dao

proper noun

  1. 1

    In Taoism, The Way, specifically the transcendental basis of nature and, and/or the ideal way to live one's life.

noun

  1. 1

    The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit; a revolution

  2. 2

    The circumference of, or distance around, any space; the measure of a line around an area.

  3. 3

    That which encircles anything, as a ring or crown.

  4. 4

    The space enclosed within a circle, or within limits.

  5. 5

    Enclosed path of an electric current, usually designed for a certain function.

  6. 6

    A regular or appointed trip from place to place as part of one's job

  7. 7

    The jurisdiction of certain judges within a state or country, whether itinerant or not.

  8. 8

    Various administrative divisions of imperial and early Republican China, including:

  9. 9

    Methodism: The basic grouping of local Methodist churches.

  10. 10

    By analogy to the proceeding three, a set of theaters among which the same acts circulate; especially common in the heyday of vaudeville.

  11. 11

    A track on which a race in held; a racetrack

  12. 12

    Circumlocution

  13. 13

    A thought that unconsciously goes round and round in a person's mind and controls that person.

  14. 14

    A closed path, without repeated vertices allowed

noun

  1. 1

    A court that sits at more than one location in the district that it serves.

noun

  1. 1

    A Chinese sword with a curved, single-edged blade, primarily used for slashing and chopping

noun

  1. 1

    Dracontomelon dao; a large tree of the family Anacardiaceae; the argus pheasant tree.

  2. 2

    The hard strong wood of the dao used for veneers and cabinetwork.

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