Associations to the word «Domestic»

Wiktionary

DOMESTIC, adjective. Of or relating to the home.
DOMESTIC, adjective. Of or relating to activities normally associated with the home, wherever they actually occur.
DOMESTIC, adjective. (of an animal) Kept by someone, for example as a farm animal or a pet.
DOMESTIC, adjective. Internal to a specific country.
DOMESTIC, noun. A house servant; a maid; a household worker.
DOMESTIC, noun. A domestic dispute, whether verbal or violent
DOMESTIC BLINDNESS, noun. (informal) the inability to see something that is plainly visible
DOMESTIC CAT, noun. A domesticated cat, of the species Felis silvestris catus (commonly called Felis domesticus), especially one kept as a pet.
DOMESTIC CATS, noun. Plural of domestic cat
DOMESTIC DEBT, noun. (economics) debt owed to creditors resident in the same country as the debtor
DOMESTIC DEBTS, noun. Plural of domestic debt
DOMESTIC DISPUTE, noun. A situation where two or more people living in the same household are involved in a verbal or physical altercation and police intervention is requested
DOMESTIC DUCK, noun. The domesticated variety of mallard, Anas platyrhynchos.
DOMESTIC DUCK, noun. Any duck that has been domesticated.
DOMESTIC DUCKS, noun. Plural of domestic duck
DOMESTIC GODDESS, noun. A hearth goddess.
DOMESTIC GODDESS, noun. (informal) A skilful female homemaker.
DOMESTIC HOT WATER, noun. Water used, in any type of building, for domestic purposes, principally drinking, food preparation, sanitation and personal hygiene (but not including space heating, swimming pool heating, or use for processes such as commercial food preparation or clothes washing).
DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP, noun. A legal or personal relationship between individuals who live together and share a common domestic life but are not joined in a traditional marriage or a civil union. Typically the partners in a domestic partnership enjoy at least part of the rights that the married couples have.
DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIPS, noun. Plural of domestic partnership
DOMESTIC PIGEON, noun. An alternative term for feral pigeon.
DOMESTIC PIGEONS, noun. Plural of domestic pigeon
DOMESTIC POLICY COUNCIL, noun. (US) A council that coordinates the domestic policy-making process in the White House and offers policy advice to the President
DOMESTIC SERVANT, noun. A servant employed in a grand or middle class household.
DOMESTIC SERVANTS, noun. Plural of domestic servant
DOMESTIC SHEEP, noun. Ovis aries, domesticated sheep kept as livestock
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, noun. Violence against another in an intimate relationship such as marriage and dating.

Dictionary definition

DOMESTIC, noun. A servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household.
DOMESTIC, adjective. Of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation; "domestic issues such as tax rate and highway construction".
DOMESTIC, adjective. Of or relating to the home; "domestic servant"; "domestic science".
DOMESTIC, adjective. Of or involving the home or family; "domestic worries"; "domestic happiness"; "they share the domestic chores"; "everything sounded very peaceful and domestic"; "an author of blood-and-thunder novels yet quite domestic in his taste".
DOMESTIC, adjective. Converted or adapted to domestic use; "domestic animals"; "domesticated plants like maize".
DOMESTIC, adjective. Produced in a particular country; "domestic wine"; "domestic oil".

Wise words

Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words.
Baruch Spinoza