- 2. Honest, sincere, artless, ingenuous, frank, open, above-board, direct, straightforward, unceremonious,
blunt.
Downward, Downwards, ad. Down, in a descending course.
Down with. [Imperatively.]
- 1. Raze, overturn, take down, throw down.
- 2. Put down, lay down.
Dowry, n. Dower.
Doxy, n.
- 1. Mistress, paramour.
- 2. Prostitute, strumpet, harlot, whore, drab, street-walker, Cyprian, night-walker, punk, woman of the
town. See courtesan.
Doze, v. n. Slumber, drowse, nap, sleep lightly, be half asleep, be drowsy.
Doze, n. Light sleep, drowse, nap, light slumber.
Doze away. Pass drowsily, spend in drowsiness, sleep through, doze out.
Dozen, a. Twelve.
Doze out. See doze away.
Dozy, a. Sleepy, drowsy, heavy, sluggish.
Drab, n.
- 1. Strumpet, prostitute, trull. See courtesan.
- 2. Slut, draggle-tail, trollop, slattern, dowdy, slovenly woman.
- 3. Brownish-yellow cloth, dull-brown woollen stuff, dun-colored cloth.
- 4. Dun, dull brown, brownish-yellow, dun-color.
Drab, a. Dun, dull brown, brownish-yellow.
Drabble, v. a. [Archaic and provincial.] Draggle, trail, daggle, befoul, bemire.
Draff, n. Refuse, lees, dregs, sediment, scum, rubbish, stuff, waste or worthless matter.