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DMS¹

noun DMSs

  1. abbreviation, countable, initialism Initialism of Destroyer MineSweeper
  2. abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of Driver Monitoring System
  3. abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of DiMethyl Sulfide
  4. abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of Document Management System
  5. abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of Database Management System
  6. abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of Degree-Minute-Second (a method of writing angles).
  7. abbreviation, initialism, material, uncountable Initialism of Dynamic Mechanical Spectroscopy
  8. abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of Digital Multiplex System
  9. abbreviation, initialism, rare, uncountable Initialism of Donors Message Service

proper noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Daimler Mono Standee (a type of British bus)
  2. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Decoration for Meritorious Services
  3. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Defense Message System

DMs²

Where it comes from

Abbreviation of the brand name Dr. Martens.

noun

  1. colloquial, plural, plural only Dr. Martens-branded boots or shoes. Lads talked about a new pair of DMs the same way those middle-class poofs talked about their new shiny Ford Cortina Mark 2, which had just come on to the market.

DMs³

noun

  1. plural plural of DM

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of DM

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: decimeter, decimetre, pbs, lng, oms, dem, sgm, sergeant-major, rms, deutschmark, dsm, mms, sgd, sms, cts, cms

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DMS. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dms

Chicago

"DMS." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dms.

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@misc{dms_2026,
  title = {DMS},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dms},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}