7 letter word starting with d

Words	Parts of Speech	Meaning/Definition/Similar Words
dabbing	present participle & vb. noun	of Dab
dabbled	imp. & past participle	of Dabble
dabbler	noun	One who dabbles., One who dips slightly into anything; a superficial meddler.
dabster	noun	One who is skilled; a master of his business; a proficient; an adept.
dacoity	noun	The practice of gang robbery in India; robbery committed by dacoits.
daddled	imp. & past participle	of Dadle
daddock	noun	The rotten body of a tree.
daggled	imp. & past participle	of Daggle
daglock	noun	A dirty or clotted lock of wool on a sheep; a taglock.
dahlias	plural	of Dahlia
dailies	plural	of Daily
daimios	plural	of Daimio
dairies	plural	of Dairy
daisied	adjective	Full of daisies; adorned with daisies.
daisies	plural	of Daisy
dakoity	noun	See Dacoit, Dacoity.
dakotas	noun pl	An extensive race or stock of Indians, including many tribes, mostly dwelling west of the Mississippi River; — also, in part, called Sioux.
dallier	noun	One who fondles; a trifler; as, dalliers with pleasant words.
dallied	imp. & past participle	of Dally
damming	present participle & vb. noun	of Dam
damages	imp. & past participle	of Damage
damasse	adjective	Woven like damask., A damasse fabric, esp. one of linen.
dambose	noun	A crystalline variety of fruit sugar obtained from dambonite.
damiana	noun	A Mexican drug, used as an aphrodisiac.
dammara	noun	An oleoresin used in making varnishes; dammar gum; dammara resin. It is obtained from certain resin trees indigenous to the East Indies, esp. Shorea robusta and the dammar pine., A large tree of the order Coniferae, indigenous to the East Indies and Australasia; — called also Agathis. There are several species.
damning	present participle & vb. noun	of Damn, That damns; damnable; as, damning evidence of guilt.
damnify	verb t.	To cause loss or damage to; to injure; to impair.
damosel	noun	Alt. of Damoiselle
damping	present participle & vb. noun	of Damp
dampish	adjective	Moderately damp or moist.
danaide	noun	A water wheel having a vertical axis, and an inner and outer tapering shell, between which are vanes or floats attached usually to both shells, but sometimes only to one.
danaite	noun	A cobaltiferous variety of arsenopyrite.
dancing	present participle & vb. noun	of Dance, from Dance.
dandify	verb t.	To cause to resemble a dandy; to make dandyish.
dandled	imp. & past participle	of Dandle
dandler	noun	One who dandles or fondles.
dandies	plural	of Dandy
dangled	imp. & past participle	of Dangle
dangler	noun	One who dangles about or after others, especially after women; a trifler.
dankish	adjective	Somewhat dank.
dansker	noun	A Dane.
dantean	adjective	Relating to, emanating from or resembling, the poet Dante or his writings.
daphnia	noun	A genus of the genus Daphnia.
daphnin	noun	A dark green bitter resin extracted from the mezereon (Daphne mezereum) and regarded as the essential principle of the plant., A white, crystalline, bitter substance, regarded as a glucoside, and extracted from Daphne mezereum and D. alpina.
dapifer	noun	One who brings meat to the table; hence, in some countries, the official title of the grand master or steward of the king’s or a nobleman’s household.
dappled	adjective	Marked with spots of different shades of color; spotted; variegated; as, a dapple horse., of Dapple
darbies	noun pl.	Manacles; handcuffs.
dareful	adjective	Full of daring or of defiance; adventurous.
darkful	adjective	Full of darkness.
darkish	adjective	Somewhat dark; dusky.
darling	noun	One dearly beloved; a favorite., Dearly beloved; regarded with especial kindness and tenderness; favorite.
darning	present participle & vb. noun	of Darn
darrain	verb t.	To make ready to fight; to array., To fight out; to contest; to decide by combat.
darrein	adjective	Last; as, darrein continuance, the last continuance.
darting	present participle & vb. noun	of Dart
dartars	noun	A kind of scab or ulceration on the skin of lambs.
dartoic	adjective	Of or pertaining to the dartos.
dartoid	adjective	Like the dartos; dartoic; as, dartoid tissue.
dashing	present participle & vb. noun	of Dash, Bold; spirited; showy.
dashism	noun	The character of making ostentatious or blustering parade or show.
dashpot	noun	A pneumatic or hydraulic cushion for a falling weight, as in the valve gear of a steam engine, to prevent shock.
dastard	noun	One who meanly shrinks from danger; an arrant coward; a poltroon., Meanly shrinking from danger; cowardly; dastardly., To dastardize.
dasyure	noun	A carnivorous marsupial quadruped of Australia, belonging to the genus Dasyurus. There are several species.
datable	adjective	That may be dated; having a known or ascertainable date.
dataria	noun	Formerly, a part of the Roman chancery; now, a separate office from which are sent graces or favors, cognizable in foro externo, such as appointments to benefices. The name is derived from the word datum, given or dated (with the indications of the time and place of granting the gift or favor).
daubing	present participle & vb. noun	of Daub, The act of one who daubs; that which is daubed., A rough coat of mortar put upon a wall to give it the appearance of stone; rough-cast., In currying, a mixture of fish oil and tallow worked into leather; — called also dubbing.
daubery	noun	Alt. of Daubry
daunted	imp. & past participle	of Daunt
daunter	noun	One who daunts.
dauphin	noun	The title of the eldest son of the king of France, and heir to the crown. Since the revolution of 1830, the title has been discontinued.
davidic	adjective	Of or pertaining to David, the king and psalmist of Israel, or to his family.
dawdled	imp. & past participle	of Dawdle
dawdler	noun	One who wastes time in trifling employments; an idler; a trifler.
dawning	present participle & vb. noun	of Dawn
daybook	noun	A journal of accounts; a primary record book in which are recorded the debts and credits, or accounts of the day, in their order, and from which they are transferred to the journal.
daymaid	noun	A dairymaid.
daymare	noun	A kind of incubus which occurs during wakefulness, attended by the peculiar pressure on the chest which characterizes nightmare.
day-net	noun	A net for catching small birds.
daysman	noun	An umpire or arbiter; a mediator.
daytime	noun	The time during which there is daylight, as distinguished from the night.
dazzled	imp. & past participle	of Dazzle
deadish	adjective	Somewhat dead, dull, or lifeless; deathlike.
dealing	present participle & vb. noun	of Deal, The act of one who deals; distribution of anything, as of cards to the players; method of business; traffic; intercourse; transaction; as, to have dealings with a person.
deanery	noun	The office or the revenue of a dean. See the Note under Benefice, n., 3., The residence of a dean., The territorial jurisdiction of a dean.
deathly	adjective	Deadly; fatal; mortal; destructive., Deadly; as, deathly pale or sick.
debacle	noun	A breaking or bursting forth; a violent rush or flood of waters which breaks down opposing barriers, and hurls forward and disperses blocks of stone and other debris.
debased	imp. & past participle	of Debase, Turned upside down from its proper position; inverted; reversed.
debaser	noun	One who, or that which, debases.
debated	imp. & past participle	of Debate
debater	noun	One who debates; one given to argument; a disputant; a controvertist.
debauch	noun	To lead away from purity or excellence; to corrupt in character or principles; to mar; to vitiate; to pollute; to seduce; as, to debauch one’s self by intemperance; to debauch a woman; to debauch an army., Excess in eating or drinking; intemperance; drunkenness; lewdness; debauchery., An act or occasion of debauchery.
debeige	noun	A kind of woolen or mixed dress goods.
debited	imp. & past participle	of Debit
debitor	noun	A debtor.
debouch	verb i.	To march out from a wood, defile, or other confined spot, into open ground; to issue.
deburse	verb t. & i.	To disburse.
decadal	adjective	Pertaining to ten; consisting of tens.
decagon	noun	A plane figure having ten sides and ten angles; any figure having ten angles. A regular decagon is one that has all its sides and angles equal.
decalog	noun	Decalogue.
decanal	adjective	Pertaining to a dean or deanery.
decapod	noun	A crustacean with ten feet or legs, as a crab; one of the Decapoda. Also used adjectively.
decayed	imp. & past participle	of Decay, Fallen, as to physical or social condition; affected with decay; rotten; as, decayed vegetation or vegetables; a decayed fortune or gentleman.
decayer	noun	A causer of decay.
decease	noun	Departure, especially departure from this life; death., To depart from this life; to die; to pass away.
deceive	verb t.	To lead into error; to cause to believe what is false, or disbelieve what is true; to impose upon; to mislead; to cheat; to disappoint; to delude; to insnare., To beguile; to amuse, so as to divert the attention; to while away; to take away as if by deception., To deprive by fraud or stealth; to defraud.
decence	noun	Decency.
decency	noun	The quality or state of being decent, suitable, or becoming, in words or behavior; propriety of form in social intercourse, in actions, or in discourse; proper formality; becoming ceremony; seemliness; hence, freedom from obscenity or indecorum; modesty., That which is proper or becoming.
decerpt	adjective	Plucked off or away.
decharm	verb t.	To free from a charm; to disenchant.
decided	imp. & past participle	of Decide, Free from ambiguity; unequivocal; unmistakable; unquestionable; clear; evident; as, a decided advantage., Free from doubt or wavering; determined; of fixed purpose; fully settled; positive; resolute; as, a decided opinion or purpose.
decider	noun	One who decides.
decidua	noun	The inner layer of the wall of the uterus, which envelops the embryo, forms a part of the placenta, and is discharged with it.
decimal	adjective	Of or pertaining to decimals; numbered or proceeding by tens; having a tenfold increase or decrease, each unit being ten times the unit next smaller; as, decimal notation; a decimal coinage., A number expressed in the scale of tens; specifically, and almost exclusively, used as synonymous with a decimal fraction.
decking	present participle & vb. noun	of Deck
declaim	verb i.	To speak rhetorically; to make a formal speech or oration; to harangue; specifically, to recite a speech, poem, etc., in public as a rhetorical exercise; to practice public speaking; as, the students declaim twice a week., To speak for rhetorical display; to speak pompously, noisily, or theatrically; to make an empty speech; to rehearse trite arguments in debate; to rant., To utter in public; to deliver in a rhetorical or set manner., To defend by declamation; to advocate loudly.
declare	verb t.	To make clear; to free from obscurity., To make known by language; to communicate or manifest explicitly and plainly in any way; to exhibit; to publish; to proclaim; to announce., To make declaration of; to assert; to affirm; to set forth; to avow; as, he declares the story to be false., To make full statement of, as goods, etc., for the purpose of paying taxes, duties, etc., To make a declaration, or an open and explicit avowal; to proclaim one’s self; — often with for or against; as, victory declares against the allies., To state the plaintiff’s cause of action at law in a legal form; as, the plaintiff declares in trespass.
decline	verb i.	To bend, or lean downward; to take a downward direction; to bend over or hang down, as from weakness, weariness, despondency, etc.; to condescend., To tend or draw towards a close, decay, or extinction; to tend to a less perfect state; to become diminished or impaired; to fail; to sink; to diminish; to lessen; as, the day declines; virtue declines; religion declines; business declines., To turn or bend aside; to deviate; to stray; to withdraw; as, a line that declines from straightness; conduct that declines from sound morals., To turn away; to shun; to refuse; — the opposite of accept or consent; as, he declined, upon principle., To bend downward; to bring down; to depress; to cause to bend, or fall., To cause to decrease or diminish., To put or turn aside; to turn off or away from; to refuse to undertake or comply with; reject; to shun; to avoid; as, to decline an offer; to decline a contest; he declined any participation with them., To inflect, or rehearse in order the changes of grammatical form of; as, to decline a noun or an adjective., To run through from first to last; to repeat like a schoolboy declining a noun., A falling off; a tendency to a worse state; diminution or decay; deterioration; also, the period when a thing is tending toward extinction or a less perfect state; as, the decline of life; the decline of strength; the decline of virtue and religion., That period of a disorder or paroxysm when the symptoms begin to abate in violence; as, the decline of a fever., A gradual sinking and wasting away of the physical faculties; any wasting disease, esp. pulmonary consumption; as, to die of a decline.
decolor	verb t.	To deprive of color; to bleach.
decorum	noun	Propriety of manner or conduct; grace arising from suitableness of speech and behavior to one’s own character, or to the place and occasion; decency of conduct; seemliness; that which is seemly or suitable.
decoyed	imp. & past participle	of Decoy
decoyer	noun	One who decoys another.
decreed	imp. & past participle	of Decree
decreer	noun	One who decrees.
decreet	noun	The final judgment of the Court of Session, or of an inferior court, by which the question at issue is decided.
decrete	noun	A decree.
decrial	noun	A crying down; a clamorous censure; condemnation by censure.
decrier	noun	One who decries.
decrown	verb t.	To deprive of a crown; to discrown.
decried	imp. & past participle	of Decry
decuman	adjective	Large; chief; — applied to an extraordinary billow, supposed by some to be every tenth in order. [R.] Also used substantively.
decuple	adjective	Tenfold., A number ten times repeated., To make tenfold; to multiply by ten.
decylic	adjective	Allied to, or containing, the radical decyl.
dedimus	noun	A writ to commission private persons to do some act in place of a judge, as to examine a witness, etc.
deduced	imp. & past participle	of Deduce
deedful	adjective	Full of deeds or exploits; active; stirring.
deeming	present participle & vb. noun	of Deem
deerlet	noun	A chevrotain. See Kanchil, and Napu.
defaced	imp. & past participle	of Deface
defacer	noun	One who, or that which, defaces or disfigures.
defamed	imp. & past participle	of Defame
defamer	noun	One who defames; a slanderer; a detractor; a calumniator.
default	noun	A failing or failure; omission of that which ought to be done; neglect to do what duty or law requires; as, this evil has happened through the governor’s default., Fault; offense; ill deed; wrong act; failure in virtue or wisdom., A neglect of, or failure to take, some step necessary to secure the benefit of law, as a failure to appear in court at a day assigned, especially of the defendant in a suit when called to make answer; also of jurors, witnesses, etc., To fail in duty; to offend., To fail in fulfilling a contract, agreement, or duty., To fail to appear in court; to let a case go by default., To fail to perform or pay; to be guilty of neglect of; to omit; as, to default a dividend., To call a defendant or other party whose duty it is to be present in court, and make entry of his default, if he fails to appear; to enter a default against., To leave out of account; to omit.
defence	noun & verb t.	See Defense., The act of defending, or the state of being defended; protection, as from violence or danger., That which defends or protects; anything employed to oppose attack, ward off violence or danger, or maintain security; a guard; a protection., Protecting plea; vindication; justification., The defendant’s answer or plea; an opposing or denial of the truth or validity of the plaintiff’s or prosecutor’s case; the method of proceeding adopted by the defendant to protect himself against the plaintiff’s action., Act or skill in making defense; defensive plan or policy; practice in self defense, as in fencing, boxing, etc., Prohibition; a prohibitory ordinance.
defense	noun	Alt. of Defence, To furnish with defenses; to fortify.
defiant	adjective	Full of defiance; bold; insolent; as, a defiant spirit or act.
deficit	noun	Deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack; as, a deficit in taxes, revenue, etc.
defiled	imp. & past participle	of Defile
defiler	noun	One who defiles; one who corrupts or violates; that which pollutes.
defined	imp. & past participle	of Define
definer	noun	One who defines or explains.
deflate	verb t.	To reduce from an inflated condition.
deflect	verb t.	To cause to turn aside; to bend; as, rays of light are often deflected., To turn aside; to deviate from a right or a horizontal line, or from a proper position, course or direction; to swerve.
deflour	verb t.	To deprive of flowers., To take away the prime beauty and grace of; to rob of the choicest ornament., To deprive of virginity, as a woman; to violate; to ravish; also, to seduce.
deforce	verb	To keep from the rightful owner; to withhold wrongfully the possession of, as of lands or a freehold., To resist the execution of the law; to oppose by force, as an officer in the execution of his duty.
defraud	verb t.	To deprive of some right, interest, or property, by a deceitful device; to withhold from wrongfully; to injure by embezzlement; to cheat; to overreach; as, to defraud a servant, or a creditor, or the state; — with of before the thing taken or withheld.
defunct	adjective	Having finished the course of life; dead; deceased., A dead person; one deceased.
defying	present participle & vb. noun	of Defy
degener	verb i.	To degenerate.
degrade	verb t.	To reduce from a higher to a lower rank or degree; to lower in rank; to deprive of office or dignity; to strip of honors; as, to degrade a nobleman, or a general officer., To reduce in estimation, character, or reputation; to lessen the value of; to lower the physical, moral, or intellectual character of; to debase; to bring shame or contempt upon; to disgrace; as, vice degrades a man., To reduce in altitude or magnitude, as hills and mountains; to wear down., To degenerate; to pass from a higher to a lower type of structure; as, a family of plants or animals degrades through this or that genus or group of genera.
dehisce	verb i.	To gape; to open by dehiscence.
deicide	noun	The act of killing a being of a divine nature; particularly, the putting to death of Jesus Christ., One concerned in putting Christ to death.
deictic	adjective	Direct; proving directly; — applied to reasoning, and opposed to elenchtic or refutative.
deified	adjective	Honored or worshiped as a deity; treated with supreme regard; godlike., of Deify
deifier	noun	One who deifies.
deiform	adjective	Godlike, or of a godlike form., Conformable to the will of God.
deigned	imp. & past participle	of Deign
deistic	adjective	Alt. of Deistical
deitate	adjective	Deified.
deities	plural	of Deity
dejecta	noun pl.	Excrements; as, the dejecta of the sick.
dejeune	noun	A dejeuner.
de jure		By right; of right; by law; — often opposed to de facto.
delaine	noun	A kind of fabric for women’s dresses.
delapse	verb i.	To pass down by inheritance; to lapse.
delated	imp. & past participle	of Delate
delator	noun	An accuser; an informer.
delayed	imp. & past participle	of Delay
delayer	noun	One who delays; one who lingers.
deleing	present participle & vb. noun	of Dele
deleble	adjective	Capable of being blotted out or erased.
delenda	noun pl.	Things to be erased or blotted out.
deleted	imp. & past participle	of Delete
deliber	verb t. & i.	To deliberate.
delices	noun pl.	Delicacies; delights.
delight	verb t.	A high degree of gratification of mind; a high- wrought state of pleasurable feeling; lively pleasure; extreme satisfaction; joy., That which gives great pleasure or delight., Licentious pleasure; lust., To give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please highly; as, a beautiful landscape delights the eye; harmony delights the ear., To have or take great delight or pleasure; to be greatly pleased or rejoiced; — followed by an infinitive, or by in.
delilah	noun	The mistress of Samson, who betrayed him (Judges xvi.); hence, a harlot; a temptress.
delimit	verb t.	To fix the limits of; to demarcate; to bound.
deliver	verb t.	To set free from restraint; to set at liberty; to release; to liberate, as from control; to give up; to free; to save; to rescue from evil actual or feared; — often with from or out of; as, to deliver one from captivity, or from fear of death., To give or transfer; to yield possession or control of; to part with (to); to make over; to commit; to surrender; to resign; — often with up or over, to or into., To make over to the knowledge of another; to communicate; to utter; to speak; to impart., To give forth in action or exercise; to discharge; as, to deliver a blow; to deliver a broadside, or a ball., To free from, or disburden of, young; to relieve of a child in childbirth; to bring forth; — often with of., To discover; to show., To deliberate., To admit; to allow to pass., Free; nimble; sprightly; active.
delphic	adjective	Of or relating to Delphi, or to the famous oracle of that place., Ambiguous; mysterious.
delphin	adjective	Alt. of Delphine, A fatty substance contained in the oil of the dolphin and the porpoise; — called also phocenin.
deltaic	adjective	Relating to, or like, a delta.
deltoid	adjective	Shaped like the Greek / (delta); delta-shaped; triangular.
deluded	imp. & past participle	of Delude
deluder	noun	One who deludes; a deceiver; an impostor.
deluged	imp. & past participle	of Deluge
delving	present participle & vb. noun	of Delve
demagog	noun	Demagogue.
demarch	noun	March; walk; gait., A chief or ruler of a deme or district in Greece.
demency	noun	Dementia; loss of mental powers. See Insanity.
demerge	verb t.	To plunge down into; to sink; to immerse.
demerit	noun	That which one merits or deserves, either of good or ill; desert., That which deserves blame; ill desert; a fault; a vice; misconduct; — the opposite of merit., The state of one who deserves ill., To deserve; — said in reference to both praise and blame., To depreciate or cry down., To deserve praise or blame.
demerse	verb t.	To immerse.
demesne	noun	A lord’s chief manor place, with that part of the lands belonging thereto which has not been granted out in tenancy; a house, and the land adjoining, kept for the proprietor’s own use.
demigod	noun	A half god, or an inferior deity; a fabulous hero, the offspring of a deity and a mortal.
demiman	noun	A half man.
demirep	noun	A woman of doubtful reputation or suspected character; an adventuress.
demised	imp. & past participle	of Demise
demonic	adjective	Of or pertaining to a demon or to demons; demoniac.
demonry	noun	Demoniacal influence or possession.
demotic	adjective	Of or pertaining to the people; popular; common.
demount	verb i.	To dismount.
demster	noun	A deemster., An officer whose duty it was to announce the doom or sentence pronounced by the court.
demulce	verb t.	To soothe; to mollify; to pacify; to soften.
denarii	plural	of Denarius
denizen	noun	A dweller; an inhabitant., One who is admitted by favor to all or a part of the rights of citizenship, where he did not possess them by birth; an adopted or naturalized citizen., One admitted to residence in a foreign country., To constitute (one) a denizen; to admit to residence, with certain rights and privileges., To provide with denizens; to populate with adopted or naturalized occupants.
denoted	imp. & past participle	of Denote
densely	adverb	In a dense, compact manner.
density	noun	The quality of being dense, close, or thick; compactness; — opposed to rarity., The ratio of mass, or quantity of matter, to bulk or volume, esp. as compared with the mass and volume of a portion of some substance used as a standard., Depth of shade.
denting	present participle & vb. noun	of Dent
dentary	adjective	Pertaining to, or bearing, teeth., The distal bone of the lower jaw in many animals, which may or may not bear teeth.
dentate	adjective	Alt. of Dentated
dentile	noun	A small tooth, like that of a saw.
dential	adjective	Of or pertaining to dentine.
dentine	noun	The dense calcified substance of which teeth are largely composed. It contains less animal matter than bone, and in the teeth of man is situated beneath the enamel.
dentist	noun	One whose business it is to clean, extract, or repair natural teeth, and to make and insert artificial ones; a dental surgeon.
dentize	verb t. & i.	To breed or cut new teeth.
dentoid	adjective	Shaped like a tooth; tooth-shaped.
denture	noun	An artificial tooth, block, or set of teeth.
denying	present participle & vb. noun	of Deny
deodand	noun	A personal chattel which had caused the death of a person, and for that reason was given to God, that is, forfeited to the crown, to be applied to pious uses, and distributed in alms by the high almoner. Thus, if a cart ran over a man and killed him, it was forfeited as a deodand.
deodate	noun	A gift or offering to God.
depaint	past participle	Painted., To paint; to picture; hence, to describe; to delineate in words; to depict., To mark with, or as with, color; to color.
depeach	verb t.	To discharge.
deplant	verb t.	To take up (plants); to transplant.
deplete	adjective	To empty or unload, as the vessels of human system, by bloodletting or by medicine., To reduce by destroying or consuming the vital powers of; to exhaust, as a country of its strength or resources, a treasury of money, etc.
deplore	verb t.	To feel or to express deep and poignant grief for; to bewail; to lament; to mourn; to sorrow over., To complain of., To regard as hopeless; to give up., To lament.
deplume	verb t.	To strip or pluck off the feather of; to deprive of of plumage., To lay bare; to expose.
deponed	imp. & past participle	of Depone
deposal	noun	The act of deposing from office; a removal from the throne.
deposed	imp. & past participle	of Depose
deposer	noun	One who deposes or degrades from office., One who testifies or deposes; a deponent.
deposit	noun	To lay down; to place; to put; to let fall or throw down (as sediment); as, a crocodile deposits her eggs in the sand; the waters deposited a rich alluvium., To lay up or away for safe keeping; to put up; to store; as, to deposit goods in a warehouse., To lodge in some one’s hands for safe keeping; to commit to the custody of another; to intrust; esp., to place in a bank, as a sum of money subject to order., To lay aside; to rid one’s self of., That which is deposited, or laid or thrown down; as, a deposit in a flue; especially, matter precipitated from a solution (as the siliceous deposits of hot springs), or that which is mechanically deposited (as the mud, gravel, etc., deposits of a river)., A natural occurrence of a useful mineral under the conditions to invite exploitation., That which is placed anywhere, or in any one’s hands, for safe keeping; something intrusted to the care of another; esp., money lodged with a bank or banker, subject to order; anything given as pledge or security., A bailment of money or goods to be kept gratuitously for the bailor., Money lodged with a party as earnest or security for the performance of a duty assumed by the person depositing., A place of deposit; a depository.
deprave	noun t.	To speak ill of; to depreciate; to malign; to revile., To make bad or worse; to vitiate; to corrupt.
depress	verb t.	To press down; to cause to sink; to let fall; to lower; as, to depress the muzzle of a gun; to depress the eyes., To bring down or humble; to abase, as pride., To cast a gloom upon; to sadden; as, his spirits were depressed., To lessen the activity of; to make dull; embarrass, as trade, commerce, etc., To lessen in price; to cause to decline in value; to cheapen; to depreciate., To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree., Having the middle lower than the border; concave.
deprive	verb t.	To take away; to put an end; to destroy., To dispossess; to bereave; to divest; to hinder from possessing; to debar; to shut out from; — with a remoter object, usually preceded by of., To divest of office; to depose; to dispossess of dignity, especially ecclesiastical.
depthen	verb t.	To deepen.
depulse	verb t.	To drive away.
deputed	imp. & past participle	of Depute
deraign	verb t.	Alt. of Derain
derange	verb t.	To put out of place, order, or rank; to disturb the proper arrangement or order of; to throw into disorder, confusion, or embarrassment; to disorder; to disarrange; as, to derange the plans of a commander, or the affairs of a nation., To disturb in action or function, as a part or organ, or the whole of a machine or organism., To disturb in the orderly or normal action of the intellect; to render insane.
dereine	verb t.	Alt. of Dereyne
dereyne	verb t.	Same as Darraign.
derided	imp. & past participle	of Deride
derider	noun	One who derides, or laughs at, another in contempt; a mocker; a scoffer.
derival	noun	Derivation.
derived	imp. & past participle	of Derive
deriver	noun	One who derives.
dermoid	adjective	Same as Dermatoid.
dernful	adjective	Secret; hence, lonely; sad; mournful.
dernier	adjective	Last; final.
derrick	noun	A mast, spar, or tall frame, supported at the top by stays or guys, with suitable tackle for hoisting heavy weights, as stones in building.
derring	adjective	Daring or warlike.
dervish	noun	Alt. of Dervis
dervise	noun	Alt. of Dervis
descant	verb i.	Originally, a double song; a melody or counterpoint sung above the plain song of the tenor; a variation of an air; a variation by ornament of the main subject or plain song., The upper voice in part music., The canto, cantus, or soprano voice; the treble., A discourse formed on its theme, like variations on a musical air; a comment or comments., To sing a variation or accomplishment., To comment freely; to discourse with fullness and particularity; to discourse at large.
descend	verb i.	To pass from a higher to a lower place; to move downwards; to come or go down in any way, as by falling, flowing, walking, etc.; to plunge; to fall; to incline downward; — the opposite of ascend., To enter mentally; to retire., To make an attack, or incursion, as if from a vantage ground; to come suddenly and with violence; — with on or upon., To come down to a lower, less fortunate, humbler, less virtuous, or worse, state or station; to lower or abase one’s self; as, he descended from his high estate., To pass from the more general or important to the particular or less important matters to be considered., To come down, as from a source, original, or stock; to be derived; to proceed by generation or by transmission; to fall or pass by inheritance; as, the beggar may descend from a prince; a crown descends to the heir., To move toward the south, or to the southward., To fall in pitch; to pass from a higher to a lower tone., To go down upon or along; to pass from a higher to a lower part of; as, they descended the river in boats; to descend a ladder.
descent	noun	The act of descending, or passing downward; change of place from higher to lower., Incursion; sudden attack; especially, hostile invasion from sea; — often followed by upon or on; as, to make a descent upon the enemy., Progress downward, as in station, virtue, as in station, virtue, and the like, from a higher to a lower state, from a higher to a lower state, from the more to the less important, from the better to the worse, etc., Derivation, as from an ancestor; procedure by generation; lineage; birth; extraction., Transmission of an estate by inheritance, usually, but not necessarily, in the descending line; title to inherit an estate by reason of consanguinity., Inclination downward; a descending way; inclined or sloping surface; declivity; slope; as, a steep descent., That which is descended; descendants; issue., A step or remove downward in any scale of gradation; a degree in the scale of genealogy; a generation., Lowest place; extreme downward place., A passing from a higher to a lower tone.
deserve	verb t.	To earn by service; to be worthy of (something due, either good or evil); to merit; to be entitled to; as, the laborer deserves his wages; a work of value deserves praise., To serve; to treat; to benefit., To be worthy of recompense; — usually with ill or with well.
desight	noun	An unsightly object.
desired	imp. & past participle	of Desire
desirer	noun	One who desires, asks, or wishes.
desking	present participle & vb. noun	of Desk
desmine	noun	Same as Stilbite. It commonly occurs in bundles or tufts of crystals.
desmoid	adjective	Resembling, or having the characteristics of, a ligament; ligamentous.
despair	verb i.	To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or expectation; — often with of., To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of., To cause to despair., Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency., That which is despaired of.
despect	noun	Contempt.
despeed	verb t.	To send hastily.
despend	verb t.	To spend; to squander. See Dispend.
despise	verb t.	To look down upon with disfavor or contempt; to contemn; to scorn; to disdain; to have a low opinion or contemptuous dislike of.
despite	noun	Malice; malignity; spite; malicious anger; contemptuous hate., An act of malice, hatred, or defiance; contemptuous defiance; a deed of contempt., To vex; to annoy; to offend contemptuously., In spite of; against, or in defiance of; notwithstanding; as, despite his prejudices.
despoil	verb t.	To strip, as of clothing; to divest or unclothe., To deprive for spoil; to plunder; to rob; to pillage; to strip; to divest; — usually followed by of., Spoil.
despond	verb i.	To give up, the will, courage, or spirit; to be thoroughly disheartened; to lose all courage; to become dispirited or depressed; to take an unhopeful view., Despondency.
desport	verb t. & i.	See Disport.
despume	verb t.	To free from spume or scum.
dessert	noun	A service of pastry, fruits, or sweetmeats, at the close of a feast or entertainment; pastry, fruits, etc., forming the last course at dinner.
destine	verb t.	To determine the future condition or application of; to set apart by design for a future use or purpose; to fix, as by destiny or by an authoritative decree; to doom; to ordain or preordain; to appoint; — often with the remoter object preceded by to or for.
destiny	noun	That to which any person or thing is destined; predetermined state; condition foreordained by the Divine or by human will; fate; lot; doom., The fixed order of things; invincible necessity; fate; a resistless power or agency conceived of as determining the future, whether in general or of an individual.
destrer	noun	Alt. of Dextrer
dextrer	noun	A war horse., A war horse; a destrer.
destrie	verb t.	To destroy.
destroy	verb t.	To unbuild; to pull or tear down; to separate virulently into its constituent parts; to break up the structure and organic existence of; to demolish., To ruin; to bring to naught; to put an end to; to annihilate; to consume., To put an end to the existence, prosperity, or beauty of; to kill.
desuete	adjective	Disused; out of use.
deterge	verb t.	To cleanse; to purge away, as foul or offending matter from the body, or from an ulcer.
detinue	noun	A person or thing detained, A form of action for the recovery of a personal chattel wrongfully detained.
detract	verb t.	To take away; to withdraw., To take credit or reputation from; to defame., To take away a part or something, especially from one’s credit; to lessen reputation; to derogate; to defame; — often with from.
detrain	verb i. & t.	To alight, or to cause to alight, from a railway train.
detrect	verb t.	To refuse; to decline.
detrite	adjective	Worn out.
detrude	verb t.	To thrust down or out; to push down with force.
deutzia	noun	A genus of shrubs with pretty white flowers, much cultivated.
develin	noun	The European swift.
develop	verb t.	To free from that which infolds or envelops; to unfold; to lay open by degrees or in detail; to make visible or known; to disclose; to produce or give forth; as, to develop theories; a motor that develops 100 horse power., To unfold gradually, as a flower from a bud; hence, to bring through a succession of states or stages, each of which is preparatory to the next; to form or expand by a process of growth; to cause to change gradually from an embryo, or a lower state, to a higher state or form of being; as, sunshine and rain develop the bud into a flower; to develop the mind., To advance; to further; to prefect; to make to increase; to promote the growth of., To change the form of, as of an algebraic expression, by executing certain indicated operations without changing the value., To cause to become visible, as an invisible or latent image upon plate, by submitting it to chemical agents; to bring to view., To go through a process of natural evolution or growth, by successive changes from a less perfect to a more perfect or more highly organized state; to advance from a simpler form of existence to one more complex either in structure or function; as, a blossom develops from a bud; the seed develops into a plant; the embryo develops into a well-formed animal; the mind develops year by year., To become apparent gradually; as, a picture on sensitive paper develops on the application of heat; the plans of the conspirators develop.
deviant	adjective	Deviating.
deviate	verb i.	To go out of the way; to turn aside from a course or a method; to stray or go astray; to err; to digress; to diverge; to vary., To cause to deviate.
deviled	imp. & past participle	of Devil
devilet	noun	A little devil.
devilry	noun	Conduct suitable to the devil; extreme wickedness; deviltry., The whole body of evil spirits.
devious	adjective	Out of a straight line; winding; varying from directness; as, a devious path or way., Going out of the right or common course; going astray; erring; wandering; as, a devious step.
devisal	noun	A devising.
devised	imp. & past participle	of Devise
devisee	noun	One to whom a devise is made, or real estate given by will.
deviser	noun	One who devises.
devisor	noun	One who devises, or gives real estate by will; a testator; — correlative to devisee.
devolve	verb t.	To roll onward or downward; to pass on., To transfer from one person to another; to deliver over; to hand down; — generally with upon, sometimes with to or into., To pass by transmission or succession; to be handed over or down; — generally with on or upon, sometimes with to or into; as, after the general fell, the command devolved upon (or on) the next officer in rank.
devoted	imp. & past participle	of Devote, Consecrated to a purpose; strongly attached; zealous; devout; as, a devoted admirer.
devotee	noun	One who is wholly devoted; esp., one given wholly to religion; one who is superstitiously given to religious duties and ceremonies; a bigot.
devoter	noun	One who devotes; a worshiper.
devotor	noun	A worshiper; one given to devotion.
dewclaw	noun	In any animal, esp. of the Herbivora, a rudimentary claw or small hoof not reaching the ground.
dewdrop	noun	A drop of dew.
dewfall	noun	The falling of dew; the time when dew begins to fall.
dewless	adjective	Having no dew.
dewworm	noun	See Earthworm.
dextrad	adverb	Toward the right side; dextrally.
dextral	adjective	Right, as opposed to sinistral, or left.
dextrin	noun	A translucent, gummy, amorphous substance, nearly tasteless and odorless, used as a substitute for gum, for sizing, etc., and obtained from starch by the action of heat, acids, or diastase. It is of somewhat variable composition, containing several carbohydrates which change easily to their respective varieties of sugar. It is so named from its rotating the plane of polarization to the right; — called also British gum, Alsace gum, gommelin, leiocome, etc. See Achroodextrin, and Erythrodextrin.
dextro-		A prefix, from L. dexter, meaning, pertaining to, or toward, the right, having the property of turning the plane of polarized light to the right; as, dextrotartaric acid.
deyntee	noun & adjective	See Dainty.
dhoorra	noun	Alt. of Dhurra
dhourra	noun	Alt. of Dhurra
diabase	noun	A basic, dark-colored, holocrystalline, igneous rock, consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar and pyroxene with magnetic iron; — often limited to rocks pretertiary in age. It includes part of what was early called greenstone.
diabley	noun	Devilry; sorcery or incantation; a diabolical deed; mischief.
diacope	noun	Tmesis.
diadrom	noun	A complete course or vibration; time of vibration, as of a pendulum.
diagram	noun	A figure or drawing made to illustrate a statement, or facilitate a demonstration; a plan., Any simple drawing made for mathematical or scientific purposes, or to assist a verbal explanation which refers to it; a mechanical drawing, as distinguished from an artistical one., To put into the form of a diagram.
dialled		of Dial
dialing	present participle & vb. noun	of Dial, The art of constructing dials; the science which treats of measuring time by dials., A method of surveying, especially in mines, in which the bearings of the courses, or the angles which they make with each other, are determined by means of the circumferentor.
dialect	noun	Means or mode of expressing thoughts; language; tongue; form of speech., The form of speech of a limited region or people, as distinguished from ether forms nearly related to it; a variety or subdivision of a language; speech characterized by local peculiarities or specific circumstances; as, the Ionic and Attic were dialects of Greece; the Yorkshire dialect; the dialect of the learned.
dialist	noun	A maker of dials; one skilled in dialing.
diallel	adjective	Meeting and intersecting, as lines; not parallel; — opposed to parallel.
diallyl	noun	A volatile, pungent, liquid hydrocarbon, C6H10, consisting of two allyl radicals, and belonging to the acetylene series.
dialyze	verb t.	To separate, prepare, or obtain, by dialysis or osmose; to pass through an animal membrane; to subject to dialysis.
diamide	noun	Any compound containing two amido groups united with one or more acid or negative radicals, — as distinguished from a diamine. Cf. Amido acid, under Amido, and Acid amide, under Amide.
diamine	noun	A compound containing two amido groups united with one or more basic or positive radicals, — as contrasted with a diamide.
diamond	noun	A precious stone or gem excelling in brilliancy and beautiful play of prismatic colors, and remarkable for extreme hardness., A geometrical figure, consisting of four equal straight lines, and having two of the interior angles acute and two obtuse; a rhombus; a lozenge., One of a suit of playing cards, stamped with the figure of a diamond., A pointed projection, like a four-sided pyramid, used for ornament in lines or groups., The infield; the square space, 90 feet on a side, having the bases at its angles., The smallest kind of type in English printing, except that called brilliant, which is seldom seen., Resembling a diamond; made of, or abounding in, diamonds; as, a diamond chain; a diamond field.
dianium	noun	Same as Columbium.
diapase	noun	Same as Diapason.
diapasm	noun	Powdered aromatic herbs, sometimes made into little balls and strung together.
diarchy	noun	A form of government in which the supreme power is vested in two persons.
diarial	adjective	Alt. of Diarian
diarian	adjective	Pertaining to a diary; daily.
diarist	noun	One who keeps a diary.
diaries	plural	of Diary
diastem	noun	Intervening space; interval., An interval.
diaster	noun	A double star; — applied to the nucleus of a cell, when, during cell division, the loops of the nuclear network separate into two groups, preparatory to the formation of two daughter nuclei. See Karyokinesis.
dibasic	adjective	Having two acid hydrogen atoms capable of replacement by basic atoms or radicals, in forming salts; bibasic; — said of acids, as oxalic or sulphuric acids. Cf. Diacid, Bibasic.
dibbled	imp. & past participle	of Dibble
dibbler	noun	One who, or that which, dibbles, or makes holes in the ground for seed.
dibutyl	noun	A liquid hydrocarbon, C8H18, of the marsh-gas series, being one of several octanes, and consisting of two butyl radicals. Cf. Octane.
dicebox	noun	A box from which dice are thrown in gaming.
dickens	noun / interj.	The devil.
dictate	verb t.	To tell or utter so that another may write down; to inspire; to compose; as, to dictate a letter to an amanuensis., To say; to utter; to communicate authoritatively; to deliver (a command) to a subordinate; to declare with authority; to impose; as, to dictate the terms of a treaty; a general dictates orders to his troops., To speak as a superior; to command; to impose conditions (on)., To compose literary works; to tell what shall be written or said by another., A statement delivered with authority; an order; a command; an authoritative rule, principle, or maxim; a prescription; as, listen to the dictates of your conscience; the dictates of the gospel.
diction	noun	Choice of words for the expression of ideas; the construction, disposition, and application of words in discourse, with regard to clearness, accuracy, variety, etc.; mode of expression; language; as, the diction of Chaucer’s poems.
dictums	plural	of Dictum
diddler	noun	A cheat.
didonia	noun	The curve which on a given surface and with a given perimeter contains the greatest area.
diecian	adjective	Alt. of Diecious
diedral	adjective	The same as Dihedral.
dieting	present participle & vb. noun	of Diet
dietary	adjective	Pertaining to diet, or to the rules of diet., A rule of diet; a fixed allowance of food, as in workhouse, prison, etc.
dietine	noun	A subordinate or local assembly; a diet of inferior rank.
dietist	noun	Alt. of Dietitian
diffame	noun	Evil name; bad reputation; defamation.
diffide	verb i.	To be distrustful.
diffind	verb t.	To split.
diffine	verb t.	To define.
difform	adjective	Irregular in form; — opposed to uniform; anomalous; hence, unlike; dissimilar; as, to difform corolla, the parts of which do not correspond in size or proportion; difform leaves.
diffuse	verb t.	To pour out and cause to spread, as a fluid; to cause to flow on all sides; to send out, or extend, in all directions; to spread; to circulate; to disseminate; to scatter; as to diffuse information., To pass by spreading every way, to diffuse itself., Poured out; widely spread; not restrained; copious; full; esp., of style, opposed to concise or terse; verbose; prolix; as, a diffuse style; a diffuse writer.
digging	present participle & vb. noun	of Dig, The act or the place of excavating., Places where ore is dug; especially, certain localities in California, Australia, and elsewhere, at which gold is obtained., Region; locality.
digamma	noun	A letter (/, /) of the Greek alphabet, which early fell into disuse.
digenea	noun pl.	A division of Trematoda in which alternate generations occur, the immediate young not resembling their parents.
diggers	noun pl.	A degraded tribe of California Indians; — so called from their practice of digging roots for food.
dighted		of Dight
dighter	noun	One who dights.
digital	adjective	Of or performance to the fingers, or to digits; done with the fingers; as, digital compression; digital examination.
diglyph	noun	A projecting face like the triglyph, but having only two channels or grooves sunk in it.
dignify	verb t.	To invest with dignity or honor; to make illustrious; to give distinction to; to exalt in rank; to honor.
dignity	noun	The state of being worthy or honorable; elevation of mind or character; true worth; excellence., Elevation; grandeur., Elevated rank; honorable station; high office, political or ecclesiastical; degree of excellence; preferment; exaltation., Quality suited to inspire respect or reverence; loftiness and grace; impressiveness; stateliness; — said of //en, manner, style, etc., One holding high rank; a dignitary., Fundamental principle; axiom; maxim.
digraph	noun	Two signs or characters combined to express a single articulated sound; as ea in head, or th in bath.
digress	verb i.	To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially, to turn aside from the main subject of attention, or course of argument, in writing or speaking., To turn aside from the right path; to transgress; to offend., Digression.
digynia	noun	A Linnaean order of plants having two styles.
dilated	imp. & past participle	of Dilate, Expanded; enlarged., Widening into a lamina or into lateral winglike appendages., Having the margin wide and spreading.
dilater	noun	One who, or that which, dilates, expands, o r enlarges.
dilator	noun	One who, or that which, widens or expands., A muscle that dilates any part., An instrument for expanding a part; as, a urethral dilator.
dilemma	noun	An argument which presents an antagonist with two or more alternatives, but is equally conclusive against him, whichever alternative he chooses., A state of things in which evils or obstacles present themselves on every side, and it is difficult to determine what course to pursue; a vexatious alternative or predicament; a difficult choice or position.
dilling	noun	A darling; a favorite.
dilucid	adjective	Clear; lucid.
diluent	adjective	Diluting; making thinner or weaker by admixture, esp. of water., That which dilutes., An agent used for effecting dilution of the blood; a weak drink.
diluted	imp. & past participle	of Dilute, Reduced in strength; thin; weak.
diluter	noun	One who, or that which, dilutes or makes thin, more liquid, or weaker.
diluvia	plural	of Diluvium
dimming	present participle & vb. noun	of Dim
dimeran	noun	One of the Dimera.
dimeter	adjective	Having two poetical measures or meters., A verse of two meters.
dimmish	adjective	Alt. of Dimmy
dimness	noun	The state or quality / being dim; lack of brightness, clearness, or distinctness; dullness; obscurity., Dullness, or want of clearness, of vision or of intellectual perception.
dimorph	noun	Either one of the two forms of a dimorphous substance; as, calcite and aragonite are dimorphs.
dimpled	imp. & past participle	of Dimple
dimyary	adjective & noun	Same as Dimyarian.
dinning	present participle & vb. noun	of Din
dinging	present participle & vb. noun	of Ding
dingily	adverb	In a dingy manner.
dinmont	noun	A wether sheep between one and two years old.
dinsome	adjective	Full of din.
dinting	present participle & vb. noun	of Dint
diocese	noun	The circuit or extent of a bishop’s jurisdiction; the district in which a bishop exercises his ecclesiastical authority.
diodont	adjective	Like or pertaining to the genus Diodon., A fish of the genus Diodon, or an allied genus.
dioecia	noun pl.	A Linnaean class of plants having the stamens and pistils on different plants., A subclass of gastropod mollusks in which the sexes are separate. It includes most of the large marine species, like the conchs, cones, and cowries.
dionaea	noun	An insectivorous plant. See Venus’s flytrap.
diopter	noun	Alt. of Dioptra
dioptra	noun	An optical instrument, invented by Hipparchus, for taking altitudes, leveling, etc.
dioptre	noun	A unit employed by oculists in numbering glasses according to the metric system; a refractive power equal to that of a glass whose principal focal distance is one meter.
dioptry	noun	A dioptre.
diorama	noun	A mode of scenic representation, invented by Daguerre and Bouton, in which a painting is seen from a distance through a large opening. By a combination of transparent and opaque painting, and of transmitted and reflected light, and by contrivances such as screens and shutters, much diversity of scenic effect is produced., A building used for such an exhibition.
diorism	noun	Definition; logical direction.
diorite	noun	An igneous, crystalline in structure, consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar and hornblende. It includes part of what was called greenstone.
dioxide	noun	An oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in each molecule; binoxide., An oxide containing but one atom or equivalent of oxygen to two of a metal; a suboxide.
dipping	present participle & vb. noun	of Dip, The act or process of immersing., The act of inclining downward., The act of lifting or moving a liquid with a dipper, ladle, or the like., The process of cleaning or brightening sheet metal or metalware, esp. brass, by dipping it in acids, etc., The practice of taking snuff by rubbing the teeth or gums with a stick or brush dipped in snuff.
diploic	adjective	Of or pertaining to the diploe.
diploid	noun	A solid bounded by twenty-four similar quadrilateral faces. It is a hemihedral form of the hexoctahedron.
diploma	noun	A letter or writing, usually under seal, conferring some privilege, honor, or power; a document bearing record of a degree conferred by a literary society or educational institution.
diplopy	noun	The act or state of seeing double.
dipolar	adjective	Having two poles, as a magnetic bar.
diptera	noun pl.	An extensive order of insects having only two functional wings and two balancers, as the house fly, mosquito, etc. They have a suctorial proboscis, often including two pairs of sharp organs (mandibles and maxillae) with which they pierce the skin of animals. They undergo a complete metamorphosis, their larvae (called maggots) being usually without feet.
diptote	noun	A noun which has only two cases.
diptych	noun	Anything consisting of two leaves., A writing tablet consisting of two leaves of rigid material connected by hinges and shutting together so as to protect the writing within., A picture or series of pictures painted on two tablets connected by hinges. See Triptych., A double catalogue, containing in one part the names of living, and in the other of deceased, ecclesiastics and benefactors of the church; a catalogue of saints.
direful	adjective	Dire; dreadful; terrible; calamitous; woeful; as, a direful fiend; a direful day.
dirempt	adjective	Divided; separated., To separate by force; to tear apart.
dirking	present participle & vb. noun	of Dirk
dirtily	adverb	In a dirty manner; foully; nastily; filthily; meanly; sordidly.
dirtied	imp. & past participle	of Dirty
disable	adjective	Lacking ability; unable., To render unable or incapable; to destroy the force, vigor, or power of action of; to deprive of competent physical or intellectual power; to incapacitate; to disqualify; to make incompetent or unfit for service; to impair., To deprive of legal right or qualification; to render legally incapable., To deprive of that which gives value or estimation; to declare lacking in competency; to disparage; to undervalue.
disally	verb t.	To part, as an alliance; to sunder.
disavow	verb t.	To refuse strongly and solemnly to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like; to disclaim; to disown; as, he was charged with embezzlement, but he disavows the crime., To deny; to show the contrary of; to disprove.
disband	verb t.	To loose the bands of; to set free; to disunite; to scatter; to disperse; to break up the organization of; especially, to dismiss from military service; as, to disband an army., To divorce., To become separated, broken up, dissolved, or scattered; especially, to quit military service by breaking up organization.
disbark	verb t.	To disembark., To strip of bark; to bark.
disbase	verb t.	To debase or degrade.
disbend	verb t.	To unbend.
disbind	verb t.	To unbind; to loosen.
discage	verb t.	To uncage.
discamp	verb t.	To drive from a camp.
discant	noun	See Descant, n.
discard	verb t.	To throw out of one’s hand, as superfluous cards; to lay aside (a card or cards)., To cast off as useless or as no longer of service; to dismiss from employment, confidence, or favor; to discharge; to turn away., To put or thrust away; to reject., To make a discard., The act of discarding; also, the card or cards discarded.
discase	verb t.	To strip; to undress.
discede	verb i.	To yield or give up; to depart.
discept	verb i.	To debate; to discuss.
discern	verb t.	To see and identify by noting a difference or differences; to note the distinctive character of; to discriminate; to distinguish., To see by the eye or by the understanding; to perceive and recognize; as, to discern a difference., To see or understand the difference; to make distinction; as, to discern between good and evil, truth and falsehood., To make cognizance.
discerp	verb t.	To tear in pieces; to rend., To separate; to disunite.
discide	verb t.	To divide; to cleave in two.
discina	noun	A genus of Branchiopoda, having a disklike shell, attached by one valve, which is perforated by the peduncle.
discind	verb t.	To part; to divide.
discoid	adjective	Having the form of a disk, as those univalve shells which have the whorls in one plane, so as to form a disk, as the pearly nautilus., Anything having the form of a discus or disk; particularly, a discoid shell.
discord	verb i.	Want of concord or agreement; absence of unity or harmony in sentiment or action; variance leading to contention and strife; disagreement; — applied to persons or to things, and to thoughts, feelings, or purposes., Union of musical sounds which strikes the ear harshly or disagreeably, owing to the incommensurability of the vibrations which they produce; want of musical concord or harmony; a chord demanding resolution into a concord., To disagree; to be discordant; to jar; to clash; not to suit.
discost	verb i.	Same as Discoast.
discous	adjective	Disklike; discoid.
discure	verb t.	To discover; to reveal; to discoure.
discuss	verb t.	To break to pieces; to shatter., To break up; to disperse; to scatter; to dissipate; to drive away; — said especially of tumors., To shake; to put away; to finish., To examine in detail or by disputation; to reason upon by presenting favorable and adverse considerations; to debate; to sift; to investigate; to ventilate., To deal with, in eating or drinking., To examine or search thoroughly; to exhaust a remedy against, as against a principal debtor before proceeding against the surety.
disdain	verb t.	A feeling of contempt and aversion; the regarding anything as unworthy of or beneath one; scorn., That which is worthy to be disdained or regarded with contempt and aversion., The state of being despised; shame., To think unworthy; to deem unsuitable or unbecoming; as, to disdain to do a mean act., To reject as unworthy of one’s self, or as not deserving one’s notice; to look with scorn upon; to scorn, as base acts, character, etc., To be filled with scorn; to feel contemptuous anger; to be haughty.
disease	noun	Lack of ease; uneasiness; trouble; vexation; disquiet., An alteration in the state of the body or of some of its organs, interrupting or disturbing the performance of the vital functions, and causing or threatening pain and weakness; malady; affection; illness; sickness; disorder; — applied figuratively to the mind, to the moral character and habits, to institutions, the state, etc., To deprive of ease; to disquiet; to trouble; to distress., To derange the vital functions of; to afflict with disease or sickness; to disorder; — used almost exclusively in the participle diseased.
disedge	verb t.	To deprive of an edge; to blunt; to dull.
diserty	adverb	Expressly; clearly; eloquently.
disfame	noun	Disrepute.
disgage	verb t.	To free from a gage or pledge; to disengage.
disgest	verb t.	To digest.
disgust	verb t.	To provoke disgust or strong distaste in; to cause (any one) loathing, as of the stomach; to excite aversion in; to offend the moral taste of; — often with at, with, or by., Repugnance to what is offensive; aversion or displeasure produced by something loathsome; loathing; strong distaste; — said primarily of the sickening opposition felt for anything which offends the physical organs of taste; now rather of the analogous repugnance excited by anything extremely unpleasant to the moral taste or higher sensibilities of our nature; as, an act of cruelty may excite disgust.
dishing	present participle & vb. noun	of Dish, Dish-shaped; concave.
disheir	verb t.	To disinherit.
dishelm	verb t.	To deprive of the helmet.
dishful	noun	As much as a dish holds when full.
dishorn	verb t.	To deprive of horns; as, to dishorn cattle.
disjoin	verb t.	To part; to disunite; to separate; to sunder., To become separated; to part.
dislade	verb t.	To unlade.
disleal	adjective	Disloyal; perfidious.
dislike	verb t.	To regard with dislike or aversion; to disapprove; to disrelish., To awaken dislike in; to displease., A feeling of positive and usually permanent aversion to something unpleasant, uncongenial, or offensive; disapprobation; repugnance; displeasure; disfavor; — the opposite of liking or fondness., Discord; dissension.
dislimb	verb t.	To tear limb from limb; to dismember.
dislimn	verb t.	To efface, as a picture.
dislink	verb t.	To unlink; to disunite; to separate.
dislive	verb t.	To deprive of life.
dismail	verb t.	To divest of coat of mail.
dismask	verb t.	To divest of a mask.
dismast	verb t.	To deprive of a mast of masts; to break and carry away the masts from; as, a storm dismasted the ship.
dismiss	verb t.	To send away; to give leave of departure; to cause or permit to go; to put away., To discard; to remove or discharge from office, service, or employment; as, the king dismisses his ministers; the matter dismisses his servant., To lay aside or reject as unworthy of attentions or regard, as a petition or motion in court., Dismission.
disobey	verb t.	Not to obey; to neglect or refuse to obey (a superior or his commands, the laws, etc.); to transgress the commands of (one in authority); to violate, as an order; as, refractory children disobey their parents; men disobey their Maker and the laws., To refuse or neglect to obey; to violate commands; to be disobedient.
dispace	verb i.	To roam.
dispair	verb t.	To separate (a pair).
dispand	verb t.	To spread out; to expand.
dispark	verb t.	To throw (a park or inclosure); to treat (a private park) as a common., To set at large; to release from inclosure.
dispart	verb t.	To part asunder; to divide; to separate; to sever; to rend; to rive or split; as, disparted air; disparted towers., To separate, to open; to cleave., The difference between the thickness of the metal at the mouth and at the breech of a piece of ordnance., A piece of metal placed on the muzzle, or near the trunnions, on the top of a piece of ordnance, to make the line of sight parallel to the axis of the bore; — called also dispart sight, and muzzle sight., To make allowance for the dispart in (a gun), when taking aim., To furnish with a dispart sight.
dispeed	verb t.	To send off with speed; to dispatch.
dispend	verb t.	To spend; to lay out; to expend.
displat	verb t.	To untwist; to uncurl; to unplat.
display	verb t.	To unfold; to spread wide; to expand; to stretch out; to spread., To extend the front of (a column), bringing it into line., To spread before the view; to show; to exhibit to the sight, or to the mind; to make manifest., To make an exhibition of; to set in view conspicuously or ostentatiously; to exhibit for the sake of publicity; to parade., To make conspicuous by large or prominent type., To discover; to descry., To make a display; to act as one making a show or demonstration., An opening or unfolding; exhibition; manifestation., Ostentatious show; exhibition for effect; parade.
dispond	noun	See Despond.
dispone	verb t.	To dispose., To dispose of., To make over, or convey, legally.
dispope	verb t.	To refuse to consider as pope; to depose from the popedom.
disport	verb i.	Play; sport; pastime; diversion; playfulness., To play; to wanton; to move in gayety; to move lightly and without restraint; to amuse one’s self., To divert or amuse; to make merry., To remove from a port; to carry away.
dispose	verb t.	To distribute and put in place; to arrange; to set in order; as, to dispose the ships in the form of a crescent., To regulate; to adjust; to settle; to determine., To deal out; to assign to a use; to bestow for an object or purpose; to apply; to employ; to dispose of., To give a tendency or inclination to; to adapt; to cause to turn; especially, to incline the mind of; to give a bent or propension to; to incline; to make inclined; — usually followed by to, sometimes by for before the indirect object., To exercise finally one’s power of control over; to pass over into the control of some one else, as by selling; to alienate; to part with; to relinquish; to get rid of; as, to dispose of a house; to dispose of one’s time., To bargain; to make terms., Disposal; ordering; management; power or right of control., Cast of mind; disposition; inclination; behavior; demeanor.
dispost	verb t.	To eject from a post; to displace.
dispute	verb i.	To contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another; to discuss; to reason; to debate; to altercate; to wrangle., To make a subject of disputation; to argue pro and con; to discuss., To oppose by argument or assertion; to attempt to overthrow; to controvert; to express dissent or opposition to; to call in question; to deny the truth or validity of; as, to dispute assertions or arguments., To strive or contend about; to contest., To struggle against; to resist., Verbal controversy; contest by opposing argument or expression of opposing views or claims; controversial discussion; altercation; debate., Contest; struggle; quarrel.
disrank	verb t.	To degrade from rank., To throw out of rank or into confusion.
disrate	verb t.	To reduce to a lower rating or rank; to degrade.
disrobe	verb t. & i.	To divest of a robe; to undress; figuratively, to strip of covering; to divest of that which clothes or decorates; as, autumn disrobes the fields of verdure.
disroof	verb t.	To unroof.
disroot	verb t.	To tear up the roots of, or by the roots; hence, to tear from a foundation; to uproot.
disrout	verb i.	To put to rout.
disruly	adjective	Unruly; disorderly.
disrupt	adjective	Rent off; torn asunder; severed; disrupted., To break asunder; to rend.
disseat	verb t.	To unseat.
dissect	verb t.	To divide into separate parts; to cut in pieces; to separate and expose the parts of, as an animal or a plant, for examination and to show their structure and relations; to anatomize., To analyze, for the purposes of science or criticism; to divide and examine minutely.
dissent	verb i.	To differ in opinion; to be of unlike or contrary sentiment; to disagree; — followed by from., To differ from an established church in regard to doctrines, rites, or government., To differ; to be of a contrary nature., The act of dissenting; difference of opinion; refusal to adopt something proposed; nonagreement, nonconcurrence, or disagreement., Separation from an established church, especially that of England; nonconformity., Contrariety of nature; diversity in quality.
dissert	verb i.	To discourse or dispute; to discuss.
di/////	imp. & past participle	of Disserve
disship	verb t.	To dismiss from service on board ship.
dissite	adjective	Lying apart.
distaff	noun	The staff for holding a bunch of flax, tow, or wool, from which the thread is drawn in spinning by hand., Used as a symbol of the holder of a distaff; hence, a woman; women, collectively.
distain	verb t.	To tinge with a different color from the natural or proper one; to stain; to discolor; to sully; to tarnish; to defile; — used chiefly in poetry.
distant	adjective	Separated; having an intervening space; at a distance; away., Far separated; far off; not near; remote; — in place, time, consanguinity, or connection; as, distant times; distant relatives., Reserved or repelling in manners; cold; not cordial; somewhat haughty; as, a distant manner., Indistinct; faint; obscure, as from distance., Not conformable; discrepant; repugnant; as, a practice so widely distant from Christianity.
distend	verb t.	To extend in some one direction; to lengthen out; to stretch., To stretch out or extend in all directions; to dilate; to enlarge, as by elasticity of parts; to inflate so as to produce tension; to cause to swell; as, to distend a bladder, the stomach, etc., To become expanded or inflated; to swell.
distent	adjective	Distended., Breadth.
distich	noun	A couple of verses or poetic lines making complete sense; an epigram of two verses., Alt. of Distichous
distill	noun & v	To drop; to fall in drops; to trickle., To flow gently, or in a small stream., To practice the art of distillation., To let fall or send down in drops., To obtain by distillation; to extract by distillation, as spirits, essential oil, etc.; to rectify; as, to distill brandy from wine; to distill alcoholic spirits from grain; to distill essential oils from flowers, etc.; to distill fresh water from sea water., To subject to distillation; as, to distill molasses in making rum; to distill barley, rye, corn, etc., To dissolve or melt.
distoma	noun	A genus of parasitic, trematode worms, having two suckers for attaching themselves to the part they infest. See 1st Fluke, 2.
distort	adjective	Distorted; misshapen., To twist of natural or regular shape; to twist aside physically; as, to distort the limbs, or the body., To force or put out of the true posture or direction; to twist aside mentally or morally., To wrest from the true meaning; to pervert; as, to distort passages of Scripture, or their meaning.
distune	verb t.	To put out of tune.
disturb	verb t.	To throw into disorder or confusion; to derange; to interrupt the settled state of; to excite from a state of rest., To agitate the mind of; to deprive of tranquillity; to disquiet; to render uneasy; as, a person is disturbed by receiving an insult, or his mind is disturbed by envy., To turn from a regular or designed course., Disturbance.
disturn	verb t.	To turn aside.
distyle	adjective	Having two columns in front; — said of a temple, portico, or the like.
disused	imp. & past participle	of Disuse
diswarn	verb t.	To dissuade from by previous warning.
diswont	verb t.	To deprive of wonted usage; to disaccustom.
disyoke	verb t.	To unyoke; to free from a yoke; to disjoin.
ditches	plural	of Ditch
ditched	imp. & past participle	of Ditch
ditcher	noun	One who digs ditches.
ditolyl	noun	A white, crystalline, aromatic hydrocarbon, C14H14, consisting of two radicals or residues of toluene.
dittany	noun	A plant of the Mint family (Origanum Dictamnus), a native of Crete., The Dictamnus Fraxinella. See Dictamnus., In America, the Cunila Mariana, a fragrant herb of the Mint family.
dittied	adjective	Set, sung, or composed as a ditty; — usually in composition.
ditties	plural	of Ditty
diurnal	adjective	Relating to the daytime; belonging to the period of daylight, distinguished from the night; — opposed to nocturnal; as, diurnal heat; diurnal hours., Daily; recurring every day; performed in a day; going through its changes in a day; constituting the measure of a day; as, a diurnal fever; a diurnal task; diurnal aberration, or diurnal parallax; the diurnal revolution of the earth., Opening during the day, and closing at night; — said of flowers or leaves., Active by day; — applied especially to the eagles and hawks among raptorial birds, and to butterflies (Diurna) among insects., A daybook; a journal., A small volume containing the daily service for the “little hours,” viz., prime, tierce, sext, nones, vespers, and compline., A diurnal bird or insect.
diverge	verb i.	To extend from a common point in different directions; to tend from one point and recede from each other; to tend to spread apart; to turn aside or deviate (as from a given direction); — opposed to converge; as, rays of light diverge as they proceed from the sun., To differ from a typical form; to vary from a normal condition; to dissent from a creed or position generally held or taken.
diverse	adjective	Different; unlike; dissimilar; distinct; separate., Capable of various forms; multiform., In different directions; diversely., To turn aside.
divided	imp. & past participle	of Divide, Parted; disunited; distributed., Cut into distinct parts, by incisions which reach the midrib; — said of a leaf.
divider	noun	One who, or that which, divides; that which separates anything into parts., One who deals out to each his share., One who, or that which, causes division., An instrument for dividing lines, describing circles, etc., compasses. See Compasses.
divined	imp. & past participle	of Divine
diviner	noun	One who professes divination; one who pretends to predict events, or to reveal occult things, by supernatural means., A conjecture; a guesser; one who makes out occult things.
divisor	noun	The number by which the dividend is divided.
divorce	noun	A legal dissolution of the marriage contract by a court or other body having competent authority. This is properly a divorce, and called, technically, divorce a vinculo matrimonii., The separation of a married woman from the bed and board of her husband — divorce a mensa et toro (/ thoro), “from bed board.”, The decree or writing by which marriage is dissolved., Separation; disunion of things closely united., That which separates., To dissolve the marriage contract of, either wholly or partially; to separate by divorce., To separate or disunite; to sunder., To make away; to put away.
divulge	verb t.	To make public; to several or communicate to the public; to tell (a secret) so that it may become generally known; to disclose; — said of that which had been confided as a secret, or had been before unknown; as, to divulge a secret., To indicate publicly; to proclaim., To impart; to communicate., To become publicly known.
dizened	imp. & past participle	of Dizen
dizzard	noun	A blockhead. [Obs.] [Written also dizard, and disard.]
dizzily	adverb	In a dizzy manner or state.
dizzied	imp. & past participle	of Dizzy
djereed	noun	Alt. of Djerrid
djerrid	noun	A blunt javelin used in military games in Moslem countries., A game played with it.
djinnee	noun	See Jinnee, Jinn.
docetae	noun pl.	Ancient heretics who held that Christ’s body was merely a phantom or appearance.
docetic	adjective	Pertaining to, held by, or like, the Docetae.
docible	adjective	Easily taught or managed; teachable.
docking	present participle & vb. noun	of Dock
dockage	noun	A charge for the use of a dock.
docquet	noun & verb	See Docket.
doddart	noun	A game much like hockey, played in an open field; also, the, bent stick for playing the game.
dodging	present participle & vb. noun	of Dodge
dodgery	noun	trickery; artifice.
doeglic	adjective	Pertaining to, or obtained from, the doegling; as, doeglic acid (Chem.), an oily substance resembling oleic acid.
doeskin	noun	The skin of the doe., A firm woolen cloth with a smooth, soft surface like a doe’s skin; — made for men’s wear.
doffing	present participle & vb. noun	of Doff
dogging	present participle & vb. noun	of Dog
dogbane	noun	A small genus of perennial herbaceous plants, with poisonous milky juice, bearing slender pods pods in pairs.
dog bee		A male or drone bee.
dogbolt	noun	The bolt of the cap-square over the trunnion of a cannon.
dogcart	noun	A light one-horse carriage, commonly two-wheeled, patterned after a cart. The original dogcarts used in England by sportsmen had a box at the back for carrying dogs.
dog day		Alt. of Dogday
dogdraw	noun	The act of drawing after, or pursuing, deer with a dog.
dogeate	noun	Dogate.
dogfish	noun	A small shark, of many species, of the genera Mustelus, Scyllium, Spinax, etc., The bowfin (Amia calva). See Bowfin., The burbot of Lake Erie.
dog-fox	noun	A male fox. See the Note under Dog, n., 6., The Arctic or blue fox; — a name also applied to species of the genus Cynalopex.
doggish	adjective	Like a dog; having the bad qualities of a dog; churlish; growling; brutal.
doggrel	adjective & noun	Same as Doggerel.
doghole	noun	A place fit only for dogs; a vile, mean habitation or apartment.
dogmata	plural	of Dogma
dogship	noun	The character, or individuality, of a dog.
dogsick	adjective	Sick as a dog sometimes is very sick.
dogskin	noun	The skin of a dog, or leather made of the skin. Also used adjectively.
dogvane	noun	A small vane of bunting, feathers, or any other light material, carried at the masthead to indicate the direction of the wind.
dogwood	noun	The Cornus, a genus of large shrubs or small trees, the wood of which is exceedingly hard, and serviceable for many purposes.
dohtren	noun pl.	Daughters.
doitkin	noun	A very small coin; a doit.
dolabra	noun	A rude ancient ax or hatchet, seen in museums.
dolcino	noun	Alt. of Dulcino
dulcino	noun	A small bassoon, formerly much used., See Dolcino.
doleful	adjective	Full of dole or grief; expressing or exciting sorrow; sorrowful; sad; dismal.
dolente	adjective & adverb	Plaintively. See Doloroso.
dollman	noun	See Dolman.
dollies	plural	of Dolly
dolphin	noun	A cetacean of the genus Delphinus and allied genera (esp. D. delphis); the true dolphin., The Coryphaena hippuris, a fish of about five feet in length, celebrated for its surprising changes of color when dying. It is the fish commonly known as the dolphin. See Coryphaenoid., A mass of iron or lead hung from the yardarm, in readiness to be dropped on the deck of an enemy’s vessel., A kind of wreath or strap of plaited cordage., A spar or buoy held by an anchor and furnished with a ring to which ships may fasten their cables., A mooring post on a wharf or beach., A permanent fender around a heavy boat just below the gunwale., In old ordnance, one of the handles above the trunnions by which the gun was lifted., A small constellation between Aquila and Pegasus. See Delphinus, n., 2.
doltish	adjective	Doltlike; dull in intellect; stupid; blockish; as, a doltish clown.
domable	adjective	Capable of being tamed; tamable.
domical	adjective	Relating to, or shaped like, a dome.
dominie	noun	A schoolmaster; a pedagogue., A clergyman. See Domine, 1.
dominos	plural	of Domino
dominus	noun	Master; sir; — a title of respect formerly applied to a knight or a clergyman, and sometimes to the lord of a manor.
donning	present participle & vb. noun	of Don
donable	adjective	Capable of being donated or given.
donated	imp. & past participle	of Donate
donator	noun	One who makes a gift; a donor; a giver.
donkeys	plural	of Donkey
donnism	n	Self-importance; loftiness of carriage.
donship	noun	The quality or rank of a don, gentleman, or knight.
doolies	plural	of Dooly
dooming	present participle & vb. noun	of Doom
doomage	noun	A penalty or fine for neglect.
doomful	adjective	Full of condemnation or destructive power.
dooring	noun	The frame of a door.
doorway	noun	The passage of a door; entrance way into a house or a room.
dorhawk	noun	The European goatsucker; — so called because it eats the dor beetle. See Goatsucker.
dormant	adjective	Sleeping; as, a dormant animal; hence, not in action or exercise; quiescent; at rest; in abeyance; not disclosed, asserted, or insisted on; as, dormant passions; dormant claims or titles., In a sleeping posture; as, a lion dormant; — distinguished from couchant., A large beam in the roof of a house upon which portions of the other timbers rest or ” sleep.”
dormice	plural	of Dormouse
dornick	noun	Alt. of Dornock
dornock	noun	A coarse sort of damask, originally made at Tournay (in Flemish, Doornick), Belgium, and used for hangings, carpets, etc. Also, a stout figured linen manufactured in Scotland.
dorrfly	noun	See 1st Dor.
dorsale	noun	Same as Dorsal, n.
dortour	noun	Alt. of Dorture
dorture	noun	A dormitory.
dotting	present participle & vb. noun	of Dot
dottard	noun	An old, decayed tree.
dottrel	noun	See Dotterel.
doubled	imp. & past participle	of Double
doubler	noun	One who, or that which, doubles., An instrument for augmenting a very small quantity of electricity, so as to render it manifest by sparks or the electroscope.
doublet	adjective	Two of the same kind; a pair; a couple., A word or words unintentionally doubled or set up a second time., A close-fitting garment for men, covering the body from the neck to the waist or a little below. It was worn in Western Europe from the 15th to the 17th century., A counterfeit gem, composed of two pieces of crystal, with a color them, and thus giving the appearance of a naturally colored gem. Also, a piece of paste or glass covered by a veneer of real stone., An arrangement of two lenses for a microscope, designed to correct spherical aberration and chromatic dispersion, thus rendering the image of an object more clear and distinct., Two dice, each of which, when thrown, has the same number of spots on the face lying uppermost; as, to throw doublets., A game somewhat like backgammon., One of two or more words in the same language derived by different courses from the same original from; as, crypt and grot are doublets; also, guard and ward; yard and garden; abridge and abbreviate, etc.
dou/ted	imp. & past participle	of Doubt
doubter	noun	One who doubts; one whose opinion is unsettled; one who scruples.
douceur	noun	Gentleness and sweetness of manner; agreeableness., A gift for service done or to be done; an honorarium; a present; sometimes, a bribe.
doucine	noun	Same as Cyma/recta, under Cyma.
doucker	verb t.	A grebe or diver; — applied also to the golden-eye, pochard, scoter, and other ducks.
doughty	superl.	Able; strong; valiant; redoubtable; as, a doughty hero.
dousing	present participle & vb. noun	of Douse
dovecot	noun	Alt. of Dovecote
dovekie	noun	A guillemot (Uria grylle), of the arctic regions. Also applied to the little auk or sea dove. See under Dove.
dovelet	noun	A young or small dove.
dowable	verb t.	Capable of being endowed; entitled to dower.
dowager	noun	A widow endowed, or having a jointure; a widow who either enjoys a dower from her deceased husband, or has property of her own brought by her to her husband on marriage, and settled on her after his decease., A title given in England to a widow, to distinguish her from the wife of her husband’s heir bearing the same name; — chiefly applied to widows of personages of rank.
dowdies	plural	of Dowdy
doweled	imp. & past participle	of Dowel
dowered	p. adjective	Furnished with, or as with, dower or a marriage portion.
downing	present participle & vb. noun	of Down
dowress	noun	A woman entitled to dower.
dowries	plural	of Dowry
dozenth	adjective	Twelfth.
dozzled	adjective	Stupid; heavy.
drabbed	imp. & past participle	of Drab
drabber	noun	One who associates with drabs; a wencher.
drabbet	noun	A coarse linen fabric, or duck.
drabble	verb t.	To draggle; to wet and befoul by draggling; as, to drabble a gown or cloak., To fish with a long line and rod; as, to drabble for barbels.
drachma	noun	A silver coin among the ancient Greeks, having a different value in different States and at different periods. The average value of the Attic drachma is computed to have been about 19 cents., A gold and silver coin of modern Greece worth 19.3 cents., Among the ancient Greeks, a weight of about 66.5 grains; among the modern Greeks, a weight equal to a gram.
drachme	noun	See Drachma.
drafted	imp. & past participle	of Draft
dragged	imp. & past participle	of Drag
dragbar	noun	Same as Drawbar (b). Called also draglink, and drawlink.
dragees	noun pl.	Sugar-coated medicines.
draggle	verb t.	To wet and soil by dragging on the ground, mud, or wet grass; to drabble; to trail., To be dragged on the ground; to become wet or dirty by being dragged or trailed in the mud or wet grass.
dragmen	plural	of Dragman
dragman	noun	A fisherman who uses a dragnet.
dragnet	noun	A net to be drawn along the bottom of a body of water, as in fishing.
dragoon	noun	Formerly, a soldier who was taught and armed to serve either on horseback or on foot; now, a mounted soldier; a cavalry man., A variety of pigeon., To harass or reduce to subjection by dragoons; to persecute by abandoning a place to the rage of soldiers., To compel submission by violent measures; to harass; to persecute.
drained	imp. & past participle	of Drain
drainer	noun	One who, or that which, drains.
draping	present participle & vb. noun	of Drape
drapery	noun	The occupation of a draper; cloth-making, or dealing in cloth., Cloth, or woolen stuffs in general., A textile fabric used for decorative purposes, especially when hung loosely and in folds carefully disturbed; as: (a) Garments or vestments of this character worn upon the body, or shown in the representations of the human figure in art. (b) Hangings of a room or hall, or about a bed.
drastic	adjective	Acting rapidly and violently; efficacious; powerful; — opposed to bland; as, drastic purgatives., A violent purgative. See Cathartic.
draught	noun	The act of drawing or pulling, The act of moving loads by drawing, as by beasts of burden, and the like., The drawing of a bowstring., Act of drawing a net; a sweeping the water for fish., The act of drawing liquor into the mouth and throat; the act of drinking., A sudden attack or drawing upon an enemy., The act of selecting or detaching soldiers; a draft (see Draft, n., 2), The act of drawing up, marking out, or delineating; representation., That which is drawn, That which is taken by sweeping with a net., The force drawn; a detachment; — in this sense usually written draft., The quantity drawn in at once in drinking; a potion or potation., A sketch, outline, or representation, whether written, designed, or drawn; a delineation., An order for the payment of money; — in this sense almost always written draft., A current of air moving through an inclosed place, as through a room or up a chimney., That which draws, A team of oxen or horses., A sink or drain; a privy., A mild vesicatory; a sinapism; as, to apply draughts to the feet., Capacity of being drawn; force necessary to draw; traction., The depth of water necessary to float a ship, or the depth a ship sinks in water, especially when laden; as, a ship of twelve feet draught., An allowance on weighable goods. [Eng.] See Draft, 4., A move, as at chess or checkers., The bevel given to the pattern for a casting, in order that it may be drawn from the sand without injury to the mold., See Draft, n., 7., Used for drawing vehicles, loads, etc.; as, a draught beast; draught hooks., Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of air., Used in making drawings; as, draught compasses., Drawn directly from the barrel, or other receptacle, in distinction from bottled; on draught; — said of ale, cider, and the like., To draw out; to call forth. See Draft., To diminish or exhaust by drawing., To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of, as in architectural and mechanical drawing.
dravida	noun pl.	A race of Hindostan, believed to be the original people who occupied the land before the Hindoo or Aryan invasion.
drawing	present participle & vb. noun	of Draw, The act of pulling, or attracting., The act or the art of representing any object by means of lines and shades; especially, such a representation when in one color, or in tints used not to represent the colors of natural objects, but for effect only, and produced with hard material such as pencil, chalk, etc.; delineation; also, the figure or representation drawn., The process of stretching or spreading metals as by hammering, or, as in forming wire from rods or tubes and cups from sheet metal, by pulling them through dies., The process of pulling out and elongating the sliver from the carding machine, by revolving rollers, to prepare it for spinning., The distribution of prizes and blanks in a lottery.
drawbar	noun	An openmouthed bar at the end of a car, which receives a coupling link and pin by which the car is drawn. It is usually provided with a spring to give elasticity to the connection between the cars of a train., A bar of iron with an eye at each end, or a heavy link, for coupling a locomotive to a tender or car.
drawboy	noun	A boy who operates the harness cords of a hand loom; also, a part of power loom that performs the same office.
drawled	imp. & past participle	of Drawl
drawnet	noun	A net for catching the larger sorts of birds; also, a dragnet.
drawrod	noun	A rod which unites the drawgear at opposite ends of the car, and bears the pull required to draw the train.
drayage	noun	Use of a dray., The charge, or sum paid, for the use of a dray.
draymen	plural	of Drayman
drayman	noun	A man who attends a dray.
dreaded	imp. & past participle	of Dread
dreader	noun	One who fears, or lives in fear.
dreadly	adjective	Dreadful., With dread.
dreamed	imp. & past participle	of Dream
dreamer	noun	One who dreams., A visionary; one lost in wild imaginations or vain schemes of some anticipated good; as, a political dreamer.
drecche	verb t.	To vex; to torment; to trouble., To delay.
dredged	imp. & past participle	of Dredge
dredger	noun	One who fishes with a dredge., A dredging machine., A box with holes in its lid; — used for sprinkling flour, as on meat or a breadboard; — called also dredging box, drudger, and drudging box.
drenche	verb t. & i.	To drown.
dressed	imp. & past participle	of Dress
dresser	noun	One who dresses; one who put in order or makes ready for use; one who on clothes or ornaments., A kind of pick for shaping large coal., An assistant in a hospital, whose office it is to dress wounds, sores, etc., A table or bench on which meat and other things are dressed, or prepared for use., A cupboard or set of shelves to receive dishes and cooking utensils.
dribbed	imp. & past participle	of Drib
dribber	noun	One who dribs; one who shoots weakly or badly.
dribble	verb i.	To fall in drops or small drops, or in a quick succession of drops; as, water dribbles from the eaves., To slaver, as a child or an idiot; to drivel., To fall weakly and slowly., To let fall in drops., A drizzling shower; a falling or leaking in drops.
driblet	noun	A small piece or part; a small sum; a small quantity of money in making up a sum; as, the money was paid in dribblets.
drifted	imp. & past participle	of Drift
drilled	imp. & past participle	of Drill
driller	noun	One who, or that which, drills.
drunken		of Drink, Overcome by strong drink; intoxicated by, or as by, spirituous liquor; inebriated., Saturated with liquid or moisture; drenched., Pertaining to, or proceeding from, intoxication.
drinker	noun	One who drinks; as, the effects of tea on the drinker; also, one who drinks spirituous liquors to excess; a drunkard.
dripped	imp. & past participle	of Drip
dripple	adjective	Weak or rare.
driving	present participle & vb. noun	of Drive, Having great force of impulse; as, a driving wind or storm., Communicating force; impelling; as, a driving shaft., The act of forcing or urging something along; the act of pressing or moving on furiously., Tendency; drift.
drizzle	verb i.	To rain slightly in very small drops; to fall, as water from the clouds, slowly and in fine particles; as, it drizzles; drizzling drops or rain., To shed slowly in minute drops or particles., Fine rain or mist.
drizzly	adjective	Characterized by small rain, or snow; moist and disagreeable.
drogher	noun	A small craft used in the West India Islands to take off sugars, rum, etc., to the merchantmen; also, a vessel for transporting lumber, cotton, etc., coastwise; as, a lumber drogher.
drogman	noun	Alt. of Drogoman
drolled	imp. & past participle	of Droll
droller	noun	A jester; a droll.
dromond		Alt. of Dromon
droning	present participle & vb. noun	of Drone
drongos	plural	of Drongo
dronish	adjective	Like a drone; indolent; slow.
drooled	imp. & past participle	of Drool
drooped	imp. & past participle	of Droop
drooper	noun	One who, or that which, droops.
dropped	imp. & past participle	of Drop
droplet	noun	A little drop; a tear.
dropper	noun	One who, or that which, drops. Specif.: (Fishing) A fly that drops from the leaden above the bob or end fly., A dropping tube., A branch vein which drops off from, or leaves, the main lode., A dog which suddenly drops upon the ground when it sights game, — formerly a common, and still an occasional, habit of the setter.
drosera	noun	A genus of low perennial or biennial plants, the leaves of which are beset with gland-tipped bristles. See Sundew.
drossel	noun	A slut; a hussy; a drazel.
drought	noun	Dryness; want of rain or of water; especially, such dryness of the weather as affects the earth, and prevents the growth of plants; aridity., Thirst; want of drink., Scarcity; lack.
drouthy	adjective	Droughty.
drowned	imp. & past participle	of Drown
drowner	noun	One who, or that which, drowns.
drowsed	imp. & past participle	of Drowse
drubbed	imp. & past participle	of Drub
drubber	noun	One who drubs.
drudged	imp. & past participle	of Drudge
drudger	noun	One who drudges; a drudge., A dredging box.
drugged	imp. & past participle	of Drug
drugger	noun	A druggist.
drugget	noun	A coarse woolen cloth dyed of one color or printed on one side; generally used as a covering for carpets., By extension, any material used for the same purpose.
druidic	adjective	Alt. of Druidical
drummed	imp. & past participle	of Drum
drumble	verb i.	To be sluggish or lazy; to be confused., To mumble in speaking.
drumlin	noun	A hill of compact, unstratified, glacial drift or till, usually elongate or oval, with the larger axis parallel to the former local glacial motion.
drummer	noun	One whose office is to best the drum, as in military exercises and marching., One who solicits custom; a commercial traveler., A fish that makes a sound when caught, The squeteague., A California sculpin., A large West Indian cockroach (Blatta gigantea) which drums on woodwork, as a sexual call.
dryades	plural	of Dryas
dryfoot	noun	The scent of the game, as far as it can be traced.
dryness	noun	The state of being dry. See Dry.
dry-rub	verb t.	To rub and cleanse without wetting.
dualism	noun	State of being dual or twofold; a twofold division; any system which is founded on a double principle, or a twofold distinction, A view of man as constituted of two original and independent elements, as matter and spirit., A system which accepts two gods, or two original principles, one good and the other evil., The doctrine that all mankind are divided by the arbitrary decree of God, and in his eternal foreknowledge, into two classes, the elect and the reprobate., The theory that each cerebral hemisphere acts independently of the other.
dualist	noun	One who believes in dualism; a ditheist., One who administers two offices.
duality	noun	The quality or condition of being two or twofold; dual character or usage.
duarchy	noun	Government by two persons.
dubbing	present participle & vb. noun	of Dub, The act of dubbing, as a knight, etc., The act of rubbing, smoothing, or dressing; a dressing off smooth with an adz., A dressing of flour and water used by weavers; a mixture of oil and tallow for dressing leather; daubing., The body substance of an angler’s fly.
dubiety	noun	Doubtfulness; uncertainty; doubt.
dubious	adjective	Doubtful or not settled in opinion; being in doubt; wavering or fluctuating; undetermined., Occasioning doubt; not clear, or obvious; equivocal; questionable; doubtful; as, a dubious answer., Of uncertain event or issue; as, in dubious battle.
ducally	adverb	In the manner of a duke, or in a manner becoming the rank of a duke.
duchess	noun	The wife or widow of a duke; also, a lady who has the sovereignty of a duchy in her own right.
duchies	plural	of Duchy
ducking	present participle & vb. noun	of Duck, n. & a., from Duck, v. t. & i.
ductile	adjective	Easily led; tractable; complying; yielding to motives, persuasion, or instruction; as, a ductile people., Capable of being elongated or drawn out, as into wire or threads.
duction	noun	Guidance.
ducture	noun	Guidance.
duddery	noun	A place where rags are bought and kept for sale.
dudgeon	noun	The root of the box tree, of which hafts for daggers were made., The haft of a dagger., A dudgeon-hafted dagger; a dagger., Resentment; ill will; anger; displeasure., Homely; rude; coarse.
duebill	noun	A brief written acknowledgment of a debt, not made payable to order, like a promissory note.
dueling	noun	The act or practice of fighting in single combat. Also adj.
duelist	noun	One who fights in single combat.
dueness	noun	Quality of being due; debt; what is due or becoming.
duennas	plural	of Duenna
dukedom	noun	The territory of a duke., The title or dignity of a duke.
dulcify	verb t.	To sweeten; to free from acidity, saltness, or acrimony., Fig. : To mollify; to sweeten; to please.
dulcite	noun	A white, sugarlike substance, C6H8.(OH)2, occurring naturally in a manna from Madagascar, and in certain plants, and produced artificially by the reduction of galactose and lactose or milk sugar.
duledge	noun	One of the dowels joining the ends of the fellies which form the circle of the wheel of a gun carriage.
dulling	present participle & vb. noun	of Dull
dullard	noun	A stupid person; a dunce., Stupid.
dullish	adjective	Somewhat dull; uninteresting; tiresome.
dummies	plural	of Dummy
dumping	present participle & vb. noun	of Dump
dumpage	noun	The act of dumping loads from carts, especially loads of refuse matter; also, a heap of dumped matter., A fee paid for the privilege of dumping loads.
dumpish	adjective	Dull; stupid; sad; moping; melancholy.
dunning	present participle & vb. noun	of Dun
dunbird	noun	The pochard; — called also dunair, and dunker, or dun-curre., An American duck; the ruddy duck.
duncery	noun	Dullness; stupidity.
duncify	verb t.	To make stupid in intellect.
duncish	adjective	Somewhat like a dunce.
dunfish	noun	Codfish cured in a particular manner, so as to be of a superior quality.
dunging	present participle & vb. noun	of Dung
dungeon	noun	A close, dark prison, common/, under ground, as if the lower apartments of the donjon or keep of a castle, these being used as prisons., To shut up in a dungeon.
dunnage	noun	Fagots, boughs, or loose materials of any kind, laid on the bottom of the hold for the cargo to rest upon to prevent injury by water, or stowed among casks and other cargo to prevent their motion.
dunnish	adjective	Inclined to a dun color.
dunnock	adjective	The hedge sparrow or hedge accentor.
dupable	adjective	Capable of being duped.
durable	adjective	Able to endure or continue in a particular condition; lasting; not perishable or changeable; not wearing out or decaying soon; enduring; as, durable cloth; durable happiness.
durably	adverb	In a lasting manner; with long continuance.
duramen	noun	The heartwood of an exogenous tree.
durance	noun	Continuance; duration. See Endurance., Imprisonment; restraint of the person; custody by a jailer; duress. Shak., A stout cloth stuff, formerly made in imitation of buff leather and used for garments; a sort of tammy or everlasting., In modern manufacture, a worsted of one color used for window blinds and similar purposes.
durancy	noun	Duration.
durante	preposition	During; as, durante vita, during life; durante bene placito, during pleasure.
dureful	adjective	Lasting.
durylic	adjective	Pertaining to, allied to, or derived from, durene; as, durylic acid.
duskily	adverb	In a dusky manner.
duskish	adjective	Somewhat dusky.
dusting	present participle & vb. noun	of Dust
dustmen	plural	of Dustman
dustman	p.	One whose employment is to remove dirt and defuse.
dustpan	noun	A shovel-like utensil for conveying away dust brushed from the floor.
duteous	adjective	Fulfilling duty; dutiful; having the sentiments due to a superior, or to one to whom respect or service is owed; obedient; as, a duteous son or daughter., Subservient; obsequious.
dutiful	adjective	Performing, or ready to perform, the duties required by one who has the right to claim submission, obedience, or deference; submissive to natural or legal superiors; obedient, as to parents or superiors; as, a dutiful son or daughter; a dutiful ward or servant; a dutiful subject., Controlled by, proceeding from, a sense of duty; respectful; deferential; as, dutiful affection.
duumvir	noun	One of two Roman officers or magistrates united in the same public functions.
duyoung	noun	See Dugong.
d valve		A kind of slide valve. See Slide valve, under Slide.
dvergar	plural	of Dvergr
dwarfed	imp. & past participle	of Dwarf
dwelled	imp. & past participle	of Dwell
dweller	noun	An inhabitant; a resident; as, a cave dweller.
dwindle	verb i.	To diminish; to become less; to shrink; to waste or consume away; to become degenerate; to fall away., To make less; to bring low., To break; to disperse., The process of dwindling; dwindlement; decline; degeneracy.
dyewood	noun	Any wood from which coloring matter is extracted for dyeing.
dyingly	adverb	In a dying manner; as if at the point of death.
dynamic	adjective	Alt. of Dynamical
dynasta	noun	A tyrant.
dynasty	noun	Sovereignty; lordship; dominion., A race or succession of kings, of the same line or family; the continued lordship of a race of rulers.
dysnomy	noun	Bad legislation; the enactment of bad laws.
dystome	adjective	Cleaving with difficulty.
dysuria	noun	Alt. of Dysury
dysuric	adjective	Pertaining to, or afflicted with, dysury.