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<A NAME="doorprize">
<B>door prize,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a prize given to a person attending a motion-picture theater, party, or other gathering. Door prizes are usually awarded by drawing numbers that correspond to those on the tickets of the attending persons. </DL>
<A NAME="doorsill">
<B>doorsill, </B>noun. <B>=threshold.</B></DL>
<A NAME="doorstep">
<B>doorstep, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a step, or a set of steps, leading from a door to the ground. <BR><I>expr. <B>at</B> (or <B>on</B>) <B>one's doorstep,</B> </I>close by; within one's sphere of interest, responsibility, or competence. <BR> <I>Ex. It is galling for the Americans to see a ruthless dictatorship established on their doorstep (Manchester Guardian Weekly).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="doorstop">
<B>doorstop, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a device for holding a door open or for stopping a door from opening beyond a certain point. </DL>
<A NAME="doortodoor">
<B>door-to-door, </B>adjective, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>going from one house, apartment, office, or other building, to the next and so on. <BR> <I>Ex. a door-to-door salesman.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>going from the starting point tothe destination. <BR> <I>Ex. door-to-door delivery.</I> <DD><I>adv. </I> <B>1. </B>from one house, apartment, office, or other building, to the next. <BR> <I>Ex. to sell door-to-door.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>from the starting point to the destination. </DL>
<A NAME="doortrap">
<B>doortrap, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a trap with a door that swings shut upon the entry of an animal. </DL>
<A NAME="doorway">
<B>doorway, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>an opening in a wall to be closed by a door; portal. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) a way to get something; access. <BR> <I>Ex. the doorway to success.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="doorweed">
<B>doorweed, </B>noun. <B>=knotgrass.</B></DL>
<A NAME="doorwindow">
<B>door window,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a window reaching to the floor and opening like a door. </DL>
<A NAME="dooryard">
<B>dooryard, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a yard near the door of a house. <BR> <I>Ex. When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom'd (Walt Whitman).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="doowop">
<B>doo-wop, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) rock'n'roll group harmony music with a lead singer, especially popular in the 1950's and early 1960's. </DL>
<A NAME="doozer">
<B>doozer, </B>noun. <B>=doozy.</B></DL>
<A NAME="doozy">
<B>doozy, </B>noun, pl. <B>-zies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Slang.) a remarkable thing. </DL>
<A NAME="dop">
<B>dop</B> (1), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a cup for holding a diamond while it is being cut. </DL>
<A NAME="dop">
<B>dop</B> (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a brandy made from the skins of grapes after the juice has been pressed out. </DL>
<A NAME="dopa">
<B>dopa, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an amino acid found in various plants, isolated from a variety of bean or made synthetically. </DL>
<A NAME="dopamine">
<B>dopamine, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a hormone produced by the adrenal glands that is essential to the normal nerve activity of the brain. <BR> <I>Ex. These hormones, particularly dopamine, play an intimate role in the tremors experienced by patients with Parkinson's disease (Science News).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="dopant">
<B>dopant, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an impure substance added in very small amounts to a semiconductor to vary its conductive properties </DL>
<A NAME="dope">
<B>dope, </B>noun, verb, <B>doped,</B> <B>doping.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>(Slang.) a narcotic drug, such as opium or morphine. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Slang.) information; forecast; prediction. <BR> <I>Ex. "Where did you get all that inside dope?" asked Darby (James T. Farrell).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Slang.) a very stupid person. <DD><B> 4. </B>oil, grease, or fuel additive, used to make machinery run smoothly. <DD><B> 5. </B>varnish or similar liquid applied to a fabric to strengthen or waterproof it. It was formerly put on the cloth parts of an airplane to make them stronger, waterproof, and airtight. <DD><B> 6. </B>an absorbent material used in the manufacture of dynamite. <DD><B> 7. </B>(Slang.) a drug used illegally to make a race horse run faster or an athlete perform better. <DD><B> 8. </B>(U.S. Slang.) a drink containing a stimulant, especially a kola. <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>(Slang.) to give or apply dope to. <DD><B> 2. </B>to treat or coat with another substance. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Slang.) <B>=dope out.</B> <DD><I>v.i. </I> (Slang.) to use dope. <BR> <I>Ex. The boys are too kempt; ... they dope not, neither do they drink (Observer).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>dope off,</B> </I>(Slang.) to act as if drugged; be or become dopey. <BR> <I>Ex. I was so busy manipulating, inside me, all sorts of imaginary events that I would dope off into staring silences (Harper's).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>dope out,</B> <DD><B> a. </B>to work out; figure out; discover. </I> <I>Ex. All the same, I believe it was the hand of Fate that doped out the way for me to find her (O. Henry).</I> <DD><B> b. </B>to forecast; predict. <BR> <I>Ex. We would study the morning papers and ... from them try to dope out the winners (R. H. Davis).</I> noun <B>doper.</B> </DL>
<B>dope pusher</B> or <B>peddler,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) a person who sells or distributes dope. </DL>
<A NAME="dopesheet">
<B>dope sheet,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) a publication or part of a publication offering information on the condition and record of race horses. </DL>
<A NAME="dopester">
<B>dopester, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Slang.) <DD><B> 1. </B>a person who gathers information in order to predict the outcome of future events, such as horse races or elections. <DD><B> 2. </B>an analyst. </DL>
<A NAME="dopey">
<B>dopey, </B>adjective, <B>dopier,</B> <B>dopiest.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>(Slang.) drugged; affected by or as if by dope; drowsy. <DD><B> 2. </B>very stupid. Also, <B>dopy.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="dopiness">
<B>dopiness, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) state of being drugged or muddled; dopey quality or condition. </DL>
<A NAME="doppelganger">
<B>Doppelganger</B> or <B>doppelganger, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the ghost or double of a living person; doubleganger. <BR> <I>Ex. (Figurative.) This was Boswell's role in life: Doppelganger to men of genius (John Wain).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="dopper">
<B>Dopper </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a member of a strict Calvinistic sect in South Africa. </DL>
<A NAME="dopplerbroadening">
<B>Doppler broadening,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the broadening of a line or lines of a spectrum due to the Doppler effect, as a result of a relative difference in velocity of the radiating atoms or molecules. </DL>
<A NAME="dopplereffect">
<B>Doppler effect,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Physics.) the apparent change in wave frequency when either the source of waves or the observer moves toward or away from the other. (Example:) the increase and decrease in the pitch or frequency of a train's whistle as the train passes an observer. </DL>
<A NAME="dopplerradar">
<B>Doppler radar,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a radar for determining the velocity of a moving object, such as an aircraft or a speeding car by the use of dovap. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=dovap.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="dopplershift">
<B>Doppler shift,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the apparent shift in the lines of a luminous body's spectrum as the body approaches or recedes from an observer. </DL>
<B>dor</B> (1), noun, or <B>dor bug,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a European dung beetle. <DD><B> 2. </B>any one of various other beetles, such as the cockchafer. Also, <B>dorr.</B> </DL>
<B>dorado, </B>noun, pl. <B>-dos.</B> <B>=dolphin</B></DL>
<A NAME="dorado">
<B>Dorado, </B>noun. genitive <B>Doradus.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a southern constellation between Carina and Phoenix, the site of the larger of the two Magellanic Clouds. </DL>
<A NAME="doradus">
<B>Doradus, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> genitive of <B>Dorado.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="dorbeetle">
<B>dorbeetle, </B>noun. <B>=dor</B> (1).</DL>
<A NAME="dorcas">
<B>dorcas, </B>noun, or <B>dorcas gazelle,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a very small, light-brown gazelle; ariel. </DL>
<A NAME="dorcas">
<B>Dorcas, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a woman who made clothes for the poor (in the Bible, Acts 9:36-41). </DL>
<A NAME="dore">
<B>dore, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>golden; gilded. <BR> <I>Ex. a steel-and-bronze dore inkstand.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>containing gold. <BR> <I>Ex. dore metal. Dore bullion is silver that contains small parts of gold.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> an alloy of silver and gold. </DL>
<A NAME="doremi">
<B>do-re-mi, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Slang.) money; dough. <BR> <I>Ex. Corst doesn't have enough do-re-mi in his pocket to acquire a second-hand mousetrap (Time).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="dorhawk">
<B>dorhawk, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the goatsucker or nightjar of Europe; nighthawk. </DL>
<A NAME="dorian">
<B>Dorian, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a member of a warlike Hellenic people who invaded the Peloponnesus, Crete, and Rhodes in the 1100's B.C. and put an end to Mycenaean culture. <DD><I>adj. </I> of or having to do with the Dorians. </DL>
<A NAME="dorianmode">
<B>Dorian mode,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>one of the modes inancient Greek music, characterized by simplicity and solemnity. <DD><B> 2. </B>a mode of medieval church music, beginning and ending on the note D. </DL>
<A NAME="doric">
<B>Doric, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>of or having to do with the oldest and simplest kind of Greek architecture. The capital of a Doric column has a rounded molding. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=Dorian.</B> <DD><B> 3. </B>not refined; rustic. <BR> <I>Ex. a Doric dialect.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>the Greek dialect spoken in Doris, a division of ancient Greece. <DD><B> 2. </B>an unrefined or rustic dialect of English, such as Scottish. </DL>
<A NAME="doricism">
<B>Doricism, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a Doric peculiarity of speech. </DL>
