'D' definitions:
Definition of 'd'
From: WordNet
adjective
Denoting a quantity consisting of 500 items or units [syn: five hundred, 500, d]
noun
A fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets [syn: vitamin D, calciferol, viosterol, ergocalciferol, cholecalciferol, D]
noun
The cardinal number that is the product of one hundred and five [syn: five hundred, 500, D]
noun
The 4th letter of the Roman alphabet [syn: D, d]
Definition of 'D'
From: GCIDE
- D \D\ (d[=e])
- 1. The fourth letter of the English alphabet, and a vocal consonant. The English letter is from Latin, which is from Greek, which took it from Ph[oe]nician, the probable ultimate origin being Egyptian. It is related most nearly to t and th; as, Eng. deep, G. tief; Eng. daughter, G. tochter, Gr. qyga`thr, Skr. duhitr. See Guide to Pronunciation, [root]178, 179, 229. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Mus.) The nominal of the second tone in the model major scale (that in C), or of the fourth tone in the relative minor scale of C (that in A minor), or of the key tone in the relative minor of F. [1913 Webster]
- 3. As a numeral D stands for 500. in this use it is not the initial of any word, or even strictly a letter, but one half of the sign ? (or ? ) the original Tuscan numeral for 1000. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'd'
From: GCIDE
- Mute \Mute\, n.
- 1. One who does not speak, whether from physical inability, unwillingness, or other cause. Specifically: (a) One who, from deafness, either congenital or from early life, is unable to use articulate language; a deaf-mute. (b) A person employed by undertakers at a funeral. (c) A person whose part in a play does not require him to speak. (d) Among the Turks, an officer or attendant who is selected for his place because he can not speak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Phon.) A letter which represents no sound; a silent letter; also, a close articulation; an element of speech formed by a position of the mouth organs which stops the passage of the breath; as, p, b, d, k, t. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Mus.) A little utensil made of brass, ivory, or other material, so formed that it can be fixed in an erect position on the bridge of a violin, or similar instrument, in order to deaden or soften the tone. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'D'
- I'd,
- 3-d,
- Circle D,
- D Canadensis,
- D Ebenum,
- D irroratus,
- D leather,
- D stramonium,
- D valve,
- D'Iberville,
- D'Lo,
- D'eblai,
- D'ebouchure,
- D'ebris,
- D'ebut,
- D'ebutant,
- D'ebutante,
- D'ecime,
- D'ecolletage,
- D'eculassement,
- D'egras,
- D'ejeuner,
- D'enouement,
- FTP'd,
- KO'd,
- Louis d'or,
- R and D,
- Toison d'Or,
- chlorophyll d,
- d and c,
- d region,
- d'ecor,
- immunoglobulin D,
- maitre d',
- vitamin D,
- Battery d'enfilade,
- Bois d'arc,
- Bougie d'ecimale,
- C Q D,
- Chevalier d'industrie,
- Circle D, TX,
- Coeur d'Alene,
- Coup d''etat,
- Coup d'oeil,
- D'Iberville, MS,
- D'Lo, MS,
- D'ebouch'e,
- D'ecollet'e,
- D'ejeun'e,
- D-2-deoxyribose,
- D-RAM,
- D-day,
- D-glucaric,
- D-layer,
- Droit d'aubaine,
- Duchesse d'Angouleme,
- Gens d'armes,
- Hors d'oeuveres,
- Hors d'oeuvre,
- Jet d'eau,
- Jets d'eau,
- Jeu d'esprit,
- Langue d'oc,
- Langue d'oil,
- Point d'appui,
- Table d'hote,
- Tables d'hote,
- affaire d'honneur,
- andrew d. white,
- c. d. gibson,
- charge d'affaires,
- cordite M D,
- cote d'azur,
- cote d'ivoire,
- coup d'etat,
- d'eclass'e,
- d'egag'e,
- d'oyly carte,
- d. h. lawrence,
- d. w. griffith,
- duc d'elchingen,
- dwight d. eisenhower,
- edward d. white,
- f. d. roosevelt,
- francoise d'aubigne,
- j. d. salinger,
- jeanne d'arc,
- john d. rockefeller,
- louis d'outremer,
- maitre d'hotel,
- maitres d'hotel,
- nor-q-d,
- objet d'art,
- oboe d'amore,
- poitrine d'agneau,
- quai d'orsay,
- raison d'etre,
- richard d. fosbury,
- saphir d'eau,
- scrutin d'arrondissement,
- three-d,
- valle d'aosta,
- viola d'amore,
- Charg'e d'affaires,
- Charg'es d'affaires,
- Chef-d'oeuvre,
- Chefs-d'oeuvre,
- Coeur d'Alene, ID,
- Cong'e d''elire,
- Corps d'arm'ee,
- Drap d''et'e,
- coeur d'alene lake,
- cote d'ivoire franc,
- d White Friars or Carmelites,
- donato d'agnolo bramante,
- how-d'ye-do,
- langue d'oc french,
- langue d'oil french,
- republic of cote d'ivoire,
- richard d'oyly carte,
- systeme international d'unites,
- Circle D-KC Estates,
- Circle D-KC Estates, TX,
- marie anne charlotte corday d'armont,
- 6-O-alpha-L-rhamnosyl-D-glucose