Word: DM Part of Speech: noun 1. Initialism of dimensional modeling. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 2. Initialism of De Morgan’s law. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: 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). 3. Initialism of Deutsche Mark. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 4. Initialism of dry matter. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 5. Initialism of diabetes mellitus. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 6. Initialism of dermatomyositis. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 7. adamsite, diphenylaminechlorarsine Labels: countable, uncountable 8. Abbreviation of dark matter. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 9. Abbreviation of dextromethorphan; also DXM. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable 10. driving motor car Labels: countable, uncountable 11. Initialism of dungeon master or dungeon mistress. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: DQ: "DM" stands for "Dungeon Master"--or I guess in my case Dungeon Mistress. *blinks* _That's_ got all kindsa wrong connotations, doesn't it? #o_o# 12. Initialism of direct message (type of message on social media platforms). Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: He later sent me a DM mentioning that he would send me what he wears because he does a lot of walking. This is where the relationships online can get a wee bit weird. 13. Initialism of duty manager. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 14. Initialism of dialectical materialism. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 15. Initialism of dungeon master, dungeon mistress, or dungeon monitor. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Example: But the most important people at any gathering are those in charge of safety, referred to as Dungeon Master/Mistress (DM). […] DMs are willing to help instruct novices on the safe use of all equipment provided on the premises and also act as mediators if there are any scenes that have potential safety concerns. Example: Most club parties and private parties held in commercial dungeons in the United States have a dungeon master, mistress, or monitor (DM), whose responsibility it is to make sure that scenes are consensual and house rules are obeyed. If the DM asks you to stop doing something, please stop right away whether you feel you are right or wrong. 16. A Dr. Martens boot or shoe. Labels: colloquial, countable, uncountable Example: She kicked a hardback book with her left DM boot (14 eyelets were the minimum she would settle for), but the bestseller persisted in her path. 17. Initialism of defensive midfielder. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 18. Initialism of divemaster. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 19. Initialism of dust and mist. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 20. Initialism of deathmatch. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable 21. Abbreviation of display manager. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable