| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| deaconry | noun | See Deaconship. |
| deadbeat | adjective | Making a beat without recoil; giving indications by a single beat or excursion; — said of galvanometers and other instruments in which the needle or index moves to the extent of its deflection and stops with little or no further oscillation. |
| deadborn | adjective | Stillborn. |
| deadened | imp. & past participle | of Deaden |
| deadener | noun | One who, or that which, deadens or checks. |
| dead-eye | noun | A round, flattish, wooden block, encircled by a rope, or an iron band, and pierced with three holes to receive the lanyard; — used to extend the shrouds and stays, and for other purposes. Called also deadman’s eye. |
| deadhead | noun | One who receives free tickets for theaters, public conveyances, etc., A buoy. See under Dead, a. |
| deadlock | noun | A lock which is not self-latching, but requires a key to throw the bolt forward., A counteraction of things, which produces an entire stoppage; a complete obstruction of action. |
| deadness | noun | The state of being destitute of life, vigor, spirit, activity, etc.; dullness; inertness; languor; coldness; vapidness; indifference; as, the deadness of a limb, a body, or a tree; the deadness of an eye; deadness of the affections; the deadness of beer or cider; deadness to the world, and the like. |
| dead-pay | noun | Pay drawn for soldiers, or others, really dead, whose names are kept on the rolls. |
| deadwood | noun | A mass of timbers built into the bow and stern of a vessel to give solidity., Dead trees or branches; useless material. |
| deafened | imp. & past participle | of Deafen |
| deafness | noun | Incapacity of perceiving sounds; the state of the organs which prevents the impression which constitute hearing; want of the sense of hearing., Unwillingness to hear; voluntary rejection of what is addressed to the understanding. |
| dealbate | verb t. | To whiten. |
| dealfish | noun | A long, thin fish of the arctic seas (Trachypterus arcticus). |
| deanship | noun | The office of a dean. |
| dearborn | noun | A four-wheeled carriage, with curtained sides. |
| dearling | noun | A darling. |
| dearness | noun | The quality or state of being dear; costliness; excess of price., Fondness; preciousness; love; tenderness. |
| deathbed | noun | The bed in which a person dies; hence, the closing hours of life of one who dies by sickness or the like; the last sickness. |
| deathful | adjective | Full of death or slaughter; murderous; destructive; bloody., Liable to undergo death; mortal. |
| deaurate | adjective | Gilded., To gild. |
| debarred | imp. & past participle | of Debar |
| debarked | imp. & past participle | of Debark |
| debasing | present participle & vb. noun | of Debase |
| debating | present participle & vb. noun | of Debate, The act of discussing or arguing; discussion. |
| debility | adjective | The state of being weak; weakness; feebleness; languor. |
| debiting | present participle & vb. noun | of Debit |
| debonair | adjective | Characterized by courteousness, affability, or gentleness; of good appearance and manners; graceful; complaisant. |
| debouche | noun | A place for exit; an outlet; hence, a market for goods. |
| debtless | adjective | Free from debt. |
| debutant | Alt. of Debutante | |
| decadent | adjective | Decaying; deteriorating. |
| decadist | noun | A writer of a book divided into decades; as, Livy was a decadist. |
| decagram | noun | Alt. of Decagramme |
| decamped | imp. & past participle | of Decamp |
| decanted | imp. & past participle | of Decant |
| decanter | noun | A vessel used to decant liquors, or for receiving decanted liquors; a kind of glass bottle used for holding wine or other liquors, from which drinking glasses are filled., One who decants liquors. |
| decapoda | noun pl. | The order of Crustacea which includes the shrimps, lobsters, crabs, etc., A division of the dibranchiate cephalopods including the cuttlefishes and squids. See Decacera. |
| decatoic | adjective | Pertaining to, or derived from, decane. |
| decaying | present participle & vb. noun | of Decay |
| deceased | imp. & past participle | of Decease, Passed away; dead; gone. |
| decedent | adjective | Removing; departing., A deceased person. |
| deceived | imp. & past participle | of Deceive |
| deceiver | noun | One who deceives; one who leads into error; a cheat; an impostor. |
| december | noun | The twelfth and last month of the year, containing thirty-one days. During this month occurs the winter solstice., Fig.: With reference to the end of the year and to the winter season; as, the December of his life. |
| decemfid | adjective | Cleft into ten parts. |
| decemvir | noun | One of a body of ten magistrates in ancient Rome., A member of any body of ten men in authority. |
| decennia | plural | of Decennium |
| deciding | present participle & vb. noun | of Decide |
| decigram | noun | Alt. of Decigramme |
| decimate | verb t. | To take the tenth part of; to tithe., To select by lot and punish with death every tenth man of; as, to decimate a regiment as a punishment for mutiny., To destroy a considerable part of; as, to decimate an army in battle; to decimate a people by disease. |
| decipher | verb t. | To translate from secret characters or ciphers into intelligible terms; as, to decipher a letter written in secret characters., To find out, so as to be able to make known the meaning of; to make out or read, as words badly written or partly obliterated; to detect; to reveal; to unfold., To stamp; to detect; to discover. |
| decipium | noun | A supposed rare element, said to be associated with cerium, yttrium, etc., in the mineral samarskite, and more recently called samarium. Symbol Dp. See Samarium. |
| decision | noun | Cutting off; division; detachment of a part., The act of deciding; act of settling or terminating, as a controversy, by giving judgment on the matter at issue; determination, as of a question or doubt; settlement; conclusion., An account or report of a conclusion, especially of a legal adjudication or judicial determination of a question or cause; as, a decision of arbitrators; a decision of the Supreme Court., The quality of being decided; prompt and fixed determination; unwavering firmness; as, to manifest great decision. |
| decisive | adjective | Having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy; final; conclusive., Marked by promptness and decision. |
| decisory | adjective | Able to decide or determine; having a tendency to decide. |
| declared | imp. & past participle | of Declare |
| declarer | noun | One who makes known or proclaims; that which exhibits. |
| declinal | adjective | Declining; sloping. |
| declined | imp. & past participle | of Decline, Declinate. |
| decliner | noun | He who declines or rejects. |
| decocted | imp. & past participle | of Decoct |
| decorate | verb t. | To deck with that which is becoming, ornamental, or honorary; to adorn; to beautify; to embellish; as, to decorate the person; to decorate an edifice; to decorate a lawn with flowers; to decorate the mind with moral beauties; to decorate a hero with honors. |
| decorous | adjective | Suitable to a character, or to the time, place, and occasion; marked with decorum; becoming; proper; seemly; befitting; as, a decorous speech; decorous behavior; a decorous dress for a judge. |
| decoying | present participle & vb. noun | of Decoy |
| decrease | noun | To grow less, — opposed to increase; to be diminished gradually, in size, degree, number, duration, etc., or in strength, quality, or excellence; as, they days decrease in length from June to December., To cause to grow less; to diminish gradually; as, extravagance decreases one’s means., A becoming less; gradual diminution; decay; as, a decrease of revenue or of strength., The wane of the moon. |
| decrepit | adjective | Broken down with age; wasted and enfeebled by the infirmities of old age; feeble; worn out. |
| decretal | adjective | Appertaining to a decree; containing a decree; as, a decretal epistle., An authoritative order or decree; especially, a letter of the pope, determining some point or question in ecclesiastical law. The decretals form the second part of the canon law., The collection of ecclesiastical decrees and decisions made, by order of Gregory IX., in 1234, by St. Raymond of Pennafort. |
| decrying | present participle & vb. noun | of Decry |
| decupled | imp. & past participle | of Decuple |
| decurion | noun | A head or chief over ten; especially, an officer who commanded a division of ten soldiers. |
| decuries | plural | of Decury |
| dedalian | adjective | See Daedalian. |
| dedalous | adjective | See Daedalous. |
| dedicate | p. adjective | Dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated., To set apart and consecrate, as to a divinity, or for sacred uses; to devote formally and solemnly; as, to dedicate vessels, treasures, a temple, or a church, to a religious use., To devote, set apart, or give up, as one’s self, to a duty or service., To inscribe or address, as to a patron. |
| dedition | noun | The act of yielding; surrender. |
| dedolent | adjective | Feeling no compunction; apathetic. |
| deducing | present participle & vb. noun | of Deduce |
| deducive | adjective | That deduces; inferential. |
| deducted | imp. & past participle | of Deduct |
| deductor | noun | The pilot whale or blackfish. |
| deedless | adjective | Not performing, or not having performed, deeds or exploits; inactive. |
| deemster | noun | A judge in the Isle of Man who decides controversies without process. |
| deepened | imp. & past participle | of Deepen |
| deep-fet | adjective | Deeply fetched or drawn. |
| deepness | noun | The state or quality of being deep, profound, mysterious, secretive, etc.; depth; profundity; — opposed to shallowness., Craft; insidiousness. |
| deep-sea | adjective | Of or pertaining to the deeper parts of the sea; as, a deep-sea line (i. e., a line to take soundings at a great depth); deep-sea lead; deep-sea soundings, explorations, etc. |
| deerskin | noun | The skin of a deer, or the leather which is made from it. |
| defacing | present participle & vb. noun | of Deface |
| de facto | Actually; in fact; in reality; as, a king de facto, — distinguished from a king de jure, or by right. | |
| defaming | present participle & vb. noun | of Defame |
| defamous | adjective | Defamatory. |
| defeated | imp. & past participle | of Defeat |
| defecate | adjective | Freed from anything that can pollute, as dregs, lees, etc.; refined; purified., To clear from impurities, as lees, dregs, etc.; to clarify; to purify; to refine., To free from extraneous or polluting matter; to clear; to purify, as from that which materializes., To become clear, pure, or free., To void excrement. |
| defended | imp. & past participle | of Defend |
| defendee | noun | One who is defended. |
| defender | noun | One who defends; one who maintains, supports, protects, or vindicates; a champion; an advocate; a vindicator. |
| defenser | noun | Defender. |
| defensor | noun | A defender., A defender or an advocate in court; a guardian or protector., The patron of a church; an officer having charge of the temporal affairs of a church. |
| deferred | imp. & past participle | of Defer |
| deferent | adjective | Serving to carry; bearing., That which carries or conveys., An imaginary circle surrounding the earth, in whose periphery either the heavenly body or the center of the heavenly body’s epicycle was supposed to be carried round. |
| deferrer | noun | One who defers or puts off. |
| defiance | noun | The act of defying, putting in opposition, or provoking to combat; a challenge; a provocation; a summons to combat., A state of opposition; willingness to flight; disposition to resist; contempt of opposition., A casting aside; renunciation; rejection. |
| defigure | verb t. | To delineate. |
| defilade | verb t. | To raise, as a rampart, so as to shelter interior works commanded from some higher point. |
| defiling | present participle & vb. noun | of Defile |
| defining | present participle & vb. noun | of Define |
| definite | adjective | Having certain or distinct; determinate in extent or greatness; limited; fixed; as, definite dimensions; a definite measure; a definite period or interval., Having certain limits in signification; determinate; certain; precise; fixed; exact; clear; as, a definite word, term, or expression., Determined; resolved., Serving to define or restrict; limiting; determining; as, the definite article., A thing defined or determined. |
| deflexed | adjective | Bent abruptly downward. |
| deflower | verb t. | Same as Deflour. |
| defluous | adjective | Flowing down; falling off. |
| deforced | imp. & past participle | of Deforce |
| deforest | verb t. | To clear of forests; to disforest. |
| deformed | imp. & past participle | of Deform, Unnatural or distorted in form; having a deformity; misshapen; disfigured; as, a deformed person; a deformed head. |
| deformer | noun | One who deforms. |
| deforser | noun | A deforciant. |
| defrayed | imp. & past participle | of Defray |
| defrayal | noun | The act of defraying; payment; as, the defrayal of necessary costs. |
| defrayer | noun | One who pays off expenses. |
| deftness | noun | The quality of being deft. |
| degender | verb i. | Alt. of Degener |
| degraded | imp. & past participle | of Degrade, Reduced in rank, character, or reputation; debased; sunken; low; base., Having the typical characters or organs in a partially developed condition, or lacking certain parts., Having steps; — said of a cross each of whose extremities finishes in steps growing larger as they leave the center; — termed also on degrees. |
| dehorned | imp. & past participle | of Dehorn |
| dehorted | imp. & past participle | of Dehort |
| dehorter | noun | A dissuader; an adviser to the contrary. |
| deifical | adjective | Making divine; producing a likeness to God; god-making. |
| deifying | present participle & vb. noun | of Deify |
| deigning | present participle & vb. noun | of Deign |
| deignous | adjective | Haughty; disdainful. |
| dejected | imp. & past participle | of Deject, Cast down; afflicted; low-spirited; sad; as, a dejected look or countenance. |
| dejecter | noun | One who casts down, or dejects. |
| dejectly | adverb | Dejectedly. |
| dejerate | verb i. | To swear solemnly; to take an oath. |
| dejeuner | noun | A breakfast; sometimes, also, a lunch or collation. |
| dekagram | noun | Same as Decagram. |
| delapsed | imp. & past participle | of Delapse |
| delating | present participle & vb. noun | of Delate |
| delation | noun | Conveyance., Accusation by an informer. |
| delaware | noun | An American grape, with compact bunches of small, amber-colored berries, sweet and of a good flavor. |
| delaying | present participle & vb. noun | of Delay |
| delectus | noun | A name given to an elementary book for learners of Latin or Greek. |
| delegacy | adjective | The act of delegating, or state of being delegated; deputed power., A body of delegates or commissioners; a delegation. |
| delegate | noun | Any one sent and empowered to act for another; one deputed to represent; a chosen deputy; a representative; a commissioner; a vicar., One elected by the people of a territory to represent them in Congress, where he has the right of debating, but not of voting., One sent by any constituency to act as its representative in a convention; as, a delegate to a convention for nominating officers, or for forming or altering a constitution., Sent to act for or represent another; deputed; as, a delegate judge., To send as one’s representative; to empower as an ambassador; to send with power to transact business; to commission; to depute; to authorize., To intrust to the care or management of another; to transfer; to assign; to commit. |
| deleting | present participle & vb. noun | of Delete |
| deletery | adjective | Destructive; poisonous., That which destroys. |
| deletion | noun | Act of deleting, blotting out, or erasing; destruction. |
| deletive | adjective | Adapted to destroy or obliterate. |
| deletory | noun | That which blots out. |
| delibate | verb t. | To taste; to take a sip of; to dabble in. |
| delicacy | adjective | The state or condition of being delicate; agreeableness to the senses; delightfulness; as, delicacy of flavor, of odor, and the like., Nicety or fineness of form, texture, or constitution; softness; elegance; smoothness; tenderness; and hence, frailty or weakness; as, the delicacy of a fiber or a thread; delicacy of a hand or of the human form; delicacy of the skin; delicacy of frame., Nice propriety of manners or conduct; susceptibility or tenderness of feeling; refinement; fastidiousness; and hence, in an exaggerated sense, effeminacy; as, great delicacy of behavior; delicacy in doing a kindness; delicacy of character that unfits for earnest action., Addiction to pleasure; luxury; daintiness; indulgence; luxurious or voluptuous treatment., Nice and refined perception and discrimination; critical niceness; fastidious accuracy., The state of being affected by slight causes; sensitiveness; as, the delicacy of a chemist’s balance., That which is alluring, delicate, or refined; a luxury or pleasure; something pleasant to the senses, especially to the sense of taste; a dainty; as, delicacies of the table., Pleasure; gratification; delight. |
| delicate | adjective | Addicted to pleasure; luxurious; voluptuous; alluring., Pleasing to the senses; refinedly agreeable; hence, adapted to please a nice or cultivated taste; nice; fine; elegant; as, a delicate dish; delicate flavor., Slight and shapely; lovely; graceful; as, “a delicate creature.”, Fine or slender; minute; not coarse; — said of a thread, or the like; as, delicate cotton., Slight or smooth; light and yielding; — said of texture; as, delicate lace or silk., Soft and fair; — said of the skin or a surface; as, a delicate cheek; a delicate complexion., Light, or softly tinted; — said of a color; as, a delicate blue., Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend; considerate; — said of manners, conduct, or feelings; as, delicate behavior; delicate attentions; delicate thoughtfulness., Tender; not able to endure hardship; feeble; frail; effeminate; — said of constitution, health, etc.; as, a delicate child; delicate health., Requiring careful handling; not to be rudely or hastily dealt with; nice; critical; as, a delicate subject or question., Of exacting tastes and habits; dainty; fastidious., Nicely discriminating or perceptive; refinedly critical; sensitive; exquisite; as, a delicate taste; a delicate ear for music., Affected by slight causes; showing slight changes; as, a delicate thermometer., A choice dainty; a delicacy., A delicate, luxurious, or effeminate person. |
| deligate | verb t. | To bind up; to bandage. |
| deliracy | noun | Delirium. |
| delirant | adjective | Delirious. |
| delirate | verb t. & i. | To madden; to rave. |
| delirium | noun | A state in which the thoughts, expressions, and actions are wild, irregular, and incoherent; mental aberration; a roving or wandering of the mind, — usually dependent on a fever or some other disease, and so distinguished from mania, or madness., Strong excitement; wild enthusiasm; madness. |
| delivery | noun | The act of delivering from restraint; rescue; release; liberation; as, the delivery of a captive from his dungeon., The act of delivering up or over; surrender; transfer of the body or substance of a thing; distribution; as, the delivery of a fort, of hostages, of a criminal, of goods, of letters., The act or style of utterance; manner of speaking; as, a good delivery; a clear delivery., The act of giving birth; parturition; the expulsion or extraction of a fetus and its membranes., The act of exerting one’s strength or limbs., The act or manner of delivering a ball; as, the pitcher has a swift delivery. |
| delphian | adjective | Delphic. |
| delphine | adjective | Pertaining to the dauphin of France; as, the Delphin classics, an edition of the Latin classics, prepared in the reign of Louis XIV., for the use of the dauphin (in usum Delphini)., Pertaining to the dolphin, a genus of fishes. |
| deluding | present participle & vb. noun | of Delude |
| deluging | present participle & vb. noun | of Deluge |
| delusion | noun | The act of deluding; deception; a misleading of the mind., The state of being deluded or misled., That which is falsely or delusively believed or propagated; false belief; error in belief. |
| delusive | adjective | Apt or fitted to delude; tending to mislead the mind; deceptive; beguiling; delusory; as, delusive arts; a delusive dream. |
| delusory | adjective | Delusive; fallacious. |
| demagogy | noun | Demagogism. |
| demanded | imp. & past participle | of Demand |
| demander | noun | One who demands. |
| demeaned | imp. & past participle | of Demean |
| demeanor | verb t. | Management; treatment; conduct., Behavior; deportment; carriage; bearing; mien. |
| demented | adjective | Insane; mad; of unsound mind. |
| dementia | noun | Insanity; madness; esp. that form which consists in weakness or total loss of thought and reason; mental imbecility; idiocy. |
| demersed | adjective | Situated or growing under water, as leaves; submersed. |
| demijohn | noun | A glass vessel or bottle with a large body and small neck, inclosed in wickerwork. |
| demilune | noun | A work constructed beyond the main ditch of a fortress, and in front of the curtain between two bastions, intended to defend the curtain; a ravelin. See Ravelin., A crescentic mass of granular protoplasm present in the salivary glands. |
| demising | present participle & vb. noun | of Demise |
| demissly | adverb | In a humble manner. |
| demisuit | noun | A suit of light armor covering less than the whole body, as having no protection for the legs below the thighs, no vizor to the helmet, and the like. |
| demitted | imp. & past participle | of Demit |
| demitint | noun | That part of a painting, engraving, or the like, which is neither in full darkness nor full light., The shade itself; neither the darkest nor the lightest in a composition. Also called half tint. |
| demitone | noun | Semitone. |
| demiurge | noun | The chief magistrate in some of the Greek states., God, as the Maker of the world., According to the Gnostics, an agent or one employed by the Supreme Being to create the material universe and man. |
| demivill | noun | A half vill, consisting of five freemen or frankpledges. |
| demivolt | noun | A half vault; one of the seven artificial motions of a horse, in which he raises his fore legs in a particular manner. |
| demiwolf | noun | A half wolf; a mongrel dog, between a dog and a wolf. |
| democrat | noun | One who is an adherent or advocate of democracy, or government by the people., A member of the Democratic party. |
| demolish | verb t. | To throw or pull down; to raze; to destroy the fabric of; to pull to pieces; to ruin; as, to demolish an edifice, or a wall. |
| demoness | noun | A female demon. |
| demoniac | adjective | Alt. of Demoniacal, A human being possessed by a demon or evil spirit; one whose faculties are directly controlled by a demon., One of a sect of Anabaptists who maintain that the demons or devils will finally be saved. |
| demonial | adjective | Of or pertaining to a demon. |
| demonian | adjective | Relating to, or having the nature of, a demon. |
| demonism | noun | The belief in demons or false gods. |
| demonist | noun | A believer in, or worshiper of, demons. |
| demonize | verb t. | To convert into a demon; to infuse the principles or fury of a demon into., To control or possess by a demon. |
| demonomy | noun | The dominion of demons. |
| demorage | noun | Demurrage. |
| dempster | noun | Alt. of Demster |
| demurred | imp. & past participle | of Demur |
| demurely | adverb | In a demure manner; soberly; gravely; — now, commonly, with a mere show of gravity or modesty. |
| demurity | noun | Demureness; also, one who is demure. |
| demurral | noun | Demur; delay in acting or deciding. |
| demurrer | noun | One who demurs., A stop or pause by a party to an action, for the judgment of the court on the question, whether, assuming the truth of the matter alleged by the opposite party, it is sufficient in law to sustain the action or defense, and hence whether the party resting is bound to answer or proceed further. |
| denarius | noun | A Roman silver coin of the value of about fourteen cents; the “penny” of the New Testament; — so called from being worth originally ten of the pieces called as. |
| dendrite | noun | A stone or mineral on or in which are branching figures resembling shrubs or trees, produced by a foreign mineral, usually an oxide of manganese, as in the moss agate; also, a crystallized mineral having an arborescent form, e. g., gold or silver; an arborization. |
| dendroid | adjective | Alt. of Dendroidal |
| denegate | verb t. | To deny. |
| deniable | adjective | Capable of being, or liable to be, denied. |
| deniance | noun | Denial. |
| denotate | verb t. | To mark off; to denote. |
| denoting | present participle & vb. noun | of Denote |
| denotive | adjective | Serving to denote. |
| denounce | verb t. | To make known in a solemn or official manner; to declare; to proclaim (especially an evil)., To proclaim in a threatening manner; to threaten by some outward sign or expression., To point out as deserving of reprehension or punishment, etc.; to accuse in a threatening manner; to invoke censure upon; to stigmatize. |
| dentated | adjective | Toothed; especially, with the teeth projecting straight out, not pointed either forward or backward; as, a dentate leaf., Having teeth or toothlike points. See Illust. of Antennae. |
| dentelle | noun | An ornamental tooling like lace. |
| dentelli | noun pl. | Modillions. |
| denticle | noun | A small tooth or projecting point. |
| dentized | imp. & past participle | of Dentize |
| denudate | verb t. | To denude. |
| departed | imp. & past participle | of Depart |
| departer | noun | One who refines metals by separation., One who departs. |
| depeinct | verb t. | To paint. |
| depended | imp. & past participle | of Depend |
| depender | noun | One who depends; a dependent. |
| depeople | verb t. | To depopulate. |
| deperdit | noun | That which is lost or destroyed. |
| dephlegm | verb t. | To rid of phlegm or water; to dephlegmate. |
| depicted | imp. & past participle | of Depict |
| depilate | verb t. | To strip of hair; to husk. |
| depilous | adjective | Hairless. |
| depleted | imp. & past participle | of Deplete |
| deplored | imp. & past participle | of Deplore |
| deplorre | noun | One who deplores. |
| deployed | imp. & past participle | of Deploy |
| deplumed | imp. & past participle | of Deplume |
| depolish | verb t. | To remove the polish or glaze from. |
| deponing | present participle & vb. noun | of Depone |
| deponent | verb t. | One who deposes or testifies under oath; one who gives evidence; usually, one who testifies in writing., A deponent verb., Having a passive form with an active meaning, as certain latin and Greek verbs. |
| deported | imp. & past participle | of Deport |
| deposing | present participle & vb. noun | of Depose |
| depraved | imp. & past participle | of Deprave |
| depraver | noun | One who deprave or corrupts. |
| deprived | imp. & past participle | of Deprive |
| depriver | noun | One who, or that which, deprives. |
| depurant | adjective & noun | Depurative. |
| depurate | adjective | Depurated; cleansed; freed from impurities., To free from impurities, heterogeneous matter, or feculence; to purify; to cleanse. |
| deputing | present participle & vb. noun | of Depute |
| deputize | verb t. | To appoint as one’s deputy; to empower to act in one’s stead; to depute. |
| deputies | plural | of Deputy |
| derailed | imp. & past participle | of Derail |
| deranged | imp. & past participle | of Derange, Disordered; especially, disordered in mind; crazy; insane. |
| deranger | noun | One who deranges. |
| derdoing | verb t. | Doing daring or chivalrous deeds. |
| derelict | adjective | Given up or forsaken by the natural owner or guardian; left and abandoned; as, derelict lands., Lost; adrift; hence, wanting; careless; neglectful; unfaithful., A thing voluntary abandoned or willfully cast away by its proper owner, especially a ship abandoned at sea., A tract of land left dry by the sea, and fit for cultivation or use. |
| dereling | noun | Darling., Darling. |
| deriding | present participle & vb. noun | of Deride |
| derision | noun | The act of deriding, or the state of being derided; mockery; scornful or contemptuous treatment which holds one up to ridicule., An object of derision or scorn; a laughing-stock. |
| derisive | adjective | Expressing, serving for, or characterized by, derision. |
| derisory | adjective | Derisive; mocking. |
| derivate | adjective | Derived; derivative., A thing derived; a derivative., To derive. |
| deriving | present participle & vb. noun | of Derive |
| dermatic | adjective | Alt. of Dermatine |
| derogant | adjective | Derogatory. |
| derogate | verb t. | To annul in part; to repeal partly; to restrict; to limit the action of; — said of a law., To lessen; to detract from; to disparage; to depreciate; — said of a person or thing., To take away; to detract; to withdraw; — usually with from., To act beneath one-s rank, place, birth, or character; to degenerate., Diminished in value; dishonored; degraded. |
| derworth | adjective | Precious. |
| describe | verb t. | To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate; to trace or mark out; as, to describe a circle by the compasses; a torch waved about the head in such a way as to describe a circle., To represent by words written or spoken; to give an account of; to make known to others by words or signs; as, the geographer describes countries and cities., To distribute into parts, groups, or classes; to mark off; to class., To use the faculty of describing; to give a description; as, Milton describes with uncommon force and beauty. |
| descrier | noun | One who descries. |
| descrive | verb t. | To describe. |
| descried | imp. & past participle | of Descry |
| desecate | verb t. | To cut, as with a scythe; to mow. |
| deserted | imp. & past participle | of Desert |
| deserter | noun | One who forsakes a duty, a cause or a party, a friend, or any one to whom he owes service; especially, a soldier or a seaman who abandons the service without leave; one guilty of desertion. |
| deserved | imp. & past participle | of Deserve |
| deserver | noun | One who deserves. |
| designed | imp. & past participle | of Design |
| designer | noun | One who designs, marks out, or plans; a contriver., One who produces or creates original works of art or decoration., A plotter; a schemer; — used in a bad sense. |
| desilver | verb t. | To deprive of silver; as, to desilver lead. |
| desinent | adjective | Ending; forming an end; lowermost. |
| desiring | present participle & vb. noun | of Desire |
| desirous | noun | Feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain; covetous. |
| desisted | imp. & past participle | of Desist |
| desition | noun | An end or ending. |
| desitive | adjective | Final; serving to complete; conclusive., A proposition relating to or expressing an end or conclusion. |
| deskwork | noun | Work done at a desk, as by a clerk or writer. |
| desolate | adjective | Destitute or deprived of inhabitants; deserted; uninhabited; hence, gloomy; as, a desolate isle; a desolate wilderness; a desolate house., Laid waste; in a ruinous condition; neglected; destroyed; as, desolate altars., Left alone; forsaken; lonely; comfortless., Lost to shame; dissolute., Destitute of; lacking in., To make desolate; to leave alone; to deprive of inhabitants; as, the earth was nearly desolated by the flood., To lay waste; to ruin; to ravage; as, a fire desolates a city. |
| despatch | noun & verb | Same as Dispatch. |
| despisal | noun | A despising; contempt. |
| despised | imp. & past participle | of Despise |
| despiser | noun | One who despises; a contemner; a scorner. |
| despited | imp. & past participle | of Despite |
| despotat | noun | The station or government of a despot; also, the domain of a despot. |
| despotic | adjective | Alt. of Despotical |
| despread | verb t. & i. | See Dispread. |
| destinal | adjective | Determined by destiny; fated. |
| destined | imp. & past participle | of Destine |
| destruct | verb t. | To destroy. |
| destruie | verb t. | To destroy. |
| detached | imp. & past participle | of Detach, Separate; unconnected, or imperfectly connected; as, detached parcels. |
| detailed | imp. & past participle | of Detail |
| detailer | noun | One who details. |
| detained | imp. & past participle | of Detain |
| detainer | noun | One who detains., The keeping possession of what belongs to another; detention of what is another’s, even though the original taking may have been lawful. Forcible detainer is indictable at common law., A writ authorizing the keeper of a prison to continue to keep a person in custody. |
| detected | imp. & past participle | of Detect |
| detecter | noun | One who, or that which, detects or brings to light; one who finds out what another attempts to conceal; a detector. |
| detector | noun | One who, or that which, detects; a detecter. |
| deterred | imp. & past participle | of Deter |
| deterged | imp. & past participle | of Deterge |
| detested | imp. & past participle | of Detest |
| detester | noun | One who detes// |
| dethrone | verb t. | To remove or drive from a throne; to depose; to divest of supreme authority and dignity. |
| detonate | verb i. | To explode with a sudden report; as, niter detonates with sulphur., To cause to explode; to cause to burn or inflame with a sudden report. |
| detonize | verb t. & i. | To explode, or cause to explode; to burn with an explosion; to detonate. |
| detorted | imp. & past participle | of Detort |
| detracor | noun | One who detracts; a derogator; a defamer. |
| detrital | adjective | Pertaining to, or composed of, detritus. |
| detritus | noun | A mass of substances worn off from solid bodies by attrition, and reduced to small portions; as, diluvial detritus., Hence: Any fragments separated from the body to which they belonged; any product of disintegration. |
| detruded | imp. & past participle | of Detrude |
| detteles | adjective | Free from debt. |
| devested | imp. & past participle | of Devest |
| devexity | adjective | A bending downward; a sloping; incurvation downward; declivity. |
| deviated | imp. & past participle | of Deviate |
| deviator | noun | One who, or that which, deviates. |
| devilled | of Devil | |
| deviling | present participle & vb. noun | of Devil, A young devil. |
| deviless | noun | A she-devil. |
| devilish | adjective | Resembling, characteristic of, or pertaining to, the devil; diabolical; wicked in the extreme., Extreme; excessive. |
| devilism | noun | The state of the devil or of devils; doctrine of the devil or of devils. |
| devilize | verb t. | To make a devil of. |
| devilkin | noun | A little devil; a devilet. |
| deviltry | noun | Diabolical conduct; malignant mischief; devilry. |
| devising | present participle & vb. noun | of Devise |
| devolute | verb t. | To devolve. |
| devolved | imp. & past participle | of Devolve |
| devonian | adjective | Of or pertaining to Devon or Devonshire in England; as, the Devonian rocks, period, or system., The Devonian age or formation. |
| devotary | noun | A votary. |
| devoting | present participle & vb. noun | of Devote |
| devotion | noun | The act of devoting; consecration., The state of being devoted; addiction; eager inclination; strong attachment love or affection; zeal; especially, feelings toward God appropriately expressed by acts of worship; devoutness., Act of devotedness or devoutness; manifestation of strong attachment; act of worship; prayer., Disposal; power of disposal., A thing consecrated; an object of devotion. |
| devoured | imp. & past participle | of Devour |
| devourer | noun | One who, or that which, devours. |
| devoutly | adverb | In a devout and reverent manner; with devout emotions; piously., Sincerely; solemnly; earnestly. |
| dewberry | noun | The fruit of certain species of bramble (Rubus); in England, the fruit of R. caesius, which has a glaucous bloom; in America, that of R. canadensis and R. hispidus, species of low blackberries., The plant which bears the fruit. |
| dewiness | noun | State of being dewy. |
| dextrose | noun | A sirupy, or white crystalline, variety of sugar, C6H12O6 (so called from turning the plane of polarization to the right), occurring in many ripe fruits. Dextrose and levulose are obtained by the inversion of cane sugar or sucrose, and hence called invert sugar. Dextrose is chiefly obtained by the action of heat and acids on starch, and hence called also starch sugar. It is also formed from starchy food by the action of the amylolytic ferments of saliva and pancreatic juice. |
| dextrous | noun | Alt. of Dextrousness |