DAMPIER | • Dampier prop.n. A port in northwestern Western Australia. • DAMPY adj. somewhat damp. |
DAMPING | • damping v. Present participle of damp. • damping n. (Mechanics) The reduction in the magnitude of oscillations by the dissipation of energy. • damping n. (Mechanics) The stabilization of a physical system by reducing oscillation. |
DAMPISH | • dampish adj. (Obsolete) Characterised by noxious vapours; misty, smoky. • dampish adj. Moderately damp or moist. • DAMPISH adj. somewhat damp. |
DIPLOMA | • diploma n. A document issued by an educational institution testifying that the recipient has earned a degree or… • DIPLOMA n. a document indicating an honour or privilege. • DIPLOMA v. to confer an honour or privilege upon. |
IMPALED | • impaled adj. Pinned to something by piercing. • impaled v. Simple past tense and past participle of impale. • IMPALE v. to pierce with a pointed object, also EMPALE. |
IMPAVED | • impaved v. Simple past tense and past participle of impave. • IMPAVE v. to set in a pavement. |
IMPAVID | • impavid adj. (Archaic) fearless, undaunted. • IMPAVID adj. fearless; undaunted. |
IMPLEAD | • implead v. (Law) to sue in court, raise an action against a defendant. • IMPLEAD v. to sue in a court of law. |
MEDIGAP | • Medigap prop.n. (US) A type of medical insurance for expenses not covered under Medicare. • MEDIGAP n. a supplemental health insurance. |
PHASMID | • phasmid n. (Entomology) Any insect of the order Phasmida: a leaf insect or walking stick (stick insect). • phasmid n. (Nematology) Either of the two caudal chemoreceptors in some nematodes. • phasmid n. A phagemid. |
PLASMID | • plasmid n. (Cytology) A loop of double-stranded DNA that is separate from and replicates independently of the chromosomes… • PLASMID n. a hereditary structure of a cell. |
PYRAMID | • pyramid n. An ancient massive construction with a square or rectangular base and four triangular sides meeting… • pyramid n. A construction in the shape of a pyramid, usually with a square or rectangular base. • pyramid n. (Geometry) A solid with triangular lateral faces and a polygonal (often square or rectangular) base. |