Name Report For First Name DIA:
DIA
First name DIA's origin is Spanish. DIA means "day". You can find other first names and English words that rhymes with DIA below. Ryhme list involves the matching sounds according to the first letters, last letters and first&last letters of dia.(Brown names are of the same origin (Spanish) with DIA and Red names are first names with English/Anglo-Saxon origin)
Rhymes with DIA - Names & Words
First Names Rhyming DIA
FIRST NAMES WHICH INCLUDES DƯA AS A WHOLE:
melodia dianthe hedia diara sundiata ferdiad obadiah adia adianna aidia alodia arcadia brigidia cindia diahann diahna diamanda diamante diamond diamonique diamontina dian diana dianda diandra diandre diane dianna diannah dianne diantha india indiana kadia kadian lidia lydia madia nadia odiana odiane orquidia rydia shadia diamont jedadiah jedediah jediah jedidiah obediah ovadiah yedidiah zebediah zebadiah diarmaid diamon thaddia anbidian ealdian treddian diamanta claudiaNAMES RHYMING WITH DƯA (According to last letters):
Rhyming Names According to Last 2 Letters (ia) - Names That Ends with ia:
afia aminia ashia efia fowsia kamaria safia tawia beornia bernia odelia alaia badi'a dummonia amaia donia erensia kamia saskia nubia tabia berengaria bethia cambria ingria abelia adalia aloysia agalaia agalia aglaia alesia ambrosia anthia anysia artemia aspasia athanasia basilia callia calligenia cassiopeia castalia celosia cosimia cynthia demetria dionysia egeria eileithyia elefteria erytheia eulallia eunomia euphemia eurycleia filia gelasia georgia harmonia helia hesperia hestia hippodamia hygeia hypatia idalia iphegenia lamia lampetia laodamia lelia lethia obelia oleisia orithyia ortygia parthenia pelagia pelicia pelopia polyhymnia pythia sinovia sophia sophronia stasia terentia thalia theophania theophilia titania urania xenia xylia zelia zenia zenobia halia kaiolohiaNAMES RHYMING WITH DƯA (According to first letters):
Rhyming Names According to First 2 Letters (di) - Names That Begins with di:
dibe dice dichali dick dickran dickson didier dido didrika diederich diedre diedrick diega diego dien diep diera dierck dierdre dieter dietrich dietz digna diji dike dikesone dikran dilan dillan dillen dillin dillion dillon dimitrie dimitry dimitur din dina dinadan dinah dinar dinas dino dinora dinorah dinsmore diogo diolmhain diomasach diomedes dion diona diondra diondray diondre dione dionis dionisa dionna dionne dionte dionysie dionysius dior diorbhall dirce dirck dirk dita diti diu div diva divon divone divsha divshah divyanshu dix dixie dixonNAMES BOTH FIRST AND LAST LETTERS RHYMING WITH DƯA:
First Names which starts with 'd' and ends with 'a':
dacia dada daena daeva daganya daghda dahlia daiana daina daishya dakota dakshina dalena dalenna dalia daliila dalila damara damia damiana damita dana danetta dania danica daniela danika danila danita danitza danja danna dannia dantina danya daphna dar-al-baida dara daracha darcia darda darena darerca daria darissa darla darleena darlena darlina darnesha darnetta darnisha darra davia daviana davianna davida davina davinia davita davonna dawna dawneshia dawnetta dawnika dayla dayna daysha dayshia dea deana deanda deandra deandrea deandria deanna debora debra decla deeana deeandra deeanna deedra deena deerwa defena deianira deidra deina deirdra deja deka delbina delfina delia delicia delila delinda delisa delishaEnglish Words Rhyming DIA
ENGLISH WORDS WHICH INCLUDES DƯA AS A WHOLE:
| acadian | noun (n.) A native of Acadie. |
| adjective (a.) Of or pertaining to Acadie, or Nova Scotia. |
| acardiac | adjective (a.) Without a heart; as, an acardiac fetus. |
| accadian | adjective (a.) Pertaining to a race supposed to have lived in Babylonia before the Assyrian conquest. |
| adiabatic | adjective (a.) Not giving out or receiving heat. |
| adiactinic | adjective (a.) Not transmitting the actinic rays. |
| adiantum | noun (n.) A genus of ferns, the leaves of which shed water; maidenhair. Also, the black maidenhair, a species of spleenwort. |
| adiaphorism | noun (n.) Religious indifference. |
| adiaphorist | noun (n.) One of the German Protestants who, with Melanchthon, held some opinions and ceremonies to be indifferent or nonessential, which Luther condemned as sinful or heretical. |
| adiaphoristic | adjective (a.) Pertaining to matters indifferent in faith and practice. |
| adiaphorite | noun (n.) Same as Adiaphorist. |
| adiaphorous | adjective (a.) Indifferent or neutral. |
| adjective (a.) Incapable of doing either harm or good, as some medicines. |
| adiaphory | noun (n.) Indifference. |
| adiathermic | adjective (a.) Not pervious to heat. |
| allodial | adjective (a.) Pertaining to allodium; freehold; free of rent or service; held independent of a lord paramount; -- opposed to feudal; as, allodial lands; allodial system. |
| adjective (a.) Anything held allodially. |
| allodialism | noun (n.) The allodial system. |
| allodialist | noun (n.) One who holds allodial land. |
| allodiary | noun (n.) One who holds an allodium. |
| almadia | noun (n.) Alt. of Almadie |
| amphiarthrodial | adjective (a.) Characterized by amphiarthrosis. |
| anacardiaceous | adjective (a.) Belonging to, or resembling, a family, or order, of plants of which the cashew tree is the type, and the species of sumac are well known examples. |
| antemeridian | adjective (a.) Being before noon; in or pertaining to the forenoon. (Abbrev. a. m.) |
| anteprandial | adjective (a.) Preceding dinner. |
| aphidian | noun (n.) One of the aphides; an aphid. |
| adjective (a.) Of or pertaining to the family Aphidae. |
| arachnidial | adjective (a.) Of or pertaining to the Arachnida. |
| adjective (a.) Pertaining to the arachnidium. |
| arcadia | noun (n.) A mountainous and picturesque district of Greece, in the heart of the Peloponnesus, whose people were distinguished for contentment and rural happiness. |
| noun (n.) Fig.: Any region or scene of simple pleasure and untroubled quiet. |
| arcadian | adjective (a.) Alt. of Arcadic |
| archidiaconal | adjective (a.) Of or pertaining to an archdeacon. |
| arthrodia | noun (n.) A form of diarthrodial articulation in which the articular surfaces are nearly flat, so that they form only an imperfect ball and socket. |
| arthrodial | adjective (a.) Alt. of Arthrodic |
| ascidian | noun (n.) One of the Ascidioidea, or in a more general sense, one of the Tunicata. Also as an adj. |
| ascidiarium | noun (n.) The structure which unites together the ascidiozooids in a compound ascidian. |
| asteridian | noun (n.) A starfish; one of the Asterioidea. |
| adjective (a.) Of or pertaining to the Asterioidea. |
| autoschediastic | adjective (a.) Alt. of Autoschediastical |
| autoschediastical | adjective (a.) Extemporary; offhand. |
| alcaldia | noun (n.) The jurisdiction or office of an alcalde; also, the building or chamber in which he conducts the business of his office. |
| badiaga | noun (n.) A fresh-water sponge (Spongilla), common in the north of Europe, the powder of which is used to take away the livid marks of bruises. |
| badian | noun (n.) An evergreen Chinese shrub of the Magnolia family (Illicium anisatum), and its aromatic seeds; Chinese anise; star anise. |
| barbadian | noun (n.) A native of Barbados. |
| adjective (a.) Of or pertaining to Barbados. |
| bimedial | adjective (a.) Applied to a line which is the sum of two lines commensurable only in power (as the side and diagonal of a square). |
| biradiate | adjective (a.) Alt. of Biradiated |
| biradiated | adjective (a.) Having two rays; as, a biradiate fin. |
| bodian | noun (n.) A large food fish (Diagramma lineatum), native of the East Indies. |
| brachydiagonal | noun (n.) The shorter of the diagonals in a rhombic prism. |
| adjective (a.) Pertaining to the shorter diagonal, as of a rhombic prism. |
| canadian | noun (n.) A native or inhabitant of Canada. |
| adjective (a.) Of or pertaining to Canada. |
| cardia | noun (n.) The heart. |
| noun (n.) The anterior or cardiac orifice of the stomach, where the esophagus enters it. |
| cardiac | noun (n.) A medicine which excites action in the stomach; a cardial. |
| adjective (a.) Pertaining to, resembling, or hear the heart; as, the cardiac arteries; the cardiac, or left, end of the stomach. | |
| adjective (a.) Exciting action in the heart, through the medium of the stomach; cordial; stimulant. |
| cardiacal | adjective (a.) Cardiac. |
| cardiacle | noun (n.) A pain about the heart. |
| cardiagraph | noun (n.) See Cardiograph. |
ENGLISH WORDS RHYMING WITH DƯA (According to last letters):
Rhyming Words According to Last 2 Letters (ia) - English Words That Ends with ia:
| abdominalia | noun (n. pl.) A group of cirripeds having abdominal appendages. |
| acacia | noun (n.) A roll or bag, filled with dust, borne by Byzantine emperors, as a memento of mortality. It is represented on medals. |
| noun (n.) A genus of leguminous trees and shrubs. Nearly 300 species are Australian or Polynesian, and have terete or vertically compressed leaf stalks, instead of the bipinnate leaves of the much fewer species of America, Africa, etc. Very few are found in temperate climates. | |
| noun (n.) The inspissated juice of several species of acacia; -- called also gum acacia, and gum arabic. |
| acholia | noun (n.) Deficiency or want of bile. |
| acinesia | noun (n.) Same as Akinesia. |
| aconitia | noun (n.) Same as Aconitine. |
| acontia | noun (n. pl.) Threadlike defensive organs, composed largely of nettling cells (cnidae), thrown out of the mouth or special pores of certain Actiniae when irritated. |
| acrania | noun (n.) Partial or total absence of the skull. |
| noun (n.) The lowest group of Vertebrata, including the amphioxus, in which no skull exists. |
| acrasia | noun (n.) Alt. of Acrasy |
| acrisia | noun (n.) Alt. of Acrisy |
| actinaria | noun (n. pl.) A large division of Anthozoa, including those which have simple tentacles and do not form stony corals. Sometimes, in a wider sense, applied to all the Anthozoa, expert the Alcyonaria, whether forming corals or not. |
| actinia | noun (n.) An animal of the class Anthozoa, and family Actinidae. From a resemblance to flowers in form and color, they are often called animal flowers and sea anemones. [See Polyp.]. |
| noun (n.) A genus in the family Actinidae. |
| adansonia | noun (n.) A genus of great trees related to the Bombax. There are two species, A. digitata, the baobab or monkey-bread of Africa and India, and A. Gregorii, the sour gourd or cream-of-tartar tree of Australia. Both have a trunk of moderate height, but of enormous diameter, and a wide-spreading head. The fruit is oblong, and filled with pleasantly acid pulp. The wood is very soft, and the bark is used by the natives for making ropes and cloth. |
| adelphia | noun (n.) A "brotherhood," or collection of stamens in a bundle; -- used in composition, as in the class names, Monadelphia, Diadelphia, etc. |
| adenalgia | noun (n.) Alt. of Adenalgy |
| adularia | noun (n.) A transparent or translucent variety of common feldspar, or orthoclase, which often shows pearly opalescent reflections; -- called by lapidaries moonstone. |
| adversaria | noun (n. pl.) A miscellaneous collection of notes, remarks, or selections; a commonplace book; also, commentaries or notes. |
| adynamia | noun (n.) Considerable debility of the vital powers, as in typhoid fever. |
| aegicrania | noun (n. pl.) Sculptured ornaments, used in classical architecture, representing rams' heads or skulls. |
| aerophobia | noun (n.) Alt. of Aerophoby |
| aesthesia | noun (n.) Perception by the senses; feeling; -- the opposite of anaesthesia. |
| agalactia | noun (n.) Alt. of Agalaxy |
| agraphia | noun (n.) The absence or loss of the power of expressing ideas by written signs. It is one form of aphasia. |
| akinesia | noun (n.) Paralysis of the motor nerves; loss of movement. |
| albuminuria | noun (n.) A morbid condition in which albumin is present in the urine. |
| alcyonaria | noun (n. pl.) One of the orders of Anthozoa. It includes the Alcyonacea, Pennatulacea, and Gorgonacea. |
| alfilaria | noun (n.) The pin grass (Erodium cicutarium), a weed in California. |
| alleluia | noun (n.) Alt. of Alleluiah |
| alopecia | noun (n.) Alt. of Alopecy |
| alpia | noun (n.) The seed of canary grass (Phalaris Canariensis), used for feeding cage birds. |
| amblyopia | noun (n.) Alt. of Amblyopy |
| ambrosia | noun (n.) The fabled food of the gods (as nectar was their drink), which conferred immortality upon those who partook of it. |
| noun (n.) An unguent of the gods. | |
| noun (n.) A perfumed unguent, salve, or draught; something very pleasing to the taste or smell. | |
| noun (n.) Formerly, a kind of fragrant plant; now (Bot.), a genus of plants, including some coarse and worthless weeds, called ragweed, hogweed, etc. | |
| noun (n.) The food of certain small bark beetles, family Scolytidae believed to be fungi cultivated by the beetles in their burrows. |
| amentia | noun (n.) Imbecility; total want of understanding. |
| ametropia | noun (n.) Any abnormal condition of the refracting powers of the eye. |
| amia | noun (n.) A genus of fresh-water ganoid fishes, exclusively confined to North America; called bowfin in Lake Champlain, dogfish in Lake Erie, and mudfish in South Carolina, etc. See Bowfin. |
| ammonia | noun (n.) A gaseous compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH3, with a pungent smell and taste: -- often called volatile alkali, and spirits of hartshorn. |
| amnesia | noun (n.) Forgetfulness; also, a defect of speech, from cerebral disease, in which the patient substitutes wrong words or names in the place of those he wishes to employ. |
| amphibia | noun (n. pl.) One of the classes of vertebrates. |
| (pl. ) of Amphibium |
| anaemia | adjective (a.) A morbid condition in which the blood is deficient in quality or in quantity. |
| anaesthesia | noun (n.) Entire or partial loss or absence of feeling or sensation; a state of general or local insensibility produced by disease or by the inhalation or application of an anaesthetic. |
| analgesia | noun (n.) Absence of sensibility to pain. |
| anaphrodisia | noun (n.) Absence of sexual appetite. |
| anesthesia | adjective (a.) Alt. of Anesthetic |
| anglomania | noun (n.) A mania for, or an inordinate attachment to, English customs, institutions, etc. |
| anglophobia | noun (n.) Intense dread of, or aversion to, England or the English. |
| anomia | noun (n.) A genus of bivalve shells, allied to the oyster, so called from their unequal valves, of which the lower is perforated for attachment. |
| anopsia | adjective (a.) Alt. of Anopsy |
| anorexia | noun (n.) Alt. of Anorexy |
| anosmia | noun (n.) Loss of the sense of smell. |
| anthobranchia | noun (n. pl.) A division of nudibranchiate Mollusca, in which the gills form a wreath or cluster upon the posterior part of the back. See Nudibranchiata, and Doris. |
| anthomania | noun (n.) A extravagant fondness for flowers. |
ENGLISH WORDS RHYMING WITH DƯA (According to first letters):
Rhyming Words According to First 2 Letters (di) - Words That Begins with di:
| diabase | noun (n.) A basic, dark-colored, holocrystalline, igneous rock, consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar and pyroxene with magnetic iron; -- often limited to rocks pretertiary in age. It includes part of what was early called greenstone. |
| diabaterial | adjective (a.) Passing over the borders. |
| diabetes | noun (n.) A disease which is attended with a persistent, excessive discharge of urine. Most frequently the urine is not only increased in quantity, but contains saccharine matter, in which case the disease is generally fatal. |
| diabetic | adjective (a.) Alt. of Diabetical |
| diabetical | adjective (a.) Pertaining to diabetes; as, diabetic or diabetical treatment. |
| diablerie | noun (n.) Alt. of Diabley |
| diabley | noun (n.) Devilry; sorcery or incantation; a diabolical deed; mischief. |
| diabolic | adjective (a.) Alt. of Diabolical |
| diabolical | adjective (a.) Pertaining to the devil; resembling, or appropriate, or appropriate to, the devil; devilish; infernal; impious; atrocious; nefarious; outrageously wicked; as, a diabolic or diabolical temper or act. |
| diabolism | noun (n.) Character, action, or principles appropriate to the devil. |
| noun (n.) Possession by the devil. |
| diacatholicon | noun (n.) A universal remedy; -- name formerly to a purgative electuary. |
| diacaustic | noun (n.) That which burns by refraction, as a double convex lens, or the sun's rays concentrated by such a lens, sometimes used as a cautery. |
| noun (n.) A curved formed by the consecutive intersections of rays of light refracted through a lens. | |
| adjective (a.) Pertaining to, or possessing the properties of, a species of caustic curves formed by refraction. See Caustic surface, under Caustic. |
| diachylon | noun (n.) Alt. of Diachylum |
| diachylum | noun (n.) A plaster originally composed of the juices of several plants (whence its name), but now made of an oxide of lead and oil, and consisting essentially of glycerin mixed with lead salts of the fat acids. |
| diacid | adjective (a.) Divalent; -- said of a base or radical as capable of saturating two acid monad radicals or a dibasic acid. Cf. Dibasic, a., and Biacid. |
| diacodium | noun (n.) A sirup made of poppies. |
| diaconal | adjective (a.) Of or pertaining to a deacon. |
| diaconate | noun (n.) The office of a deacon; deaconship; also, a body or board of deacons. |
| adjective (a.) Governed by deacons. |
| diacope | noun (n.) Tmesis. |
| diacoustic | adjective (a.) Pertaining to the science or doctrine of refracted sounds. |
| diacoustics | noun (n.) That branch of natural philosophy which treats of the properties of sound as affected by passing through different mediums; -- called also diaphonics. See the Note under Acoustics. |
| diacritic | adjective (a.) Alt. of Diacritical |
| diacritical | adjective (a.) That separates or distinguishes; -- applied to points or marks used to distinguish letters of similar form, or different sounds of the same letter, as, a, /, a, /, /, etc. |
| diactinic | adjective (a.) Capable of transmitting the chemical or actinic rays of light; as, diactinic media. |
| diadelphia | noun (n. pl.) A Linnaean class of plants whose stamens are united into two bodies or bundles by their filaments. |
| diadelphian | adjective (a.) Alt. of Diadelphous |
| diadelphous | adjective (a.) Of or pertaining to the class Diadelphia; having the stamens united into two bodies by their filaments (said of a plant or flower); grouped into two bundles or sets by coalescence of the filaments (said of stamens). |
| diadem | noun (n.) Originally, an ornamental head band or fillet, worn by Eastern monarchs as a badge of royalty; hence (later), also, a crown, in general. |
| noun (n.) Regal power; sovereignty; empire; -- considered as symbolized by the crown. | |
| noun (n.) An arch rising from the rim of a crown (rarely also of a coronet), and uniting with others over its center. | |
| verb (v. t.) To adorn with a diadem; to crown. |
| diadrom | noun (n.) A complete course or vibration; time of vibration, as of a pendulum. |
| diaeresis | noun (n.) Alt. of Dieresis |
| dieresis | noun (n.) The separation or resolution of one syllable into two; -- the opposite of synaeresis. |
| noun (n.) A mark consisting of two dots [/], placed over the second of two adjacent vowels, to denote that they are to be pronounced as distinct letters; as, cooperate, aerial. | |
| noun (n.) Same as Diaeresis. |
| diaeretic | adjective (a.) Caustic. |
| diageotropic | adjective (a.) Relating to, or exhibiting, diageotropism. |
| diageotropism | noun (n.) The tendency of organs (as roots) of plants to assume a position oblique or transverse to a direction towards the center of the earth. |
| diaglyph | noun (n.) An intaglio. |
| diaglyphic | adjective (a.) Alt. of Diaglyphtic |
| diaglyphtic | adjective (a.) Represented or formed by depressions in the general surface; as, diaglyphic sculpture or engraving; -- opposed to anaglyphic. |
| diagnosis | noun (n.) The art or act of recognizing the presence of disease from its signs or symptoms, and deciding as to its character; also, the decision arrived at. |
| noun (n.) Scientific determination of any kind; the concise description of characterization of a species. | |
| noun (n.) Critical perception or scrutiny; judgment based on such scrutiny; esp., perception of, or judgment concerning, motives and character. |
| diagnostic | noun (n.) The mark or symptom by which one disease is known or distinguished from others. |
| adjective (a.) Pertaining to, or furnishing, a diagnosis; indicating the nature of a disease. |
| diagnostics | noun (n.) That part of medicine which has to do with ascertaining the nature of diseases by means of their symptoms or signs. |
| diagometer | noun (n.) A sort of electroscope, invented by Rousseau, in which the dry pile is employed to measure the amount of electricity transmitted by different bodies, or to determine their conducting power. |
| diagonal | noun (n.) A right line drawn from one angle to another not adjacent, of a figure of four or more sides, and dividing it into two parts. |
| noun (n.) A member, in a framed structure, running obliquely across a panel. | |
| noun (n.) A diagonal cloth; a kind of cloth having diagonal stripes, ridges, or welts made in the weaving. | |
| adjective (a.) Joining two not adjacent angles of a quadrilateral or multilateral figure; running across from corner to corner; crossing at an angle with one of the sides. |
| diagonial | adjective (a.) Diagonal; diametrical; hence; diametrically opposed. |
| diagram | noun (n.) A figure or drawing made to illustrate a statement, or facilitate a demonstration; a plan. |
| noun (n.) Any simple drawing made for mathematical or scientific purposes, or to assist a verbal explanation which refers to it; a mechanical drawing, as distinguished from an artistical one. | |
| verb (v. t.) To put into the form of a diagram. |
| diagrammatic | adjective (a.) Pertaining to, or of the nature of, a diagram; showing by diagram. |
| diagraph | noun (n.) A drawing instrument, combining a protractor and scale. |
| diagraphic | adjective (a.) Alt. of Diagraphical |
| diagraphical | adjective (a.) Descriptive. |
| diagraphics | noun (n.) The art or science of descriptive drawing; especially, the art or science of drawing by mechanical appliances and mathematical rule. |
| diaheliotropic | adjective (a.) Relating or, or manifesting, diaheliotropism. |
ENGLISH WORDS BOTH FIRST AND LAST LETTERS RHYMING WITH DƯA:
English Words which starts with 'd' and ends with 'a':
| daboia | noun (n.) A large and highly venomous Asiatic viper (Daboia xanthica). |
| dactylotheca | noun (n.) The scaly covering of the toes, as in birds. |
| dagoba | noun (n.) A dome-shaped structure built over relics of Buddha or some Buddhist saint. |
| dahlia | noun (n.) A genus of plants native to Mexico and Central America, of the order Compositae; also, any plant or flower of the genus. The numerous varieties of cultivated dahlias bear conspicuous flowers which differ in color. |
| dalmania | noun (n.) A genus of trilobites, of many species, common in the Upper Silurian and Devonian rocks. |
| dalmatica | noun (n.) Alt. of Dalmatic |
| damiana | noun (n.) A Mexican drug, used as an aphrodisiac. |
| dammara | noun (n.) An oleoresin used in making varnishes; dammar gum; dammara resin. It is obtained from certain resin trees indigenous to the East Indies, esp. Shorea robusta and the dammar pine. |
| noun (n.) A large tree of the order Coniferae, indigenous to the East Indies and Australasia; -- called also Agathis. There are several species. |
| damosella | noun (n.) Alt. of Damoiselle |
| daphnia | noun (n.) A genus of the genus Daphnia. |
| darlingtonia | noun (n.) A genus of California pitcher plants consisting of a single species. The long tubular leaves are hooded at the top, and frequently contain many insects drowned in the secretion of the leaves. |
| data | noun (n. pl.) See Datum. |
| (pl. ) of Datum |
| dataria | noun (n.) Formerly, a part of the Roman chancery; now, a separate office from which are sent graces or favors, cognizable in foro externo, such as appointments to benefices. The name is derived from the word datum, given or dated (with the indications of the time and place of granting the gift or favor). |
| datura | noun (n.) A genus of solanaceous plants, with large funnel-shaped flowers and a four-celled, capsular fruit. |
| decacerata | noun (n. pl.) The division of Cephalopoda which includes the squids, cuttlefishes, and others having ten arms or tentacles; -- called also Decapoda. [Written also Decacera.] See Dibranchiata. |
| decagynia | noun (n. pl.) A Linnaean order of plants characterized by having ten styles. |
| decalcomania | noun (n.) Alt. of Decalcomanie |
| decandria | noun (n. pl.) A Linnaean class of plants characterized by having ten stamens. |
| decapoda | noun (n. pl.) The order of Crustacea which includes the shrimps, lobsters, crabs, etc. |
| noun (n. pl.) A division of the dibranchiate cephalopods including the cuttlefishes and squids. See Decacera. |
| decidua | noun (n.) The inner layer of the wall of the uterus, which envelops the embryo, forms a part of the placenta, and is discharged with it. |
| deciduata | noun (n. pl.) A group of Mammalia in which a decidua is thrown off with, or after, the fetus, as in the human species. |
| dejecta | noun (n. pl.) Excrements; as, the dejecta of the sick. |
| delenda | noun (n. pl.) Things to be erased or blotted out. |
| delphinoidea | noun (n. pl.) The division of Cetacea which comprises the dolphins, porpoises, and related forms. |
| delta | noun (n.) A tract of land shaped like the letter delta (/), especially when the land is alluvial and inclosed between two or more mouths of a river; as, the delta of the Ganges, of the Nile, or of the Mississippi. |
| noun (n.) The fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (/ /), answering to D. | |
| noun (n.) an object having the shape of the capital /. | |
| noun (n.) The closed figure produced by connecting three coils or circuits successively, end for end, esp. in a three-phase system; -- often used attributively, as delta winding, delta connection (which see), etc. |
| dementia | noun (n.) Insanity; madness; esp. that form which consists in weakness or total loss of thought and reason; mental imbecility; idiocy. |
| demonomania | noun (n.) A form of madness in which the patient conceives himself possessed of devils. |
| dendroc/la | noun (n. pl.) A division of the Turbellaria in which the digestive cavity gives off lateral branches, which are often divided into smaller branchlets. |
| derma | noun (n.) See Dermis. |
| dermaptera | noun (n.) Alt. of Dermapteran |
| dermobranchiata | noun (n. pl.) A group of nudibranch mollusks without special gills. |
| dermoptera | noun (n. pl.) The division of insects which includes the earwigs (Forticulidae). |
| noun (n. pl.) A group of lemuroid mammals having a parachutelike web of skin between the fore and hind legs, of which the colugo (Galeopithecus) is the type. See Colugo. | |
| noun (n. pl.) An order of Mammalia; the Cheiroptera. |
| derotremata | noun (n. pl.) The tribe of aquatic Amphibia which includes Amphiuma, Menopoma, etc. They have permanent gill openings, but no external gills; -- called also Cryptobranchiata. |
| dertrotheca | noun (n.) The horny covering of the end of the bill of birds. |
| desiderata | noun (n. pl.) See Desideratum. |
| (pl. ) of Desideratum |
| desmobacteria | noun (n. pl.) See Microbacteria. |
| desmomyaria | noun (n. pl.) The division of Tunicata which includes the Salpae. See Salpa. |
| deuteropathia | noun (n.) Alt. of Deuteropathy |
| deutzia | noun (n.) A genus of shrubs with pretty white flowers, much cultivated. |
| deva | noun (n.) A god; a deity; a divine being; an idol; a king. |
| devata | noun (n.) A deity; a divine being; a good spirit; an idol. |
| dhoorra | noun (n.) Alt. of Dhurra |
| dhourra | noun (n.) Alt. of Dhurra |
| dhurra | noun (n.) Indian millet. See Durra. |
| diana | noun (n.) The daughter of Jupiter and Latona; a virgin goddess who presided over hunting, chastity, and marriage; -- identified with the Greek goddess Artemis. |
| diandria | noun (n. pl.) A Linnaean class of plants having two stamens. |
| diarrhea | noun (n.) Alt. of Diarrhoea |
| diarrhoea | noun (n.) A morbidly frequent and profuse discharge of loose or fluid evacuations from the intestines, without tenesmus; a purging or looseness of the bowels; a flux. |
| diastema | noun (n.) A vacant space, or gap, esp. between teeth in a jaw. |
| diatryma | noun (n.) An extinct eocene bird from New Mexico, larger than the ostrich. |
| dibranchiata | noun (n. pl.) An order of cephalopods which includes those with two gills, an apparatus for emitting an inky fluid, and either eight or ten cephalic arms bearing suckers or hooks, as the octopi and squids. See Cephalopoda. |
| dicentra | noun (n.) A genus of herbaceous plants, with racemes of two-spurred or heart-shaped flowers, including the Dutchman's breeches, and the more showy Bleeding heart (D. spectabilis). |
| dicta | noun (n. pl.) See Dictum. |
| (pl. ) of Dictum |
| dicyemata | noun (n. pl.) An order of worms parasitic in cephalopods. They are remarkable for the extreme simplicity of their structure. The embryo exists in two forms. |
| didelphia | noun (n. pl.) The subclass of Mammalia which includes the marsupials. See Marsupialia. |
| didonia | noun (n.) The curve which on a given surface and with a given perimeter contains the greatest area. |
| didrachma | noun (n.) A two-drachma piece; an ancient Greek silver coin, worth nearly forty cents. |
| didynamia | noun (n. pl.) A Linnaean class of plants having four stamens disposed in pairs of unequal length. |
| dielytra | noun (n.) See Dicentra. |
| differentia | noun (n.) The formal or distinguishing part of the essence of a species; the characteristic attribute of a species; specific difference. |
| digamma | noun (n.) A letter (/, /) of the Greek alphabet, which early fell into disuse. |
| digenea | noun (n. pl.) A division of Trematoda in which alternate generations occur, the immediate young not resembling their parents. |
| digynia | noun (n.) A Linnaean order of plants having two styles. |
| dika | noun (n.) A kind of food, made from the almondlike seeds of the Irvingia Barteri, much used by natives of the west coast of Africa; -- called also dika bread. |
| dilemma | noun (n.) An argument which presents an antagonist with two or more alternatives, but is equally conclusive against him, whichever alternative he chooses. |
| noun (n.) A state of things in which evils or obstacles present themselves on every side, and it is difficult to determine what course to pursue; a vexatious alternative or predicament; a difficult choice or position. |
| dimera | noun (n. pl.) A division of Coleoptera, having two joints to the tarsi. |
| noun (n. pl.) A division of the Hemiptera, including the aphids. |
| dimya | noun (n. pl.) Alt. of Dimyaria |
| dimyaria | noun (n. pl.) An order of lamellibranchiate mollusks having an anterior and posterior adductor muscle, as the common clam. See Bivalve. |
| dinosauria | noun (n. pl.) An order of extinct mesozoic reptiles, mostly of large size (whence the name). Notwithstanding their size, they present birdlike characters in the skeleton, esp. in the pelvis and hind limbs. Some walked on their three-toed hind feet, thus producing the large "bird tracks," so-called, of mesozoic sandstones; others were five-toed and quadrupedal. See Illust. of Compsognathus, also Illustration of Dinosaur in Appendix. |
| dioecia | noun (n. pl.) A Linnaean class of plants having the stamens and pistils on different plants. |
| noun (n. pl.) A subclass of gastropod mollusks in which the sexes are separate. It includes most of the large marine species, like the conchs, cones, and cowries. |
| diomedea | noun (n.) A genus of large sea birds, including the albatross. See Albatross. |
| dionaea | noun (n.) An insectivorous plant. See Venus's flytrap. |
| dioptra | noun (n.) An optical instrument, invented by Hipparchus, for taking altitudes, leveling, etc. |
| diorama | noun (n.) A mode of scenic representation, invented by Daguerre and Bouton, in which a painting is seen from a distance through a large opening. By a combination of transparent and opaque painting, and of transmitted and reflected light, and by contrivances such as screens and shutters, much diversity of scenic effect is produced. |
| noun (n.) A building used for such an exhibition. |
| dioscorea | noun (n.) A genus of plants. See Yam. |
| diota | noun (n.) A vase or drinking cup having two handles or ears. |
| diphtheria | noun (n.) A very dangerous contagious disease in which the air passages, and especially the throat, become coated with a false membrane, produced by the solidification of an inflammatory exudation. Cf. Group. |
| diploma | noun (n.) A letter or writing, usually under seal, conferring some privilege, honor, or power; a document bearing record of a degree conferred by a literary society or educational institution. |
| diplopia | noun (n.) Alt. of Diplopy |
| diplopoda | noun (n. pl.) An order of myriapods having two pairs of legs on each segment; the Chilognatha. |
| dipneumona | noun (n. pl.) A group of spiders having only two lunglike organs. |
| dipsomania | noun (n.) A morbid an uncontrollable craving (often periodic) for drink, esp. for alcoholic liquors; also improperly used to denote acute and chronic alcoholism. |
| diptera | noun (n. pl.) An extensive order of insects having only two functional wings and two balancers, as the house fly, mosquito, etc. They have a suctorial proboscis, often including two pairs of sharp organs (mandibles and maxillae) with which they pierce the skin of animals. They undergo a complete metamorphosis, their larvae (called maggots) being usually without feet. |
| discina | noun (n.) A genus of Branchiopoda, having a disklike shell, attached by one valve, which is perforated by the peduncle. |
| discodactylia | noun (n. pl.) A division of amphibians having suctorial disks on the toes, as the tree frogs. |
| discophora | noun (n. pl.) A division of acalephs or jellyfishes, including most of the large disklike species. |
| distoma | noun (n.) A genus of parasitic, trematode worms, having two suckers for attaching themselves to the part they infest. See 1st Fluke, 2. |
| diurna | noun (n. pl.) A division of Lepidoptera, including the butterflies; -- so called because they fly only in the daytime. |
| docoglossa | noun (n. pl.) An order of gastropods, including the true limpets, and having the teeth on the odontophore or lingual ribbon. |
| dodecagynia | noun (n. pl.) A Linnaean order of plants having twelve styles. |
| dodecandria | noun (n. pl.) A Linnaean class of plants including all that have any number of stamens between twelve and nineteen. |
| dogma | noun (n.) That which is held as an opinion; a tenet; a doctrine. |
| noun (n.) A formally stated and authoritatively settled doctrine; a definite, established, and authoritative tenet. | |
| noun (n.) A doctrinal notion asserted without regard to evidence or truth; an arbitrary dictum. |
| dolabra | noun (n.) A rude ancient ax or hatchet, seen in museums. |
| domina | noun (n.) Lady; a lady; -- a title formerly given to noble ladies who held a barony in their own right. |
| do–a | noun (n.) Lady; mistress; madam; -- a title of respect used in Spain, prefixed to the Christian name of a lady. |
| doncella | noun (n.) A handsome fish of Florida and the West Indies (Platyglossus radiatus). The name is applied also to the ladyfish (Harpe rufa) of the same region. |
| donna | noun (n.) A lady; madam; mistress; -- the title given a lady in Italy. |
| doorga | noun (n.) A Hindoo divinity, the consort of Siva, represented with ten arms. |
| dorsibranchiata | noun (n. pl.) A division of chaetopod annelids in which the branchiae are along the back, on each side, or on the parapodia. [See Illusts. under Annelida and Chaetopoda.] |
| doryphora | noun (n.) A genus of plant-eating beetles, including the potato beetle. See Potato beetle. |
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