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dal·li·ance noun : an act of dallying

Synonyms

frolic, fun, play, relaxation, sport—more at PLAY

dal·ly verb dal·lied; dal·ly·ing 1 : to act playfully; especially : to play amorously

2 : to waste time

3 : to move slowly : LINGER

Synonyms

[1] disport, frolic, play, recreate, rollick, sport—more at PLAY

[2] dawdle, dillydally, hang around, hang out, idle, loaf, loll, lounge—more at IDLE

dal·ma·tian noun, often cap : any of a breed of medium-sized dogs having a white short-haired coat with many black or brown spots

1dam noun : the female parent of an animal and esp. of a domestic animal

2dam noun : a barrier (as across a stream) to stop the flow of water

Synonyms

dike, embankment, levee; also breakwater, jetty, seawall; breastwork, bulwark, earthwork, rampart; canal, channel, ditch, gutter, trough; lock; barricade, barrier, block; floodgate, sluice

3dam verb 1 : to provide or restrain with a dam

2 : to stop up : BLOCK

Synonyms

block, choke, clog, close, congest, jam, obstruct, plug, stop, stuff—more at CLOG

4dam abbreviation dekameter

1damage noun 1 : loss or harm due to injury to persons, property, or reputation

2 plural : compensation in money imposed by law for loss or injury

Synonyms

[1] detriment, harm, hurt, injury—more at INJURY

usually damages [2] fine, forfeit, mulct, penalty—more at FINE

usually damages [2] compensation, indemnity, quittance, recompense, redress, remuneration, reparation, requital, restitution, satisfaction—more at COMPENSATION

2damage verb dam·aged; dam·ag·ing : to cause damage to

Synonyms

blemish, break, cripple, deface, disfigure, flaw, harm, hurt, injure, mar, spoil, vitiate; also enfeeble, undermine, weaken; erode, scour, wash out, wear (away); blight, tarnish; dent, dint; botch, gum (up); lacerate, wound; maim, mangle, mutilate, torment, torture; annihilate, crush, dash, decimate, demolish, destroy, devastate, pulverize, raze, ruin, scourge, shatter, smash, tear down, waste, wipe out, wreck

Antonyms

fix, mend, patch, rebuild, recondition, reconstruct, renovate, repair, revamp

dam·ag·ing adjective : causing or able to cause damage

Synonyms

adverse, bad, baleful, baneful, deleterious, detrimental, evil, harmful, hurtful, ill, injurious, mischievous, noxious, pernicious, prejudicial—more at HARMFUL

dam·a·scene verb -scened; -scen·ing : to ornament (as iron or steel) with wavy patterns or with inlaid work of precious metals

dam·ask noun 1 : a firm lustrous reversible figured fabric used for household linen

2 : a tough steel having decorative wavy lines

dame noun 1 : a woman of rank, station, or authority

2 : an elderly woman

3 : WOMAN

Synonyms

[1] gentlewoman, lady, noblewoman—more at GENTLEWOMAN

[2] dowager, matriarch, matron—more at MATRIARCH

damn verb [ORIGIN: ME dampnen, fr. OF dampner, fr. L damnare, fr. damnum damage, loss, fine]

1 : to condemn to a punishment or fate; especially : to condemn esp. to hell

2 : to condemn as invalid, illegal, immoral, bad, or harmful

3 : CURSE

— damned adjective

Synonyms

censure, condemn, decry, denounce, reprehend, reprobate—more at CONDEMN

dam·na·ble adjective 1 : liable to or deserving punishment

2 : DETESTABLE <~ weather>

— dam·na·bly adverb

dam·na·tion noun 1 : the act of damning

2 : the state of being damned

1damp noun 1 : a noxious gas

2 : MOISTURE

2damp verb : to check or diminish the activity or vigor of : DAMPEN

3damp adjective : MOIST

— damp·ness noun

damp·en verb 1 : to check or diminish in activity or vigor

2 : to make or become damp

Synonyms

blunt, deaden, dull, numb—more at DULL

damp·er noun 1 : a dulling or deadening influence

2 : one that damps; especially : a valve or movable plate (as in the flue of a stove, furnace, or fireplace) to regulate the draft

dam·sel noun : a young woman : MAIDEN

dam·sel·fly noun : any of a group of insects that are closely related to the dragonflies but fold their