Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
delay |
verb |
A putting off or deferring; procrastination; lingering inactivity; stop; detention; hindrance., To put off; to defer; to procrastinate; to prolong the time of or before., To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time; to retard the motion, or time of arrival, of; as, the mail is delayed by a heavy fall of snow., To allay; to temper., To move slowly; to stop for a time; to linger; to tarry. |
deled |
imp. & past participle |
of Dele |
delft |
noun |
Same as Delftware. |
delit |
noun |
Delight. |
deloo |
noun |
The duykerbok. |
delph |
noun |
Delftware., The drain on the land side of a sea embankment. |
delta |
noun |
A tract of land shaped like the letter delta (/), especially when the land is alluvial and inclosed between two or more mouths of a river; as, the delta of the Ganges, of the Nile, or of the Mississippi. |
delve |
verb t. |
To dig; to open (the ground) as with a spade., To dig into; to penetrate; to trace out; to fathom., To dig or labor with a spade, or as with a spade; to labor as a drudge., A place dug; a pit; a ditch; a den; a cave. |