| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| dead | adjective | Deprived of life; — opposed to alive and living; reduced to that state of a being in which the organs of motion and life have irrevocably ceased to perform their functions; as, a dead tree; a dead man., Destitute of life; inanimate; as, dead matter., Resembling death in appearance or quality; without show of life; deathlike; as, a dead sleep., Still as death; motionless; inactive; useless; as, dead calm; a dead load or weight., So constructed as not to transmit sound; soundless; as, a dead floor., Unproductive; bringing no gain; unprofitable; as, dead capital; dead stock in trade., Lacking spirit; dull; lusterless; cheerless; as, dead eye; dead fire; dead color, etc., Monotonous or unvaried; as, a dead level or pain; a dead wall., Sure as death; unerring; fixed; complete; as, a dead shot; a dead certainty., Bringing death; deadly., Wanting in religious spirit and vitality; as, dead faith; dead works., Flat; without gloss; — said of painting which has been applied purposely to have this effect., Not brilliant; not rich; thus, brown is a dead color, as compared with crimson., Cut off from the rights of a citizen; deprived of the power of enjoying the rights of property; as, one banished or becoming a monk is civilly dead., Not imparting motion or power; as, the dead spindle of a lathe, etc. See Spindle., To a degree resembling death; to the last degree; completely; wholly., The most quiet or deathlike time; the period of profoundest repose, inertness, or gloom; as, the dead of winter., One who is dead; — commonly used collectively., To make dead; to deaden; to deprive of life, force, or vigor., To die; to lose life or force. |
| deaf | adjective | Wanting the sense of hearing, either wholly or in part; unable to perceive sounds; hard of hearing; as, a deaf man., Unwilling to hear or listen; determinedly inattentive; regardless; not to be persuaded as to facts, argument, or exhortation; — with to; as, deaf to reason., Deprived of the power of hearing; deafened., Obscurely heard; stifled; deadened., Decayed; tasteless; dead; as, a deaf nut; deaf corn., To deafen. |
| deal | noun | A part or portion; a share; hence, an indefinite quantity, degree, or extent, degree, or extent; as, a deal of time and trouble; a deal of cold., The process of dealing cards to the players; also, the portion disturbed., Distribution; apportionment., An arrangement to attain a desired result by a combination of interested parties; — applied to stock speculations and political bargains., The division of a piece of timber made by sawing; a board or plank; particularly, a board or plank of fir or pine above seven inches in width, and exceeding six feet in length. If narrower than this, it is called a batten; if shorter, a deal end., Wood of the pine or fir; as, a floor of deal., To divide; to separate in portions; hence, to give in portions; to distribute; to bestow successively; — sometimes with out., Specifically: To distribute, as cards, to the players at the commencement of a game; as, to deal the cards; to deal one a jack., To make distribution; to share out in portions, as cards to the players., To do a distributing or retailing business, as distinguished from that of a manufacturer or producer; to traffic; to trade; to do business; as, he deals in flour., To act as an intermediary in business or any affairs; to manage; to make arrangements; — followed by between or with., To conduct one’s self; to behave or act in any affair or towards any one; to treat., To contend (with); to treat (with), by way of opposition, check, or correction; as, he has turbulent passions to deal with. |
| dean | noun | A dignitary or presiding officer in certain ecclesiastical and lay bodies; esp., an ecclesiastical dignitary, subordinate to a bishop., The collegiate officer in the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, England, who, besides other duties, has regard to the moral condition of the college., The head or presiding officer in the faculty of some colleges or universities., A registrar or secretary of the faculty in a department of a college, as in a medical, or theological, or scientific department., The chief or senior of a company on occasion of ceremony; as, the dean of the diplomatic corps; — so called by courtesy. |
| dear | superl. | Bearing a high price; high-priced; costly; expensive., Marked by scarcity or dearth, and exorbitance of price; as, a dear year., Highly valued; greatly beloved; cherished; precious., Hence, close to the heart; heartfelt; present in mind; engaging the attention., Of agreeable things and interests., Of disagreeable things and antipathies., A dear one; lover; sweetheart., Dearly; at a high price., To endear. |
| deas | noun | See Dais. |
| debt | noun | That which is due from one person to another, whether money, goods, or services; that which one person is bound to pay to another, or to perform for his benefit; thing owed; obligation; liability., A duty neglected or violated; a fault; a sin; a trespass., An action at law to recover a certain specified sum of money alleged to be due. |
| deck | verb t. | To cover; to overspread., To dress, as the person; to clothe; especially, to clothe with more than ordinary elegance; to array; to adorn; to embellish., To furnish with a deck, as a vessel., The floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or compartments, of a ship. Small vessels have only one deck; larger ships have two or three decks., The upper part or top of a mansard roof or curb roof when made nearly flat., The roof of a passenger car., A pack or set of playing cards., A heap or store. |
| dede | adjective | Dead. |
| deed | adjective | Dead., That which is done or effected by a responsible agent; an act; an action; a thing done; — a word of extensive application, including, whatever is done, good or bad, great or small., Illustrious act; achievement; exploit., Power of action; agency; efficiency., Fact; reality; — whence we have indeed., A sealed instrument in writing, on paper or parchment, duly executed and delivered, containing some transfer, bargain, or contract., Performance; — followed by of., To convey or transfer by deed; as, he deeded all his estate to his eldest son. |
| deem | verb | To decide; to judge; to sentence; to condemn., To account; to esteem; to think; to judge; to hold in opinion; to regard., To be of opinion; to think; to estimate; to opine; to suppose., To pass judgment., Opinion; judgment. |
| deep | superl. | Extending far below the surface; of great perpendicular dimension (measured from the surface downward, and distinguished from high, which is measured upward); far to the bottom; having a certain depth; as, a deep sea., Extending far back from the front or outer part; of great horizontal dimension (measured backward from the front or nearer part, mouth, etc.); as, a deep cave or recess or wound; a gallery ten seats deep; a company of soldiers six files deep., Low in situation; lying far below the general surface; as, a deep valley., Hard to penetrate or comprehend; profound; — opposed to shallow or superficial; intricate; mysterious; not obvious; obscure; as, a deep subject or plot., Of penetrating or far-reaching intellect; not superficial; thoroughly skilled; sagacious; cunning., Profound; thorough; complete; unmixed; intense; heavy; heartfelt; as, deep distress; deep melancholy; deep horror., Strongly colored; dark; intense; not light or thin; as, deep blue or crimson., Of low tone; full-toned; not high or sharp; grave; heavy., Muddy; boggy; sandy; — said of roads., To a great depth; with depth; far down; profoundly; deeply., That which is deep, especially deep water, as the sea or ocean; an abyss; a great depth., That which is profound, not easily fathomed, or incomprehensible; a moral or spiritual depth or abyss. |
| deer | noun sing. & pl. | Any animal; especially, a wild animal., A ruminant of the genus Cervus, of many species, and of related genera of the family Cervidae. The males, and in some species the females, have solid antlers, often much branched, which are shed annually. Their flesh, for which they are hunted, is called venison. |
| dees | noun pl. | Dice., A dais. |
| deev | noun | See Dev. |
| deft | adjective | Apt; fit; dexterous; clever; handy; spruce; neat. |
| defy | verb t. | To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce., To provoke to combat or strife; to call out to combat; to challenge; to dare; to brave; to set at defiance; to treat with contempt; as, to defy an enemy; to defy the power of a magistrate; to defy the arguments of an opponent; to defy public opinion., A challenge. |
| degu | noun | A small South American rodent (Octodon Cumingii), of the family Octodontidae. |
| deil | noun | Devil; — spelt also deel. |
| deis | noun | See Dais. |
| dele | imperative sing. | Erase; remove; — a direction to cancel something which has been put in type; usually expressed by a peculiar form of d, thus: /., To erase; to cancel; to delete; to mark for omission., To deal; to divide; to distribute. |
| delf | noun | A mine; a quarry; a pit dug; a ditch., Same as Delftware. |
| dell | noun | A small, retired valley; a ravine., A young woman; a wench. |
| deme | noun | A territorial subdivision of Attica (also of modern Greece), corresponding to a township., An undifferentiated aggregate of cells or plastids. |
| demi | noun | See Demy, n. |
| demy | noun | A printing and a writing paper of particular sizes. See under Paper., A half fellow at Magdalen College, Oxford., Pertaining to, or made of, the size of paper called demy; as, a demy book. |
| dent | noun | A stroke; a blow., A slight depression, or small notch or hollow, made by a blow or by pressure; an indentation., To make a dent upon; to indent., A tooth, as of a card, a gear wheel, etc. |
| deny | verb t. | To declare not to be true; to gainsay; to contradict; — opposed to affirm, allow, or admit., To refuse (to do something or to accept something); to reject; to decline; to renounce., To refuse to grant; to withhold; to refuse to gratify or yield to; as, to deny a request., To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, and the like; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow., To answer in /// negative; to declare an assertion not to be true. |
| dere | verb t. | To hurt; to harm; to injure., Harm. |
| derf | adjective | Strong; powerful; fierce. |
| derk | adjective | Dark. |
| derm | verb t. | The integument of animal; the skin., See Dermis. |
| dern | noun | A gatepost or doorpost., Hidden; concealed; secret., Solitary; sad. |
| desk | noun | A table, frame, or case, usually with sloping top, but often with flat top, for the use writers and readers. It often has a drawer or repository underneath., A reading table or lectern to support the book from which the liturgical service is read, differing from the pulpit from which the sermon is preached; also (esp. in the United States), a pulpit. Hence, used symbolically for “the clerical profession.”, To shut up, as in a desk; to treasure. |
| dess | noun | Dais. |
| deva | noun | A god; a deity; a divine being; an idol; a king. |
| deve | adjective | Deaf. |
| devi | noun | |
| dewy | adjective | Pertaining to dew; resembling, consisting of, or moist with, dew., Falling gently and beneficently, like the dew., Resembling a dew-covered surface; appearing as if covered with dew. |
| deys | plural | of Dey |
| deye | verb i. | To die. |