Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words dung of Ding, The excrement of an animal., To manure with dung., To immerse or steep, as calico, in a bath of hot water containing cow dung; — done to remove the superfluous mordant., To void excrement. duad noun A union of two; duality. dual adjective Expressing, or consisting … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words droh imp. of Draw. drop noun The quantity of fluid which falls in one small spherical mass; a liquid globule; a minim; hence, also, the smallest easily measured portion of a fluid; a small quantity; as, a drop of water., That which resembles, or that which hangs like, a … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words drab noun A low, sluttish woman., A lewd wench; a strumpet., A wooden box, used in salt works for holding the salt when taken out of the boiling pans., To associate with strumpets; to wench., A kind of thick woolen cloth of a dun, or dull brownish yellow, or … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words doxy noun A loose wench; a disreputable sweetheart.
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words dote noun A marriage portion. [Obs.] See 1st Dot, n., Natural endowments., To act foolishly., To be weak-minded, silly, or idiotic; to have the intellect impaired, especially by age, so that the mind wanders or wavers; to drivel., To be excessively or foolishly fond; to love to excess; to … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words dove of Dive, A pigeon of the genus Columba and various related genera. The species are numerous., A word of endearment for one regarded as pure and gentle. done past participle of Do, p. p. from Do, and formerly the infinitive., Performed; executed; finished., It is done or agreed; … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words dia- Alt. of Di- dial noun An instrument, formerly much used for showing the time of day from the shadow of a style or gnomon on a graduated arc or surface; esp., a sundial; but there are lunar and astral dials. The style or gnomon is usually parallel to … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words desk noun A table, frame, or case, usually with sloping top, but often with flat top, for the use writers and readers. It often has a drawer or repository underneath., A reading table or lectern to support the book from which the liturgical service is read, differing from the … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words deft adjective Apt; fit; dexterous; clever; handy; spruce; neat. defy verb t. To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce., To provoke to combat or strife; to call out to combat; to challenge; to dare; to brave; to set at … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words dead adjective Deprived of life; — opposed to alive and living; reduced to that state of a being in which the organs of motion and life have irrevocably ceased to perform their functions; as, a dead tree; a dead man., Destitute of life; inanimate; as, dead matter., Resembling death … Read more