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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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name
Initialism of United States Department of Defense.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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Synonyms: USDOW, DOW
Antonyms: none provided
name
Alternative form of DOD.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
Initialism of date of death.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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Synonyms: d., ob.
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Initialism of displacement-on-demand (a type of engine that can shut down cylinders when not needed).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Initialism of drop-on-demand.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: media, printing, publishing
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Initialism of definition of done.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, definition, initialism, uncountable
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Initialism of department of defence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Abbreviation of degree of difficulty
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: DD, D.D., D. D., difficulty
Antonyms: none provided
noun
sulk, huff
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ulster
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noun
lump
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland
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noun
A ground signal, such as a shunting disc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Initialism of depth of discharge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
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verb
to cut off, as wool from sheep's tails, or horns from a cattle; to lop or clip off
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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noun
the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Department of Defense, Defense Department, United States Department of Defense, Defense
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: executive department
History
Abbreviation.
From Irish dod (“sullenness, anger”).
From Scots daud (“large piece”).
Abbreviation of "Tommy Dodd".
Inherited from Middle English dodden.
