What does "ds" mean?
plural of D
Ds
adj, name, noun, slang
adj, name, noun, slang ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: plural of D
- Grammar: ds is listed as adj, name, noun, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: analytics, atomic number 110, authentication token, bureau of diplomatic security.
- Useful contrasts: forgery, observational research, qualitative research.
- Usage evidence: We use DS as an abbreviation of 'dyad' style.
How to use "ds"
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 plural of D form-of, plural
- 2 plural of d form-of, plural
- 3 Initialism of double strength. abbreviation, alt-of, attributive, countable, initialism, uncountable, usually
- 4 an honorary degree in science wordnet
- 5 Initialism of Down syndrome. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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- 6 the bureau in the State Department that is responsible for the security of diplomats and embassies overseas wordnet
- 7 Initialism of Douglas Score (point ranking for deer antlers). Australia, New-Zealand, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 8 a radioactive transuranic element, with atomic number 110 wordnet
- 9 Initialism of detective sergeant; a police rank used in Commonwealth countries. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 10 Clipping of Nintendo DS. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable
"It's been rumored for months, but Square Enix finally made it official: Kingdom Hearts is coming to DS."
- 11 Clipping of DS Automobiles. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable
- 12 Initialism of directing staff. UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, slang, uncountable
- 13 Initialism of disjunctive syllogism. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
"Let ‘F’ stand for the state of affairs that consists in finite persons possessing and exercising free will. Let ‘p’ stand for ‘God exists’; ‘q’ for ‘F obtains’; ‘r’ for ‘F poses a serious risk of evil’; and ‘s’ for ‘There is no option available to God that counters F.’ With this in place, the argument may be formalized as follows: (1) [(p & q) & r] → s Premiss (2) ~s Premiss (3) ~[(p & q) & r] 1, 2 MT (4) ~(p & q) v ~r 3 DM (5) r Premiss (6) ~(p & q) 4, 5 DS (7) ~p v ~q 6 DM (3) follows from the conjunction of (1) and (2) by modus tollens; De Morgan’s law applied to (3) yields (4); (4) and (5) together lead to (6) by disjunctive syllogism; and another application of De Morgan’s law takes us from (6) to the final conclusion, according to which either God exists or there is free will (but not both)."
- 14 Initialism of dal segno. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 15 Initialism of dear/darling son. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
"You can get the general idea from a recent comment in response to a request from a mother for advice on where to send her DS (Darling Son) to school."
- 16 Alternative form of D/s. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
- 17 Initialism of decision science. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Adjective
- 1 Abbreviation of double-stranded. abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
- 2 Initialism of drug susceptible or drug sensitive. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Proper Noun
- 1 Abbreviation of Discord. abbreviation, alt-of
Synonyms
All synonyms analyticsatomic number 110authentication tokenbureau of diplomatic securitydarmstadtiumdata analytics
Antonyms
Example
"We use DS as an abbreviation of 'dyad' style."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "ds"?
Common synonyms include: analytics, atomic number 110, authentication token, bureau of diplomatic security, darmstadtium, data analytics.
How do you use "ds" in a sentence?
We use DS as an abbreviation of 'dyad' style.
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