English words starting with dor - page 1

Meanings of Doronicum:

noun

A plant of the genus doronicum in the daisy family, especially (in gardening) leopard's bane.

Usage examples:

The advantage for doronicums of being grown in shade is that their bright-yellow daisies don't blea…

Meanings of Dorp:

noun

A small rural town or village (often used to suggest that a place is backward or unimpressive).

Usage examples:

Dreary little dorps

Meanings of Dorps:

noun

A small rural town or village (often used to suggest that a place is backward or unimpressive).

Usage examples:

Dreary little dorps

Meanings of Dors:

noun

A large black dung beetle that makes a droning sound in flight and excavates burrows in which its young develop.

Meanings of Dorsa:

noun

The dorsal part of an organism or structure.

Usage examples:

Toothbrushing lasted for approximately five minutes after each meal and included brushing the teeth…

Plural of dorsum specialized

Meanings of Dorsal:

adjective

On or relating to the upper side or back of an animal, plant, or organ.

Usage examples:

A dorsal view of the body

Meanings of Dorsalis:

adjective

A latin word meaning "dorsal" (= relating to the back or top surface of an organ), used in medical names and descriptions

Meanings of Dorsi:

Towards or on the back.

Usage examples:

Dorsiventral

Meanings of Dorsiflex:

verb

Bend (something, typically the hand or foot) dorsally or towards its upper surface.

Usage examples:

The subject dorsiflexed the ankle

Meanings of Dorsiflexion:

noun

The action of bending back part of the body, for example the hand

Meanings of Dorsiflexor:

noun

A muscle whose contraction dorsiflexes the hand or foot.

Usage examples:

Manual muscle testing is the averaging of major muscle groups (upper limb shoulder abductors, elbow…

Meanings of Dorsiventral:

adjective

(of a leaf or other part of a plant) having dissimilar dorsal and ventral surfaces.

Usage examples:

The older second leaf becomes dorsiventral to the first.

Meanings of Dorsolateral:

adjective

Relating to or involving the dorsal and lateral surfaces.

Usage examples:

The lateral and medial lemnisci are gathered together in a large bundle that passes around the dors…

Meanings of Dorsoventral:

adjective

Of, denoting, or extending along an axis joining the dorsal and ventral surfaces.

Usage examples:

The nuclei are desynchronized along the dorsoventral axis with chromosome bridges.

Meanings of Dorsum:

noun

The dorsal part of an organism or structure.

Usage examples:

Toothbrushing lasted for approximately five minutes after each meal and included brushing the teeth…

Meanings of Dory:

noun

A narrow deep-bodied fish with a mouth that can be opened very wide.

Usage examples:

The price for top grade fish like monk and dory is down considerably.

Meanings of Doryman:

noun

A person who fishes from a dory.

Usage examples:

His grandfather lost his life in 1935 while working as a doryman

Meanings of Dorymen:

noun

A person who fishes from a dory.

Usage examples:

His grandfather lost his life in 1935 while working as a doryman