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domestic
has definitions from the fields of work,government,housing
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[ adjective ] (government) of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation
Examples "domestic issues such as tax rate and highway construction" Used in print (Handbook of Federal Aids to Communities. U.S. Dep...)To encourage exploration for domestic sources of minerals , the Office_of_Minerals_Exploration ( OME ) of the U.S._Department_of_the_Interior offers financial assistance to firms and individuals who desire to explore their properties or claims for 1 or more of the 32 mineral commodities listed in the OME regulations . (Max F. Millikan and Donald L. M. Blackmer,...)We should do what we can to discourage this conclusion , both by offering assistance for their domestic needs and by reacting firmly to irresponsible actions on the world scene . Capital imports drawn from a number of sources must be employed and combined skillfully enough to permit domestic investment programming to go_forward . (John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)The Providence_Daily_Journal stated that although the guilt of Brown was evident , the South must guarantee him a fair trial to preserve domestic peace . |
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[ adjective ] of or relating to the home
Examples "domestic servant" "domestic science" Used in print (Ross E. McKinney and Howard Edde, "Aerated...)In the midwest , oxidation ponds are used extensively for the treatment of domestic sewage from suburban areas . The lack of adequate data on the aerated lagoon system prompted the developer to construct an aerated lagoon pilot plant to determine its feasibility for treating domestic sewage . Initially , the wastewater would be entirely from the shopping_center with the domestic sewage from the houses increasing over an 18 - month period . The BOD of the raw sewage was typical of domestic sewage from a subdivision . A single 24 - hr composite sample had a BOD of 260 mg / l , indicating a typical domestic sewage . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (housing) of or involving the home or family
Examples "domestic worries" "domestic happiness" "they share the domestic chores" "everything sounded very peaceful and domestic" "an author of blood-and-thunder novels yet quite domestic in his taste" Used in print (David Boroff, "Jewish Teen-Age Culture"...)The domestic tentacles even extend to the choice of a major field . (Mignon G. Eberhart, The Cup, the Blade...)She started back for the house , saw a light in the office , opened the door and surprised a domestic little scene which was far outside the dark realm of murder or attempted murder . The homely everyday details of living and domestic requirements also pressed upon her with their immediate urgency . Related terms undomestic household home housewifely domesticated husbandly home-style home-loving domesticity |
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[ adjective ] converted or adapted to domestic use
Synonyms Examples "domestic animals" "domesticated plants like maize" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] produced in a particular country
Examples "domestic wine" "domestic oil" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (work) a household servant
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