dm

or DM

nounplural dms, dm's.

a direct message sent to one or more users of a social media service or private messaging service, usually when the accounts involved have an established relationship, as when the recipient is linked to, friends with, or following the sender on a social media platform: He sent me a scary and abusive dm, so I reported the message and blocked his account.

verb (used with object)dm'd or dmed, dm'ing, or dming.

to send a direct message to (another user of such a service).

Origin of dm

First recorded in 2005–10; d(irect) m(essage)

Compare pm.

Words Nearby dm

Other definitions for dm (2 of 4)

abbreviation

decimeter; decimeters.

Other definitions for DM (3 of 4)

abbreviation

Dungeon Master.

Other definitions for Dm. (4 of 4)

Dm.

abbreviation

Deutsche mark.

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How to use dm in a sentence

dm: I still think Will Swenson deserves the medal and I think that he acted courageously that day.
What Comes After the Medal of Honor: An Interview with Dakota Meyer | Brian Van Reet | May 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
dm: A lot of times, a lot of people, we take it out of context.
What Comes After the Medal of Honor: An Interview with Dakota Meyer | Brian Van Reet | May 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
dm: I think the only thing I can really say on this is that we settled our differences amicably.
What Comes After the Medal of Honor: An Interview with Dakota Meyer | Brian Van Reet | May 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
dm: They should do that anyway, because these men and women are fighting and sacrificing for their freedom.
What Comes After the Medal of Honor: An Interview with Dakota Meyer | Brian Van Reet | May 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Charlie Sheen Charlie Sheen attempted to dm Justin Bieber his cell number over Twitter.
James Franco and More Celebrity Social Media Fails | Marina Watts | April 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

Large and very tall trees; bark of young trees tight, beginning to scale when the trees reach 1-2 dm.
Trees of Indiana | Charles Clemon Deam
Hollow sycamore logs were commonly used by the pioneers in which to smoke their meat, and sections of hollow logs about 12 dm.
Trees of Indiana | Charles Clemon Deam
Large trees with deeply furrowed bark; twigs smooth, greenish gray and often covered with a bloom; leaves generally 2-3.5 dm.
Trees of Indiana | Charles Clemon Deam
Our collections, all of which were made in 1959, are identified by the letters dm followed by a station-number.
Fishes of the Wakarusa River in Kansas | James E. Deacon
Large trees of this species in Indiana are usually from 4-6 dm.
Trees of Indiana | Charles Clemon Deam

British Dictionary definitions for dm (1 of 3)

dm¹

symbol for

decimetre

British Dictionary definitions for dm (2 of 3)

dm²

the internet domain name for

Dominica

British Dictionary definitions for DM (3 of 3)

abbreviation for

(in Canada) deputy minister
(the former) Deutschmark

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