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- English Word Duressor Definition One who subjects another to duress
- English Word Durga Definition Same as Doorga.
- English Word Durham Definition One or a breed of short-horned cattle, originating in the county of Durham, England. The Durham cattle are noted for their beef-producing quality.
- English Word Durian Definition Alt. of Durion
- English Word During Definition In the time of; as long as the action or existence of; as, during life; during the space of a year.
- English Word Durio Definition A fruit tree (D. zibethinus, the only species known) of the Indian Archipelago. It bears the durian.
- English Word Durion Definition The fruit of the durio. It is oval or globular, and eight or ten inches long. It has a hard prickly rind, containing a soft, cream-colored pulp, of a most delicious flavor and a very offensive odor. The seeds are roasted and eaten like chestnuts.
- English Word Durity Definition Hardness; firmness.
- English Word Durity Definition Harshness; cruelty.
- English Word Durometer Definition An instrument for measuring the degree of hardness; especially, an instrument for testing the relative hardness of steel rails and the like.
- English Word Durous Definition Hard.
- English Word Durra Definition A kind of millet, cultivated throughout Asia, and introduced into the south of Europe; a variety of Sorghum vulgare; -- called also Indian millet, and Guinea corn.
- English Word Durst Definition of Dare. See Dare, v. i.
- English Word Durst Definition of Dare
- English Word Durukuli Definition A small, nocturnal, South American monkey (Nyctipthecus trivirgatus).
- English Word Durylic Definition Pertaining to, allied to, or derived from, durene; as, durylic acid.
- English Word Duse Definition A demon or spirit. See Deuce.
- English Word Dusk Definition Tending to darkness or blackness; moderately dark or black; dusky.
- English Word Dusk Definition Imperfect obscurity; a middle degree between light and darkness; twilight; as, the dusk of the evening.
- English Word Dusk Definition A darkish color.