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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