A terminal degree similar to an Ed.D. or a Ph.D., but with a focus on content speciality; it may be conferred as a prestigious honorary doctorate with the added designation of "honoris causa". Commonly abbreviated DA.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see doctor, -'s, orders. / (Britain, bingo) The number nine.

(business, politics) A person employed to gloss over a poor public image (or present it in a better light) in business and politics, especially after unfavourable results have been achieved. A lobbyist; PR person.

(idiomatic, transitive) To generate spin (favourable interpretation or bias).

A person who is believed to ward off witchcraft and heal through magical powers; a shaman.

(Australia) The sea breeze that blows from the Indian Ocean over Perth, Western Australia.

A professional who is called in to revise a play written by someone else.

To pretend to be doctor and patient as a form of child play.

(Internet, informal) The Internet when used to seek out medical advice.

A scraper to remove lint from a printing cylinder in a calico-printing machine.