Associations to the word «Dod»

Wiktionary

DOD, noun. Initialism of Date of Death.
DOD, noun. (US) (military) Initialism of w:Department of Defense.
DOD, noun. (automotive) Initialism of displacement-on-demand., a type of engine that can shut down cylinders when not needed
DOD, noun. (printing) Initialism of drop-on-demand.
DOD, noun. (Ulster) sulk, huff
DOD, noun. (Ireland) lump
DOD, verb. (transitive) To cut off, as wool from sheep's tails; to lop or clip off.

Dictionary definition

DOD, noun. The federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King