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doss-er /'dɒsəʳ||'dɑː-/ n slang, especially BrE a homeless person who sleeps in a variety of places; TRAMP
doss-house /'dɒshaʊs||'dɒ:s-/ n pl. -houses /-haʊzəz/ slang, especially BrE a cheap lodging house, especially one for short stays
dos-si-er /'dɒsieɪ||'dɔːsiə, 'dɑː-/ n a set of papers containing detailed information on a person or subject; FILE: The secret police keep dossiers on all opponents of the government.
dost /dʌst/ thou dost old use or bibl you do
Dos-toy-ev-sky, Fy-o-dor also Dostoevsky /ˌdɒstɔːr'efskiːlˌdɑːstɔːryef-, 'fiːədɔːr/ (1821–81) a Russian writer who is considered by many people to be one of the greatest writers ever. He is known for his skill in describing the way his characters' minds work and the way this affects their behaviour. His novels include Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov. He spent several years in a prison camp in Siberia because of his SOCIALIST beliefs.
dot¹ /dɒt||dɑːt/ n 1 a small round mark or spot: Put a dot over the letter i. | He watched the train until it was only a dot in the distance. | Her blouse was black with white dots on it. 2 a short sound or flash of light used in sending messages by MORSE CODE ➔ compare DASH² 3 on the dot infml at the exact point in time: The three o'clock train arrived on the dot. | It arrived on the dot of three o'clock. ➔ see also YEAR DOT
dot² v -tt- [T] 1 to mark with a dot: to dot a j | a dotted minim 2 [often pass.] to cover (as if) with dots: a lake dotted with little boats | The company now has over 20 stores dotted about the country. 3 to dot one's/the i's and cross one's/the t's infml to be extremely careful in a slightly annoying way: This new textbook is supposed to be for advanced students but it really dots the i's and crosses the t's. ➔ see also DOTTED LINE
do-tage /'dəʊtɪdʒ/ n in one's dotage weak in one's mind because of old age
dot-com, dot.com, dot com /ˌdɒt ˈkɒm||ˌdɑːrt ˈkɑːm/ adj [A] infml relating to a person or company whose business is done using the Internet or involves the Internet: a dot-com company —dot-com n: Several of the leading dot-coms saw their share prices slide yesterday.
dote /dəʊt/ v
dote on/upon sbdy. phr v [T] to show great fondness for, especially in a way that seems foolish: He dotes on his youngest son.
doth /dʌθ/ old use or bibl does
dot-ing /'dəʊtɪŋ/ adj [A] extremely fond, especially foolishly so: a doting husband who thinks his wife can do no wrong —ly adv
ˌdot-ˈmatrix ˈprinter n a printing machine that forms characters from dots printed by needles in a single unit
ˌdotted ˈline n 1 a line of dots on paper, usually one on which something is to be written, such as one's name or the answer to a question: On this map paths are shown by dotted lines. 2 sign on the dotted line infml to agree to something unconditionally, especially by signing an official paper
dot-ty /'dɒti||ˈdɑːti/ adj infml weak-minded; slightly mad: My aunt has gone a bit dotty in her old age.
doub-le¹ /'dʌbəl/ adj 1 consisting of two similar or combined parts; two together: double doors | a double lock on the door | The word 'better' has a double 't' in the middle. | a double murder (=in which two people are killed at the same time) | a double-page advertisement in a magazine | The company received a double blow when it lost two big orders in one week. | a double gin/whisky etc (=two measures of GIN, WHISKY etc) ➔ compare SINGLE¹ 2 made for two people: a double bed | a double room in a hotel 3 having two different uses or qualities; DUAL: a double meaning | This switch has a double purpose. | The teacher was accused of applying double standards. (=of treating one group differently from another) 4 deceiving; seeming to be one thing while actually being another: to lead a double life ➔ see also DOUBLE-DEALER 5 (of a flower) having more than the usual number of PETALS: a double daffodil ➔ see also DOUBLY —double adv: a piece of cloth folded double | When you drink too much you sometimes see double. | He was almost bent double with age. (=having a very bent back)
double² n 1 [C;U] something that is twice the size, quantity, value, or strength of something else: I paid only £2 for this old book and a dealer offered me double (=£4) for it. | 'Would you like a whisky?' 'I'll have a double, please.' (=a double measure) 2 [C] a person who looks very much like another: He is my double, though we are not related. 3 [C] an actor or actress who takes the place of another in a film for some special, especially dangerous, purpose 4 [C] a BET (=act of risking money) on two races, with any money won on the first being risked on the second: He won the daily double. 5 [C] (in the card game of BRIDGE) an act of doubling (DOUBLE) 6 [C] (in the game of DARTS) a throw of the dart that hits a point between the two outer circles on the board, and has twice the usual value 7 in BASEBALL a hit which allows the BATTER to reach second base 8 at/on the double very quickly and without delay: The soldiers marched off at the double. | I phoned him as it was an emergency, and he came round at the double. 9 double or quits BrE || double or nothing AmE the decision (in a game where money is risked, such as DICE) to risk winning twice the amount one has already won, or losing it all ➔ see also DOUBLES
double³ predeterminer twice: I bought double the amount of milk. | His weight is double what it was ten years ago. | Her income is double the national average.
double⁴ v 1 [I;T] to make, be, or become twice as great or as many: Sales doubled in five years. | The house has doubled in value since I bought it. | They doubled their output with the new machine. 2 [T(BACK, OVER)] to fold in half: Double this blanket and put it over the baby. 3 [I] (in the card game of BRIDGE) to make twice as much as what the opponents will lose if they lose, or win if they win 4 [I] (in BASEBALL) to hit the ball so as to allow the BATTER to run to second base: Garvey doubled to left field.
double as sbdy./sthg. phr v [T] to have a second use, job, or purpose as: This chair doubles as a bed. | In the play, Mary is playing the part of the dancer but also doubles as the mother.
double back phr v [I] to turn suddenly and sharply back; return along the same path: He started running towards the street but suddenly doubled back to the house.
double up phr v 1 [I;T(= double sbdy. ⇔ up)] a) (of a person) to bend at the waist, usually with pain or laughter: They all doubled up with laughter. b) to cause to do this: He was doubled up with pain. 2 [I(with)] to share a bedroom: When the guests came, she doubled up with her sister.
ˈdouble-act n two COMEDIANS who work and perform together
ˌdouble ˈagent n someone who is employed by the government of one country to find out secret information about an enemy country while pretending to work in the same way for that enemy country ➔ compare SPY²
ˌdouble-ˈbarrelled BrE || -ˈreled AmE— adj 1 (of a gun) having two barrels fixed side by side 2 BrE infml (of family names) having two parts, as in Smith-Fortescue: A double-barrelled name is thought to show that someone is of high social class. 3 AmE having two purposes: a double-barrelled plan 4 AmE being very strong or forceful: a double-barrelled attack
double bass /ˌdʌbəl ˈbeɪs/ also bass n the largest and deepest instrument of the VIOLIN family
ˌdouble ˈbed n a bed in which two people can sleep together ➔ see picture at BED
ˌdouble ˈbill also double feature n a cinema or theatre performance in which two main films or plays are shown
ˌdouble ˈbind n a situation in which any choice a person makes will have unpleasant results
ˌdouble-ˈblind adj tech (of an EXPERIMENT or study comparing two or more groups) in which neither the experimenters nor the people being studied know which people are being given the new drug etc and which are not: In a double-blind study, the researchers gave a placebo drink or a little bit of alcohol to a small group of volunteers.
ˌdouble ˈbluff n an attempt to deceive someone by telling them the truth in the hope that they will think one is lying ➔ see also BLUFF
ˌdouble ˈboiler n [C] a piece of equipment for cooking food which consists of two pans that fit together, the lower pan having water in it