It was World War II, and the captain was attempting to rally the GIs on the eve of a big offensive.
"Out there," said the captain, "is your enemy. The man who has made your life miserable, who is working to destroy you; the man who has been trying to kill you day after day throughout this war."
Private Johnson jumped to his feet. "My God! The cook’s working for the Germans!"
—n. Excrement of animals; manure. —v. Apply dung to (land). [old english]
DUNK
v. - dip (food) into liquid before eating.
- immerse. [german tunken dip]
DUPE
—n. Victim of deception. —v. (-ping) deceive, trick. [french]
DURA
mater n. Tough outermost membrane enveloping the brain and spinal cord. [medieval latin = hard mother, translation of arabic]
DUSK
n. Darker stage of twilight. [old english]
DUST
bowl n. Desert made by drought or erosion.
- cover n. - = *dust-sheet.
- = *dust-jacket.
- —n. - finely powdered earth or other material etc. (pollen dust).
- dead person's remains.
- confusion, turmoil. —v. - wipe the dust from (furniture etc.).
- a sprinkle with powder, sugar, etc. B sprinkle (sugar, powder, etc.). dust down 1 dust the clothes of.
- colloq. Reprimand.
- = dust off. Dust off 1 remove the dust from.
- use again after a long period. When the dust settles when things quieten down. [old english]
DUTY
n. (pl. -ies) 1 a moral or legal obligation; responsibility. B binding force of what is right.
- tax on certain goods, imports, etc.
- job or function arising from a business or office (playground duty).
- deference; respect due to a superior. do duty for serve as or pass for (something else). On (or off) duty working (or not working). [anglo-french: related to *due]
DYKE
(also dike) —n. - embankment built to prevent flooding.
- low wall of turf or stone. —v. (-king) provide or protect with dyke(s). [related to *ditch]
- n. (also dike) slang lesbian. [origin unknown]
DYNE
n. Physics force required to give a mass of one gram an acceleration of one centimetre per second per second. [greek dunamis force]
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A cat will clean itself with paw and tongue after a dangerous experience or when it has fought with another cat. This is an attempt by the animal to soothe its nerves by doing something natural and instinctive.