Dinner - DINNER, n. [See Dine.]
1. The meal taken about the middle of the day; or the principal meal of the day, eaten between noon and evening.
2. An entertainment; a feast.
Behold, I have prepared my dinner. Mat 22.
Dirt - DIRT, n durt.
1. Any foul or filthy substance; excrement; earth; mud; mire; dust; whatever adhering to any thing, renders it foul or unclean.
The fat closed, and the dirt came out. Judg 3.
Whose waters cast up mire and dirt. Isa 57.
2. Meanness; sordidness. [Not in use.]
DIRT, v.t. durt. To make foul or filthy; to soil; to bedaub; to pollute; to defile.
Discover - DISCOVER, v.t. [See Cover.]
1. Literally, to uncover; to remove a covering. Isa 22.
2. To lay open to the view; to disclose; to show; to make visible; to expose to view something before unseen or concealed.
Go, draw aside the curtains and discover the several caskets to this noble prince.
He discovereth deep things out of darkness. Job 12.
Law can discover sin, but not remove.
3. To reveal; to make known.
We will discover ourselves to them. 1 Sam 14.
Discover not a secret to another. Prov 25.
4. To espy; to have the first sight of; as, a man at mast-head discovered land.When we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand. Acts 21.
5. To find out; to obtain the first knowledge of; to come to the knowledge of something sought or before unknown. Columbus discovered the variation of the magnetic needle. We often discover our mistakes, when too late to prevent their evil effects.
6. To detect; as, we discovered the artifice; the thief, finding himself discovered, attempted to escape.
Discover differs from invent. We discover what before existed, though to us unknown; we invent what did not before exist.
Do - DO, v.t. or auxiliary; pret. Did; pp. Done, pronounced dun. This verb, when transitive, is formed in the indicative, present tense, thus, I do, thou doest, he does or doth; when auxiliary, the second person is, thou dost. [G.]
1. To perform; to execute; to carry into effect; to exert labor or power for brining any thing to the state desired, or to completion; or to bring any thing to pass. We say, this man does his work well; he does more in one day than some men will do in two days.
In six days thou shalt do all thy work. Exo 20.
I will teach you what ye shall do. Exo 4.
I the Lord do all these things. Isa 45.
2. To practice; to perform; as, to do good or evil.
3. To perform for the benefit or injury of another; with for or to; for, when the thing is beneficial; to, in either case.
Till I know what God will do for me. 1 Sam 22.
Do to him neither good nor evil. But to is more generally omitted. Do him neither good nor harm.
4. To execute; to discharge; to convey; as, do a message to the king.
5. To perform; to practice; to observe.
We lie and do not the truth. 1 John 1.
6. To exert.
Do thy diligence to come shortly to me. 2 Tim 4.
7. To transact; as, to do business with another.
8. To finish; to execute or transact and bring to a conclusion. The sense of completion is often implied in this verb; as, we will do the business and adjourn; we did the business and dined.
9. To perform in an exigency; to have recourse to, as a consequential or last effort; to take a step or measure; as, in this crisis, we knew not what to do.
What will ye do in the day of visitation. Isa 10.
10. To make or cause.
Nothing but death can do me to respire.
11. To put.
Who should do the duke to death?
12. To answer the purpose.
Ill make the songs of Durfy do.
To have to do, to have concern with.
What have I to do with you? 2 Sam 16.
What have I to do any more with idols? Hosea 14.
To do with, to dispose of; to make use of; to employ. Commerce is dull; we know not what to do with our ships. Idle men know not what to do with their time or with themselves. Also, to gain; to effect by influence.
A jest with a sad brow will do with a fellow who never had the ache in his shoulders.
I can do nothing with this obstinate fellow.
Also, to have concern with; to have business; to deal. [See No. 12.]
To do away, to remove; to destroy; as, to do away imperfections; to do away prejudices.
DO, v.i.
1. To act or behave, in any manner, well or ill; to conduct ones self.
They fear not the Lord, neither do they after the law and commandment. 2 Ki 17.
2. To fare; to be in a state with regard to sickness or health.
How dost thou?
We asked him how he did. How do you do, or how do you?
3. To succeed; to accomplish a purpose. We shall do without him. Will this plan do? Also, to fit; to be adapted; to answer the design; with for; as, this piece of timber will do for the corner post; this tenon will do for the mortise; the road is repaired and will do for the present.
To have to do with, to have concern or business with; to deal with. Have little to do with jealous men. Also, to have carnal commerce with.
Do is used for a verb to save the repetition of it. I shall probably come, but if I do not, you must not wait; that is, if I do not come, if I come not.
Do is also used in the imperative, to express an urgent request or command; as, do come; help me, do; make haste, do. In this case, do is uttered with emphasis.
As an auxiliary, do is used in asking questions. Do you intend to go? Does he wish me to come?
Do is also used to express emphasis. She is coquetish, but still I do love her.
Do is sometimes a mere expletive.
This just reproach their virtue does excite.
Expletives their feeble aid do join.
[The latter use of do is nearly obsolete.]
Do is sometimes used by way of opposition; as, I did love him, but he has lost my affections.
Doctrine - DOCTRINE, n. [L., to teach.]
1. In a general sense, whatever is taught. Hence, a principle or position in any science; whatever is laid down as true by an instructor or master. The doctrines of the gospel are the principles or truths taught by Christ and his apostles. The doctrines of Plato are the principles which he taught. Hence a doctrine may be true or false; it may be a mere tenet or opinion.
2. The act of teaching.
He taught them many things by parables, and said to them in his doctrine. Mark 4.
3. Learning; knowledge.
Whom shall he make to understand doctrine? Isa 28.
4. The truths of the gospel in general.
That they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things. Titus 2.
5. Instruction and confirmation in the truths of the gospel. 2 Tim 3.