauphine.
- dauphinois — (of potatoes or other vegetables) sliced and cooked in milk, typically with a topping of cheese.
- davao gulf — a gulf of the Pacific Ocean on the SE coast of Mindanao, Philippines.
- davenports — Plural form of davenport.
- davy jones — the ocean's bottom, esp when regarded as the grave of those lost or buried at sea
- dawes plan — a plan to ensure payments of reparations by Germany after World War I, devised by an international committee headed by Charles Gates Dawes and put into effect in 1924.
- dawn horse — eohippus.