6 ADJ A domestic animal is one that is not wild and is kept either on a farm to produce food or in someone's home as a pet. □ …a domestic cat.
7 N‑COUNT A domestic , a domestic help , or a domestic worker is a person who is paid to come to help with the work that has to be done in a house such as the cleaning, washing, and ironing. SYNONYMS domestic ADJ
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internaclass="underline" The country stepped up internal security.
nationaclass="underline" …major national and international issues.
home: Europe's software companies still have a growing home market.
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household: …household chores.
home: …cheap but healthy home cooking.
do|mes|ti|cate /dəme st I ke I t/ (domesticates , domesticating , domesticated ) VERB When people domesticate wild animals or plants, they bring them under control and use them to produce food or as pets. □ [V n] We domesticated the dog to help us with hunting.
do|mes|ti|cat|ed /dəme st I ke I t I d/ ADJ Someone who is domesticated willingly does household tasks such as cleaning. □ Mum wasn't very domesticated.
do|mes|ti|city /doʊ mest I s I ti/ N‑UNCOUNT Domesticity is the state of being at home with your family. □ …a small rebellion against routine and cosy domesticity.
do|me s|tic sci |ence N‑UNCOUNT In British schools, domestic science was the name used to refer to the subject which involved cookery, sewing, and other household skills. The subject is now referred to as home economics , which is also the usual American term.
do|me s|tic vi o|lence N‑UNCOUNT Domestic violence is violence that takes place in the home, especially by one person against their partner. □ Women are still the main victims of domestic violence.
domi|cile /dɒ m I sa I l/ (domiciles ) N‑COUNT [oft with poss] Your domicile is the place where you live. [FORMAL ]
domi|ciled /dɒ m I sa I ld/ ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If you are domiciled in a particular place, you live there. [FORMAL ] □ [+ in ] Frank is currently domiciled in Berlin.
domi|nance /dɒ m I nəns/ N‑UNCOUNT The dominance of a particular person or thing is the fact that they are more powerful, successful, or important than other people or things. □ [+ of/over ] …an attempt by each group to establish dominance over the other.
domi|nant /dɒ m I nənt/
1 ADJ Someone or something that is dominant is more powerful, successful, influential, or noticeable than other people or things. □ …a change which would maintain his party's dominant position in Scotland.
2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A dominant gene is one that produces a particular characteristic, whether a person has only one of these genes from one parent, or two genes, one from each parent. Compare recessive . [TECHNICAL ]
domi|nate ◆◆◇ /dɒ m I ne I t/ (dominates , dominating , dominated )
1 VERB To dominate a situation means to be the most powerful or important person or thing in it. □ [V n] The book is expected to dominate the best-seller lists. □ [V ] No single factor appears to dominate. ● domi|na|tion /dɒ m I ne I ʃ ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT □ [+ of ] …the domination of the market by a small number of organizations.
2 VERB If one country or person dominates another, they have power over them. □ [V n] Women are no longer dominated by the men in their relationships. □ [V ] The countries of Eastern Europe immediately started to dominate. ● domi|na|tion N‑UNCOUNT □ They had five centuries of domination by the Romans.
3 VERB If a building, mountain, or other object dominates an area, it is so large or impressive that you cannot avoid seeing it. □ [V n] It's one of the biggest buildings in this area, and it really dominates this whole place. SYNONYMS dominate VERB 2
rule: …the long line of feudal lords who had ruled over this land.
controclass="underline" Most of the countries in the region were controlled by dictators.
govern: Their citizens are very thankful they are not governed by a dictator.
domi|nat|ing /dɒ m I ne I t I ŋ/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] A dominating person has a very strong personality and influences the people around them. □ She certainly was a dominating figure in politics.
domi|neer|ing /dɒ m I n I ə r I ŋ/ ADJ If you say that someone is domineering , you disapprove of them because you feel that they try to control other people without any consideration for their feelings or opinions. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ Mick was stubborn and domineering with a very bad temper.
do|min|ion /dəm I njən/ (dominions )
1 N‑UNCOUNT Dominion is control or authority. [FORMAL ] □ [+ over ] They truly believe they have dominion over us.
2 N‑COUNT [oft with poss] A dominion is an area of land that is controlled by a ruler. □ [+ of ] The Republic is a dominion of the Brazilian people.
domi|no /dɒ m I noʊ/ (dominoes )
1 N‑COUNT Dominoes are small rectangular blocks marked with two groups of spots on one side. They are used for playing various games.
2 N‑UNCOUNT Dominoes is a game in which players put dominoes onto a table in turn.
do mi|no ef|fect N‑SING If one event causes another similar event, which in turn causes another event, and so on, you can refer to this as a domino effect . □ The domino effect if one train is cancelled is enormous.
don /dɒ n/ (dons , donning , donned )