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[2] agreeable, charming, delectable, delicious, delightful, enjoyable, heavenly, luscious, pleasurable

darm·stadt·i·um noun : a short-lived radioactive chemical element produced artificially

1darn verb : to mend with interlacing stitches

— darn·er noun

2darn or darned adverb : VERY, EXTREMELY

darning needle noun 1 : a needle for darning

2 : DRAGONFLY

1dart noun 1 : a small missile with a point on one end and feathers on the other; also, pl : a game in which darts are thrown at a target

2 : something causing a sudden pain or distress

3 : a stitched tapering fold in a garment

4 : a quick movement

Synonyms

affront, barb, dig, indignity, insult, name, offense, outrage, put-down, sarcasm, slight, slur, wound—more at INSULT

2dart verb 1 : to throw with a sudden movement

2 : to thrust or move suddenly or rapidly

3 : to shoot with a dart containing a usu. tranquilizing drug

Synonyms

dance, flit, flutter, zip—more at FLIT

dart·er noun : any of numerous small No. American freshwater fishes related to the perches

Dar·win·ism noun : a theory explaining the origin and continued existence of new species of plants and animals by means of natural selection acting on chance variations

— Dar·win·ist noun or adjective

1dash verb 1 : SMASH

2 : to knock, hurl, or thrust violently

3 : to soil or stain with splashed liquid : SPLASH

4 : RUIN

5 : DEPRESS, SADDEN

6 : to perform or finish hastily

7 : to move with sudden speed : move rapidly

Synonyms

[2] cast, catapult, chuck, fire, fling, heave, hurl, hurtle, launch, peg, pelt, pitch, sling, throw, toss—more at THROW

[7] career, course, fly, hasten, hurry, race, rip, rocket, run, rush, shoot, speed, tear, zip, zoom—more at HURRY

2dash noun 1 : a sudden burst or splash

2 : a stroke of a pen

3 : a punctuation mark — that is used esp. to indicate a break in the thought or structure of a sentence

4 : a small addition

5 : flashy showiness

6 : animation in style and action

7 : a sudden rush or attempt

8 : a short foot race

9 : DASHBOARD

Synonyms

drive, energy, ginger, go, hardihood, life, pep, sap, snap, vigor, vim, vitality, zing, zip—more at VIGOR

dash·board noun : a panel in an automobile or aircraft below the windshield usu. containing dials and controls

dash·er noun : a device (as in a churn) for agitating something

da·shi·ki also dai·shi·ki noun [ORIGIN: modif. of Yoruba (an African language) dàńṣíkí]

: a usu. brightly colored loose-fitting pullover garment

dash·ing adjective 1 : marked by vigorous action

2 : marked by smartness esp. in dress and manners

das·tard noun 1 : one who shows disgraceful fear or timidity : COWARD

2 : a person who acts treacherously

Synonyms

chicken, coward, craven, poltroon, recreant, sissy—more at COWARD

das·tard·ly adjective : showing disgraceful fear or timidity : COWARDLY

Synonyms

chicken, cowardly, craven, pusillanimous, recreant, spineless, yellow—more at COWARDLY

dat abbreviation dative

da·ta noun singular or plural [ORIGIN: L, pl. of datum]

: factual information (as measurements or statistics) used as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or calculation

da·ta·base noun : a usu. large collection of data organized esp. for rapid search and retrieval (as by a computer)

— database verb

data processing noun : the action or process of supplying a computer with information and having the computer use it to produce a desired result

1date noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF, ultim. fr. L dactylus, fr. Gk daktylos, lit., finger]

: the oblong edible fruit of a tall palm; also : this palm

2date noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF, fr. LL data, fr. data (as in data Romae given at Rome), fem. of L datus, pp. of dare to give]

1 : the day, month, or year of an event

2 : a statement giving the time of execution or making (as of a coin or check)

3 : the period to which something belongs

4 : an appointment to meet at a specified time;