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dogey

a motherless calf in a range herd of cattle.

Dogfish

A small shark, of many species, of the genera Mustelus, Scyllium, Spinax, etc.

Doggedly

In a dogged manner; sullenly; with obstinate resolution.

Dogger

A sort of stone, found in the mines with the true alum rock, chiefly of silica and iron.

Doggerel

A sort of loose or irregular verse; mean or undignified poetry.

Doggish

Like a dog; having the bad qualities of a dog; churlish; growling; brutal.

doggone

Damn; -- used to express displeasure or annoyance; as, doggone it!.

doggoned doggone

Damned; darned; -- used as an informal intensifier; as, he's a doggoned good golfer.

Doghole

A place fit only for dogs; a vile, mean habitation or apartment.

dogie

a motherless calf in a range herd of cattle.

Dogma

That which is held as an opinion; a tenet; a doctrine.

dogmatic

One of an ancient sect of physicians who went by general principles; -- opposed to the Empiric.

dogmatical dogmatic

Pertaining to a dogma, or to an established and authorized doctrine or tenet.

Dogmatically

In a dogmatic manner; positively; magisterially.

Dogmatics

The science which treats of Christian doctrinal theology.

Dogmatism

The manner or character of a dogmatist; arrogance or positiveness in stating opinion.

Dogmatist

One who dogmatizes; one who speaks dogmatically; a bold and arrogant advancer of principles.

Dogmatizer

One who dogmatizes; a bold asserter; a magisterial teacher.

Dogship

The character, or individuality, of a dog.

Dogshore

One of several shores used to hold a ship firmly and prevent her moving while the blocks are knocked away before launching.

Dogsick

Sick as a dog sometimes is very sick.

Dogskin

The skin of a dog, or leather made of the skin. Also used adjectively.

Dogtrick

A gentle trot, like that of a dog.

Dogvane

A small vane of bunting, feathers, or any other light material, carried at the masthead to indicate the direction of the wind.

Dogwatch

A half watch; a watch of two hours, of which there are two, the first dogwatch from 4 to 6 o'clock, p. m., and the second dogwatch from 6 to 8 o'clock, p. m.

Dogwood

The Cornus, a genus of large shrubs or small trees, the wood of which is exceedingly hard, and serviceable for many purposes.

dogy

a motherless calf in a range herd of cattle.

doh

the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major diatonic scale in solmization, usually written do.

Doha

The capital city of Qatar. Population (2000) = 300,000.

Doily

A kind of woolen stuff.

Doing

Anything done; a deed; an action good or bad; hence, in the plural, conduct; behavior. See Do.

Doit

A small Dutch coin, worth about half a farthing; also, a similar small coin once used in Scotland; hence, any small piece of money.

Doko

See Lepidosiren.

Dolabra

A rude ancient ax or hatchet, seen in museums.

Dolabriform

Shaped like the head of an ax or hatchet, as some leaves, and also certain organs of some shellfish.

doldrums

A part of the ocean near the equator, abounding in calms, squalls, and light, baffling winds, which sometimes prevent all progress for weeks; -- so called by sailors.

Dole

To deal out in small portions; to distribute, as a dole; to deal out scantily or grudgingly.

Doleful

Full of dole or grief; expressing or exciting sorrow; sorrowful; sad; dismal.

Dolerite

A dark, crystalline, igneous rock, chiefly pyroxene with labradorite. Coarse-grained basalt. Diabase. Any dark, igneous rock composed chiefly of silicates of iron and magnesium with some feldspar.

Doleritic

Of the nature of dolerite; as, much lava is doleritic lava.

Dolesome

Doleful; dismal; gloomy; sorrowful.

dolioform

Barrel-shaped, or like a cask in form.

Doliolum

A genus of freeswimming oceanic tunicates, allied to Salpa, and having alternate generations.

Dolium

A genus of large univalve mollusks, including the partridge shell and tun shells.

doll

a small, usually flexible figure representing a human being, especially a toy baby for a little girl; a child's puppet.

dollar

A silver coin of the United States containing 371.25 grains of silver and 41.25 grains of alloy, that is, having a total weight of 412.5 grains. A gold coin of the United States containing 23.22 grains of gold and 2.58 grains of alloy, that is, having a total weight of 25.8 grains, nine-tenths fine. It is no longer coined.

Dollardee

A species of sunfish (Lepomis pallidus), common in the United States; -- called also blue sunfish, and copper-nosed bream.

dollarfish

small food fish (Poronotus triacanthus) of the Atlantic coast.

dollhouse

a house so small that it is likened to a child's dollhouse. Sometimes used in reference to a small house with especially elaborate exterior decoration.

Dolly

A child's mane for a doll.

dolma

a dish composed of well-seasoned rice (with nuts or currants of minced lamb) simmered or braised in stock, stuffed into tomatoes or green peppers, or wrapped in grape leaves; -- popular in the near east.

Dolman

A long robe or outer garment, with long sleeves, worn by the Turks.

dolmas

plural of dolma; -- sometimes used as a singular form.

dolmen

A cromlech. See Cromlech.

dolomite

A mineral consisting of the carbonate of lime and magnesia in varying proportions. It occurs in distinct crystals, and in extensive beds as a compact limestone, often crystalline granular, either white or clouded. It includes much of the common white marble. Also called bitter spar.

dolor

Pain; grief; distress; anguish.

Doloroso

Plaintive; pathetic; -- used adverbially as a musical direction.

Dolorous

Full of grief; sad; sorrowful; doleful; dismal; as, a dolorous object; dolorous discourses.

dolostone

a stone or rock entirely composed of the mineral dolomite.

dolphin

A cetacean of the genus Delphinus and allied genera (esp. Delphinus delphis); the true dolphin.

dolphinfish

either of two large slender food and game fish (Coryphaena equisetis or Coryphaena hippurus) of warm waters. They are highly esteemed as food fish, especially in Hawaii, where they are usually referred to as mahimahi. See also dolphin{2}.

dolt

To behave foolishly.

doltish

Doltlike; dull in intellect; stupid; blockish; as, a doltish clown.

Dolus

Evil intent, embracing both malice and fraud. See Culpa.

Dom

A title anciently given to the pope, and later to other church dignitaries and to some monastic orders. See Don, and Dan.

Domable

Capable of being tamed; tamable.

Domain

Dominion; empire; authority.

Domal

Pertaining to a house.

Domanial

Of or relating to a domain or to domains.

Dome

Decision; judgment; opinion; a court decision.

Domebook

A book said to have been compiled under the direction of King Alfred. It is supposed to have contained the principal maxims of the common law, the penalties for misdemeanors, and the forms of judicial proceedings. Domebook was probably a general name for book of judgments.

Domed

Furnished with a dome; shaped like a dome.

Domesday

A day of judgment. See Doomsday.

Domestic

One who lives in the family of an other, as hired household assistant; a house servant.

Domestically

In a domestic manner; privately; with reference to domestic affairs.

Domesticate

To make domestic; to habituate to home life; as, to domesticate one's self.

Domestication

The act of domesticating, or accustoming to home; the action of taming wild animals.

Domesticity

The state of being domestic; domestic character; household life.

Domett

A kind of baize of which the ward is cotton and the weft woolen.

Domeykite

A massive mineral of tin-white or steel-gray color, an arsenide of copper.

Domical

Relating to, or shaped like, a dome.

Domicile

To establish in a fixed residence, or a residence that constitutes habitancy; to domiciliate.

Domiciliate

To establish in a permanent residence; to domicile.

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