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Deity
- noun - any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
Djinn
- noun - (Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals
Doily
- noun - a small round piece of linen placed under a dish or bowl
Doing
- verb - arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding"
- be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity; "A few words would answer"; "This car suits my purpose well"; "Will $100 do?"; "A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"; "Nothing else will serve"
- behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
- carry on or function; "We could do with a little more help around here"
- carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance"
- carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions; "practice law"
- create or design, often in a certain way; "Do my room in blue"; "I did this piece in wood to express my love for the fores
Dribs
- noun - a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid); "he had a drop too much to drink"; "a drop of each sample was analyzed"; "there is not a drop of pity in that man"; "years afterward, they would pay the blood-money, driblet by driblet"--Kipling
Dried
- adjective - become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the sun"
- not still wet; "the ink has dried"; "a face marked with dried tears"
- preserved by removing natural moisture; "dried beef"; "dried fruit"; "dehydrated eggs"; "shredded and desiccated coconut meat"
- remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair"
Drier
- noun - (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish; "dry toast"; "dry meat"
- (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation; "a dry white burgundy"; "a dry Bordeaux"
- a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture)
- an appliance that removes moisture
- free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet; "dry land"; "dry clothes"; "a dry climate"; "dry splintery boards"; "a dry river bed"; "the paint is dry"
- having a large proportion of strong liquor; "a very dry martini is almost straight gin"
- having no adornment or coloration; "dry facts"; "rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner"
- humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottis
Dries
- noun - a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
- become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the sun"
- remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair"
Drift
- noun - a force that moves something along
- a general tendency to change (as of opinion); "not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book"; "a broad movement of the electorate to the right"
- a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine; "they dug a drift parallel with the vein"
- a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents
- a process of linguistic change over a period of time
- be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"
- be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current; "snow drifting several feet high"; "sand drifting like snow"
- be subject to fluctuation; "The stock market drifted upward"
- cause to be carried by a current; "drift the boats downstream"
- drive slowly and far afield for
Drill
- noun - A stout, durable cotton fabric
- (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms
- a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)
- learn by repetition; "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales"
- make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool; "don't drill here, there's a gas pipe"; "drill a hole into the wall"; "drill for oil"; "carpenter bees are boring holes into the wall"
- similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored
- systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect"
- teach by repetition
- train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons
- undergo military training or do military exercises