- 3. (Rare.) Cathedral, minster, dom.
Domestic, a.
- 1. Home, family, household, pertaining to home or the family.
- 2. Fond of home, retiring, retired.
- 3. Intestine, internal, home (in opposition to foreign).
- 4. Tame, domesticated, not wild.
Domestic, n. Servant, house-servant.
Domesticate, v. a.
- 1. Make domestic, accustom to keep at home.
- 2. [Animals.] Tame, attach to the house.
- 3. [Plants.] Accustom to the garden, reduce to cultivation, cultivate.
- 4. Familiarize, naturalize, adopt, make at home, assimilate.
Domestics, n. pl. [U. S.] Cotton goods.
Domicile, n. Habitation, dwelling, residence, abode, home, mansion, place of abode, place of residence.
Domicile, Domiciliate, v. a. Establish in a fixed residence.
Dominant, a. Prevailing, ruling, predominant, predominating, ascendant, in the ascendant.
Dominate, v. a.
- 1. Rule, sway, control, reign over, keep in subjection, keep down.
- 2. Overlook, overtop, surmount, command (visually or defensively).
Dominate, v. n. (Rare.) Prevail, predominate, have sway, be in the ascendant.
Domination, n. Sway, ascendancy, rule, dominion, supremacy, command, government, mastery.
Domineer, v. n.
- 1. [With over.] Tyrannize, rule with insolence, rule tyrannously, lord it, play the autocrat or dictator,
exercise oppression.