Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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adj
Initialism of direct coded.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Qualifier: video coding
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adv
Initialism of da capo.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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adv
Initialism of diagonally to the center.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: dance, dancing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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name
Initialism of District of Columbia, a federal district of the United States of America.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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name
Initialism of Douglas Commercial, used in the names of airliners designed by the Douglas Aircraft Company.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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name
Initialism of Dubai City, to distinguish it from Dubai Emirate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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name
Initialism of Dreamcast, a home videogaming console from SEGA.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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name
Ellipsis of DC Comics: Initialism of Detective Comics.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
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name
Initialism of Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles; clipping of DCHP.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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name
Abbreviation of Discord.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, informal
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noun
Initialism of district court.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: law
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Initialism of direct current.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
Initialism of doctor of chiropractic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Qualifier: degree
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noun
Initialism of debit card.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: banking, business
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noun
Initialism of disease control.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
Initialism of detective constable, a police rank used in Commonwealth countries.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: government, law-enforcement
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noun
Initialism of defined contributions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Qualifier: pensions
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noun
Initialism of device context.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Qualifier: Microsoft Windows
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
Initialism of difficulty class.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Qualifier: roleplaying games
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noun
Initialism of disconnection/disconnect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, video-games
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noun
Initialism of district commissioner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Kenya, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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noun
Initialism of disciplinary control.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Qualifier: prison
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noun
Initialism of distribution center.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: business
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noun
Initialism of double crochet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Qualifier: crochet
Topics: business, knitting, manufacturing, textiles
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noun
Abbreviation of December.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
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verb
To become disconnected from a network.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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verb
Abbreviation of discontinue.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
the district occupied entirely by the city of Washington; chosen by George Washington as the site of the capital of the United States and created out of land ceded by Maryland and Virginia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: District of Columbia, D.C.
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: federal district
noun
an electric current that flows in one direction steadily
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: direct current, direct electric current
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: electricity, electrical energy
History
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
