david : Idioms & Phrases

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benjamin david goodman

  • noun United States clarinetist who in 1934 formed a big band (including black as well as white musicians) and introduced a kind of jazz known as swing (1909-1986)
    Benny Goodman; Goodman; King of Swing.
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camp david

  • noun a retreat to the northwest of Washington that is used by the president of the United States
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carl david anderson

  • noun United States physicist who discovered antimatter in the form of an antielectron that is called the positron (1905-1991)
    Anderson; Carl Anderson.
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david alfaro siqueiros

  • noun Mexican painter of murals depicting protest and revolution (1896-1974)
    Siqueiros; David Alfaro Siqueiros.
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david barnard steinman

  • noun United States civil engineer noted for designing suspension bridges (including the George Washington Bridge) (1886-1960)
    Steinman.
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david ben gurion

  • noun Israeli statesman (born in Poland) and active Zionist who organized resistance against the British after World War II; prime minister of Israel (1886-1973)
    Ben Gurion; David Ben Gurion.
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david bruce

  • noun Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
    Bruce; David Bruce.
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david bushnell

  • noun American inventor who in 1775 designed a man-propelled submarine that was ineffectual but subsequently earned him recognition as a submarine pioneer (1742-1824)
    Bushnell; Father of the Submarine.
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david crockett

  • noun United States frontiersman and Tennessee politician who died at the siege of the Alamo (1786-1836)
    Davy Crockett; Crockett.
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david garrick

  • noun English actor and theater manager who was the foremost Shakespearean actor of his day (1717-1779)
    Garrick.
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david glasgow farragut

  • noun United States admiral who commanded Union ships during the American Civil War (1801-1870)
    Farragut.
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david grun

  • noun Israeli statesman (born in Poland) and active Zionist who organized resistance against the British after World War II; prime minister of Israel (1886-1973)
    Ben Gurion; David Ben Gurion.
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david hartley

  • noun English philosopher who introduced the theory of the association of ideas (1705-1757)
    Hartley.
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david herbert lawrence

  • noun English novelist and poet and essayist whose work condemned industrial society and explored sexual relationships (1885-1930)
    D. H. Lawrence; Lawrence.
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david hilbert

  • noun German mathematician (1862-1943)
    Hilbert.
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david hubel

  • noun United States neuroscientist noted for his studies of the neural basis of vision (born in 1926)
    Hubel.
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david hume

  • noun Scottish philosopher whose sceptical philosophy restricted human knowledge to that which can be perceived by the senses (1711-1776)
    Hume.
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david john moore cornwell

  • noun English writer of novels of espionage (born in 1931)
    John le Carre; le Carre.
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david lewelyn wark griffith

  • noun United States film maker who was the first to use flashbacks and fade-outs (1875-1948)
    D. W. Griffith; Griffith.
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david livingstone

  • noun Scottish missionary and explorer who discovered the Zambezi River and Victoria Falls (1813-1873)
    Livingstone.
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david low

  • noun British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963)
    David Low; Sir David Alexander Cecil Low; Low.
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david mamet

  • noun United States playwright (born in 1947)
    Mamet.
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david o. selznick

  • noun United States filmmaker noted for his film adaptations of popular novels (1902-1965)
    Selznick; David O. Selznick.
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david oliver selznick

  • noun United States filmmaker noted for his film adaptations of popular novels (1902-1965)
    Selznick; David O. Selznick.
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david ricardo

  • noun English economist who argued that the laws of supply and demand should operate in a free market (1772-1823)
    Ricardo.
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david riesman

  • noun United States sociologist (1909-2002)
    David Riesman; Riesman.
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david riesman jr.

  • noun United States sociologist (1909-2002)
    David Riesman; Riesman.
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david rittenhouse

  • noun United States astronomer said to have built the first telescope made in America; also the first director of the United States Mint (1732-1796)
    Rittenhouse.
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david roland smith

  • noun United States sculptor (1906-1965)
    Smith; David Roland Smith.
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david sarnoff

  • noun United States businessman who pioneered in radio and television broadcasting (1891-1971)
    Sarnoff.
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david siqueiros

  • noun Mexican painter of murals depicting protest and revolution (1896-1974)
    Siqueiros; David Alfaro Siqueiros.
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david smith

  • noun United States sculptor (1906-1965)
    Smith; David Roland Smith.
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dwight david eisenhower

  • noun United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961)
    Dwight Eisenhower; President Eisenhower; Ike; Dwight D. Eisenhower; Eisenhower.
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henry david thoreau

  • noun United States writer and social critic (1817-1862)
    Thoreau.
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jacques louis david

  • noun French neoclassical painter who actively supported the French Revolution (1748-1825)
    David.
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jerome david kern

  • noun United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945)
    Kern; Jerome Kern.
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jerome david salinger

  • noun United States writer (born 1919)
    Salinger; J. D. Salinger.
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kenneth david kaunda

  • noun statesman who led Northern Rhodesia to full independence as Zambia in 1964 and served as Zambia's first president (1924-1999)
    Kaunda; Kenneth Kaunda.
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magen david

  • noun a six-pointed star formed from two equilateral triangles; an emblem symbolizing Judaism
    Shield of David; Solomon's seal; Magen David; Mogen David.
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mogen david

  • noun a six-pointed star formed from two equilateral triangles; an emblem symbolizing Judaism
    Shield of David; Solomon's seal; Magen David; Mogen David.
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niels henrik david bohr

  • noun Danish physicist who studied atomic structure and radiations; the Bohr theory of the atom accounted for the spectrum of hydrogen (1885-1962)
    Niels Bohr; Bohr.
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pere david's deer

  • noun large Chinese deer surviving only in domesticated herds
    elaphure; Elaphurus davidianus.
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saint david

  • noun patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
    Saint David; David.
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shield of david

  • noun a six-pointed star formed from two equilateral triangles; an emblem symbolizing Judaism
    Shield of David; Solomon's seal; Magen David; Mogen David.
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sir david alexander cecil low

  • noun British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963)
    David Low; Sir David Alexander Cecil Low; Low.
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sir david bruce

  • noun Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
    Bruce; David Bruce.
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sir david low

  • noun British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963)
    David Low; Sir David Alexander Cecil Low; Low.
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sir ralph david richardson

  • noun British stage and screen actor noted for playing classic roles (1902-1983)
    Richardson; Ralph Richardson.
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st. david

  • noun patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
    Saint David; David.
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star of david

  • noun a six-pointed star formed from two equilateral triangles; an emblem symbolizing Judaism
    Shield of David; Solomon's seal; Magen David; Mogen David.
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