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disk
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(n) a flat circular plate

(n) (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored

(n) sound recording consisting of a disc with continuous grooves; formerly used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracked in the grooves

(n) something with a round shape like a flat circular plate

(v) draw a harrow over (land)

doctrine
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(n) a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

driving
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(n) the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal

(n) hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver; "he sliced his drive out of bounds"

(s) having the power of driving or impelling; "a driving personal ambition"; "the driving force was his innate enthusiasm"; "an impulsive force"

(s) acting with vigor; "responsibility turned the spoiled playboy into a driving young executive"

drunk
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(n) someone who is intoxicated

(n) a chronic drinker

(a) stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol); "a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors"; "helplessly inebriated"

(s) as if under the influence of alcohol; "felt intoxicated by her success"; "drunk with excitement"

dancer
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(n) a performer who dances

(n) a person who participates in a social gathering arranged for dancing (as a ball)

database
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(n) an organized body of related information

dump
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(n) (computer science) a copy of the contents of a computer storage device; sometimes used in debugging programs

(n) a piece of land where waste materials are dumped

(n) a coarse term for defecation; "he took a shit"

(v) knock down with force; "He decked his opponent"

(v) fall abruptly; "It plunged to the bottom of the well"

(v) drop in a heap or mass

(v) sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly; "The company dumped him after many years of service"; "She dumped her boyfriend when she fell in love with a rich man"

(v) throw away as refuse; "No dumping in these woods!"

(v) sell at artificially low prices

domain
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(n) a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about; "it was a limited domain of discourse"; "here we enter the region of opinion"; "the realm of the occult"

(n) people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest; "the Western world"

(n) territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land"

(n) the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined

(n) a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

drain
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(n) emptying accomplished by draining

(n) a gradual depletion of energy or resources; "a drain on resources"; "a drain of young talent by emmigration"

(n) a pipe through which liquid is carried away

(n) tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material

(v) make weak; "Life in the camp drained him"

(v) empty of liquid; drain the liquid from; "We drained the oil tank"

(v) deplete of resources; "The exercise class drains me of energy"

(v) flow off gradually; "The rain water drains into this big vat"

drift
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(n) a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine; "they dug a drift parallel with the vein"

(n) general meaning or tenor; "caught the drift of the conversation"

(n) a general tendency to change (as of opinion); "not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book"; "a broad movement of the electorate to the right"

(n) something that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents

(n) a force that moves something along

(n) the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)

(n) a process of linguistic change over a period of time

(v) be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current; "snow drifting several feet high"; "sand drifting like snow"

(v) be subject to fluctuation; "The stock market drifted upward"

(v) drive slowly and far afield for grazing; "drift the cattle herds westwards"

(v) cause to be carried by a current; "drift the boats downstream"

(v) move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They ro

(v) be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"

(v) move in an unhurried fashion; "The unknown young man drifted among the invited guests"

(v) wander from a direct course or at random; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course"

(v) live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely; "My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school"

(v) vary or move from a fixed point or course; "stock prices are drifting higher"

diagnosis
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(n) identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon

dose
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(n) street name for lysergic acid diethylamide

(n) a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time

(n) the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time

(v) administer a drug to; "They drugged the kidnapped tourist"

(v) treat with an agent; add (an agent) to; "The ray dosed the paint"

duck
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(n) small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs

(n) a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents

(n) flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)

(n) (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman

(v) avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"

(v) to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away; "Before he could duck, another stone struck him"

(v) submerge or plunge suddenly

(v) dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool"

deadly
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(s) (of a disease) having a rapid course and violent effect

(s) causing or capable of causing death; "a fatal accident"; "a deadly enemy"; "mortal combat"; "a mortal illness"

(s) of an instrument of certain death; "deadly poisons"; "lethal weapon"; "a lethal injection"

(s) exceedingly harmful

(s) involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death; "the seven deadly sins"

(s) extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom; "venomous snakes"; "a virulent insect bite"

(r) (used as intensives) extremely; "she was madly in love"; "deadly dull"; "deadly earnest"; "deucedly clever"; "insanely jealous"

(r) as if produced by death; "deadly pale"; "a deadly paralytic stroke"

(r) as if dead

developer
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(n) photographic equipment consisting of a chemical solution for developing film

(n) someone who develops real estate (especially someone who prepares a site for residential or commercial use)

daily
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(n) a newspaper that is published every day

(s) occurring or done each day; "a daily record"; "day-by-day labors of thousands of men and women"- H.S.Truman; "her day-after-day behavior"; "an every day occurrence"

(a) measured by the day or happening every day; "a daily newspaper"; "daily chores"; "average daily wage"; "daily quota"

(r) without missing a day; "he stops by daily"

(r) gradually and progressively; "his health weakened day by day"

delay
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(n) the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time

(n) time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"

(v) slow the growth or development of; "The brain damage will retard the child's language development"

(v) cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"

(v) stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!"

(v) act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered"

drinking
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(n) the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess; "drink was his downfall"

(n) the act of consuming liquids

decrease
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(n) the act of decreasing or reducing something

(n) the amount by which something decreases

(n) a change downward; "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"

(n) a process of becoming smaller or shorter

(v) decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"

(v) make smaller; "He decreased his staff"

dramatically
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(r) in a dramatic manner; "he confessed dramatically"

(r) with respect to dramatic value; "the play was dramatically interesting, but the direction was bad"

(r) in a very impressive manner; "your performance will improve dramatically"

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