General Dictionary
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The 4th letter of the Roman alphabet
The cardinal number that is the product of one hundred and five
A fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
Denoting a quantity consisting of 500 items or units
English impresario who brought Gilbert and Sullivan together and produced many of their operettas in London (1844-1901)
Day of the allied landing in France, World War II
The lowest region of the ionosphere (35 to 50 miles up) that reflects low-frequency radio waves
The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington; chosen by George Washington as the site of the nation''s capital and carve out of land ceded by Maryland and Virginia
Abbreviation for `dead on arrival'' at the emergency room
A communist country in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948; involved in state-sponsored terrorism
English novelist and poet and essayist whose work condemned industrial society and explored sexual relationships (1885-1930)
United States film maker who was the first to use flashbacks and fade-outs (1875-1948)
An official prosecutor for a judicial district
Missionary work for Islam
A light touch or stroke
A small quantity of something moist or soft; "a dab of paint"; "a splatter of mud"
Hit lightly; "pat him on the shoulder"
Apply (usually a liquid) to a surface; "dab the wall with paint"
A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad
Dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid Back to top
Work with in a non-serious manner; "She dabbles in astronomy"; "He plays around with investments bu he never makes any money"
Play in or as if in water, as of small children
Covered patchily; often used in combination; "waves dabbled with moonlight"; "a blood-spattered room"; "gardens splashed with color"; "kitchen walls splattered with grease"
Any of numerous shallow-water ducks that feed by upending and dabbling
An amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge
Any of numerous shallow-water ducks that feed by upending and dabbling
Small European grebe
A dicotyledonous genus of the family Ericaceae
Low straggling evergreen shrub of western Europe represented by several varieties with flowers from white to rose-purple
DAC, in accounting, is an acronym for Deferred Acquisition Costs.
The capital and largest city of Bangladesh
Small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body
Australasian kingfishers
Australian kingfisher having a loud cackling cry
Russian country house
A concentration camp for Jews created by the Nazis near Munich in southern Germany
Small long-bodied short-legged German breed of dog having a short sleek coat and long drooping ears; suited for following game into burrows
Small long-bodied short-legged German breed of dog having a short sleek coat and long drooping ears; suited for following game into burrows
A gray volcanic rock containing plagioclase and quartz and other crystalline minerals
Relating to or consisting of dacite; "dacitic magma is highly viscous" Back to top
The honeycreepers
A member of an armed gang of robbers
Robbery by a gang of armed dacoits
Low-growing to prostrate shrub with slender trailing branches; New Zealand
A kind of polyester fabric
Evergreen coniferous shrubs or trees of New Zealand to Malaysia and Philippines
New Zealand evergreen valued for its light easily worked wood
Australasian evergreen trees or shrubs
New Zealand shrub
New Zealand silver pine of conical habit with long slender flexuous branches; adapted to cold wet summers and high altitudes
Tall New Zealand timber tree
Tasmanian timber tree with yellow aromatic wavy-grained wood used for carving and ship building; sometimes placed in genus Dacrydium
Type genus of the Dacrymycetaceae: fungi with a bifurcate basidium that lacks septa
A family of basidiomycetous fungi belonging to the order Tremellales having a bifurcate basidium that lacks septa
Either of the two dilated ends of the lacrimal ducts at the nasal ends of the eyes that fill with tears secreted by the lacrimal glands
Inflammation of the lacrimal sac causing obstruction of the tube draining tears into the nose
The craniometric point at the junction of the anterior border of the lacrimal bone with the frontal bone
A finger or toe in human beings or corresponding part in other vertebrates
A metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables
Of or consisting of dactyls; "dactylic meter" Back to top
A monocotyledonous grass of the family Gramineae (has only one species)
Widely grown stout Old World hay and pasture grass
A monocotyledonous genus of the family Gramineae
A creeping grass with spikes like fingers
Abnormally large fingers or toes
Cochineal insects
Type genus of the Dactylopiidae
Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye
Flying gurnards
A genus of Dactylopteridae
Genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and Asia and North Africa
European orchid having lanceolate leaves spotted purple and pink to white or mauve flowers spotted or lined deep red or purple
European orchid having lanceolate leaves spotted purple and pink to white or mauve flowers spotted or lined deep red or purple
Sand stargazers
An informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
A nihilistic art movement (especially in painting) that flourished in Europe early in the 20th century; based on irrationality and negation of the accepted laws of beauty
An informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
A nihilistic art movement (especially in painting) that flourished in Europe early in the 20th century; based on irrationality and negation of the accepted laws of beauty
An informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
Spider-like arachnid with a small rounded body and very long thin legs Back to top
Long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite
A rectangular groove cut into a board so that another piece can fit into it
The section of a pedestal between the base and the surbase
Panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest
Cut a dado into or fit into a dado
Provide with a dado; "The owners wanted to dado their dining room"
A plane for making a dado groove
(Greek mythology) an Athenian inventor who built the Labyrinth of Minos; to escape the Labyrinth he fashioned wings for himself and his sone Icarus
Complex and ingenious in design or function; "the daedal hand of nature"
(Greek mythology) an Athenian inventor who built the Labyrinth of Minos; to escape the Labyrinth he fashioned wings for himself and his sone Icarus
A person who is part mortal and part god
One of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief
A Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
Any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown
European onion with white flowers
Little known Kamarupan languages
Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy"
In a mildly insane manner; "the old lady is beginning to behave quite dottily"
Informal terms for insanity
A flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothing Back to top
10 grams
Source of a tough elastic wood
God of agriculture and earth; counterpart of Phoenician Dagon
Chief Celtic god of the Tuatha De Danann; father of Angus Og and Brigit
An ethnic minority living on the Caspian Sea in southwestern Russia and Azerbaijan
Relatively nontoxic South African herb smoked like tobacco
A short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing
A character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote
A removable centerboard on a small sailboat that can be lowered into the water to serve as a keel
North American evergreen fern having pinnate leaves and dense clusters of lance-shaped fronds
Offensive terms for a person of Italian descent
God of agriculture and the earth; national god of Philistines
French inventor of the first practical photographic process, the daguerreotype (1789-1851)
A photograph made by an early photographic process; the image was produced on a silver plate sensitized to iodine and developed in mercury vapor
Swedish diplomat who greatly extended the influence of the United Nations in peace-keeping matters (1905-1961)
Swedish diplomat who greatly extended the influence of the United Nations in peace-keeping matters (1905-1961)
The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
Small highly nutritious seed of the tropical pigeon-pea plant
Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics
Any of several plants of or developed from the species Dahlia pinnata having tuberous roots and showy rayed variously colored flower heads; native to the mountains of Mexico and Central America and Colombia Back to top
Any of several plants of or developed from the species Dahlia pinnata having tuberous roots and showy rayed variously colored flower heads; native to the mountains of Mexico and Central America and Colombia
A country on western coast of Africa; formerly under French control
Radish of Japan with a long hard durable root eaten raw or cooked
The lower house of the parliament of the Irish Free State
A newspaper that is published every day
Occurring or done each day; "a daily record"; "day-by-day labors of thousands of men and women"- H.S.Truman; "her day-after-day behavior"; "an every day occurrence"
Measured by the day or happening every day; "a daily newspaper"; "daily chores"; "average daily wage"; "daily quota"
Without missing a day; "he stops by daily"
Gradually and progressively; "his health weakened day by day"
Any of various bog plants of the genus Drosera having leaves covered with sticky hairs that trap and digest insects; cosmopolitan in distribution
A single bet on two horse races in the same day
The usual activities in your day; "the doctor made his rounds"
Fluctuations that occur between one day and the next
The lower house of the parliament of the Irish Free State
German engineer and automobile manufacturer who produced the first high-speed internal combustion engine (1834-1900)
One of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief
In a refined manner; "she nibbled daintily at her cake"
In a delicate manner; "the invitation cards were written up daintily in white and gold"
The quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance; "the daintiness of her touch"; "the fineness of her features"
Something considered choice to eat Back to top
Of delicate composition and artistry; "a dainty teacup"; "an exquisite cameo"
Excessively fastidious and easily disgusted; "too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"; "so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow"
Affectedly dainty or refined
Especially pleasing to the taste; "a dainty dish to set before a kind"; "a tasty morsel"
A cocktail made with rum and lime or lemon juice
A farm where dairy products are produced
The business of a dairy
A woman who works in a dairy
A man who works in a diary
The owner or manager of a dairy
Cattle that are reared for their milk
Cattle that are reared for their milk
A farm where dairy products are produced
The owner or manager of a dairy
The business of a dairy
Milk and butter and cheese
A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
A loose and brightly colored African shirt
Any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
Any of various mostly Australian attractively shaped shrubs of the genus Olearia grown for their handsome and sometimes fragrant evergreen foliage and profusion of daisy flowers with white or purple or blue rays Back to top
Connect devices on a part of a chip or circuit board in a computer
Of North America and Eurasia
Any of various mostly Australian attractively shaped shrubs of the genus Olearia grown for their handsome and sometimes fragrant evergreen foliage and profusion of daisy flowers with white or purple or blue rays
Of North America and Eurasia
Resembling a daisy
A printer that uses a daisy print wheel
Any of various mostly Australian attractively shaped shrubs of the genus Olearia grown for their handsome and sometimes fragrant evergreen foliage and profusion of daisy flowers with white or purple or blue rays
Flower chain consisting of a string of daisies linked by their stems; worn by students on class day at some schools
(figurative) a series of associated things or people or experiences
A batted or served ball that skims along close to the ground
A bomb with only 10 to 20 per cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragments; most effective against troops and vehicles
Widely naturalized white-flowered North American herb
A wheel around which is a set of print characters that make a typing impression on paper
A wheel around which is a set of print characters that make a typing impression on paper
East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye
The capital and chief port and largest city of Senegal
A member of an armed gang of robbers
Robbery by a gang of armed dacoits
The Siouan language spoken by the Dakota people
The area of the states of North Dakota and South Dakota Back to top
A member of the Siouan people of the northern Mississippi valley; commonly called the Sioux
A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters
Chief lama and once ruler of Tibet
The basic unit of money in Gambia
Large genus of tropical trees having pinnate leaves and paniculate flowers and cultivated commercially for their dramatically grained and colored timbers
Brazilian tree yielding a handsome cabinet wood
East Indian tree having a useful dark purple wood
An important Brazilian timber tree yielding a heavy hard dark-colored wood streaked with black
A valuable timber tree of tropical South America
East Indian tree whose leaves are used for fodder; yields a compact dark brown durable timber used in shipbuilding and making railroad ties
Central American tree yielding a valuable dark streaked rosewood
An open river valley (in a hilly area)
Indigo bush
Grayish-green shrub of desert regions of southwestern United States nd Mexico having sparse foliage and terminal spikes of bluish violet flowers; locally important as source of a light-colored honey of excellent flavor
A person who lives in the dales of northern England
The 4th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
United States educator famous for writing a book about how to win friends and influence people (1888-1955)
Surrealist Spanish painter (1904-1989)
Large white wild sheep of northwestern Canada and Alaska
A large commercial and industrial city in northeastern Texas located in the heart of the northern Texas oil fields Back to top
Playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
The deliberate act of wasting time instead of working
Someone who wastes time
Tall tufted perennial tropical American grass naturalized as pasture and forage grass in southern United States
Tall tufted perennial tropical American grass naturalized as pasture and forage grass in southern United States
Consider not very seriously; "He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania"
Talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women"
Waste time; "Get busy--don''t dally!"
Behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young girl''s affection"
Large white wild sheep of northwestern Canada and Alaska
Tranquilizer (trade name Dalmane) used to treat insomnia
A historical region of Croatia on the Adriatic Sea; mountainous with many islands
A large breed having a smooth white coat with black or brown spots; originated in Dalmatia
A native or inhabitant of Dalmatia
Of or relating to Dalmatia or its inhabitants
European iris having soft lilac-blue flowers
Erect shrub having large trifoliate leaves and dense clusters of yellow flowers followed by poisonous seeds; Yugoslavia; sometimes placed in genus Cytisus
White-flowered pyrethrum of Balkan area whose pinnate leaves are white and silky-hairy below; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
White-flowered pyrethrum of Balkan area whose pinnate leaves are white and silky-hairy below; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
Herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves Back to top
English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844)
(chemistry and physics) law stating that the pressure exerted by a mixture of gases equals the sum of the partial pressures of the gases in the mixture; the pressure of a gas in a mixture equals the pressure it would exert if it occupied the same volume a
(chemistry) law stating that when two elements can combine to form more than one compound the amounts of one of them that combines with a fixed amount of the other will exhibit a simple multiple relation
(chemistry and physics) law stating that the pressure exerted by a mixture of gases equals the sum of the partial pressures of the gases in the mixture; the pressure of a gas in a mixture equals the pressure it would exert if it occupied the same volume a
Dichromacy characterized by a lowered sensitivity to green light resulting in an inability to distinguish green and purplish-red
United States screenwriter who was blacklisted and imprisoned for refusing to cooperate with congressional investigations of communism in America (1905-1976)
Female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock
A barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
A metric unit of length equal to ten meters
Obstruct with, or as if with, a dam; "dam the gorges of the Yangtse River"
Fallow deer
The act of damaging something or someone
A legal injury is any damage resulting from a violation of a legal right
Loss of military equipment
The occurrence of a change for the worse
The amount of money needed to purchase something; "the price of gasoline"; "he got his new car on excellent terms"; "how much is the damage?"
Inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"
Especially of reputation; "the senator''s seriously damaged reputation"; "a flyblown reputation"; "a tarnished reputation"; "inherited a spotted name"
Harmed or injured or spoiled; "I wont''t buy damaged goods"; "the storm left a wake of badly damaged buildings"
Being unjustly brought into disrepute; "a discredited politician"; "her damaged reputation" Back to top
A sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
An effort to minimize or curtail damage or loss
Designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions; "negative criticism"
(sometimes followed by `to'') causing harm or injury; "damaging to career and reputation"; "the reporter''s coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant"
African antelopes: sassabies
A large South African antelope; considered the swiftest hoofed mammal
Any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis; especially the amboyna pine
Colonial mole rat of western Africa; similar to naked mole rat
A design produced by inlaying gold or silver into steel
A native or inhabitant of Damascus
Inlay metal with gold and silver
(of metals) decorated or inlaid with a wavy pattern of different (especially precious) metals; "a damascened sword"
Of or relating to or characteristic of Damascus or its people; "damascene city gates"
An ancient city (widely regarded as the world''s oldest) and present capital and largest city of Syria; according to the New Testament, the Apostle Paul (then known as Saul) underwent a dramatic conversion on the road to Damascus
A hard resilient steel often decorated and used for sword blades
A fabric of linen or cotton or silk or wool with a reversible pattern woven into it
A table linen made from linen damask
Having a woven pattern; "damask table linens"
Large hardy very fragrant pink rose; cultivated in Asia Minor as source of attar of roses; parent of many hybrids
A hard resilient steel often decorated and used for sword blades Back to top
Long-cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more pronounced in the evening; naturalized throughout Europe to Siberia and into North America
Small Eurasian deer
Informal terms for a (young) woman
A woman of refinement; "a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady"
Long-cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more pronounced in the evening; naturalized throughout Europe to Siberia and into North America
Prolific English writer of detective stories (1890-1976)
English actress (1847-1928)
English ballet dancer (born in 1910)
British sculptor (1902-1975)
English writer of melodramatic novels (1907-1989)
English poet (1887-1964)
English poet (1887-1964)
English actress (1847-1928)
British writer (born in Ireland) known primarily for her novels (1919-1999)
Australian operatic soprano (born in 1926)
New Zealand operatic soprano (born in 1944)
New Zealand operatic soprano (born in 1944)
English dancer who danced with Rudolf Nureyev (born in 1919)
Scottish writer of satirical novels (born in 1918)
English pianist (1890-1965) Back to top
Australian operatic soprano (1861-1931)
British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983)
English actress (1882-1976)
(Babylonian) earth goddess; consort of Ea and mother of Marduk
A growth-regulating chemical sprayed on fruit trees; entire crop can be harvested at one time
(Babylonian) earth goddess; consort of Ea and mother of Marduk
Any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis; especially the amboyna pine
Any of various trees of the genus Agathis; yield dammar resin
Any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis; especially the amboyna pine
Something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks"
Wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child"
Expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he''s a blasted idiot"; "it''s a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I''ll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I''ll do any such thing"; "he''s a damn (or goddam or goddamn
Used as expletives; "oh, damn (or goddamn)!"
Extremely; "you are bloody right"; "Why are you so all-fired aggressive?"
Deserving a curse; "her damnable pride"
In a damnable manner; "kindly Arthur--so damnably , politely , endlessly persistent!"
The act of damning
The state of being condemned to eternal punishment in Hell
Threatening with damnation
People who are condemned to eternal punishment; "he felt he had visited the realm of the damned" Back to top
Expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he''s a blasted idiot"; "it''s a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I''ll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I''ll do any such thing"; "he''s a damn (or goddam or goddamn
In danger of the eternal punishment of hell; "poor damned souls"
In a damnable manner; "kindly Arthur--so damnably , politely , endlessly persistent!"
Threatening with damnation
The Greek courtier to Dionysius the Elder who (according to legend) was condemned to sit under a naked sword that was suspended by a hair in order to demonstrate to him that being a king was not the happy state Damocles had said it was (4th century BC)
A young unmarried woman
The friend of Phintias who pledged his life that Phintias would return (4th century BC)
(Greek mythology) according to a Greek legend: when Pythias was sentenced to be executed Damon took his place to allow Pythias to get his affairs in order; when Pythias returned in time to save Damon the king was so impressed that he let them both live
United States writer of humorous stylized stories about Broadway and the New York underground (1884-1946)
A young unmarried woman
A variety of muscovite
A young unmarried woman
A slight wetness
Lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"
Make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message"
Restrain or discourage; "the sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere"
Deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
Slightly wet; "clothes damp with perspiration"; "a moist breeze"; "eyes moist with tears"
A course of some impermeable material laid in the foundation walls of building near the ground to prevent dampness from rising into the building
Make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows" Back to top
Lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"
Check; keep in check (a fire)
Make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message"
Smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity"
Reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)
Deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
A device that dampens or moistens something; "he used a dampener to moisten the shirts before he ironed them"
The act of making something slightly wet
A depressing restraint; "rain put a damper on our picnic plans"
A device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations
A movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace
Damper consisting of a small felted block that drops onto a piano string to stop its vibration
A plant disease caused by a fungus; diseased condition of seedlings in excessive moisture
Fungus causing damping off disease in seedlings
Slightly wet; "clothes damp with perspiration"; "a moist breeze"; "eyes moist with tears"
In a damp manner; "a scarf was tied round her head but the rebellious curl had escaped and hung damply over her left eye"
A slight wetness
A course of some impermeable material laid in the foundation walls of building near the ground to prevent dampness from rising into the building
A young unmarried woman
Small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs Back to top
Slender non-stinging insect similar to but smaller than the dragonfly but having wings folded when at rest
Sweet dark purple plum
Sweet dark purple plum
Plum tree long cultivated for its edible fruit
Tropical American timber tree with dark hard heavy wood and small plumlike purple fruit
Plum tree long cultivated for its edible fruit
Obstruct with, or as if with, a dam; "dam the gorges of the Yangtse River"
Celtic goddess who was the mother of the Tuatha De Danann; identified with the Welsh Don
Fairly small terrestrial ferns of tropical America
Large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste
Small family of usually tropical butterflies: monarch butterflies
Large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste
Type genus of the Danaidae: monarch butterflies
Large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed
Taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
An artistic form of nonverbal communication
A party for social dancing
A party of people assembled for dancing
Move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio"
Move in a graceful and rhythmical way; "The young girl danced into the room" Back to top
Skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways; "Dancing flames"; "The children danced with joy"
Suitable for dancing
A performer who dances
A person who participates in a social gathering arranged for dancing (as a ball)
A genre of popular music composed for ballroom dancing
A group of musicians playing popular music for dancing
A bare floor polished for dancing
Large room used mainly for dancing
A lesson in dancing
A genre of popular music composed for ballroom dancing
A medieval dance in which a skeleton representing death leads a procession of others to the grave
A group of musicians playing popular music for dancing
Large room used mainly for dancing
A school where students are taught to dance
A sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance; "he taught them the waltz step"
Taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
Any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants
One of a pair of people who dance together
A school in which students learn to dance
Any of several herbs of the genus Taraxacum having long tap roots and deeply notched leaves and bright yellow flowers followed by fluffy seed balls Back to top
Edible leaves of the common dandelion collected from the wild; used in salads and in making wine
The foliage of the dandelion plant
A feeling of anger and animosity; "having one''s hackles or dander up"
Small scales from animal skins or hair or bird feathers that can cause allergic reactions in some people
A breed of small terrier with long wiry coat and drooping ears
A breed of small terrier with long wiry coat and drooping ears
Affecting extreme elegance in dress and manner
Dress like a dandy
In a dandy manner; "she had shown her talents dandily"
Pet; "the grandfather dandled the small child"
Move (a baby) up and down in one''s arms or on one''s knees
A plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end
Loose scales shed from the scalp; "I could see the dandruff on her shoulders"
A condition in which white scales of dead skin are shed by the scalp
A man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
Very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"
Affecting extreme elegance in dress and manner
An infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and joints
A native or inhabitant of Denmark
Dwarf herbaceous elder of Europe having pink flowers and a nauseous odor Back to top
A Chadic language spoken in Chad; uses seven vowels plus differences in vowel length
A venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury; "he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime"; "there was a danger he would do the wrong thing"
A dangerous place; "He moved out of danger"
The condition of being susceptible to harm or injury; "you are in no danger"; "there was widespread danger of disease"
A cause of pain or injury or loss; "he feared the dangers of traveling by air"
Causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease"
Involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm; "a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions"
In a dangerous manner; "he came dangerously close to falling off the ledge"
The quality of not being safe
A wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
A line beyond which it is dangerous to go
A dangerous area
A Chadic language spoken in Chad; uses seven vowels plus differences in vowel length
Cause to dangle or hang freely; "He dangled the ornaments from the Christmas tree"
Hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling"
Huckleberry of the eastern United States with pink flowers and sweet blue fruit
Huckleberry of the eastern United States with pink flowers and sweet blue fruit
The act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely); "there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait"
A word or phrase apparently modifying an unintended word because of its placement in a sentence: e.g., `when young'' in `when young, circuses appeal to all of us''
A participle (usually at the beginning of a sentence) apparently modifying a word other than the word intended: e.g., `flying across the country'' in `flying across the country the Rockies came into view'' Back to top
An Old Testament book that tells of the apocalyptic visions and the experiences of Daniel in the court of Nebuchadnezzar
A wise and upright judge; "a Daniel come to judgment" -- Shakespeare
(Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)
Swiss physicist who contributed to hydrodynamics and mathematical physics (1700-1782)
An American pioneer and guide and explorer (1734-1820)
United States sculptor who created the seated marble figure of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. (1850-1931)
English writer remembered particularly for his novel about Robinson Crusoe (1660-1731)
United States anthropologist who was the first to attempt a systematic classification of Native American languages (1837-1899)
United States architect who designed the first important skyscraper with a skeleton (1846-1912)
English phonetician (1881-1967)
Soldier in the American Revolution who defeated the British in the Battle of Cowpens, South Carolina (1736-1802)
Nicaraguan statesman (born in 1945)
Nicaraguan statesman (born in 1945)
British chemist who isolated nitrogen (1749-1819)
United States politician and orator (1782-1817)
A Scandinavian language that is the official language of Denmark
Light sweet yeast-raised roll usually filled with fruits or cheese
Of or relating to or characteristic of Denmark or the Danes; "Danish furniture"
Blue cheese of Denmark
The capital and largest city of Denmark; located on the island of Zealand; "Copenhagen is sometimes called the Paris of the North" Back to top
The basic unit of money in Denmark
Monetary unit in Denmark
Light sweet yeast-raised roll usually filled with fruits or cheese
Unpleasantly cool and humid; "a clammy handshake"; "clammy weather"; "a dank cellar"; "dank rain forests"
Unpleasant wetness
A constitutional monarchy in northern Europe; consists of the mainland of Jutland and many islands between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea
One of two official languages of Norway; closely related to Danish
A male ballet dancer who is the partner of a ballerina
A male ballet dancer who is the partner of a ballerina
A female ballet dancer
A Middle Eastern dance in which the dancer makes sensuous movements of the hips and abdomen
A medieval dance in which a skeleton representing death leads a procession of others to the grave
An Italian poet famous for writing the Divine Comedy that describes a journey through hell and purgatory and paradise guided by Virgil and his idealized Beatrice (1265-1321)
Of or relating to Dante Alighieri or his writings
Of or relating to Dante Alighieri or his writings
An Italian poet famous for writing the Divine Comedy that describes a journey through hell and purgatory and paradise guided by Virgil and his idealized Beatrice (1265-1321)
English poet and painter who was a leader of the Pre-Raphaelites (1828-1882)
French revolutionary leader who stormed the Paris bastille and who supported the execution of Louis XVI but was guillotined by Robespierre for his opposition to the Reign of Terror (1759-1794)
United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955)
Celtic goddess who was the mother of the Tuatha De Danann; identified with the Welsh Don Back to top
The 2nd longest European river; flows into the Black Sea
The 2nd longest European river; flows into the Black Sea
A port city of northern Poland near the mouth of the Vistula River on a gulf of the Baltic Sea; a member of the Hanseatic League in the 14th century
Philosophical system developed by of Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events
(Greek mythology) a nymph who was transformed into a laurel tree to escape the amorous Apollo
Any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers
Widely cultivated low evergreen shrub with dense clusters of fragrant pink to deep rose flowers
English writer of melodramatic novels (1907-1989)
Family of tough-barked trees and shrubs and herbs especially of Australia and tropical Africa
Bushy Eurasian shrub with glossy leathery oblong leaves and yellow-green flowers
Small European deciduous shrub with fragrant lilac-colored flowers followed by red berries on highly toxic twigs
Minute freshwater crustacean having a round body enclosed in a transparent shell; moves about like a flea by means of hairy branched antennae
Marked by smartness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat"
Stylishness as evidenced by a smart appearance
A small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard''s spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red"
Colour with streaks or blotches of different shades
Gray with a mottled pattern of darker gray markings
Gray with a mottled pattern of darker gray markings
Having spots or patches of color
Gray with a mottled pattern of darker gray markings Back to top
Gray with a mottled pattern of darker gray markings
A mountain peak in the Karakoram Range in northern Kashmir; the 2nd highest peak in the world (28,250 feet high)
Antibacterial drug used to treat leprosy and some kinds of skin diseases
A unit of elastance equal to the reciprocal of a farad
Any of a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir and eastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan
A native of ancient Troy
The unsuccessful campaign in World War I (1915) by the English and French to open a passage for aid to Russia; defeated by the Turks
The strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that separates European Turkey from Asian Turkey
The unsuccessful campaign in World War I (1915) by the English and French to open a passage for aid to Russia; defeated by the Turks
A native of ancient Troy
(Greek mythology) founder of Troy
Any of a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir and eastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan
Any of a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir and eastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan
A challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy; "he could never refuse a dare"
Challenge; "I dare you!"
Take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission; "How dare you call my lawyer?"
To be courageous enough to try or do something; "I don''t dare call him", "she dares to dress differently from the others"
A reckless impetuous irresponsible person
Presumptuously daring; "a daredevil test pilot having the right stuff"
Boldness as manifested in rash and daredevil behavior Back to top
Boldness as manifested in rash and daredevil behavior
An Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan
An anticholinergic drug (trade name Daricon) used in treating peptic ulcers
A rare hereditary condition marked by dark crusted patches (sometimes containing pus)
The trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger; "the proposal required great boldness"
A challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy; "he could never refuse a dare"
Disposed to venture or take risks; "audacious visions of the total conquest of space"; "an audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas"; "the most daring of contemporary fiction writers"; "a venturesome investor"; "a venturous spirit"
Radically new or original; "an avant-garde theater piece"
In an adventurous manner; "daringly, he set out on a camping trip in East Africa"
In an original manner; "daringly he took the first step"
King of Persia who expanded the empire and invaded Greece but was defeated at the Battle of Marathon (550-486 BC)
King of Persia who was defeated by Alexander the Great; his murder effectively ended the Persian Empire (died in 330 BC)
French composer of works that combine jazz and polytonality and Brazilian music (1892-1974)
King of Persia who expanded the empire and invaded Greece but was defeated at the Battle of Marathon (550-486 BC)
An Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan
An unenlightened state; "he was in the dark concerning their intentions"; "his lectures dispelled the darkness"
An unilluminated area; "he moved off into the darkness"
Absence of light or illumination
Absence of moral or spiritual values; "the powers of darkness"
The time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside Back to top
Not giving performances; closed; "the theater is dark on Mondays"
Having skin rich in melanin pigments; "National Association for the Advancement of Colored People"; "the dark races"; "dark-skinned peoples"
Brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes); "dark eyes"
Devoid or partially devoid of light or brightness; shadowed or black or somber-colored; "sitting in a dark corner"; "a dark day"; "dark shadows"; "the theater is dark on Mondays"; "dark as the inside of a black cat"
Causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather"
(used of color) having a dark hue; "dark green"; "dark glasses"; "dark colors like wine red or navy blue"
Marked by difficulty of style or expression; "much that was dark is now quite clear to me"; "those who do not appreciate Kafka''s work say his style is obscure"
Lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture; "this benighted country"; "benighted ages of barbarism and superstition"; "the dark ages"; "a dark age in the history of education"
Stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable; "black deeds"; "a black lie"; "his black heart has concocted yet another black deed"; "Darth Vader of the dark side"; "a dark purpose"; "dark undercurrents of ethnic hostility"; "the sc
Showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper
Secret; "keep it dark"; "the dark mysteries of Africa and the fabled wonders of the East"
Having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky; "October''s bright blue weather"- Helen Hunt Jackson; "a blue flame"; "blue haze of tobacco smoke"
Of a color similar to that of wood or earth
Common North American junco having gray plumage and eyes with dark brown irises
Light microscope that uses scattered light to show particles too small to see with ordinary microscopes
Similar to the color of fresh grass; "a green tree"; "green fields"; "green paint"
Having hair of a dark color; "a dark-haired beauty"
Having skin rich in melanin pigments; "National Association for the Advancement of Colored People"; "the dark races"; "dark-skinned peoples"
Naturally having skin of a dark color; "a dark-skinned beauty"; "gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks"; "a smile on his swarthy face"; "`swart'' is archaic"
Make dark or darker; "darken a room" Back to top
Become dark or darker; "The sky darkened"
Tarnish or stain; "a scandal that darkened the family''s good name"
Become or make darker; "The screen darkend"; "He darkened the colors by adding brown"
Become or made dark by lack of light; "a darkened house"; "the darkened theater"
(of fabrics and paper) grown dark in color over time; "the darkened margins of the paper"
Changing to a darker color
Becoming dark or darker as from waning light or clouding over; "the darkening sky"
Characterized by hopelessness; filled with gloom; "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the darkening mood"
Offensive term for Black people
Offensive term for Black people
Slightly dark; "darkish red"
(poetic) occurring in the dark or night; "a darkling journey"
Uncannily or threateningly dark or obscure; "a darkling glance"; "secret operatives and darkling conspiracies"-Archibald MacLeish
Sluggish hard-bodied black terrestrial weevil whose larvae feed on e.g. decaying plant material or grain
Sluggish hard-bodied black terrestrial weevil whose larvae feed on e.g. decaying plant material or grain
Without light; "the river was sliding darkly under the mist"
In a dark glowering menacing manner; "he stared darkly at her"
A swarthy complexion
Having a dark or somber color
An unenlightened state; "he was in the dark concerning their intentions"; "his lectures dispelled the darkness" Back to top
An unilluminated area; "he moved off into the darkness"
Absence of light or illumination
Absence of moral or spiritual values; "the powers of darkness"
A room in which photographs are developed
Offensive term for Black people
The process of adjusting the eyes to low levels of illumination; cones adapt first; rods continue to adapt for up to four hours
The period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance
A dark shade of blue
Bread made with whole wheat flour
Chocolate liquor with cocoa butter and small amounts of sugar and vanilla; lecithin in usually added
A comdey characterized by grim or satiric humor; a comedy having gloomy or disturbing elements
A form of microscopic examination of living material by scattered light; specimens appear luminous against a dark background
Spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; "he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades"
A form of microscopic examination of living material by scattered light; specimens appear luminous against a dark background
A racehorse about which little is known
A political candidate who is not well known but could win unexpectedly
A lantern with a sliding panel to conceal the light
(cosmology) a hypothetical form of matter that is believed to make up 90 percent of the matter in the universe; it is invisible (does not absorb or emit light) and does not collide with atomic particles but exerts gravitational force
The flesh of the legs of fowl used as food
A red that reflects little light Back to top
An Australian river; tributary of the Murray River
A special loved one
Dearly loved
One species: California pitcher plant
Marsh or bog herb having solitary pendulous yellow-green flowers and somewhat twisted pitchers with broad wings below
Either of two Australian plants of the genus Swainsona that are poisonous to sheep
An Australian river; tributary of the Murray River
1 species
Rhizomatous perennial herb with large dramatic peltate leaves and white to bright pink flowers in round heads on leafless stems; colonizes stream banks in the Sierra Nevada in California
Sewing or darning that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment); "her stockings had several mends"
Something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks"
A euphemism for `damn''
Repair by sewing; "darn socks"
Expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he''s a blasted idiot"; "it''s a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I''ll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I''ll do any such thing"; "he''s a damn (or goddam or goddamn
Weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous
The act of mending a hole in a garment with crossing threads
Slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.
A long needle with an eye large enough for heavy darning or embroidery thread
The central research and development organization for the United States Department of Defense; responsible for developing new surveillance technologies since 9/11
United States lawyer famous for his defense of lost causes (1857-1938) Back to top
United States filmmaker whose works include the first feature-length film with sound sequences (1902-1979)
United States filmmaker whose works include the first feature-length film with sound sequences (1902-1979)
(from the Sanskrit word for `to see'') one of six orthodox philosophical systems or viewpoints on the nature of reality and the release from bondage to karma
A sudden quick movement
A tapered tuck made in dressmaking
A small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot
Move with sudden speed; "His forefinger darted in all directions as he spoke"
Move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
Run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"
A circular board of wood or cork used as the target in the game of darts
A person or other animal that moves abruptly and rapidly; "squirrels are darters"
Fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill
A college in New Hampshire
A college in New Hampshire
A game in which darts are thrown at a dartboard
A circular board of wood or cork used as the target in the game of darts
Someone who plays the game of darts
A sling-like device used in various primitive societies to propel a dart or spear
A mildly narcotic analgesic drug (trade name Darvon) related to methadone but less addictive
Provincial capital of the Northern Territory of Australia Back to top
English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882)
An advocate of Darwinism
Of or relating to Charles Darwin''s theory of organic evolution; "Darwinian theories"
A theory of organic evolution claiming that new species arise and are perpetuated by natural selection
Any of several very tall, late-blooming tulips bearing large squarish flowers on sturdy stems
Areas where Muslims are in the minority and are persecuted
Areas where Muslims are in the majority
The capital and second largest city of Tanzania
Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
A quick run
The act of moving with great haste; "he made a dash for the door"
Distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"
The longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
A punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text
A footrace run at top speed; "he is preparing for the 100-yard dash"
Add an enlivening or altering element to; "blue paint dashed with white"
Break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over; "Smash a plate"
Hurl or thrust violently; "He dashed the plate against the wall"; "Waves were dashing against the rock"
Cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal"
Run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard" Back to top
Destroy or break; "dashed ambitions and hopes"
A mechanical damper; the vibrating part is attached to a piston that moves in a chamber filled with liquid
Instrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controls
Protective covering consisting of a panel to protect people from the splashing water or mud etc.
Having gaps or spaces; "sign on the dotted line"
Tropical starchy tuberous root
Herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves
Edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants
United States writer of hard-boiled detective fiction (1894-1961)
A loose and brightly colored African shirt
Marked by smartness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat"
Lively and spirited; "a dashing hero"
In a highly fashionable manner; "he was dashingly handsome"
An act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone
Write down hastily; "She dashed off a letter to her lawyer"
Write down hastily; "She dashed off a letter to her lawyer"
Write quickly; "She dashed off a note to her husdband saying she would not be home for supper"
Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
A malicious coward
Treacherously cowardly; "the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on...December 7th"- F.D. Roosevelt Back to top
Treacherous cowardice
Treacherously cowardly; "the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on...December 7th"- F.D. Roosevelt
Sting rays
Type genus of the Dasyatidae
One of the largest stingrays; found from Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras
Densimeter consisting of a thin glass globe that is weighed in a gas to determine its density
Armadillos
Type genus of the Dasyproctidae: agoutis
Agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central America and South America and the West Indies; valued as food
Agoutis and pacas
Type genus of the Dasypodidae
Having nine hinged bands of bony plates; ranges from Texas to Paraguay
Any of several more or less arboreal marsupials somewhat resembling martens
Small carnivorous nocturnal marsupials of Australia and Tasmania
Dasyures; native cats; pouched mice; banded anteaters; Tasmanian devils
Small carnivorous nocturnal marsupials of Australia and Tasmania
Type genus of the family Dasyuridae: native cats
A variety of dasyure
Carnivorous arboreal catlike marsupials of Australia and Tasmania
A book written by Karl Marx (1867) describing his economic theories Back to top
An audiotape recording of sound
A collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn; "statistical data"
Relying on observation or experiment; "experimental results that supported the hypothesis"
A medium for storing information
An organized body of related information
Creation and maintenance of a database
A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database
That can be given a date; "a concrete and datable happening"- C.W.Shumaker
Electronic transmission of information that has been encoded digitally (as for storage and processing by computers)
Conversion from one way of encoding data to another way
Converter for changing information from one code to another
(computer science) the encryption of data for security purposes
A set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together
The organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)
The organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)
An arrangement of data consisting of sets and subsets such that every subset of a set is of lower rank than the set
A device that can be used to insert data into a computer or other computational device
An interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data
Data processing using sophisticated data search capabilities and statistical algorithms to discover patterns and correlations in large preexisting databases; a way to discover new meaning in data
A multiplexer that permits two or more data sources to share a common transmission medium Back to top
An item of factual information derived from measurement or research
(computer science) a series of operations on data by a computer in order to retrieve or transform or classify information
A machine for performing calculations automatically
The rate at which circuits or other devices operate when handling digital information
(computer science) the organization of data (and its storage allocations in a computer)
System consisting of the network of all communication channels used within an organization
(computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data
Sweet edible fruit of the date palm with a single long woody seed
A meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"
A participant in a date; "his date never stopped talking"
The present; "they are up to date"; "we haven''t heard from them to date"
The specified day of the month; "what is the date today?"
A particular day specified as the time something will happen; "the date of the election is set by law"
The particular day, month, or year (usually according to the Gregorian calendar) that an event occurred; "he tried to memorizes all the dates for his history class"
A particular but unspecified point in time; "they hoped to get together at an early date"
Assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of; "Scientists often cannot date precisely archeological or prehistorical findings"
Provide with a dateline; mark with a date; "She wrote the letter on Monday but she dated it Saturday so as not to reveal that she procrastinated"
Stamp with a date; "The package is dated November 24"
Go on a date with; "Tonight she is dating a former high school sweetheart"
Date regularly; have a steady relationship with; "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his former wife again!" Back to top
Mark with a date and place; "dateline a newspaper article"
Bread containing chopped dates and nuts
That can be given a date; "a concrete and datable happening"- C.W.Shumaker
Bearing a date; "dated and stamped documents"
Marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
Unaffected by time; "few characters are so dateless as Hamlet"; "Helen''s timeless beauty"
Not bearing a date; "a dateless letter"
Of such great duration as to preclude the possibility of being assigned a date; "dateless customs"
Having no known beginning and presumably no end; "the dateless rise and fall of the tides"; "time is endless"; "sempiternal truth"
A line at the beginning of a news article giving the date and place of origin of the news dispatch
An imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian
Mark with a date and place; "dateline a newspaper article"
Mark with a date and place; "dateline a newspaper article"
Belong to an earlier time; "This story dates back 200 years"
Fruit bar containing chopped dates
Bread containing chopped dates
Belong to an earlier time; "This story dates back 200 years"
An imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian
(astronomy) the precise date that is the point of reference for which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is referred
Tall tropical feather palm tree native to Syria bearing sweet edible fruit Back to top
An Asiatic persimmon tree cultivated for its small yellow or purplish-black edible fruit much valued by Afghan tribes
Rape in which the rapist is known to the victim (as when they are on a date together)
Stamp with a date; "The package is dated November 24"
Use of chemical analysis to estimate the age of geological specimens
The category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb
A covalent bond in which both electrons are provided by one of the atoms
The category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb
An analgesic for mild pain; also used as an antipyretic; (Datril and Tylenol and Panadol and Phenaphen and Tempra and Anacin III are trademarks of brands of acetaminophen tablets)
An item of factual information derived from measurement or research
Thorn apple
South American plant cultivated for its large fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers
Arborescent South American shrub having very large orange-red flowers
Intensely poisonous tall coarse annual tropical weed having rank-smelling foliage, large white or violet trumpet-shaped flowers and prickly fruits
South American plant cultivated for its very large nocturnally fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers
An unskillful painting
A blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"
Material used to daub walls
Cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it; "smear the wall with paint"; "daub the ceiling with plaster"
Apply to a surface; "daub paint onto the wall"
Coat with plaster; "daub the wall" Back to top
Smeared thickly; often useed in combination; "cheeks beplastered with cosmetics"; "paint-besmeared savage bodies"; "mud-daubed walls"
Type genus; coextensive with the family Daubentoniidae
Nocturnal lemur with long bony fingers and rodent-like incisor teeth closely related to the lemurs
Comprising solely the aye-aye
An unskilled painter
The application of plaster
Carrot
A widely naturalized Eurasian herb with finely cut foliage and white compound umbels of small white or yellowish flowers and thin yellowish roots
Perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical deep-orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions
A city of southeastern Latvia
A female human offspring; "her daughter cared for her in her old age"
The wife of your son
Befitting a daughter; "daughterly affection"
A cell formed by the division or budding of another cell; "anthrax grows by dividing into two daughter cells that are generally identical"
French painter best known for his satirical lithographs of bourgeois society (1808-1879)
Cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal"
Caused to show discomposure; "refused to be fazed by the objections"
Discouraging through fear
To a degree or in a manner that daunts; "dauntingly difficult"
Invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers" Back to top
Without fear; "fearlessly, he led the troops into combat"
Resolute courageousness
Formerly, the eldest son of the King of France and direct heir to the throne
Feathery fern of tropical Asia and Malaysia
Feathery fern of tropical Asia and Malaysia
Any fern of the genus Davallia; having scaly creeping rhizomes
One of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems
Fern of the Canary Islands and Madeira
Feathery fern of tropical Asia and Malaysia
A hare''s-foot fern of the genus Davallia
A large sofa usually convertible into a bed
A small decorative writing desk
A city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island
(Old Testament) the 2nd king of the Israelites; as a young shepherd he fought Goliath (a giant Philistine warrior) and killed him by hitting him in the head with a stone flung from a sling; he united Israel with Jerusalem as its capital; many of the Psalm
French neoclassical painter who actively supported the French Revolution (1748-1825)
Patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
Mat-forming plant with blue-lavender flowers clustered on short erect stems; British Columbia to northern California
Mexican painter of murals depicting protest and revolution (1896-1974)
United States civil engineer noted for designing suspension bridges (including the George Washington Bridge) (1886-1960)
Israeli statesman (born in Poland) and active Zionist who organized resistance against the British after World War II; prime minister of Israel (1886-1973) Back to top
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
American inventor who in 1775 designed a man-propelled submarine that was ineffectual but subsequently earned him recognition as a submarine pioneer (1742-1824)
United States frontiersman and Tennessee politician who died at the siege of the Alamo (1786-1836)
English actor and theater manager who was the foremost Shakespearean actor of his day (1717-1779)
United States admiral who commanded Union ships during the American Civil War (1801-1870)
Israeli statesman (born in Poland) and active Zionist who organized resistance against the British after World War II; prime minister of Israel (1886-1973)
English philosopher who introduced the theory of the association of ideas (1705-1757)
English novelist and poet and essayist whose work condemned industrial society and explored sexual relationships (1885-1930)
German mathematician (1862-1943)
United States neuroscientist noted for his studies of the neural basis of vision (born in 1926)
Scottish philosopher whose sceptical philosophy restricted human knowledge to that which can be perceived by the senses (1711-1776)
English writer of novels of espionage (born in 1931)
United States film maker who was the first to use flashbacks and fade-outs (1875-1948)
Scottish missionary and explorer who discovered the Zambezi River and Victoria Falls (1813-1873)
British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963)
United States playwright (born in 1947)
United States filmmaker noted for his film adaptations of popular novels (1902-1965)
United States filmmaker noted for his film adaptations of popular novels (1902-1965)
English economist who argued that the laws of supply and demand should operate in a free market (1772-1823)
United States sociologist (1909-2002) Back to top
United States sociologist (1909-2002)
United States astronomer said to have built the first telescope made in America; also the first director of the United States Mint (1732-1796)
United States sculptor (1906-1965)
United States businessman who pioneered in radio and television broadcasting (1891-1971)
Mexican painter of murals depicting protest and revolution (1896-1974)
United States sculptor (1906-1965)
Genus of Australasian shrubs and subshrubs having small yellow or purple flowers followed by short triangular pods
United States film actress (1908-1989)
United States tennis player who donated the Davis Cup for international team tennis competition (1879-1945)
IAmerican statesman; president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War (1808-1889)
United States jazz musician; noted for his trumpet style (1926-1991)
United States painter who developed an American version of Cubism (1894-1964)
English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
Celebrated in southern United States
Cup awarded for the annual international team tennis competition
A crane-like device (usually one of a pair) for suspending or lowering equipment (as a lifeboat)
English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
Slightly purplish or bluish dark gray
English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
United States frontiersman and Tennessee politician who died at the siege of the Alamo (1786-1836) Back to top
The bottom of a sea or ocean
The bottom of a sea or ocean
An oil lamp that will not ignite flammable gases (methane)
Common black-and-gray Eurasian bird noted for thievery
Missionary work for Islam
Hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
Waste time; "Get busy--don''t dally!"
Take one''s time; proceed slowly
Someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
The deliberate act of wasting time instead of working
American patriot who rode with Paul Revere to warn that the British were advancing on Lexington and Concord (1745-1799)
The earliest period; "the dawn of civilization"; "the morning of the world"
The first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"
An opening time period; "it was the dawn of the Roman Empire"
Become light; "It started to dawn, and we had to get up"
Become clear or enter one''s consciousness or emotions; "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow"
Appear or develop; "The age of computers had dawned"
The first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"
Earliest horse; extinct primitive dog-sized 4-toed Eocene animal
Large fast-growing Chinese monoecious tree having flat bright-green deciduous leaves and small globular cones; commonly cultivated in United States as an ornamental; known as a fossil before being discovered in China Back to top
A town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike
A rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults; death usually occurs within three years; characterized by primary measles infection before the age of two years
United States writer best known for his autobiographical works (1874-1935)
A period of opportunity; "he deserves his day in court"; "every dog has his day"
Some point or period in time; "it should arrive any day now"; "after that day she never trusted him again"; "those were the days"; "these days it is not unusual"
The recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working); "my day began early this morning"; "it was a busy day on the stock exchange"; "she called it a day and went to bed"
Time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis; "two days later they left"; "they put on two performances every day"; "there are 30,000 passengers per day"
A day assigned to a particular purpose or observance; "Mother''s Day"
The time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside; "the dawn turned night into day"; "it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime"
The time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day
The period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis; "how long is a day on Jupiter?"
An era of existence or influence; "in the day of the dinosaurs"; "in the days of the Roman Empire"; "in the days of sailing ships"; "he was a successful pianist in his day"
Occurring or done each day; "a daily record"; "day-by-day labors of thousands of men and women"- H.S.Truman; "her day-after-day behavior"; "an every day occurrence"
At all times; "around-the-clock nursing care"
Not fresh today; "day-old bread is cheaper than fresh"
Occurring or done each day; "a daily record"; "day-by-day labors of thousands of men and women"- H.S.Truman; "her day-after-day behavior"; "an every day occurrence"
Israeli general and statesman (1915-1981)
A long chair; for reclining
An armless couch; a seat by day and a bed by night
An accounting journal as a physical object; "he bought a new daybook" Back to top
A ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred
A day boarder who is a boy
The first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"
Childcare during the day while parents work
Absent-minded dreaming while awake
Have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy
Have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake; "She looked out the window, daydreaming"
Someone who indulges in idle or absent-minded daydreaming
Absent-minded dreaming while awake
Any plant of the family Commelinaceae
Slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days
A day boarder who is a girl
Light during the daytime
The time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside; "the dawn turned night into day"; "it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime"
Time during which clocks are set one hour ahead of local standard time; widely adopted during summer to provide extra daylight in the evenings
Time during which clocks are set one hour ahead of local standard time; widely adopted during summer to provide extra daylight in the evenings
Time during which clocks are set one hour ahead of local standard time; widely adopted during summer to provide extra daylight in the evenings
Time during which clocks are set one hour ahead of local standard time; widely adopted during summer to provide extra daylight in the evenings
Normal vision in daylight; vision with sufficient illumination that the cones are active and hue is perceived
Any of numerous perennials having tuberous roots and long narrow bladelike leaves and usually yellow lilylike flowers that bloom for only a day Back to top
Lasting through an entire day
During the entire day; "light pours daylong into the parlor"
A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Daypro)
The time during which someone''s life continues; "the monarch''s last days"; "in his final years"
The first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"
A planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky
The time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside; "the dawn turned night into day"; "it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime"
Happening during or appropriate to the day; "a daytime job"; "daytime television"; "daytime clothes"
A city in southwest Ohio; manufacturing center
A resort town in northeast Florida on the Atlantic coast; hard white beaches have been used for automobile speed trials
An ax with a long handle and a head that has one cutting edge and one blunt side
An ax with a long handle and a head that has one cutting edge and one blunt side
For an indefinite number of successive days
Convertible consisting of an upholstered couch that can be converted into a double bed
Inability to see clearly in bright light
A schoolchild at a boarding school who has meals at school but sleeps at home
The daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police station
Gradually and progressively; "his health weakened day by day"
A camp providing care and activities for children during the daytime
Childcare during the day while parents work Back to top
A nursery for the supervision of preschool children while the parents work
A game played in daylight
Without respite; "he plays chess day in and day out"
For an indefinite number of successive days
West Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel-shaped white flowers that are fragrant by day
A laborer who works by the day; for daily wages
A laborer who works by the day; for daily wages
Any of numerous perennials having tuberous roots and long narrow bladelike leaves and usually yellow lilylike flowers that bloom for only a day
Any of numerous perennials having mounds of sumptuous broad ribbed leaves and clusters of white, blue, or lilac flowers; used as ground cover
A nursery for the supervision of preschool children while the parents work
A day when you are not required to work; "Thursday is his day off"
(Judaism) a solemn Jewish fast day; 10th of Tishri; its observance is one of the requirements of the Mosaic Law
(New Testament) day of the Last Judgment when God will decree the fates of all men according to the good and evil of their earthly lives
(New Testament) day of the Last Judgment when God will decree the fates of all men according to the good and evil of their earthly lives
An unpleasant or disastrous destiny; "everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it"; "that''s unfortunate but it isn''t the end of the world"
(New Testament) day of the Last Judgment when God will decree the fates of all men according to the good and evil of their earthly lives
The date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)
A day set aside for rest
The specified day of the month; "what is the date today?"
Any one of the seven days in a week Back to top
A return ticket (at reduced fare) for traveling both ways in the same day
A school building without boarding facilities
A private school taking day students only
A school giving instruction during the daytime
Workers who work during the day (as 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
The work shift during the day (as 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
Workers who work during the day (as 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
Confusion characterized by lack of clarity
The feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally; "his mother''s deathleft him in a daze"; "he was numb with shock"
Overcome as with astonishment or disbelief; "The news stunned her"
To cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light; "She was dazzled by the bright headlights"
In a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; "he had a dazed expression on his face"; "lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow"; "was stupid from fatigue"
Stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)
In a daze; in a dazed manner; "he wondered dazedly whether the term after next at his new school wouldn''t matter so much"
Brightness enough to blind partially and temporarily
Amaze or bewilder, as with brilliant wit or intellect or skill; "Her arguments dazzled everyone"; "The dancer dazzled the audience with his turns and jumps"
To cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light; "She was dazzled by the bright headlights"
Stupefied or dizzied by something overpowering; "I fall back dazzled at beholding myself all rosy red, / At having, I myself, caused the sun to rise."- `Chanticler'' by Rostand
Having vision overcome temporarily by or as if by intense light; "she shut her dazzled eyes against the sun''s brilliance"
Shining intensely; "the blazing sun"; "blinding headlights"; "dazzling snow"; "fulgent patterns of sunlight"; "the glaring sun" Back to top
Amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning; "the skater''s dazzling virtuosic leaps"; "these great best canvases still look as astonishing and as invitingly new as they did...when...his fulgurant popularity was in full growth"- Janet Fl
In a manner or to a degree that dazzles the beholder
Portuguese navigator who led an expedition around the Cape of Good Hope in 1497; he sighted and named Natal on Christmas Day before crossing the Indian Ocean (1469-1524)
Italian painter and sculptor and engineer and scientist and architect; the most versatile genius of the Italian Renaissance (1452-1519)
A logarithmic unit of sound intensity; 10 times the logarithm of the ratio of the sound intensity to some reference intensity
A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database
The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington; chosen by George Washington as the site of the nation''s capital and carve out of land ceded by Maryland and Virginia
An electric current that flows in one direction steadily
An agency of the United Nations that promotes drug control and crime prevention
The head of the United States Intelligence Community and director of the Central Intelligence Agency
A doctor''s degree in religion
A doctor''s degree in dental surgery
An insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans; banned in the United States since 1972
A Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
Dispose of by selling; "the museum sold off its collection of French impressionists to raise money"; "the publishing house sold off one of its popular magazines"
Reduce the emphasis
Reduce the emphasis
Deprive of energy
Deprive of energy
Reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of; "de-escalate a crisis" Back to top
Diminish in size, scope, or intensity; "The war of words between them de-escalated with time"
(war) a reduction in intensity (of a crisis or a war)
Make or become free of frost or ice; "Defrost the car window"
An enzyme that removes the iodine radical
Remove iodine from; "de-iodinate the thyroxine"
Removing iodine from
The removal of iodine atoms from organic compounds
Remove ions from; "ionate thyroxine"
Social process of removing Nazis from official positions and giving up any allegiance to Nazism; "denazification was a slow process"
Social process of neutralizing the influence of Joseph Stalin by revising his policies and removing monuments dedicated to him and renaming places named in his honor; "his statue was demolished as part of destalinization"
Social process of neutralizing the influence of Joseph Stalin by revising his policies and removing monuments dedicated to him and renaming places named in his honor; "his statue was demolished as part of destalinization"
Federal agency responsible for enforcing laws and regulations governing narcotics and controlled substances; goal is to immobilize drug trafficking organizations
Sell (art works) from a collection, especially in order to raise money for the purchase of other art works; "The museum deaccessioned several important works of this painter"
A cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches; one of the Holy Orders
A Protestant layman who assists the minister
A woman deacon
Make inactive; "they deactivated the file"
Remove from active military status or reassign; "The men were deactivated after five years of service"
The act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb)
Breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges) Back to top
People who are no longer living; "they buried the dead"
A time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense; "the dead of winter"
Devoid of activity; "this is a dead town; nothing ever happens here"
Physically inactive; "Crater Lake is in the crater of a dead volcano of the Cascade Range"
No longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life; "the nerve is dead"; "a dead pallor"; "he was marked as a dead man by the assassin"
Not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat; "Mars is a dead planet"; "a dead battery"; "dead soil"; "dead coals"; "the fire is dead"
Not endowed with life; "the inorganic world is inanimate"; "inanimate objects"; "dead stones"
Lacking animation or excitement or activity; "the party being dead we left early"; "it was a lifeless party until she arrived"
Drained of electric charge; discharged; "a dead battery"; "left the lights on and came back to find the battery drained"
No longer having force or relevance; "a dead issue"
No longer in force or use; inactive; "a defunct (or dead) law"; "a defunct organization"
Lacking resilience or bounce; "a dead tennis ball"
Not surviving in active use; "Latin is a dead language"
Out of use or operation because of a fault or breakdown; "a dead telephone line"; "the motor is dead"
Unerringly accurate; "a dead shot"; "took dead aim"
Not yielding a return; "dead capital"; "idle funds"
Lacking acoustic resonance; "dead sounds characteristic of some compact discs"; "the dead wall surfaces of a recording studio"
Devoid of physical sensation; numb; "his gums were dead from the novocain"; "she felt no discomfort as the dentist drilled her deadened tooth"; "a public desensitized by continuous television coverage of atrocities"
Completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers; "an absolutely magnificent painting"; "a perfectly idiotic idea"; "you''re perfectly right"; "utterly miserable"; "you can be dead sure of my innocence"; "was dead tired"; "dead right"
Quickly and without warning; "he stopped suddenly" Back to top
Total; "dead silence"; "utter seriousness"
Sudden and complete; "came to a dead stop"
Not circulating or flowing; "dead air"; "dead water"; "stagnant water"
(followed by `to'') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive; "passersby were dead to our plea for help"; "numb to the cries for mercy"
Very tired; "was all in at the end of the day"; "so beat I could flop down and go to sleep anywhere"; "bushed after all that exercise"; "I''m dead after that long trip"
An unventilated area where no air circulates
Lacking opportunities for development or advancement; "stuck in a dead-end job"
A street with only one way in or out
The fruiting bodies of the fungi of the genus Xylaria
A floating position with the face down and arms stretched forward
The fruiting bodies of the fungi of the genus Xylaria
Accurate and to the point; "a dead-on feel for characterization"; "She avoids big scenes...preferring to rely on small gestures and dead-on dialogue"- Peter S.Prescott
Someone who fails to meet a financial obligation
A father who defaults on his obligation to provide financial support for his offspring
The part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
Convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil
Make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound"
Become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor
Make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message"
Lessen the momentum or velocity of; "deaden a ship''s headway" Back to top
Make vapid or deprive of spirit; "deadened wine"
Cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients; "girdle the plant"
Made or become less intense; "the deadened pangs of hunger"
Devoid of physical sensation; numb; "his gums were dead from the novocain"; "she felt no discomfort as the dentist drilled her deadened tooth"; "a public desensitized by continuous television coverage of atrocities"
The act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)
So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn''t capture their attention";
(nautical) a round hardwood disk with holes and a grooved perimeter used to tighten a shroud
A dead shot
A train or bus or taxi traveling empty
A nonenterprising person who is not paying his way; "the deadheads on the payroll should be eased out as fast as possible"
A strong shutter over a ship''s porthole that is closed in stormy weather
The point in time at which something must be completed
The quality of being deadly
A situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations"
At a complete standstill because of opposition of two unrelenting forces or factions; "the chess game ended with white stalemated"; "the two factions are deadlocked over fringe benefits"
(of a disease) having a rapid course and violent effect
Causing or capable of causing death; "a fatal accident"; "a deadly enemy"; "mortal combat"; "a mortal illness"
Of an instrument of certain death; "deadly poisons"; "lethal weapon"; "a lethal injection"
Exceedingly harmful
Involving loss of divine grace or spiritual death; "the seven deadly sins" Back to top
Extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom; "venomous snakes"; "a virulent insect bite"
(used as intensives) extremely; "she was madly in love"; "deadly dull"; "deadly earnest"; "deucedly clever"; "insanely jealous"
As if produced by death; "deadly pale"; "a deadly paralytic stroke"
As if dead
Poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America
Perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries; extensively grown in United States; roots and leaves yield atropine
An unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace; theologians list 7 mortal sins
The inanimate property of something that has died
The physical property of something that has lost its elasticity; "he objected to the deadness of the tennis balls"
Deliberately impassive in manner; "deadpan humor"; "his face remained expressionless as the verdict was read"
Without betraying any feeling; "she told the joke deadpan"
Someone or something that is unwanted and unneeded
A branch or a part of a tree that is dead
Exactly ahead or in front; "the laboratory is dead ahead"
An inadvertent interruption in a broadcast during which there is no sound
An animal that is no longer alive
An axle that carries a wheel but without power to drive it
Body of a dead animal or person; "they found the body in the lake"
The position of a crank when it is in line with the connecting rod and not exerting torque
The position of a crank when it is in line with the connecting rod and not exerting torque Back to top
A drop used for the clandestine exchange of intelligence information; "a dead drop avoids the need for an intelligence officer and a spy to be present at the same time"
Something doomed to failure; "he finally admitted that the legislation was a dead duck"; "the idea of another TV channel is now a dead duck"; "as theories go, that''s a dead duck"
A passage with access only at one end
A situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations"
The oppressive influence of past events of decisions
Real property held inalienably (as by an ecclesiastical corporation)
The oppressive influence of past events of decisions
A tie in a race
A language that is no longer learned as a native language
Mail that can neither be delivered nor returned
The state of something that has outlived its relevance
A constant load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) due to the weight of the supported structure itself
Mail that can neither be delivered nor returned
A slow march to be played for funeral processions
A metaphor that has occurred so often that it has become a new meaning of the expression (e.g., `he is a snake'' may once have been a metaphor but after years of use it has died and become a new sense of the word `snake'')
A plants of the genus Pilea having drooping green flower clusters and smooth translucent stems and leaves
Coarse bristly Eurasian plant with white or reddish flowers and foliage resembling that of a nettle; common as a weed in United States
Any of various plants of the genus Lamium having clusters of small usually purplish flowers with two lips
Foul-smelling perennial Eurasiatic herb with a green creeping rhizome
Accurately placed or thrown; "his aim was true"; "he was dead on target" Back to top
Someone who is no longer alive; "I wonder what the dead person would have done"
Navigation without the aid of celestial observations
An estimate based on little or no information
A person who is almost identical to another
A building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation
A saltwater lake on the border between Israel and Jordan; its surface in 1292 feet below sea level
(Old Testament) a collection of written scrolls (containing nearly all of the Old Testament) found in a cave near the Dead Sea in the late 1940s; "the Dead Sea Scrolls provide information about Judaism and the Bible around the time of Jesus"
Fixed in your purpose; "bent on going to the theater"; "dead set against intervening"; "out to win every event"
Someone who is no longer alive; "I wonder what the dead person would have done"
A heavy motionless weight
An oppressive encumbrance
Used for chromatography
People who have severe hearing impairments; "many of the deaf use sign language"
Make or render deaf; "a deafening noise"
Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
(usually followed by `to'') unwilling or refusing to pay heed; "deaf to her warnings"
An electronic device that amplifies sound and is worn to compensate for poor hearing
Lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak
A deaf person who is unable to speak
A deaf person who is unable to speak Back to top
Lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak
Congenital deafness that results in inability to speak
Congenital deafness that results in inability to speak
Make soundproof; "deafen a room"
Make or render deaf; "a deafening noise"
Be unbearably loud; "a deafening noise"
Caused to hear poorly or not at all
Loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss
Partial or complete loss of hearing
Totally deaf; unable to hear anything
A person with a severe auditory handicap
Unwilling to hear
The act of apportioning or distributing something; "the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions"
The act of distributing playing cards; "the deal was passed around the table clockwise"
A particular instance of buying or selling; "it was a package deal"; "I had no further trade with him"; "he''s a master of the business deal"
An agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each; "he made a bargain with the devil"; "he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals"
The type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement); "he got a good deal on his car"
The cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time; "I didn''t hold a good hand all evening"; "he kept trying to see my hand"
(often followed by `of'') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty"
Wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir) Back to top
A plank of softwood (fir or pine board)
Take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"
Deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China"
Do business; offer for sale as for one''s livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes"
Sell; "deal hashish"
Distribute to the players in a game; "Who''s dealing?"
Give (a specific card) to a player; "He dealt me the Queen of Spades"
Give out as one''s portion or share
Administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"
Take action with respect to (someone or something); "How are we going to deal with this problem?"; "The teacher knew how to deal with these lazy students"
Behave in a certain way towards others; "He deals fairly with his employees"
Be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can''t handle nuts"; "She managed her parents'' affairs after they got too old"
Direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this"
Come to terms or deal successfully with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
Made of fir or pine; "a plain deal table"
A firm engaged in trading
The person who distributes the playing cards in a card game
The major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account
Someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
A seller of illicit goods; "a dealer in stolen goods" Back to top
A business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company''s goods or services in a particular area
Deep-sea ribbonfish
A process whereby voters are moved toward nonpartisanship thus weakening the structure of political parties
The act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities); "no transactions are possible without him"; "he has always been honest is his dealings with me"
Method or manner of conduct in relation to others; "honest dealing"
Social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with'')
The act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities); "no transactions are possible without him"; "he has always been honest is his dealings with me"
Mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups
Given out in portions
Administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"
Remove the amino radical (usually by hydrolysis) from an amino compound; to perform deamination
Removal of the amino radical from an amino acid or other amino compound
Removal of the amino radical from an amino acid or other amino compound
Remove the amino radical (usually by hydrolysis) from an amino compound; to perform deamination
An administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
(Roman Catholic Church) the head of the College of Cardinals
A man who is the senior member of a group; "he is the dean of foreign correspondents"
United States film actor whose moody rebellious roles made him a cult figure (1931-1955)
The position or office of a dean
The official residence of a dean Back to top
The position or office of a dean
United States statesman who promoted the Marshall Plan and helped establish NATO (1893-1971)
United States statesman who promoted the Marshall Plan and helped establish NATO (1893-1971)
United States singer (1917-1995)
An English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745)
A beloved person; used as terms of endearment
A sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child)
With or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear"
Dearly loved
Earnest; "one''s dearest wish"; "devout wishes for their success"; "heartfelt condolences"
At a great cost; "he paid dearly for the food"; "this cost him dear"
With affection; "she loved him dearly"; "he treats her affectionately"
Having a high price; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant"
A beloved person; used as terms of endearment
A special loved one
At a great cost; "he paid dearly for the food"; "this cost him dear"
With affection; "she loved him dearly"; "he treats her affectionately"
In a sincere and heartfelt manner; "I would dearly love to know"
Entailing great loss or sacrifice; "a dearly-won victory"
The quality possessed by something with a great price or value Back to top
An insufficient quantity or number
An acute insufficiency
A special loved one
The act of killing; "he had two deaths on his conscience"
The event of dying or departure from life; "her death came as a terrible shock"; "upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren"
The personification of death; "Death walked the streets of the plague-bound city"
The permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism; "the animal died a painful death"
The absence of life or state of being dead; "he seemed more content in death than he had ever been in life"
A final state; "he came to a bad end"; "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end"
The time at which life ends; continuing until dead; "she stayed until his death"; "a struggle to the last"
The time when something ends; "it was the death of all his plans"; "a dying of old hopes"
European hawkmoth with markings on the back resembling a human skull
A human skull (or a representation of a human skull) used as a symbol of death
A list of persons killed in a war or other disaster
The bed on which a person dies
The last few hours before death
The blow that kills (usually mercifully)
Never dying; "his undying fame"
Having the physical appearance of death; "a deathly pallor"
Having the physical appearance of death; "a deathly pallor" Back to top
Causing or capable of causing death; "a fatal accident"; "a deadly enemy"; "mortal combat"; "a mortal illness"
In the manner of death; "he was deathly pale"
The ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year
Any structure that is very unsafe; where people are likely to be killed
Bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death
Minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers
Bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death
Venomous Australian snake resembling an adder
Extremely poisonous usually white fungus with a prominent cup-shaped base; differs from edible Agaricus only in its white gills
A bell rung to announce a death
Insurance or pension money payable to a beneficiary of a deceased
Any of various plants of the genus Zigadenus having glaucous leaves and terminal racemes of mostly white flowers; all are poisonous
A concentration camp where prisoners are likely to die or be killed
Extremely poisonous usually white fungus with a prominent cup-shaped base; differs from edible Agaricus only in its white gills
An instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles a chair; "the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair"
Instrument of execution consisting of a sealed chamber into which poison gas is introduced; used to kill people or animals
Extremely poisonous usually white fungus with a prominent cup-shaped base; differs from edible Agaricus only in its white gills
A tax on the estate of the deceased person
The cellblock in a prison where those condemned to death await execution
(psychoanalysis) an unconscious urge to die Back to top
A bell rung to announce a death
An omen of death or destruction
A cast taken from the face of a dead person
Putting a condemned person to death
The ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year
The cellblock in a prison where those condemned to death await execution
The car seat beside the driver of an automobile; believed to be the most dangerous place to sit in a car in case of an accident
A clandestine military or paramilitary team who murder political dissidents or petty criminals (usually with the government''s tacit approval)
A tax on the estate of the deceased person
The number of deaths resulting from some particular cause such as an accident or a battle or a natural disaster
A desert area in eastern California and southern Nevada; the lowest point in North America
A warrant to execute the death sentence
(psychoanalysis) an unconscious urge to die
A young woman making her debut into society
A sudden and violent collapse
A sound defeat
Flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer
Prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club"
Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let''s avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"
Bar temporarily; from school, office, etc. Back to top
Go ashore; "The passengers disembarked at Southampton"
The act of passengers and crew getting off of a ship or aircraft
The act of prevention by legal means; "they achieved his debarment from holding public office"
The state of being debarred (excluded from enjoying certain possessions or rights or practices)
Corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor"
Lower in value by increasing the base-metal content
Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"
Ruined in character or quality
Lowered in value; "the dollar is low"; "a debased currency"
Mixed with impurities
Changing to a lower state (a less respected state)
Being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adultering
A person who lowers the quality or character or value (as by adding cheaper metal to coins)
Used of conduct; characterized by dishonor
Capable of being disproved
Open to argument or debate; "that is a moot question"
Open to doubt or debate; "If you ever get married, which seems to be extremely problematic"
A discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on"
The formal presentation of and opposition to a stated proposition (usually followed by a vote)
Argue with one another; "We debated the question of abortion"; "John debated Mary" Back to top
Have an argument about something
Discuss the pros and cons of an issue
Think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind"
Someone who engages in debate
A wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"
Unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women"
A dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained
Someone who assaults others sexually
A wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
A certificate or voucher acknowledging a debt
A bond that is backed by the credit of the issuer but not by any specific collateral
A bond that is backed by the credit of the issuer but not by any specific collateral
Lacking physical strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless"
Make weak; "Life in the camp drained him"
Weak and feeble; "I''m feeling seedy today"
Lacking strength or vigor
Impairing the strength and vitality
Serious weakening and loss of energy
Causing debilitation Back to top
The state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
An accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
Enter as debit
A card (usually plastic) that enables the holder to withdraw money or to have the cost of purchases charged directly to the holder''s bank account
An accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing
Account of payments owed; usually the left side of a financial statement
Having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air; "looking chipper, like a man...diverted by his own wit"- Frances G. Patton; "life that is gay, brisk, and debonair"- H.M.Reynolds; "walked with a jaunty step"; "a jaunty optimist"
Having a sophisticated charm; "a debonair gentleman"
Having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air; "looking chipper, like a man...diverted by his own wit"- Frances G. Patton; "life that is gay, brisk, and debonair"- H.M.Reynolds; "walked with a jaunty step"; "a jaunty optimist"
Having a sophisticated charm; "a debonair gentleman"
Remove the bones from; "bone the turkey before roasting it"
Having had the bones removed; "a boneless rib roast"; "a boned (or deboned) fish"
Having a sophisticated charm; "a debonair gentleman"
Pass out or emerge; especially of rivers; "The tributary debouched into the big river"
March out (as from a defile) into open ground; "The regiments debouched from the valley"
Surgical removal of foreign material and dead tissue from a wound in order to prevent infection and promote healing
Put someone through a debriefing and make him report; "The released hostages were debriefed"
Report of a mission or task
The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
The sudden spread of dust and debris from a collapsing building; "the destruction of the building produced an enormous debris surge" Back to top
The sudden spread of dust and debris from a collapsing building; "the destruction of the building produced an enormous debris surge"
United States labor organizer who ran for President as a socialist (1855-1926)
An obligation to pay or do something
Money or goods or services owed by one person to another
The state of owing something (especially money); "he is badly in debt"
A person who owes a creditor; someone who has the obligation of paying a debt
The maximum borrowing power of a governmental entity
A written promise to repay a debt
The maximum borrowing power of a governmental entity
Locate and correct errors in a computer program code; "debug this program"
A program that helps in locating and correcting programming errors
Expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas; "The physicist debunked the psychic''s claims"
The exposure of falseness or pretensions; "the debunking of religion has been too successful"
French composer who is said to have created impressionism in music (1862-1918)
The act of beginning something new; "they looked forward to the debut of their new product line"
The presentation of a debutante in society
Appear for the first time in public; "The new ballet that debuts next months at Covent Garden, is already sold out"
Make one''s debut; "This young soprano debuts next months at the Metropolitan Opera"
Present for the first time to the public; "The and debuts a new song or two each month"
A young woman making her debut into society Back to top
(astronomy) the angular distance to a point on a celestial object measured north or south from the celestial equator; expressed in degrees; used with right ascension to specify positions on the celestial sphere
The last (12th) month of the year
The cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
A period of 10 years
The state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
The state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
A person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically)
Marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay; "a decadent life of excessive money and no sense of responsibility"; "a group of effete self-professed intellectuals"
A corticosteroid drug (trade names Decadron or Dexamethasone Intensol or Dexone or Hexadrol or Oradexon) used to treat allergies or inflammation
Coffee with the caffeine removed
Coffee with the caffeine removed
A polygon with 10 sides and 10 angles
10 grams
Any polyhedron having ten plane faces
The art of transfering designs from specially prepared paper to a wood or glass or metal surface
A design fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design to be transferred to the surface
Loss of calcium from bones or teeth
Remove calcium or lime from; "decalcify the rock"
Lose calcium or calcium compounds
The art of transfering designs from specially prepared paper to a wood or glass or metal surface Back to top
A design fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design to be transferred to the surface
Phenomenon that occurs when a metal is being heated and there is a sudden slowing in the rate of temperature increase; slowing is caused by a change in the internal crystal structure of the metal
A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters
A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters
The biblical commandments of Moses
A metric unit of length equal to ten meters
A metric unit of length equal to ten meters
Leave suddenly; "She persuaded him to decamp"; "skip town"
Run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
Leave a camp; "The hikers decamped before dawn"
Breaking camp
The act of running away secretly (as to avoid arrest)
A dicarboxylic acid used to make resins
A fatty acid found in animal oils and fats; has an unpleasant smell resembling goats
Pour out; "the sommelier decanted the wines"
A bottle with a stopper; for serving wine or water
Cut the head of; "the French King was beheaded during the Revolution"
Having had the head cut off; "the beheaded prisoners"
Killing by cutting off the head
Execution by cutting off the victim''s head Back to top
Cephalopods having eight short tentacles plus two long ones
Crustaceans characteristically having five pairs of locomotor appendages each joined to a segment of the thorax
Squids and cuttlefishes
Lobsters; crayfish; crabs; shrimps; prawns
Crustaceans characteristically having five pairs of locomotor appendages each joined to a segment of the thorax
Scads especially mackerel scad; cosmopolitan in distribution
Small silvery fish; Nova Scotia to Brazil
Small fusiform fish of western Atlantic
Remove carbon from (an engine)
Remove carbon from (an engine)
Any of the enzymes that hydrolize the carboxyl group
Remove a carboxyl group from (a chemical compound)
Lose a carboxyl group; "the compound decarboxylated"
The process of removing a carboxyl group from a chemical compound (usually replacing it with hydrogen)
Remove carbon from (an engine)
Remove carbon from (an engine)
Having or consisting of lines of ten syllables
A verse line having ten syllables
An athletic contest consisting of ten different events
A town in northern Alabama on the Tennessee River Back to top
A city in central Illinois; Abraham Lincoln practiced law here
United States naval officer remembered for his heroid deeds (1779-1820)
The organic phenomenon of rotting
A gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
The process of gradually becoming inferior
The spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
An inferior state resulting from the process of decaying; "the corpse was in an advanced state of decay"; "the house had fallen into a serious state of decay and disrepair"
Fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay"
Lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current; "the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process"
Undergo decay or decomposition; "The body started to decay and needed to be cremated"
Liable to decay or spoil or become putrid
Deteriorated by decay or rot; "decayed teeth"
Damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless; "rotten floor boards"; "rotted beams"; "a decayed foundation"
Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation
Fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus cannabinus
The event of dying or departure from life; "her death came as a terrible shock"; "upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren"
Pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"
Someone who is no longer alive; "I wonder what the dead person would have done"
Dead; "he is deceased"; "our dear departed friend"
Someone who is no longer alive; "I wonder what the dead person would have done" Back to top
Someone who is no longer alive; "I wonder what the dead person would have done"
The act of deceiving
The quality of being fraudulent
A misleading falsehood
Marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill; "a double-dealing double agent"; "a double-faced infernal traitor and
Intended to deceive; "deceitful advertising"; "fallacious testimony"; "smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice" - S.T.Coleridge; "a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes"
In a corrupt and deceitful manner; "he acted dishonestly when he gave the contract to his best friend"
The quality of being crafty
Cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"
Be false to; be dishonest with
Someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
In a misleading way; "the exam looked deceptively easy"
Reduce the speed of; "He slowed down the car"
Lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated"
A decrease in speed; "the deceleration of the arms race"
The last (12th) month of the year
The last day of the year
Roman Catholic holy day first celebrated in 1854
The quality of being polite and respectable
The quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality Back to top
A period of 10 years
A period of 10 years
Conforming to conventions of sexual behavior; "speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd"- George Santayana
Observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress; "a modest neckline in her dress"; "though one of her shoulder straps had slipped down, she was perfectly decent by current standards"
Decently clothed; "are you decent?"
According with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior"
Socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous; "from a decent family"; "a nice girl"
Enough to meet a purpose; "an adequate income"; "the food was adequate"; "a decent wage"; "enough food"; "food enough"
In the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can''t you carry me decent?"
The social process in which population and industry moves from urban centers to outlying districts
In the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can''t you carry me decent?"
In a decent manner; "they don''t know how to dress decently"
The spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments
Make less central; "After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized"
Withdrawn from a center or place of concentration; especially having power or function dispersed from a central to local authorities; "a decentralized school administration"
Tending away from a central point
The spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments
The social process in which population and industry moves from urban centers to outlying districts
Make less central; "After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized"
Withdrawn from a center or place of concentration; especially having power or function dispersed from a central to local authorities; "a decentralized school administration" Back to top
Tending away from a central point
An illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
The act of deceiving
A misleading falsehood
Tending to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently; "the deceptive calm in the eye of the storm"; "deliberately deceptive packaging"; "a misleading similarity"; "statistics can be presented in ways that are misleading"
Causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true; "deceptive calm"; "a delusory pleasure"
In a misleading way; "the exam looked deceptively easy"
The quality of being deceptive
Cause to be no longer approved or accepted; "Carter derecognized Taiwan in 1979 after the U.S. recognized the People''s Republic of China"
A logarithmic unit of sound intensity; 10 times the logarithm of the ratio of the sound intensity to some reference intensity
Reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"
Bring to an end; settle conclusively; "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance"
Cause to decide; "This new development finally decided me!"
Influence or determine; "The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election"
Recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage"
Without question and beyond doubt; "it was decidedly too expensive"; "she told him off in spades"; "by all odds they should win"
The cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making"
Having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle"
The epithelial tissue of the endometrium
(of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the growing season Back to top
(of teeth, antlers, etc.) being shed at the end of a period of growth; "deciduous teeth"
A holly tree
A plant having foliage that is shed annually at the end of the growing season
One of the first temporary teeth of a young mammal (one of 20 in children)
1/10 gram
(statistics) any of nine points that divided a distribution of ranked scores into equal intervals where each interval contains one-tenth of the scores
A metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter
A metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter
A number in the decimal system
A proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10
Divided by tens or hundreds; "a decimal fraction"; "decimal coinage"
Numbered or proceeding by tens; based on ten; "the decimal system"
The act of changing to a decimal system; "the decimalization of British currency"
Change to the decimal system; "The country decimalized the currency in 1975"
Change from fractions to decimals; "Stock prices will be decimalized in the year 2000"
The act of changing to a decimal system; "the decimalization of British currency"
Change to the decimal system; "The country decimalized the currency in 1975"
Change from fractions to decimals; "Stock prices will be decimalized in the year 2000"
A digit from 0 to 9 in decimal notation
A proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10 Back to top
Any notation that uses 10 different characters (usually the digits 0 to 9)
A positional system of numeration that uses decimal digits and a base of 10
A positional system of numeration that uses decimal digits and a base of 10
The dot at the left of a decimal fraction
A positional system of numeration that uses decimal digits and a base of 10
A system used by libraries to classify nonfictional publications into subject categories; the subject is indicated by a three-digit numeral and further specification is given by numerals following a decimal point; publications are shelved by number
Kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population"
Kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
Destroying or killing a large part of the population (literally every tenth person as chosen by lot)
A metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter
A metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter
Roman satirist who denounced the vice and folly of Roman society during the reign of the emperor Domitian (60-140)
Read with difficulty; "Can you decipher this letter?"; "The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs"
Convert code into ordinary language
Easily deciphered
In a legible manner; "you must write legibly"
Converted from cryptic to intelligible language
A reader capable of reading and interpreting illegible or obscure text
The kind of intellectual who converts messages from a code to plain text
The activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text; "a secret key or password is required for decryption" Back to top
The act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly"
The trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose; "a man of unusual decisiveness"
A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration; "a decision unfavorable to the opposition"; "his conclusion took the evidence into account"; "satisfied with the panel''s determination"
The outcome of a game or contest; "the team dropped three decisions in a row"
(boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred; "had little trouble in taking a unanimous decision over his opponent"
Someone who administers a business
The cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making"
A table or matrix of all contingencies and the actions to be taken for each
Forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis; "a critical point in the campaign"; "the critical test"
Determining or having the power to determine an outcome; "cast the decisive vote"; "two factors had a decisive influence"
Characterized by decision and firmness; "an able an decisive young woman"; "we needed decisive leadership"; "she gave him a decisive answer"
Unmistakable; "had a decisive lead in the polls"
In an indisputable degree; "the Fisher act of 1918 decisively raised their status and pay"
With finality; conclusively; "the voted settled the argument decisively"
With firmness; "`I will come along,'' she said decisively"
The quality of being final or definitely settled; "the finality of death"
The trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose; "a man of unusual decisiveness"
A point or fact or remark that settles something conclusively
Emperor of Rome who was proclaimed emperor against his will; his reign was notable for his severe persecution of Christians (201-251)
Any of various floor-like platforms built into a vessel Back to top
Street name for a packet of illegal drugs
A porch that resembles the deck on a ship
A pack of 52 playing cards
Knock down with force; "He decked his opponent"
Decorate; "deck the halls with holly"
Be beautiful to look at; "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere"
A superstructure on the upper deck of a ship
Clothed or adorned with finery
Clothed or adorned with finery
(often used in combinations) something constructed with multiple levels; "they rode in a double-decker bus"
English dramatist and pamphleteer (1572-1632)
A member of a ship''s crew who performs manual labor
(paper making) a frame used to form paper pulp into sheets
Rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper
Having a rough edge; used of handmade paper or paper resembling handmade
Having a rough edge; used of handmade paper or paper resembling handmade
Rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper
A folding chair for use outdoors; a wooden frame supports a length of canvas
A pack of 52 playing cards
Put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party" Back to top
Game played mainly on board ocean liners; players toss a ring back and form over a net that is stretched across a small court
Put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party"
Speak against in an impassioned manner; "he declaimed against the wasteful ways of modern society"
Recite in elocution
Vehement oratory
Recitation of a speech from memory with studied gestures and intonation as an exercise in elocution or rhetoric
Ostentatiously lofty in style; "a man given to large talk"; "tumid political prose"
That must be declared; "declarable income"
A formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
A statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)
A formal public statement; "the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a declaration of independence"
(law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction; "his declaration of innocence"
(contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
A statement of taxable goods or of dutiable properties
Return required of a taxpayer whose tax withheld from income does not meet the tax liability for the year
The document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the colonies from Great Britain
A mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact
Relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration
Relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple declarative statements; "indicative mood"
A mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact Back to top
A sentence (in the indicative mood) that makes a declaration
Relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration
A sentence (in the indicative mood) that makes a declaration
State firmly; "He declared that he was innocent"
Declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent"
Announce publicly or officially; "The President declared war"
Proclaim one''s support, sympathy, or opinion for or against; "His wife declared at once for moving to the West Coast"
State emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"
Make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official; "Do you have anything to declare?"
Designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand
Authorize payments of; "declare dividends"
Made known or openly avowed; "their declared and their covert objectives"; "a declared liberal"
Declared as fact; explicitly stated
Someone who claims to speak the truth; "a bold asserter"; "a declarer of his intentions"; "affirmers of traditional doctrine"; "an asseverator of strong convictions"; "an avower of his own great intelligence"
The bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumps
Ask (someone) to marry you; "he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman"
Reduction or removal by the government of restrictions on a classified document or weapon
Having had security classification removed
Lift the restriction on and make available again; "reclassify the documents"
Remove the claws from; "declaw a cat" Back to top
A class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms; "the first declension in Latin"
A downward slope or bend
Process of changing to an inferior state
The inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages
A polite refusal of an invitation
A downward slope or bend
(astronomy) the angular distance to a point on a celestial object measured north or south from the celestial equator; expressed in degrees; used with right ascension to specify positions on the celestial sphere
A condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
A downward slope or bend
A gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
Change toward something smaller or lower
A condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
Grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"
Grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned"
Show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike"
Inflect for number, gender, case, etc., "in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives"
Go down in value; "the stock market corrected"; "prices slumped"
Go down; "The roof declines here"
Refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"
Process of changing to an inferior state Back to top
An instrument for measuring magnetic declination
Sloping down rather steeply
A downward slope or bend
Tetracycline antibacterial (trade name Declomycin) effective in the treatment of some bacterial and rickettsial and other infections
Disengage the clutch of a car
Medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood
Steep in hot water
Be cooked until very little liquid is left; "The sauce should reduce to one cup"
Extract the essence of something by boiling it
(pharmacology) the extraction by boiling of water-soluble drug substances
A process in which part of the mash is removed and boiled and then returned
A process in which part of the mash is removed and boiled and then returned
Convert code into ordinary language
A machine that converts a coded text into ordinary language
The kind of intellectual who converts messages from a code to plain text
The activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text; "a secret key or password is required for decryption"
Remove carbon from (an engine)
A low-cut neckline on a woman''s dress
(of a garment) having a low-cut neckline; "a low neckline"
The action of changing from colonial to independent status Back to top
Grant independence to (a former colony); "West Africa was decolonized in the early 1960''s"
The action of changing from colonial to independent status
Grant independence to (a former colony); "West Africa was decolonized in the early 1960''s"
Remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt"
Remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt"
Remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt"
Remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt"
Remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt"
Remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt"
Withdraw from active service; "The warship was decommissioned in 1998"
Capable of being partitioned
Separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
Break down; "The bodies decomposed in the heat"
Lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current; "the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process"
Broken down or disintegrated by rot; "a badly decomposed body"
Becoming rotten; "a field covered with thousands of decomposing bodies"; "John Brown''s body lies a-moldering in the grave"
The analysis of a vector field
The organic phenomenon of rotting
(biology) decaying caused by bacterial or fungal action
(chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance Back to top
In a decomposed state
Causing organic decay
(chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance
Of a compound leaf; consisting of divisions that are themselves compound
Having divisions that are themselves compound
Become less tense, rest, or take one''s ease; "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let''s all relax after a hard day''s work"
Decrease the pressure of; "depressurize the cabin in the air plane"
Restore to its uncompressed form; "decompress data"
Relieving pressure
Relieving pressure
Restoring compressed information to its normal form for use or display
Pain resulting from rapid change in pressure
Make less central; "After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized"
A drug that decreases pulmonary congestion
Remove the consecration from a person or an object
Divested of consecration
Interpret (a text or an artwork) by the method of deconstructing
A philosophical theory of criticism (usually of literature or film) that seeks to expose deep-seated contradictions in a work by delving below its surface meaning
A philosophical theory of criticism (usually of literature or film) that seeks to expose deep-seated contradictions in a work by delving below its surface meaning
Of or concerned with the philosophical theory of literature known as deconstructionism; "deconstructionist criticism" Back to top
A school of architecture based on the philosophical theory of deconstruction
Rid of contamination; "The soil around the housing development had to be decontaminated by the city"
The removal of contaminants
Relax or remove controls of; "decontrol marijuana"
Decoration consisting of the layout and furnishings of a livable interior
Provide with decoration; "dress the windows"
Make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"
Award a mark of honor, as a medal, to
Be beautiful to look at; "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere"
Provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
The act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive)
Something used to beautify
An award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
U.S., last Monday in May; commemorates the members of the United States armed forces who were killed in war
Serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose; "cosmetic fenders on cars"; "the buildings were utilitarian rather than decorative"
In a decorative manner; "used decoratively at Christmas"
An appearance that serves to decorate and make something more attractive
Someone who decorates
A person who specializes in designing architectural interiors and their furnishings
Characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct; "the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme" Back to top
According with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior"
In a proper and decorous manner; "he pretended to be pleased and applauded decorously"
Propriety in manners and conduct
Remove the cortex of (an organ)
Remove the outer layer of; "decorticate a tree branch"
Removal of the outer covering of an organ or part
Propriety in manners and conduct
The art of decorating a surface with shapes or pictures and then coating it with vanish or lacquer
Art produced by decorating a surface with cutouts and then coating it with several layers of varnish or lacquer
Reduce or eliminate the coupling of (one circuit or part to another)
Eliminate airborne shockwaves from (an explosive)
Regard as unconnected; "you must dissociate these two events!"; "decouple our foreign policy from ideology"
Disconnect or separate; "uncouple the hounds"
Something used to lure victims into danger
A beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot)
Lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy
The act of decreasing or reducing something
The amount by which something decreases
A change downward; "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"
A process of becoming smaller or shorter Back to top
Decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
Make smaller; "He decreased his staff"
Made less in size or amount or degree
Becoming less or smaller
Music
Consistently decreasing; "a decreasing monotonic function"
A legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there"
Decide with authority; "The King decreed that all first-born males should be killed"
Issue a decree; "The King only can decree"
Fixed or established especially by order or command; "at the time appointed (or the appointed time")
A decree issued on a first petition for divorce; becomes absolute at some later date
The amount by which something decreases
A process of becoming smaller or shorter
Lacking physical strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless"
Worn and broken down by hard use; "a creaky shack"; "a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape"; "a flea-bitten sofa"; "a run-down neighborhood"; "a woebegone old shack"
To roast or calcine so as to cause to crackle or until crackling stops; "decrepitate salts"
Undergo decrepitation and crackle; "The salt decrepitated"
The crackling or breaking up of certain crystals when they are heated
A state of deterioration due to old age or long use
(music) a gradual decrease in loudness Back to top
Grow quieter; "The music decrescendoes here"
Gradually decreasing in volume
Legislation that makes something legal that was formerly illegal
Make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized"
Legislation that makes something legal that was formerly illegal
Make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized"
Express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated"
Convert code into ordinary language
The activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text; "a secret key or password is required for decryption"
A reclining position (as in a bed)
A chronic ulcer of the skin caused by prolonged pressure on it (as in bedridden patients)
The Fate who determines the length of the thread of life; counterpart of Greek Lachesis
Small genus of woody climbers with adhesive aerial roots; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae
Woody climber of southeastern United States having white flowers in compound terminal clusters
Woody climber of southeastern United States having white flowers in compound terminal clusters
Woody climber of southeastern United States having white flowers in compound terminal clusters
Lying down; in a position of comfort or rest
Bent down or curved downward; "the decurved bill of a curlew"
Cross or intersect so as to form a cross; "this nerve decussates the other"; "the fibers decussate"
Crossed or intersected in the form of an X Back to top
An intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X
The day before Christmas
A Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
A doctor''s degree in education
Set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church
Inscribe or address by way of compliment; "She dedicated her book to her parents"
Give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one''s talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"
Open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building; "The Beauty Queen spends her time dedicating parks and nursing homes"
Devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose; "a dedicated dancer"; "dedicated teachers"; "dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal"- A.Lincoln
Solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose; "a life consecrated to science"; "the consecrated chapel"; "a chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II"
(computer science) a file server that can be used only as a file server
The act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action; "his long commitment to public service"; "they felt no loyalty to a losing team"
Complete and wholehearted fidelity
A short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something
A message that makes a pledge
A ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose
Lose specialization in form or function
Having experienced or undergone dedifferentiation or the loss of specialization in form or function; "the hebephrenic--the most severely dedifferentiated of all schizophrenic patients"
The loss of specialization in form or function
Reason by deduction; establish by deduction Back to top
Conclude by reasoning; in logic
Capable of being deduced
Reason by deduction; establish by deduction
Make a subtraction
Retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments; "My employer is withholding taxes"
Taken off or taken away from a total; "take-home pay is what is left after subtraction of deducted taxes"
A clause in an insurance policy that relieves the insurer of responsibility to pay the initial loss up to a stated amount
(taxes) an amount that can be deducted (especially for the purposes of calculating income tax)
Acceptable as a deduction (especially as a tax deduction)
The act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole); "he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks"
The act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
Reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
Something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications"
An amount or percentage deducted
A reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer''s income bracket
Involving inferences from general principles
Relating to logical deduction; "deductive reasoning"
Reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
A notable achievement; "he performed a great deed"; "the book was her finest effort"
A legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it; "he signed the deed"; "he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment" Back to top
A strongly made box for holding money or valuables; can be locked
Performance of moral or religious acts; "salvation by deeds"; "the reward for good works"
A legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it; "he signed the deed"; "he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment"
A written instrument legally conveying property to a trustee often used to secure an obligation such as a mortgage or promissory note
Transfer by deed; "grant land"
A deed made and executed by only one party
Keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view; "take for granted"; "view as important"; "hold these truths to be self-evident"; "I hold him personally responsible"
United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)
Literary term for an ocean; "denizens of the deep"
A long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
The central and most intense or profound part; "in the deep of night"; "in the deep of winter"
Exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy; "deep political machinations"; "a deep plot"
Strong; intense; "deep purple"; "a rich red"
Very distant in time or space; "deep in the past"; "deep in enemy territory"; "deep in the woods"; "a deep space probe"
Having great spatial extension or penetration downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or laterally or outward from a center; sometimes used in combination; "a deep well"; "a deep dive"; "deep water"; "a deep casserole"; "a deep gash"; "deep m
Relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply; "a deep breath"; "a deep sigh"; "deep concentration"; "deep emotion"; "a deep trance"; "in a deep sleep"
Difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge; "the professor''s lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them"; "a deep metaphysical theory"; "some recondite problem in historiography"
Of an obscure nature; "the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"; "a deep dark secret"; "the inscrutible workings of Providence"; "in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"- Rachel Carson; "rituals t
With head or back bent low; "a deep bow"
Having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range; "a deep voice"; "a bass voice is lower than a baritone voice"; "a bass clarinet" Back to top
Large in quantity or size; "deep cuts in the budget"
Extreme; "in deep trouble"; "deep happiness"
(of darkness) very intense; "thick night"; "thick darkness"; "a face in deep shadow"; "deep night"
Marked by depth of thinking; "deep thoughts"; "a deep allegory"
Relatively thick from top to bottom; "deep carpets"; "deep snow"
Extending relatively far inward; "a deep border"
To a great depth; "dived deeply"; "dug deep"
To far into space; "penetrated deep into enemy territory"; "went deep into the woods";
To an advanced time; "deep into the night"; "talked late into the evening"
Thick in the chest; "a deep-chested breed of dog"
Made of fruit with rich biscuit dough usually only on top of the fruit
Die thoroughly
Characteristic of the bony face of a cadaver
Fry in deep fat; "deep-fry the potato chips"
Electric refrigerator (trade name Deepfreeze) in which food is frozen and stored for long periods of time
Cooked by frying in fat
Cook by immersing in fat; "french-fry the potatoes"
Secretly and carefully planned; "deep-laid plans"
Of coal, as contrasted with coal obtained from a strip mine; "deep-mined coal"
(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held; "deep-rooted prejudice"; "deep-seated differences of opinion"; "implanted convictions"; "ingrained habits of a lifetime"; "a deeply planted need" Back to top
Of or taking place in the deeper parts of the sea; "deep-sea fishing"; "deep-sea exploration"
(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held; "deep-rooted prejudice"; "deep-seated differences of opinion"; "implanted convictions"; "ingrained habits of a lifetime"; "a deeply planted need"
A diver in the deeper parts of the sea
Having a sunken area; "hunger gave their faces a sunken look"
Throw from a boat
Toss out; get rid of; "deep-six these old souvenirs!"
Of or carried on in waters of great depth; "a deep-water port"
Become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan"
Make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Potsmokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions"
Become deeper in tone; "His voice began to change when he was 12 years old"; "Her voice deepened when she whispered the password"
Make deeper; "They deepened the lake so that bigger pleasure boats could use it"
Having accumulated or become more intense; "the deepened gloom"
A process of becoming deeper and more profound
Accumulating and becoming more intense; "the deepening gloom"; "felt a deepening love"; "the gathering darkness"; "the thickening dusk"
Electric refrigerator (trade name Deepfreeze) in which food is frozen and stored for long periods of time
To a great depth psychologically; "They felt the loss deeply"
To a great depth; "dived deeply"; "dug deep"
A low pitch that is loud and voluminous
The quality of being physically deep; "the profundity of the mine was almost a mile"
8 inches; from eastern Florida to western Caribbean Back to top
A squirrelfish found from South Carolina to Bermuda and Gulf of Mexico
A medium to dark brown color
A vein that accompanies an artery of the same name
In reality; "she is very kind at heart"
Fording at a deep place in the stream
Temporary inactivity or suspension; "the legislation has now been revived after ten years in the deep freeze"
Store in a deep-freeze, as for conservation; "deep-freeze the food"
Electric refrigerator (trade name Deepfreeze) in which food is frozen and stored for long periods of time
Deeply absorbed in thought; "as distant and bemused as a professor listening to the prattling of his freshman class"; "lost in thought"; "a preoccupied frown"
An open-mouthed kiss in which your tongue is inserted into the other''s mouth
Accompanies the middle cerebral artery deep in the Sylvian fissure; empties into the basal vein
A source of substantial wealth (usually plural); "a patron of the arts should have deep pockets"
A deep and vivid red
The southeastern region of the United States: South Carolina and Georgia and Alabama and Mississippi and Louisiana; prior to the American Civil War all these states produced cotton and permitted slavery
Any region in space outside the solar system
Fire on objectives not in the immediate vicinity your forces but with the objective of destroying enemy reserves and weapons nad interfering with the enemy command and supply and communications
Temporal veins that empty into the pterygoid plexus
Serious trouble
Distinguished from Bovidae by the male''s having solid deciduous antlers
Any of various tall perennial herbs constituting the genus Frasera; widely distributed in warm dry upland areas of California, Oregon, and Washington Back to top
Any of various tall perennial herbs constituting the genus Frasera; widely distributed in warm dry upland areas of California, Oregon, and Washington
Small branching blueberry common in marshy areas of the eastern United States having greenish or yellowish unpalatable berries reputedly eaten by deer
United States industrialist who manufactured plows suitable for working the prairie soil (1804-1886)
Very large and tall rough-coated dog bred for hunting deer; known as the royal dog of Scotland
Leather from the hide of a deer
A tight-fitting hat with visors front and back; formerly worn by hunters
Stalking deer
Fern with erect fronds of Europe and western North America; often cultivated for deer browse
A highly infectious disease of rodents (especially rabbits and squirrels) and sometimes transmitted to humans by ticks or flies or by handling infected animals
Any of several plants of the genus Rhexia usually having pink-purple to magenta flowers; eastern North America
Hunting deer
Hunter of deer
Hunting deer
Brownish New World mouse; most widely distributed member of the genus
A small edible agaric with a slender stalk; usually found on rotting hardwoods
A northeastern tick now recognized as same species as Ixodes scapularis
A trail worn by the passage of deer
Deface a building facade, for example
Mar or spoil the appearance of; "scars defaced her cheeks"; "The vandals disfigured the statue"
Having the surface damaged or disfigured Back to top
The act of damaging the appearance or surface of something; "the defacement of an Italian mosaic during the Turkish invasion"; "he objected to the dam''s massive disfigurement of the landscape"
Appropriate (as property entrusted to one''s care) fraudulently to one''s own use; "The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family"
The fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
The sum of money that is misappropriated
Someone who violates a trust by taking (money) for their own use
An abusive attack on a person''s character or good name
A malicious attack
(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
One who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel
Remove the fangs from; "defang the poisonous snake"
Loss due to not showing up; "he lost the game by default"
An option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specified
Loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid
Act of failing to meet a financial obligation
Fail to pay up
A contestant who forfeits a match
Someone who fails to meet a financial obligation
Someone who fails to make a required appearance in court
A judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court) Back to top
A judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court)
Fail to pay up
An option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specified
Capable of being annulled or voided or terminated; "a claim to an estate may be defeasible so long as the claimant is under 21 and unmarried"
An unsuccessful ending
The feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals
Win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "She conquered here fear of mice"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"
Thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student''s proposal"
People who are defeated; "the Romans had no pity for the defeated"
Beaten or overcome; not victorious; "the defeated enemy"
Disappointingly unsuccessful; "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted"
Acceptance of the inevitability of defeat
Someone who is resigned to defeat
Have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds"
The elimination of fecal waste through the anus
Normal response to the presence of feces in the rectum
A person who defecates
A mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person''s body); "a facial blemish"
A failing or deficiency; "that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information"
An imperfection in a bodily system; "visual defects"; "this device permits detection of defects in the lungs" Back to top
An imperfection in a device or machine; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer"
Desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army; "If soldiers deserted Hitler''s army, they were shot"
Withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility; "his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless"
The state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)
Not working properly; "a bad telephone connection"; "a defective appliance"
Markedly subnormal in structure or function or intelligence or behavior; "defective speech"
Having a defect; "I returned the appliance because it was defective"
In a defective manner; "this machine functions only defectively"
The state of being defective
Any pleading that fails to conform in form or substance to minimum standards of accuracy or sufficiency
A person who abandons their duty (as on a military post)
A disorder of oral speech
Remove the ovaries of (female mammals such as cats)
Remove the ovaries of (female mammals such as cats)
Protection from harm; "sanitation is the best defense against disease"
Military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies; "they died in the defense of Stalingrad"; "they were developed for the defense program"
A defendant''s answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense"
A structure used for defense; "the artillery battered down the defenses"
The justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"
The speech act of answering an attack on your assertions; "his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive"; "in defense he said the other man started it" Back to top
An organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack; "he joined the defense against invasion"
The defendant and his legal advisors collectively; "the defense called for a mistrial"
(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense"
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
Lacking weapons for self-defense
Lacking protection or support; "a defenseless child"
Without defense; "the child was standing in the middle of the crossfire, defenselessly"
The property of being helpless in the face of attack
An organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack; "he joined the defense against invasion"
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
A program for defending a country against its enemies
A program for defending a country against its enemies
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
The weaponry available for the defense of a region
Argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike"
State or assert; "He maintained his innocence"
Fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don''t fight it!"
Be on the defensive; act against an attack
Protect against a challenge or attack; "Hold that position behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy''s attacks"
Protect or fight for as a champion Back to top
Be the defense counsel for someone in a trial; "Ms. Smith will represent the defendant"
Capable of being defended
A person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused
A person who cares for persons or property
A fighter who holds out against attack
A title that Leo X bestowed on Henry VIII and later withdrew; parliament restored the title and it has been used by English sovereigns ever since
Attempting to or designed to prevent an opponent from winning or scoring
(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense"
Throw through or out of the window; "The rebels stormed the palace and defenestrated the President"
The act of throwing someone or something out of a window
Protection from harm; "sanitation is the best defense against disease"
Military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies; "they died in the defense of Stalingrad"; "they were developed for the defense program"
A defendant''s answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense"
A structure used for defense; "the artillery battered down the defenses"
The justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"
The speech act of answering an attack on your assertions; "his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive"; "in defense he said the other man started it"
An organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack; "he joined the defense against invasion"
The defendant and his legal advisors collectively; "the defense called for a mistrial"
(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense"
The federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the UnitedStates; created in 1947 Back to top
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
Lacking weapons for self-defense
Having no protecting or concealing cover; "naked to mine enemies"- Shakespeare
Lacking protection or support; "a defenseless child"
Without defense; "the child was standing in the middle of the crossfire, defenselessly"
The property of being helpless in the face of attack
The central research and development organization for the United States Department of Defense; responsible for developing new surveillance technologies since 9/11
The lawyer representing the defendant
A contractor concerned with the development and manufacture of systems of defense
The federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the UnitedStates; created in 1947
An organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack; "he joined the defense against invasion"
A combat support agency in the Department of Defense responsible for developing and operating and supporting information systems to serve the needs of the President and the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff
An intelligence agency of the United States in the Department of Defense; is responsible for providing intelligence in support of military planning and operations and weappons acquisition
A laboratory devoted to research and development for national defense
The lawyer representing the defendant
The defendant and his legal advisors collectively; "the defense called for a mistrial"
A logistics combat support agency in the Department of Defense; provides worldwide support for military missions
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
A program for defending a country against its enemies
A program for defending a country against its enemies Back to top
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
The organization in the Defense Logistics Agency that inventories and evaluates and sells reusable United States government surplus
The position of the head of the Department of Defense; "the position of Defense Secretary was created in 1947"
The person who holds the secretaryship of the Defense Department; "the first Defense Secretary was James V. Forrestal who was appointed by Truman"
The weaponry available for the defense of a region
The defendant and his legal advisors collectively; "the defense called for a mistrial"
The agency in the Department of Defense that provides scientific and technical information to federal agencies and their contractors
Capable of being defended
An attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive'')
Intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack; "defensive weapons"; "a defensive stance"
Attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing
Serving as or appropriate for defending or protecting; "defensive fortifications"; "defensive dikes to protect against floods"
In a defensive manner; "the general conviction that our side is in the right and acting defensively over what Russians call the German question and Americans the Berlin crisis"
In an apologetic and self-defensive manner; "`I felt it better you should know,'' said Sir Cedric defensively"
Excessive sensitivity to criticism; "his defensiveness was manifested in hurt silence"; "the fear of being sued for malpractice has magnified physicians'' defensiveness"
An attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive'')
Military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies; "they died in the defense of Stalingrad"; "they were developed for the defense program"
A structure used for defense; "the artillery battered down the defenses"
Submit or yield to another''s wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure"
Hold back to a later time; "let''s postpone the exam" Back to top
A courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard; "his deference to her wishes was very flattering"; "be sure to give my respects to the dean"
A disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others
Courteous regard for people''s feelings; "in deference to your wishes"; "out of respect for his privacy"
Showing deference
Showing deference
In a respectfully deferential manner; "he listened deferentially"
In a servile manner; "he always acts so deferentially around his superviser"
Act of putting off to a future time
Act of putting off to a future time
A state of abeyance or suspended business
Put off to later; "requested a deferred payment"; "our postponed trip"
Arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services
Experience an abatement of a fever
Abatement of a fever
A defiant act
Intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
A hostile challenge
Boldly resisting authority or an opposing force; "brought up to be aggressive and defiant"; "a defiant attitude"
In a rebellious manner; "he rejected her words rebelliously"
Stop the fibrillation and restore normal contractions, usually by means of electric shocks; "The patient''s heart had to be defibrillated to save his life" Back to top
Treatment by stopping fibrillation of heart muscles (usually by electric shock delivered by a defibrillator)
An electronic device that administers an electric shock of preset voltage to the heart through the chest wall in an attempt to restore the normal rhythm of the heart during ventricular fibrillation
Lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"
The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost"
Any disease caused by a lack of an essential nutrient (as a vitamin or mineral)
Inadequate in amount or degree; "a deficient education"; "deficient in common sense"; "lacking in stamina"; "tested and found wanting"
Falling short of some prescribed norm; "substandard housing"
Of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement; "insufficient funds"
The property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
An excess of liabilities over assets (usually over a certain period)
Spending money raised by borrowing; used by governments to stimulate their economy
The arrangement of defensive fortifications to protect against enemy fire
A narrow pass (especially one between mountains)
Spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"
Make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"
Place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone''s reputation"
Having the purity corrupted; made unclean; "the defiled Temple"
Morally blemished; stained or impure
The state of being polluted
A person or organization that causes pollution of the environment Back to top
Capable of being defined, limited, or explained; "definable terms"; "definable rules"
Give a definition for the meaning of a word; "Define `sadness''"
Determine the essential quality of
Determine the nature of; "What defines a good wine?"
Delineate the form or outline of; "The tree was clearly defined by the light"; "The camera could define the smallest object"
Clearly characterized or delimited; "lost in a maze of words both defined and undefined"; "each child has clearly defined duties"
Clearly defined; "I have no formed opinion about the chances of success"
Showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary; "hills defined against the evening sky"; "the setting sun showed the outlined figure of a man standing on the hill"
Any process serving to define the shape of something
Known for certain; "it is definite that they have won"
Precise; explicit and clearly defined; "I want a definite answer"; "a definite statement of the terms of the will"; "a definite amount"; "definite restrictions on the sale of alcohol"; "the wedding date is now definite"; "a definite drop in attendance"
Without question and beyond doubt; "it was decidedly too expensive"; "she told him off in spades"; "by all odds they should win"
The quality of being predictable with great confidence
A determiner (as `the'' in English) that indicates specificity of reference
The integral of a function over a definite interval
A specific measure of amount
Clarity of outline; "exercise had give his muscles superior definition"
A concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol
Supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement; "a definitive verdict"; "a determinate answer to the problem"
Clearly defined or formulated; "the plain and unequivocal language of the laws"- R.B.Taney Back to top
Of recognized authority or excellence; "the definitive work on Greece"; "classical methods of navigation"
The host in which the sexual reproduction of a parasite takes place
Burn with great heat and intense light; "the powder deflagrated"
Cause to burn rapidly and with great intensity; "care must be exercised when this substance is to be deflagrated"
Combustion that propagates through a gas or along the surface of an explosive at a rapid rate driven by the transfer of heat
Become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air; "The balloons deflated"
Reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices; "deflate the currency"
Produce deflation in; "The new measures deflated the economy"
Reduce or lessen the size or importance of; "The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence"
Release contained air or gas from; "deflate the air mattress"
Collapse by releasing contained air or gas; "deflate a balloon"
Collapsed through the release of gas or air
Brought low in spirit; "left us fatigued and deflated spiritually"
The act of letting the air out of something
A contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices
(geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind; "a constant deflation of the desert landscape"
Associated with or tending to cause decreases in consumer prices or increases in the purchasing power of money; "deflationary measures"
A statistical factor designed to remove the effect of inflation; inflation adjusted variables are in constant dollars
Impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); "block an attack"
Draw someone''s attention away from something; "The thief distracted the bystanders"; "He deflected his competitors" Back to top
Turn aside
Turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest
Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let''s avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"
A turning aside (of your course or attention or concern); "a diversion from the main highway"; "a digression into irrelevant details"; "a deflection from his goal"
The property of being bent or deflected
The movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position
The amount by which a propagating wave is bent
A twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting
Capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave)
A device intended to turn aside the flow of something (water or air or smoke etc)
A turning aside (of your course or attention or concern); "a diversion from the main highway"; "a digression into irrelevant details"; "a deflection from his goal"
The property of being bent or deflected
The movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position
The amount by which a propagating wave is bent
The act of depriving a woman of her virginity (especially by rupturing the hymen through sexual intercourse)
An act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something
Make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty"
Deprive of virginity; "This dirty old man deflowered several young girls in the village"
English writer remembered particularly for his novel about Robinson Crusoe (1660-1731)
A chemical that is sprayed on plants and causes their leaves to fall off Back to top
Strip the leaves or branches from; "defoliate the trees with pesticides"
Deprived of leaves
Deprived of leaves
Causing the leaves of trees and other plants to fall off (as by the use of chemicals)
The loss of foliage
An insect that strips the leaves from plants
Remove the trees from; "The landscape was deforested by the enemy attacks"
The removal of trees
The state of being clear of trees
Assume a different shape or form
Alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy"
Become misshapen; "The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake"
Cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar"
Twist and press out of shape
Make formless; "the heat deformed the plastic sculpture"
The act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)
Alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it
A change for the worse
Relating to or causing change in either shape or size of a material body or geometric figure
So badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly; "deformed thalidomide babies"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "an ill-shapen vase"; "a limp caused by a malformed foot"; "misshapen old fingers" Back to top
An appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen; "there were distinguishing disfigurements on the suspect''s back"; "suffering from facial disfiguration"
An affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed
Deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"
Bear the expenses of
The act of paying money
The act of paying money
Divest of the frock; of church officials
Make or become free of frost or ice; "Defrost the car window"
Heater that removes ice or frost (as from a windshield or a refrigerator or the wings of an airplane)
Skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands; "a deft waiter"; "deft fingers massaged her face"; "dexterous of hand and inventive of mind"
Quick and skillful in movement
In a deft manner; "Lois deftly removed her scarf"
With dexterity; in a dexterous manner; "dextrously he untied the knots"
Skillful performance or ability without difficulty; "his quick adeptness was a product of good design"; "he was famous for his facility as an archer"
Having ceased to exist or live; "the will of a defunct aunt"; "a defunct Indian tribe"
No longer in force or use; inactive; "a defunct (or dead) law"; "a defunct organization"
No longer in existence; "the extinction of a species"
Remove the triggering device from
The act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb)
Challenge; "I dare you!" Back to top
Resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"
Elude, especially in a baffling way; "This behavior defies explanation"
Showing lack of emotional involvement; "adopted a degage pose on the arm of the easy chair"- J.S.Perelman; "she may be detached or even unfeeling but at least she''s not hypocritically effusive"; "an uninvolved bystander"
Free and relaxed in manner; "rather degage after the nervousness he had shown at dinner"- Edmund Wilson
Remove gas from
Make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of); "demagnetize the iron shavings"; "they degaussed the ship"
The process of making a (steel) ship''s hull nonmagnetic by producing an opposing magnetic field
Moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration"; "its brothels; its opium parlors; its depravity"
The state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
A person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
Grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"
Unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women"
Passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form
The process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
The state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
Of illness; marked by gradual deterioration of organs and cells along with loss of function; "degenerative diseases of old age"
Chronic breakdown of cartilage in the joints; the most common form of arthritis occurring usually after middle age
Condition leading to progressive loss of function
Chronic breakdown of cartilage in the joints; the most common form of arthritis occurring usually after middle age
The act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips" Back to top
Remove from glycerol; in chemistry
Remove from glycerol; in chemistry
Changing to a lower state (a less respected state)
A low or downcast state; "each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement"- H.L.Menchken
Lower the grade of something; reduce its worth
Reduce the level of land, as by erosion
Reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"
Lowered in value; "the dollar is low"; "a debased currency"
Unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women"
A person who lowers the quality or character or value (as by adding cheaper metal to coins)
Used of conduct; characterized by dishonor
Harmful to the mind or morals; "corrupt judges and their corrupting influence"; "the vicious and degrading cult of violence"
A position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate degree of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree"
The seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime); "murder in the second degree"; "a second degree burn"
The highest power of a term or variable
An award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study; "he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude"
A measure for arcs and angles; "there are 360 degrees in a circle"
A unit of temperature on a specified scale; "the game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature"
A specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?"
A degree on the Centigrade scale of temperature Back to top
A degree on the Centigrade scale of temperature
A unit used in estimating fuel requirements for heating a building
The day on which university degrees are conferred
A degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
The degree of the term in the polynomial that has the highest degree
The sum of the exponents of the variables in the term
(statistics) an unrestricted variable in a frequency distribution
One of the minimum number of parameters needed to describe the state of a physical system
A course of study leading to an academic degree
Gradually decreasing in rate on sums below a certain amount
Going down by steps
Taste with relish; "degust this wonderful soup"
Taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality; "cooking was fine but it was the savoring that he enjoyed most"
Burst or split open; "flowers dehisce when they release pollen"
(biology) release of material by splitting open of an organ or tissue; the natural bursting open at maturity of a fruit or other reproductive body to release seeds or spores or the bursting open of a surgically closed wound
(of e.g. fruits and anthers) opening spontaneously at maturity to release seeds
A branch of the Tai languages
Take the horns off (an animal)
Prevent the growth of horns of certain animals
The act of degrading people with respect to their best qualities; "science has been blamed for the dehumanization of modern life" Back to top
Make mechanical or routine
Deprive of human qualities; "Life in povery has dehumanized them"
Divested of human qualities or attributes
The act of degrading people with respect to their best qualities; "science has been blamed for the dehumanization of modern life"
Make mechanical or routine
Deprive of human qualities; "Life in povery has dehumanized them"
Divested of human qualities or attributes
Make less humid; "The air conditioner dehumidifies the air in the summer"
Lose water or moisture; "In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly"
Remove water from; "All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me"
Preserve by removing all water and liquids from; "carry dehydrated food on your camping trip"
Preserved by removing natural moisture; "dried beef"; "dried fruit"; "dehydrated eggs"; "shredded and desiccated coconut meat"
Suffering from excessive loss of water from the body; "fever resulted from becoming dehydrated"; "was dehydrated after the marathon"
Food preserved by dehydration
Food preserved by dehydration
The process of extracting moisture
Depletion of bodily fluids
Dryness resulting from the removal of water
Remove hydrogen from
A viscous alcohol that is less active in mammals than is vitamin A1 Back to top
Make or become free of frost or ice; "Defrost the car window"
Heater that removes ice or frost (as from a windshield or a refrigerator or the wings of an airplane)
A word specifying identity or spacial or temporal location from the perspective of a speaker or hearer in the context in which the communication occurs; "words that introduce particulars of the speaker''s and hearer''s shared cognitive field into the mess
Relating to or characteristic of a word whose reference depends on the circumstances of its use; "deictic pronouns"
A word specifying identity or spacial or temporal location from the perspective of a speaker or hearer in the context in which the communication occurs; "words that introduce particulars of the speaker''s and hearer''s shared cognitive field into the mess
Characterized by divine or godlike nature
The elevation of a person (as to the status of a god)
An embodiment of the qualities of a god; "the capitalists'' deification of capital"
The condition of being treated like a god
Exalt to the position of a God; "the people deified their King"
Consider as a god or god-like; "These young men deify financial success"
Do something that one considers to be below one''s dignity
Of or relating to theism
The outer of two small satellites of Mars
Lightly built medium-sized theropod with long limbs and neck
Swift agile wolf-sized bipedal dinosaur having a large curved claw on each hind foot; of the Cretaceous
Someone skilled at across-the-table chit chat
The form of theological rationalism that believes in God on the basis of reason without reference to revelation
A person who believes that God created the universe and then abandoned it
Of or relating to theism Back to top
Any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
The function of pointing or specifying from the perspective of a participant in an act of speech or writing; aspects of a communication whose interpretation depends on knowledge of the context in which the communication occurs
The experience of thinking that a new situation had occurred before
Lower someone''s spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child''s health demoralizes her"
Affected or marked by low spirits; "is dejected but trying to look cheerful"
In a dejected manner; "when she came back Sophie and Esther were sitting dejectedly in the kitchen"
A state of melancholy depression
Solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
A midday meal
10 grams
A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters
A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters
A metric unit of length equal to ten meters
A metric unit of length equal to ten meters
English dramatist and pamphleteer (1572-1632)
British slang
French romantic painter (1798-1863)
1 species: German ivy
South African succulent evergreen twining climber with yellow flowers grown primarily as a houseplant for its foliage; sometimes placed in genus Senecio
Fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay" Back to top
A non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (trade name Rescriptor) used to treat AIDS and HIV
The Algonquian language spoken by the Delaware people
A Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
One of the British colonies that formed the United States
A river that rises in the Catskills in southeastern New York and flows southward along the border of Pennsylvania with New York and New Jersey to northern Delaware where it empties into Delaware Bay
A member of an Algonquian people formerly living in New Jersey and New York and parts of Delaware and Pennsylvania
A resident of Delaware
An inlet of the North Atlantic; fed by the Delaware River
A suspension bridge across the Delaware River
A river that rises in the Catskills in southeastern New York and flows southward along the border of Pennsylvania with New York and New Jersey to northern Delaware where it empties into Delaware Bay
A resident of Delaware
The act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
Time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"
Slow the growth or development of; "The brain damage will retard the child''s language development"
Cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn''t want to perform"
Stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!"
Act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don''t delay your application to graduate school or else it won''t be considered"
Caused to be slower or later; "the delayed plane finally arrived"
Not as far along as normal in development
Operating after a predetermined lapse of time; "a delayed-action bomb" Back to top
A mechanism that automatically delays the release of a camera shutter for a fixed period of time so that the photographer can appear in the picture
An allergic reaction that becomes apparent only hours after contact
A person who delays; to put off until later or cause to be late
A circuit designed to introduce a calculated delay into the transmission of a signal
United States biologist (born in Germany) who studied how viruses infect living cells (1906-1981)
Extreme appetizingness
Capable of arousing desire; "the delectable Miss Haynes"
Extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
Act of receiving pleasure from something
A feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction; "his delight to see her was obvious to all"
The appointment of a delegate
A group of representatives or delegates
The state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent
A person appointed or elected to represent others
Give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
Transfer power to someone
Authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions
Authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions
A group of representatives or delegates
Cut or eliminate; "she edited the juiciest scenes" Back to top
Wipe out magnetically recorded information
Remove or make invisible; "Please delete my name from your list"
Harmful to living things; "deleterious chemical additives"
The act of deleting something written or printed
The omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage; "an editor''s deletions frequently upset young authors"; "both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause"
Any process whereby sounds are left out of spoken words or phrases
An excavation; usually a quarry or mine
A style of glazed earthenware; usually white with blue decoration
A city in north central India
Leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin lesions
A shop selling delicatessen (as salads or cooked meats)
Discuss the pros and cons of an issue
Think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind"
With care and dignity; "walking at the same measured pace"; "with all deliberate speed"
By conscious design or purpose; "intentional damage"; "a knowing attempt to defraud"; "a willful waste of time"
Produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation; "a studied smile"; "a note of biting irony and studied insult"- V.L.Parrington
Carefully thought out in advance; "a calculated insult"; "with measured irony"
Marked by careful consideration or reflection; "a deliberate decision"
With intention; in an intentional manner; "he used that word intentionally"; "I did this by choice"
In a deliberate unhurried manner; "she was working deliberately" Back to top
The trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision; "he was a man of judicial deliberation"
A rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry
A defensive organized before contact is made with the enemy and while time for organization is available; usually includes a fortified zone (with pillboxes) and communication systems
A defensive organized before contact is made with the enemy and while time for organization is available; usually includes a fortified zone (with pillboxes) and communication systems
The trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision; "he was a man of judicial deliberation"
A rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry
Careful consideration; "a little deliberation would have deterred them"
Planning something carefully and intentionally; "it was the deliberation of his act that was insulting"
(usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question; "the deliberations of the jury"
Involved in or characterized by deliberation and discussion and examination; "a deliberative body"
French composer of operas (1836-1891)
Capable of being deleted
Lightness in movement or manner
The quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance; "the daintiness of her touch"; "the fineness of her features"
Subtly skillful handling of a situation
Lack of physical strength
Smallness of stature
Refined taste; tact
Something considered choice to eat
Exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury; "a delicate violin passage"; "delicate china"; "a delicate flavor"; "the delicate wing of a butterfly" Back to top
Easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft"
Difficult to handle; requiring great tact; "delicate negotiations with the big powers"; "hesitates to be explicit on so ticklish a matter"
Developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety; "the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense"
Of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely; "almost undetectable with even the most delicate instruments"
Marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique; "a surgeon''s delicate touch"
Easily hurt; "soft hands"; "a baby''s delicate skin"
In a delicate manner; "finely shaped features"; "her fine drawn body"
A shop selling delicatessen (as salads or cooked meats)
Ready-to-eat food products
Ready-to-eat food products
A genus of Hirundinidae
Common small European martin that builds nests under the eaves of houses
Variety of sweet eating apples
Greatly pleasing or entertaining; "a delightful surprise"; "the comedy was delightful"; "a delicious joke"
Extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
In a very pleasurable manner; "they were walking along the beach slowly and deliciously"
So as to produce a delightful taste; "I bought some more of these deliciously sweet peaches"
Extreme appetizingness
Something or someone that provides pleasure; a source of happiness; "a joy to behold"; "the pleasure of his company"; "the new car is a delight"
A feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction; "his delight to see her was obvious to all" Back to top
Take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter"
Give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation"
Hold spellbound
Filled with wonder and delight
Greatly pleased
With delight; "delightedly, she accepted the invitation"
Greatly pleasing or entertaining; "a delightful surprise"; "the comedy was delightful"; "a delicious joke"
In a delightful manner; "the farm house, though in itself a small one, is delightfully situated"
A woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
(Old Testament) the Philistine mistress of Samson who betrayed him by cutting off his hair and so deprived him of his strength
Set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something
Determine the essential quality of
Be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry
Set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something
Determine the essential quality of
A line that indicates a boundary
Showing or determining a boundary; "it is impossible to specify a clearly circumscribed (or delimited) area for any particular science"
Having the limits or boundaries established; "a delimited frontier through the disputed region"
Describe in vivid detail
Make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand" Back to top
Trace the shape of
Determine the essential quality of
Delineate the form or outline of; "The tree was clearly defined by the light"; "The camera could define the smallest object"
Represented accurately or precisely
Represented accurately or precisely
Representation by drawing or painting etc
A drawing of the outlines of forms or objects
A graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland"; "the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters"
Depicted in a recognizable manner
An antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor
A tendency to be negligent and uncaring; "he inherited his delinquency from his father"; "his derelictions were not really intended as crimes"; "his adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities"
Nonpayment of a debt when due
A young offender
Past due; not paid at the scheduled time; "an overdue installment"; "a delinquent account"
Persistently bad; "school for delinquent boys"
Failing in what duty requires; "derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to pay your bills"
Guilty of a minor misdeed; "delinquent minors"
Melt or become liquid by absorbig moisture from the air; "this type of salt deliquesces easily"
Melt away in the process of decay; "The fungi eventually deliquesced"
(especially of certain salts) becoming liquid by absorbing moisture from the air Back to top
A spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
Marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion; "a crowd of delirious baseball fans"; "something frantic in their gaiety"; "a mad whirl of pleasure"
Experiencing delirium
As if in a delirium; "he was talking deliriously"
In a delirious manner; "her answer made him deliriously happy"
A usually brief state of excitement and mental confusion often accompanied by hallucinations
State of violent mental agitation
Acute delirium caused by alcohol poisoning
English composer of orchestral works (1862-1934)
Give birth (to a newborn); "My wife had twins yesterday!"
Deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students"
Utter (an exclamation, noise, etc.); "The students delivered a cry of joy"
Pass down; "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment"
Bring to a destination, make a delivery; "our local super market delivers"
Throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball; "The pitcher delivered the ball"
Relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"
To surrender someone or something to another; "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money"
Carry out or perform; "deliver an attack", "deliver a blow"; "The boxer drove home a solid left"
Hand over to the authorities of another country; "They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there"
Free from harm or evil Back to top
Save from sins
Something that can be provided as the product of development; "under this contract the deliverables include both software and hardware"
Suitable for or ready for delivery
Recovery or preservation from loss or danger; "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon''s job is the saving of lives"
A person who gives up or transfers money or goods
Someone employed to make deliveries
A person who rescues you from harm or danger
A teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
The act of delivering a child
Recovery or preservation from loss or danger; "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon''s job is the saving of lives"
(baseball) the throwing of a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
The act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail); "his reluctant delivery of bad news"
The voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another
Your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally; "his manner of speaking was quite abrupt"; "her speech was barren of southernisms"; "I detected a slight accent in his speech"
The event of giving birth; "she had a difficult delivery"
Someone employed to make deliveries
Someone employed to make deliveries
A van suitable for delivering goods or services to customers
A van suitable for delivering goods or services to customers
Attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won" Back to top
A small wooded hollow
Small steak from the front of the short loin of beef
Evergreen or deciduous trees of tropical Africa and India
Showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana
French royal architect who built the Tuileries Palace and Gardens in Paris for Catherine de Medicis (1515-1570)
Free of lice; "They deloused the prisoners after they liberated the camps"
An ancient Greek city on the slopes of Mount Parnassus; site of the Temple of Apollo
Of or relating to Delphi or to the oracles of Apollo at Delphi; "Delphic oracle"
Obscurely prophetic; "Delphic pronouncements"; "an oracular message"
Of or relating to Delphi or to the oracles of Apollo at Delphi; "Delphic oracle"
(Greek mythology) the oracle at Delphi where a priestess supposedly delivered messages from Apollo to those who sought advice; the messages were usually obscure or ambiguous
White whale
Small northern whale that is white when adult
Dolphins
Any plant of the genus Delphinium having palmately divided leaves and showy spikes of variously colored spurred flowers; some contain extremely poisonous substances
Commonly cultivated larkspur of southern Europe having unbranched spikelike racemes of blue or sometimes purplish or pinkish flowers; sometime placed in genus Delphinium
Type genus of the Delphinidae
A constellation in the northern hemisphere near Pegasus and Aquila
Black-and-white dolphin that leaps high out of the water; one of the dolphins displayed at the Marinelands in California and in Florida
The 4th letter of the Greek alphabet Back to top
A low triangular area where a river divides before entering a larger body of water
A dehydrogenated analogue of cortisol (trade names Orasone or Deltasone or Liquid Pred or Meticorten); used as an anti-inflammatory drug in the treatment of arthritis and as an immunosuppressant
A severe form of hepatitis
An allotrope of iron that is stable between 1403 degrees centigrade and the melting point (= 1532 degrees)
An electron ejected from matter by ionizing radiation
The normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person in deep dreamless sleep; occurs with high voltage and low frequency (1 to 4 hertz)
The normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person in deep dreamless sleep; occurs with high voltage and low frequency (1 to 4 hertz)
A large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and serving to abduct and flex and extend and rotate the arm
Of a leaf shape; suggesting a capital delta, with a point at the apex
A bump on the outside of the humerus where the deltoid muscle attaches
Shaped like a capital delta
A large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and serving to abduct and flex and extend and rotate the arm
A bump on the outside of the humerus where the deltoid muscle attaches
Be false to; be dishonest with
The rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; "plains fertilized by annual inundations"
A heavy rain
An overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse"
Fill or cover completely, usually with water
Charge someone with too many tasks
Fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind" Back to top
The act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas
A mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea; "he has delusions of competence"; "his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination"
(psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary
Suffering from or characterized by delusions
Any mental disorder in which delusions play a significant role
A delusion (common in paranoia) that you are much greater and more powerful and influential than you really are
A delusion (common in paranoia) that others are out to get you and frustrate and embarrass you or inflict suffering on you; a complicated conspiracy is frequently imagined
Inappropriate to reality or facts; "delusive faith in a wonder drug"; "delusive expectations"; "false hopes"
In a deceptive and unrealistic manner; "the village looked delusively near"
Causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true; "deceptive calm"; "a delusory pleasure"
Elegant and sumptuous; "a deluxe car"; "luxe accommodations"; "a luxury condominium"
Rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms"
Turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration"
A town in southwest Texas on the Rio Grande west of San Antonio
The process of removing magnetization
Make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of); "demagnetize the iron shavings"; "they degaussed the ship"
Erase (a magnetic storage device)
The process of removing magnetization
Make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of); "demagnetize the iron shavings"; "they degaussed the ship"
Erase (a magnetic storage device) Back to top
An orator who appeals to the passions and prejudices of his audience
Characteristic of or resembling a demagogue; "demagogic speeches"
Characteristic of or resembling a demagogue; "demagogic speeches"
An orator who appeals to the passions and prejudices of his audience
Impassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the populace
Impassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the populace
The act of demanding; "the kidnapper''s exorbitant demands for money"
Required activity; "the requirements of his work affected his health"; "there were many demands on his time"
An urgent or peremptory request; "his demands for attention were unceasing"
The ability and desire to purchase goods and services; "the automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips"; "the demand exceeded the supply"
A condition requiring relief; "she satisfied his need for affection"; "God has no need of men to accomplish His work"; "there is a demand for jobs"
Request urgently and forcefully; "The victim''s family is demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager"
Claim as due or just; "The bank demanded payment of the loan"
Ask to be informed of; "I demand an explanation"
Summon to court
Lay legal claim to
Require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert";
Inflation caused by an increase in demand or in the supply of money
A person who makes demands
Requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill; "found the job very demanding"; "a baby can be so demanding" Back to top
In a demanding manner; "he became demandingly dominant over the years"
A bank deposit from which withdrawals can be made without notice
Feeding a baby or animal whenever it shows a need
A challenge to defend what someone has said
As by a sentry
A loan that is repayable on demand
A note payable on demand
A green andradite used as a gemstone
Set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something
Separate clearly and as if by boundaries
A conceptual separation or demarcation; "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity"
The boundary of a specific area
The boundary of a specific area
A move or step or maneuver in political or diplomatic affairs
Remove the testicles of a male animal
Remove the testicles of a male animal
Become immaterial; disappear
Become immaterial; disappear
Family of imperfect mushrooms having dark-colored hyphae or conidia
An active volcano in northern Iran Back to top
Reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"
Causing awareness of your shortcomings; "golf is a humbling game"
In a humiliating manner; "the painting was reproduced humiliatingly small"
(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
Tetracycline antibacterial (trade name Declomycin) effective in the treatment of some bacterial and rickettsial and other infections
Affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad"
In an insane manner; "she behaved insanely"; "he behaves crazily when he is off his medication"; "the witch cackled madly"; "screaming dementedly"
Mental deterioration of organic or functional origin
Mental deterioration of organic or functional origin
Any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact
Light brown cane sugar; originally from Guyana
Dark rum from Guyana
A former Dutch colony in South America; now a part of Guyana
A river in northern Guyana that flows northward into the Atlantic
A light brown raw cane sugar from Guyana
Dark rum from Guyana
Light brown cane sugar; originally from Guyana
The quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection; "they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel"; "he knew his own faults much better than she did"
A mark against a person for misconduct or failure; usually given in school or armed forces; "ten demerits and he loses his privileges" Back to top
A synthetic narcotic drug (trade name Demerol) used to treat pain
Territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land"
Extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island"
(Greek mythology) goddess of fertility and protector of marriage in ancient mythology; counterpart of Roman Ceres
Son of Antigonus Cyclops and king of Macedonia; he and his father were defeated at the battle of Ipsus (337-283 BC)
Son of Antigonus Cyclops and king of Macedonia; he and his father were defeated at the battle of Ipsus (337-283 BC)
Son of Antigonus Cyclops and king of Macedonia; he and his father were defeated at the battle of Ipsus (337-283 BC)
Sauce Espagnole with extra beef stock simmered down and seasoned with dry wine or sherry
Sauce Espagnole with extra beef stock simmered down and seasoned with dry wine or sherry
A person who is part mortal and part god
A person with great powers and abilities
Large bottle with a short narrow neck; often has small handles at neck and is enclosed in wickerwork
Remove offensive capability from
Do away with the military organization and potential of
Remove offensive capability from
Do away with the military organization and potential of
A zone from which military forces or operations or installations are prohibited; "tensions exist on both sides of the demilitarized zone separating North Korea and South Korea"
United States film maker remembered for his extravagant and spectacular epic productions (1881-1959)
A woman whose sexual promiscuity places her outside respectable society
A class of woman not considered respectable because of indiscreet or promiscuous behavior Back to top
The removal of minerals and mineral salts from a liquid (especially from water)
Abnormal loss of mineral salts (especially from bone)
Remove the minerals or salts from; "demineralize water"
The removal of minerals and mineral salts from a liquid (especially from water)
Abnormal loss of mineral salts (especially from bone)
Remove the minerals or salts from; "demineralize water"
The time when something ends; "it was the death of all his plans"; "a dying of old hopes"
A musical note having the time value of a thirty-second of a whole note
Free from mist; "demist the car windows"
Heater that removes mist from the windshield of a car
Small coffee cup; for serving black coffee
Small cup of strong black coffee without milk or cream
A subordinate deity, in some philosophies the creator of the universe
A visual presentation showing how something works; "the lecture was accompanied by dramatic demonstrations"; "the lecturer shot off a pistol as a demonstration of the startle response"
Show or demonstrate something to an interested audience; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington"
Retire from military service
Act of changing from a war basis to a peace basis including disbanding or discharging troops; "demobilization of factories"; "immediate demobilization of the reserves"
Retire from military service
Release from military service or remove from the active list of military service
Act of changing from a war basis to a peace basis including disbanding or discharging troops; "demobilization of factories"; "immediate demobilization of the reserves" Back to top
Retire from military service
Release from military service or remove from the active list of military service
The doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group
The political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives
A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
An advocate of democratic principles
A member of the Democratic Party
Representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large; "democratic art forms"; "a democratic or popular movement"; "popular thought"; "popular science"; "popular fiction"
Characterized by or advocating or based upon the principles of democracy or social equality; "democratic government"; "a democratic country"; "a democratic scorn for bloated dukes and lords"- George du Maurier
Belong to or relating to the Democratic Party; "Democratic senator"
A former major political party in the United States in the early 19th century; opposed the old Federalist party; favored a strict interpretation of the constitution in order to limit the powers of the federal government
In a democratic manner; based on democratic principles; "it was decided democratically"; "democratically elected government"
A republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea with a population that is predominantly Sunni Muslim; colonized by France in the 19th century but gained autonomy in the early 1960s
A Marxist-Leninist group that believes Palestinian goals can only be achieved by revolutionary change; "in 1974 the DFLP took over a schoolhouse and massacred Israeli schoolchildren"
The older of two major political parties in the United States
A communist country in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948; involved in state-sponsored terrorism
Island nation in the South Atlantic off the West coast of Africa; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975; has enormous offshore oil reserves
A republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960
A republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948
The action of making something democratic Back to top
Introduce democratic reforms; of nations
Become (more) democratic; of nations
The action of making something democratic
Introduce democratic reforms; of nations
Become (more) democratic; of nations
Greek philosopher who developed an atomistic theory of matter (460-370 BC)
Out of fashion; "a suit of rather antique appearance"; "demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas"
Extract information from a modulated carrier wave
(electronics) the reception of a signal by extracting it from the carrier wave
Rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave
(Greek mythology) a mysterious and terrifying deity of the underworld
A scientist who studies the growth and density of populations and their vital statistics
A statistic characterizing human populations (or segments of human populations broken down by age or sex or income etc.)
Of or relating to demography; "demographic surveys"
A scientist who studies the growth and density of populations and their vital statistics
The branch of sociology that studies the characteristics of human populations
Small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs
A young unmarried woman
Defeat soundly; "The home team demolished the visitors"
Destroy completely; "the wrecking ball demolished the building"; "demolish your enemies"; "pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand" Back to top
Humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her"
Torn down and broken up
Complete destruction of a building
The act of demolishing
An event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
One of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief
Someone extremely diligent or skillful; "he worked like a demon to finish the job on time"; "she''s a demon at math"
A cruel wicked and inhuman person
As if possessed by demons
Ending something (e.g. gold or silver) as no longer the legal tender of a country
Deprive of value for payment; "demonetize a coin"
Ending something (e.g. gold or silver) as no longer the legal tender of a country
Deprive of value for payment; "demonetize a coin"
Someone who acts as if possessed by a demon
Resembling or suggesting possession by a demon; "demoniac energy"; "a demoniacal fit"
In a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon; "the soldier was completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk worker smashing windows"
Resembling or suggesting possession by a demon; "demoniac energy"; "a demoniacal fit"
In a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon; "the soldier was completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk worker smashing windows"
In a very agitated manner; as if possessed by an evil spirit
Extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell; "something demonic in him--something that could be cruel"; "fires lit up a diabolic scene"; "diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils"; "a fiendish despot"; "hellish torture"; "in Back to top
To represent as diabolically evil; "the demonization of our enemies"
Make into a demon; "Power had demonized him"
The worship of devils (especially Satan)
To represent as diabolically evil; "the demonization of our enemies"
Make into a demon; "Power had demonized him"
Worship of devils
Capability of being demonstrated or logically proved
Necessarily or demonstrably true; "demonstrable truths"
Capable of being demonstrated or proved; "obvious lies"; "a demonstrable lack of concern for the general welfare"; "practical truth provable to all men"- Walter Bagehot
In an obvious and provable manner; "his documentary sources are demonstrably wrong"
Establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"
Provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one''s behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"; "This decision demonstrates his se
Show or demonstrate something to an interested audience; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington"
March in protest; take part in a demonstration; "Thousands demonstrated against globalization during the meeting of the most powerful economic nations in Seattle"
Having been demonstrated or verified beyond doubt
A show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view; "the presentation of new data"; "he gave the customer a demonstration"
A show of military force or preparedness; "he confused the enemy with feints and demonstrations"
A public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature); "there were violent demonstrations against the war"
Proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion
A visual presentation showing how something works; "the lecture was accompanied by dramatic demonstrations"; "the lecturer shot off a pistol as a demonstration of the startle response" Back to top
A pronoun that points out an intended referent
Given to or marked by the open expression of emotion; "an affectionate and demonstrative family"
Serving to demonstrate
In a demonstrative manner; "he greeted her demonstratively"
Tending to express your feelings freely
Serving to prove or demonstrate; "the oath of office is...demonstrative of the legislative opinion on on this subject"- John Marshall
A pronoun that points out an intended referent
Someone who participates in a public display of group feeling
Someone who demonstrates an article to a prospective buyer
A teacher or teacher''s assistant who demonstrates the principles that are being taught
Destroying the moral basis for a doctrine or policy
Depression resulting from an undermining of your morale
A state of disorder and confusion; "his inconsistency resulted in the demoralization of his staff"
Lower someone''s spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child''s health demoralizes her"
Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"
Made less hopeful or enthusiastic; "desperate demoralized people looking for work"; "felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problem"; "the disheartened instructor tried vainly to arouse their interest"
Destructive of morale and self-reliance
Destroying the moral basis for a doctrine or policy
Depression resulting from an undermining of your morale
A state of disorder and confusion; "his inconsistency resulted in the demoralization of his staff" Back to top
Confuse or put into disorder; "the boss''s behavior demoralized everyone in the office"
Lower someone''s spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child''s health demoralizes her"
Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"
Made less hopeful or enthusiastic; "desperate demoralized people looking for work"; "felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problem"; "the disheartened instructor tried vainly to arouse their interest"
Destructive of morale and self-reliance
Athenian statesman and orator (circa 385-322 BC)
Of or relating to Demosthenes or his oratory
Assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sargeant"
The modern Greek vernacular
Of or for the common people; "demotic entertainments"; "demotic speech"; "a poet with a keen ear for demotic rhythms"
Of or written in or belonging to the form of modern Greek based on colloquial use
Act of lowering in rank or position
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (1895-1983)
A medication (in the form of an oil or salve etc.) that soothes inflamed or injured skin
Having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin
Trade name for an oral contraceptive
Break down into components
Cause to demulsify
(law) a formal objection to an opponent''s pleadings
Take exception to; "he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday" Back to top
Enter a demurrer
Affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
In a demure manner; "the army girl, tall and demurely pretty, threw a quick side-glance at her"
The affectation of being demure in a provocative way
The trait of behaving with reserve and decorum
Detention of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure
A charge required as compensation for the delay of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure
(law) a formal objection to an opponent''s pleadings
A defendant''s answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense"
(law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent''s pleadings
(law) a formal objection to an opponent''s pleadings
Destoy the myelin sheath of; "the disease demyelinated the nerve fibers"
Loss of the myelin covering of some nerve fibers resulting in their impaired function
Make less mysterious or remove the mystery from; "let''s demystify the event by explaining what it is all about"
The restatement of a message (as a religious one) in rational terms
Remove the mythical element from (writings); "the Bible should be demythologized and examined for its historical value"
Having mythical elements removed
The restatement of a message (as a religious one) in rational terms
Remove the mythical element from (writings); "the Bible should be demythologized and examined for its historical value"
Having mythical elements removed Back to top
A room that is comfortable and secluded
A unit of 8 to 10 cub scouts
A hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws
The habitation of wild animals
Someone who plays the role of a den mother; "he serves as den mother to all the freshmen in this dormitory"; "she''s the den mother to new secretaries"
A mountain in south central Alaska; the highest peak in North America (20,300 feet high)
A major open geological fault in Alaska
A large national park in Alaska having peaks of the Alaska Range (including Mount McKinley) and the huge Denali fault
Numbered or proceeding by tens; based on ten; "the decimal system"
Containing ten or ten parts
Changing something from state to private ownership or control
Put under private control or ownership; "The steel industry was denationalized"
Changing something from state to private ownership or control
Put under private control or ownership; "The steel industry was denationalized"
Strip of the rights and duties of citizenship; "The former Nazi was denaturalized"
Make less natural or unnatural
Strip of the rights and duties of citizenship; "The former Nazi was denaturalized"
Make less natural or unnatural
Any substance that serves as a denaturing agent
Make (alcohol) unfit for drinking without impairing usefulness for other purposes Back to top
Modify (as a native protein) especially by heat, acid, alkali, or ultraviolet radiation so that all of the original properties are removed or diminished
Add nonfissionable material to (fissionable material) so as to make unsuitable for use in an atomic bomb
Changed in nature or natural quality; "denatured alcohol"
Ethyl alcohol that is unfit for drinking but is still useful for other purposes
Changed in nature or natural quality; "denatured alcohol"
Changed in nature or natural quality; "denatured alcohol"
Social process of removing Nazis from official positions and giving up any allegiance to Nazism; "denazification was a slow process"
Free from Nazi ideology or detach from Nazi allegiance; "Germany was denazified after WW II"; "The highest judges were never denazified"
Comprises plants often included in the genus Chrysanthemum
Of China
Mambas
Resembling a tree in form and branching structure; "arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda"; "dendriform sponges"
Short fiber that conducts toward the cell body of the neuron
(neuroscience) of or relating to or resembling a dendrite; "dendritic fiber"
Mambas
Southern African mamba dreaded because of its quickness and readiness to bite
A plant of the genus Dendrobium having stems like cane and usually showy racemose flowers
Giant clump-forming bamboos
Immense tropical southeast Asian bamboo with tough hollow culms that resemble tree trunks
Type genus of the Dendrocolaptidae Back to top
Woodhewers or woodcreepers
Genus of small bark beetles destructive especially to mature conifers
Small beetle that likes to bore through the bark of spruce trees and eat the cambrium which eventually kills the tree; "the spruce bark beetle is the major tree-killing insect pest of Alaska spruce forests"
A genus of Parulidae
Common warbler of western North America
Similar to Audubon''s warbler
Black-and-white North American wood warbler having an orange-and-black head and throat
Yellow-throated American wood warbler
North American warbler having a black-and-white head
North American wood warbler; olive green and yellow striped with black
Resembling a tree in form and branching structure; "arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda"; "dendriform sponges"
Resembling a tree in form and branching structure; "arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda"; "dendriform sponges"
Tree wallabies
1 species: bush poppy
The brightest star in Cygnus
A star in Leo approximately 43 light years from Earth
An infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and joints
An infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and joints
Chinese communist statesman (1904-1997)
Capable of being denied or contradicted Back to top
Renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
A defendant''s answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense"
The act of asserting that something alleged is not true
The act of refusing to comply (as with a request); "it resulted in a complete denial of his privileges"
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts
One who denies
Any of various former European coins of different denominations
A unit of measurement for the fineness of silk or nylon or rayon; "with an evening dress one wears 10 denier stockings"
Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
Belittle; "Don''t belittle his influence"
(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
The act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself)
An abusive attack on a person''s character or good name
A belittling comment
(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
A coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
(usually plural) close-fitting pants of heavy denim for casual wear
Copperheads
Venomous but sluggish reddish-brown snake of Australia Back to top
French philosopher who was a leading figure of the Enlightenment in France; principal editor of an encyclopedia that disseminated the scientific and philosophical knowledge of the time (1713-1784)
Remove nitrogen from; "Denitrify the soil"
A plant or animal naturalized in a region; "denizens of field and forest"; "denizens of the deep"
A person who inhabits a particular place
A constitutional monarchy in northern Europe; consists of the mainland of Jutland and many islands between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea
United States freed slave and insurrectionist in South Carolina who was involved in planning an uprising of slaves and was hanged (1767-1822)
British physicist (born in Hungary) noted for his work on holography (1900-1979)
Chiefly terrestrial ferns; in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae
One of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems
Fern of eastern North America with pale green fronds and an aroma like hay
Assign a name or title to
Identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
A class of one kind of unit in a system of numbers or measures or weights or money; "he flashed a fistful of bills of large denominations"
A group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith
Adhering or confined to a particular sect or denomination or party; "denominational prejudice"
Relating to or characteristic of a particular religious denomination; "denominational politics"
The tendency, in Protestantism, to separate into religious denominations or to advocate such separations
A narrow-minded adherence to a particular sect or party or denomination; "he condemned religious sectarianism"
With respect to denomination; "denominationally diverse audiences"
The divisor of a fraction Back to top
The most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to; "the extension of `satellite of Mars'' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos"
The act of indicating or pointing out by name
Having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or naming
In accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term
An actual object referred to by a linguistic expression
Have as a meaning; "`multi-'' denotes `many'' "
Be a sign or indication of; "Her smile denoted that she agreed"
Make known; make an announcement; "She denoted her feelings clearly"
Having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or naming
The final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work
The outcome of a complex sequence of events
Speak out against; "He denounced the Nazis"
Give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"
Announce the termination of, as of treaties
To accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful; "He denounced the government action"; "She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock"
A public act of denouncing
Slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials mak
Closely crowded together; "a compact shopping center"; "a dense population"; "thick crowds"
Having high relative density or specific gravity; "dense as lead"
Hard to pass through because of dense growth; "dense vegetation"; "thick woods" Back to top
Permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter; "dense smoke"; "heavy fog"; "impenetrable gloom"
Aquatic plant with deep green foliage useful to oxygenate an aquarium; sometimes placed in genus Egeria
In a concentrated manner; "old houses are often so densely packed that perhaps three or four have to be demolished for every new one built"; "a thickly populated area"
In a stupid manner; "he had so rapaciously desired and so obtusely expected to find her alone"
The amount per unit size
The spatial property of being crowded together
The quality of being mentally slow and limited
Perennial of southeastern and central United States having very dense spikes of purple flowers; often cultivated for cut flowers
An increase in the density of something
A measuring instrument for determining density or specific gravity
A measuring instrument for determining density or specific gravity
A measuring instrument for determining optical or photographic density
Measuring the optical density of a substance by shining light on it and measuring its transmission
The amount per unit size
The spatial property of being crowded together
An impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
An appreciable consequence (especially a lessening); "it made a dent in my bank account"
A depression scratched or carved into a surface
Make a depression into; "The bicycle dented my car"
Of or relating to the teeth; "dental floss" Back to top
Of or relating to dentistry; "dental student"
An alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth; except for iron and platinum all metals dissolve in mercury and chemists refer to the resulting mercury mixtures as amalgams
The branch of gross anatomy concerning with the morphology of teeth
A device to repair teeth or replace missing teeth
An assistant to a dentist
Care for the teeth
Soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth
A consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge
A soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth
An alloy of gold used in dentistry
Someone trained to provide preventive dental service (cleaning teeth or taking x-rays)
An implant that replaces a natural tooth
The branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth
The branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth
The branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth
A film of mucus and bacteria deposited on the teeth that encourages the development of dental caries
A dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth
The practice of dentistry
A person qualified to practice dentistry
A procedure employed by a dentist Back to top
A graduate school offering study leading to degrees in dentistry
A dentist qualified to perform surgical procedures
The branch of dentistry involving surgical procedures
Someone who makes dental appliances (bridges and dentures)
Usually included in genus Cardamine; in some classifications considered a separate genus
European bittercress having a knotted white rootstock
North American herb with pungent scaly or toothed roots
Having toothlike projections in the margin
A leaf having a toothed margin
A large laminar nucleus of gray matter within the white matter of each cerebral hemisphere
Of metal e.g.; "bent nails"; "a car with a crumpled front end"; "dented fenders"
Small pointed ridge on the exoskeleton of an arthropod
Having a very finely toothed margin
A leaf having a finely toothed margin; minutely dentate
A substance for cleaning the teeth; applied with a toothbrush
Bone (calcified tissue) surrounding the pulp cavity of a tooth
A calcareous material harder and denser than bone that comprises the bulk of a tooth
Bone (calcified tissue) surrounding the pulp cavity of a tooth
A calcareous material harder and denser than bone that comprises the bulk of a tooth
A person qualified to practice dentistry Back to top
A high speed drill that dentists use to cut into teeth
The branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth
The kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
The eruption through the gums of baby teeth
A dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth
Someone who makes dental appliances (bridges and dentures)
Corn whose kernels contain both hard and soft starch and become indented at maturity
Lay bare; "denude a forest"
Without the natural or usual covering; "a bald spot on the lawn"; "bare hills"
The removal of covering
Lay bare; "denude a forest"
Without the natural or usual covering; "a bald spot on the lawn"; "bare hills"
That can be counted; "countable sins"; "numerable assets"
A public act of denouncing
Containing warning of punishment
Containing warning of punishment
The state capital and largest city of Colorado; located in central Colorado on the South Platte river
Declare untrue; contradict; "He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money"
Refuse to accept or believe; "He denied his fatal illness"
Refuse to recognize or acknowledge; "Peter denied Jesus" Back to top
Deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit
Refuse to let have; "She denies me every pleasure"; "he denies her her weekly allowance"
Deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure; "She denied herself wine and spirits"
Refuse to grant, as of a petition or request; "The dean denied the students'' request for more physics courses"; "the prisoners were denied the right to exercise for more than 2 hours a day"
The site of the royal residence and the de facto capital in the western part of the Netherlands; seat of the International Court of Justice
A woman who supervises a den of Cub Scouts
Tall East Indian cedar having spreading branches with nodding tips; highly valued for its appearance as well as its timber
Tall East Indian cedar having spreading branches with nodding tips; highly valued for its appearance as well as its timber
A toiletry applied to the skin in order to mask unpleasant odors
Eliminate the odor from; "This stick will deodorize your armpits"
Eliminate the odor from; "This stick will deodorize your armpits"
A toiletry applied to the skin in order to mask unpleasant odors
Eliminate the odor from; "This stick will deodorize your armpits"
The modal logic of obligation and permissibility
The loss of the mineral content of bone tissue
To remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons
To remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons
A nucleoside component of DNA; composed of adenosine and deoxyribose
A nucleoside component of DNA; composed of cytosine and deoxyribose
One of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose) Back to top
Amphetamine used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant
A nucleoside component of DNA; composed of guanine and deoxyribose
One of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)
(biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information; "DNA is the king of molecules"
A sugar that is a constituent of nucleic acids
A nucleoside component of DNA; composed of thymine and deoxyribose
One of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)
French film actor (born in 1948)
Classification used for 5 species of terrestrial ferns usually placed in other genera
Fern with elongate silvery outgrowths enclosing the developing spores
Move away from a place into another direction; "Go away before I start to cry"; "The train departs at noon"
Go away or leave
Leave; "The family took off for Florida"
Wander from a direct or straight course
Remove oneself from an association with or participation in; "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes"
Be at variance with; be out of line with
Someone who is no longer alive; "I wonder what the dead person would have done"
Dead; "he is deceased"; "our dear departed friend"
Well in the past; former; "bygone days"; "dreams of foregone times"; "sweet memories of gone summers"; "relics of a departed era"
Not present; having left; "he''s away right now"; "you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away"; "everyone is gone now"; "the departed guests" Back to top
Someone who leaves
That is going out or leaving; "the departing train"; "an outward journey"; "outward-bound ships"
A specialized sphere of knowledge; "baking is not my department"; "his work established a new department of literature"
A specialized division of a large organization; "you''ll find it in the hardware department"; "she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury"
The territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France)
Of or relating to a department; "departmental policy"
Dependent on a department
The head of a department
The federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers (including research and soil conservation and efforts to stabilize the farming economy); created in 1862
The academic department responsible for teaching and research in anthropology
The academic department responsible for teaching and research in biology
The academic department responsible for teaching and research in chemistry
The United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent office); created in 1913
A former executive department of the United States government; created in 1903 and split into two departments in 1913
The academic department responsible for teaching and research in computer science
The department of local government that is responsible for managing the treatment of convicted offenders; "for a career in corrections turn to the web site of the New Jersey Department of Corrections"
The federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the UnitedStates; created in 1947
A defense laboratory that provides essential services in fundamental science for national security and environmental protection and provides technologies that contribute to industrial competitiveness
The academic department responsible for teaching and research in economics
The United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979 Back to top
The federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
An agency that collects political and economic and technical information about energy matters and makes the Department of Energy''s technical and analytical expertise available to other members of the Intelligence Community
The academic department responsible for teaching English and American literature
The United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979
A former executive department of the United States government; created in 1953 and divided in 1979
The academic department responsible for teaching history
The United States federal department that administers federal programs dealing with better housing and urban renewal; created in 1965
The United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870
An agency of the Canadian government that provides litigation and legal advice and opinions to the government
The federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913
The academic department responsible for teaching and research in linguistics
A permanent department created to perform the work of a local government
The academic department responsible for teaching and research in mathematics
The academic department responsible for teaching music and music appreciation
The academic department responsible for teaching philosophy
The academic department responsible for teaching and research in physics
The academic department responsible for teaching and research in psychology
The academic department responsible for teaching and research in sociology
The federal department in the UnitedStates that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789"
A department of the federal government of the United States Back to top
The United States federal department charged with conservation and the development of natural resources; created in 1849
The federal department that collects revenue and administers federal finances; the Treasury Department was created in 1789
The United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966
The United States federal department responsible for the interests of military veterans; created in 1989
A large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain
Act of departing
Euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing"
A variation that deviates from the standard or norm; "the deviation from the mean"
Gate where passengers embark
Lounge where passengers can await departure
A tax that is levied when you are departing a country by land or sea or air
The time at which a public conveyance is scheduled to depart from a given point of origin
Have faith or confidence in; "you can count on me to help you any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis"
Be contingent upon (something that is ellided); "That depends"
The trait of being dependable or reliable
Worthy of reliance or trust; "a reliable source of information"; "a dependable worker"
Financially sound; "a good investment"; "a secure investment"
Consistent in performance or behavior; "dependable in one''s habits"; "a steady-going family man"
Worthy of being depended on; "a dependable worker"; "an honest working stiff"; "a reliable source of information"; "he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are those who trust me"
The trait of being dependable or reliable Back to top
In a faithful manner; "it always came on, faithfully, like the radio"
Lack of independence or self-sufficiency
A person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)
Addicted to a drug
Contingent on something else
Determined by conditions or circumstances not yet established; "arms sales contingent on the approval of congress"
Lack of independence or self-sufficiency
Being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
A geographical area politically controlled by a distant country
Lack of independence or self-sufficiency
Being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
A person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)
Addicted to a drug
Contingent on something else
Not independent; "dependent children"
Of a clause; unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence; "a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence"
Being under the power or sovereignty of another or others; "subject peoples"; "a dependent prince"
A clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverb
Determined by conditions or circumstances not yet established; "arms sales contingent on the approval of congress"
(statistics) a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value depends in the independent variable; if f(x)=y, y is the dependent variable Back to top
Determined by conditions or circumstances not yet established; "arms sales contingent on the approval of congress"
Be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the electin"; "Your grade will depends on your homework"
Be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the electin"; "Your grade will depends on your homework"
Representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality; "according to Marx, treating labor as a commodity exemplified the reification of the individual"
(existentialism) a loss of personal identity; a feeling of being an anonymous cog in a stupid social machine
Emotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of contact with your own personal reality accompanied by feelings of unreality and strangeness
Emotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of contact with your own personal reality accompanied by feelings of unreality and strangeness
Emotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of contact with your own personal reality accompanied by feelings of unreality and strangeness
Make impersonal or present as an object; "Will computers depersonalize human interactions?"; "Pornography objectifies women"
Representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality; "according to Marx, treating labor as a commodity exemplified the reification of the individual"
(existentialism) a loss of personal identity; a feeling of being an anonymous cog in a stupid social machine
Emotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of contact with your own personal reality accompanied by feelings of unreality and strangeness
Emotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of contact with your own personal reality accompanied by feelings of unreality and strangeness
Emotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of contact with your own personal reality accompanied by feelings of unreality and strangeness
Make impersonal or present as an object; "Will computers depersonalize human interactions?"; "Pornography objectifies women"
Give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"
Show in, or as in, a picture; "This scene depicts country life"; "the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting"
Make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba"
Represented graphically by sketch or design or lines
Something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation; "a moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject" Back to top
A representation by picture or portraiture
Representation by drawing or painting etc
A drawing of the outlines of forms or objects
A representation by picture or portraiture
A graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland"; "the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters"
Depicted in a recognizable manner
Absence or loss of pigmentation (or less than normal pigmentation) in the skin or hair
Remove body hair; "epilate her legs"
The act of removing hair (as from an animal skin)
The condition of being void of hair
A cosmetic for temporary removal of undesired hair
A cosmetic for temporary removal of undesired hair
A chemical (usually a sulfide) used to remove hair or wool or bristles from hides
Able to remove hair or render hairless
Completely hairless
Get off an airplane
Capable of being depleted
Use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"
Having resources completely depleted; "our depleted resources"
No longer sufficient; "supplies are low"; "our funds are depleted" Back to top
The act of decreasing something markedly
The state of being depleted
Bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs"
Bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure; "a criminal waste of talent"; "a deplorable act of violence"; "adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife"
Of very poor quality or condition; "deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"; "woeful treatment of the accused"; "woeful errors of judgment"
In an unfortunate or deplorable manner; "he was sadly neglected"; "it was woefully inadequate"
Express strong disapproval of; "We deplore the government''s treatment of political prisoners"
Regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits"
Place troops or weapons in battle formation
To distribute systematically or strategically; "The U.S. deploys its weapons in the Middle East"
The distribution of forces in preparation for battle or work
Strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"
Strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"
Strip of honors, possessions, or attributes
Anticonvulsant (trade name Depokene) used to prevent some kinds of seizures
A loss of polarity or polarization
Eliminate the polarization of
A loss of polarity or polarization
Eliminate the polarization of
Make a deposition; declare under oath Back to top
A person who testifies or gives a deposition
Reduce in population; "The epidemic depopulated the countryside"
Having lost inhabitants as by war or disease; "the 15th century plagues left vast areas of Europe depopulated"
The condition of having reduced numbers of inhabitants (or no inhabitants at all)
Expel from a country; "The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government''s actions"
Hand over to the authorities of another country; "They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there"
Behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
The expulsion from a country of an undesirable alien
The act of expelling a person from their native land; "men in exile dream of hope"; "his deportation to a penal colony"; "the expatriation of wealthy farmers"; "the sentence was one of transportation for life"
Expelled from home or country by authority
(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
Make a deposition; declare under oath
Force to leave (an office)
Removed from office or power; "the deposed boatswain became Hudson''s sworn enemy"
The act of putting something somewhere
A facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
A payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met
Matter deposited by some natural process
The phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating
Money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use; "his deposit was refunded when he returned the car" Back to top
A partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later
Money deposited in a bank
The natural process of laying down a deposit of something
Fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"
Put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot"
Put into a bank account; "She deposites her paycheck every month"
The act of deposing someone; removing a powerful person from a position or office
The act of putting something somewhere
(law) a pretrial interrogation of a witness; usually done in a lawyer''s office
The natural process of laying down a deposit of something
A person who has deposited money in a bank or similar institution
A facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
A financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities; "he cashed a check at the bank"; "that bank holds the mortgage on my home"
A depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study
A savings account in which the deposit is held for a fixed term or in which withdrawals can be made only after giving notice or with loss of interest
A fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing valuables
A depository for goods; "storehouses were built close to the docks"
Station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"
Marked by immorality; deviating from what is considered right or proper or good; "depraved criminals"; "a perverted sense of loyalty"; "the reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat" Back to top
Hopelessly bad; "an unregenerate criminal"
Having the nature of vice
A corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice; "the various turpitudes of modern society"
Moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration"; "its brothels; its opium parlors; its depravity"
Belittle; "The teacher should not deprecate his student''s efforts"
Express strong disapproval of; deplore
Tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments"; "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"; "deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting remark"
The act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself)
A prayer to avert or remove some evil or disaster
Given to expressing disapproval
Tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments"; "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"; "deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting remark"
In a deprecative manner
Tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments"; "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"; "deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting remark"
Lose in value; "The dollar depreciated again"
Lower the value of something; "The Fed depreciated the dollar once again"
Belittle; "The teacher should not deprecate his student''s efforts"
Tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value; "a depreciating currency"; "depreciatory effects on prices"
A decrease in price or value; "depreciation of the dollar against the yen"
A communication that belittles somebody or something
Decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use Back to top
An allowance for loss due to depreciation
An amount periodically charged to expense or against revenue in compensation for depreciation of property
The rate at which the value of property is reduced; used to calculate tax deduction
Tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments"; "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"; "deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting remark"
Tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value; "a depreciating currency"; "depreciatory effects on prices"
One who disparages or belittles the worth of something
Tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments"; "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"; "deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting remark"
Tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value; "a depreciating currency"; "depreciatory effects on prices"
An act of plundering and pillaging and marauding
(usually plural) a destructive action; "the ravages of time"; "the depradations of age and disease"
Lessen the activity or force of; "The rising inflation depressed the economy"
Press down; "Depress the space key"
Cause to drop or sink; "The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir"
Lower someone''s spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child''s health demoralizes her"
Lower (prices or markets); "The glut of oil depressed gas prices"
A drug that reduces excitability and calms a person
Capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent
Having the central portion lower than the margin; "a depressed pustule"
Low in spirits; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted"
Lower than previously; "the market is depressed"; "prices are down" Back to top
Flattened downward as if pressed from above or flattened along the dorsal and ventral surfaces
Fracture of the skull where the bone is pushed in
Causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather"
Causing or suggestive of sorrow or gloom; "a gloomy outlook"; "gloomy news"
In a depressing manner or to a depressing degree
Pushing down; "depression of the space bar on the typewriter"
Sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
A sunken or depressed geological formation
Angular distance below the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
A concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud"
A state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention
A mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
A long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
An air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation; "a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow"
A time period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment
Someone suffering psychological depression
Causing or suggestive of sorrow or gloom; "a gloomy outlook"; "gloomy news"
A state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention
A device used by physician to press a part down or aside
Any nerve whose activity tends to reduce the activity or tone of the body part it serves Back to top
Any skeletal muscle that draws a part down
Any skeletal muscle that draws a part down
Any nerve whose activity tends to reduce the activity or tone of the body part it serves
Decrease the pressure of; "depressurize the cabin in the air plane"
Decrease the pressure of; "depressurize the cabin in the air plane"
Act of depriving someone of food or money or rights; "nutritional privation"; "deprivation of civil rights"
The disadvantage that results from losing something; "his loss of credibility led to his resignation"; "losing him is no great deprivation"
A state of extreme poverty
Take away
Keep from having, keeping, or obtaining
Take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets"
Marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences; "a childhood that was unhappy and deprived, the family living off charity"; "boys from a deprived environment, wherein the family life revealed a pattern of
Having had something taken away; "bereft of their dignity"
Degree of psychological or intellectual depth
Extent downward or backward or inward; "the depth of the water"; "depth of a shelf"; "depth of a closet"
The intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas
(usually plural) the deepest and most remote part; "from the depths of darkest Africa"; "signals received from the depths of space"
(usually plural) a low moral state; "he had sunk to the depths of addiction"
A bomb that explodes at a pre-set depth under water; anti-submarine device
A bomb that explodes at a pre-set depth under water; anti-submarine device Back to top
Navigational instrument used to measure the depth of a body of water (as by ultrasound or radar)
A gauge for measuring the depth of grooves or holes or other concavities
A gauge for measuring the depth of grooves or holes or other concavities
A set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud; "his physician recommended psychoanalysis"
Authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions
A group of representatives or delegates
Give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
Appoint as a substitute
Transfer power to someone
Appoint as a substitute
Act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"
Appoint as a substitute
Act as a substitute; "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"
An assistant with power to act when his superior is absent
Someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies
A person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others
A member of the lower chamber of a legislative assembly (such as in France)
Someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies
Pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"
Move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment; "The war uprooted many people" Back to top
The act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
To move something from its natural environment
Run off or leave the rails; "the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks"
Cause to run off the tracks; "they had planned to derail the trains that carried atomic waste"
An accident in which a train runs off its track
French painter and exponent of Fauvism (1880-1954)
Throw into great confusion or disorder; "Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt"
Derange mentally, throw out of mental balance; make insane; "The death of his parents unbalanced him"
Driven insane
The act of disturbing the mind or body; "his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset"; "she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living"
A state of mental disturbance and disorientation
Lower the rated electrical capability of electrical apparatus
A hat that is round and black and hard with a narrow brim; worn by some British businessmen
Cause to be no longer approved or accepted; "Carter derecognized Taiwan in 1979 after the U.S. recognized the People''s Republic of China"
Cause to be no longer approved or accepted; "Carter derecognized Taiwan in 1979 after the U.S. recognized the People''s Republic of China"
Lift the regulations on
The act of freeing from regulation (especially from governmental regulations)
The act of freeing from regulation (especially from governmental regulations)
A ship abandoned on the high seas
A person unable to support himself Back to top
Failing in what duty requires; "derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to pay your bills"
Deserted or abandoned as by an owner; "a derelict ship"
Willful negligence
A tendency to be negligent and uncaring; "he inherited his delinquency from his father"; "his derelictions were not really intended as crimes"; "his adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities"
Release from government control
Make free from restrictions
Treat or speak of with contempt; "He derided his student''s attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics"
The act of deriding or treating with contempt
Contemptuous laughter
Abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule; "derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward'' and `sissy''"
In a disrespectful and mocking manner; "`Sorry,'' she repeated derisively"
In a disrespectful and mocking manner; "`Sorry,'' she repeated derisively"
Completely devoid of wisdom or good sense; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that''s a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a co
Capable of being derived
Drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation
Drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body
Inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
A line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions
(historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
The source from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues); "he prefers shoes of Italian derivation" Back to top
(descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation: `singer'' from `sing''; `undo'' from `do''
Characterized by inflections indicating a semantic relation between a word and its base; "the morphological relation between `sing'' and `singer'' and `song'' is derivational"
The part of grammar that deals with the derivations of words
The result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx
(linguistics) a word that is derived from another word; "`electricity'' is a derivative of `electric''"
A financial instrument whose value is based on another security
Resulting from or employing derivation; "a derivative process"; "a highly derivative prose style"
A financial instrument whose value is based on another security
Develop or evolve, especially from a latent or potential state
Come from; "The present name derives from an older form"
Reason by deduction; establish by deduction
Obtain; "derive pleasure from one''s garden"
Come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example; "She was descended from an old Italian noble family"; "he comes from humble origins"
Determined by mathematical computation; "the calculated velocity of a bullet"; "a derived value"
Formed or developed from something else; not original; "the belief that classes and organizations are secondary and derived"- John Dewey
The result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx
(historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
The deep vascular inner layer of the skin
Removal of scars or tattoos by anesthetizing the skin surface and then sanding or wire-brushing off some of the outer skin layer
Vectors of important diseases of man and animals Back to top
Common tick that can transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia
Of or relating to or located in the dermis
Of or relating to a cuticle or cuticula
Earwigs and a few related forms
Inflammation of the skin; skin becomes itchy and may develop blisters
Larvae live under the skin of domestic mammals and humans
Large tropical American fly; parasitic on humans and other mammals
The lines that form patterns on the skin (especially on the fingertips and the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet)
The study of the whorls and loops and arches in the fingertips and on the palms of the hand and the soles of the feet; "some criminologists specialize in dermatoglyphics"
Of or relating to or practicing dermatology
Of or relating to or practicing dermatology
A doctor who specializes in the physiology and pathology of the skin
The branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases
A surgical instrument used to cut very thin slices of skin
Fungal infection of the skin (especially of moist parts covered by clothing)
Myositis characterized by weakness of limb and neck muscles and much muscle pain and selling accompanied by skin rash affecting cheeks and eyelids and neck and chest and limbs; progression and severity vary among individuals
Fungal infection of the skin (especially of moist parts covered by clothing)
An autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and connective tissue; fibrous connective tissue is deposited in the skin
Disorder involving lesions or eruptions of the skin (in which there is usually no inflammation)
Carpet beetles Back to top
Of or relating to or located in the dermis
The deep vascular inner layer of the skin
Sea turtles
Type genus of the Dermochelyidae: leatherback turtles
Wide ranging marine turtle with flexible leathery carapace; largest living turtle
A cystic tumor (usually benign) with an epithelium-lined wall and a cavity containing other material
Flying lemurs
Belittle; "Don''t belittle his influence"
(law) the partial taking away of the effectiveness of a law; a partial repeal or abolition of a law; "any derogation of the common law is to be strictly construed"
A communication that belittles somebody or something
Expressive of low opinion; "derogatory comments"; "disparaging remarks about the new house"
Expressive of low opinion; "derogatory comments"; "disparaging remarks about the new house"
A simple crane having lifting tackle slung from a boom
A framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered
French philosopher and critic; exponent of deconstructionism (born in 1930)
The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
Brave and heroic deeds
A pocket pistol of large caliber with a short barrel
Any of various usually woody vines of the genus Derris of tropical Asia whose roots yield the insecticide rotenone; several are sources of native fish and arrow poisons
Woody vine having bright green leaves and racemes of rose-tinted white flowers; the swollen roots contain rotenone Back to top
Woody vine having bright green leaves and racemes of rose-tinted white flowers; the swollen roots contain rotenone
Diesel oil used in cars and lorries with diesel engines; from d(iesel) e(ngine) r(oad) v(ehicle)
An ascetic Muslim monk; a member of an order noted for devotional exercises involving bodily movements
German Nazi dictator during World War II (1889-1945)
Synthetic nonsteroid with the properties of estrogen; formerly used to treat menstrual problems but was found to be associated with vaginal cancers in the daughters of women so treated during pregnancy
A potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
Remove salt from; "desalinate water"
The removal of salt (especially from sea water)
The removal of salt (especially from sea water)
Remove salt from; "desalinate water"
The removal of salt (especially from sea water)
Remove salt from; "desalinate water"
Remove salt from; "desalinate water"
Remove the scales from; "scale fish"
A decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody
Talk at great length about something of one''s interest
Sing by changing register; sing by yodeling; "The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains"
Sing in descant
Sing a descant on a main tune or melody
French philosopher and mathematician; developed dualistic theory of mind and matter; introduced the use of coordinates to locate a point in two or three dimensions (1596-1650) Back to top
Come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell"
Move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"
Do something that one considers to be below one''s dignity
Come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example; "She was descended from an old Italian noble family"; "he comes from humble origins"
A person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
Going or coming down
All of the offspring of a given progenitor; "we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity"
A person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
Going or coming down
(printing) the part of lowercase letters that extends below the other lowercase letters
A lowercase letter that has a part extending below other lowercase letters
Someone who descends
Coming down or downward
The descending part of the aorta that branches into the thoracic and abdominal aortae
The part of the large intestine that descends from the transverse colon to the sigmoid colon
The point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going south
The slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus)
Prolapse of the uterus
The act of changing your location in a downward direction
Properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good origins" Back to top
A movement downward
The descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"
A downward slope or bend
The kinship relation between an individual and the individual''s progenitors
Capable of being described
Identify as in botany or biology, for example
To give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental"
Give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"
Make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"
Represented in words especially with sharpness and detail; "the vividly described wars"
Sort or variety; "every description of book was there"
A statement that represents something in words
The act of describing something
Describing the structure of a language; "descriptive linguistics simply describes language"
Serving to describe or inform or characterized by description; "the descriptive variable"; "a descriptive passage"
Concerned with phenomena (especially language) at a particular period without considering historical antecedents; "synchronic linguistics"; "descriptive linguistics"
By giving a description; "these topics need to be treated not just descriptively"
An adjective that ascribes to its noun the value of an attribute of that noun (e.g., `a nervous person'' or `a musical speaking voice'')
The branch of anthropology that provides scientific description of individual human societies
A subordinate clause that does not limit or restrict the meaning of the noun phrase it modifies Back to top
The geometry of properties that remain invariant under projection
An explanation of a person''s mastery of their native language
A piece of stored information that is used to identify an item in an information storage and retrieval system
The phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; "the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached"
Catch sight of
Includes annual or biennial herbs of America and Europe very similar to and often included among those of genera Sisymbrium or Hugueninia; not recognized in some classification systems
North American herb with bitter-tasting pinnate leaves resembling those of tansy
Remove the consecration from a person or an object
Violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetary"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"
Treated with contempt; "many desecrated shrines and cemeteries"
Blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character; "desecration of the Holy Sabbath"
Rid of segregation; having had segregation ended
Open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups; "This school is completely desegregated"
The action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community
The process of reducing sensitivity; "the patient was desensitized to the allergen"
A technique used in behavior therapy to treat phobias and other behavior problems involving anxiety; client is exposed to the threatening situation under relaxed conditions until the anxiety reaction is extinguished
A technique used in behavior therapy to treat phobias and other behavior problems involving anxiety; client is exposed to the threatening situation under relaxed conditions until the anxiety reaction is extinguished
Make insensitive; "His military training desensitized him"
Cause not to be sensitive; "The war desensitized many soldiers"; "The photographic plate was desensitized"
Made less sensitive; "desensitized to the allergen"; "desensitized photographic film is less sensitive to light" Back to top
Rendered emotionally insensitive; "a desensitized public indifferent to the violence in films"
Making less susceptible or sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli
The process of reducing sensitivity; "the patient was desensitized to the allergen"
A technique used in behavior therapy to treat phobias and other behavior problems involving anxiety; client is exposed to the threatening situation under relaxed conditions until the anxiety reaction is extinguished
A technique used in behavior therapy to treat phobias and other behavior problems involving anxiety; client is exposed to the threatening situation under relaxed conditions until the anxiety reaction is extinguished
Make insensitive; "His military training desensitized him"
Cause not to be sensitive; "The war desensitized many soldiers"; "The photographic plate was desensitized"
Made less sensitive; "desensitized to the allergen"; "desensitized photographic film is less sensitive to light"
Rendered emotionally insensitive; "a desensitized public indifferent to the violence in films"
Making less susceptible or sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli
An arid region with little or no vegetation
Leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"
Desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army; "If soldiers deserted Hitler''s army, they were shot"
Located in a dismal or remote area; desolate; "a desert island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"; "waste places"
Remote from civilization; "the victim was lured to a deserted spot"
Left desolate or empty; "an abandoned child"; "their deserted wives and children"; "an abandoned shack"; "deserted villages"
A person who abandons their duty (as on a military post)
A disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
A type of soil that develops in arid climates
The gradual transformation of habitable land into desert; is usually caused by climate change or by destructive use of the land; "the dust storms in Korea are the result of rapid desertification in China" Back to top
Withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility; "his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless"
The act of giving something up
An outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved
A boot reaching halfway up to the knee
Wildflower having vibrant deep pink tubular evening-blooming flowers; found in sandy and desert areas from southern California to southern Colorado and into Mexico
German field marshal noted for brilliant generalship in North Africa during World War II (1891-1944)
Handsome low saltbush of arid southwestern United States and Mexico having blue-green prickly-edged leaves often used for Christmas decoration
Small long-tailed lizard of arid areas of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico
Of deserts of northern Africa and southern Asia
Mariposa with clusters of bell-shaped vermilion or orange or yellow flowers atop short stems; southern California to Arizona and Mexico
Spiny branching deciduous shrub of southwestern United States having clusters of insignificant yellow-white flowers appearing before leaves followed by attractive black berrylike fruits
Most common paintbrush of western United States dry lands; having erect stems ending in dense spikes of bright orange to red flowers
Sprawling shrubby perennial noted for its scarlet black-marked flowers; widely distributed in dry parts of Australia
Plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte
Perennial of southwestern United States having leathery blue-green pinnatifid leaves and thick plumelike spikes of yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Cleome
Any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico; largest members of the family Heteromyidae
An infection of the lungs and skin characterized by excessive sputum and nodules
South African shrub having a swollen succulent stem and bearing showy pink and white flowers after the leaves fall; popular as an ornamental in tropics
Soft-haired sticky plant with heads of bright pink trumpet-shaped flowers; found in sandy desert soil; after ample rains may carpet miles of desert with pink from the southwestern United States to northern Mexico
Prostrate spikemoss; California Back to top
A type of soil that develops in arid climates
Slender hairy plant with few leaves and golden-yellow flower heads; sandy desert areas of southeastern California to southwestern Utah and western Arizona and northwestern Mexico
Burrowing tortoise of the arid western United States and northern Mexico; may be reclassified as a member of genus Xerobates
Evergreen shrubby tree resembling a willow of dry regions of southwestern North America having showy purplish flowers and long seed pods
Be worthy or deserving; "You deserve a promotion after all the hard work you have done"
Proper and appropriate; fitting; "richly deserved punishment"; "due esteem"
As deserved; "he chalked up two goals which deservedly gave Bolton their second victory of the season"
Having sufficient worth; "an idea worth considering"; "a cause deserving or meriting support"; "the deserving poor" (often used ironically)
The quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance); "there were many children whose deservingness he recognized and rewarded"
Make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disbilites are sterilized"
Make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disbilites are sterilized"
Direct one''s libidinous urges into another direction
Make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disbilites are sterilized"
Direct one''s libidinous urges into another direction
The state of being carelessly or partially dressed
A substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture)
Lose water or moisture; "In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly"
Remove water from; "All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me"
Preserve by removing all water and liquids from; "carry dehydrated food on your camping trip"
Lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless; "a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata"; "a desiccate romance"; "a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery"-C.J.Rolo Back to top
Lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless; "a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata"; "a desiccate romance"; "a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery"-C.J.Rolo
Preserved by removing natural moisture; "dried beef"; "dried fruit"; "dehydrated eggs"; "shredded and desiccated coconut meat"
Thoroughly dried out; "old boxes of desiccated Cuban cigars"; "dried-out boards beginning to split"
The process of extracting moisture
Dryness resulting from the removal of water
Something desired as a necessity; "the desiderata for a vacation are time and money"
Dutch humanist and theologian who was the leading Renaissance scholar of northern Europe; although his criticisms of the Church led to the Reformation, he opposed violence and condemned Martin Luther (1466-1536)
The act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan); "he contributed to the design of a new instrument"
A decorative or artistic work; "the coach had a design on the doors"
A preliminary sketch indicating the plan for something; "the design of a building"
The creation of something in the mind
An arrangement scheme; "the awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficult"; "it was an excellent design for living"; "a plan for seating guests"
Something intended as a guide for making something else; "a blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt"
An anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his d
Intend or have as a purpose; "She designed to go far in the world of business"
Design something for a specific role or purpose or effect; "This room is not designed for work"
Conceive or fashion in the mind; invent; "She designed a good excuse for not attending classes that day"
Make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack"
Make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form; "design a better mousetrap"; "plan the new wing of the museum"
Create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner; "Chanel designed the famous suit" Back to top
Create designs; "Dupont designs for the house of Chanel"
Design or destine; "She was intended to become the director"
Decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become a great pianist"
Assign a name or title to
Give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
Appointed but not yet installed in office
Selected or named for a duty; "designated hitter"
The member of a party who is designated to refrain from alcohol and so is sober when it is time to drive home
A ballplayer who is designated to bat in place of the pitcher
The act of designating or identifying something
The act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"
Identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
Serving to designate
Something (whether existing or not) that is referred to by a linguistic expression
Done or made or performed with purpose and intent; "style...is more than the deliberate and designed creation"- Havelock Ellis; "games designed for all ages"; "well-designed houses"
Organized so as to give configuration to; "a magnet is surrounded by a configured field"; "a vehicle designed for rough terrain"
Planned or created in an artistic or skilled manner; "a beautifully designed dress"; "some Italian designed sandals have cushioning"
Carefully practiced or designed or premeditated; "a studied reply"
With intention; in an intentional manner; "he used that word intentionally"; "I did this by choice"
Someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings) Back to top
Someone who designs clothing
A person who devises plots or intrigues; "he is believed to be the principal designer of the terrorist bombing attack"
A person who specializes in designing architectural interiors and their furnishings
A psychoactive drug deliberately synthesized to avoid anti-drug laws; mimics the effects of a banned drug; law was revised in 1986 to ban designer drugs
The act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan); "he contributed to the design of a new instrument"
Concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest; "a selfish and designing nation obsessed with the dark schemes of European intrigue"- W.Churchill; "a scheming wife"; "a scheming gold digger"
Criteria that designers should meet in designing some system or device; "the job specifications summarized the design criteria"
Attractiveness to the opposite sex
The quality of being worthy of desiring
Worth having or seeking or achieving; "a desirable job"; "computer with many desirable features"; "a desirable outcome"
Worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse; "the parents found the girl suitable for their son"
Attractiveness to the opposite sex
The quality of being worthy of desiring
An inclination to want things; "a man of many desires"
The feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
Something that is desired
Feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"
Express a desire for
Expect and wish; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"
Greatly desired Back to top
Wanted intensely; "the child could no longer resist taking one of the craved cookies"; "it produced the desired effect"
Curiosity that motivates investigation and study
Having or expressing desire for something; "desirous of high office"; "desirous of finding a quick solution to the problem"
Choose no to consume; "I abstain from alcohol"
A piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
Restricted to working in an office rather than in an active physical capacity
Restricted to working in an office rather than in an active physical capacity
The police sergeant on duty in a police station
(computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear
The top of a desk
A personal computer small enough to fit conveniently in an individual workspace
(computer science) the use of microcomputers with graphics capacity to produce printed materials
A hotel receptionist
An abridged dictionary of a size convenient to hold in the hand
A military officer who is not assigned to active duty
A telephone set that sits on a desk or table
The police sergeant on duty in a police station
Genus of American herbs or shrubs with sensitive pinnate leaves and small whitish flowers
Perennial herb of North American prairies having dense heads of small white flowers
Freshwater green algae Back to top
Unicellular algae
A genus of protoctista
Beggarweed; tick trefoil
Erect tropical Asian shrub whose small lateral leaflets rotate on their axes and jerk up and down under the influence of sunshine
Erect tropical Asian shrub whose small lateral leaflets rotate on their axes and jerk up and down under the influence of sunshine
West Indian forage plant cultivated in southern United States as forage and to improve soil
West Indian forage plant cultivated in southern United States as forage and to improve soil
True vampire bats
Type genus of the Desmodontidae: vampire bats
Mouse-sized bat of tropical Central America and South America having sharp incisor and canine teeth; feeds on the blood of birds and mammals
An amphibian genus of Plethodontidae
South African prelate and leader of the antiapartheid struggle (born in 1931)
Devastate or ravage; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"
Reduce in population; "The epidemic depopulated the countryside"
Leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"
Made uninhabitable; "upon this blasted heath"- Shakespeare; "a wasted landscape"
Pitiable in circumstances especially through abandonment; "desolate and despairing"; "left forlorn"
Crushed by grief; "depressed and desolate of soul"; "a low desolate wail"
Providing no shelter or sustenance; "bare rocky hills"; "barren lands"; "the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes"; "the desolate surface of the moon"; "a stark landscape"
Made uninhabitable; "upon this blasted heath"- Shakespeare; "a wasted landscape" Back to top
In grief-stricken loneliness; without comforting circumstances or prospects
An event that results in total destruction
Sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
A bleak and desolate atmosphere
The state of being decayed or destroyed
Remove from a surface on which it is adsorbed; "the substance was desorped"
Go away from the surface to which (a substance) is adsorbed
Changing from an adsorbed state on a surface to a gaseous or liquid state
(biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information; "DNA is the king of molecules"
The feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well
A state in which everything seems wrong and will turn out badly; "they were rescued from despair at the last minute"
Abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart; "Don''t despair--help is on the way!"
Arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope; "a despairing view of the world situation"; "the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal"; "a desperate cry for help"; "helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether"; "her desperate screa
With desperation; "`Why can''t you understand?,'' she asked despairingly"
The act of sending off something
Killing a person or animal
The property of being prompt and efficient; "it was done with dispatch"
An official report (usually sent in haste)
Send away towards a designated goal
A bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier) Back to top
A person who is frightened and in need of help; "they prey on the hopes of the desperate"
Showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort; "made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber"; "the desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war"- G
Fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless; "a desperate illness"; "on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall; "a dire emergency"
Showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire; "felt a desperate urge to confess"; "a desperate need for recognition"
Arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope; "a despairing view of the world situation"; "the last despairing plea of the condemned criminal"; "a desperate cry for help"; "helpless and desperate--as if at the end of his tether"; "her desperate screa
Desperately determined; "do-or-die revolutionaries"; "a do-or-die conflict"
(of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair; "a desperate criminal"; "taken hostage of desperate men"
With great urgency; "health care reform is needed urgently"; "the soil desperately needed potash"
In intense despair; "the child clung desperately to her mother"
A bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier)
Desperate actions taken as a means to an end; "he had to resort to desperate measures"
A state of extreme distress
Desperate recklessness; "it was a policy of desperation"
A state in which everything seems wrong and will turn out badly; "they were rescued from despair at the last minute"
Unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values
Morally reprehensible; "would do something as despicable as murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of slavery appalled them"
Worthy only of being despised and rejected; "a contemptible lack of courage"; "A little, wretched, despicable creature, a worm, a mere nothing...that has risen up in contempt against the majesty of Heaven and earth"- Jonathan Edwards
Unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values
In a despicable manner; "he acted despicably"
A tricyclic antidepressant drug that activates the psychomotor system Back to top
A feeling of scornful hatred
Look down on with disdain; "He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don''t catch on immediately"
Treated with contempt
A feeling of scornful hatred
Contemptuous disregard; "she wanted neither favor nor despite"
Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary"
Showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite; "a despiteful fiend"; "a truly spiteful child"; "a vindictive man will look for occasions for resentment"
In a maliciously spiteful manner; "pray for them that despitefully use us"
Destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"
Steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"
The act of stripping and taking by force
Having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence; "the raped countryside"
Someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
The act of stripping and taking by force
(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
The act of stripping and taking by force
Lose confidence or hope; become dejected; "The supporters of the Presidential candidate desponded when they learned the early results of the election"
Feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless
Feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless
Without or almost without hope; "despondent about his failure"; "too heartsick to fight back" Back to top
With desperation; "`Why can''t you understand?,'' she asked despairingly"
A cruel and oppressive dictator
Characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty; "an authoritarian regime"; "autocratic government"; "despotic rulers"; "a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war"; "a tyrannical government"
Ruled by or characteristic of a despot; "moved from a feudal to a despotic order"; "his administration was arrogant and despotic"
Belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot
Belonging to or having the characteristics of a despot
A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
Dominance through threat of punishment and violence
Peel off in scales; "dry skin desquamates"
Loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales
A dish served as the last course of a meal
As much as a dessertspoon will hold
As much as a dessertspoon will hold
An apple used primarily for eating raw without cooking
A small plate on which dessert can be served
A spoon larger than a teaspoon and smaller than a tablespoon
Still sweet wine often served with dessert or after a meal
A former Russian unit of area equal to 2.7 acres
The action of destabilizing; making something less stable (especially of a government or country or economy)
Make unstable; "Terrorism destabilized the government" Back to top
Become unstable; "The economy destabilized rapidly"
The action of destabilizing; making something less stable (especially of a government or country or economy)
An event that causes a loss of equilibrium (as of a ship or aircraft)
Make unstable; "Terrorism destabilized the government"
Become unstable; "The economy destabilized rapidly"
Social process of neutralizing the influence of Joseph Stalin by revising his policies and removing monuments dedicated to him and renaming places named in his honor; "his statue was demolished as part of destalinization"
Counteract the effects and policies of stalinism; "Russia was slowly destalinized in the late 1950''s"
Social process of neutralizing the influence of Joseph Stalin by revising his policies and removing monuments dedicated to him and renaming places named in his honor; "his statue was demolished as part of destalinization"
Counteract the effects and policies of stalinism; "Russia was slowly destalinized in the late 1950''s"
The ultimate goal for which something is done
Written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location
The place designated as the end (as of a race or journey); "a crowd assembled at the finish"; "he was nearly exhuasted as their destination came into view"
Design or destine; "She was intended to become the director"
Decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become a great pianist"
(usually followed by `to'') governed by fate; "bound to happen"; "an old house destined to be demolished"; "he is destined to be famous"
Headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students''; "children bound for school"; "a flight destined for New York"
An event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
The ultimate agency that predetermines the course of events (often personified as a woman); "we are helpless in the face of Destiny"
Your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion"
Poor enough to need help from others Back to top
Completely wanting or lacking; "writing barren of insight"; "young recruits destitute of experience"; "a novel devoid of wit and inventiveness"; "a life empty of happiness"; "innocent of literary merit"; "void of understanding"
A state without friends or money or prospects
Reduce the emphasis
Defeat soundly; "The home team demolished the visitors"
As of animals; "The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid"
Destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"
Do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"
Capable of being destroyed
Spoiled or ruined or demolished; "war left many cities destroyed"; "Alzheimer''s is responsible for her destroyed mind"
Destroyed physically or morally
A small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship
A person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to; "a destroyer of the environment"; "jealousy was his undoer"; "uprooters of gravestones"
Warship smaller than a destroyer; designed to escort fleets or convoys
Extremely poisonous usually white fungus with a prominent cup-shaped base; differs from edible Agaricus only in its white gills
Fungus similar to Amanita phalloides
Do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"
Destroy (one''s own missile or rocket); "The engineers had to destruct the rocket for safety reasons"
Vulnerability to destruction
Easily destroyed; "destructible glassware"
Termination by an act of destruction Back to top
An event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
A final state; "he came to a bad end"; "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end"
Fire delivered for the sole purpose of destroying material objects
Causing destruction or much damage; "a policy that is destructive to the economy"; "destructive criticism"
Of or relating to catabolism
In a destructive manner; "he is destructively aggressive"
The quality of causing destruction
Heating a solid substance in a closed container and collecting the volatile products
Breakdown of more complex substances into simpler ones with release of energy
A state of inactivity or disuse
Marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose; jumping from one thing to another; "desultory thoughts"; "the desultory conversation characteristic of cocktail parties"
The relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times; "the stimulus produced a desynchronizing of the brain waves"
Cause to become desynchronized; cause to occur at unrelated times
The relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times; "the stimulus produced a desynchronizing of the brain waves"
Cause to become desynchronized; cause to occur at unrelated times
The relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times; "the stimulus produced a desynchronizing of the brain waves"
Oral antidepressant (trade name Desyrel) that is a nontricyclic drug used as a sedative
The capital and largest city in Iowa
Cause to become detached or separated; take off; "detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it"
Come to be detached; "His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery" Back to top
Military use: separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment; "detach a regiment"
Designed to be unfastened or disconnected without damage; "shirts with detachable collars"
Used of buildings; standing apart from others; "detached houses"; "a detached garage"
Showing lack of emotional involvement; "adopted a degage pose on the arm of the easy chair"- J.S.Perelman; "she may be detached or even unfeeling but at least she''s not hypocritically effusive"; "an uninvolved bystander"
No longer connected or joined; "a detached part"; "on one side of the island was a hugh rock, almost detached"; "the separated spacecraft will return to their home bases"
Not fixed in position; "the detached shutter fell on him"; "he pulled his arm free and ran"
Being or feeling set or kept apart from others; "she felt detached from the group"; "could not remain the isolated figure he had been"- Sherwood Anderson; "thought of herself as alone and separated from the others"; "had a set-apart feeling"
A house that stands alone
Visual impairment resulting from the retina becoming separated from the choroid in the back of the eye; treated by photocoagulation
The act of releasing from an attachment or connection
Coming apart
Avoiding emotional involvement
A small unit of troops of special composition
The state of being isolated or detached; "the insulation of England was preserved by the English Channel"
Visual impairment resulting from the retina becoming separated from the choroid in the back of the eye; treated by photocoagulation
An isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information"
Extended treatment of particulars; "the essay contained too much detail"
A crew of workers selected for a particular task; "a detail was sent to remove the fallen trees"
A temporary military unit; "the peace-keeping force includes one British contingent"
A small part that can be considered separately from the whole; "it was perfect in all details" Back to top
Assign to a specific task; "The ambulances were detailed to the fire station"
Provide details for
Developed or executed with care and in minute detail; "a detailed plan"; "the elaborate register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion"- John Buchan; "the carefully elaborated theme"
An individualized description of a particular instance
True confidential information; "after the trial he gave us the real details"
(computer science) a computer file containing relatively transient data about a particular data processing task
Cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn''t want to perform"
Stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!"
Deprive of freedom; take into confinement
Some held in custody
Discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"
Easily seen or detected; "a detectable note of sarcasm"; "he continued after a perceptible pause"
Capable of being detected; "after a noticeable pause the lecturer continued"
Perceived with the mind; "he winced at the detected flicker of irony in her voice"
Perceived or discerned; "the detected micrometeoritic material"
A police investigation to determine the perpetrator; "detection is hard on the feet"
The act of detecting something; catching sight of something
A police investigation to determine the perpetrator; "detection is hard on the feet"
The perception that something has occurred or some state exists; "early detection can often lead to a cure"
The detection that a signal is being received Back to top
A police officer who investigates crimes
An investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public
An agency that makes inquiries for its clients
Novel in which the reader is challenged to solve a puzzle before the detective explains it at the end
A narrative about someone who investigates crimes and obtains evidence leading to their resolution
A police investigation to determine the perpetrator; "detection is hard on the feet"
Any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner
Electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity
Rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave
A hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
The easing of tensions or strained relations (especially between nations)
A punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home; "the detention of tardy pupils"
A state of being confined (usually for a short time); "his detention was politically motivated"; "the prisoner is on hold"; "he is in the custody of police"
An institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court)
A large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined together temporarily
A large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined together temporarily
An institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court)
An institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court)
Turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people"
Try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage this practice among our youth" Back to top
Wipe away; to wash off or out, cleanse; chiefly in medical use: to clear away foul matter from the body; "This drug is powerful enough to deterge"
Detergent quality; the quality of having cleansing power
Detergent quality; the quality of having cleansing power
A cleansing agent that differs from soap but can also emulsify oils and hold dirt in suspension
A surface-active chemical widely used in industry and laundering
Having cleansing power
A substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action
Grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"
Become worse or disintegrate; "His mind deteriorated"
Process of changing to an inferior state
A symptom of reduced quality or strength
A communication that makes you afraid to try something
Capable of being determined or limited or fixed; "determinable velocities"; "matters determinable by law"
A determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one''s outlook on life"
A square matrix used to solve simultaneous equations
Having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle"
Supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement; "a definitive verdict"; "a determinate answer to the problem"
Precisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause; "a determinate distance"; "a determinate number"; "determinate variations in animals"
Not continuing to grow indefinitely at the apex; "determinate growth"
The quality of being predictable with great confidence Back to top
The act of determining the properties of something
The act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly"
The quality of being determined to do or achieve something; "his determination showed in his every movement"; "he is a man of purpose"
A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration; "a decision unfavorable to the opposition"; "his conclusion took the evidence into account"; "satisfied with the panel''s determination"
A determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one''s outlook on life"
One of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases
Having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle"
Reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"
Fix conclusively or authoritatively; "set the rules"
Fix in scope; fix the boundaries of; the tree determines the border of the property
Shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"
Settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the argument"
After a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize"
Find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"
Decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"
Strongly motivated to succeed
Having been learned or found or determined especially by investigation
Characterized by great determination; "a struggle against a determined enemy"
Determined or decided upon as by an authority; "date and place are already determined"; "the dictated terms of surrender"; "the time set for the launching"
Devoting full strength and concentrated attention to; "made continued and determined efforts to find and destroy enemy headquarters" Back to top
In a determined manner; "he clung to the past determinedly"
In an ambitious and energetic manner; "she pursued her goals ambitiously"
A determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one''s outlook on life"
One of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases
An argument that is conclusive
Having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle"
A determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one''s outlook on life"
An argument that is conclusive
(philosophy) a philosophical theory holding that all events are inevitable consequences of antecedent sufficient causes; often understood as denying the possibility of free will
Anyone who submits to the belief that they are powerless to change their destiny
An inevitable consequence of antecedent sufficient causes
The act or process of discouraging actions or preventing occurrences by instilling fear or doubt or anxiety
A communication that makes you afraid to try something
A negative motivational influence
Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
Tending to deter; "the deterrent effects of high prices"
Punishment intended as a warning to others; "they decided to make an example of him"
Having cleansing power
Dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards; "I hate Mexican food"; "She detests politicians"
Unequivocally detestable; "abominable treatment of prisoners"; "detestable vices"; "execrable crimes"; "consequences odious to those you govern"- Edmund Burke Back to top
Offensive to the mind; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels"
In an offensive and hateful manner; "I don''t know anyone who could have behaved so abominably"
Hate coupled with disgust
Treated with contempt
Become or cause to become soft or liquid; "The sun melted the ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The heat melted the wax"; "The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase"; "dethaw the meat"
Remove a monarch from the throne; "If the King does not abdicate, he will have to be dethroned"
The act of deposing someone; removing a powerful person from a position or office
Explode; "the bomb detonated at noon"
Cause to explode; "We exploded the nuclear bomb"
(of munitions) going off; "bursting bombs"; "an exploding nuclear device"; "a spectacular display of detonating anti-tank mines"
A mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive
A fuse containing an explosive
The act of detonating an explosive
A violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
Exploding almost instantaneously
A mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive
A roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked)
Travel via a detour
The hospital ward or clinic in which patients are detoxified
Remove poison from; "detoxify the soil" Back to top
Treatment for poisoning by neutralizing the toxic properties (normally a function of the liver)
A treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol intended to remove the physiological effects of the addictive substances
Treat for alcohol or drug dependence; "He was detoxified in the clinic"
Remove poison from; "detoxify the soil"
Take away a part from; diminish; "His bad manners detract from his good character"
The act of discrediting or detracting from someone''s reputation (especially by slander); "let it be no detraction from his merits to say he is plainspoken"
A petty disparagement
Causing to decrease in importance or value; "detractive influences on the volume of investment"
One who disparages or belittles the worth of something
Leave a train
Intransitivize; "removing the object will intransitivize the verbs"
Intransitivize; "removing the object will intransitivize the verbs"
The decline or termination of tribal organization
The act of causing tribal people to abandon their customs and adopt urban ways of living
Cause members of a tribe to lose their cultural identity
The decline or termination of tribal organization
The act of causing tribal people to abandon their customs and adopt urban ways of living
Cause members of a tribe to lose their cultural identity
A damage or loss
(sometimes followed by `to'') causing harm or injury; "damaging to career and reputation"; "the reporter''s coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant" Back to top
In a detrimental manner
Effort expended in rubbing one object against another
The wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
Erosion by friction
Loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks
The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
The largest city in Michigan and a major Great Lakes port; center of the United States automobile industry; located in southeastern Michigan on the Detroit river across from Windsor
A short river flowing from Lake St. Clair to Lake Erie along the border between the United States and Canada; one the busiest inland waterways in the world
Remove the tusks of animals; "tusk an elephant"
One of the four playing cards in a deck that have two spots
A word used in exclamations of confusion; "what the devil"; "the deuce with it"; "the dickens you say"
The cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
A tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game
The cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
Expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he''s a blasted idiot"; "it''s a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I''ll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I''ll do any such thing"; "he''s a damn (or goddam or goddamn
(used as intensives) extremely; "she was madly in love"; "deadly dull"; "deadly earnest"; "deucedly clever"; "insanely jealous"
Any active agent who appears unexpectedly to solve and insoluble difficulty
Dichromacy characterized by a lowered sensitivity to green light resulting in an inability to distinguish green and purplish-red
Inability to see the color green or to distinguish green and purplish-red
An isotope of hydrogen which has one neutron (as opposed to zero neutrons in hydrogen) Back to top
Water containing a substantial proportion of deuterium atoms, used in nuclear reactors
Form class; coextensive with subdivision Deuteromycota
Large and heterogeneous form division of fungi comprising forms for which no sexually reproductive stage is known
Large and heterogeneous form division of fungi comprising forms for which no sexually reproductive stage is known
The nucleus of deuterium; consists of one proton and one neutron; used as a bombarding particle in accelerators
The fifth book of the Old Testament; contains a second statement of Mosaic Law
Formerly the basic unit of money in Germany
A republic in central Europe; split into East German and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
Formerly the basic unit of money in Germany
Any of various shrubs of the genus Deutzia having usually toothed opposite leaves and shredding bark and white or pink flowers in loose terminal clusters
Lose in value; "The dollar depreciated again"
Remove the value from; deprive of its value
The reduction of something''s value or worth
An official lowering of a nation''s currency; a decrease in the value of a country''s currency relative to that of foreign countries
Lose in value; "The dollar depreciated again"
Lower the value or quality of; "The tear devalues the painting"
Remove the value from; deprive of its value
Lowered in value; "the dollar is low"; "a debased currency"
A syllabic script used in writing Sanskrit and Hindi
A syllabic script used in writing Sanskrit and Hindi Back to top
Overwhelm or overpower; "He was devastated by his grief when his son died"
Devastate or ravage; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"
Made uninhabitable; "upon this blasted heath"- Shakespeare; "a wasted landscape"
Wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction; "possessing annihilative power"; "a devastating hurricane"; "the guns opened a withering fire"
Physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination; "a crushing blow"; "a crushing rejection"; "bone-crushing"
Making light of; "afire with annihilating invective"; "a devastating portrait of human folly"; "to compliments inflated I''ve a withering reply"- W.S.Gilbert
Termination by an act of destruction
Plundering with excessive damage and destruction
An event that results in total destruction
The feeling of being counfounded or overwhelmed; "her departure left him in utter devasation"
The state of being decayed or destroyed
Come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"
Change the use of and make available or usable; "develop land"; "The country developed its natural resources"; "The remote areas of the country were gradually built up"
Expand in the form of a series; "Develop the function in the following form"
Grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This
Cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development; "The perfect climate here develops the grain"; "He developed a new kind of apple"
Happen; "Report the news as it develops"; "These political movements recrudesce from time to time"
Be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest; "The plot developed slowly";
Elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme; "develop the melody and change the key"
Become technologically advanced; "Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace"; "Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly" Back to top
Grow emotionally or mature; "The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten"; "When he spent a summer at camp, the boy grew noticeably and no longer showed some of his old adolescent behavior"
Gain through experience; "I acquired a strong aversion to television"; "Children must develop a sense of right and wrong"; "Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position"; "develop a passion for painting"
Create by training and teaching; "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future"
Elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses; "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis"
Move into a strategically more advantageous position; "develop the rook"
Move one''s pieces into strategically more advantageous positions; "Spassky developed quickly"
Superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry
Generate gradually; "We must develop more potential customers"; "develop a market for the new mobile phone"
Work out; "We have developed a new theory of evolution"
Make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation; "Her company developed a new kind of building material that withstands all kinds of weather"; "They developed a new technique"
Make visible by means of chemical solutions; "Please develop this roll of film for me"
Come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose"
Being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful; "the developed qualities of the Hellenic outlook"; "they have very small limbs with only two fully developed toes on each"
(of real estate) made more useful and profitable as by building or laying out roads; "condominiums were built on the developed site"
(used of societies) having high industrial development; "developed countries"
Photographic equipment consisting of a chemical solution for developing film
Someone who develops real estate (especially someone who prepares a site for residential or commercial use)
Processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible; "the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours"
Relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply
Gradually unfolding or growing (especially as of something latent); "his developing social conscience"; "after the long winter they took joy in the developing warmth of spring" Back to top
Making or becoming visible through or as if through the action of a chemical agent; "he watched as the developing photograph became clearer and sharper"
Act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining; "he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency"; "they funded research and development"
The act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful; "the development of Alaskan resources"; "the exploitation of copper deposits"
A recent event that has some relevance for the present situation; "recent developments in Iraq"; "what a revolting development!"
A district that has been developed to serve some purpose; "such land is practical for small park developments"
Processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible; "the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours"
A process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage); "the development of his ideas took many years"; "the evolution of Greek civilization"; "the slow development of her skill as a writer"
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children"
A state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess); "after he saw the latest development he changed his mind and became a supporter"; "in chess your should take care of your development before moving
Of or relating to or constituting development; "developmental psychology"
With respect to development; "developmentally retarded"
A measure of a child''s development (in body size or motor skill or psychological function) expressed in terms of age norms
The branch of anatomy that studies structural changes of an individual from fertilization to maturity
Learning that takes place as a normal part of cognitive development
The branch of psychology that studies the social and mental development of children
A noun that is derived from a verb
Mother goddess; supreme power in the universe; wife or embodiment of the female energy of Siva having both beneficent and malevolent forms or aspects
Deviate behavior
A state or condition markedly different from the norm
A person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior Back to top
Markedly different from an accepted norm; "aberrent behavior"; "deviant ideas"
A person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
Turn aside
Turn aside; turn away from
Cause to turn away from a previous or expected course; "The river was deviated to prevent flooding"
Be at variance with; be out of line with
Abnormal shift in location of the nasal septum; a common condition causing obstruction of the nasal passages and difficulty in breathing and recurrent nosebleeds
Abnormal displacement of any wall that separates two chambers (usually in the nasal cavity)
A turning aside (of your course or attention or concern); "a diversion from the main highway"; "a digression into irrelevant details"; "a deflection from his goal"
Deviate behavior
The error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances
The difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function
A variation that deviates from the standard or norm; "the deviation from the mean"
Ideological defection from the party line (especially from orthodox communism)
An ideological defector from the party line (especially from orthodox communism)
Any clever (deceptive) maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a point"
An instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"
An emblematic design (especially in heraldry); "he was recognized by the device on his shield"
Any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery)
Something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect Back to top
An inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices''; "eventually the family left the house to the devices of this malevolent force"; "the children were left to their own devices"
Any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions
(computer science) a program that determines how a computer will communicate with a peripheral device
A word used in exclamations of confusion; "what the devil"; "the deuce with it"; "the dickens you say"
One of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
A rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man); "he chased the young hellions out of his yard"
A cruel wicked and inhuman person
Coat or stuff with a spicy paste; "devilled eggs"
Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
Someone who takes the worse side just for the sake of argument
A plant of southern Europe and North Africa having purple flowers, yellow fruits and a forked root formerly thought to have magical powers
A common name for a variety of Sarcosomataceae
Annual of southern United States to Mexico having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beak
Slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.
Common climber of eastern North America that sprawls over other plants and bears numerous panicles of small creamy white flowers
Any plant of the genus Argemone having large white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and pods; chiefly of tropical America
Common European perennial having showy yellow and orange flowers; a naturalized weed in North America
Very dark chocolate cake
Very dark chocolate cake Back to top
Not unattractive European weed whose flowers turn toward the sun
An Old World spurge introduced as a weed in the eastern United States
Foul-smelling somewhat fleshy tropical plant of southeastern Asia cultivated for its edible corms or in the greenhouse for its large leaves and showy dark red spathe surrounding a large spadix
White-flowered vine having thick roots and bearing small black berries; Europe to Iran
A common name for a variety of Sarcosomataceae
Small deciduous clump-forming tree or shrub of eastern United States
Tropical annual procumbent poisonous subshrub having fruit that splits into five spiny nutlets; serious pasture weed
Marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness; "a cocktail party given by some...raffish bachelors"- Crary Moore
Cheerfully irresponsible; "carefree with his money"; "freewheeling urban youths"; "had a harum-scarum youth"
Worship of devils
Halved hard-cooked egg with the yolk mashed with mayonnaise and seasonings and returned to the white
Extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned
Bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles
Medium-sized grayish-black whale of the northern Pacific
Turn into a devil or make devilish; "Man devilized by war"
Showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil; "devilish schemes"; "the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen"; "the diabolical expression on his face"; "a mephistophelian glint in his eye"
Playful in an appealingly bold way; "a roguish grin"
In a playfully devilish manner; "the socialists are further handicapped if they believe that capitalists are not only wicked but also devilishly clever"
(used as intensives) extremely; "she was madly in love"; "deadly dull"; "deadly earnest"; "deucedly clever"; "insanely jealous"
In a playfully devilish manner; "the socialists are further handicapped if they believe that capitalists are not only wicked but also devilishly clever" Back to top
As a devil; in an evil manner; "his writing could be diabolically satiric"
Turn into a devil or make devilish; "Man devilized by war"
Reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
Reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
Wicked and cruel behavior
Reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
Wicked and cruel behavior
Small tree of southern United States having panicles of dull white flowers followed by dark purple fruits
A member of the United States Marine Corps
Trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India
East Asian perennial having large reddish-orange black-spotted flowers with reflexed petals
A stinging herb of tropical America
Small manta (to 4 feet) that travels in schools
Evergreen tree of eastern Asia and Philippines having large leathery leaves and small green-white flowers in compact cymes; bark formerly used medicinally
Someone who worships devils
Deviating from a straight course; "a scenic but devious route"; "a long and circuitous journey by train and boat"; "a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic"
Indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading; "used devious means to achieve success"; "gave oblique answers to direct questions"; "oblique political maneuvers"
Characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive; "a devious character"; "shifty eyes"
In a devious manner; "he got the promotion by behaving deviously"
The quality of being deceitful and underhanded Back to top
The quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly
The act of devising something
(law) a gift of real property by will
A will disposing of real property
Come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or priciple) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"
Arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director''s office"
Give by will, especially real property
Someone to whom property (especially realty) is devised by will
A person who makes plans
The act that results in something coming to be; "the devising of plans"; "the fashioning of pots and pans"; "the making of measurements"; "it was already in the making"
Someone who devises real property in a will
The act of reducing the vitality of something
Sap of life or energy; "The recession devitalized the economy"
The act of reducing the vitality of something
Sap of life or energy; "The recession devitalized the economy"
Make (glassy materials) brittle or opaque
Become crystalline
Utter with tense vocal chords
Completely lacking
Completely wanting or lacking; "writing barren of insight"; "young recruits destitute of experience"; "a novel devoid of wit and inventiveness"; "a life empty of happiness"; "innocent of literary merit"; "void of understanding" Back to top
Formal expression of respect
The delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government)
The process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
Grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"
Be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead"
Pass on or delegate to another; "The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital"
The delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government)
Be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the electin"; "Your grade will depends on your homework"
Red dual-purpose cattle of English origin
A county in southwestern England
From 405 million to 345 million years ago; dominance of fishes and appearance of amphibians and ammonites
From 405 million to 345 million years ago; dominance of fishes and appearance of amphibians and ammonites
A county in southwestern England
Thick cream made from scalded milk
Dedicate; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to"
Give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one''s talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"
Set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use; "this land was devoted to mining"
Zealous in devotion or affection; "a devoted husband and father"; "devoted friends"
(followed by `to'') dedicated exclusively to a purpose or use; "large sums devoted to the care of the poor"; "a life devoted to poetry"
With devotion; "He served his master devotedly" Back to top
Feelings of ardent love; "their devotion to each other was beautiful"
An ardent follower and admirer
(usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently); "he returned to his devotions"
Religious zeal; willingness to serve God
Commitment to some purpose; "the devotion of his time and wealth to science"
Feelings of ardent love; "their devotion to each other was beautiful"
Relating to worship; "a devotional exercise"
Eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches"
Eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"
Destroy completely; "Fire had devoured our home"
Enjoy avidly; "She devoured his novels"
Destroyed or wasted as if by eating; "forests devoured by flame"; "an inheritance eaten up by debt"
Someone who eats greedily or voraciously
(often followed by `for'') ardently or excessively desirous; "avid for adventure"; "an avid ambition to succeed"; "fierce devouring affection"; "the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity"; "greedy for fame"
Devoutly religious; "a god-fearing and law-abiding people" H.L.Mencken
Earnest; "one''s dearest wish"; "devout wishes for their success"; "heartfelt condolences"
In a devout and pious manner; "she was devoutly Catholic"
Piety by virtue of being devout
Dutch botanist who rediscovered Mendel''s laws and developed the mutation theory of evolution (1848-1935)
Water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air; "in the morning the grass was wet with dew" Back to top
Vacuum flask that holds liquid air or helium for scientific experiments
Scottish chemist and physicist noted for his work in cryogenics and his invention of the Dewar flask (1842-1923)
Vacuum flask that holds liquid air or helium for scientific experiments
Blackberry-like fruits of any of several trailing blackberry bushes
Any of several trailing blackberry brambles especially of North America
Any of several trailing blackberry brambles especially of North America
A drop of dew
United States pragmatic philosopher who advocated progressive education (1859-1952)
A United States naval officer remembered for his victory at Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War
United States librarian who founded the decimal system of classification (1851-1931)
Of or relating to John Dewey or his philosophy
A system used by libraries to classify nonfictional publications into subject categories; the subject is indicated by a three-digit numeral and further specification is given by numerals following a decimal point; publications are shelved by number
A system used by libraries to classify nonfictional publications into subject categories; the subject is indicated by a three-digit numeral and further specification is given by numerals following a decimal point; publications are shelved by number
United States politician who as governor of New York supported the project to build the Erie Canal (1769-1828)
A hanging fold of loose skin on an elderly person''s neck
Wet with dew
Exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity; "childlike trust"; "dewy-eyed innocence"; "simple courtesy"
The temperature at which the water vapor in the air becomes saturated and condensation begins
Terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers
A corticosteroid drug (trade names Decadron or Dexamethasone Intensol or Dexone or Hexadrol or Oradexon) used to treat allergies or inflammation Back to top
A corticosteroid drug (trade names Decadron or Dexamethasone Intensol or Dexone or Hexadrol or Oradexon) used to treat allergies or inflammation
An isomer of amphetamine (trade name Dexedrine) used as a central nervous system stimulant
A corticosteroid drug (trade names Decadron or Dexamethasone Intensol or Dexone or Hexadrol or Oradexon) used to treat allergies or inflammation
On or starting from the wearer''s left
Adroitness in using the hands
Skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands; "a deft waiter"; "deft fingers massaged her face"; "dexterous of hand and inventive of mind"
With dexterity; in a dexterous manner; "dextrously he untied the knots"
Of or on the right; "a dextral gastropod shell with the apex upward has its opening on the right when facing the observer"; "a dextral flatfish lies with the right eye uppermost"
Preferring to use right foot or hand or eye; "dextral individuals exhibit dominance of the right hand and eye"
Preference for using the right hand
An isomer of amphetamine (trade name Dexedrine) used as a central nervous system stimulant
Abnormal condition where the heart is located toward the right side of the chest
An isomer of glucose that is found in honey and sweet fruits
Rotating to the right
Rotation to the right
Rotating to the right
Spiraling upward from left to right; "dextrorse vines"
Spiraling upward from left to right; "dextrorse vines"
An isomer of glucose that is found in honey and sweet fruits
Skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands; "a deft waiter"; "deft fingers massaged her face"; "dexterous of hand and inventive of mind" Back to top
With dexterity; in a dexterous manner; "dextrously he untied the knots"
United States heart surgeon who in 1966 implanted the first artificial heart in a human patient (born in 1908)
French nuclear physicist who generalized the wave-particle duality by proposing that particles of matter exhibit wavelike properties (1892-1987)
Existing in fact whether with lawful authority or not; "de facto segregation is as real as segration imposed by law"; "a de facto state of war"
In reality or fact; "the result was, de facto, a one-party system"
Segregation (especially in schools) that happens in fact although not required by law
United States electrical engineer who in 1907 patented the first triode vacuum tube, which made it possible to detect and amplify radio waves (1873-1961)
French general and statesman who became very popular during World War II as the leader of the Free French forces in exile (1890-1970)
By right; according to law; "de jure recognition of the new government"
By law; conforming to the law; "we are lawfully wedded now"
Segregation that is imposed by law
United States painter (born in the Netherlands) who was a leading American exponent of abstract expressionism (1904-1997)
French royal architect who built the Tuileries Palace and Gardens in Paris for Catherine de Medicis (1515-1570)
English poet remembered for his verse for children (1873-1956)
Elegant and sumptuous; "a deluxe car"; "luxe accommodations"; "a luxury condominium"
United States dancer and choreographer who introduced formal dance to a wide audience (born in 1905)
United States film actor who frequently plays tough characters (born 1943)
From the beginning
English writer who described the psychological effects of addiction to opium (1785-1859)
Required by etiquette or usage or fashion; "instruction as to when and where a silk hat is de rigueur" Back to top
French soldier and writer whose descriptions of sexual perversion gave rise to the term `sadism'' (1740-1814)
Swiss linguist and expert in historical linguistics whose lectures laid the foundations for synchronic linguistics (1857-1913)
Italian film maker (1901-1974)
Dutch philosopher who espoused a pantheistic system (1632-1677)
Being excessive or unreasonable; "the clothes she wears are a bit much"; "in retrospect the elaborate preparations seemed de trop"; "this is entirely too much!"
Irish statesman (born in the United States); as president of the Irish Free State he was responsible for the new constitution of 1937 that created the state of Eire (1882-1975)
Dutch botanist who rediscovered Mendel''s laws and developed the mutation theory of evolution (1848-1935)
A Marxist-Leninist group that believes Palestinian goals can only be achieved by revolutionary change; "in 1974 the DFLP took over a schoolhouse and massacred Israeli schoolchildren"
1/10 gram
East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye
The capital and largest city of Bangladesh
Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics
A town in eastern Saudi Arabia on an inlet from the Persian Gulf; in June 1996 terrorists bombed an apartment complex in Dharhan killing 19 United States soldiers and wounding more than 300 people
Basic principles of the cosmos; also: an ancient sage in Hindu mythology worshipped as a god by some lower castes;
A mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (26,820 feet high)
An Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum
An Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum
A branch of the Siouan languages
Any member of a Siouan people speaking one of the Dhegiha languages
Fungal infection attacking moist parts of the body Back to top
A group of islands in the southeast Aegean Sea
Fierce wild dog of the forests of central and southeast Asia that hunts in packs
A long loincloth worn by Hindu men
A lateen-rigged sailing vessel used by Arabs
The twelfth month of the Islamic calendar and the season of the haj; has one extra day in leap years
The eleventh month of the Islamic calendar; the month of the hajj
The twelfth month of the Islamic calendar and the season of the haj; has one extra day in leap years
The eleventh month of the Islamic calendar; the month of the hajj
Tyrosine with two iodine atoms added
An intelligence agency of the United States in the Department of Defense; is responsible for providing intelligence in support of military planning and operations and weappons acquisition
Involving a transfer of heat; "a diabatic process"
An oral antidiabetic drug (trade names DiaBeta and Micronase) that stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas
Any of several metabolic disorders marked by excessive urination and persistent thirst
A rare form of diabetes resulting from a deficiency of vasopressin (the pituitary hormone that regulates the kidneys); characterized by the chronic excretion of large amounts of pale dilute urine which results in dehydration and extreme thirst
Diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria; "when doctors say `diabetes'' they usually mean `diabetes mellitus''"
Someone who has diabetes
Suffering from diabetes
Of or relating to or causing diabetes
Acidosis with an accumulation of ketone bodies; occurs primarily in diabetes mellitus
Coma that can develop in inadequately treated cases of diabetes mellitus Back to top
A diet designed to help control the symptoms of diabetes
Worship of devils
Extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell; "something demonic in him--something that could be cruel"; "fires lit up a diabolic scene"; "diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils"; "a fiendish despot"; "hellish torture"; "in
Showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil; "devilish schemes"; "the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen"; "the diabolical expression on his face"; "a mephistophelian glint in his eye"
Extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell; "something demonic in him--something that could be cruel"; "fires lit up a diabolic scene"; "diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils"; "a fiendish despot"; "hellish torture"; "in
Showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil; "devilish schemes"; "the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen"; "the diabolical expression on his face"; "a mephistophelian glint in his eye"
As a devil; in an evil manner; "his writing could be diabolically satiric"
Turn into a devil or make devilish; "Man devilized by war"
The worship of devils (especially Satan)
An adherent of Satan or Satanism
Turn into a devil or make devilish; "Man devilized by war"
One species: delicate fern of foothills of Himalayas
A narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rush
Used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time; "diachronic linguistics"
A mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation
Capable of distinguishing; "students having superior diacritic powers"; "the diacritic elements in culture"- S.F.Nadel
Capable of distinguishing; "students having superior diacritic powers"; "the diacritic elements in culture"- S.F.Nadel
A mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation
An ornamental jewelled headdress signifying sovereignty
A genus of reptiles of the family Colubridae including ringneck snakes Back to top
(used of fish) migratory between fresh and salt waters
A diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel in German to indicate a change in sound
Russian ballet impresario who founded the Russian ballet and later introduced it to the West (1872-1929)
Glyptic art consisting of a sunken or depressed engraving or carving on a stone or gem (as opposed to cameo)
Possible to diagnose
Determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis
Subject to a medical analysis
Identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon
Identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon
Characteristic or indicative of e.g. a disease; "a diagnostic sign of yellow fever"; "diagnostic information"; "a rash symptomatic of scarlet fever"; "symptomatic of insanity"; "a rise in crime symptomatic of social breakdown"
Concerned with diagnosis; used for furthering diagnosis; "a diagnostic clinic"; "a diagnostic reading test"; "diagnostic information"
A doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis
The branch of medical science dealing with the classification of disease
An assay conducted for diagnostic purposes
A procedure followed in making a medical diagnosis
A program that recognizes and explains faults in the equipment or mistakes in a computer program
A procedure followed in making a medical diagnosis
An assay conducted for diagnostic purposes
A punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
(mathematics) a set of entries in a square matrix running diagonally either from the upper left to lower right entry or running from the upper right to lower left entry Back to top
An oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard; "the bishop moves on the diagonals"
A line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric
(geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent
Having an oblique or slanted direction
At an angle; especially connecting two nonadjacent corners of a plane figure or any two corners of a solid that are not in the same face; "a diagonal line across the page"
Changing a square matrix to diagonal form (with all non-zero elements on the principal diagonal); "the diagonalization of a normal matrix by a unitary transformation"
Transform a matrix to a diagonal matrix
Capable of being transformed into a diagonal matrix
Changing a square matrix to diagonal form (with all non-zero elements on the principal diagonal); "the diagonalization of a normal matrix by a unitary transformation"
Transform a matrix to a diagonal matrix
In a diagonal manner; "she lives diagonally across the street from us"
A square matrix with all off-diagonal elements equal to zero
A drawing intended to explain how something works; a drawing showing the relation between the parts
Make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows how things work or how they are constructed
Shown or represented by diagrams
Shown or represented by diagrams
In a diagrammatic manner; "the landscape unit drawn diagrammatically illustrates the gentle rolling relief, with a peat-filled basin"
Providing a chart or outline of a system
The final stage of the prophase of meiosis
The face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours Back to top
A disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called
The circular graduated indicator on various measuring instruments
The control on a radio or television set that is used for tuning
Choose by means of a dial; "dial a telephone number"
Operate a dial to select a telephone number; "You must take the receiver off the hook before you dial"
The usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"
Belonging to or characteristic of a dialect; "dialectal variation"
Any formal system of reasoning that arrives at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments
A contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction; "this situation created the inner dialectic of American history"
Of or relating to or employing dialectic; "the dialectical method"
Of or relating to or employing dialectic; "the dialectical method"
Of or relating to logical disputation; "a dialectical weapon against his opponent"
In a dialectic manner; "his religiousness is dialectically related to his sinfulness"
The materialistic philosophy of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
A logician skilled in dialectic
A rationale for dialectical materialism based on change through the conflict of opposing forces
An atlas showing the distribution of distinctive linguistic features
The study of the geographical distribution of linguistic features
A genus of Aleyrodidae
Whitefly that attacks citrus trees Back to top
A literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people; "he has read Plato''s Dialogues in the original Greek"
The lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction
A conversation between two persons
A literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people; "he has read Plato''s Dialogues in the original Greek"
The lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction
A conversation between two persons
A discussion intended to produce an agreement; "the buyout negotiation lasted several days"; "they disagreed but kept an open dialogue"; "talks between Israelis and Palestinians"
(computer science) a small temporary window in a graphical user interface that appears in order to request information from the user; after the information has been provided the user dismisses the box with `okay'' or `cancel''
Separate by dialysis
Separation of substances in solution by means of their unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes
A medical instrument for separating substances in solution by unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes
Separate by dialysis
A medical instrument for separating substances in solution by unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes
A telephone with a dial for registering the number to be called
A telephone with a dial for registering the number to be called
The length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference
A substance that exhibits diamagnetism
Relating to or exhibiting diamagnetism; slightly repelled by a magnet
Phenomenon exhibited by materials like copper or bismuth that become magnetized in a magnetic field with a polarity opposite to the magnetic force; unlike iron they are slightly repelled by a magnet
Adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing Back to top
Consisting of diamonds or resembling diamonds
The length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference
A straight line connecting the center of a circle with two points on its perimeter (or the center of a sphere with two points on its surface)
Related to or along a diameter; "the diametral plane"
Characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed; "in diametric contradiction to his claims"; "diametrical (or opposite) points of view"; "opposite meanings"; "extreme and indefensible polar positions"
Related to or along a diameter; "the diametral plane"
Characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed; "in diametric contradiction to his claims"; "diametrical (or opposite) points of view"; "opposite meanings"; "extreme and indefensible polar positions"
Related to or along a diameter; "the diametral plane"
As from opposite ends of a diameter; "when two honest witnesses give accounts of the same event that differ diametrically, how can anyone prove that the evidence you gave was deliberately false?"; "three of these brushes were approximately 120 feet apart
The relation of opposition along a diameter
Any organic compound containing two amino groups
The baseball playing field
The area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate
A playing card in the minor suit of diamonds
A transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
Very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
Large deadly rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markings
Large deadly rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markings
Of marshes along Atlantic and Gulf coasts of United States
Small crystals of ice Back to top
United States financier noted for his love of diamonds and his extravagant lifestyle (1856-1917)
United States financier noted for his love of diamonds and his extravagant lifestyle (1856-1917)
An anniversary celebrating the passage of 60 years
A very hard small point made from a diamond
A Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
The 60th wedding anniversary
The 60th wedding anniversary
Fabric covered with glittering ornaments such as sequins or rhinestones
(Roman mythology) virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon; counterpart of Greek Artemis
English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)
French noblewoman who was the mistress of Henry II; she had more influence over him than did his wife Catherine de Medicis (1499-1566)
Mat-forming perennial of central Europe with large fragrant pink or red flowers
Proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition
Carnations and pinks
Eurasian pink widely cultivated for its flat-topped dense clusters of varicolored flowers
Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors
Chinese pink with deeply toothed rose-lilac flowers with a purplish eye; usually raised as an annual
Very free-flowering variety distinguished by jagged-edged petals
Low-growing loosely mat-forming Eurasian pink with single crimson-eyed pale pink flowers
Much-branched pink with flowers in clusters; closely related to sweet William Back to top
European pink cultivated for its very fragrant pink or rosy flowers
Eurasian perennial pink having fragrant lilac or rose flowers with deeply fringed margins
Either of the two main stops on a pipe organ
Either of the two main stops on a pipe organ
Passage of blood cells (especially white blood cells) through intact capillary walls and into the surrounding tissue
Any boreal low-growing evergreen plant of the genus Diapensia
North temperate low evergreen plants; in some classifications placed in its own order Diapensiales
Used in some classifications: coextensive with family Diapensiaceae
North temperate low evergreen plants; in some classifications placed in its own order Diapensiales
Garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement
A fabric (usually cotton or linen) with a distinctive woven pattern of small repeated figures
Dermatitis of the thighs and buttocks of infants; supposedly caused by ammonia in the urine in the child''s diapers
Dermatitis of the thighs and buttocks of infants; supposedly caused by ammonia in the urine in the child''s diapers
So thin as to transmit light; "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks"
A variety of stick insect
A variety of stick insect
A foghorn that makes a signal consisting of two tones
The process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid; "perspiration is a homeostatic process"
Used to produce perspiration
Inducing perspiration Back to top
A mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens; "the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically"
Electro-acoustic transducer that vibrates to receive or produce sound waves
A contraceptive device consisting of a flexible dome-shaped cup made of rubber or plastic; it is filled with spermicide and fitted over the uterine cervix
(anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration
Hernia resulting from the protrusion of part of the stomach through the diaphragm
An acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest)
Relating to the diaphysis of a bone
Relating to the diaphysis of a bone
The main (mid) section of a long bone
A domed rock formation where a core of rock has moved upward and pierced through the more brittle overlying strata
Reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye
Used in former classifications to include all living reptiles except turtles; superseded by the two subclasses Lepidosauria and Archosauria
Reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye
A form of government having two joint rulers
Someone who keeps a diary or journal
Frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor
Of or relating to diarrhea
Of or relating to diarrhea
Of or relating to diarrhea
Frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor Back to top
Of or relating to diarrhea
Of or relating to diarrhea
Of or relating to diarrhea
A joint so articulated as to move freely
A personal journal (as a physical object)
A daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
Someone who keeps a diary or journal
Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500)
Armored scales
The dispersion or spreading of something that was originally localized (as a people or language or culture)
The dispersion of the Jews outside Israel; from the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem in 587-86 BC when they were exiled to Babylonia up to the present time
The body of Jews (or Jewish communities) outside Palestine or modern Israel
Separation of an epiphysis from the long bone to which it is normally attached without fracture of the bone
The widening of the chambers of the heart between two contractions when the chambers fill with blood
Of or relating to a diastole or happening during a diastole
The blood pressure (as measured by a sphygmomanometer) after the contraction of the heart while the chambers of the heart refill with blood
The process of deformation that produces continents and ocean basins in the earth''s crust
A method of physical therapy that involves generating local heat in body tissues by high-frequency electromagnetic currents
A medical instrument for local heating of bodily tissues for medical purposes
Constitutional predisposition to a particular disease or abnormality Back to top
Microscopic unicellular marine or freshwater colonial alga having cell walls impregnated with silica
A light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material
Of or relating to a molecule made up of two atoms; "a diatomic molelcule"
A light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material
Marine and freshwater eukaryotic algae: diatoms
Based on the standard major or minor scales consisting of 5 tones and 2 semitones without modulation by accidentals
Based on or using the five tones and two semitones of the major or minor scales of Western music
A scale with eight notes in an octave; all but two are separated by whole tones
Thunderous verbal attack
Portuguese explorer who in 1488 was the first European to get round the Cape of Good Hope (thus establishing a sea route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500)
A tranquilizer (trade name Valium) used to relieve anxiety and relax muscles; acts by enhancing the inhibitory actions of the neurotransmitter GABA; can also be used as an anticonvulsant drug in cases of nerve agent poisoning
Relating to or containing diazonium
The univalent cation R-N:N- (where R is an aromatic hydrocarbon); found in salts that are used in manufacturing azo dyes
Vasodilator (trade name Hyperstat) used to treat severe hypertension
An acid containing two replaceable hydrogen atoms per molecule
A salt derived by replacing two hydrogen atoms per molecule
A wooden hand tool with a pointed end; used to make holes in the ground for planting seeds or bulbs
A wooden hand tool with a pointed end; used to make holes in the ground for planting seeds or bulbs
Make a hole with a wooden hand tool; "dibble the ground"
Plant with a wooden hand tool; "dibble Spring bulbs" Back to top
(Jewish folklore) a demon that enters the body of a living person and controls that body''s behavior
A metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables
Cephalopods having two gills
Comprising all living cephalopods except the family Nautilidae: the orders Octopoda (octopuses) and Decapoda (squids and cuttlefish)
Comprising all living cephalopods except the family Nautilidae: the orders Octopoda (octopuses) and Decapoda (squids and cuttlefish)
Cephalopods having two gills
Cephalopods having two gills
A local anesthetic that is administered by injection
Salamanders found near cold streams throughout the year
Salamanders found near cold streams throughout the year
Large and small highly aquatic salamanders
Large (to 7 inches) salamander of western North America
Containing two carboxyls per molecule
Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces; used to generate random numbers
Play dice
Cut into cubes; "cube the cheese"
North American and Asian herbs with divided leaves and irregular flowers
American plant with cream-colored flowers and tuberous roots resembling kernels of corn
Delicate spring-flowering plant of the eastern United States having double-spurred white flowers
Garden plant having deep-pink drooping heart-shaped flowers Back to top
A mechanical device used for dicing food
Most common species in Africa
African rhino; in danger of extinction
Large light-gray African rhinoceros having two horns; endangered; sometimes placed in genus Diceros
Of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk; "an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog"- New Yorker
A small container (open at one end) in which dice are shaken by hand and from which they are thrown
A small container (open at one end) in which dice are shaken by hand and from which they are thrown
A compound containing two chlorine atoms per molecule
An insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans; banned in the United States since 1972
A toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises blisters and attacks the eyes and lungs; there is no known antidote
A nonflammable liquid used as a solvent and paint remover and refrigerant
A creeping perennial herb with hairy stems and orbicular to reniform leaves and small white to greenish flowers; used as a grass substitute in warm regions
A creeping perennial herb with hairy stems and orbicular to reniform leaves and small white to greenish flowers; used as a grass substitute in warm regions
The act of dividing into two sharply different categories
Divide into two opposing groups or kinds
The act of dividing into two sharply different categories
Divide into two opposing groups or kinds
Divided or dividing into two sharply distinguished parts or classifications
In a dichotomous manner
Being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses; "the dichotomy between eastern and western culture" Back to top
Pleochroism of a crystal so that it exhibits two different colors when viewed from two different directions
A deficiency of color vision in which the person can match any given hue by mixing only two other wavelengths of light (as opposed to the three wavelengths needed by people with normal color vision)
A deficiency of color vision in which the person can match any given hue by mixing only two other wavelengths of light (as opposed to the three wavelengths needed by people with normal color vision)
A person with any of the various forms of dichromacy
A salt of the hypothetical dichromic acid
Having two colors; "a bicolor flower"; "a bicolored postage stamp"
Of or relating to dichromatism
A deficiency of color vision in which the person can match any given hue by mixing only two other wavelengths of light (as opposed to the three wavelengths needed by people with normal color vision)
A deficiency of color vision in which the person can match any given hue by mixing only two other wavelengths of light (as opposed to the three wavelengths needed by people with normal color vision)
A deficiency of color vision in which the person can match any given hue by mixing only two other wavelengths of light (as opposed to the three wavelengths needed by people with normal color vision)
The hypothetical acid (H2Cr2O7) from which dichromates are derived; known only in solution and in the form of dichromate salts
Obscene terms for penis
Someone who is a detective
A word used in exclamations of confusion; "what the devil"; "the deuce with it"; "the dickens you say"
English writer whose novels depicted and criticized social injustice (1812-1870)
Of or like the novels of Charles Dickens (especially with regard to poor social and economic conditions)
Negotiate the terms of an exchange; "We bargained for a beautiful rug in the bazaar"
A man''s detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt
A small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater
(British informal) faulty; "I''ve got this dicky heart"- John le Carre Back to top
Small bird; adults talking to children sometimes call small birds dickeybirds
A small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater
Small bird; adults talking to children sometimes call small birds dickeybirds
Insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
A man''s detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt
A small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater
A small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater
United States poet noted for her mystical and unrhymed poems (1830-1886)
Tree ferns of temperate Australasia having bipinnatifid or tripinnatifid fronds and usually marginal sori; in some classification systems placed in family Cyatheaceae
Tree ferns: genera Dicksonia; Cibotium; Culcita; Thyrsopteris
Of Australia and Tasmania; often cultivated; hardy in cool climates
A man''s detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt
A small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater
(British informal) faulty; "I''ve got this dicky heart"- John le Carre
Small bird; adults talking to children sometimes call small birds dickeybirds
A small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater
Small bird; adults talking to children sometimes call small birds dickeybirds
United States athlete who revolutionized the high jump by introducing the Fosbury flop in the 1968 Olympics (born in 1947)
A skin test to determine your susceptibility to scarlet fever
English highwayman (1706-1739) Back to top
Having pistils and stamens in separate flowers
A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Cataflam)
A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Voltaren) that is administered only orally
Antibacterial (trade name Dynapen) used to treat staphylococcal infections that are resistant to penicillin
Flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside
Flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside
Comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with paired cotyledons and net-veined leaves; divided into six (not always well distinguished) subclasses (or superorders): Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae (considered primitive); Caryophyllidae (an early and dist
Comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with paired cotyledons and net-veined leaves; divided into six (not always well distinguished) subclasses (or superorders): Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae (considered primitive); Caryophyllidae (an early and dist
(of a flowering plant) having two cotyledons in the seed
Family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
Genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
An anticoagulant drug that has now been largely replaced by warfarin
Mosses having costate leaves and long-stalked capsules with cleft peristome
Widely distributed order of mosses with erect gametophores and sporophytes at the tips of stems
Terrestrial ferns of forest margin or open ground; pantropical
Type genus of Dicranaceae
Pied lemmings
Of northern Canada
A dicotyledonous genus of the family Rutaceae
Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather Back to top
A tape recorder that records and reproduces dictation
A guiding principle; "the dictates of reason"
An authoritative rule
Say out loud for the purpose of recording; "He dictated a report to his secretary"
Issue commands or orders for
Rule as a dictator
Determined or decided upon as by an authority; "date and place are already determined"; "the dictated terms of surrender"; "the time set for the launching"
Matter that has been dictated and transcribed; a dictated passage; "he mailed the dictation without bothering to read it"
Speech intended for reproduction in writing
An authoritative direction or instruction to do something
A person behaves in an tyrannical manner; "my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime"
A ruler who is unconstrained by law
A speaker who dictates to a secretary or a recording machine
Characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty; "an authoritarian regime"; "autocratic government"; "despotic rulers"; "a dictatorial rule that lasted for the duration of the war"; "a tyrannical government"
Expecting unquestioning obedience; "he was imperious and dictatorial"; "the timid child of authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter"
Likened to a dictator in severity
Of or characteristic of a dictator; "dictatorial powers"
In an overbearingly domineering manner; as a dictator; "this manager acts dictatorially toward his colleagues"
A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
The manner in which something is expressed in words; "use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton Back to top
The articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience
A reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them
A definition that reports the standard uses of a word or phrase or symbol
The entry in a dictionary of information about a word
Any slime mold of the genus Dictostylium
An authoritative declaration
An opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding
Closely related to genus Phallus distinguished by an indusium hanging like a skirt from below the pileus
In some classifications replaced by the orders (here suborders) Blattodea (cockroaches) and Manteodea (mantids); in former classifications often subsumed under a much broader order Orthoptera
Of or relating to or belonging to the order Dictyoptera
Cockroaches and mantids
A net-like structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions)
An anticoagulant drug that has now been largely replaced by warfarin
A kind of therapsid
A division of Therapsida
Instructive (especially excessively)
Instructive (especially excessively)
In a didactic manner; "this is a didactically sound method"
Move with or as if with a tremor; "his hands shook"
Manipulate manually or in one''s mind or imagination; "She played nervously with her wedding ring"; "Don''t fiddle with the screws"; "He played with the idea of running for the Senate" Back to top
Deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"
A small worthless amount; "you don''t know jack"
A small worthless amount; "you don''t know jack"
A small worthless amount; "you don''t know jack"
A small worthless amount; "you don''t know jack"
A small worthless amount; "you don''t know jack"
A small worthless amount; "you don''t know jack"
Opossums
Type genus of the family Didelphidae
Omnivorous opossum of the eastern United States; noted for feigning death when in danger; esteemed as food in some areas; considered same species as the crab-eating opossum of South America
Omnivorous opossum of the eastern United States; noted for feigning death when in danger; esteemed as food in some areas; considered same species as the crab-eating opossum of South America
French philosopher who was a leading figure of the Enlightenment in France; principal editor of an encyclopedia that disseminated the scientific and philosophical knowledge of the time (1713-1784)
United States writer (born in 1834)
(Roman mythology) a princess of Tyre who was the founder and queen of Carthage; Virgil tells of her suicide when she was abandoned by Aeneas
Outstanding United States athlete (1914-1956)
Small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces; used to generate random numbers
A device used for shaping metal
A cutting tool that is fitted into a diestock and used for cutting male (external) screw threads on screws or bolts or pipes or rods
Suffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense); "Whosoever..believes in me shall never die"
Disappear or come to an end; "Their anger died"; "My secret will die with me!" Back to top
Pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"
Stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident"
Lose sparkle or bouquet; "wine and beer can pall"
To be on base at the end of an inning, of a player
Cut or shape with a die; "Die out leather for belts"
Be brought to or as if to the point of death by an intense emotion such as embarrassment, amusement, or shame; "I was dying with embarrassment when my little lie was discovered"; "We almost died laughing during the show"
Languish as with love or desire; "She dying for a cigarette"; "I was dying to leave"
Feel indifferent towards; "She died to worldly things and eventually entered a monastery"
Suffer or face the pain of death; "Martyrs may die every day for their faith"
Formed by forcing molten metal into a die; "a die-cast seal"
Tradition-bound and obstinately opinionated; "an inflexible (or die-hard) conservative"; "rock-ribbed republican"
Someone who makes dies
A disease of plants characterized by the gradual dying of the young shoots starting at the tips and progressing to the larger branches
Evergreen perennial herbs of tropical America with lush foliage and poisonous sap; often cultivated as houseplants
A evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves; contains a poison that swells the tongue and throat hence the name
Socialist Mexican painter of murals (1886-1957)
Spanish painter (1599-1660)
The Yuman language spoken by the Diegueno people
A member of a North American Indian people of southern California
One who adheres to traditional views Back to top
A material such as glass or porcelain with negligible electrical or thermal conductivity
Heating of an insulator by a high-frequency electric field
The motion of charged particles in a colloid under the influence of an electric field; particles with a positive charge go to the cathode and negative to the anode
Someone who makes dies
The posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon
The French military base fell after a 56-day siege by Vietnam troops; ended the involvement of France in Indochina in 1954
A diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel in German to indicate a change in sound
Small genus of low deciduous shrubs: bush honeysuckles
Spreading bush of northeastern United States having small clusters of fragrant green-yellow flowers
Bush honeysuckle of southeastern United States having large crowded clusters of sulfur-yellow flowers
An internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil
German engineer (born in France) who invented the diesel engine (1858-1913)
A locomotive driven by the electric current generated by a diesel engine
A locomotive driven by the electric current generated by a diesel engine
A locomotive driven by a hydraulic transmission system powered by a diesel engine
A locomotive driven by a hydraulic transmission system powered by a diesel engine
An internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil
A heavy mineral oil used as fuel in diesel engines
A locomotive driven by a diesel engine
An internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil Back to top
A heavy mineral oil used as fuel in diesel engines
A character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote
Someone who makes dies
A device that holds the dies that cut external threads on metal cylinders
(of animals that have several estrous cycles in one breeding season) in a period of sexual inactivity
(of animals that have several estrous cycles in one breeding season) in a period of sexual inactivity
(of animals having several estrous cycles in one breeding season) a state or interval of sexual inactivity or quiescence between periods of activity
(of animals having several estrous cycles in one breeding season) a state or interval of sexual inactivity or quiescence between periods of activity
The first words of a medieval Latin hymn describing the Last Judgment (literally `day of wrath'')
The act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods)
The usual food and drink consumed by an organism (person or animal)
A prescribed selection of foods
A legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Japan)
Eat sparingly, for health reasons or to lose weight
Follow a regimen or a diet, as for health reasons; "He has high blood pressure and must stick to a low-salt diet"
A regulated daily food allowance
Of or relating to the diet; "dietary restrictions"
Of or relating to the diet; "dietary restrictions"
Of or relating to the diet; "dietary restrictions"
The scientific study of food preparation and intake Back to top
Used for chromatography
A barbiturate used as a hypnotic
A barbiturate used as a hypnotic
Synthetic nonsteroid with the properties of estrogen; formerly used to treat menstrual problems but was found to be associated with vaginal cancers in the daughters of women so treated during pregnancy
A potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
A potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
A colorless volatile highly inflammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic
A specialist in the study of nutrition
The act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods)
A specialist in the study of nutrition
United States film actress (born in Germany) who made many films with Josef von Sternberg and later was a successful cabaret star (1901-1992)
German Lutheran theologian and pastor whose works concern Christianity in the modern world; an active opponent of Nazism, he was arrested and sent to Buchenwald and later executed (1906-1945)
Become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours"
Suffer from a disease that kills shoots; "The plants near the garage are dying back"
Become progressively weaker; "the laughter died down"
Suffer from a disease that kills shoots; "The plants near the garage are dying back"
Continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"
Become extinct; "Dinosaurs died out"
Become extinct; "Dinosaurs died out"
Cut or shape with a die; "Die out leather for belts" Back to top
Be of different opinions; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions"
Be different; "These two tests differ in only one respect"
The quality of being unlike or dissimilar; "there are many differences between jazz and rock"
A disagreement or argument about something important; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats"
A variation that deviates from the standard or norm; "the deviation from the mean"
The number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend
A significant change; "the difference in her is amazing"; "his support made a real difference"
The smallest change in stimulation that a person can detect
A disagreement or argument about something important; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats"
The smallest change in stimulation that a person can detect
Differing from all others; not ordinary; "advertising that strives continually to be different"; "this new music is certainly different but I don''t really like it"
Not like; marked by dissimilarity; "for twins they are very unlike"; "people are profoundly different"
Unlike in nature or quality or form or degree; "took different approaches to the problem"; "came to a different conclusion"; "different parts of the country"; "on different sides of the issue"; "this meeting was different from the earlier one"
Distinctly separate from the first; "that''s another (or different) issue altogether"
Distinct or separate; "each interviewed different members of the community"
Distinguishing characteristics (especially in different species of a genus)
Capable of being perceived as different; "differentiable species"
Possessing a differential coefficient or derivative
A bevel gear that permits rotation of two shafts at different speeds; used on the rear axle of automobiles to allow wheels to rotate at different speeds on curves
A quality that differentiates between similar things Back to top
The result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx
Relating to or showing a difference; "differential treatment"
Involving or containing one or more derivatives; "differential equation"
In a differential manner; "Hubel and Wiesel have found cells that respond differentially according to the direction in which a stimulus is moved across the retina"
An analog computer designed to solve differential equations
Counting the number of specific types of white blood cells found in 1 cubic millimeter of blood; may be included as part of a complete blood count
The part of calculus that deals with the variation of a function with respect to changes in the independent variable (or variables) by means of the concepts of derivative and differential
The result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx
The increase or decrease in costs as a result of one more or one less unit of output
A systematic method of diagnosing a disorder (e.g., headache) that lacks unique symptoms or signs
An equation containing differentials of a function
A bevel gear that permits rotation of two shafts at different speeds; used on the rear axle of automobiles to allow wheels to rotate at different speeds on curves
The smallest change in stimulation that a person can detect
The branch of psychology that studies measurable differences between individuals
The smallest change in stimulation that a person can detect
Become distinct and acquire a different character
Evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment
Become different during development; "cells differentiate"
Calculate a derivative; take the derivative
Mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple" Back to top
Be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense; "His modesty distinguishes him form his peers"
Made different (especially in the course of development) or shown to be different; "the differentiated markings of butterflies"; "the regionally differentiated results"
Exhibiting biological specialization; adapted during development to a specific function or environment
The mathematical process of obtaining the derivative of a function
A discrimination between things as different and distinct; "it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation"
(biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function; "cell differentiation in the developing embryo"
A person who differentiates
In another and different manner; "very soon you will know differently"; "she thought otherwise"
Not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "a difficult child"; "found himself in a difficult situation"; "why i
Requiring much effort and trouble; "the mountain climb was long, steep, and difficult"
The quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb"
An effort that is inconvenient; "I went to a lot of trouble"; "he won without any trouble"; "had difficulty walking"; "finished the test only with great difficulty"
The quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb"
A factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result; "serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent"
A condition or state of affairs almost beyond one''s ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome; "grappling with financial difficulties"
Lack of self-confidence
Lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man"
Showing modest reserve; "she was diffident when offering a comment on the professor''s lecture"
In a diffident manner; "`Oh, well,'' he shrugged diffidently, `I like the work.''"
A protozoan with an ovoid shell of cemented sand grains Back to top
Undergo diffraction; "laser light diffracts electrons"
When light passes sharp edges or goes through narrow slits the rays are deflected and produce fringes of light and dark bands
Optical device consisting of a surface with many parallel grooves in it; disperses a beam of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) into its wavelengths to produce its spectrum
Cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
Spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"
Move outward; "The soldiers fanned out"
Spread out; not concentrated in one place; "a large diffuse organization"
Lacking conciseness; "a diffuse historical novel"
(of light rays) subjected to scattering by reflection from a rough surface or transmission through a translucent material; "diffused light"
(of light) not bright or glaring; "a softer diffused radiance"
In a diffuse manner; "the arteries were diffusely narrowed"
The spatial property of being spread out over a wide area or through a large volume
Optical device that distributes the light of a lamp evenly
Baffle that distributes sound waves evenly
A cluster of stars within an intricate cloud of gas and dust
Spreading by diffusion
A transparent filter that reduces the light (or some wavelengths of the light) passing through it
The act of dispersing or diffusing something; "the dispersion of the troops"; "the diffusion of knowledge"
The property of being diffused or dispersed
The spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another Back to top
(physics) the process of diffusing; the intermingling of molecules in gases and liquids as a result of random thermal agitation
Vacuum pump used to obtain a high vacuum
Spreading by diffusion
Optical device that distributes the light of a lamp evenly
Baffle that distributes sound waves evenly
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (trade name Dolobid) used to treat arthritis and other inflammatory conditions
The act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow; "she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs"
The act of digging; "there''s an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"
A small gouge (as in the cover of a book); "the book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover"
An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead''"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"
The site of an archeological exploration; "they set up camp next to the dig"
Get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
Poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
Turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration"
Remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillsite"
Create by digging; "dig a hole"; "dig out a channel"
Work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
Alternation of sexual and asexual generations
Something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)
A periodical that summarizes the news Back to top
Soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture
Make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a summary"
Soften or disintegrate, as by undergoing exposure to heat or moisture
Systematize, as by classifying and summarizing; "the government digested the entire law into a code"
Become assimilated into the body; "Protein digests in a few hours"
Arrange and integrate in the mind; "I cannot digest all this information"
Put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
Convert food into absorbable substances; "I cannot digest milk products"
Capable of undergoing digestion; "a supply of easily digested foods"
Autoclave consisting of a vessel in which plant or animal materials are digested
The property of being easy to digest
Capable of being converted into assimilable condition in the alimentary canal
The property of being easy to digest
Learning and coming to understand ideas and information; "his appetite for facts was better than his digestion"
The organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body
The process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat
Relating to or having the power to cause or promote digestion; "digestive juices"; "a digestive enzyme"; "digestive ferment"
Secretions that aid digestion
Any gland having ducts that pour secretions into the digestive tract
Secretions that aid digestion Back to top
The system that makes food absorbable into the body
Tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination
Tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination
A machine for excavating
A laborer who digs
Solitary wasp that digs nests in the soil and stocks them with paralyzed insects for the larvae
The act of digging; "there''s an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"
Temporary living quarters
The act of digging up something (especially a corpse) that has been buried
Dressed or adorned (as for battle)
A finger or toe in human beings or corresponding part in other vertebrates
The length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure
One of the elements that collectively form a system of numbers; "0 and 1 are digits"
Of a circuit or device that represents magnitudes in digits; "digital computer"
Relating to or performed with the fingers; "digital examination"
Displaying numbers rather than scale positions; "digital clock"; "digital readout"
Device for converting digital signals into analogue signals
Device for converting digital signals into analogue signals
A powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxglove
Any of several plants of the genus Digitalis Back to top
A powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxglove
The administration of digitalis for the treatment of certain heart disorders
Put into digital form, as for use in a computer; "he bought a device to digitize the data"
A powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxglove
European yellow-flowered foxglove
Tall leafy European biennial or perennial having spectacular clusters of large tubular pink-purple flowers; leaves yield drug digitalis and are poisonous to livestock
The administration of digitalis for the treatment of certain heart disorders
Administer digitalis such that the patient benefits maximally without getting adverse effects
Put into digital form, as for use in a computer; "he bought a device to digitize the data"
In terms of integers; "the time was digitally displayed"
By means of the fingers; "the exam was carried out digitally"
Arteries in the hand and foot that supply the fingers and toes
An audiotape recording of sound
A camera that encodes an image digitally and store it for later reproduction
Electronic transmission of information that has been encoded digitally (as for storage and processing by computers)
The design and construction of communications technology that transmits information in digital form
A computer that represents information by numerical (binary) digits
A display that gives the information in the form of characters (numbers or letters)
A photographic method that stores the image digitally for later reproduction
Plethysmograph applied to a digit of the hand or foot to measure skin blood flow Back to top
An electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer
A generic name for digital lines that are provided by telephone companies to their local subscribers and that carry data at high speeds
One of the veins serving the fingers or toes
An electronic voltmeter that gives readings in digits
A watch with a digital display
Crab grass; finger grass
A weed
A European forage grass grown for hay; a naturalized weed in United States
Resembling a finger; "digitate leaves of the horse chestnut"
In a digitate manner
(of mammals) walking on the toes with the posterior part of the foot raised
An animal that walks so that only the toes touch the ground as e.g. dogs and cats and horses
Conversion of analog information into digital information
Put into digital form, as for use in a computer; "he bought a device to digitize the data"
Device for converting analogue signals into digital signals
Conversion of analog information into digital information
Put into digital form, as for use in a computer; "he bought a device to digitize the data"
Device for converting analogue signals into digital signals
Digitalis preparation used to treat congestive heart failure or cardiac arrhythmia
Having or expressing dignity; especially formality or stateliness in bearing or appearance; "her dignified demeanor"; "the director of the school was a dignified white-haired gentleman" Back to top
Having or showing self-esteem
Raise the status of; "I shall not dignify this insensitive remark with an answer"
Confer dignity or honor upon; "He was dignified with a title"
Investing with dignity or honor; "the dignifying effect of his presence"; "the ennobling influence of cultural surroundings"
An important or influential (and often overbearing) person
The quality of being worthy of esteem or respect; "it was beneath his dignity to cheat"; "showed his true dignity when under pressure"
Formality in bearing and appearance; "he behaved with great dignity"
High office or rank or station; "he respected the dignity of the emissaries"
Digitalis preparation (trade name Lanoxin) used to treat congestive heart failure or cardiac arrhythmia; helps the heart beat more forcefully
Two successive letters (especially two letters used to represent a single sound: `sh'' in `shoe'')
Lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking; "She always digresses when telling a story"; "her mind wanders"; "Don''t digress when you give a lecture"
Wander from a direct or straight course
Wandering from the main path of a journey
A turning aside (of your course or attention or concern); "a diversion from the main highway"; "a digression into irrelevant details"; "a deflection from his goal"
A message that departs from the main subject
(of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects; "amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women''s fashions among other things"; "a rambling discursive book"; "his excursive remarks"; "a rambling
Of superficial relevance if any; "a digressive allusion to the day of the week"; "a tangential remark"
Temporary living quarters
Eat heartily; "The food was placed on the table and the children pitched in"
Occupy a trench or secured area; "The troops dug in for the night" Back to top
Examine physically with or as if with a probe; "probe an anthill"
Create by digging; "dig a hole"; "dig out a channel"
Dig out from underneath earth or snow
Find by digging in the ground; "I dug up an old box in the garden"
A hybrid produced by parents that differ only at two gene loci that have two alleles each
Hybridization using two traits with two alleles each
Any of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule
Antibiotic consisting of a hydrogenated form of streptomycin; used against tuberculosis and tularemia and Gram-negative organisms
Amino acid that is formed in the liver and converted into dopamine in the brain
An industrial city in eastern France north of Lyons
Any of several small antelopes of eastern Africa of the genus Madoqua; the size of a large rabbit
African tree with edible yellow fruit resembling mangos; valued for its oil-rich seed and hardy green termite-resistant wood
Somewhat astringent paste prepared by grinding and heating seeds of the African wild mango; a staple food of some African peoples
Edible oil-rich seed of wild mango
A barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
Offensive terms for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
Enclose with a dike; "dike the land to protect it from water"
An anticonvulsant drug (trade name Dilantin) used to treat epilepsy and that is not a sedative
Bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misuse
In deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble-down shack" Back to top
The process of becoming dilapidated
A state of deterioration due to old age or long use
The act of expanding an aperture; "the dilation of the pupil of the eye"
The state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions
A surgical procedure usually performed under local anesthesia in which the cervix is dilated and the endometrial lining of the uterus is scraped with a curet; performed to obtain tissue samples or to stop prolonged bleeding or to remove small tumors or to
Become wider; "His pupils were dilated"
Add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"
Made wider or larger in all dimensions; "a dilated pupil"
A surgical instrument that is used to dilate or distend an opening or an organ
The act of expanding an aperture; "the dilation of the pupil of the eye"
A lengthy discussion (spoken or written) on a particular topic
A surgical procedure usually performed under local anesthesia in which the cervix is dilated and the endometrial lining of the uterus is scraped with a curet; performed to obtain tissue samples or to stop prolonged bleeding or to remove small tumors or to
A surgical instrument that is used to dilate or distend an opening or an organ
A drug that causes dilation
A muscle or nerve that dilates or widens a body part
Slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it
Using cautious slow strategy to wear down opposition; avoiding direct confrontation; "a fabian policy"
Wasting time
Inclined to waste time and lag behind
A plea that delays the action without settling the cause of action; it can challenge the jurisdiction or claim disability of the defendant etc. (such defenses are usually raised in the defendant''s answer) Back to top
A narcotic analgesic (trade name Dilaudid) used to treat moderate to severe pain
A vibrating device that substitutes for an erect penis to provide vaginal stimulation
State of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
An amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge
Showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish; "his dilettantish efforts at painting"
Showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish; "his dilettantish efforts at painting"
Showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish; "his dilettantish efforts at painting"
A diligent effort; "it is a job requiring serious application"
Conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required in a given situation
Persevering determination to perform a task; "his diligence won him quick promotions"; "frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues"
Characterized by care and perseverence in carrying out tasks; "a diligent detective investigates all clues"; "a diligent search of the files"
Quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness; "a diligent (or patient) worker"; "with persevering (or patient) industry she revived the failing business"
With diligence; in a diligent manner; "we may diligently observe the Lord''s supper on the first day of the week, diligently preach the gospel, or minister to the saint"
Aromatic threadlike foliage of the dill plant used as seasoning
Aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoning
Any of several evergreen trees or shrubs of the genus Dillenia grown for their foliage and nodding flowers resembling magnolias which are followed by fruit that is used in curries and jellies and preserves
Chiefly tropical shrubs and trees and climbers having leathery leaves or flattened leaflike stems: genera Dillenia; Hibbertia
A group of families of more or less advanced trees and shrubs and herbs having either polypetalous or gamopetalous corollas and often with ovules attached to the walls of the ovary; contains 69 families including Ericaceae and Cruciferae and Malvaceae; so
Family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
Genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs Back to top
Someone who wastes time
Postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"
Someone who wastes time
Postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"
Pickle preserved in brine or vinegar flavored with dill seed
Seed of the dill plant used as seasoning
Aromatic threadlike foliage of the dill plant used as seasoning
A calcium blocker (trade name Cardizem) used in treating hypertension or angina or heart failure
A diluting agent
A diluting agent
Lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon"
Corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor"
Reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity; "diluted alcohol"; "a dilute solution"; "dilute acetic acid"
Reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity; "diluted alcohol"; "a dilute solution"; "dilute acetic acid"
Made less strong or severe; "a pale gleam of diluted sunlight"
Weakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of water or a thinner
A diluted solution
Of or connected with a deluge
Of or connected with a deluge
Become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred" Back to top
Make dim by comparison or conceal
Make dim or lusterless; "Time had dimmed the silver"
Become dim or lusterless; "the lights dimmed and the curtain rose"
Become or make darker; "The screen darkend"; "He darkened the colors by adding brown"
Switch (a car''s headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
Lacking in light; not bright or harsh; "a dim light beside the bed"; "subdued lights and soft music"
Made dim or less bright; "the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation"; "dimmed headlights"; "we like dimmed lights when we have dinner"
Slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials mak
Lacking clarity or distinctness; "a dim figure in the distance"; "only a faint recollection"; "shadowy figures in the gloom"; "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"; "a few wispy memories of childhood"
Offering little or no hope; "the future looked black"; "prospects were bleak"; "Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult"- J.M.Synge; "took a dim view of things"
Having greatly reduced vision
Lacking mental capacity and devoid of subtlety
United States professional baseball player noted for his batting ability (1914-1999)
Street name for a packet of illegal drugs that is sold for ten dollars
A United States coin worth one tenth of a dollar
Antihistamine and antiemetic (trade name Dramamine) used to treat motion sickness
Magnitude or extent; "a building of vast proportions"
The magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)
A construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished; "self-confidence is not an endearing property"
One of three cartesian coordinates that determine a position in space Back to top
Shape or form to required dimensions
Indicate the dimensions on; "These techniques permit us to dimension the human heart"
Having dimension--the quality or character or stature proper to a person; "never matures as a dimensional character; he is pasty, bland, faceless"- Norman Cousins
Of or relating to dimensions
The spatial property of having dimensions; "all matter has dimensionality"
Indicating or determining size and position in space; "the ultrasonic dimensioning measurement"; "an ultrasonic dimensioning arrangement of the heart"
A compound whose molecules are composed of two identical monomers
Antihistamine (trade name Dimetane) used to treat hypersensitivity reactions (as rhinitis)
Trade name for a drug containing an antihistamine and a decongestant; used to relieve nasal congestion and to treat rhinitis
A compound used in analysis as a precipitant for palladium or nickel
The simplest ketone; a highly inflammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics
Carnivorous dinosaur of the Permian in North America having a crest or dorsal sail
Street name for a packet of illegal drugs that is sold for ten dollars
A melodramatic paperback novel
Decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
Lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don''t belittle your colleagues"
(of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use; "partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm"
Made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth); "her comments made me feel small"
(of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval; "a diminished fifth"
Impaired by diminution Back to top
An arch whose height is less than half its width
Becoming smaller or less or appearing to do so; "diminishing returns"; "his diminishing respect for her"
(music) a gradual decrease in loudness
Gradually decreasing in volume
The act of decreasing or reducing something
The statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original)
Change toward something smaller or lower
A word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness
Very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy"
The property of being very small in size
A strong cotton fabric with a raised pattern; used for bedcovers and curtains
In a dim indistinct manner; "we perceived the change only dimly"
In a manner lacking interest or vitality; "a palely entertaining show"
Made dim or less bright; "the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation"; "dimmed headlights"; "we like dimmed lights when we have dinner"
A rheostat that varies the current through an electric light in order to control the level of illumination
The quality of being dim
The property of lacking brilliance
The state of being poorly illuminated
Longan
Tree of southeastern Asia to Australia grown primarily for its sweet edible fruit resembling litchi nuts; sometimes placed in genera Euphoria or Nephelium Back to top
Occurring or existing in two different forms; "dimorphic crystals"; "dimorphous organisms"
(biology) the existence of two forms of individual within the same animal species (independent of sex differences)
(chemistry) the property of certain substances that enables them to exist in two distinct crystalline forms
South African herbs or subshrubs with usually yellow flowers
Occurring or existing in two different forms; "dimorphic crystals"; "dimorphous organisms"
Darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)
A small natural hollow in the cheek or chin; "His dimple appeared whenever he smiled"
Any slight depression in a surface; "there are approximately 336 dimples on a golf ball"
A chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached
Produce dimples while smiling; "The child dimpled up to the adults"
Mark with, or as if with, dimples; "drops dimpled the smooth stream"
Having a small indentation; "they counted the dimpled ballots"
A chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached
A stupid incompetent person
Traditional Chinese cuisine; a variety of foods (including several kinds of steamed or fried dumplings) are served successively in small portions
The act of making a noisy disturbance
A loud harsh or strident noise
Instill (into a person) by constant repetition; "he dinned the lessons into his students"
Make a resonant sound, like artillery; "His deep voice boomed through the hall"
The basic unit of money in Algeria Back to top
The basic unit of money in Bahrain; equal to 1,000 fils
The basic unit of money in Iraq; equal to 1,000 fils
The basic unit of money in Jordan; equal to 1,000 fils
The basic unit of money in Kuwait; equal 1,000 fils
The basic unit of money in Libya
The basic unit of money in Tunisia
The basic unit of money in Yugoslavia
100 dinars equal 1 rial
Great nature goddess of ancient Phrygia in Asia Minor; counterpart of Greek Rhea and Roman Ops
Give dinner to; host for dinner; "I''m wining and dining my friends"
Have supper; eat dinner; "We often dine with friends in this restaurant"
A restaurant that resembles a dining car
A passenger car where food is served in transit
A person eating a meal (especially in a restaurant)
Informal terms for money
Danish writer who lived in Kenya for 19 years and is remembered for her writings about Africa (1885-1962)
Eat at home
Eat at a restaurant or at somebody else''s home
Go `ding dong'', like a bell
The noise made by a bell Back to top
A silly empty-headed person; "you would be a dingbat even to try it"; "yet here he was with an upper class dingbat who just happened to be married to his sister"
Go `ding dong'', like a bell
Heartily or earnestly; "They fell to work dingdong"
Discoloration due to dirtiness
Make dingy
Make a dent or impression in; "dinge a soft hat"
A small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
In a dingy manner
Discoloration due to dirtiness
A small wooded hollow
Wolflike yellowish-brown wild dog of Australia
Depressing in character or appearance; "drove through dingy streets"; "the dismal prison twilight"- Charles Dickens; "drab old buildings"; "a dreary mining town"; "gloomy tenements"; "sorry routine that follows on the heels of death"- B.A.Williams
Thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot; "a miner''s begrimed face"; "dingy linen"; "grimy hands"; "grubby little fingers"; "a grungy kitchen"
(of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; "dirty" is often used in combination; "a dirty (or dingy) white"; "the muddied gray of the sea"; "muddy colors"; "dirty-green walls"; "dirty-blonde hair"
The act of eating dinner
A large room at a college or university; used especially for dining
A room used for dining
Someone employed to provide service in a dining room
Furniture intended for use in a dining room
A suite of furniture for the diningroom Back to top
A suite of furniture for the diningroom
An area arranged for dining; "they put up tents for the dining area"
A passenger car where food is served in transit
Someone you dine with
A passenger car where food is served in transit
A room used for dining
A table at which meals are served; "he helped her clear the dining table"; "a feast was spread upon the board"
A soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after crossing the net
A couple who both have careers and no children (an acronym for dual income no kids)
A Nilotic language
A small locomotive
A small locomotive
(British informal) pretty and neat; "what a dinky little hat"
Small and insignificant; "we stayed in a dinky old hotel"
The main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday; "dinner will be at 8"; "on Sundays they had a large dinner when they returned from church"
A party of people assembled to have dinner together; "guests should never be late to a dinner party"
The customary or habitual hour for the evening meal
The tableware (plates and platters and serving bowls etc.) used in serving a meal
A bell rung to announce that dinner has been served
A pail in which a workman carries his lunch or dinner Back to top
A formal gown for evening wear
A formal gown for evening wear
Semiformal evening dress for men
A large napkin used when dinner is served
A pail in which a workman carries his lunch or dinner
A party of people assembled to have dinner together; "guests should never be late to a dinner party"
A plate from which a diner eats during the main course of a meal
A service for serving dinner
A service for serving dinner
The dining table where dinner is served and eaten
A theater at which dinner is included in the price of admission
A theater at which dinner is included in the price of admission
A variety of dinocerate
Small order of primitive ungulates of the Paleocene and Eocene
An extinct ungulate
In some classifications considered a phylum of the kingdom Protista; in others included in the plant phylum Pyrrophyta
Chiefly marine protozoa having two flagella; a chief constituent of plankton
Type genus of the Dinornithidae: large moas
The largest moa; about 12 feet high
Moas Back to top
A ratite bird order: recently extinct flightless birds of New Zealand
Any of numerous extinct terrestrial reptiles of the Mesozoic era
United States singer (1917-1995)
Interchangeable with `means'' in the expression `by dint of''
United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one-step photographic process (1909-1991)
A bishop having jurisdiction over a diocese
Belonging to or governing a diocese
The territorial jurisdiction of a bishop
A semiconductor that consists of a p-n junction
A thermionic tube having two electrodes; used as a rectifier
Type genus of the Diodontidae
Spiny puffers
Similar to but smaller than porcupinefish
Spines become erect when the body is inflated; worldwide in warm waters
Marine limpet having a conical shell with an opening at the apex
Having male and female reproductive organs in separate plants or animals
Having male and female reproductive organs in separate plants or animals
(of animals that have several estrous cycles in one breeding season) in a period of sexual inactivity
(of animals that have several estrous cycles in one breeding season) in a period of sexual inactivity
An ancient Greek philosopher and Cynic who rejected social conventions (circa 400-325 BC) Back to top
Any of a class of alcohols having 2 hydroxyl groups in each molecule
Very large albatross; white with wide black wings
A variety of albatross with black feet
Albatrosses
A genus of the family Droseraceae
Carnivorous plant of coastal plains of the Carolinas having sensitive hinged marginally bristled leaf blades that close and entrap insects
An orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus)
Of or relating to or worshipping Dionysus
The tyrant of Syracuse who fought the Carthaginians (430-367 BC)
The tyrant of Syracuse who fought the Carthaginians (430-367 BC)
(Greek mythology) god of wine and fertility and drama; the Greek name of Bacchus
Any cycad of the genus Dioon; handsome palmlike cycads with robust crowns of leaves and rugged trunks
Greek mathematician who was the first to try to develop an algebraic notation (3rd century)
A unit of measurement of the refractive power of a lens which is equal to the reciprocal of the focal length measured in meters
French couturier whose first collection in 1947 created a style that became known as the New Look (1905-1957)
A picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous scene
A granular crystalline intrusive rock
Yams
Yams
Grown in Australasia and Polynesia for its large root with fine edible white flesh Back to top
Hardy Chinese vine naturalized in United States and cultivated as an ornamental climber for its glossy heart-shaped cinnamon-scented leaves and in the tropics for its edible tubers
Yam of tropical Africa and Asia cultivated for it large tubers
South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with deeply fissured bark
Having a rhizome formerly dried and used to treat rheumatism or liver disorders
Tropical American yam with small yellow-skinned edible tubers
A genus of trees or shrubs that have beautiful and valuable wood
Tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetwork
Small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange edible astringent fruit
Large Asiatic tree having hard marbled zebrawood
An Asiatic persimmon tree cultivated for its small yellow or purplish-black edible fruit much valued by Afghan tribes
Medium-sized tree of dry woodlands in the southern and eastern United States bearing yellow or orange very astringent fruit that is edible when fully ripe
An oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule
Any of several toxic or carcinogenic hydrocarbons that occur as impurities in herbicides
A gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
A brief swim in water
A candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow
A sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; "a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery"; "a dip in prices"; "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall"
A brief immersion
Tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped
A thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places Back to top
(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
A depression in an otherwise level surface; "there was a dip in the road"
Stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
Go down momentarily; "Prices dipped"
Dip into a liquid while eating; "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce"
Scoop up by plunging one''s hand or a ladle below the surface; "dip water out of a container"
Immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint"
Immerse in a disinfectant solution; "dip the sheep"
Of candles; by dipping the wick into hot, liquid wax
Dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool"
Slope downwards; "Our property dips towards the river"
Appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line"
Lower briefly; "She dipped her knee"
Switch (a car''s headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
Antihistamine (trade name Benadryl) used to treat allergic reactions involving the nasal passages (hay fever) and also to treat motion sickness
A group of antipsychotic drugs used mainly in the treatment of schizophrenia
An anticonvulsant drug (trade name Dilantin) used to treat epilepsy and that is not a sedative
Acute contagious infection caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae; marked by the formation of a false membrane in the throat and other air passages causing difficulty in breathing
A vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another
Change from a simple vowel to a diphthong; "This vowel diphthongized in Germanic" Back to top
Change from a simple vowel to a diphthong; "This vowel diphthongized in Germanic"
Vampire bats
Similar in size and habits to Desmodus rotundus; of tropical America including southern California and Texas
Genus of tropical South American tuberous perennial woody vines with large racemose flowers and milky sap
Shrubby climber having glossy leaves and white funnel-shaped flowers with yellow throats
North American fern with narrow fronds on yellowish leafstalks
Paralysis of corresponding parts on both sides of the body
Gram-positive bacteria usually occurring in pairs
Bacterium causing pneumonia in mice and humans
Huge quadrupedal herbivore with long neck and tail; of late Jurassic in western North America
One of the veins serving the spongy part of the cranial bones
(genetics) an organism or cell having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number
Of a cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number; "diploid somatic cells"
The condition of being diploid
A document certifying the successful completion of a course of study
Subtly skillful handling of a situation
Wisdom in the management of public affairs
Negotiation between nations
An official engaged in international negotiations
A person who deals tactfully with others Back to top
Medical specialist whose competence has been certified by a diploma granted by an appropriate professional group
Able to take a broad view of negotiations between states
Skilled in dealing with sensitive matters or people
Relating to or characteristic of diplomacy; "diplomatic immunity"
Skilled in dealing with sensitive matters or people
In a diplomatic manner; "he answered very diplomatically"
Government building in which diplomats live or work
The body of diplomatic personnel
Exemption from taxation or normal processes of law that is offered to diplomatic personnel in a foreign country
A diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador
A mission serving diplomatic ends
Negotiation between nations
A mail pouch that is sealed shut and that is used to carry communications between a legation and its home office
The body of diplomatic personnel
An official engaged in international negotiations
Visual impairment in which an object is seen as two objects; "diplopia often disappears when one eye is covered"
Arthropods having the body composed of numerous double somites each with two pairs of legs: millipedes
Scandent thicket-forming ferns of Asia to western Pacific
Large scrambling fern forming large patches to 18 feet high; Pacific region and China
Wall rocket Back to top
From Mediterranean region; a naturalized weed throughout southern Europe
Yellow-flowered European plant that grows on old walls and in waste places; an adventive weed in North America
Yellow-flowered European plant that grows on old walls and in waste places; an adventive weed in North America
The fourth stage of the prophase of meiosis
Bony fishes of the southern hemisphere that breathe by a modified air bladder as well as gills; sometimes classified as an order of Crossopterygii
Old World jerboas
Kangaroo rats
Most widely distributed kangaroo rat: plains and mountain areas of central and western United States
Any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico; largest members of the family Heteromyidae
1 species: Australian pea
South African evergreen partly woody vine grown for its clusters of rosy purple flowers followed by edible pods like snap beans; also grown as green manure; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos
Having equal and opposite electric charges or magnetic poles having opposite signs and separated by a small distance
An aerial half a wavelength long consisting of two rods connected to a transmission line at the center
A pair of equal and opposite electric charges or magnetic poles separated by a small distance
An aerial half a wavelength long consisting of two rods connected to a transmission line at the center
A molecule that is a permanent dipole
The moment of a dipole
Having abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses)
Dark-colored ill-smelling oil obtained by carbonizing bone; used especially in sheep dips and in denaturing alcohol
Small stocky diving bird without webbed feet; frequents fast-flowing streams and feeds along the bottom Back to top
Small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage
A ladle that has a cup with a long handle
A group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major
A cluster of seven stars in Ursa Minor; at the end of the dipper''s handle is Polaris
A Baptist denomination founded in 1708 by Americans of German descent; opposed to military service and taking legal oaths; practiced trine immersion
Chiefly southern European herbs with flowers usually in dense cymose heads
Type genus of the Dipsacaceae: teasel
Teasel with lilac flowers native to Old World but naturalized in North America; dried flower heads used to raise a nap on woolen cloth
Similar to the common teasel and similarly used; widespread in Europe and North Africa and western Asia; naturalized in United States
European teasel with white to pink flowers; naturalized in United States
An intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess
A person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
Desert iguanas
Small long-tailed lizard of arid areas of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico
A graduated rod dipped into a container to indicate the fluid level
A large order of insects having a single pair of wings and sucking or piercing mouths; includes true flies and mosquitoes and gnats and crane flies
Insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing
Tree of the family Dipterocarpaceae
Chiefly tropical Asian trees with two-winged fruits; yield valuable woods and aromatic oils and resins
Insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing Back to top
Small genus of large deciduous shrubs having large clusters of winged seeds that turn red as they mature; central and southern China
Of or relating to or belonging to the Diptera
Insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing
Tropical American trees: tonka beans
Tall tropical South American tree having pulpy egg-shaped pods of fragrant black almond-shaped seeds used for flavoring
A painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on two panels (usually hinged like a book)
Type genus of the Dipodidae; typical jerboas having three toes on each hind food
A gateway on the west of ancient Athens near which a distinctive style of pottery has been found
Of or relating to a gateway on the west of ancient Athens
A gateway on the west of ancient Athens near which a distinctive style of pottery has been found
A measuring instrument for measuring the angle of magnetic dip (as from an airplane)
Read selectively; read only certain passages from a text
Solder by immersion in a bath of molten solder
(computer science) one of a set of small on-off switches mounted in computer hardware; used in place of jumpers to configure the machine for a user
English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984)
Deciduous shrub of North America: leatherwood
Deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers
Causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "
Fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless; "a desperate illness"; "on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall; "a dire emergency"
Plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery" Back to top
Specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
Command with authority; "He directed the children to do their homework"
Give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction; "I directed them towards the town hall"
Put an address on (an envelope, for example)
Intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent''s face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"
Aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment; "Please don''t aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don''t train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one''s opponent"
Guide the actors in (plays and films)
Lead, as in the performance of a composition; "conduct an orchestra; Bairenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"
Direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
Cause to go somewhere; "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation"
Take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"
Be in charge of
Exact; "the direct opposite"
Effected directly by action of the voters rather than through elected representatives; "many people favor direct election of the President rather than election by the Electoral College"
Direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short; "a direct route"; "a direct flight"; "a direct hit"
Of a current flowing in one direction only; not alternating; "direct current"
Extended senses; direct in means or manner or behavior or language or action; "a direct question"; "a direct response"; "a direct approach"
Similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity; "a term is in direct proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other increases (or decreases)"
Moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth
Immediate or direct in bearing or force; having nothing intervening; "in direct sunlight"; "in direct contact with the voters"; "direct exposure to the disease"; "a direct link"; "the direct cause of the accident" Back to top
In precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker; "a direct quotation"; "repeated their dialog verbatim"
In a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child; "lineal ancestors"; "lineal heirs"; "a direct descendant of the king"; "direct heredity"
As an immediate result or consequence; "a direct result of the accident"
Without deviation; "the path leads directly to the lake"; "went direct to the office"
Formerly a school that charged tuition fees and also received government grants in return for admitting certain non-paying students who were nominated by the local authorities
Manageable by a supervising agent; "a directed program of study"
(often used in combination) having a specified direction; "a positively directed vector"; "goal-directed"
A verdict entered by the court in a jury trial without consideration by the jury; there cannot be a directed verdict of guilty in a criminal trial
Showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on; "felt his mother''s directing arm around him"; "the directional role of science on industrial progress"
The act of setting and holding a course; "a new council was installed under the direction of the king"
The act of managing something; "he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government?"
The concentration of attention or energy on something; "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life"
A general course along which something has a tendency to develop; "I couldn''t follow the direction of his thoughts"; "his ideals determined the direction of his career"; "they proposed a new direction for the firm"
Something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
A message describing how something is to be done; "he gave directions faster than she could follow them"
A formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; "the judge''s charge to the jury"
A line leading to a place or point; "he looked the other direction"; "didn''t know the way home"
The spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves; "he checked the direction and velocity of the wind"
Showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on; "felt his mother''s directing arm around him"; "the directional role of science on industrial progress"
Relating to or indicating directions in space; "a directional microphone" Back to top
Relating to direction toward a (nonspatial) goal; "he tried to explain the directional trends of modern science"
The property of a microphone or antenna of being more sensitive in one direction than in another
An antenna that transmits or receives signals only in a narrow angle
Aimlessly drifting
Radio; determines the direction of incoming radio waves
A pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity; "the boss loves to send us directives"
Showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on; "felt his mother''s directing arm around him"; "the directional role of science on industrial progress"
The property of a microphone or antenna of being more sensitive in one direction than in another
Without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening; "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!"
Without deviation; "the path leads directly to the lake"; "went direct to the office"
In a forthright manner; candidly or frankly; "he didn''t answer directly"; "told me straight out"; "came out flat for less work and more pay"
Without anyone or anything intervening; "these two factors are directly related"; "he was directly responsible"; "measured the physical properties directly"
Trueness of course toward a goal; "rivaling a hawk in directness of aim"
The person who leads a musical group
Someone who controls resources and expenditures
Someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show
Member of a board of directors
The responsibility of corporate directors to act in the best interests of stockholders
A group of persons chosen to govern the affairs of a corporation or other large institution
The Pakistan intelligence agency; a powerful and almost autonomous political and military force; has procured nuclear technology and delivery capabilities; has had strong ties with the Taliban and other militant Islamic groups Back to top
The position of a director of a business concern
An alphabetical list of names and addresses
(computer science) a listing of the files stored in memory (usually on a hard disk)
The head of the United States Intelligence Community and director of the Central Intelligence Agency
A supervisor in a research center
A protest action by labor or minority groups to obtain their demands
Antonyms that are commonly associated (e.g., `wet'' and `dry'')
The opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared; "in contrast to", "by contrast"
A correlation in which large values of one variable are associated with large values of the other and small with small; the correlation coefficient is between 0 and +1
An electric current that flows in one direction steadily
A report of the exact words used in a discourse (e.g., "he said `I am a fool''")
Dye with a high affinity for cellulose fibers (cotton or rayon etc.)
Evidence (usually the testimony of a witness) directly related to the fact in dispute
(law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness
Fire delivered on a target that is visible to the person aiming it
A flight with one or more intermediate stops but no change of aircraft
A loan by a lender to a customer without the use of a third party; direct lending gives the lender greater discretion in making loans
Advertising sent directly to prospective customers via the mail
A distributor who uses direct mail to sell merchandise
Marketing via a promotion delivered directly to the individual prospective customer Back to top
The object that receives the direct action of the verb
A primary where voters directly select the candidates who will run for office
A report of the exact words used in a discourse (e.g., "he said `I am a fool''")
A union of two disjoint sets in which every element is the sum of an element from each of the disjoint sets
A mission requiring one force to support another specific force and authorizing it to answer directly the supported force''s request for assistance
Fire delivered in support of part of a force (as opposed to general supporting fire delivered in support of the force as a whole)
A tax paid directly by the person or organization on whom it is levied
The occurrence of high tide on one side of the earth coinciding with high tide on the opposite side
A transmission mechanism in which the infectious agent is transferred directly into the body via touching or biting or kissing or sexual intercourse or by droplets entering the eye or nose or mouth
A trust created by the free and deliberate act of the parties involved (usually on the basis of written documentation)
Causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "
In a direful manner; "seeing himself trapped, he cried out direfully"
A state of extreme distress
A song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
Worth one tenth of a Kuwaiti dinar; equal 100 fils
100 dirhams equal 1 dinar
100 dirhams equal 1 dinar
The basic unit of money in Morocco; equal to 100 centimes
The basic unit of money in the United Arab Emirates; equal to 1,000 fils
100 dirhams equal 1 riyal Back to top
A steerable self-propelled airship
Capable of being steered or directed
A long dagger with a straight blade
A dress with a tight bodice and full skirt
A full skirt with a gathered waistband
Disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
The state of being covered with unclean things
The part of the earth''s surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
Obscene terms for feces
(of roads) not leveled or drained; unsuitable for all year travel
In a filthy unclean manner; "a dirtily dressed camel driver"
In a sordid manner; "as dirtily drunk as usual"
Obscenity in speech or writing
The state of containing dirty impurities
The state of being unsanitary
Make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don''t soil your clothes when you play outside!"
Unpleasantly stormy; "there''s dirty weather in the offing"
Soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dir
(of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency; "dirty words"; "a dirty old man"; "dirty books and movies"; "boys telling dirty jokes"; "has a dirty mouth"
Spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination; "the air near the foundry was always dirty"; "the air near the foundry was always dirty"; "a dirty bomb releases enormous amounts of long-lived radioactive fallout" Back to top
Unethical or dishonest; "dirty police officers"; "a sordid political campaign"
Violating accepted standards or rules; "a dirty fighter"; "used foul means to gain power"; "a nasty unsporting serve"; "fined for unsportsmanlike behavior"
Expressing or revealing hostility or dislike; "dirty looks"
Obtained illegally or by improper means; "dirty money"; "ill-gotten gains"
(of a manuscript) defaced with changes; "foul (or dirty) copy"
Vile; despicable; "a dirty (or lousy) trick"; "a filthy traitor"
(of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear; "dirty" is often used in combination; "a dirty (or dingy) white"; "the muddied gray of the sea"; "muddy colors"; "dirty-green walls"; "dirty-blonde hair"
Contaminated with infecting organisms; "dirty wounds"; "obliged to go into infected rooms"- Jane Austen
Having a dirty face; "a crowd of dirty-faced ragamuffins surrounded him"
Having lewd thoughts
The act of soiling something
An atom bomb that leaves considerable radioactive contamination
A person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git''"
An indelicate joke
Personal matters that could be embarrassing if made public
Personal matters that could be embarrassing if made public
Goods or money obtained illegally
A middle-aged man with lecherous inclinations
Conduct that is unfair or unethical or unsportsmanlike
An indelicate joke Back to top
An unkind or aggressive trick
Underhand commercial or political behavior designed to discredit an opponent
An offensive conducted by secret police or the military of a regime against revolutionary and terrorist insurgents and marked by the use of kidnapping and torture and murder with civilians often being the victims; "thousands of people disappeared and were
A word that is considered to be unmentionable; "`failure'' is a dirty word to him"
An offensive or indecent word or phrase
A person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect
A lightweight motorcycle equipped with rugged tires and suspension; an off-road motorcycle designed for riding cross country or over unpaved ground
Very cheap; "a dirt cheap property"
A racetrack that is not paved
God of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Pluto
A combat support agency in the Department of Defense responsible for developing and operating and supporting information systems to serve the needs of the President and the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Any orchid of the genus Disa; beautiful orchids with dark green leaves and usually hooded flowers; much prized as emblematic flowers in their native regions
The condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment"
Insurance benefits paid in case of disability
A monthly payment made to someone who has become disabled and is unable to work
Social insurance for the disabled
A disability that interferes with or prevents walking
A monthly payment made to someone who has become disabled and is unable to work
Injure permanently; "He was disabled in a car accident"
Make unable to perform a certain action; "disable this command on your computer" Back to top
People who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped; "technology to help the elderly and the disabled"
Incapacitated by injury or illness
So badly injured as to be unable to continue; "disabled veterans"
The condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment"
That cripples or disables or incapacitates; "a crippling injury"
Depriving of legal right; rendering legally disqualified; "certain disabling restrictions disqualified him for citizenship"
Free somebody (from an erroneous belief)
Freed of a mistaken or misguided notion; "some people are still not disabused of the old idea that the universe revolves around the Earth"
An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of disaccharides into monosaccharides
Any of a variety of carbohydrates that yield two monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis
Be different from one another
The quality of having an inferior or less favorable position
Put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm; "This rule clearly disadvantages me"
Marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences; "a childhood that was unhappy and deprived, the family living off charity"; "boys from a deprived environment, wherein the family life revealed a pattern of
Constituting a disadvantage
In a disadvantageous way; to someone''s disadvantage; "the venture turned out badly for the investors"; "angry that the case was settled disadvantageously for them"
Arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
Discontented as toward authority
Disloyalty to the government or to established authority; "the widespread disaffection of the troops"
The feeling of being alienated from other people Back to top
Remove the trees from; "The landscape was deforested by the enemy attacks"
Be of different opinions; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions"
Be different from one another
Not to your liking; "a most disagreeable journey"; "a disagreeable old man"; "in a disagreeable mood"
Not agreeing with your tastes or expectations; "found the task disagreeable and decided to abandon it"; "a job temperamentally unsympathetic to him"
An ill-tempered and offensive disposition
The quality of being disagreeable and unpleasant
A chore that causes discomfort
A person who is not pleasant or agreeable
A chore that causes discomfort
A woman who is an unpleasant person
In a disagreeable manner; "`I took no harm from the journey, thank you,'' she said disagreeably"
A difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions; "a growing divergence of opinion"
The speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing
A conflict of people''s opinions or actions or characters
Be note very well digestible; "Spicy food disagrees with some people"
Command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"
State unambiguously or remove ambiguities from; "Can you disambiguate this statement?"
Clarification that follows from the removal of ambiguity
(computer science) a natural language processing application that tries to determine the intended meaning of a word or phrase by examining the linguistic context in which it is used Back to top
Become less intense and fade away gradually; "her resistance melted under his charm"
Get lost, especially without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace"
Cease to exist; "An entire civilization vanished"
Become invisible or unnoticeable; "The effect vanished when day broke"
The act of leaving secretly or without explanation
Gradually ceasing to be visible
The event of passing out of sight
The act of leaving secretly or without explanation
Quickly going away and passing out of sight; "all I saw was his vanishing back"
Fail to meet the hopes or expectations of; "Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage"
Disappointingly unsuccessful; "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted"
In disappointment; in a disappointed manner; "she left the gambling table disappointedly"
Not up to expectations; "a disappointing performance from one who had seemed so promising"
In a disappointing manner; "the discoverer of argon, Sir William Ramsay, looked disappointingly ordinary"
An act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone
A feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized; "his hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment"
An expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable; "his uncompromising condemnation of racism"
The act of disapproving or condemning
An inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
The expression of disapproval Back to top
A feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing
Consider bad or wrong
Deem wrong or inappropriate; "I disapprove of her child rearing methods"
Not approved; "the disapproved tax proposal"
Expressing or manifesting disapproval
Showing disapproval; "he shook his head disapprovingly"
Remove offensive capability from
Take away the weapons from; render harmless
Make less hostile; win over; "Her charm disarmed the prosecution lawyer completely"
Act of reducing or depriving of arms; "the disarmament of the aggressor nations must be complete"
Someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes
Act of reducing or depriving of arms; "the disarmament of the aggressor nations must be complete"
Capable of allaying suspicion or hostility and inspiring confidence; "a disarming smile"
Capable of allaying hostility
Disturb the arrangement of; "disarrange the papers"
Destroy the arrangement or order of; "My son disarranged the papers on my desk"
Having the arrangement disturbed; not in order; "her disarranged hair"
A condition in which an orderly system has been disrupted
Untidiness (especially of clothing and appearance)
A mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior; "a confusion of impressions" Back to top
Bring disorder to
In disarray; "disarrayed bedclothes"
Separate at the joints; "disjoint the chicken before cooking it"
Take apart into its constituent pieces
The act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery); "Russia and the United States discussed the dismantling of their nuclear weapons"
Part; cease or break association with; "She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president"
A state in which some integrated part of a person''s life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently
The state of being unconnected in memory or imagination; "I could not think of him in disassociation from his wife"
Mating of individuals having traits more dissimilar than likely in random mating
An act that has disastrous consequences
An event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster"
A state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune; "lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system"; "his policies were a disaster"
A region whose population is affected by a general disaster
(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin; "the stock market crashed on Black Friday"; "a calamitous defeat"; "the battle was a disastrous end to a disastrous campaign"; "such doctrines, if true, would be absolutely fata
In a disastrous manner; "the real value of the trust capital may be disastrously less than when the trust began"
Refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with; "Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children"
Possible to disavow
Denial of any connection with or knowledge of
Stop functioning or cohering as a unit; "The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting"
Cause to break up or function; "the principal disbanded the political student organization" Back to top
The act of disbanding; "the orchestra faced the prospect of disbandment"
Remove from the bar; expel from the practice of law by official action; "The corrupt lawyer was disbarred"
The act of expelling a lawyer from the practice of law
Doubt about the truth of something
A rejection of belief
Reject as false; refuse to accept
Someone who refuses to believe (as in a divinity)
Denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion; "a skeptical approach to the nature of miracles"
In an incredulous manner; "the woman looked up at her incredulously"
Destroy undeveloped horn buds (of cattle)
Thin out buds to improve the quality of the remaining flowers
Take the burden off; remove the burden from; "unburden the donkey"
The act of spending or disbursing money
Amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
Pay out
The act of spending or disbursing money
Amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
Someone who spends money to purchase goods or services
A flat circular plate
(computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored Back to top
Sound recording consisting of a disc with continuous grooves; formerly used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracked in the grooves
Something with a round shape like a flat circular plate
Comment on music to be played; "He has a job diskjockeying on the weekend"
(used of certain religious orders) barefoot or wearing only sandals; "discalced friars"
(used of certain religious orders) barefoot or wearing only sandals; "discalced friars"
A decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody
Getting rid something that is regarded as useless or undesirable
(cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or to failing to follow suit
Anything that is cast aside or discarded
Throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"
Disposed of as useless; "waste paper"
Thrown away; "wearing someone''s cast-off clothes"; "throwaway children living on the streets"; "salvaged some thrown-away furniture"
Get undressed; "please don''t undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living"
A contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"
Detect with the senses; "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can''t make out the faces in this photograph"
Distinctness that makes perception easy
Perceptible by the senses or intellect; "things happen in the earth and sky with no discernible cause"; "the newspaper reports no discernible progress in the negotiations"; "the skyline is easily discernible even at a distance of several miles"
Perceptible by the senses or intellect; "things happen in the earth and sky with no discernible cause"; "the newspaper reports no discernible progress in the negotiations"; "the skyline is easily discernible even at a distance of several miles"
Capable of being seen or noticed; "a discernible change in attitude"; "a clearly evident erasure in the manuscript"; "an observable change in behavior"
Capable of being perceived clearly; "an essay with a meaning that was not always discernible" Back to top
Having or revealing keen insight and good judgment; "a discerning critic"; "a discerning reader"
Able to make or detect effects of great subtlety; sensitive; "discerning taste"; "a discerning eye for color"
Quick to understand; "a kind and apprehensive friend"- Nathaniel Hawthorne
Unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic; "a discerning editor"; "a discreet silence"
The trait of judging wisely and objectively; "a man of discernment"
Ability to make good judgments
Perception of that which is obscure
Delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values); "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success"; "to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste"
The cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"
Cut off from a whole; "His head was severed from his body"; "The soul discerped from the body"
Divide into pieces; "our department was dismembered when our funding dried up"; "The Empire was discerped after the war"
The act of discharging a gun
A formal written statement of relinquishment
The termination of someone''s employment (leaving them free to depart)
The act of venting
The sudden giving off of energy
The pouring forth of a fluid
Electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
Any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body; "the discharge of pus"
A substance that is emitted or released Back to top
Eliminate (substances) from the body
Become empty or void of its content; "The room emptied"
Pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"
Release from military service
Cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet"
Go off or discharge; "The gun fired"
Pour forth or release; "discharge liquids"
Remove the charge from
Leave or unload, especially of passengers or cargo;
Free from obligations or duties
Complete or carry out; "discharge one''s duties"
Having lost your job
Set free as from prison or duty
A lamp that generates light by a discharge between two electrodes in a gas
A pipe through which fluids can be discharged
Having a round or oval shape like a disc; "a disciform skin lesion"
Any fungus of the genus Discina
A discina with a flat or saucer-shaped fertile body that is brown on the upper surface; has a short stalk; not recommended for eating
An edible morel with a cup-shaped or saucer-shaped fruiting body can be up to 20 cm wide; the fertile surface inside the cup has wrinkles radiating from the center; can be easily confused with inedible mushrooms
Someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another Back to top
The position of disciple
A Protestant church that accepts the Bible as the only source of true Christian faith and practices baptism by immersion
Designed to promote discipline; "the teacher''s action was corrective rather than instructional"; "disciplinal measures"; "the mother was stern and disciplinary"
Someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
Designed to promote discipline; "the teacher''s action was corrective rather than instructional"; "disciplinal measures"; "the mother was stern and disciplinary"
Relating to a specific field of academic study; "economics in its modern disciplinary sense"
Relating to discipline in behavior; "disciplinary problems in the classroom"
Training to improve strength or self-control
The act of punishing; "the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received"
The trait of being well behaved; "he insisted on discipline among the troops"
A system of rules of conduct or method of practice; "he quickly learned the discipline of prison routine" or "for such a plan to work requires discipline";
A branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings"
Punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; "The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently"
Train by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?"
Obeying the rules
Punished for misbehavior; "the chastised child sat humbly in the corner"
Trained mentally or physically by instruction or exercise; "the beautiful coordination of his disciplined muscles"; "a disciplined mind"
Make a disclaimer about; "He disclaimed any responsibility"
Renounce a legal claim or title to
Denial of any connection with or knowledge of Back to top
(law) a voluntary repudiation of a person''s legal claim to something
Make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won''t reveal how old she is"; "bring
Disclose to view as by removing a cover; "The curtain rose to disclose a stunning set"
No longer concealed; uncovered as by opening a curtain; `discovered'' is archaic and primarily a theater term; "the scene disclosed was of a moonlit forest"
Made known (especially something secret or concealed); "the disclosed purpose of their wicked plan"
Allowing to be seen; making visible; "the screen fell with a disclosing crash"
The speech act of making something evident
A public dance hall for dancing to recorded popular music
Small order of fishes comprising the remoras
Family of Old World toads having a fixed disklike tongue
Having a flat circular shape
Having a flat circular shape
A chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40; characterized by an eruption of red lesions over the cheeks and bridge of the nose
Change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored"
Cause to lose or change color; "The detergent discolored my shirts"
Lose color or turn colorless; "The painting discolored"
The act of changing the natural color of something by making it duller or dingier or unnatural or faded
A soiled or discolored appearance; "the wine left a dark stain"
Having the color spoiled with spots or streaks
Remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt" Back to top
Remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt"
Change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored"
The act of changing the natural color of something by making it duller or dingier or unnatural or faded
A soiled or discolored appearance; "the wine left a dark stain"
Having the color spoiled with spots or streaks
Remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt"
Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"
Cause to be confused emotionally
Having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion; "the hecklers pelted the discombobulated speaker with anything that came to hand"; "looked at each other dumbly, quite disconcerted"- G.B.Shaw
A feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused
Cause to lose one''s composure
People who are defeated; "the Romans had no pity for the defeated"
Caused to feel self-conscious and uncomfortable; "was discomfited by the personal questions"; "the child felt embarrassed by the attention of the adults"
Disappointingly unsuccessful; "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted"
Anxious embarrassment
An uncomfortable feeling in some part of the body
The state of being tense and feeling pain
To cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..."
Cause to lose one''s composure
Having your composure disturbed; "looked about with a wandering and discomposed air" Back to top
A temperament that is perturbed and lacking in composure
Anxious embarrassment
Any fungus that is a member of the subclass Discomycetes
A large and taxonomically difficult group of Ascomycetes in which the fleshy fruiting body is disklike or cup-shaped
Relating to or characteristic of fungi of the subclass Discomycetes
Cause to lose one''s composure
Cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her"
Having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion; "the hecklers pelted the discombobulated speaker with anything that came to hand"; "looked at each other dumbly, quite disconcerted"- G.B.Shaw
Causing an emotional disturbance; "his disconcerting habit of greeting friends ferociously and strangers charmingly"- Herb Caen; "an upsetting experience"
In a disturbing or embarrassing manner; "he drank some sherry, his eyes disconcertingly keen as he watched her"
Anxious embarrassment
Anxious embarrassment
Not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition; "the HIV test was negative"
Establishing as invalid or untrue
An unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding); "he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends"; "there is a vast disconnect between public opinion and federal policy"
Make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten
Of electrical appliances
Lacking orderly continuity; "a confused set of instructions"; "a confused dream about the end of the world"; "disconnected fragments of a story"; "scattered thoughts"
Not plugged in or connected to a power source; "the iron is disconnected"
Marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply; "staccato applause"; "a staccato command"; "staccato notes" Back to top
Marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions; "abrupt prose"
Having been divided; having the unity destroyed; "Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces"-Samuel Lubell; "a league of disunited nations"- E.B.White; "a fragmented coalition"; "a split group"
State of being disconnected
The act of breaking a connection
An unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding); "he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends"; "there is a vast disconnect between public opinion and federal policy"
State of being disconnected
Causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather"
Sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled; "inconsolable when her son died"
In grief-stricken loneliness; without comforting circumstances or prospects
Feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless
A longing for something better than the present situation
Make dissatisfied
Showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing; "saw many discontent faces in the room"; "was discontented with his position"
Showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing; "saw many discontent faces in the room"; "was discontented with his position"
With discontent; in a discontented manner; "he was still rumbling discontentedly when Pike returned bearing a folder of foolscap sheets"
A longing for something better than the present situation
A longing for something better than the present situation
The act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent)
The act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent)
Prevent completion; "stop the project"; "break off the negociations" Back to top
Put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother"
Come or be at an end; "the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31"
Stopped permanently or temporarily; "discontinued models"; "a discontinued magazine"; "a discontinued conversation"
Lack of connection of continuity
Not continuing without interruption in time or space; "discontinuous applause"; "the landscape was a discontinuous mosaic of fields and forest areas"; "he received a somewhat haphazard and discontinuous schooling"
Of a function or curve; possessing one or more discontinuities
Strife resulting from a lack of agreement
A harsh mixture of sounds
Disagreement among those expected to cooperate
Lack of agreement or harmony
Be different from one another
Strife resulting from a lack of agreement
A harsh mixture of sounds
Not in agreement or harmony; "views discordant with present-day ideas"
Lacking in harmony
In a discordant manner; "the piece ended discordantly"
Not having a material body; "bodiless ghosts"
A public dance hall for dancing to recorded popular music
The act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
An amount or percentage deducted Back to top
A refund of some fraction of the amount paid
Interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan
Bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances"
Give a reduction in price on; "I never discount these books-they sell like hot cakes"
Show disapproval by discouraging; "any measure tending to fuse invalids into a class with special privileges should be discountenanced"
Look with disfavor on; "The republic soon discountenanced its few friends"
A sales outlet offering goods at a discounted price
The business of selling merchandise at a discount
A chain of discount stores
A sales outlet offering goods at a discounted price
Interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan
The rate of interest set by the Federal Reserve that member banks are charged when they borrow money through the Federal Reserve System
A sales outlet offering goods at a discounted price
Admonish or counsel in terms of someone''s behavior; "I warned him not to go too far"; "I warn you against false assumptions"; "She warned him to be quiet"
Try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage this practice among our youth"
Deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged
Made less hopeful or enthusiastic; "desperate demoralized people looking for work"; "felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problem"; "the disheartened instructor tried vainly to arouse their interest"
Lacking in resolution; "the accident left others discouraged about going there"
The act of discouraging; "the discouragement of petty theft"
The expression of opposition and disapproval Back to top
The feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
Depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action; "where never is heard a discouraging word"
Expressing disapproval
In a discouraging manner; "the failure rate on the bar exam is discouragingly high"
Extended verbal expression in speech or writing
An extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic; "the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic"; "his treatment of the race question is badly biased"
An address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
Talk or hold forth formally about a topic; "The speaker dissertated about the social politics in 18th century England"
Carry on a conversation
To consider or examine in speech or writing; "The article covered all the different aspects of this question"; "The class discussed Dante''s `Inferno''"
Showing no courtesy; rude; "a distant and at times discourteous young"
Lacking social graces
In an impolite manner; "he treated her impolitely"
A lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
A manner that is rude and insulting
An expression of lack of respect
Get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"
Identify as in botany or biology, for example
Make a discovery; "She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover"
Make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won''t reveal how old she is"; "bring Back to top
Make a discovery, make a new finding; "Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle"
See for the first time; make a discovery; "Who discovered the North Pole?"
Discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"
Find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"
Capable of being ascertained or found out; "ascertainable facts"
Discovered or determined by scientific observation; "variation in the ascertained flux depends on a number of factors"; "the discovered behavior norms"; "discovered differences in achievement"; "no explanation for the observed phenomena"
No longer concealed; uncovered as by opening a curtain; `discovered'' is archaic and primarily a theater term; "the scene disclosed was of a moonlit forest"
A check on the opponent''s king that is delivered by moving a piece out of the line of attack by a queen or rook or bishop
Someone who is the first to observe something
Someone who is the first to think of or make something
The act of discovering something
A productive insight
Something that is discovered
(law) compulsory pretrial disclosure of documents relevant to a case; enables one side in a litigation to elicit information from the other side concerning the facts in the case
A legal holiday commemorating the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus
Street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
The state of being held in low esteem; "your actions will bring discredit to your name"; "because of the scandal the school has fallen into disrepute"
Reject as false; refuse to accept
Cause to be distrusted or disbelieved; "The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary"
Damage the reputation of; "This newspaper story discredits the politicians" Back to top
Tending to bring discredit or disrepute; blameworthy; "his marks were not at all discreditable"
In a dishonorably manner or to a dishonorable degree; "his grades were disgracefully low"
Suffering shame
Being unjustly brought into disrepute; "a discredited politician"; "her damaged reputation"
Marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint; "his trusted discreet aide"; "a discreet, finely wrought gold necklace"
Heedful of potential consequences; "circumspect actions"; "physicians are now more circumspect about recommending its use"; "a discreet investor"
Unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic; "a discerning editor"; "a discreet silence"
With discretion; prudently and with wise self-restraint; "I sent for the sergeant of the platoon both men were in and asked him to try to find out discreetly what lay behind this"
Subtly skillful handling of a situation
Knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; "the servants showed great tact and discretion"
A difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions; "a growing divergence of opinion"
An event that departs from expectations
Not in accord; "desires at variance with his duty"; "widely discrepant statements"
Not in agreement
Not compatible with other facts
Constituting a separate entity or part; "a government with three discrete divisions"; "on two distinct occasions"
The state of being several and distinct
The trait of judging wisely and objectively; "a man of discernment"
The power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies
Knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; "the servants showed great tact and discretion" Back to top
Refined taste; tact
Freedom to act or judge on one''s own
Having or using the ability to act or decide according to your own discretion or judgment; "The commission has discretionary power to award extra funds"
Having or using the ability to act or decide according to your own discretion or judgment; "The commission has discretionary power to award extra funds"
(especially of funds) not earmarked; available for use as needed; "discretionary funds"; "discretionary income"
A trust that gives the trustee discretion to pay the beneficiary as much of the trust income as the trustee believes appropriate
Capable of being discriminated; "discriminable faults"
Recognize or perceive the difference
Distinguish; "I could not discriminate the different tastes in this complicated dish"
Treat differently on the basis of sex or race
Marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions; "discriminate judgments"; "discriminate people"
Noting distinctions with nicety; "a discriminating interior designer"; "a nice sense of color"; "a nice point in the argument"
Marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions; "discriminate judgments"; "discriminate people"
Showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste; "the discriminating eye of the connoisseur"
Having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent pene
Unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice
The cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished
Expressing careful judgment; "discriminative censure"; "a biography ...appreciative and yet judicial in purpose"-Tyler Dennett
Capable of making fine distinctions
A stimulus that provides information about what to do Back to top
A person who differentiates
Manifesting partiality; "a discriminatory tax"; "preferential tariff rates"; "preferential treatment"; "a preferential shop gives priority or advantage to union members in hiring or promoting"
Being biased or having a belief or attitude formed beforehand; "a prejudiced judge"
Capable of making fine distinctions
Containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice; "discriminatory attitudes and practices"; "invidious comparisons"
(of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects; "amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women''s fashions among other things"; "a rambling discursive book"; "his excursive remarks"; "a rambling
Proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition
In a rambling manner
The quality of being discursive
A disk used in throwing competitions
An athletic competition in which a disc-shaped object is thrown as far as possible
Speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion; "We discussed our household budget"
To consider or examine in speech or writing; "The article covered all the different aspects of this question"; "The class discussed Dante''s `Inferno''"
A participant in a formal discussion
An extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic; "the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic"; "his treatment of the race question is badly biased"
An exchange of views on some topic; "we had a good discussion"; "we had a word or two about it"
Hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to both sides of spinning disk by the brake pads
Computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it
A harrow with a series of disks set on edge at an angle
A person who announces and plays popular recorded music Back to top
(computer science) a portable pack of magnetic disks used in a disk storage device
(computer science) the space available on a magnetic disk
A communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary"
Reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances"
Look down on with disdain; "He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don''t catch on immediately"
Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swa
Expressing extreme contempt
Without respect; in a disdainful manner; "she spoke of him contemptuously"
In a proud and domineering manner; "he treated his staff cavalierly"
The trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior
An impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
Caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology; "diseased tonsils"; "a morbid growth"; "pathologic tissue"; "pathological bodily processes"
A person suffering from an illness
A disease characterized by impairment of neuromuscular junctions
A disease affecting the skin
Go ashore; "The passengers disembarked at Southampton"
The act of passengers and crew getting off of a ship or aircraft
The act of passengers and crew getting off of a ship or aircraft
Relieve from; "Rid the the house of pests" Back to top
Something that extricates you from embarrassment
Not having a material body; "bodiless ghosts"
Any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings
Free from a body or physical form or reality
Remove the entrails of; "draw a chicken"
The act of removing the bowels or viscera; the act of cutting so as to cause the viscera to protrude
Free from involvement or entanglement; "How can I disentangle myself from her personal affiars?"
Make unable to perform a certain action; "disable this command on your computer"
Free from enchantment
Freed from enchantment
Freeing from illusion or false belief
Freeing from false belief or illusions
Release from entanglement of difficulty; "I cannot extricate myself from this task"
Deprive of voting rights
Deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote
The act of withdrawing certification or terminating a franchise
Become free; "in neutral, the gears disengage"
Free or remove obstruction from; "free a path across the cluttered floor"
Release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears"
To break off a military action with an enemy Back to top
The act of releasing from an attachment or connection
Smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb; "comb your hair before dinner"; "comb the wool"
Extricate from entanglement; "Can you disentangle the cord?"
Separate the tangles of
Release from entanglement of difficulty; "I cannot extricate myself from this task"
Free from involvement or entanglement; "How can I disentangle myself from her personal affiars?"
Straightened out
Having become freed from entanglement; disengaged
The act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition
A person who removes tangles; someone who takes something out of a tangled state
Loss of equilibrium attributable to an unstable situation in which some forces outweigh others
Deprive (an established church) of its status
The act terminating an established state of affairs; especially ending a connection with the Church of England
The state in which esteem has been lost
Have little or no respect for; hold in contempt
An inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
The state of being out of favor; "he is in disfavor with the king"
Put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm; "This rule clearly disadvantages me"
An inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
The state of being out of favor; "he is in disfavor with the king" Back to top
Put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm; "This rule clearly disadvantages me"
The act of damaging the appearance or surface of something; "the defacement of an Italian mosaic during the Turkish invasion"; "he objected to the dam''s massive disfigurement of the landscape"
An appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen; "there were distinguishing disfigurements on the suspect''s back"; "suffering from facial disfiguration"
Mar or spoil the appearance of; "scars defaced her cheeks"; "The vandals disfigured the statue"
Having the appearance spoiled; "a disfigured face"; "strip mining left a disfigured landscape"
The act of damaging the appearance or surface of something; "the defacement of an Italian mosaic during the Turkish invasion"; "he objected to the dam''s massive disfigurement of the landscape"
An appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen; "there were distinguishing disfigurements on the suspect''s back"; "suffering from facial disfiguration"
Remove the trees from; "The landscape was deforested by the enemy attacks"
The removal of trees
Deprive of voting rights
Deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote
The discontinuation of a franchise; especially the discontinuation of the right to vote
(medicine) any disturbance in the function of an organ or body part
Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"
Cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over; "spill the beans all over the table"
The reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
A state of dishonor; "one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison"
Damage the reputation of; "This newspaper story discredits the politicians"
Reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"
Bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime" Back to top
Suffering shame
(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; "Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- Rachel Carson; "an ignominious retreat"; "inglorious defeat"; "an opprobrious monument to human
Giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation; "scandalous behavior"; "the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt"- Thackeray; "the most shocking book of its time"
In a dishonorably manner or to a dishonorable degree; "his grades were disgracefully low"
Unworthiness meriting public disgrace and dishonor
Put into a bad mood or into bad humour; "The employees were disgruntled by their bad working conditions"
In a state of sulky dissatisfaction
A feeling of sulky discontent
The act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance; "he is a master of disguise"
Any attire that modifies the appearance in order to conceal the wearer''s identity
An outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something; "the theatrical notion of disguise is always associated with catastrophe in his stories"
Make unrecognizable; "The herb disguises the garlic taste"; "We disguised our faces before robbing the bank"
Having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading; "hidden agenda"; "masked threat"
Deliberately concealed as if with a veil; "disguised threats"
Strong feelings of dislike
Cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of; "The pornographic pictures sickened us"
Fill with distaste; "This spoilt food disgusts me"
Having a strong distaste from surfeit; "grew more and more disgusted"; "fed up with their complaints"; "sick of it all"; "sick to death of flattery"; "gossip that makes one sick"; "tired of the noise and smoke"
With disgust; "disgustedly, she averted her eyes when they brought in the mutilated body of the horse"
In a disgusted manner; "`Get out of my office,'' the professor said disgustedly to the lazy student" Back to top
Highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench"
Highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench"
In a disgusting manner or to a disgusting degree; "the beggar was disgustingly filthy"
Extreme unpalatability
An activity that you like or at which you are superior; "chemistry is not my cup of tea"; "his bag now is learning to play golf"; "marriage was scarcely his dish"
A piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food; "we gave them a set of dishes for a wedding present"
Directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation
A particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner"
A very attractive or seductive looking woman
The quantity that a dish will hold; "they served me a dish of rice"
Make concave; shape like a dish
Provide (usually but not necessarily food); "We serve meals for the homeless"; "She dished out the soup at 8 P.M."; "The entertainers served up a lively show"
Shaped like a dish
The state of being carelessly or partially dressed
Lacking in harmony
A lack of harmony
A cloth for washing dishes
Any of several tropical annual climbers having large yellow flowers and edible young fruits; grown commercially for the mature fruit''s dried fibrous interior that is used as a sponge
Take away the enthusiasm of
Made less hopeful or enthusiastic; "desperate demoralized people looking for work"; "felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problem"; "the disheartened instructor tried vainly to arouse their interest" Back to top
Destructive of morale and self-reliance
A communication that leaves you disheartened or daunted
The feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
Shaped like a dish
Disarrange or rumple; dishevel; "The strong wind tousled my hair"
In disarray; extremely disorderly; "her clothing was disheveled"; "powder-smeared and frowzled"; "a rumpled unmade bed"; "a bed with tousled sheets"; "his brown hair was tousled, thick, and curly"- Al Spiers
In disarray; extremely disorderly; "her clothing was disheveled"; "powder-smeared and frowzled"; "a rumpled unmade bed"; "a bed with tousled sheets"; "his brown hair was tousled, thick, and curly"- Al Spiers
The quantity that a dish will hold; "they served me a dish of rice"
Capable of being corrupted; "corruptible judges"; "dishonest politicians"; "a purchasable senator"; "a venal police officer"
Deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive
Lacking truthfulness; "a dishonest answer"
Lacking honesty and oblivious to what is honorable
In a corrupt and deceitful manner; "he acted dishonestly when he gave the contract to his best friend"
Lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing
The quality of being dishonest
Lacking honor or integrity
A state of shame or disgrace; "he was resigned to a life of dishonor"
Refuse to accept; "dishonor checks and drafts"
Bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime"
Force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night" Back to top
Not bringing honor and glory; "some mute inglorious Milton here may rest"
Deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive
Lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor; "dishonorable in thought and deed"; "a dishonorable discharge"
Morally unacceptable; "the dishonorable conduct of trusted men"
Not adhering to ethical or moral principles; "base and unpatriotic motives"; "a base, degrading way of life"; "cheating is dishonorable"; "they considered colonialism immoral"; "unethical practices in handling public funds"
The quality of not deserving honor or respect
A discharge from the United States Army for a grave offense (as sabotage or espionage or cowardice or murder)
In a dishonorably manner or to a dishonorable degree; "his grades were disgracefully low"
With dishonor; "he was dishonorably discharged"
In a dishonorable manner; "he acted dishonorably"
Suffering shame
Lacking honor or integrity
A state of shame or disgrace; "he was resigned to a life of dishonor"
Refuse to accept; "dishonor checks and drafts"
Bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime"
Force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night"
Lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor; "dishonorable in thought and deed"; "a dishonorable discharge"
Morally unacceptable; "the dishonorable conduct of trusted men"
Not adhering to ethical or moral principles; "base and unpatriotic motives"; "a base, degrading way of life"; "cheating is dishonorable"; "they considered colonialism immoral"; "unethical practices in handling public funds"
The quality of not deserving honor or respect Back to top
In a dishonorably manner or to a dishonorable degree; "his grades were disgracefully low"
Large pan for washing dishes
A cloth for washing dishes
Tableware (eating and serving dishes) collectively
A machine for washing dishes
Someone who washes dishes
A low-sudsing detergent designed for use in dishwashers
The act of washing dishes
A low-sudsing detergent designed for use in dishwashers
A low-sudsing detergent designed for use in dishwashers
A machine for washing dishes
Water in which dishes and cooking utensils are washed
(informal British) good-looking; "a dishy blonde"
Directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation
Directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation
Provide (usually but not necessarily food); "We serve meals for the homeless"; "She dished out the soup at 8 P.M."; "The entertainers served up a lively show"
Administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"
A rack for holding dishes as dishwater drains off of them
Wag one''s tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies; "She won''t dish the dirt"
A towel for drying dishes Back to top
Provide (usually but not necessarily food); "We serve meals for the homeless"; "She dished out the soup at 8 P.M."; "The entertainers served up a lively show"
A machine for washing dishes
Freeing from false belief or illusions
Free from enchantment
Freed from illusion
Freeing from illusion or false belief
Freeing from false belief or illusions
Make immaterial; remove the real essence of
A negative motivational influence
A certain degree of unwillingness; "a reluctance to commit himself"; "after some hesitation he agreed"
That toward which you are inclined to feel dislike; "his disinclination for modesty is well known"
Make unwilling
Unwilling because of mild dislike or disapproval; "disinclined to say anything to anybody"
Destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing; "disinfect a wound"
An agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease
Preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms
Treatment to destroy harmful microorganisms
Rid of vermin; "The exterminator disinfests the house"
The activity of getting rid of vermin
A workman employed to destroy or drive away vermin Back to top
A reduction of prices intended to improve the balance of payments
Misinformation that is deliberately disseminated in order to influence or confuse rivals (foreign enemies or business competitors etc.)
Not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness; "an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time"- David Cannadine; "a disingenuous excuse"
In a disingenuous manner; "disingenuously, he asked leading questions abut his opponent''s work"
The quality of being disingenuous and lacking candor
Prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting
The act by a donor that terminates the right of a person to inherit
Deprived of your rightful heritage
Capable of melting
Break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity; "The material disintegrated"; "the group disintegrated after the leader died"
Lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current; "the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process"
Cause to undergo fission or lose particles
Total destruction; "bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll"
The spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
Separation into component parts
In a decomposed state
Tending to cause breakup into constituent elements or parts
Dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies
Tolerance attributable to a lack of involvement
Unaffected by self-interest Back to top
Without selfish motives; "he decided the case disinterestedly"
Freedom from bias or selfish motives
The act of digging up something (especially a corpse) that has been buried
Remove (someone''s or one''s own) clothes; "The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"; "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"; "He disinvested himself of his garments"
Reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment); "The company decided to divest"; "the board of trustees divested $20 million in real estate property"; "There was pressure on the univeristy to disinvest in South Africa"
Deprive of status or authority; "he was divested of his rights and his title"; "They disinvested themselves of their rights"
The withdrawal of capital from a country or corporation
Free from involvement or entanglement; "How can I disentangle myself from her personal affiars?"
Become separated, disconnected or disjoint
Make disjoint, separated, or disconnected; undo the joining of
Have the connection undone; having become separate
Become separated, disconnected or disjoint
Make disjoint, separated, or disconnected; undo the joining of
Separate at the joints; "disjoint the chicken before cooking it"
Part; cease or break association with; "She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president"
Having no elements in common
Lacking orderly continuity; "a confused set of instructions"; "a confused dream about the end of the world"; "disconnected fragments of a story"; "scattered thoughts"
Separated at the joint; "a dislocated knee"; "a separated shoulder"
Taken apart at the joints; "a disjointed fowl"
In a disjointed manner; "`We''re not married, not really married,'' she said, and slowly, reluctantly, disjointedly it came out" Back to top
Lacking order or coherence
Progressing melodically by intervals larger than a major second
Used of distributions, as of statistical or natural populations; "disjunct distribution of king crabs"
Marked by separation of or from usually contiguous elements; "little isolated worlds, as abruptly disjunct and unexpected as a palm-shaded well in the Sahara"- Scientific Monthly
Having deep constrictions separating head, thorax, and abdomen, as in insects
The act of breaking a connection
State of being disconnected
Serving or tending to divide or separate
The conjunctive relation of units that expresses the disjunction of their meanings
State of being disconnected
A flat circular plate
(computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored
Sound recording consisting of a disc with continuous grooves; formerly used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracked in the grooves
Something with a round shape like a flat circular plate
Draw a harrow over (land)
Comment on music to be played; "He has a job diskjockeying on the weekend"
A small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer; "floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price"
Having a flat circular shape
Memory access to the computer disk on which information is stored
Hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to both sides of spinning disk by the brake pads Back to top
A cache that stores copies of frequently used disk sectors in random access memory (RAM) so they can be read without accessing the slower disk
A friction clutch in which the frictional surfaces are disks
(computer science) a circuit or chip that translates commands into a form that can control a hard disk drive
Computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it
Error resulting from malfunction of a magnetic disk
(computer science) a computer file stored on a magnetic disk and identified by a unique label
A harrow with a series of disks set on edge at an angle
A person who announces and plays popular recorded music
An operating system that is on a disk
(computer science) the disk space required for non-data information (used for location and timing)
(computer science) a portable pack of magnetic disks used in a disk storage device
The roundness of a 2-dimensional figure
(computer science) the space available on a magnetic disk
Such as to provoke dislike
An inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
A feeling of aversion or antipathy; "my dislike of him was instinctive"
Have or feel a dislike or distaste for; "I really dislike this salesman"
Regarded with aversion; "he was intensely disliked"
Put out of its usual place, position, or relationship; "The colonists displaced the natives"
Move out of position; "dislocate joints"; "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically" Back to top
Separated at the joint; "a dislocated knee"; "a separated shoulder"
The act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue; "the social dislocations resulting from government policies"; "his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London"
An event that results in a displacement or discontinuity
A displacement of a part (especially a bone) from its normal position (as in the shoulder or the vertebral column)
Remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied; "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space"
Remove or force out from a position; "The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums"; "He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble"
Change place or direction; "Shift one''s position"
Forced removal from a position of advantage
Forced removal from a position of advantage
Expressing disapproval; "dyslogistic terms like `nitwit'' and `scalawag''"
Deserting your allegiance or duty to leader or cause or principle; "disloyal aides revealed his indiscretions to the papers"
Showing lack of love for your country
Without loyalty; in a disloyal manner; "his men acted disloyally and betrayed him in the end"
The quality of being disloyal
Causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather"
Depressing in character or appearance; "drove through dingy streets"; "the dismal prison twilight"- Charles Dickens; "drab old buildings"; "a dreary mining town"; "gloomy tenements"; "sorry routine that follows on the heels of death"- B.A.Williams
In a dreadful manner; "as he looks at the mess he has left behind he must wonder how the Brits so often managed to succeed in the kind of situation where he has so dismally failed"
In a cheerless manner; "in August 1914 , there was a dismally sentimental little dinner, when the French, German, Austrian and Belgian members of the committee drank together to the peace of the future"
Take off or remove; "strip a wall of its wallpaper"
Take apart into its constituent pieces Back to top
Tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled"
Torn down and broken up
The act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery); "Russia and the United States discussed the dismantling of their nuclear weapons"
The act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery); "Russia and the United States discussed the dismantling of their nuclear weapons"
Fear resulting from the awareness of danger
The feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
Fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us"
Lower someone''s spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child''s health demoralizes her"
Struck with fear, dread, or consternation
Causing consternation; "appalling conditions"
Separate the limbs from the body; "the tiger dismembered the tourist"
Divide into pieces; "our department was dismembered when our funding dried up"; "The Empire was discerped after the war"
The removal of limbs; being cut to pieces
Declare void; "The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections"
Bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances"
Cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration; "This case is dismissed!"
End one''s encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave; "I was dismissed after I gave my report"
Terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
Stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock"
The termination of someone''s employment (leaving them free to depart) Back to top
A judgment disposing of the matter without a trial
Permission to go; the sending away of someone
Official notice that you have been fired from your job
Having lost your job
Subject to dismissal; "appointed and removable by the mayor"
The termination of someone''s employment (leaving them free to depart)
Official notice that you have been fired from your job
Tending to dismiss or reject; "a dismissive gesture"
Showing indifference or disregard; "a dismissive shrug"
The act of dismounting (a horse or bike etc.)
Get off (a horse)
United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966)
An amusement park in Anaheim created in 1955 by Walt Disney
The failure to obey
The trait of being unwilling to obey
Not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children"
Unwilling to submit to authority; "unruly teenagers"
In a disobedient manner; "he went ahead disobediently and did what his superviser had warned him not to do"
Refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient; "He disobeyed his superviser and was fired"
Ignore someone''s wishes Back to top
To cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..."
Intentionally unaccommodating; "the action was not offensive to him but proved somewhat disobliging"
A disturbance of the peace or of public order
Condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning; "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time"
A condition in which things are not in their expected places; "the files are in complete disorder"
Bring disorder to
Disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"
Lacking orderly continuity; "a confused set of instructions"; "a confused dream about the end of the world"; "disconnected fragments of a story"; "scattered thoughts"
Not arranged in order
Thrown into a state of disarray or confusion; "troops fleeing in broken ranks"; "a confused mass of papers on the desk"; "the small disordered room"; "with everything so upset"
Untidiness (especially of clothing and appearance)
Rowdy behavior
A condition in which things are not in their expected places; "the files are in complete disorder"
Undisciplined and unruly; "disorderly youths"; "disorderly conduct"
Completely unordered and unpredictable and confusing
In utter disorder; "a disorderly pile of clothes"
Any act of molesting or interrupting or hindering or disquieting or agitating or arousing from a state of repose or otherwise depriving inhabitants of the peace and quiet to which they are entitled
Any act of molesting or interrupting or hindering or disquieting or agitating or arousing from a state of repose or otherwise depriving inhabitants of the peace and quiet to which they are entitled
The disturbance of a systematic arrangement causing disorder and confusion; "the disorganization of the enemy troops by a flank attack"
A condition in which an orderly system has been disrupted Back to top
Remove the organization from
Lacking order or methodical arrangement or function; "a disorganized enterprise"; "a thousand pages of muddy and disorganized prose"; "she was too disorganized to be an agreeable roommate"
The disturbance of a systematic arrangement causing disorder and confusion; "the disorganization of the enemy troops by a flank attack"
A condition in which an orderly system has been disrupted
Remove the organization from
Lacking order or methodical arrangement or function; "a disorganized enterprise"; "a thousand pages of muddy and disorganized prose"; "she was too disorganized to be an agreeable roommate"
A form of schizophrenia characterized by severe disintegration of personality including erratic speech and childish mannerisms and bizarre behavior; usually becomes evident during puberty; the most common diagnostic category in mental institutions
A form of schizophrenia characterized by severe disintegration of personality including erratic speech and childish mannerisms and bizarre behavior; usually becomes evident during puberty; the most common diagnostic category in mental institutions
Cause to be lost or disoriented
Cause to be lost or disoriented
Confusion (usually transient) about where you are and how to proceed; uncertainty as to direction; "his disorientation was the result of inattention"
A wild delusion (especially one induced by a hallucinogenic drug)
Socially disoriented; "anomic loners musing over their fate"; "we live in an age of rootless alienated people"
Having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity; "I frequently find myself disoriented when I come up out of the subway"; "the anesthetic left her completely disoriented"
Causing loss of physical or intellectual bearings; "making so many turns to the right and then the left was completely disorienting"; "a sharp blow to the head can be disorienting"
Prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting
Any connection is denied
Refusal to acknowledge as one''s own
Refusal to acknowledge as one''s own
Express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student''s efforts" Back to top
The act of speaking contemptuously of
A communication that belittles somebody or something
One who disparages or belittles the worth of something
Expressive of low opinion; "derogatory comments"; "disparaging remarks about the new house"
In a disparaging manner; "these mythological figures are described disparagingly as belonging `only to a story''"
Including markedly dissimilar elements; "a disparate aggregate of creeds and songs and prayers"
Fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind; "such disparate attractions as grand opera and game fishing"; "disparate ideas"
Utter dissimilarity
Inequality or difference in some respect
Objectivity and detachment
Unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice; "a journalist should be a dispassionate reporter of fact"
In an impartially dispassionate manner; "although he was looking at the other girl, he did so dispassionately"
Objectivity and detachment
The act of sending off something
Killing a person or animal
The property of being prompt and efficient; "it was done with dispatch"
An official report (usually sent in haste)
Kill without delay; "the traitor was dispatched by the conspirators"
Send away towards a designated goal
Dispose of rapidly and without delay and efficiently; "He dispatched the task he was assigned" Back to top
Kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"
Complete or carry out; "discharge one''s duties"
Sent off or away; "the dispatched messenger was has hardly out of sight before she wished call him back"
Employee of a transportation company who controls the departures of vehicles according to weather conditions and in the interest of efficient service
The official who signals the beginning of a race or competition
Case consisting of an oblong container (usually having a lock) for carrying dispatches or other valuables
Case consisting of an oblong container (usually having a lock) for carrying dispatches or other valuables
A messenger who carries military dispatches (usually on a motorcycle)
Force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers"
To cause to separate and go in different directions; "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"
The quality possessed by something that you can get along without
Capable of being dispensed with or done without; "dispensable items of personal property"
The quality possessed by something that you can get along without
Clinic where medicine and medical supplies are dispensed
The act of dispensing (giving out in portions)
An exemption from some rule or obligation
A share that has been dispensed or distributed
Give or apply (medications)
Administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"
Grant a dispensation; grant an exemption; "I was dispensed from this terrible task" Back to top
Distributed or weighted out in carefully determined portions; "medicines dispensed to the sick"
A container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts
A person who dispenses
Forgo; do or go without
Give up what is not strictly needed; "he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey"
Do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas"
The act of dispersing or diffusing something; "the dispersion of the troops"; "the diffusion of knowledge"
Cause to separate; "break up kidney stones"; "disperse particles"
Cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
Distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon"
Move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";
To cause to separate and go in different directions; "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"
Distributed or spread over a considerable extent; "has ties with many widely dispersed friends"; "eleven million Jews are spread throughout Europe"
(of colloids) a substance in the colloidal state
(of colloids) a substance in the colloidal state
(of colloids) a substance in which another is colloidally dispersed
(of colloids) a substance in which another is colloidally dispersed
The act of dispersing or diffusing something; "the dispersion of the troops"; "the diffusion of knowledge"
The spatial property of being scattered about over an area or volume
Spreading widely or driving off Back to top
(of colloids) a substance in which another is colloidally dispersed
Tending to disperse
Spreading by diffusion
Lower someone''s spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child''s health demoralizes her"
Low in spirits; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted"
Marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm; "a dispirited and divided Party"; "reacted to the crisis with listless resignation"
In a dispirited manner without hope; "the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances"
A feeling of lowness of spirits
Causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather"
Destructive of morale and self-reliance
Put out of its usual place, position, or relationship; "The colonists displaced the natives"
Remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied; "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space"
Cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I''m moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
Force to move; "the refugees were displaced by the war"
Take the place of
Move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment; "The war uprooted many people"
Fracture in which the two ends of the broken bone are separated from one another
A person forced to flee from home or country
Act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics
Act of removing from office or employment Back to top
To move something from its natural environment
The act of uniform movement
An event in which something is displaced without rotation
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one
(chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound
(chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound
A unit of measurement of volume or capacity
Something shown to the public; "the museum had many exhibits of oriental art"
A visual representation of something
An electronic device that represents information in visual form
Something intended to communicate a particular impression; "made a display of strength"; "a show of impatience"; "a good show of looking interested"
Exhibiting openly in public view; "a display of courage"
Behavior that makes your feelings public; "a display of emotion"
To show, make visible or apparent; "The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya''s works this month"; "Why don''t you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?"; "National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship"
Make clear and visible; "The article revealed the policies of the government"
Attract attention by displaying some body part or posing; of animals
In an incompetent manner; "he did the job rather incompetently"
(computer science) an electronic device that converts information in memory to video output to a display
(computer science) an electronic device that converts information in memory to video output to a display
A board on which information can be displayed to public view Back to top
A glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home
A board on which information can be displayed to public view
A window of a store facing onto the street; used to display merchandise for sale in the store
Give displeasure to
Not pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure
Causing displeasure or lacking pleasing qualities
In a displeasing manner; "he made displeasingly cutting remarks about his friends"
The feeling of being displeased or annoyed or dissatisfied with someone or something
Strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"
Strip of honors, possessions, or attributes
Play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom"
Occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion; "The play amused the ladies"
Designed to be disposed of after use; "disposable paper cups"
Free or available for use or disposition; "every disposable piece of equipment was sent to the fire"; "disposable assets"
Income (after taxes) that is available to you for saving or spending
The act or means of getting rid of something
A method of tending to (especially business) matters
A kitchen appliance for disposing of garbage
The power to use something or someone; "used all the resources at his disposal"
A plant for disposing of sewage Back to top
Make fit or prepared; "Your education qualifies you for this job"
Make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief; "Their language inclines us to believe them"
Throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"
Give, sell, or transfer to another; "She disposed of her parents'' possessions"
(usually followed by `to'') naturally disposed toward; "he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant"; "I am not minded to answer any questions"
Having made preparations; "prepared to take risks"
Deal with or settle; "He disposed of these cases quickly"
The act or means of getting rid of something
Your usual mood; "he has a happy disposition"
A natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing; "a swelling with a disposition to rupture"
An attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict"
Expel or put out of the possession of real estate
Physically or spiritually homeless or deprived of security; "made a living out of shepherding dispossed people from one country to another"- James Stern
The expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law
Freeing from evil spirits
The act of speaking contemptuously of
Spread abroad or out; "The sun dispread its beams"
The act of determining that something is false
Any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something
Lack of proportion; imbalance among the parts of something Back to top
Out of proportion
Not proportionate
Out of proportion
To a disproportionate degree; "his benefits were disproportionately generous"
To a disproportionate degree; "this wall is disproportionately long"
Prove to be false; "The physicist disproved his colleagues'' theories"
A debater who refutes or disproves by offering contrary evidence or argument
Capable of being disproved
Open to argument or debate; "that is a moot question"
A person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy
A contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"
The formal presentation of and opposition to a stated proposition (usually followed by a vote)
Inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits; "a style described as abrasive and contentious"; "a disputatious lawyer"; "a litigious and acrimonious spirit"
In a disputatious manner
Inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits; "a style described as abrasive and contentious"; "a disputatious lawyer"; "a litigious and acrimonious spirit"
Coming into conflict with
A disagreement or argument about something important; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats"
Have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These tewo fellows are always scrapping over something"
Take exception to; "She challenged his claims"
Subject to disagreement and debate Back to top
The act of preventing someone from participating by finding them unqualified
Unfitness that bars you from participation
Disqualified by law or rule or provision
Barred from competition for violation of rules; "a disqualified player"
Make unfit or unsuitable; "Your income disqualifies you"
Declare unfit; "She was disqualified for the Olympics because she was a professional athlete"
Depriving of legal right; rendering legally disqualified; "certain disabling restrictions disqualified him for citizenship"
The trait of seeming ill at ease
A feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments
Disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"
Afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief; "too upset to say anything"; "spent many disquieted moments"; "distressed about her son''s leaving home"; "lapsed into disturbed sleep"; "worried parents"; "a worried frown"; "one last wo
Causing mental discomfort; "the disquieting sounds of nearby gunfire"
In a disquieting manner; "the disquietingly close sounds of gunfire"
Feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
An elaborate analytical or explanatory essay or discussion
British statesman who as Prime Minister bought controlling interest in the Suez Canal and made Queen Victoria the empress of India (1804-1881)
Willful lack of care and attention
Lack of attention and due care
Give little or no attention to; "Disregard the errors"
Bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances" Back to top
Refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting"
Not noticed inadvertently; "her aching muscles forgotten she danced all night"; "he was scolded for his forgotten chores"
In spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks; "he carried on regardless of the difficulties"
In spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks; "he carried on regardless of the difficulties"
In need of repairs
Dishonorableness by virtue of lacking respectability or a good reputation
Lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance
Dishonorableness by virtue of lacking respectability or a good reputation
Someone lacking public esteem
In a disreputable manner
The state of being held in low esteem; "your actions will bring discredit to your name"; "because of the scandal the school has fallen into disrepute"
A manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous
A disrespectful mental attitude
An expression of lack of respect
Have little or no respect for; hold in contempt
Show a lack of respect for
Exhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous; "remarks disrespectful of the law"; "disrespectful in the presence of his parents"; "disrespectful toward his teacher"
Neither feeling nor showing respect
In a disrespectful manner; "he treats his parents rather disrespectfully"
Get undressed; "please don''t undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living" Back to top
Interfere in someone else''s activity; "Please don''t interrupt me while I''m on the phone"
Throw into disorder; "This event disrupted the orderly process"
Make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages"
Maked by breaks or gaps; "many routes are unsafe or disrupted"
A high explosive that is used to damage the target that is under attack
An act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks"
The act of causing disorder
An event that results in a displacement or discontinuity
A disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"
Characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination; "effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive"; "riotous times"; "these troubled areas"; "the tumultuous years of his administration"; "a turbulent and unruly childhood"
In a disruptive manner
Treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone"
The feeling of being displeased and discontent; "he was never slow to express his dissatisfaction with the service he received"
Not up to expectations; "a disappointing performance from one who had seemed so promising"
In a state of sulky dissatisfaction
Fail to satisfy
Make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features; "analyze a specimen"; "analyze a sentence"; "analyze a chemical compound"
Cut open or cut apart; "dissect the bodies for analysis"
Having one or more incisions reaching nearly to the midrib
Cutting so as to separate into pieces Back to top
Detailed part-by-part critical analysis or examination as of a literary work
A minute and critical analysis
Make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"
Behave unnaturally or affectedly; "She''s just acting"
Hide under a false appearance; "He masked his disappointment"
A person who professes beliefs and opinions that he does not hold
The act of deceiving
Pretending with intention to deceive
Concealing under a false appearance with the intent to deceive; "dissimulative arts"
Cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
An inflammatory disease of connective tissue with variable features including fever and weakness and fatigability and joint pains and skin lesions on the face or neck or arms
A chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
A chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
Spreading by diffusion
The act of dispersing or diffusing something; "the dispersion of the troops"; "the diffusion of knowledge"
The property of being diffused or dispersed
The opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate
Spreading by diffusion
Someone who spreads the news
Disagreement among those expected to cooperate Back to top
A conflict of people''s opinions or actions or characters
The act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
A difference of opinion
(law) the difference of one judge''s opinion from that of the majority; "he expressed his dissent in a contrary opinion"
Withhold assent; "Several Republicans dissented"
Be of different opinions; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions"
Express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country"
A person who dissents from some established policy
Disagreeing, especially with a majority
(of Catholics formerly) refusing to attend services of the Church of England
Disagreeing, especially with a majority
An opinion that disagrees with the court''s disposition of the case
Dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)
Talk or hold forth formally about a topic; "The speaker dissertated about the social politics in 18th century England"
A treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree
An act intended to help that turns out badly; "he did them a disservice"
Separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"
Disagreement; especially disagreement with the government
A person who dissents from some established policy
Disagreeing, especially with a majority Back to top
Characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards
A radical terrorist group that broke away in 1997 when the mainstream Provisional IRA proposed a cease-fire; has continued terrorist activities in opposition to any peace agreement
The emergence of seeds as seed pods burst open when they are ripe
Not like; marked by dissimilarity; "for twins they are very unlike"; "people are profoundly different"
Not alike or similar; "as unalike as two people could be"
Not similar; "a group of very dissimilar people"; "a pump not dissimilar to those once found on every farm"; "their understanding of the world is not so dissimilar from our own"; "took different (or dissimilar) approaches to the problem"
The quality of being dissimilar
Become dissimilar or less similar; "These two related tribes of people gradually dissimilated over time"
Make dissimilar; cause to become less similar
Become dissimilar by changing the sound qualities; "These consonants dissimilate"
Breakdown of more complex substances into simpler ones with release of energy
A linguistic process by which one of two similar sounds in a word becomes less like the other; "the Old French MARBRE became the English MARBLE by dissimilation"
Dissimilarity evidenced by an absence of likeness
Hide (feelings) from other people
Concealing under a false appearance with the intent to deceive; "dissimulative arts"
The act of deceiving
Concealing under a false appearance with the intent to deceive; "dissimulative arts"
Spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one''s inheritance"
Move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";
To cause to separate and go in different directions; "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds" Back to top
Live a life or pleasure, especially with respect to alcoholic consumption
Preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance; "led a dissipated life"; "a betting man"; "a card-playing son of a bitch"; "a gambling fool"; "sporting gents and their ladies"
Unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women"
Useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly; "if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste"; "mindless dissipation of natural resources"
Dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure
Breaking up and scattering by dispersion; "the dissipation of the mist"
Capable of being divided or dissociated; "often drugs and crime are not dissociable"; "the siamese twins were not considered seperable"; "a song...never conceived of as severable from the melody";
To undergo a reversible or temporary breakdown of a molecule into simpler molecules or atoms; "acids dissociate to give hydrogen ions"
Regard as unconnected; "you must dissociate these two events!"; "decouple our foreign policy from ideology"
Part; cease or break association with; "She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president"
Having had the relation broken
The act of removing from association
(chemistry) the temporary or reversible process in which a molecule or ion is broken down into smaller molecules or ions
A state in which some integrated part of a person''s life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently
The equilibrium constant for a reversible dissociation
Tending to produce dissociation
Dissociation so severe that the usually integrated functions of consciousness and perception of self break down
The property of being dissoluble; "he measure the dissolubility of sugar in water"
Capable of dissolving
Unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women" Back to top
In a dissolute way
Indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures
The termination of a relationship
The termination of a meeting
Dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure
Separation into component parts
The process of going into solution; "the dissolving of salt in water"
An annulment of a marriage
Capable of dissolving
(film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out
Declare void; "The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections"
Come to an end; "Their marriage dissolved"; "The tobacco monopoly broke up"
Bring the association of to an end or cause to break up; "The decree officially dissolved the marriage"; "the judge dissolved the tobacco company"
Become or cause to become soft or liquid; "The sun melted the ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The heat melted the wax"; "The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase"; "dethaw the meat"
Pass into a solution; "The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee"
Cause to go into a solution; "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water"
Become weaker; "The sound faded out"
Cause to fade away; "dissolve a shot or a picture"
Lose control emotionally; "She dissolved into tears when she heard that she had lost all her savings in the pyramid scheme"
Cause to lose control emotionally; "The news dissolved her into tears" Back to top
Stop functioning or cohering as a unit; "The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting"
Sundered by divorce or separation or desertion; "a dissolved marriage"
(of solid matter) reduced to a liquid form; "add the dissolved gelatin"
A liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances; "the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution"
A liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances; "the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution"
The process of going into solution; "the dissolving of salt in water"
Causing to dissolve; "the dissolving medium is called the solvent"
A liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances; "the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution"
Disagreeable sounds
The auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience; "modern music is just noise to me"
A conflict of people''s opinions or actions or characters
Lacking in harmony
Characterized by musical dissonance; harmonically unresolved
Not musical in nature; "the unmusical cry of the bluejay"
Make harsh and unpleasant-sounding
Be dissonant or harsh; "The violins in this piece dissonated disturbingly"
Turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people"
Influencing someone to desist by argument or reasoning or entreaty
Persuasion not to do something; the act of talking someone out of an intended course of action
A communication that dissuades you Back to top
Deterring from action; "dissuasive advice"; "made a slight dissuasive gesture with her hand"
A word having two syllables
The staff on which wool or flax is wound before spinning
The sphere of work by women
Characteristic of or peculiar to a woman; "female sensitiveness"; "female suffrage"
Situated farthest from point of attachment or origin, as of a limb or bone
Directed away from the midline or mesial plane of the body
Far from the center; "the bronchus is situated distally"
A form of muscular dystrophy that sets in between 40 and 60 years of age and is characterized by weakness and wasting of the muscles of the hands and forearms and lower legs; inheritance is autosomal dominant
The property created by the space between two objects or points
Size of the gap between two places; "the distance from New York to Chicago"; "he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points"
Indifference by personal withdrawal; "emotional distance"
A distant region; "I could see it in the distance"
The interval between two times; "the distance from birth to death"; "it all happened in the space of 10 minutes"
A remote point in time; "if that happens it will be at some distance in the future"; "at a distance of ten years he had forgotten many of the details"
Go far ahead of; "He outdistanced the other runners"
Keep at a distance; "we have to distance ourselves from these events in order to continue living"
Vision for objects that a 20 feet or more from the viewer
Far distant in space; "distant lands"; "remote stars"; "a remote outpost of civilization"; "a hideaway far removed from towns and cities"
Far distant in time; "distant events"; "the remote past or future"; "a civilization ten centuries removed from modern times" Back to top
Separated in space or time or coming from or going to a distance; "the distant past"; "distant villages"; "the sound of distant traffic"; "a distant sound"; "a distant telephone call"
Far apart in relevance or relationship; "a distant cousin"; "a distant likeness"
Remote in manner; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers"
From or at a distance; "dimly, distantly, voices sounded in the stillness"
A feeling of intense dislike
Highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench"
Not pleasing in odor or taste
In a disgusting manner or to a disgusting degree; "the beggar was disgustingly filthy"
In an offensively distasteful manner; "a distastefully explicit report on the Royal couple''s marital life"
The quality of being offensive
Extreme unpalatability
A method of painting in which the pigments are mixed with water and a binder; used for painting posters or murals or stage scenery
A painting created by distemper
Paint made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder
An angry and disagreeable mood
Any of various infectious viral diseases of animals
Paint with distemper
Swell from or as if from internal pressure; "The distended bellies of the starving cows"
Cause to expand as it by internal pressure; "The gas distended the animal''s body"
Become wider; "His pupils were dilated" Back to top
Abnormally expanded or increased in size; (`swollen'' is sometimes used in combination); "distended wineskins"; "the need to clean out swollen inventories"; "the raisins were plump and soft and swollen from being soaked"; "huge blood-swollen mosquitoes"
Abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas; "hungry children with bloated stomachs"; "he had a grossly distended stomach"; "eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids"; "swollen hands"; "tumescent tissue"; "puffy tumid flesh"
Capable of being distended; able to stretch and expand; "the stomach is a distensible organ"
The act of expanding by pressure from within
The state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions
The act of expanding by pressure from within
The state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions
Two items of the same kind
Give off (a liquid); "The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound"
Undergo the process of distillation
Extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence of this compound"
Undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; "water condenses"; "The acid distills at a specific temperature"
Give off (a liquid); "The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound"
Undergo the process of distillation
Extract by the process of distillation; "distill the essence of this compound"
Undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; "water condenses"; "The acid distills at a specific temperature"
Remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water"
A purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling
The process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors
A purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling Back to top
Water that has been purified by distillation
Someone who distills alcoholic liquors
A plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation
The process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors
Clearly or sharply defined to the mind; "clear-cut evidence of tampering"; "Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest"; "trenchant distinctions between right and wrong"
Recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage"
Easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined; "a distinct flavor"; "a distinct odor of turpentine"; "a distinct outline"; "the ship appeared as a distinct silhouette"; "distinct fingerprints"
(often followed by `from'') not alike; different in nature or quality; "plants of several distinct types"; "the word `nationalism'' is used in at least two distinct senses"; "gold is distinct from iron"; "a tree related to but quite distinct from the Euro
Constituting a separate entity or part; "a government with three discrete divisions"; "on two distinct occasions"
A distinguishing difference; "he learned the distinction between gold and lead"
A distinguishing quality; "it has the distinction of being the cheapest restaurant in town"
A discrimination between things as different and distinct; "it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation"
High status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence"
Of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing; "Jerusalem has a distinctive Middle East flavor"- Curtis Wilkie; "that is typical of you!"
Serving to distinguish or identify a species or group; "the distinguishing mark of the species is its plumage"; "distinctive tribal tattoos"; "we were asked to describe any identifying marks or distinguishing features"
Possible to classify
In an identifiably distinctive manner; "the distinctively conservative district of the county"
Utter dissimilarity
A distinguishing trait
An odd or unusual characteristic Back to top
Clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment; "it''s distinctly possible"; "I could clearly see myself in his situation"
To a distinct degree; "urbanization in Spain is distinctly correlated with a fall in reproductive rate"
In a distinct and distinguishable manner; "the subtleties of this distinctly British occasion"
The quality of being sharp and clear
The quality of being not alike; being distinct or different from that otherwise experienced or known
The state of being several and distinct
Mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple"
Be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense; "His modesty distinguishes him form his peers"
Identify as in botany or biology, for example
Make conspicuous or noteworthy
Detect with the senses; "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can''t make out the faces in this photograph"
Capable of being perceived as different or distinct; "only the shine of their metal was distinguishable in the gloom"; "a project distinguishable into four stages of progress"; "distinguishable differences between the twins"
(often followed by `from'') not alike; different in nature or quality; "plants of several distinct types"; "the word `nationalism'' is used in at least two distinct senses"; "gold is distinct from iron"; "a tree related to but quite distinct from the Euro
Set apart from other such things
Used of a person''s appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person; "his distinguished bearing"; "the monarch''s imposing presence"; "she reigned in magisterial beauty"
(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation; "our distinguished professor"; "an eminent scholar"; "a great statesman"
A British military decoration for distinguished conduct in the field
A United States Air Force decoration for heroism while participating in an aerial flight
A United States Army decoration for extraordinary heroism against an armed enemy
A United States military decoration for meritorious service in wartime duty of great responsibility Back to top
A British military decoration for special service in action
Serving to distinguish or identify a species or group; "the distinguishing mark of the species is its plumage"; "distinctive tribal tattoos"; "we were asked to describe any identifying marks or distinguishing features"
An odd or unusual characteristic
A disease of the liver (especially in sheep and cattle) caused by liver flukes and their by-products
Alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy"
Make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
Affect as in thought or feeling; "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his life"
Form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted"
Twist and press out of shape
Capable of having the meaning altered or twisted; "our words are distortable things--as in a crooked mirror held up to nature"
Having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented; "many of the facts seemed twisted out of any semblance to reality"; "a perverted translation of the poem"
So badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly; "deformed thalidomide babies"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "an ill-shapen vase"; "a limp caused by a malformed foot"; "misshapen old fingers"
Strained or wrenched out of normal shape; "old trees with contorted branches"; "scorched and distorted fragments of steel"; "trapped under twisted steel girders"
A shape resulting from distortion
The mistake of misrepresenting the facts
The act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
A change for the worse
An optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image
A change (usually undesired) in the waveform of an acoustic or analog electrical signal; the difference between two measurements of a signal (as between the input and output signal); "heavy metal guitar players use vacuum tube amplifiers to produce extrem
A shape resulting from distortion Back to top
A painter who introduces distortions
Disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"
Draw someone''s attention away from something; "The thief distracted the bystanders"; "He deflected his competitors"
Having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety
Affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad"
In a distracted manner; "`Come in,'' he said distractedly"
The act of distracting; drawing someone''s attention away from something; "conjurers are experts at misdirection"
An entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations
Mental turmoil; "he drives me to distraction"
An obstacle to attention
Legally take something in place of a debt payment
Confiscate by distress
Levy a distress on
The seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim; "Originally distress was a landloard''s remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord''s lien"
Having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety
Deeply agitated especially from emotion; "distraught with grief"
The seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim; "Originally distress was a landloard''s remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord''s lien"
Psychological suffering; "the death of his wife caused him great distress"
Extreme physical pain; "the patient appeared to be in distress"
A state of adversity (danger or affliction or need); "a ship in distress"; "she was the classic maiden in distress" Back to top
Cause mental pain to; "The news of her child''s illness distressed the mother"
Generalized feeling of distress
Afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief; "too upset to say anything"; "spent many disquieted moments"; "distressed about her son''s leaving home"; "lapsed into disturbed sleep"; "worried parents"; "a worried frown"; "one last wo
Facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty; "the troubled car industry"; "distressed companies need loans and technical advice"; "financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices"; "we were hard put to meet the mortgage paymen
Suffering severe physical strain or distress; "he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing"; "the victim was in a bad way and needed immediate attention"
Causing distress or worry or anxiety; "distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worr
With distress; "`Doctor Rother says it''s his only chance,'' she added distressfully"
The quality of arousing fear or distress; "he learned the seriousness of his illness"
Bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs"
Causing distress or worry or anxiety; "distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worr
Unpleasantly; "his ignorance was painfully obvious"
An internationally recognized signal sent out by a ship or plane indicating that help is needed
An internationally recognized signal sent out by a ship or plane indicating that help is needed
A branch of a river that flows away from the main stream and does not rejoin it
Cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
Distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country"
To arrange in a systematic order; "stagger the chairs in the lecture hall"
Cause to be distributed; "This letter is circulating among the faculty"
Give out; "The teacher handed out the exams"
Administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone" Back to top
Make available; "The publisher wants to distribute the book in Asia"
Be mathematically distributive
Be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses; "Values distribute"
Spread throughout a given area; "the function distributes the values evenly"
Spread out or scattered about or divided up
(of investments) distributed among a variety of securities
Data processing in which some of the functions are performed in different places and connected by transmission facilities
Fire dispersed so as to engage effectively an area target
Electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence
Someone who markets merchandise
The act of distributing or spreading or apportioning
The commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumer
The spatial property of being scattered about over an area or volume
(statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence
Of or relating to spatial distribution; "distributional requirements"
A contract governing the marketing of an item of merchandise
A way of selling a company''s product either directly or via distributors; "possible distribution channels are wholesalers or small retailers or retail chains or direct mailers or your own stores"
Any cost incurred by a producer or wholesaler or retailer or distributor (as for advertising and shipping etc)
A statistic computed without knowledge of the form or the parameters of the distribution from which observations are drawn
(chemistry) the total energy in an assembly of molecules is not distributed equally but is distributed around an average value according to a statistical distribution Back to top
List of names to whom a communication should be sent
Tending to disperse
Serving to distribute or allot or disperse
In a distributive manner; "marine vertebrates have their weight supported distributively by the water"
As individuals or as separate units (not collectively); "taken distributively, their rights are imperceptible"
Shock caused by poor distribution of the blood flow
Electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence
A company that markets merchandise; "his company is a large distributor of software products"
A person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion
Someone who markets merchandise
The cam inside the distributor that rotates to contact spark plug terminals in the correct order
The cap of the distributor that holds in place the wires from the distributor to the spark plugs
The housing that supports the distributor cam
A contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts distributor points and current flows to the spark plugs
A region marked off for administrative or other purposes
Regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns
An official prosecutor for a judicial district
The boundary between two districts
A manager who supervises the sales activity for a district
The district occupied entirely by the city of Washington; chosen by George Washington as the site of the nation''s capital and carve out of land ceded by Maryland and Virginia Back to top
The trait of not trusting others
Doubt about someone''s honesty
Regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
Incredulous by virtue of distrust
Having or showing distrust; "a man of distrustful nature"; "my experience...in other fields of law has made me distrustful of rules of thumb generally"- B.N.Cardozo; "vigilant and distrustful superintendence"- Thomas Jefferson
With distrust; "she looked at him distrustfully"
The trait of not trusting others
Damage as if by shaking or jarring; "Don''t disturb the patient''s wounds by moving him too rapidly!"
Destroy the peace or tranquility of; "Don''t interrupt me when I''m reading"
Tamper with; "Don''t touch my CDs!"
Change the arrangement or position of
Move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"
The act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion
A noisy fight
Activity that is an intrusion or interruption; "he looked around for the source of the disturbance"; "there was a disturbance of neural function"
Electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication
A disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"
(psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
An unhappy and worried mental state; "there was too much anger and disturbance"; "she didn''t realize the upset she caused me"
Any act of molesting or interrupting or hindering or disquieting or agitating or arousing from a state of repose or otherwise depriving inhabitants of the peace and quiet to which they are entitled Back to top
Emotionally unstable and having difficulty coping with personal relationships
Having the place or position changed; "the disturbed books and papers on her desk"; "disturbed grass showed where the horse had passed"
Affected with madness or insanity; "a man who had gone mad"
Lacking order or stability; "these unsettled times"
Afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief; "too upset to say anything"; "spent many disquieted moments"; "distressed about her son''s leaving home"; "lapsed into disturbed sleep"; "worried parents"; "a worried frown"; "one last wo
A troubler who disquiets or interferes with peace and quiet; someone who causes disorder and commotion
Causing distress or worry or anxiety; "distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worr
In a disturbing manner; "the details of the kidnaper''s letter had sounded disturbingly convincing"
A drug (trade name Antabuse) used in the treatment of alcoholism; causes nausea and vomiting if alcohol is ingested
Break up or separate; "The country is disunifying"; "Yugoslavia broke apart after 1989"
The termination or destruction of union
Force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"
Part; cease or break association with; "She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president"
Having been divided; having the unity destroyed; "Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces"-Samuel Lubell; "a league of disunited nations"- E.B.White; "a fragmented coalition"; "a split group"
Lack of unity (usually resulting from dissension)
The state of something that has been unused and neglected; "the house was in a terrible state of neglect"
No longer in use; "obsolete words"
Having or characterized by or consisting of two syllables
A word having two syllables
The shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code Back to top
Evergreen tree of eastern Asia and Philippines having large leathery leaves and small green-white flowers in compact cymes; bark formerly used medicinally
Evergreen tree of eastern Asia and Philippines having large leathery leaves and small green-white flowers in compact cymes; bark formerly used medicinally
A long narrow excavation in the earth
Any small natural waterway
Cut a trench in, as for drainage; "ditch the land to drain it"; "trench the fields"
Crash or crash-land; "ditch a car"; "ditch a plane"
Make an emergency landing on water
Sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly; "The company dumped him after many years of service"; "She dumped her boyfriend when she fell in love with a rich man"
Throw away; "Chuck these old notes"
Forsake; "ditch a lover"
Submerged freshwater perennials
A laborer who digs ditches
Large deeply rooted fern of worldwide distribution with upright bipinnate compound tufted fronds
Tall North American reed having relative wide leaves and large plumelike panicles; widely distributed in moist areas; used for mats, screens and arrow shafts
A spade with a long handle for digging narrow ditches
An excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft"
Make a fuss; be agitated
Act nervously; be undecided; be uncertain
A color produced by a pattern of differently colored dots that together simulate the desired color
A color produced by a pattern of differently colored dots that together simulate the desired color Back to top
The process of representing intermediate colors by patterns of tiny colored dots that simulate the desired color
(ancient Greece) a passionate hymn (usually in honor of Dionysus)
A wildly enthusiastic speech or piece of writing
Of or in the manner of a dithyramb
Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather
Dwarf aromatic shrub of Crete
A mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated
Repeat an action or statement; "The next speaker dittoed her argument"
A mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated
A short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung)
Kit used by sailors and soldiers
Increased secretion of urine; if not due to increased liquid intake or to the action of a diuretic drug it can be a symptom of diabetes mellitus
Any substance that tends to increase the flow of urine
Any substance that tends to increase the flow of urine
A diuretic drug (trade name Diuril) used in the treatment of edema and hypertension
Having a daily cycle or occurring every day; "diurnal rhythms"; "diurnal rotation of the heavens"; "the diurnal slumber of bats"
Belonging to or active during the day; "diurnal animals are active during the day"; "diurnal flowers are open during the day and closed at night"
The parallax of a celestial body using two points on the surface of the earth as the earth rotates
Fluctuations that occur during each day
A distinguished female operatic singer; a female operatic star Back to top
Lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking; "She always digresses when telling a story"; "her mind wanders"; "Don''t digress when you give a lecture"
A turning aside (of your course or attention or concern); "a diversion from the main highway"; "a digression into irrelevant details"; "a deflection from his goal"
A message that departs from the main subject
Having a valence of two or having two valences
A long backless sofa (usually with pillows against a wall)
A Muslim council chamber or law court
A collection of Persian or Arabic poems (usually by one author)
A Muslim council of state
An armless couch; a seat by day and a bed by night
Spread apart; "divaricate one''s fingers"
Branch off; "The road divaricates here"
Branching at a wide angle
A steep nose-down descent by an aircraft
A headlong plunge into water
A cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
Swim under water; "the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells"
Plunge into water; "I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool"
Drop steeply; "the stock market plunged"
Bomb from a diving airplane
A bombing run in which the bomber release the bomb while flying straight toward the target Back to top
Large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back; related to the grebes
Someone who dives (into water)
Someone who works underwater
Move or draw apart; "The two paths diverge here"
Be at variance with; be out of line with
Extend in a different direction; "The lines start to diverge here"; "Their interests diverged"
Have no limits as a mathematical series
The act of moving away in different direction from a common point; "an angle is formed by the divergence of two straight lines"
A difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions; "a growing divergence of opinion"
An infinite series that has no limit
A variation that deviates from the standard or norm; "the deviation from the mean"
The act of moving away in different direction from a common point; "an angle is formed by the divergence of two straight lines"
An infinite series that has no limit
Tending to move apart in different directions
Diverging from another or from a standard; "a divergent opinion"
Strabismus in which one or both eyes are directed outward
A thinker who moves away from the problem as stated and often has novel ideas and solutions
Thinking that moves away in diverging directions so as to involve a variety of aspects and which sometimes lead to novel ideas and solutions; associated with creativity
Tending to move apart in different directions
A lens such that a parallel beam of light passing through it is caused to diverge or spread out Back to top
Many and different; "tourist offices of divers nationalities"; "a person of diverse talents"
Distinctly dissimilar or unlike; "diverse parts of the country"; "celebrities as diverse as Bob Hope and Bob Dylan"; "animals as various as the jaguar and the cavy and the sloth"
Many and different; "tourist offices of divers nationalities"; "a person of diverse talents"
In diverse ways; "the alternatives that are variously represented by the participants"; "the speakers treated the subject most diversely"
Noticeable heterogeneity; "a diversity of possibilities"; "the range and variety of his work is amazing"
The act of introducing variety (especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered); "my broker recommended a greater diversification of my investments"; "he limited his losses by diversification of his product line"
The condition of being varied; "that restaurant''s menu lacks diversification; every day it is the same"
Having variety of character or form or components; or having increased variety; "a diversified musical program ranging from classical to modern"; "diversified farming"; "diversified manufacturing"; "diversified scenery"; "diversified investments"
Vary in order to spread risk or to expand; "The company diversified"
Spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate; "The plants on this island diversified"
Make (more) diverse; "diversify a course of study"
A turning aside (of your course or attention or concern); "a diversion from the main highway"; "a digression into irrelevant details"; "a deflection from his goal"
An activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation"
An attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack
Of tactics e.g.; likely or designed to confuse or deceive
An attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack
An amphibious diversionary attack
Someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks
The condition or result of being changed
Noticeable heterogeneity; "a diversity of possibilities"; "the range and variety of his work is amazing" Back to top
Send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one
Turn aside; turn away from
Withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions
Occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion; "The play amused the ladies"
Pleasantly occupied; "We are not amused" -Queen Victoria
Inflammation of a diverticulum in the digestive tract (especially the colon); characterized by painful abdominal cramping and fever and constipation
Presence of diverticula in the walls of the colon
A herniation through the muscular wall of a tubular organ (especially the colon)
A musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form
Providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining; "an amusing speaker"; "a diverting story"; "a fun thing to do"
In an entertaining and amusing manner; "Hollywood has grown too sophisticated to turn out anything really amusingly bad these days"
Remove (someone''s or one''s own) clothes; "The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"; "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"; "He disinvested himself of his garments"
Reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment); "The company decided to divest"; "the board of trustees divested $20 million in real estate property"; "There was pressure on the univeristy to disinvest in South Africa"
Take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets"
Deprive of status or authority; "he was divested of his rights and his title"; "They disinvested themselves of their rights"
The sale by a company of a product line or a subsidiary or a division
An order to an offending party to rid itself of property; it has the purpose of depriving the defendant of the gains of wrongful behavior; "the court found divestiture to be necessary in preventing a monopoly"
A bomber that releases its bombs during a steep dive toward the target
A small parachute or articulated flap to reduce the speed of an aircraft
Small thornless tree or shrub of tropical America whose seed pods are a source of tannin Back to top
Twisted seed pods of the divi-divi tree; source of tannin
Can be divided usually without leaving a remainder; "15 is divisible by 3"
A ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
A serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility)
Perform a division; "Can you divide 49 by seven?"
Force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"
Come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated"
Make a division or separation
Separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"
Act as a barrier between; stand between; "The mountain range divides the two countries"
Distributed in portions (often equal) on the basis of a plan or purpose
Having a median strip or island between lanes of traffic moving in opposite directions; "a divided highway"
Separated into parts or pieces; "opinions are divided"
A highway divided down the middle by a barrier that separates traffic going in different directions; "in England they call a divided highway a dual carriageway"
Distributed in portions (often equal) on the basis of a plan or purpose
A bonus; something extra (especially a share of a surplus)
That part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly
A number to be divided by another number
An order of payment (such as a check payable to a shareholder) in which a dividend is paid
A vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another) Back to top
A person who separates something into parts or groups
A taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics
A drafting instrument resembling a compass that is used for dividing lines into equal segments or for transferring measurements
Serving to divide or marking a division; "the divisional line between two states"
Serving simply to separate or partition; "a dividing partition"
A conceptual separation or demarcation; "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity"
The art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means
A prediction uttered under divine inspiration
Successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck
Based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence; "theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural"; "the supposed reason for his absence"; "suppositious reconstructions of dead languages"; "supposititious hypotheses"
Resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy; "the high priest''s divinatory pronouncement"; "mantic powers"; "a kind of sibylline book with ready and infallible answers to questions"
A narrative epic poem written by Dante
Terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
A clergyman or other person in religious orders
Search by divining, as if with a rod; "He claimed he could divine underground water"
Perceive intuitively or through some inexplicable perceptive powers
Of such surpassing excellence as to suggest divine inspiration; "her pies were simply divine"; "the divine Shakespeare"; "an elysian meal"; "an inspired performance"
Emanating from God; "divine judgment"; "divine guidance"; "everything is black1 or white...satanic or godlyt"-Saturday Rev.
Being or having the nature of a god; "the custom of killing the divine king upon any serious failure of his...powers"-J.G.Frazier; "the divine will"; "the divine capacity for love"; "''Tis wise to learn; ''tis God-like to create"-J.G.Saxe
Resulting from divine providence; "providential care"; "a providential visitation" Back to top
Appropriate to or befitting a god; "the divine strength of Achilles"; "a man of godlike sagacity"; "man must play God for he has acquired certain godlike powers"-R.H.Roveref
Devoted to or in the service or worship of a deity; "divine worship"; "divine liturgy"
By divine means; "the divinely appointed means of rescue from temporal existence"
Someone who claims to discover hidden knowledge with the aid of supernatural powers
A narrative epic poem written by Dante
(theology) a special influence of a divinity on the minds of human beings; "they believe that the books of Scripture were written under divine guidance"
A law that is believed to come directly from God
A messenger from God; "angel of death"
Canonical prayers recited daily by priests (e.g. the breviary of the Roman Catholic Church)
The act of public worship following prescribed rules; "the Sunday service"
An Islamic terrorist cell that originated in Jordan but operates in Germany; goal is to attack Europe and Russia with chemical weapons
A headlong plunge into water
An athletic competition that involves diving into water
Diving apparatus for underwater work; has an open bottom and is supplied with compressed air
A springboard from which swimmers can dive
A weighted and hermetically sealed garment supplied with air; worn by underwater divers
Any of various ducks of especially bays and estuaries that dive for their food
An athletic competition that involves diving into water
Any of several small diving birds of southern hemisphere seas; somewhat resemble auks
A weighted and hermetically sealed garment supplied with air; worn by underwater divers Back to top
Forked stick that is said to dip down to indicate underground water or oil
The quality of being divine; "ancient Egyptians believed in the divinity of the Pharaohs"
The rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth
White creamy fudge made with egg whites
Any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
White creamy fudge made with egg whites
A colorless volatile highly inflammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic
The quality of being divisible; the capacity to be divided into parts or divided among a number of persons
Capable of being or liable to be divided or separated; "even numbers are divisible by two"; "the Americans fought a bloody war to prove that their nation is not divisible"
The act or process of dividing
The act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
An arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed
One of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC''s engineering division"
Discord that splits a group
An army unit large enough to sustain combat; "two infantry divisions were held in reserve"
A group of ships of similar type
A unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings
An administrative unit in government or business
(botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum
(biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category Back to top
A league ranked by quality; "he played baseball in class D for two years"; "Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA"
Constituting a division or an aliquot part of the basic monetary unit; "American divisional (fractional) coins include the dime and the nickel"; "fractional currency is currency in denominations less than the basic monetary unit"
Serving to divide or marking a division; "the divisional line between two states"
Of or relating to a military division; "divisional artillery"
Comprising flowering plants that produce seeds enclosed in an ovary; in some systems considered a class (Angiospermae) and in others a division (Magnoliophyta or Anthophyta)
In some classifications considered a kingdom
A division of nonflowering plants characterized by rhizoids rather than true roots and having little or no organized vascular tissue and showing alternation of generations between gamete-bearing forms and spore-bearing forms; comprises true mosses (Bryops
Large division of chiefly freshwater eukaryotic algae that possess chlorophyll a and b, store food as starch, and cellulose cell walls; classes Chlorophyceae, Ulvophyceae, and Charophyceae; obviously ancestral to land plants
Mostly freshwater eukaryotic algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown or yellow pigment; yellow-green and golden-brown algae and diatoms: Xanthophyceae, Chrysophyceae, Bacillariophyceae; some classification systems superseded or subsumed by Heterokont
Prokaryotic organisms sometimes considered a class or phylum or subkingdom; coextensive with the Cyanophyceae: cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)
A division of the order Therapsida from the Triassic period comprising small carnivorous tetrapod reptiles often with mammal-like teeth
A division of Therapsida
One-celled monerans having simple cells with rigid walls and (in motile types) flagella
Free-swimming flagellate algae
True fungi; eukaryotic heterotrophic walled organisms; distinguished from Myxomycota (funguslike slime molds): comprises subdivisions Mastigomycotina; Zygomycotina; Ascomycotina; Basidiomycotina; Deuteromycotina (imperfect fungi)
Slime molds; organisms having a noncellular and multinucleate creeping vegetative phase and a propagative spore-producing stage: comprises Myxomycetes and Acrasiomycetes; in some classifications placed in the kingdom Protoctista
Plants having naked seeds not enclosed in an ovary; in some systems considered a class (Gymnospermae) and in others a division (Gymnospermophyta); comprises three subdivisions (or classes): Cycadophytina (class Cycadopsida) and Gnetophytina (class Gnetops
Algae having chlorophyll a and usually c, and flagella of unequal lengths; terminology supersedes Chrysophyta in some classifications
Comprising the lichens which grow symbiotically with algae; sometimes treated as an independent group more or less coordinate with Algae and Fungi
Comprising flowering plants that produce seeds enclosed in an ovary; in some systems considered a class (Angiospermae) and in others a division (Magnoliophyta or Anthophyta) Back to top
Slime molds; organisms having a noncellular and multinucleate creeping vegetative phase and a propagative spore-producing stage: comprises Myxomycetes and Acrasiomycetes; in some classifications placed in the kingdom Protoctista
Coextensive with class Phaeophyceae; in some classifications subsumed in the division Heterokontophyta
Eukaryotic one-celled living organisms distinct from multicellular plants and animals: protozoa, slime molds, and eukaryotic algae
Containing all the vascular plants that do not bear seeds: ferns, horsetails, club mosses, and whisk ferns; in some classifications considered a subdivision of Tracheophyta
Lower plants; mostly marine and littoral eukaryotic algae
Former term for the Cyanophyta
Seed plants; comprises the Angiospermae (or Magnoliophyta) and Gymnospermae (or Gymnospermophyta); in some classification systems Spermatophyta is coordinate with Pteridophyta (spore producing plants having vascular tissue and roots) and Bryophyta (spore
In former classifications: comprising plants with a vascular system including ferns and fern allies as well as seed plants
Dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)
The number by which a dividend is divided
One of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer; "what are the 4 factors of 6?"
The legal dissolution of a marriage
Part; cease or break association with; "She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president"
Get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage; "The couple divorced after only 6 months"
Of someone whose marriage has been legally dissolved
A man who is divorced from (or separated from) his wife
A divorced woman or a woman who is separated from her husband
The legal dissolution of a marriage
A court having jurisdiction over the termination of marriage contracts
A lawyer specializing in actions for divorce or annulment Back to top
A piece of turf dug out of a lawn or fairway (by an animals hooves or a golf club)
(golf) the cavity left when a piece of turf is cut from the ground by the club head in making a stroke; "it was a good drive but the ball ended up in a divot"
Make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won''t reveal how old she is"; "bring
The act of disclosing something that was secret or private
The act of disclosing something that was secret or private
Short for dividend; especially one paid by a cooperative society
Give out as one''s portion or share
A Muslim council chamber or law court
A collection of Persian or Arabic poems (usually by one author)
A Muslim council of state
A large metal pot (12 gallon camp kettle) for cooking; used in military camps
The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
A former political party in the United States; formed in 1948 by Democrats from southern states in order to oppose to the candidacy of Harry S Truman
The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
A disposable paper cup for holding drinks
Dress up garishly and tastelessly
Derived from two separately fertilized eggs; "dizygotic twins"
Either of two twins who developed from two separate fertilized eggs
Derived from two separately fertilized eggs; "dizygotic twins"
In a giddy light-headed manner; "he walked around dizzily" Back to top
A reeling sensation; feeling about to fall
Make dizzy or giddy; "a dizzying pace"
Lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; "a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles"
Having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling; "had a dizzy spell"; "a dizzy pinnacle"; "had a headache and felt giddy"; "a giddy precipice"; "feeling woozy from the blow on his head"; "a vertiginous climb up the face of the cliff"
United States jazz trumpeter and exponent of bebop (1917-1993)
A person who announces and plays popular recorded music
Comment on music to be played; "He has a job diskjockeying on the weekend"
Capital and largest city of Indonesia; located on the island of Java; founded by the Dutch in 17th century
A desert town in southeastern Algeria
A country in northeastern Africa on the Somali peninsula; formerly under French control but became independent in 1997
Port city on the Gulf of Aden; the capital and largest city of Djibouti
A native or inhabitant of Djibouti
Of or relating to Djibouti or its people culture; "Djiboutian landscape"; "Djiboutian merchants"; "a Djiboutian storyteller"
The basic unit of money in Djibouti
(Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals
(Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals
10 grams
A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters
A metric unit of length equal to ten meters
A metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter Back to top
A chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40; characterized by an eruption of red lesions over the cheeks and bridge of the nose
A metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter
Diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria; "when doctors say `diabetes'' they usually mean `diabetes mellitus''"
A doctor''s degree in dental medicine
Russian composer best known for his fifteen symphonies (1906-1975)
Russian chemist who developed a periodic table of the chemical elements and predicted the discovery of several new elements (1834-1907)
Russian chemist who developed a periodic table of the chemical elements and predicted the discovery of several new elements (1834-1907)
Russian chemist who developed a periodic table of the chemical elements and predicted the discovery of several new elements (1834-1907)
Russian chemist who developed a periodic table of the chemical elements and predicted the discovery of several new elements (1834-1907)
Russian composer best known for his fifteen symphonies (1906-1975)
A doctor''s degree in music
A zone from which military forces or operations or installations are prohibited; "tensions exist on both sides of the demilitarized zone separating North Korea and South Korea"
(biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information; "DNA is the king of molecules"
A microchip that holds DNA probes that form half of the DNA double helix and can recognize DNA from samples being tested
Biometric identification obtained by examining a person''s unique sequence of DNA base pairs; often used for evidence in criminal law cases
Port city and industrial center in east central Ukraine on the Dnieper River
A river that rises in Russia near Smolensk and flowing south through Belarus and Ukraine to empty into the Black Sea
A river that rises in Russia near Smolensk and flowing south through Belarus and Ukraine to empty into the Black Sea
City in east central Ukraine on the Dnieper River; center of metallurgical industry
Doctor''s degree in osteopathy Back to top
The syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization
An uproarious party
Behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don''t behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
Arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding"
Create or design, often in a certain way; "Do my room in blue"; "I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest"
Give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"
Carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance"
Travel or traverse (a distance); "This car does 150 miles per hour"; "We did 6 miles on our hike every day"
Carry on or manage; "We could do with a little more help around here"
Engage in; "make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution"
Get (something) done; "I did my job"
Carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions; "practice law"
Proceed or get along; "How is she doing in her new job?"; "How are you making out in graduate school?"; "He''s come a long way"
Be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity; "A few words would answer"; "This car suits my purpose well"; "Will $100 do?"; "A ''B'' grade doesn''t suffice to get me into medical school"; "Nothing else will serve"
Spend time in prison or in a labor camp; "He did six years for embezzlement"
Someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms
Done by yourself; "their house was a do-it-yourself project"; "he opened a do-it-yourself store"
Person who does no work; "a lazy bum"
Characterized by inability or unwillingness to work toward a goal or assume responsibility; "a do-nothing government"
Desperately determined; "do-or-die revolutionaries"; "a do-or-die conflict" Back to top
A square-dance figure; two dancers approach each other and circle back to back before returning to their original places
Treat or consider adequately or fairly; "To do him justice, he is brilliant"
Capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do
A quiet plodding workhorse
Medium large breed of dog of German origin with a glossy black and tan coat; used as a watchdog
Medium large breed of dog of German origin with a glossy black and tan coat; used as a watchdog
The basic unit of money on Sao Tome e Principe
Large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait
Large brown aquatic larva of the dobsonfly; used as fishing bait
Large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait
Large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait
The United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent office); created in 1913
A licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor"
A teacher at some universities
The heretical doctrine (associated with the Gnostics) that Jesus had no human body and hissufferings and death on the cross were apparent rather than real
Willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed; "the docile masses of an enslaved nation"
Easily handled or managed; "a gentle old horse, docile and obedient"
Ready and willing to be taught; "docile pupils eager for instruction"; "teachable youngsters"
The trait of being agreeably submissive and manageable
A short or shortened tail of certain animals Back to top
The solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair
Landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out; "the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late"
An enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
A platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded
A platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
Any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
Haul into a dock; "dock the ships"
Remove or shorten the tail of an animal
Come into dock; "the ship docked"
Deduct from someone''s wages
Deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty
A laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port
Landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out; "the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late"
A fee charged for a vessel to use a dock
(of animals) having ears or tail cut short; "doberman pinschers with docked tails and ears"
That in a dock; "a docked ship"
A laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port
A temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to
(law) the calendar of a court; the list of cases to be tried or a summary of the court''s activities
Make a summary or abstract of a legal document and inscribe it in a list Back to top
Place on the docket for legal action; "Only 5 of the 120 cases docketed were tried"
A laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port
The act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes
Landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out; "the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late"
A fee charged for a vessel to use a dock
The region adjacent to a boat dock
An establishment on the waterfront where vessels are built or fitted out or repaired
A laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port
An omega-3 fatty acid with 22 carbon atoms; found in fish (especially tuna and bluefish)
Children take the roles of doctor or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the doctor''s office; "the children explored each other''s bodies by playing the game of doctor"
A licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor"
A person who holds Ph.D. degree from an academic institution; "she is a doctor of philosophy in physics"
(Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the othodoxy of their theological teaching; "the Doctors of the Church greatly influenced Christian thought down to the late Middle Ages"
Give medical treatment to
Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"
Alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive; "Sophisticate rose water with geraniol"
Statement of charges for medical services
One of the highest academic degrees conferred by a university
Surgeon fish of the West Indies
The responsibility of a physician to act in the best interests of the patient Back to top
Of or relating to a doctor or doctorate; "doctoral dissertation"; "doctorial candidates"
One of the highest academic degrees conferred by a university
Surgeon fish of the West Indies
Of or relating to a doctor or doctorate; "doctoral dissertation"; "doctorial candidates"
United States novelist (born in 1931)
An honorary arts degree
A doctor''s degree in dental medicine
A doctor''s degree in dental surgery
A doctor''s degree in religion
A doctor''s degree in education
An honorary degree in fine arts
An honorary degree in letters
An honorary degree in the humanities
An honorary law degree
A doctor''s degree in medicine
A doctor''s degree in music
A doctor''s degree in musical arts
A doctor''s degree in optometry
Doctor''s degree in osteopathy
A doctorate awarded for original contributions to knowledge Back to top
A doctor''s degree in preventive medicine
An honorary degree in science
A doctor''s degree in theology
(Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the othodoxy of their theological teaching; "the Doctors of the Church greatly influenced Christian thought down to the late Middle Ages"
Alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive; "Sophisticate rose water with geraniol"
A stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions
Stubbornly insistent on theory without regard for practicality or suitability
Relating to or involving or preoccupied with doctrine; "quibbling over doctrinal minutiae"
As a matter of doctrine
A belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
The religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater; language can point in the right direction but any analogy between God and humans will always be inadequate
A film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event
Anything serving as a representation of a person''s thinking by means of symbolic marks
Writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
(computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using 7-bit ASCII characters
A written account of ownership or obligation
Support or supply with references; "Can you document your claims?"
Record in detail; "The parents documented every step of their child''s development"
Relating to or consisting of or derived from documents
A film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event Back to top
Relating to or consisting of or derived from documents
A film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event
Documentary validation; "his documentation of the results was excellent"; "the strongest support for this this view is the work of Jones"
Program listings or technical manuals describing the operation and use of programs
Confirmation that some fact or statement is true
Officially documented; "a certified public accountant"
Furnished with or supported by documents; "the first documented case of shark attack in those waters"
Established as genuine
The federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the UnitedStates; created in 1947
A leafless annual parasitic vine of the genus Cuscuta having whitish or yellow filamentous stems; obtain nourishment through haustoria
Walk unsteadily; "small children toddle"
One who dodders from old age and weakness
Mentally or physically infirm with age; "his mother was doddering and frail"
Mentally or physically infirm with age; "his mother was doddering and frail"
An easy task
A twelve-sided polygon
Any polyhedron having twelve plane faces
A group of islands in the southeast Aegean Sea
A crystalline fatty acid occurring as glycerides in natural fats and oils (especially coconut oil and palm-kernel oil)
A quick evasive movement Back to top
An elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"
A statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
Make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid; "The child dodged the teacher''s blow"
Move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course; "the pickpocket dodged through the crowd"
A small low-powered electrically powered vehicle driven on a special platform where there are many others to be dodged
Small oval cake of corn bread baked or fried (chiefly Southern)
A shifty deceptive person
A town of southwestern Kansas on the Arkansas River; formerly a rowdy cow town
Deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening
Nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do; "his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible"; "that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive"
A statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of mathematics who is remembered for the children''s stories he wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)
Marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dik"; "a wily old attorney"
Of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk; "an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog"- New Yorker
Extinct heavy flightless bird of Mauritius related to pigeons
Someone whose style is out of fashion
A genus of tropical shrub or tree
Mature female of mammals of which the male is called `buck''
The federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977 Back to top
An agency that collects political and economic and technical information about energy matters and makes the Department of Energy''s technical and analytical expertise available to other members of the Intelligence Community
A person who acts and gets things done; "he''s a principal actor in this affair"; "when you want something done get a doer"; "he''s a miracle worker"
A fine smooth soft woolen fabric
Soft leather from deerskin or lambskin
Remove; "He doffed his hat"
A member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; "the dog barked all night"
Metal supports for logs in a fireplace; "the andirons were too hot to touch"
A hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
A smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll
Someone who is morally reprehensible; "you dirty dog"
Informal term for a man; "you lucky dog"
A dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman; "she got a reputation as a frump"; "she''s a real dog"
Go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"
Textile with a pattern of small broken or jagged checks
Perennial woodland spring-flowering plant; widely cultivated
A poor job; a mess; "they made a real dog''s breakfast of that job"
A poor job; a mess; "they made a real dog''s breakfast of that job"
European perennial weedy plant with greenish flowers
Its distinctive song is heard during July and August
A corner of a page turned down to mark your place Back to top
Worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down; "a somewhat dog-eared duke...a bit run down"-Clifton Fadiman; "an old book with dog-eared pages"
Metal supports for logs in a fireplace; "the andirons were too hot to touch"
Drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted; "the day''s shopping left her exhausted"; "he went to bed dog-tired"; "was fagged and sweaty"; "the trembling of his played out limbs"; "felt completely washed-out"; "only worn-out
Any of several poisonous perennial plants of the genus Apocynum having acrid milky juice and bell-shaped white or pink flowers and a very bitter root
Chiefly tropical trees or shrubs or herbs having milky juice and often showy flowers; many are sources of drugs
A cart drawn by a dog
Formerly the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa
A violent fight between dogs (sometimes organized illegally for entertainment and gambling)
An aerial engagement between fighter planes
A fiercly disputed contest; "their rancor dated from a political dogfight between them"; "a real dogfight for third place"; "a prolonged dogfight over their rival bids for the contract"
Engage in an aerial battle with another fighter plane
Arrange for an illegal dogfight
A fighter pilot who engages in an aerial dogfights
Disorderly fighting
Any of several small sharks
Primitive long-bodies carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America
Stubbornly unyielding; "dogged persistence"; "dour determination"; "the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"; "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot; "men tenacious of opinion"
With obstinate determination; "he pursued her doggedly"
Persistent determination
A comic verse of irregular measure; "he had heard some silly doggerel that kept running through his mind" Back to top
A comic verse of irregular measure; "he had heard some silly doggerel that kept running through his mind"
Informal terms for dogs
A bag for food that a customer did not eat at a restaurant; the transparent pretense is that the food is taken home to feed the customer''s dog
Relentless and indefatigable in pursuit or as if in pursuit; "impossible to escape the dogging fears"
Quietly in concealment; "he lay doggo"
Informal terms for dogs
A bag for food that a customer did not eat at a restaurant; the transparent pretense is that the food is taken home to feed the customer''s dog
Fecal droppings from a dog
Outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
An idiomatic term for being in disfavor; "in the doghouse"
Motherless calf in a range herd of cattle
A golf hole with a sharp angle in the fairway
Angle that resembles the hind leg of a dog
Resembling a dog; especially in devotion; "a doglike affection"
A doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative; "he believed all the Marxist dogma"
A religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
Characterized by arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles
Relating to or involving dogma; "dogmatic writings"
Characterized by arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles
In a narrow-minded dogmatic manner; "he is a dogmatically opinionated critic of Modern Art" Back to top
Speak dogmatically
State as a dogma
The intolerance and prejudice of a bigot
A stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions
Speak dogmatically
State as a dogma
Textile with a pattern of small broken or jagged checks
A domestic servant
Obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull"
A sled pulled by dogs
Textile with a pattern of small broken or jagged checks
A carved pyramidal ornament; used in 13th century England
One of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars
Perennial woodland spring-flowering plant; widely cultivated
Perennial woodland spring-flowering plant; widely cultivated
A steady trot like that of a dog
Either of two short watches: from 4-6 pm or 6-8 pm
A tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers
Hard tough wood of any dogwood of the genus Cornus; resemble boxwood
A rosid dicot family of the order Umbellales including: genera Aucuba; Cornus; Corokia; Curtisia; Griselinia; Helwingia Back to top
A tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers
Motherless calf in a range herd of cattle
Common grass with slender stems and narrow leaves
A hard biscuit for dogs
A bite inflicted by a dog
Breeding dogs
An employee of a municipal pound who is hired to round up stray dogs and cats
Necklace that fits tightly around a woman''s neck
A stiff white collar with no opening in the front; a distinctive symbol of the clergy
A collar for a dog
The hot period between early July and early September; a period of inactivity
Fecal droppings from a dog
Widespread rank-smelling weed having white-rayed flower heads with yellow discs
Weedy plant of southeastern United States having divided leaves and long clusters of greenish flowers
Flea that attacks dogs and cats
Food prepared for dogs
European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed
Fast-growing evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having arching interlaced branches and racemes of white flowers
Outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
Someone who prevents you from enjoying something that they themselves have no need for Back to top
Fast-growing evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having arching interlaced branches and racemes of white flowers
European perennial weedy plant with greenish flowers
An elementary swimming stroke imitating a swimming dog
A public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs; "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound"
A race between dogs; usually an occasion for betting on the outcome
Prickly wild rose with delicate pink or white scentless flowers; native to Europe
Fecal droppings from a dog
A competitive exhibition of dogs
A sled pulled by dogs
A sled pulled by dogs
The brightest star in the sky; in Canis Major
A stinkhorn having a stalk without a cap; the slimy gleba is simply plastered on its surface near the apex where winged insects can find it
Metal plate on a dog collar bearing its registration number
Military identification tag worn on a chain around the neck
Fecal droppings from a dog
Old World leafy-stemmed blue-flowered violet
A wrench with a handle shaped like a crank
The syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization
The capital and chief port of Qatar
Something whose name is either forgotten or not known Back to top
The United States federal department charged with conservation and the development of natural resources; created in 1849
A small round piece of linen place under a dish or bowl
Manner of acting or conducting yourself
The United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870
An agency of the Canadian government that provides litigation and legal advice and opinions to the government
Something whose name is either forgotten or not known
The federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913
A unit of pain intensity
Having the shape of the head of an ax or cleaver
Having the shape of the head of an ax or cleaver
United States electrical engineer who devised the Dolby system used to reduce background noise in tape recording
Gently and sweetly
Carefree idleness
A belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific
A state of inactivity (in business or art etc); "economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation"
Money received from the state
A share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably given
Given out in portions
Filled with or evoking sadness; "the child''s doleful expression"; "stared with mournful eyes"; "mournful news"
With sadness; in a sorrowful manner; "his mother looked at him dolefully when he told her he had joined the Army" Back to top
Sadness caused by grief or affliction
Administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"
Having a relatively long head with a cephalic index of under 75
Having a relatively long head with a cephalic index of under 75
Having a relatively long head with a cephalic index of under 75
Bobolinks
Migratory American songbird
Genus of chiefly tropical vines often placed in genera Dipogon or Lablab or Macrotyloma
Twining herb of Old World tropics cultivated in India for food and fodder; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos
Perennial twining vine of Old World tropics having trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pealike flowers followed by maroon pods of edible seeds; grown as an ornamental and as a vegetable on the Indian subcontinent; sometimes placed in genus Do
South African evergreen partly woody vine grown for its clusters of rosy purple flowers followed by edible pods like snap beans; also grown as green manure; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos
Maras
Hare-like rodent of the pampas of Argentina
Oceanic tunicates
Free-swimming oceanic tunicate with a barrel-shaped transparent body
A small replica of a person; used as a toy
Informal terms for a (young) woman
North American herb with white poisonous berries
A small model of a house used as a toy by children
A house so small that it is likened to a child''s dollhouse Back to top
A symbol of commercialism or greed; "he worships the almighty dollar"; "the dollar sign means little to him"
A United States coin worth one dollar; "the dollar coin has never been popular in the United States"
A piece of paper money worth one dollar
The basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
Any of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodies
Small food fish of Atlantic coast
A piece of paper money worth one dollar
Diplomacy influenced by economic considerations
A mark ($) written before a number to indicate that it stands for the number of dollars
A symbol of commercialism or greed; "he worships the almighty dollar"; "the dollar sign means little to him"
A mark ($) written before a number to indicate that it stands for the number of dollars
A symbol of commercialism or greed; "he worships the almighty dollar"; "the dollar sign means little to him"
The volume measured in dollars; "the store''s dollar volume continues to rise"
Dressed in fancy or formal clothing
A small model of a house used as a toy by children
A house so small that it is likened to a child''s dollhouse
A small measure (usually of food)
A small replica of a person; used as a toy
Conveyance consisting of a wheeled platform for moving heavy objects
Conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted Back to top
Use special care in dressing, making-up, etc.; "She dolled herself up for the night out with her friends"
A woman''s cloak with dolman sleeves
A hussar''s jacket worn over the shoulders
A hussar''s jacket worn over the shoulders
A sleeve with a large armhole and tight cuff
Well-seasoned rice (with nuts or currants of minced lamb) simmered or braised in stock
A prehistoric megalith typically having two upright stones and a capstone
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (trade name Dolobid) used to treat arthritis and other inflammatory conditions
A light colored mineral consisting of calcium magnesium carbonate; a source of magnesium; used as a ceramic and as fertilizer
A kind of sedimentary rock resembling limestone but consisting almost entirely of the mineral dolomite
An eastern range of the Alps in northeastern Italy famous for their dolomitic limestone
Relating to or consisting of dolomite
Synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction
(poetry) painful grief
Showing sorrow
(poetry) painful grief
Showing sorrow
Any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises
Large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)
Large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii) Back to top
The lean flesh of a saltwater fish found it warm waters (especially Hawaii)
A swimming kick; an up and down kick of the feet together
An unsaturated fatty oil obtained from dolphins and used as a fine lubricant
Spar under the bowsprit of a sailboat
A person who is not very bright; "The economy, stupid!"
Heavy and dull and stupid
In a stupid manner; "he had stupidly bought a one way ticket"
A knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about; "it was a limited domain of discourse"; "here we enter the region of opinion"; "the realm of the occult"
People in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest; "the Western world"
Territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land"
The set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined
A particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he''s out of my orbit"
Strings of letters used to name organizations and computers and addresses on the internet; "domain names are organized hierarchically with the more generic parts to the right"
A part of a plant (e.g., a leaf) that has been modified to provide protection for insects or mites or fungi
Any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Dombeya grown for their rounded clusters of exquisite often sweet-scented flowers usually hanging beneath the leaves
A hemispherical roof
A stadium that has a roof
Informal terms for a human head
A concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
Having a hemispherical vault or dome Back to top
A stadium that has a roof
Spanish painter (born in Greece) remembered for his religious works characterized by elongated human forms and dramatic use of color (1541-1614)
Record of a British land survey ordered by William the Conqueror
A household servant
Produced in a particular country; "domestic wine"; "domestic oil"
Of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation; "domestic issues such as tax rate and highway construction"
Of or involving the home or family; "domestic worries"; "domestic happiness"; "they share the domestic chores"; "everything sounded very peaceful and domestic"; "an author of blood-and-thunder novels yet quite domestic in his taste"
Converted or adapted to domestic use; "domestic animals"; "domesticated plants like maize"
Of or relating to the home; "domestic servant"; "domestic science"
With respect to home or family; "the housewife bored us with her domestically limited conversation"
With respect to the internal affairs of a government; "domestically, the president proposes a more moderate economic policy"
Make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans; "The horse was domesticated a long time ago"; "The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog"
Overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"
Adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"
Accustomed to home life; "some men think it unmanly to be domesticated; others find gratification in it"
Converted or adapted to domestic use; "domestic animals"; "domesticated plants like maize"
Accommodation to domestic life; "her explorer husband resisted all her attempts at domestication"
The attribute of having been domesticated
Adaptation to intimate association with human beings
Overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons" Back to top
Domestic activities or life; "making a hobby of domesticity"
The quality of being domestic or domesticated; "a royal family living in unpretentious domesticity"
Overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"
Any of various domesticated animals
Domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn
Large Old World freshwater bottom-feeding fish introduced into Europe from Asia; inhabits ponds and sluggish streams and often raised for food; introduced into United States where it has become a pest
Any domesticated member of the genus Felis
A member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; "the dog barked all night"
A flight that begins and ends in the same country
A domesticated gallinaceous bird though to be descended from the red jungle fowl
Any of various breeds raised for milk or meat or wool
A household servant
Used in the Andes as a beast of burden and source of wool; considered a domesticated variety of the guanaco
A person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationship
Domesticated pigeon raised for sport or food
(Roman Catholic Church) a priest who is an honorary member of the papal household
A court in some states in the United States that has jurisdiction over family disputes (especially those involving children)
Theory and practice of homemaking
Any of various breeds raised for wool or edible meat or skin
Stocky creamy-white Asiatic moth found almost entirely under human care; the source of most of the silk of commerce Back to top
Terrorism practiced in your own country against your own people; "the 1995 bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City was an instance of domestic terrorism"
Violence or physical abuse directed toward your spouse or domestic partner; usually violence by men against women
Housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"
(law) the residence where where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return; every person is compelled to have one and and only one domicile at a time; "what''s his legal residence?"
Make one''s home or live in; "She resides officially in Iceland"; "I live in a 200-year old house"; "These people inhabited all the islands that are now deserted"; "The plains are sparsely populated"
Of or relating to or provided in a domicile; "domiciliary medical care"; "domiciliary caves"
Provide housing for; "The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town"
Make one''s home or live in; "She resides officially in Iceland"; "I live in a 200-year old house"; "These people inhabited all the islands that are now deserted"; "The plains are sparsely populated"
Temporary living quarters
Superior development of one side of the body
The power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests"
The state that exists when one person or group has power over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her"
(music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale
Exercising influence or control; "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"; "the dominant partner in the marriage"
Of genes; producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar
In a dominant fashion; "religion functions dominantly in many societies"
Gene that produces the same phenotype in the organism whether or not its allele identical; "the dominant gene for brown eyes"
Have dominance or the power to defeat over; "Her pain completely mastered her"; "The methods can master the problems"
Be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"
Be in control; rule the roost; "Her husband completely dominates her" Back to top
Look down on; "The villa dominates the town"
Controlled or ruled by superior authority or power
Harassed by persistent nagging
Offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power; "an autocratic person"; "autocratic behavior"; "a bossy way of ordering others around"; "a rather aggressive and dominating character"; "managed the employees in an aloof magisteri
Most powerful or important or influential; "the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe"
Used of a height or viewpoint; "a commanding view of the ocean"; "looked up at the castle dominating the countryside"; "the balcony overlooking the ballroom"
Social control by dominating
Power to dominate or defeat; "mastery of the seas"
A dominating woman (especially one who plays that role in a sadomasochistic sexual relationship)
A clergyman; especially a settled minister or parson
A clergyman; especially a settled minister or parson
Rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner; "her husband and mother-in-law tyrannize her"
Tending to domineer
In a domineering manner; "his wife behaved domineeringly"
The trait of being imperious and overbearing
Spanish operatic tenor noted for performances in operas by Verdi and Puccini (born in 1941)
(Roman Catholic Church) Spanish priest who founded an order whose members became known as Dominicans or Black Friars (circa 1170-1221)
(Roman Catholic Church) Spanish priest who founded an order whose members became known as Dominicans or Black Friars (circa 1170-1221)
A volcanic island in the Windward Islands that was once a stronghold of the Carib Indians
A country on the island of Dominica Back to top
Of or relating to Sunday as the Lord''s Day
Of or relating to or coming from Jesus Christ
A Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order
Of or relating to Saint Dominic or the Dominican order; "Dominican monks"
Of or relating to or characteristic of the Dominican Republic or its people; "the Dominican population"
The basic unit of money in Dominica
Mahogany tree of West Indies
Monetary unit in the Dominican Republic
A Roman Catholic order of mendicant preachers founded in the 13th century
The basic unit of money in the Dominican Republic; equal to 100 centavos
A republic in the West Indies; located on the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola
American breed of chicken having barred gray plumage raised for meat and brown eggs
First day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
A clergyman; especially a settled minister or parson
One of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth
A region marked off for administrative or other purposes
Dominance or power through legal authority; "France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa"; "the rule of Caesar"
A legal holiday in Canada commemorating receiving Dominion status in 1867
American breed of chicken having barred gray plumage raised for meat and brown eggs
A small rectangular block used in playing the game of dominoes; the face of each block has two equal areas that can bear 0 to 6 dots Back to top
A mask covering the upper part of the face but with holes for the eyes
A loose hooded cloak worn with a half mask as part of a masquerade costume
United States rhythm and blues pianist and singer and composer (born in 1928)
Any of several games played with small rectangular blocks
Any of several games played with small rectangular blocks
The consequence of one event setting off a chain of similar events (like a falling domino causing a whole row of upended dominos to fall)
The political theory that if one nation comes under Communist control then neighboring nations will also come under Communist control
A clergyman; especially a settled minister or parson
Emperor of Rome; son of Vespasian who succeeded his brother Titus; instigated a reign of terror and was assassinated as a tyrant (51-96)
A neurotoxin that is deadly for humans; found in various marine algae
South African mixed drink made by mixing ice cream with whisky
A European river in southwestern Russia; flows into the Sea of Azov
Celtic goddess; mother of Gwydion and Arianrhod; corresponds to Irish Danu
A Spanish title of respect for a gentleman or nobleman
The head of an organized crime family
Teacher at a university of college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)
Put clothing on one''s body; "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans"
A person who responds `I don''t know'' in a public opinion poll; "70% in favor, 13% opposed and 17% don''t-knows"
United States physicist who invented the bubble chamber to study subatomic particles (born in 1926)
United States author of sometimes surrealistic stories (1931-1989) Back to top
A fictional duck created in animated film strips by Walt Disney
United States physicist who invented the bubble chamber to study subatomic particles (born in 1926)
Humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
The Teutonic god of thunder; counterpart of Norse Thor
Give to a charity or good cause; "I donated blood to the Red Cross for the victims of the earthquake"; "donate money to the orphanage"; "She donates to her favorite charity every month"
Given freely especially to a cause or fund; "the donated van made their meal-on-wheels venture possible"
Florentine sculptor famous for his lifelike sculptures (1386-1466)
Act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity
A voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause
A schismatic Christian religion in northern Africa from the 4th to the 7th century; held that only those who led a blameless life belonged in the church or could administer the sacraments
An adherent of Donatism
Of or relating to Donatism
Great Italian architect of the High Renaissance in Italy (1444-1514)
Great Italian architect of the High Renaissance in Italy (1444-1514)
Florentine sculptor famous for his lifelike sculptures (1386-1466)
Roman grammarian whose textbook on Latin grammar was used throughout the Middle Ages (fourth century)
An industrial region in the Ukraine
An industrial region in the Ukraine
Cooked until ready to serve
Having finished or arrived at completion; "certain to make history before he''s done"; "it''s a done deed"; "after the treatment, the patient is through except for follow-up"; "almost through with his studies" Back to top
The recipient of funds or other benefits
An industrial city in the Donets Basin
An industrial city in the Donets Basin
An industrial region in the Ukraine
Destroyed or killed; "we are gone geese"
Doomed to extinction
Wrapped and tied; "presents done up in white paper and red ribbon"
Having no further concern with; "he was through with school and he was through with family"- John Dos Passos; "done with gambling"; "done with drinking"
The basic unit of money in Vietnam
Go `ding dong'', like a bell
(computer science) an electronic device that must be attached to a computer in order for it to use protected software
Italian composer of operas (1797-1848)
The main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
Domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn
The symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
Hard monotonous routine work
(nautical) an extra boiler (as a ship''s boiler that is used while the ship is in port)
A cart with an underslung axle and two seats
(nautical) a small engine (as one used on board ships to operate a windlass)
A locomotive for switching rolling stock in a railroad yard Back to top
A short thick jacket; often worn by workmen
A supplementary pump available if needed
English engineer who developed a method of preserving food by sterilizing it with heat and sealing it inside a steel container--the first tin can (1768-1855)
An Italian woman of rank
English clergyman and metaphysical poet celebrated as a preacher (1572-1631)
Of or relating to or in the manner of John Donne
A mountain pass in northeastern California near Lake Tahoe; site where in 1844 some members of an emigrant party survived by eating those who had died
Of or relating to or in the manner of John Donne
Marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
Person who makes a gift of property
(medicine) someone who gives blood or tissue or an organ to be used in another person (the host)
A card that you carry on your person and that authorizes the use of your organs for transplantation after your death
A small ring-shaped friedcake
United States tennis player who in 1938 was the first to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles championship in the same year (1915-2000)
Any successful womanizer (after the legendary profligate Spanish nobleman)
A legendary Spanish nobleman and philanderer who became the hero of many poems and plays and operas
Italian filmmaker (1906-1976)
Humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
The hero of a romance by Cervantes; chivalrous but impractical
Any impractical idealist (after Cervantes'' hero) Back to top
A European river in southwestern Russia; flows into the Sea of Azov
A genre (usually a capella) of Black vocal-harmony music of the 1950s that evolved in New York City from gospel singing; characterized by close four-part harmonies; the name derived from some of the nonsense syllables sung by the back-up vocalists
Trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India
Something whose name is either forgotten or not known
Any fern of the genus Doodia having pinnate fronds with sharply dentate pinnae
An aimless drawing
Make a doodle; draw aimlessly
The larva of an ant lion or of any of several other insects
A small jet-propelled winged missile that carries a bomb
A small motor vehicle
A stupid incompetent person
Something whose name is either forgotten or not known
United States Air Force officer who electrified the world in 1942 by leading a squadron of 16 bombers on a daylight raid over Tokyo (1896-1993)
An unpleasant or disastrous destiny; "everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it"; "that''s unfortunate but it isn''t the end of the world"
Decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become a great pianist"
Make certain of the failure or destruction of; "This decision will doom me to lose my position"
Pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law; "He was condemned to ten years in prison"
People who are destined to die soon; "the agony of the doomed was in his voice"
Marked for certain death; "the black spot told the old sailor he was doomed"
(usually followed by `to'') determined by tragic fate; "doomed to unhappiness"; "fated to be the scene of Kennedy''s assassination" Back to top
Marked by or promising bad fortune; "their business venture was doomed from the start"; "an ill-fated business venture"; "an ill-starred romance"; "the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons"- W.H.Prescott
In danger of the eternal punishment of hell; "poor damned souls"
An unpleasant or disastrous destiny; "everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it"; "that''s unfortunate but it isn''t the end of the world"
(New Testament) day of the Last Judgment when God will decree the fates of all men according to the good and evil of their earthly lives
(New Testament) day of the Last Judgment when God will decree the fates of all men according to the good and evil of their earthly lives
A swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle; "he knocked on the door"; "he slammed the door as he left"
A room that is entered via a door; "his office is the third door down the hall on the left"
A structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road); "the office next door"; "they live two doors up the street from us"
The entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close; "he stuck his head in the doorway"
Anything providing a means of access (or escape); "we closed the door to Haitian immigrants"; "education is the door to success"
Omitting no one; from the door of one house to that of the next; "a door-to-door campaign"; "house-to-house coverage"
Of e.g. journeys or deliveries; "the limousine offers door-to-door service"
A push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed
The frame that supports a door
The frame that supports a door
A knob used to release the catch when opening a door (often called `doorhandle'' in Great Britain)
A jamb for a door
Someone who guards an entrance
The lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church
An official doorkeeper as in a courtroom or legislative chamber Back to top
A knob used to release the catch when opening a door (often called `doorhandle'' in Great Britain)
A device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge to a door
A lock on an exterior door
Someone who guards an entrance
A mat placed outside an exterior door for wiping the shoes before entering
A person who is physically weak and ineffectual
A nail with a large head; formerly used to decorate doors
A nameplate fastened to a door; indicates the person who works or lives there
A jamb for a door
The sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offer support when passing through a doorway
The sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offer support when passing through a doorway
A stop that keeps open doors from moving
A stop that keeps open doors from moving
The entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close; "he stuck his head in the doorway"
A yard outside the front or rear door of a house
Someone who guards an entrance
Spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key
Tickets are passed out at the entrance to a dance or party or other social function and a prize is awarded to the holder of the winning ticket
Amino acid that is formed in the liver and converted into dopamine in the brain
A monoamine neurotransmitter found in the brain and essential for the normal functioning of the central nervous system; as a drug (trade names Dopastat and Intropin) it is used to treat shock and hypotension Back to top
A monoamine neurotransmitter found in the brain and essential for the normal functioning of the central nervous system; as a drug (trade names Dopastat and Intropin) it is used to treat shock and hypotension
Street names for marijuana
Slang terms for inside information; "is that the straight dope?"
Carbonated drink flavored with extract from Kola nuts (`dope'' is a southernism in the United States)
An ignorant or foolish person
Give a narcotic to; "The athletes were dope by the coach before the race"
Add impurities to (a semiconductor) in order to produce or modify its properties; "The resistors have been doped"
Take drugs to improve one''s athletic performance
Under the influence of narcotics; "knocked out by doped wine"; "a drugged sleep"; "were under the effect of the drugged sweets"; "in a narcotized state; stuperous"
Treated or impregnated with a foreign substance
Having or revealing stupidity; "ridiculous anserine behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some fool idea about rewriting authors'' books"
Change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls asleep during lectures"
A racing publication giving information on horses and the outcomes of horse races
Give a narcotic to; "The athletes were dope by the coach before the race"
A ghostly double of a living person that haunts its living counterpart
A unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms
Austrian physicist famous for his discovery of the Doppler effect (1803-1853)
Change in the apparent frequency of a wave as observer and source move toward or away from each other
Change in the apparent frequency of a wave as observer and source move toward or away from each other
Having or revealing stupidity; "ridiculous anserine behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some fool idea about rewriting authors'' books" Back to top
A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Reticulum and Pictor; contains most of the Large Magellanic Cloud
Old World dung beetle that flies with a droning sound
A member of one of the four divisions of the prehistoric Greeks
The oldest and simplest of the Greek orders and the only one that normally has no base
The dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in the Peloponnesus
Oldest and simplest of the three orders of classical Greek architecture
The oldest and simplest of the Greek orders and the only one that normally has no base
Sedative (trade name Doriden) used to treat some sleep disorders
(Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids
English author of novels and short stories who grew up in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) (born in 1919)
English author of novels and short stories who grew up in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) (born in 1919)
A dull stupid fatuous person
An English breed of large domestic fowl having five toes (the hind toe doubled)
A college or university building containing living quarters for students
Quiet and inactive restfulness
A state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction; "the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy"
Not active but capable of becoming active; "her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened"
Of e.g. volcanos; temporarily inactive; "a dormant volcano"
In a condition of biological rest or suspended animation; "dormant buds"; "a hibernating bear"; "torpid frogs"
Lying with head on paws as if sleeping Back to top
A savings account showing no activity (other than posting interest) for some specified period; "the dormant account reverted to the state under escheat laws"
A gabled extension built out from a sloping roof to accommodate a vertical window
A gabled extension built out from a sloping roof to accommodate a vertical window
The window in a gabled extension built to accommodate a window
In match play a side that stands as many holes ahead as there are holes remaining to be played; "he was dormie three and still lost the match"
Celebration in the Eastern Orthodox church of the Virgin Mary''s being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Assumption in the Roman Catholic church and is also celebrated on August 15th
A college or university building containing living quarters for students
A large sleeping room containing several beds
A large sleeping room containing several beds
Small furry-tailed squirrel-like Old World rodent that becomes torpid in cold weather
In match play a side that stands as many holes ahead as there are holes remaining to be played; "he was dormie three and still lost the match"
A large sleeping room containing several beds
Genus of Eurasian perennial tuberous or rhizomatous herbs: leopard''s bane
Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
A caryophyllaceous genus of Dorotheanthus
Low-growing showy succulent annual of South Africa having white or pink or red or orange flowers and spatulate leaves covered in papillae that resemble small crystals
United States photographer remembered for her portraits of rural workers during the Depression (1895-1965)
United States journalist who wrote a syndicated column of advice to the lovelorn (1870-1951)
English chemist (born in Egypt) who used crystallography to study the structure of organic compounds (1910-1994)
English writer of detective fiction (1893-1957) Back to top
English writer of detective fiction (1893-1957)
English chemist (born in Egypt) who used crystallography to study the structure of organic compounds (1910-1994)
United States writer noted for her sharp wit (1893-1967)
United States writer noted for her sharp wit (1893-1967)
English writer of detective fiction (1893-1957)
Facing away from the axis of an organ or organism; "the abaxial surface of a leaf is the underside or side facing away from the stem"
Belonging to or on or near the back or upper surface of an animal or organ or part; "the dorsal fin is the vertical fin on the back of a fish and certain marine mammals"
In a dorsal location or direction
Unpaired median fin on the backs of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates that help to maintain balance
Vein that is a tributary of the subclavian vein or external jugular vein and accompanies the descending scapular artery
One of 12 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; thoracic vertebrae extend from the seventh cervical vertebra down to the first lumbar vertebra
The act of bending backward (of the body or a body part)
Extending from the back to the belly
In a dorsoventral direction; "the ray has a dorsoventrally flattened body"
The back of the body of a vertebrate or any analogous surface (as the upper or outer surface of an organ or appendage or part); "the dorsum of the foot"
The posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine; "his back was nicely tanned"
Marine fishes widely distributed in mid-waters and deep slope waters
A small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
Army ants
Small to medium tropical tufted ferns; sometimes placed in family Adiantaceae Back to top
Tropical American fern with coarsely lobed to palmatifid fronds
An operating system that is on a disk
The federal department in the UnitedStates that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789"
The quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time
Street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
A measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
The quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time
Administer a drug to; "They drugged the kidnapped tourist"
Treat with an agent; add (an agent) to; "The ray dosed the paint"
Treated with some kind of application; "a mustache dosed with bear grease"
A measuring instrument for measuring doses of ionizing radiation (X-rays or radioactivity)
The quantity of radiation absorbed per unit time
A measuring instrument for measuring doses of ionizing radiation (X-rays or radioactivity)
Measuring the dose of radiation emitted by a radioactive source
Sleep in a convenient place; "You can crash here, though it''s not very comfortable"
An ornamental hanging of rich fabric hung behind the altar of a church or at the sides of a chancel
An ornamental hanging of rich fabric hung behind the altar of a church or at the sides of a chancel
Someone who sleeps in any convenient place
A cheap lodging house
A collection of papers containing detailed information about a particular person or subject (usually a person''s record) Back to top
Sleep in a convenient place; "You can crash here, though it''s not very comfortable"
Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881)
Of or relating to or in the style of Feodor Dostoevski
Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881)
Of or relating to or in the style of Feodor Dostoevski
Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881)
United States novelist remembered for his portrayal of life in the United States (1896-1970)
Street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
The shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
The United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966
A very small circular shape; "a row of points"; "draw lines between the dots"
Mark with a dot; "dot your `i''s"
Make a dot or dots
Distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon"
Scatter or intersperse like dots or studs; "Hills constellated with lights"
A company that operates its business primarily on the internet using a URL that ends in `.com''
Of or relating to an internet company; "a dot-com outfit in San Francisco"
Mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations
An oldster in his dotage; someone whose age has impaired his intellect
Shower with love; show excessive affection for; "Grandmother dotes on her the twins" Back to top
Be foolish or senile due to old age
Extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent; "adoring grandparents"; "deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband with a young captain"; "hopelessly spoiled by a fond mother"
Rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia
Having gaps or spaces; "sign on the dotted line"
Having a pattern of dots
Herb with many stems bearing narrow slender wands of crowded rose-lavender flowers; central United States and Canada to Texas and northern Mexico
A line made up of dots or dashes; often used to indicate where you are supposed to sign a contract; "just sign on the dotted line"
Rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia
In a mildly insane manner; "the old lady is beginning to behave quite dottily"
The residue of partially burnt tobacco left caked in the bowl of a pipe after smoking
Marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness; "she was crazy about him"; "gaga over the rock group''s new album"; "he was infatuated with her"
Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy"
A company that operates its business primarily on the internet using a URL that ends in `.com''
A company that operates its business primarily on the internet using a URL that ends in `.com''
A rectangular matrix of dots from which written characters can be formed
A printer that represents each character as a pattern of dots from a dot matrix
A printer that represents each character as a pattern of dots from a dot matrix
A real number (a scalar) that is the product of two vectors
The largest city of Cameroon
An English translation of the Vulgate by Roman Catholic scholars Back to top
An English translation of the Vulgate by Roman Catholic scholars
An English translation of the Vulgate by Roman Catholic scholars
An English translation of the Vulgate by Roman Catholic scholars
A base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base; "he hit a double to deep centerfield"
Raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2; "I decided his double was a bluff"
A quantity that is twice as great as another; "36 is the double of 18"
Someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor); "he could be Gingrich''s double"; "she''s the very image of her mother"
A stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts; "his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable"
Increase twofold; "The population doubled within 50 years"
Hit a two-base hit
Do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions; "She doubles as his wife and secretary"
Make or do or perform again; "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick"
Bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain; "He doubled and vomited violently"
Bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit)
Having two meanings with intent to deceive; "a sly double meaning"; "spoke with forked tongue"
Large enough for two; "a double bed"; "a double room"
Used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis
Twice as great or many; "ate a double portion"; "the dose is doubled"; "a twofold increase"
Consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs; "an egg with a double yolk"; "a double (binary) star"; "double doors"; "dual controls for pilot and copilot"; "duple (or double) time consists of two (or a multiple of two) beats to a me
Having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; "a double (or dual) role for an actor"; "the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson; "every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederic Back to top
Used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements; "double chrysanthemums have many rows of petals and are usually spherical or hemispherical"
To double the degree; "she was doubly rewarded"; "his eyes were double bright"
Two together; "some people sleep better double"
Downward and forward; "he was bent double with pain"
Having two purposes; twofold; "our double-barreled desire to make things profitable as well as attractive"- Louis Kronenbergers
Having two barrels mounted side by side; "a double-barreled shotgun"
Having two purposes; twofold; "our double-barreled desire to make things profitable as well as attractive"- Louis Kronenbergers
Having two barrels mounted side by side; "a double-barreled shotgun"
Pitched an octave below normal bass instrumental or vocal range; "contrabass or double-bass clarinet"
Having a double bed; "a double-bedded room"
An ax that has cutting edges on both sides of the head
An ax that has cutting edges on both sides of the head
An experimental procedure in which neither the subjects of the experiment nor the persons administering the experiment know the critical aspects of the experiment; a double-blind procedure is used to guard against both experimenter bias and placebo effect
An experimental procedure in which neither the subjects of the experiment nor the persons administering the experiment know the critical aspects of the experiment; a double-blind procedure is used to guard against both experimenter bias and placebo effect
An experimental procedure in which neither the subjects of the experiment nor the persons administering the experiment know the critical aspects of the experiment; a double-blind procedure is used to guard against both experimenter bias and placebo effect
(golf) a score of two strokes over par for a hole
(of clothing) fastened by lapping one edge of the front well over the other usually with a double row of buttons; "double-breasted jacket"; "double-breasted suit"
A jacket having overlapping fronts that give a double thickness of cloth
A suit with a double-breasted jacket
Check once more to be absolutely sure Back to top
Having sagging folds of flesh beneath the chin or lower jaw
A person who says one thing and does another
An act of betrayal; "he gave us the old double cross"; "I could no longer tolerate his impudent double-crossing"
Go out on a date with a partner and another couple; "let''s double date this Saturday"
A person who says one thing and does another
Acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another
Marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill; "a double-dealing double agent"; "a double-faced infernal traitor and
A vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; "he always rode the bus to work"
Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"
Capable of being interpreted in two usually contradictory ways; "double-edged praise"
Bookkeeper debits the transaction to one account and credits it to another
Marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill; "a double-dealing double agent"; "a double-faced infernal traitor and
(of fabrics) having faces on both sides; "damask is a double-faced fabric"
(of a lathe) equipped with gearing for reducing the speed of the spindle from that of the driving pulley; "a back-geared lathe"
Equipped with compound gearing consisting of 2 pinions and 2 wheels in mesh to increase the mechanical advantage; "the double-geared lifting mechanism of a crane"
Provide with two sheets of glass
A window having two sashes that slide up and down
Having unusually flexible joints especially of the limbs or fingers
A large wine bottle (holds 4/5 of a gallon)
Park a vehicle alongside another Back to top
A propeller plane with an engine that drives two propellers in opposite directions (for stability)
A propeller plane with an engine that drives two propellers in opposite directions (for stability)
(of a marching cadence) very quick
A woodwind that has a double reed
Type with a full space between lines
(of type or print) having a blank line between lines of type; "manuscripts must be double-spaced"
Typing that leaves alternate lines blank
Cover with two defensive players
Marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill; "a double-dealing double agent"; "a double-faced infernal traitor and
The 23rd letter of the Roman alphabet
Folded in two; "doubled sheets of paper"
Twice as great or many; "ate a double portion"; "the dose is doubled"; "a twofold increase"
Two instead of one
An electronic device that doubles the voltage or the frequency of an input signal
Tennis played with two players on each side
Badminton played with two players on each side
Any language that pretends to communicate but actually does not
A man''s close-fitting jacket; worn during the Renaissance
Believing two contradictory ideas at the same time
(bridge) a pair of playing cards that are the only cards in their suit in the hand dealt to a player Back to top
A crossbar on a wagon or carriage to which two whiffletrees are attached in order to harness two horses abreast
A spy who works for two mutually antagonistic countries
Retrace one''s course; "The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back"
Notation marking the end of principal parts of a musical composition; two adjacent bar lines
Largest and lowest member of the violin family
The bassoon that is the largest instrument in the oboe family
A bed wide enough to accommodate two sleepers
(psychology) an unresolvable dilemma; situation in which a person receives contradictory messages from a person who is very powerful
To shoot two strokes under par
A test procedure in which the identity of those receiving the intervention is concealed from both the administrators and the subjects until after the test is completed; designed to reduce or eliminate bias in the results
To shoot two strokes over par
Two saucepans, one fitting inside the other
A covalent bond in which two pairs of electrons are shared between two atoms
Something that checks the correctness of a previous check
A fold of fatty tissue under the chin
A clinch with two loops
Fresh soft French cheese containing at least 60% fat
Cream with a fat content of 48% or more
A kind of crochet stitch
Make by double stitching Back to top
An act of betrayal; "he gave us the old double cross"; "I could no longer tolerate his impudent double-crossing"
Betray by double-dealing
A character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote
Twice the amount that a court would normally find the injured party entitled to
A date in which two couples participate
A chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB)
A chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB)
A two-digit integer; from 10 to 99
Someone who draws two incomes from the government (usually by combining a salary and a pension)
Two incomes received from the same source (as by holding a government job and receiving a government pension)
Two vertical doors that meet in the middle of the door frame when closed
An illegal dribble in basketball (the player uses both hands to dribble or the player starts to dribble a second time after coming to a stop)
The difficult version of jump rope in which players jump over two ropes that are swung in a crisscross manner by two turners
An incomprehensible talk
Dye twice
A former gold coin in the United States worth 20 dollars
(golf) a score of three strokes under par on a hole
An ambiguity with one interpretation that is indelicate
Bookkeeper debits the transaction to one account and credits it to another
(tennis) two successive faults in serving resulting in the loss of the point Back to top
Two instead of one
A first-class honours degree in two subjects
A musical notation of two flats in front of a note indicating that it is to be lowered by two semitones
A window with two panes of glass and a space between them; reduces heat and noise transmission through the window
A smooth firm mild orange-red cheese
Very tall branching herb with showy much-doubled yellow flower heads
A pair of parallel helices intertwined about a common axis; "the structure of the DNA molecule is a double helix"
A clause in an insurance policy that provides for double the face value of the policy in the case of accidental death
The prosecution of a defendant for a criminal offense for which he has already been tried; prohibited in the fifth amendment to the United States Constitution
A knit fabric similar to jersey that is made with two sets of needles producing a double thickness joined by interlocking stitches
A gymnastic exercise performed on the pommel horse when the gymnast (with legs together) swings his legs in a circle while alternating hands on the pommels
A grammatically substandard but emphatic negative; "I don''t never go"
An affirmative constructed from two negatives; "A not unwelcome outcome"
A character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote
Bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain; "He doubled and vomited violently"
The act of getting two players out on one play
Lobar pneumonia involving both lungs
At a faster speed; "now let''s play the piece again double-quick"
A pair of quotation marks
A pair of joined reeds that vibrate together to produce the sound in some woodwinds Back to top
A woodwind that has a double reed
Splitting a ray into two parallel rays polarized perpendicularly
A chemical reaction between two compounds where the positive ion of one compound is exchanged with the positive ion of another compound
(American football) a running play in which a first reverse is followed by a second reverse
A two-syllable rhyme; "`ended'' and `blended'' form a double rhyme"
A solution of two simple salts that forms a single substance on crystallization
Two saucepans, one fitting inside the other
A a musical notation of two sharps in front of a note indicating that it is to be raised by two semitones
An ethical or moral code that applies more strictly to one group than to another
A code that permits greater sexual freedom for men than for women (associated with the subordination of women)
A system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation
A kind of crochet stitch
Make by double stitching
Stopping two strings and producing two notes at the same time
A delayed reaction indicating surprise
Deliberately unintelligible gibberish
A doubled wage (for working overtime)
A fast marching pace (180 steps/min) or slow jog
At a faster speed; "now let''s play the piece again double-quick"
Play fast notes on a wind instrument Back to top
Stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager
Bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain; "He doubled and vomited violently"
Share a room or a bed designed for only one person
Visual impairment in which an object is seen as two objects; "diplopia often disappears when one eye is covered"
Raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2; "I decided his double was a bluff"
Increase by a factor of two; "doubling with a computer took no time at all"
A former Spanish gold coin
To double the degree; "she was doubly rewarded"; "his eyes were double bright"
In a twofold manner; "he was doubly wrong"
A transitive verb that takes both a direct and an indirect object
A transitive verb that takes both a direct and an indirect object
Uncertainty about the truth or factuality of existence of something; "the dubiousness of his claim"; "there is no question about the validity of the enterprise"
The state of being unsure of something
Consider unlikely or have doubts about; "I doubt that she will accept his proposal of marriage"
Lack confidence in or have doubts about; "I doubt these reports"; "I suspect her true motives"; "she distrusts her stepmother"
A person who doubts truth of religion
Someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs
Fraught with uncertainty or doubt; "they were doubtful that the cord would hold"; "it was doubtful whether she would be admitted"; "dubious about agreeing to go"
Open to doubt or suspicion; "the candidate''s doubtful past"; "he has a dubious record indeed"; "what one found uncertain the other found dubious or downright false"; "it was more than dubitable whether the friend was as influential as she thought"- Karen
Unsettled in mind or opinion; "drew a few tentative conclusions" Back to top
In a doubtful manner; "Gerald shook his head doubtfully"
Uncertainty about the truth or factuality of existence of something; "the dubiousness of his claim"; "there is no question about the validity of the enterprise"
The state of being unsure of something
Marked by or given to doubt; "a skeptical attitude"; "a skeptical listener"
Someone who demands physical evidence in order to be convinced (especially when this demand is out of place)
The Apostle who would not believe the resurrection of Jesus until he saw Jesus with his own eyes
With certainty; "it''s undoubtedly very beautiful"
Irrigation with a jet of water or medicated solution into or around a body part (especially the vagina) to treat infections or cleanse from odorous contents
A small syringe with detachable nozzles; used for vaginal lavage and enemas
Direct a spray of water into a bodily cavity, for cleaning
A small syringe with detachable nozzles; used for vaginal lavage and enemas
A flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll
Informal terms for money
A rounded lump of dough that is deep-fried and served as hot bread; "the doughboy was a predecessor of the doughnut"
An American infantryman in World War I
A small ring-shaped friedcake
A toroidal shape; "a ring of ships in the harbor"; "a halo of smoke"
Shaped like a ring
Resolute and without fear
Having the consistency of dough because of insufficient leavening or improper cooking; "the cake fell; it''s a doughy mess" Back to top
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
United States abolitionist who escaped from slavery and became an influential writer and lecturer in the North (1817-1895)
United States film actor noted for his swashbuckling roles (1883-1939)
United States film actor noted for his swashbuckling roles (1883-1939)
United States film actor; son of Douglas Elton Fairbanks, (1909-2000)
Tall evergreen timber tree of western North America having resinous wood and short needles
Strong durable timber of a douglas fir
Lofty douglas fir of northwestern North America having short needles and egg-shaped cones
United States general who served as chief of staff and commanded Allied forces in the South Pacific during World War II; he accepted the surrender of Japan (1880-1964)
United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
Lofty douglas fir of northwestern North America having short needles and egg-shaped cones
Lofty douglas fir of northwestern North America having short needles and egg-shaped cones
Far western United States counterpart of the red squirrel
Showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper
Harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance; "a dour, self-sacrificing life"; "a forbidding scowl"; "a grim man loving duty more than humanity"; "undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw"- J.M.Barrie
Stubbornly unyielding; "dogged persistence"; "dour determination"; "the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"; "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot; "men tenacious of opinion"
Sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa
Sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa
In a sullen manner; "he sat in his chair dourly"
Nocturnal monkey of Central America and South America with large eyes and thick fur Back to top
Cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face"
Slacken; "douse a rope"
Lower quickly; "douse a sail"
Immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint"
Dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool"
Wet thoroughly
Put out, as of a candle or a light; "Douse the lights"
The act of wetting something by submerging it
Any of numerous small pigeons
An emblem of peace
Flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh of a dove (young squab) may be broiled
A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Caelum
Someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations
Western geranium with small pink flowers; a common weed on lawns and in vacant lots
A birdhouse for pigeons
Small short-billed auk abundant in arctic regions
The capital of the state of Delaware
A medicinal powder made essentially of ipecac and opium; formerly used to relieve pain and induce perspiration
A mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises
Fit together tightly, as if by means of a dovetail Back to top
A mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises
A wood-working plane designed to make the grooves for dovetail joints
Opposed to war
Any political orientation favoring compromise to avoid conflict
Small genus of sometimes spiny shrubs or small trees; Africa; India; Sri Lanka
Vigorous South African spiny shrub grown for its round yellow juicy edible fruits
Small shrubby spiny tree cultivated for its maroon-purple fruit with sweet purple pulp tasking like gooseberries; Sri Lanka and India
An indicator of stock market prices; based on the share values of 30 blue-chip stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange; "the Dow Jones Industrial Average is the most widely cited indicator of how the stock market is doing"
A widow holding property received from her deceased husband
In a dowdy unfashionable manner; "she dresses dowdily"
Lacking stylishness or neatness
British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970)
Deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust
British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970)
Primly out of date; "nothing so frumpish as last year''s gambling game"
Lacking in smartness or taste; "a dowdy gray outfit"; "a clean and sunny but completely dowdy room"
A fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together
Fastening by dowels
A fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together
A life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband Back to top
Money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
Furnish with an endowment; "When she got married, she got dowered"
Supplied with (especially a dower or dowry)
Lacking a dowry
Money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
Shorebird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe
English lutenist and composer of songs for the lute (1563-1626)
(American football) a complete play to advance the football; "you have 4 downs to gain 10 yards"
Soft fine feathers
Fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
(usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
English physician who first described Down''s syndrome (1828-1896)
Improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one''s style of writing"
Bring down or defeat (an opponent)
Eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"
Drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work"
Cause to come or go down; "The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet"
Shoot at and force to come down; "the enemy landed several of our aircraft"
The fractional price paid in cash at time of purchase; "the down payment"; "a payment of $200 down"
Not functioning (temporarily or permanently); "we can''t work because the computer is down" Back to top
Cut down; "the tree is down"
Shut; "the shades were down"
Understood perfectly; "had his algebra problems down"
Being or moving lower in position or less in some value; "lay face down"; "the moon is down"; "our team is down by a run"; "down by a pawn"; "the stock market is down today"
Spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position; "don''t fall down"; "rode the lift up and skied down"; "prices plunged downward"
Away from a more central or a more northerly place; "was sent down to work at the regional office"; "worked down on the farm"; "came down for the wedding"; "flew down to Florida"
Paid in cash at time of purchase; "put ten dollars down on the necklace"
In an inactive or inoperative state; "the factory went down during the strike"; "the computer went down again"
To a lower intensity; "he slowly phased down the light until the stage was completely black"
From an earlier time; "the story was passed down from father to son"
A congenital disorder caused by having an extra 21st chromosome; results in a flat face and short stature and mental retardation
Extending or moving from a higher to a lower place; "the down staircase"; "the downward course of the stream"
Becoming progressively lower; "the down trend in the real estate market"
Low in spirits; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted"
Lower than previously; "the market is depressed"; "prices are down"
Out; "two down in the last of the ninth"
A person who is destitute; "he tried to help the down-and-out"
Lacking resources (or any prospect of resources)
A downward stroke from the heel to the tip of the bow
Sensible and practical; "has a straightforward down-to-earth approach to a problem"; "her earthy common sense" Back to top
The first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor''s arm moves downward)
Heading in any direction that is conventionally down; "a downbound channel"; "the downbound train"
A ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine
Low in spirits; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted"
Directed downward; "a downcast glance"
A strong downward air current
Made to fall (as by striking or cutting or shooting or by illness or exhaustion); "the felled boxer lay stretched on the canvas"; "felled trees covered the hillside"; "the downed oxen lay panting in the heat"; "a downed deer"
A drug that reduces excitability and calms a person
Failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
A sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg"
The falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
Toward or in the defending team''s end of the playing field; "he threw to a downfield receiver"
Toward or in the defending team''s end of the playing field; "he caught the ball and ran downfield 15 yards"
The property possessed by a slope or surface that descends
Rate lower; lower in value or esteem
Low in spirits; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted"
A feeling of lowness of spirits
A ski race down a trail
The downward slope of a hill
Sloping down rather steeply Back to top
Toward the bottom of a hill; "running downhill, he gained a lot of speed"
Toward a lower or inferior state; "your performance has been going downhill for a long time now"
A light softness
United States landscape architect who designed the grounds of the White House and the Capitol Building (1815-1852)
The British government
A street of Westminster in London; "the Prime Minister lives at No. 10 Downing Street"
Like down or as soft as down
Transfer a file or program from a central computer to a smaller computer or to a computer at a remote location
Designed for low-income consumers
Understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his royal ancestry"
Represent as less significant or important
A heavy rain
Complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers; "absolute freedom"; "an absolute dimwit"; "a downright lie"; "out-and-out mayhem"; "an out-and-out lie"; "a rank outsider"; "many right-down vices"; "got the job
Characterized by plain blunt honesty; "a downright answer"; "a downright kind of person"
Thoroughgoing; "he is outright dishonest"
The quality of being direct and straightforward; "what some people take for rudeness is really straightforwardness"
Away from the source or with the current
Intended for people with low incomes; "mass-produced downscale versions of high-priced fashions"
A negative aspect of something that is generally positive; "there is a downside even to motherhood"
The reduction of expenditures in order to become financial stable Back to top
A downward slope or bend
A swift and dangerous downturn
Of the front half of a stage
At or toward the front of the stage; "the actors moved further and further downstage"
On or of lower floors of a building; "the downstairs (or downstair) phone"
On or of lower floors of a building; "the downstairs (or downstair) phone"
On a floor below; "the tenants live downstairs"
In the direction of a stream''s current
Away from the source or with the current
A stroke normally made in a downward direction
A worsening of business or economic activity; "the market took a downturn"
A swing downward of a golf club
A transaction in the stock market at a price below the price of the preceding transaction
A period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is not operating (especially as a result of malfunctions)
The commercial center of a town or city
Of or located in the lower part of a town, or in the business center; "downtown Manhattan"; "delinquents roaming the downtown streets"
Toward or in the lower or central part of town
A worsening of business or economic activity; "the market took a downturn"
Spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position; "don''t fall down"; "rode the lift up and skied down"; "prices plunged downward"
Extending or moving from a higher to a lower place; "the down staircase"; "the downward course of the stream" Back to top
On or toward a surface regarded as a base; "he lay face downward"; "the downward pull of gravity"
Sloping down rather steeply
Spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position; "don''t fall down"; "rode the lift up and skied down"; "prices plunged downward"
Spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position; "don''t fall down"; "rode the lift up and skied down"; "prices plunged downward"
Towards the side away from the wind
In the direction the wind is blowing; "they flew downwind"
Away from the wind; "they were sailing windward"
Covered with fine soft hairs or down; "downy milkweed seeds"
Like down or as soft as down
Smallish American tree with velvety branchlets and lower leaf surfaces
European birch with dull white to pale brown bark and somewhat drooping hairy branches
Annual or winter annual grass with softly hairy leaves of the Mediterranean
Annual or winter annual grass with softly hairy leaves of the Mediterranean
Annual or winter annual grass with softly hairy leaves of the Mediterranean
Annual or winter annual grass with softly hairy leaves of the Mediterranean
Decorative American annual having round fleshy yellow berries enclosed in a bladderlike husk
American red-fruited hawthorn with stems and leaves densely covered with short woolly hairs
Erect openly branched California shrub whose twigs are woolly when young
Any of various fungi of the family Peronosporaceae parasitic on e.g. grapes and potatoes and melons
North American poplar with large rounded scalloped leaves and brownish bark and wood Back to top
Small North American woodpecker with black and white plumage and a small bill
A variety of wood mint
Violet of eastern North America having softly pubescent leaves and stems and clear yellow flowers with brown-purple veins
A resident of Maine
Soft fine feathers
Low in spirits; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted"
Understood perfectly; "had his algebra problems down"
A partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later
A stable quark with an electric charge of -1/3 and a mass 607 times that of an electron
A congenital disorder caused by having an extra 21st chromosome; results in a flat face and short stature and mental retardation
On a floor below; "the tenants live downstairs"
The center of a city
Money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
Searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod
Cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face"
Slacken; "douse a rope"
Use a divining rod in search of underground water or metal
Wet thoroughly
Forked stick that is said to dip down to indicate underground water or oil
Someone who uses a divining rod to find underground water Back to top
Searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod
Forked stick that is said to dip down to indicate underground water or oil
An indicator of stock market prices; based on the share values of 30 blue-chip stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange; "the Dow Jones Industrial Average is the most widely cited indicator of how the stock market is doing"
The modal logic of belief and disbelief
A tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Adapin and Sinequan) with numerous side effects (dry mouth and sedation and gastrointestinal disturbances)
A tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Adapin and Sinequan) with numerous side effects (dry mouth and sedation and gastrointestinal disturbances)
A hymn or verse in Christian liturgy glorifying God
An antibiotic used as an anticancer drug
A woman who cohabits with an important man
An antibiotic derived from tetracycline that is effective against many infections; "Vibramycin is the trade name of doxycycline"
A man who is the senior member of a group; "he is the dean of foreign correspondents"
A woman who is the senior member of a group
A small round piece of linen place under a dish or bowl
A small round piece of linen place under a dish or bowl
A light fitful sleep
Sleep lightly or for a short period of time
The cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
Denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units
A large number or amount; "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed a mountain of newspapers"
Large powerful tractor; a large blade in front flattens areas of ground Back to top
Change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls asleep during lectures"
Half asleep; "made drowsy by the long ride"; "it seemed a pity to disturb the drowsing (or dozing) professor"; "a tired dozy child"; "the nodding (or napping) grandmother in her rocking chair"
Terminate or take out; "Let''s eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"
Destroy completely or make ugly or useless; "The dog did a job on my pillow"; "The semastress did a job on my wedding gown"
Interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"
Use recreational drugs
Be beneficial for; "This will do you good"
Get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized"
Have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"
Show due and full appreciation; "The diners did the food and wine justice"
Bring out fully or to advantage; "This photograph does not do her justice"
Treat or consider adequately or fairly; "To do him justice, he is brilliant"
Perform as well as possible
Wash dishes; "I cook and my husband washes up after dinner"
Act as the host and receive or introduce one''s guests
Use special care in dressing, making-up, etc.; "She dolled herself up for the night out with her friends"
Wrap for decorative purposes; "The gift was done up in pretty red paper"
Act in one''s own or everybody''s best interest; "You will do well to arrive on time tomorrow!"
Be employed; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college"
A person forced to flee from home or country Back to top
A doctor''s degree in preventive medicine
A British doctorate
A communist country in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948; involved in state-sponsored terrorism
Abbreviation for combination vaccine against diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus toxoids; usually given in a series of injections in early childhood
A licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor"
A person who holds Ph.D. degree from an academic institution; "she is a doctor of philosophy in physics"
United States basketball forward (born in 1950)
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
United States writer of children''s books (1904-1991)
Depressing in character or appearance; "drove through dingy streets"; "the dismal prison twilight"- Charles Dickens; "drab old buildings"; "a dreary mining town"; "gloomy tenements"; "sorry routine that follows on the heels of death"- B.A.Williams
Lacking brightness or color; dull; "drab faded curtains"; "sober Puritan gray"; "children in somber brown clothes"
Lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise; "her drab personality"; "life was drab compared with the more exciting life style overseas"; "a series of dreary dinner parties"
Any of numerous low-growing cushion-forming plants of the genus Draba having rosette-forming leaves and terminal racemes of small flowers with scapose or leafy stems; fruit is a dehiscent oblong or linear silique
Annual weed of Europe and North America having a rosette of basal leaves and tiny flowers followed by oblong seed capsules
In a drab manner; "she dresses drably"
Lacking stylishness or neatness
Often cultivated for the decorative foliage
One of two subfamilies to which some classification systems assign some members of the Agavaceae
Tall tree of the Canary Islands; source of dragon''s blood
One of two subfamilies to which some classification systems assign some members of the Agavaceae Back to top
A unit of capacity or volume in the apothecary system equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce
A British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 60 minims or 3.5516 cubic centimeters
A unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains
Formerly the basic unit of money in Greece
A unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains
Flying dagons
A faint constellation twisting around the north celestial pole and lying between Ursa Major and Cepheus
Athenian lawmaker whose code of laws prescribed death for almost every offense (circa 7th century BC)
Genus of American herbs and dwarf shrubs of the mind family: dragonheads
American herb having sharply serrate lanceolate leaves and spikes of double-lipped blue to violet flowers
Of or relating to Draco or his harsh code of laws; "Draconian measures"
Any plant of the genus Dracontium; strongly malodorous tropical American plants usually with gigantic leaves
Fictional vampire in a gothic horror novel by Bram Stoker
Comprises tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia: diminutive plants having bizarre and often sinister-looking flowers with pendulous scapes and motile lips
A painful and debilitating infestation contracted by drinking stagnant water contaminated with Guinea worm larvae that can mature inside a human''s abdomen until the worm emerges through a painful blister in the person''s skin
Greatly elongated roundworm
Type genus of the family Dracunculidae
Tuberous herbaceous perennials: dragon arum
Parasitic roundworm of India and Africa that lives in the abdomen or beneath the skin of humans and other vertebrates
European arum resembling the cuckoopint Back to top
The act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
A large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single gulp"
Compulsory military service
A dose of liquid medicine; "he took a sleeping draft"
A preliminary sketch of a design or picture
A regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace
The depth of a vessel''s keel below the surface (especially when loaded)
Preliminary version of a written work
A serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg; "they served beer on draft"
A current of air (usually coming into a room or vehicle)
A document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
Engage somebody to enter the army
Make a blueprint of
Draw up an outline or sketch for something; "draft a speech"
Someone who is drafted into military service
A writer of a draft
The craft of drawing blueprints
Writing a first version to be filled out and polished later
The creation of artistic drawings; "he learned drawing from his father"
A smooth board on which paper is placed for making drawings Back to top
An instrument used by a draftsman in making drawings
A worktable with adjustable top
An artist skilled at drawing
A skilled worker who draws plans of buildings or machines
The creation of artistic drawings; "he learned drawing from his father"
A skilled worker who draws plans of buildings or machines
Not airtight
An animal used for pulling heavy loads
Beer drawn from a keg
A board to select personnel for involuntary military service
Preliminary version of a written work
Someone who is drafted and illegally refuses to serve
Someone who is drafted and illegally refuses to serve
Horse adapted for drawing heavy loads
The act of dragging (pulling with force); "the drag up the hill exhausted him"
A slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke); "he took a puff on his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly"
Clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women''s clothing when worn by a man); "he went to the party dressed in drag"; "the waitresses looked like missionaries in drag"
Something tedious and boring; "peeling potatoes is a drag"
Something that slows or delays progress; "taxation is a drag on the economy"; "too many laws are a drag on the use of new land"
The phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid Back to top
Proceed for an extended period of time; "The speech dragged on for two hours"
Persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting; "He dragged me away from the television set"
Suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"
Search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
Pull, as against a resistance; "He dragged the big suitcase behind him"; "These worries were dragging at him"
Draw slowly or heavily; "haul stones"; "haul nets"
Walk without lifting the feet
To lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging"
Move slowly and as if with great effort
Use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu; "drag this icon to the lower right hand corner of the screen"
Force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don''t drag me into this business"
Pill that is a sugar-coated medicated candy
Sugar-coated nut or fruit piece
Silver-coated candy bead for decorating cakes
A fishing boat that uses a trawl net or dragnet to catch fish
Someone who pulls or tugs or drags in an effort to move something
Marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner; "it was a strange dragging approach"; "years of dragging war"
Passing painfully or tediously slowly; "the dragging minutes"
In a dragging manner
Limp and soiled as if dragged in the mud; "the beggar''s bedraggled clothes"; "scarecrows in battered hats or draggled skirts" Back to top
A conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths
A system of coordinated measures for apprehending (criminals or other individuals); "caught in the police dragnet"
An interpreter and guide in the Near East; in the Ottoman Empire in the 18th and 19th centuries a translator of European languages for the Turkish and Arab authorities and most dragomans were Greek (many reached high positions in the government)
Any of several small tropical Asian lizards capable of gliding by spreading winglike membranes on each side of the body
A faint constellation twisting around the north celestial pole and lying between Ursa Major and Cepheus
A creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
A fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman
A dark red resinous substance derived from various trees and used in photoengraving
Asian fruit similar to litchi
American herb having sharply serrate lanceolate leaves and spikes of double-lipped blue to violet flowers
A bog orchid with usually a solitary fragrant magenta pink blossom with a wide-gaping corolla; Canada
Small often brightly colored scaleless marine bottom-dwellers; found in tropical and warm-temperate waters of Europe and America
Slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.
American herb having sharply serrate lanceolate leaves and spikes of double-lipped blue to violet flowers
European arum resembling the cuckoopint
The largest lizard in the world (10 feet); found on Indonesian islands
Tall tree of the Canary Islands; source of dragon''s blood
A member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed cavalrymen
Subjugate by imposing troops
Compel by coercion, threats, or crude means; "They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone" Back to top
A sniper rifle with a telescopic sight
Hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance
The ratio of the drag on a body moving through air to the product of the velocity and the surface area of the body
Exert a force with a heavy weight; "The snow bore down on the roof"
Force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don''t drag me into this business"
Proceed for an extended period of time; "The speech dragged on for two hours"
Last unnecessarily long
Postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"
Postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"
Proceed for an extended period of time; "The speech dragged on for two hours"
Last unnecessarily long
Speak unfavorably about; "She badmouthes her husband everywhere"
Mention something unpleasant from the past; "Drag up old stories"
Emptying accomplished by draining
A gradual depletion of energy or resources; "a drain on resources"; "a drain of young talent by emmigration"
A pipe through which liquid is carried away
Tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material
Make weak; "Life in the camp drained him"
Empty of liquid; drain the liquid from; "We drained the oil tank"
Deplete of resources; "The exercise class drains me of energy" Back to top
Flow off gradually; "The rain water drains into this big vat"
Emptying accomplished by draining
The geographical area draining into a river or reservoir
The geographical area draining into a river or reservoir
A ditch for carrying off excess water or sewage
A system of watercourses or drains for carrying off excess water
A board beside a kitchen sink and inclined to drain into the sink
Drained of electric charge; discharged; "a dead battery"; "left the lights on and came back to find the battery drained"
Emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid); "a drained marsh"; "a drained tank"; "a drained and apathetic old man...not caring any longer about anything"
Very tired
Having a debilitating effect; "an exhausting job in the hot sun"
A board beside a kitchen sink and inclined to drain into the sink
A pipe through which liquid is carried away
A removable plug for holding water in a tub or basin
A filter in a sink drain; traps debris but passes water
Drink to the last drop; "drink up--there''s more wine coming"
Adult male of a wild or domestic duck
English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)
The basic unit of money in Armenia
1/16 ounce or 1.771 grams Back to top
A unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains
The quality of being arresting or highly emotional
The literary genre of works intended for the theater
A dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage; "he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway"
An episode that is turbulent or highly emotional
Antihistamine and antiemetic (trade name Dramamine) used to treat motion sickness
Suitable to or characteristic of drama; "a dramatic entrance in a swirling cape"; "a dramatic rescue at sea"
Sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect; "a dramatic sunset"; "a dramatic pause"; "a spectacular display of northern lights"; "it was a spectacular play"; "his striking good looks always created a sensation"
Used of a singer or singing voice that is marked by power and expressiveness and a histrionic or theatrical style; "a dramatic tenor"; "a dramatic soprano"
Pertaining to or characteristic of drama; "dramatic arts"
In a dramatic manner; "he confessed dramatically"
With respect to dramatic value; "the play was dramatically interesting, but the direction was bad"
In a very impressive manner; "your performance will improve dramatically"
Participation in theatrical productions as an extracurricular activity
The art of writing and producing plays
The art of writing and producing plays
A play for performance on the stage or television or in a movie etc.
An episode that is turbulent or highly emotional
(theater) irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play
The act of performing a drama; "the group joined together in a dramatic production" Back to top
A dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage; "he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway"
The act of performing a drama; "the group joined together in a dramatic production"
A play for performance on the stage or television or in a movie etc.
A dramatic representation
Conversion into dramatic form; "the play was a dramatization of a short story"
Add details to
Represent something in a dramatic manner; "These events dramatize the lack of social responsibility among today''s youth"
Put into dramatic form; "adopt a book for a screenplay"
Someone who writes plays
The actors in a play
A dramatic representation
Conversion into dramatic form; "the play was a dramatization of a short story"
Add details to
Represent something in a dramatic manner; "These events dramatize the lack of social responsibility among today''s youth"
Put into dramatic form; "adopt a book for a screenplay"
Relating to the technical aspects of drama
Relating to the technical aspects of drama
The art of writing and producing plays
A critic of theatrical performances
A sweet Scotch whisky liqueur Back to top
Hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
A sterile covering arranged over a patient''s body during a medical examination or during surgery in order to reduce the possibility of contamination
The manner in which fabric hangs or falls; "she adjusted the drape of her skirt"
Arrange in a particular way; "drape a cloth"
Place casually; "The cat draped herself on the sofa"
Cover or dress loosely with cloth; "drape the statue with a sheet"
Covered in folds of cloth; "velvet-draped windows"
Covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak; "leaf-clothed trees"; "fog-cloaked meadows"; "a beam draped with cobwebs"; "cloud-wrapped peaks"
A dealer in fabrics and sewing materials (and sometimes in clothing and drygoods)
Hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
Cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds
Forceful and extreme and rigorous; "drastic measures"
In a drastic manner
The act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
A large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single gulp"
A dose of liquid medicine; "he took a sleeping draft"
The depth of a vessel''s keel below the surface (especially when loaded)
A serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg; "they served beer on draft"
A current of air (usually coming into a room or vehicle)
Make a blueprint of Back to top
A checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent''s pieces
A skilled worker who draws plans of buildings or machines
Not airtight
Beer drawn from a keg
Horse adapted for drawing heavy loads
A large family of languages spoken in south and central India and Sri Lanka
A member of one of the aboriginal races of India (pushed south by Caucasians and now mixed with them)
A large family of languages spoken in south and central India and Sri Lanka
A large family of languages spoken in south and central India and Sri Lanka
The act of drawing or hauling something; "the haul up the hill went very slowly"
Poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer; "he played only draw and stud"
(American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage
A golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer; "he tooks lessons to cure his hooking"
A playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack; "he got a pair of kings in the draw"
Anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random; "the luck of the draw"; "they drew lots for it"
The finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided; "the game ended in a draw"; "their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie"
A gully that is shallower than a ravine
An entertainer who attracts large audiences; "he was the biggest drawing card they had"
Cause to localize at one point; "Draw blood and pus"
Flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching; "draw steel" Back to top
Remove the entrails of; "draw a chicken"
Steep; pass through a strainer; "draw pulp from the fruit"
Reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die; "draw wire"
Contract; "The material drew after it was washed in hot water"
Bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition; "She was drawn to despair"; "The President refused to be drawn into delivering an ultimatum"; "The session was drawn to a close"
Select or take in from a given group or region; "The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population"
Make, formulate, or derive in the mind; "I draw a line here"; "draw a conclusion"; "draw parallels"; "make an estimate"; "What do you make of his remarks?"
Give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"
Choose at random; "draw a card"; "cast lots"
Finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.; "The teams drew a tie"
Suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"
Guide or pass over something; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers"
Move or pull so as to cover or uncover something; "draw the shades"; "draw the curtains"
Pull back the sling of (a bow); "The archers were drawing their bows"
Thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries"
Cause to move along the ground by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"
Direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that th
Take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister''s words"
Make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"
In baseball: earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher; "He drew a base on balls" Back to top
Engage in drawing; "He spent the day drawing in the garden"
Represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"
Write a legal document or paper; "The deed was drawn in the lawyer''s office"
Elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.; "The President''s comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans"; "The comedian drew a lot of laughter"
Take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel"
Bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim"
Move or go steadily or gradually; "The ship drew near the shore"
Cause to flow; "The nurse drew blood"
Get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association"
Remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital''s emergency bank"
Pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him; "in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes"
Require a specified depth for floating; "This boat draws 70 inches"
Allow a draft; "This chimney draws very well"
The quality of being a hindrance; "he pointed out all the drawbacks to my plan"
A strong metal bar bearing a hook to attach something to be pulled
A bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it
The person (or bank) who is expected to pay a check or draft when it is presented for payment
A boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
An artist skilled at drawing
The person who writes a check or draft instructing the drawee to pay someone else Back to top
(usually in the plural) underpants worn by women; "she was afraid that her bloomers might have been showing"
(usually in the plural) underpants worn by men
The act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
Act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source; "the drawing of water from the well"
Players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed according to the drawing of lots
The creation of artistic drawings; "he learned drawing from his father"
A representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines; "drawings of abstract forms"; "he did complicated pen-and-ink drawings like medieval miniatures"
An illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book or magazine; "it is shown by the drawing in Fig. 7"
A passenger car for day travel; you pay extra fare for individual chairs
A smooth board on which paper is placed for making drawings
A featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers
An entertainer who attracts large audiences; "he was the biggest drawing card they had"
Colored chalks used by artists
A black liquid ink used for printing or writing or drawing
Making a chance decision by using lots (straws or pebbles etc.) that are thrown or drawn
Act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source; "the drawing of water from the well"
Paper that is specially prepared for use in drafting
A tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board
The capacity for attracting people (customers or supporters)
A formal room where visitors can be received and entertained Back to top
A private compartment on a sleeping car with three bunks and a toilet
A tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening; "he pulled the drawstring and closed the bag"
A worktable with adjustable top
A woodworker''s knife to shave surfaces
A slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels
Lengthen and slow down or draw out; "drawl one''s vowels"
Someone who speaks with a drawl
Having the curtains or draperies closed or pulled shut; "the drawn draperies kept direct sunlight from fading the rug"
Represented in a drawing
Subjected to great tension; stretched tight; "the skin of his face looked drawn and tight"; "her nerves were taut as the strings of a bow"
Showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering; "looking careworn as she bent over her mending"; "her face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness"; "that raddled but still noble face"; "shocked to see the worn look of his handsome young fa
Used of vehicles pulled forward (often used in combination); "horse-drawn vehicles"
(used of speech) uttered slowly with prolonged vowels
Relatively long in duration; tediously protracted; "a drawn-out argument"; "an extended discussion"; "a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law"; "a prolonged and bitter struggle"; "protracted negotiations"
Ornamental needlework done by drawing threads to form lacelike patterns
Butter made clear by heating and removing the sediment of milk solids
A woodworker''s knife to shave surfaces
A tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening; "he pulled the drawstring and closed the bag"
A bag that is closed at the top with a drawstring
Pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him; "in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes" Back to top
Remove by drawing or pulling; "She placed the tray down and drew off the cloth"; "draw away the cloth that is covering the cheese"
Move ahead of (one''s competitors) in a race
Have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
Aim with a gun; "The hunter drew a bead on the rabbit"
Be unable to remember; "I''m drawing a blank"; "You are blocking the name of your first wife!"
Reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on); "I draw the line when it comes to lending money to friends!"
Use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
Pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"
Move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position; "We cuddled against each other to keep warm"; "The children snuggled into their sleeping bags"
Pull towards oneself; "He drew the crying child close"
Move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"
Draw in as if by suction; "suck in your cheeks and stomach"
Direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that th
Pull inward or towards a center; "The pilot drew in the landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws"
Remove as if by suction; "draw in air"
Move into (a station) of trains; "The bullet train drew into Tokyo Station"
Advance or converge on; "The police were closing in on him"
Shape one''s body into a curl; "She curled farther down under the covers"; "She fell and drew in"
Move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"
Remove by drawing or pulling; "She placed the tray down and drew off the cloth"; "draw away the cloth that is covering the cheese" Back to top
Remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital''s emergency bank"
Lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight"
Cause to speak, "Can you draw her out--she is always so quiet"
Draw or pull out, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense; "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram"
Deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"
Make more sociable; "The therapist drew out the shy girl"
(American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage
Poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer; "he played only draw and stud"
Control and direct with or as if by reins; "rein a horse"
Reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on); "I draw the line when it comes to lending money to friends!"
Bring together in a common cause or emotion; "The death of their child had drawn them together"
Draw up the plans or basic details for; "frame a policy"
Come to a halt after driving somewhere; "The Rolls pulled up on pour front lawn"; "The chauffeur hauled up in front of us"
Cause (a vehicle) to stop; "He pulled up the car in front of the hotel"
Straighten oneself; "He drew himself up when he talked to his superior"
Form or arrange in order or formation, as of a body of soldiers
A low heavy horse cart without sides; used for haulage
Draft horse kept for pulling carts
Horse adapted for drawing heavy loads
Fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension" Back to top
Be afraid or scared of; be frightened of; "I fear the winters in Moscow"; "We should not fear the Communists!"
Causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "
Causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "
Causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "
Exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"
Very unpleasant
Of a dreadful kind; "there was a dreadfully bloody accident on the road this morning"
In a dreadful manner; "as he looks at the mess he has left behind he must wonder how the Brits so often managed to succeed in the kind of situation where he has so dismally failed"
A quality of extreme unpleasantness
One of many long thin braids of hair radiating from the scalp; popularized by Rastafarians
Battleship that has big guns all of the same caliber
Battleship that has big guns all of the same caliber
A fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe); "I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe"
A state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality; "he went about his work as if in a dream"
A series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep; "I had a dream about you last night"
Imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake; "he lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality"
A cherished desire; "his ambition is to own his own business"
Someone of something wonderful; "this dessert is a dream"
Have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy
Experience while sleeping; "She claims to never dream"; "He dreamt a strange scene" Back to top
Conceived of or imagined or hoped for; "his dreamed symphony that would take the world of music by storm"
Someone who is dreaming
A person who escapes into a world of fantasy
Someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations
In a dreamy manner; "`She would look beautiful in the new dress,'' Tommy said dreamily"
In a dreamy manner; "`She would look beautiful in the new dress,'' Tommy said dreamily"
A relaxed comfortable feeling
A series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep; "I had a dream about you last night"
Imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake; "he lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality"
A pleasing country existing only in dreams or imagination
Untroubled by dreams; "a sound and dreamless sleep"
Resembling a dream; "night invested the lake with a dreamlike quality"; "as irrational and surreal as a dream"
A pleasing country existing only in dreams or imagination
Dreamy in mood or nature; "a woolgathering moment"
Lacking spirit or liveliness; "a lackadaisical attempt"; "a languid mood"; "a languid wave of the hand"; "a hot languorous afternoon"
Devise or invent; "He thought up a plan to get rich quickly"; "no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software"
Depressing in character or appearance; "drove through dingy streets"; "the dismal prison twilight"- Charles Dickens; "drab old buildings"; "a dreary mining town"; "gloomy tenements"; "sorry routine that follows on the heels of death"- B.A.Williams
In a cheerless manner; "in August 1914 , there was a dismally sentimental little dinner, when the French, German, Austrian and Belgian members of the committee drank together to the peace of the future"
Extreme dullness
Depressing in character or appearance; "drove through dingy streets"; "the dismal prison twilight"- Charles Dickens; "drab old buildings"; "a dreary mining town"; "gloomy tenements"; "sorry routine that follows on the heels of death"- B.A.Williams Back to top
Lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise; "her drab personality"; "life was drab compared with the more exciting life style overseas"; "a series of dreary dinner parties"
Merchandise that is shoddy or inferior
A power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed
Remove with a power shovel, usually from a bottom of a body of water
Search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
Cover before cooking; "dredge the chicken in flour before frying it"
A barge or barge-like vessel used for dredging
Mention something unpleasant from the past; "Drag up old stories"
A bucket for lifting material from a channel or riverbed
United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state; caused the Supreme Court to declare the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional (1795?-1858)
A small amount of residue
Sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid
United States novelist (1871-1945)
Zebra mussels
Inch-long mollusk imported accidentally from Europe; clogs utility inlet pipes and feeds on edible freshwater mussels
Cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face"
Permeate or impregnate; "The war drenched the country in blood"
Force to drink
Drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged; "The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor"
Abundantly covered or supplied with; often used in combination; "drenched in moonlight"; "moon-drenched meadows" Back to top
Wet through and through; thoroughly wet; "stood at the door drenched (or soaked) by the rain"; "a shirt saturated with perspiration"; "his shoes were sopping (or soaking)"; "the speaker''s sodden collar"; "soppy clothes"
Abundantly covered or supplied with; often used in combination; "drenched in moonlight"; "moon-drenched meadows"
The act of making something completely wet; "he gave it a good drenching"
Hawaiian honeycreepers
A genus of Drepanididae
A congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape
A congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape
A city in southeastern Germany on the Elbe River; it was almost totally destroyed by British air raids in 1945
Clothing in general; "she was refined in her choice of apparel"; "he always bought his clothes at the same store"; "fastidious about his dress"
Clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; "formal attire"; "battle dress"
A one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
Arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding"
Dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera"
Dress in a certain manner; "She dresses in the latest Paris fashion"; "he dressed up in a suit and tie"
Give a neat appearance to; "groom the dogs"; "dress the horses"
Put on clothes; "we had to dress quickly"; "dress the patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?"
Provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child"
Apply a bandage or medication to; "dress the victim''s wounds"
Convert into leather; "dress the tanned skins"
Kill and prepare for market or consumption; "dress a turkey" Back to top
Cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width
Put a finish on; "dress the surface smooth"
Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"
Put a dressing on; "dress the salads"
Provide with decoration; "dress the windows"
Decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
Arrange in ranks; "dress troops"
(of an occasion) requiring formal clothes; "a dress dinner"; "a full-dress ceremony"
Suitable for formal occasions; "formal wear"; "a full-dress uniform"; "dress shoes"
Maneuvers of a horse in response to body signals by the rider
Dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination; "the elegantly attired gentleman"; "neatly dressed workers"; "monks garbed in hooded robes"; "went about oddly garmented"; "professors robed in crimson"; "tuxedo-attired gentlemen";
(of lumber or stone) to trim and smooth
Treated with medications and protective covering
Dressed in fancy or formal clothing
Dressed in fancy or formal clothing
The desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore
Dressed in fancy or formal clothing
Dressed in fancy or formal clothing
Furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
A cabinet with shelves Back to top
Low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup
A wardrobe assistant for an actor
A person who dresses in a particular way; "she''s an elegant dresser"; "he''s a meticulous dresser"
The act of applying a bandage
The activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes
Processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather
A cloth covering for a wound or sore
Making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure
A mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables
Savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
A small piece of luggage for carrying brushes and bottles and toilet articles while traveling
A severe scolding
A robe worn before dressing or while lounging
A room in which you can change clothes
A woman''s loose jacket; worn while dressing
A woman''s loose jacket; worn while dressing
(military) a first aid station located near a combat area for giving aid to the wounded
Low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup
Someone who makes or mends dresses
Someone who models dresses Back to top
The craft of making dresses
In fancy clothing
A dress uniform for formal occasions
A curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra; "they had excellent seats in the dress circle"
A set of rules specifying the correct manner of dress while on the premises of the institution (or specifying what manner of dress is prohibited)
Put on clothes that make a careless or ill-dressed impression
Censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger''s car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
A hanger that is shaped like a person''s shoulders and used to hang garments on
A man''s hat with a tall crown; usually covered with beaver or silk
Kill and prepare for market or consumption; "dress a turkey"
A rack used primarily to display dresses for sale in a store
A full uninterrupted rehearsal in costumes shortly before the first performance
Decorate a ship with flags
A man''s white shirt (with a starch front) for evening wear (usually with a tuxedo)
A shop that sells women''s clothes and jewelry
Formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men
A military uniform worn on formal occasions
Put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party"
Dress in a certain manner; "She dresses in the latest Paris fashion"; "he dressed up in a suit and tie"
Dress in a costume; "We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins" Back to top
Make something appear superficially attractive; "The researcher tried to dress up the uninteresting data"; "Don''t try to dress up the unpleasant truth"
Put a caparison on; "caparison the horses for the festive occasion"
A dress uniform for formal occasions
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
The nest of a squirrel
French army officer of Jewish descent whose false imprisonment for treason in 1894 raised issues of anti-semitism that dominated French politics until his release in 1906 (1859-1935)
The propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks
Saliva spilling from the mouth
Flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid; "there''s a drip through the roof"
Let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled"
Propel, "Carry the ball"; "dribble the ball"
Let or cause to fall in drops; "dribble oil into the mixture"
Run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream; "water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose"; "reports began to dribble in"
A person who dribbles; "that baby is a dribbler; he needs a bib"
A basketball player who is dribbling the ball to advance it
The propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks
A small quantity (especially of a liquid); "one drop of each sample was analyzed"; "any child with a drop of negro blood was legally a negro"; "there is not a drop of pity in that man"
Preserved by removing natural moisture; "dried beef"; "dried fruit"; "dehydrated eggs"; "shredded and desiccated coconut meat"
Not still wet; "the ink has dried"; "a face marked with dried tears"
Thoroughly dried out; "old boxes of desiccated Cuban cigars"; "dried-out boards beginning to split" Back to top
Depleted of water; "a dried-up water hole"
(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines"
Apricots preserved by drying
Fruit preserved by drying
Dehydrated milk
An appliance that removes moisture
A substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture)
A horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine; "they dug a drift parallel with the vein"
General meaning or tenor; "caught the drift of the conversation"
A general tendency to change (as of opinion); "not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book"; "a broad movement of the electorate to the right"
Something that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents
A force that moves something along
The gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)
A process of linguistic change over a period of time
Be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current; "snow drifting several feet high"; "sand drifting like snow"
Be subject to fluctuation; "The stock market drifted upward"
Drive slowly and far afield for grazing; "drift the cattle herds westwards"
Cause to be carried by a current; "drift the boats downstream"
Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They ro
Be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore" Back to top
Move in an unhurried fashion; "The unknown young man drifted among the invited guests"
Wander from a direct course or at random; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don''t drift from the set course"
Live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely; "My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school"
Vary or move from a fixed point or course; "stock prices are drifting higher"
The deviation (by a vessel or aircraft) from its intended course due to drifting
A wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
Small (6 inches) tropical butterfishes found worldwide
Larger driftfishes of eastern Atlantic from the New York area to the northern Gulf of Mexico
Aimless wandering from place to place
Continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another; "a drifting double-dealer"; "the floating population"; "vagrant hippies of the sixties"
Afloat on the surface of a body of water; "after the storm the boats were adrift"
Wood that is floating or that has been washed ashore
Lose personal contact over time; "The two women, who had been roommates in college, drifted apart after they got married"
Lose personal contact over time; "The two women, who had been roommates in college, drifted apart after they got married"
Masses of ice floating in the open sea
A large fishnet supported by floats; it drifts with the current
Change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls asleep during lectures"
(military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms
Systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect"
Similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored Back to top
A tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)
Train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons
Undergo military training or do military exercises
Learn by repetition; "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales"
Teach by repetition
Make a hole with a pointed power or hand tool; "don''t drill here, there''s a gas pipe"; "drill a hole into the wall"; "drill for oil"
Trained in a skill by repetitious practice; "well-drilled in military procedures"
The act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum
The act of drilling
A bit used in drilling for oil
A mixture of clays and chemicals and water; pumped down the drill pipe to lubricate and cool the drilling bit and to flush out the cuttings and to strengthen the sides of the hole
A mixture of clays and chemicals and water; pumped down the drill pipe to lubricate and cool the drilling bit and to flush out the cuttings and to strengthen the sides of the hole
A series of tube (joined by screwed collars) that connects a drilling platform to the drilling bit; rotates the bit and supplies drilling mud
Drilling rig consisting of an offshore platform (floating or fixed to the sea bed) from which many oil wells can be bored radially
Rig used in drilling for oil or gas
A bit used in drilling for oil
A hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes
Teach by drills and repetition
A noncommissioned officer who instructs recruits in military marching and discipline
A noncommissioned officer who instructs recruits in military marching and discipline Back to top
Rig used in drilling for oil or gas
Carbon steel used for rock drills and dowels
Workplace that is the site of a drill hole
Carbon steel used for rock drills and dowels
With dry humor; "`Never mind the hole in the ceiling,'' he saiid drily"
Shrubs and trees of southern hemisphere having aromatic foliage
South American evergreen tree yielding winter''s bark and a light soft wood similar to basswood
The act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess; "drink was his downfall"
The act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips"
Any liquid suitable for drinking; "may I take your beverage order?"
A single serving of a beverage; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner"
Any large deep body of water; "he jumped into the drink and had to be rescued"
Be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to; "The mother drinks in every word of her son on the stage"
Take in liquids; "The patient must drink several liters each day"; "The children like to drink soda"
Consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night"
Drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic; "The husband drinks and beats his wife"
Propose a toast to; "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let''s drink to the New Year"
Any liquid suitable for drinking; "may I take your beverage order?"
Fit to drink
A person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess) Back to top
A person who drinks liquids
The act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess; "drink was his downfall"
The act of consuming liquids
The age at which is legal for a person to buy alcoholic beverages
A long period of drinking
A beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
A disposable paper cup for holding drinks
A public fountain to provide a jet of drinking water
A glass container for holding liquids while drinking
A song celebrating the joys of drinking; sung at drinking parties
A thin paper or plastic tube used to such liquids into the mouth
A vessel intended for drinking
Water suitable for drinking
Drink down entirely; "He downed three martinis before dinner"; "She killed a bottle of brandy that night"; "They popped a few beer after work"
Be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to; "The mother drinks in every word of her son on the stage"
Drink to the last drop; "drink up--there''s more wine coming"
(architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway)
The sound of a liquid falling drop by drop; "the constant sound of dripping irritated him"
Flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid; "there''s a drip through the roof"
Let or cause to fall in drops; "dribble oil into the mixture" Back to top
Fall in drops; "Water is dripping from the faucet"
Dry by hanging up wet
Used of fabrics that do not require ironing; "drip-dry shirts for travel"
Treated so as to be easily or quickly washed and dried and requiring little or no ironing; "a wash-and-wear shirt"
Designed to prevent dripping; "a dripless faucet"; "dripless candles"
A liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)
In a mawkish and emotional manner; "the violinist played that piece mawkishly"
Falsely emotional in a maudlin way
The physical property of being soft and drippy
The sound of a liquid falling drop by drop; "the constant sound of dripping irritated him"
A liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)
Having liquid falling in drops; "in the dripping fog"; "the scene where he is singing in the rain in dripping clothes"; "there was little shelter under the dripping trees"
Wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or blood or tears; "wiped his reeking neck"
Extremely wet; "dripping wet"; "soaking wet"
Fat that exudes from meat and drips off while it is being roasted or fried
Pan for catching drippings under roasting meat
Effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressons of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry"
Leaking in drops; "a drippy faucet"
Wet with light rain; "a sad drizzly day"; "a wet drippy day"
A protective drip that is made of stone Back to top
The form of calcium carbonate found in stalactites and stalagmites
Coffee made by passing boiling water through a perforated container packed with finely ground coffee
A hydroponic method of growing plants by allowing nutrient solutions to drip slowly onto an inert medium in which the plants are growing
The administration of a solution (blood or saline or plasma etc.) one drop at a time
A downward hanging loop in a line that runs to a building; "when it rained water would fall from the drip loop before it reached the building"
A small mat placed under a glass to protect a surface from condensation
(architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway)
(architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway)
Pan under a refrigerator for collecting liquid waste
Pan for catching drippings under roasting meat
A coffeepot for making drip coffee
The act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"
A journey in a vehicle driven by someone else; "he took the family for a drive in his new car"
The act of driving a herd of animals overland
(sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
Hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver; "he sliced his drive out of bounds"
A series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to
A wide scenic road planted with trees; "the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views"
A mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine; "a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds"
(computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium Back to top
A road leading up to a private house; "they parked in the driveway"
The trait of being highly motivated; "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers"
A physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
Move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?"
Hunting: chase from cover into more open ground; "drive the game"
Hunting: search for game; "drive the forest"
Cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling; "The amplifier drives the tube"; "steam drives the engines"; "this device drives the disks for the computer"
Excavate horizontally; "drive a tunnel"
Hit very hard and straight with the bat swinging more or less vertically; "drive a ball"
Strike with a driver, as in teeing off; "drive a golfball"
Cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders"
Cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force; "drive the ball far out into the field"
Push, propel, or press with force; "Drive a nail into the wall"
Force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad"
Compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment; "She finally drove him to change jobs"
Travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater"
Proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work"
Operate or control a vehicle; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?"
Urge forward; "drive the cows into the barn"
Cause someone or something to move by driving; "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage" Back to top
Move by being propelled by a force; "The car drove around the corner"
Strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"
Work as a driver; "He drives a bread truck"; "She drives for the taxi company in Newark"
To compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly; "She is driven by her passion"
Have certain properties when driven; "This car rides smoothly"; "My new truck drives well"
Homicide committed by shooting from a moving automobile
Shooting someone from a car as it is driven past the victim
Any installation designed to accommodate patrons in their automobiles
Saliva spilling from the mouth
A worthless message
Let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled"
A person who dribbles; "that baby is a dribbler; he needs a bib"
Someone whose talk is trivial drivel
Strongly motivated to succeed
Urged or forced to action through moral pressure; "felt impelled to take a stand against the issue"
Compelled forcibly by an outside agency; "mobs goaded by blind hatred"
A well made by driving a tube into the earth to a stratum that bears water
A golf club (a wood) with a near vertical face that is used for hitting long shots from the tee
(computer science) a program that determines how a computer will communicate with a peripheral device
The operator of a motor vehicle Back to top
A golfer who hits the golf ball with a driver
Someone who drives animals that pull a vehicle
A license authorizing the bearer to drive a motor vehicle
A license authorizing the bearer to drive a motor vehicle
Tropical nomadic ant that preys mainly on other insects
A rotating shaft that transmits power from the engine to the point of application
A road leading up to a private house; "they parked in the driveway"
Drive someone in a vehicle
Drive without any particular aim; "we were driving around in the countryside on a fine Sunday morning"
Force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers"
Force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack"
Make clear by special emphasis and try to convince somebody of something; "drive home a point or an argument"; "I''m trying to drive home these basic ideas"
Carry out or perform; "deliver an attack", "deliver a blow"; "The boxer drove home a solid left"
Cause a run or runner to be scored; "His line double drove in Jim Lemon with the winning run"
Cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion; "drive in screws or bolts"
Arrive by motorcar; "The star and her manager drive in today from their motor tour across the country"
Mechanism that transmits power from the engine to the driving wheels of a motor vehicle
Mechanism that transmits power from the engine to the driving wheels of a motor vehicle
Force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers"
Clear out the chest and lungs; "This drug expectorates quickly" Back to top
Force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers"
Force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M."
Approach while driving; "The truck entered the driveway and drove up towards the house"
The act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal
Hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver; "he sliced his drive out of bounds"
Having the power of driving or impelling; "a driving personal ambition"; "the driving force was his innate enthusiasm"; "an impulsive force"
Acting with vigor; "responsibility turned the spoiled playboy into a driving young executive"
The axle of a self-propelled vehicle that provides the driving power
A belt that carries motion from a motor to the machinery
The act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"
(golf) the long iron with the most nearly vertical face
A license authorizing the bearer to drive a motor vehicle
A license authorizing the bearer to drive a motor vehicle
A practice range for practicing golf shots
A school where people are taught to drive automobiles
A wheel that drives a motor vehicle (transforms torque into a tractive force)
The trade name for a drug used to treat upper respirator congestion; it contains an antihistamine and a bronchodilator and a vasoconstrictor
Very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower
Moisten with fine drops; "drizzle the meat with melted butter"
Rain lightly; "When it drizzles in summer, hiking can be pleasant" Back to top
(of rain) falling lightly in very small drops; "a raw drizzing rain"
Wet with light rain; "a sad drizzly day"; "a wet drippy day"
The organization in the Defense Logistics Agency that inventories and evaluates and sells reusable United States government surplus
In 1649 the place was captured by Oliver Cromwell, who massacred the Catholic inhabitants
A parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly
Restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind
A truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind
A funnel-shaped device towed as a target by an airplane
A parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly
A parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly
A small parachute that pulls the main parachute from its storage pack
Comical in an odd or whimsical manner; "a droll little man with a quiet tongue-in-cheek kind of humor"
A quaint and amusing jest
A comic incident or series of incidents
A kind of maniraptor
Swift-running bipedal dinosaurs
A genus of birds in the order Casuariiformes
Large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller
One-humped camel of the hot deserts of northern Africa and southwestern Asia
Psychoactive substance present in marijuana; used therapeutically to control nausea associated with cancer therapy Back to top
Stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen
A pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone
An aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control
An unchanging intonation
Someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
Talk in a monotonous voice
Make a monotonous low dull sound; "The harmonium was droning on"
Talk in a monotonous voice
A pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone
An unchanging intonation
Noisy like the sound of a bee; "the room was abuzz over the latest scandal"
Saliva spilling from the mouth
Pretentious or silly talk or writing
Let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled"
Be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about something; "She was salivating over the raise she anticipated"
A person who dribbles; "that baby is a dribbler; he needs a bib"
Envy without restraint
A shape that sags; "there was a sag in the chair seat"
Become limp; "The flowers wilted"
Droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness Back to top
Hang loosely or laxly; "His tongue lolled"
Having branches or flower heads that bend downward; "nodding daffodils"; "the pendulous branches of a weeping willow"; "lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers"
Hanging down (as from exhaustion or weakness)
Weak from exhaustion
In a drooping manner; "a branch hung low, droopingly"
Annual or winter annual grass with softly hairy leaves of the Mediterranean
Small tree of western Texas and mountains of Mexico having spreading branches with drooping branchlets
Hanging down (as from exhaustion or weakness)
The act of dropping something; "they expected the drop would be successful"
A central depository where things can be left or picked up
A curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery
A sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; "a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery"; "a dip in prices"; "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall"
A free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height"
A predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)
A steep high face of rock; "he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"; "a steep drop"
A small quantity (especially of a liquid); "one drop of each sample was analyzed"; "any child with a drop of negro blood was legally a negro"; "there is not a drop of pity in that man"
A shape that is small and round; "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead"
Give birth; used for animals; "The cow dropped her calf this morning"
Grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"
Stop pursuing or acting; "drop a lawsuit"; "knock it off!" Back to top
Lower the pitch of (musical notes)
Go down in value; "Stock prices dropped"
Change from one level to another; "She dropped into army jargon"
Leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"
Utter casually; "drop a hint"
Lose (a game); "The Giants dropped 11 of their first 13"
Cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers"
Leave or unload, especially of passengers or cargo;
Get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"
Let or cause to fall in drops; "dribble oil into the mixture"
To fall vertically; "the bombs are dropping on enemy targets"
Let fall to the ground; "Don''t drop the dishes"
Fall or drop to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees"
Pay out; "spend money"
Terminate an association with; "drop him from the Republican ticket"
Stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock"
Hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling"
Extremely; "she was drop-dead gorgeous"
A menu of options that appears below the item when the computer user clicks on it
Score (a goal) by making a dropkick Back to top
Drop and kick (a ball) as it touches the ground, as for a field goal
A hinged leaf on a table that can be raised and supported by a bracket
A table that has a drop-leaf to enlarge its surface
A change downward; "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"
A steep high face of rock; "he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"; "a steep drop"
A noticeable deterioration in performance or quality; "the team went into a slump"; "a gradual slack in output"; "a drop-off in attendance"; "a falloff in quality"
A fee added for returning a rented car to a location different from the one where it was rented
A grass of the genus Sporobolus
Forge with a drop-forge; "drop-force the metal"
(football) kicking (as for a field goal) in which the football is dropped and kicked as it touches the ground
Make the point after a touchdown with a dropkick
Drop and kick as it touches the ground
A football kicker who drops the ball and kicks it just as it reaches the ground
A tiny drop
A headline with the top line flush left and succeeding lines indented to the right
Someone who quits school before graduation
Someone who withdraws from a social group or environment
(used of a mammal) born
Egg cooked in gently boiling water
Pipet consisting of a small tube with a vacuum bulb at one end for drawing liquid in and releasing it a drop at a time Back to top
Coming down freely under the influence of gravity; "the eerie whistle of dropping bombs"; "falling rain"
Falling rapidly; "dropping prices"; "dropping rate of production"
Fecal matter of animals
An agreed area where military supplies are dropped to ground troops
A grass of the genus Sporobolus
Swollen with an excessive accumulation of fluid
Swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue
Secure a vessel with an anchor; "We anchored at Baltimore"
A blunt pointed arch drawn from two centers within the span
Get worse; "My grades are slipping"
Communicate (with) in writing; "Write her soon, please!"
Take position in the rear, especially of a military formation or team sporting event, "The defender dropped back behind his teammate"
To lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging"
Biscuit made from dough with enough milk that it can be dropped from a spoon
Visit informally and spontaneously; "We frequently drop by the neighbors'' house for a cup of coffee"
Give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up"
A large piece of cloth laid over the floor or furniture while a room is being painted
A curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery
A curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery
Die; "The old man finally kicked the bucket" Back to top
Fall or drop to a lower place or level; "He sank to his knees"
An earring with a pendant ornament
Device for making large forgings
Device for making large forgings
Visit informally and spontaneously; "We frequently drop by the neighbors'' house for a cup of coffee"
A retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward
A headline with the top line flush left and succeeding lines indented to the right
Change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls asleep during lectures"
Fall or diminish; "The number of students in this course dropped off after the first test"
Get worse; "My grades are slipping"
Retreat
Open involuntarily; "His mouth dropped open"; "Her jaw dropped"
Give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up"
Leave school or an educational program prematurely; "Many students drop out because they are not prepared for our challenging program"
Device for making large forgings
A scone made by dropping a spoonful of batter on a griddle
A soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after crossing the net
An agreed area where military supplies are dropped to ground troops
The type genus of Droseraceae including many low bog-inhabiting insectivorous plants
A family of carnivorous herbs and shrubs Back to top
An open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; formerly used in Poland and Russia
An open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; formerly used in Poland and Russia
Small fruit fly used by Thomas Hunt Morgan in studying basic mechanisms of inheritance
Small fruit fly used by Thomas Hunt Morgan in studying basic mechanisms of inheritance
Fruit flies
1 species
Perennial of dry habitats whose leaves have glandular hairs that secrete adhesive and digestive fluid for capture and digestion of insects; Portugal, southern Spain and Morocco
Worthless material that should be removed; "there were impurities in the water"
The scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals
A temporary shortage of rainfall
A prolonged shortage
A stonemason''s chisel with a broad edge for dressing stone
A moving crowd
A group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
Someone who drives a herd
A stonemason''s chisel with a broad edge for dressing stone
Die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating; "The child drowned in the lake"
Get rid of as if by submerging; "She drowned her trouble in alcohol"
Kill by submerging in water; "He drowned the kittens"
Cover completely or make imperceptible; "I was drowned in work"; "The noise drowned out her speech" Back to top
Dead by drowning; "poor drowned sailors"
Make imperceptible; "The noise from the ice machine drowned out the music"
A light fitful sleep
Sleep lightly or for a short period of time
Be on the verge of sleeping; "The students were drowsing in the 8 AM class"
Change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls asleep during lectures"
In a drowsy manner; "`Time to get up,'' she said drowsily"
A very sleepy state; "sleepiness causes many driving accidents"
Half asleep; "made drowsy by the long ride"; "it seemed a pity to disturb the drowsing (or dozing) professor"; "a tired dozy child"; "the nodding (or napping) grandmother in her rocking chair"
Showing lack of attention or boredom; "the yawning congregation"
Half asleep; "made drowsy by the long ride"; "it seemed a pity to disturb the drowsing (or dozing) professor"; "a tired dozy child"; "the nodding (or napping) grandmother in her rocking chair"
Beat thoroughly in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!"
The act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
A sound defeat
A laborer who is obliged to do menial work
One who works hard at boring tasks
Work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
Hard monotonous routine work
Doing arduous or unpleasant work; "drudging peasants"; "the bent backs of laboring slaves picking cotton"; "toiling coal miners in the black deeps"
A substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic Back to top
Administer a drug to; "They drugged the kidnapped tourist"
Use recreational drugs
Addicted to a drug
Of a person not taking illegal drugs or of a place where no illegal drugs are used
Under the influence of narcotics; "knocked out by doped wine"; "a drugged sleep"; "were under the effect of the drugged sweets"; "in a narcotized state; stuperous"
A rug made of a coarse fabric having a cotton warp and a wool filling
The administration of a sedative agent or drug
A health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs
Without the use of drugs; "drugless therapy"
A retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold
Seizure of illegal drugs by the police
Excessive use of drugs
A narcotics addict
An addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug)
A person who controls an organization dealing in illegal drugs
Seizure of illegal drugs by the police
An illicit cartel formed to control the production and distribution of narcotic drugs; "drug cartels sometimes finance terrorist organizations"
A combination of protease inhibitors taken with reverse transcriptase inhibitors; used in treating AIDS and HIV
A company that makes and sells pharmaceuticals
An unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs Back to top
Federal agency responsible for enforcing laws and regulations governing narcotics and controlled substances; goal is to immobilize drug trafficking organizations
Federal agency responsible for enforcing laws and regulations governing narcotics and controlled substances; goal is to immobilize drug trafficking organizations
A person who controls an organization dealing in illegal drugs
A drug that is taken for nonmedicinal reasons (usually for mind-altering effects); drug abuse can lead to physical and mental damage and (with some substances) dependence and addiction
An unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs
Traffic in illegal drugs
An unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs
Traffic in illegal drugs
A person who takes drugs
Conflict between law enforcement and those who deal in illegal drugs
The termination of drug taking
A pre-Christian priest among the Celts of ancient Gaul and Britain and Ireland
Small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise
A hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes
A musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretch across each end
A cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids
The sound of a drum; "he could hear the drums before he heard the fifes"
A bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends
Study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam"
Play a percussion instrument Back to top
Make a rhythmic sound; "Rain drummed against the windshield"; "The drums beat all night"
A vehement and vociferous advocacy of a cause; "the warmongers kept up their drumbeat on Iraq"
(military) the beating of a drum as a signal for lowering the flag at sundown
The sound made by beating a drum
A fervent and even militant proponent of something
Intense and continuous artillery fire
Small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise
A membrane that is stretched taut over a drum
Performed speedily and without formality; "a summary execution"; "summary justice"
A military court convened to hear urgent charges of offences committed in action
A mound of glacial drift
Someone who plays a drum
The act of playing drums; "he practiced his drumming several hours every day"
A stick used for playing a drum
The lower joint of the leg of a fowl
Deciduous or semi-evergreen tree having scented sepia to yellow flowers in drooping racemes and pods whose pulp is used medicinally; tropical Asia and Central and South America and Australia
Hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to the inside of a spinning drum by the brake shoe
Hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to the inside of a spinning drum by the brake shoe
The leader of a marching band or drum corps
A female drum major Back to top
A female baton twirler who accompanies a marching band
Remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds"
A line printer in which the type is mounted on a rotating drum that contains a full character set for each printing position
The sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
A power tool used for sanding wood; a loop of sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor
Gather; "drum up support"
Someone who is intoxicated
A chronic drinker
Stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol); "a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors"; "helplessly inebriated"
As if under the influence of alcohol; "felt intoxicated by her success"; "drunk with excitement"
Someone arrested on the charge of being drunk and disorderly; "they delivered the drunk-and-disorderlies to the county jail"
A chronic drinker
Given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol; "a bibulous fellow"; "a bibulous evening"; "his boozy drinking companions"; "thick boozy singing"; "a drunken binge"; "two drunken gentleman holding each other up"; "sottish behavior"
Showing effects of much strong drink; "He sang drunkenly"
The act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess; "drink was his downfall"
A temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
Habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms
Someone who engages in drinking bouts
Someone who engages in drinking bouts
A wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity Back to top
Of or related to a drupe
Fleshy indehiscent fruit with a single seed: e.g. almond; peach; plum; cherry; elderberry; olive; jujube
A small part of an aggregate fruit that resembles a drupe
An adherent of an esoteric monotheistic religious sect living in the relative security of the mountains of Syria and Lebanon who believes that Al-hakim was an incarnation of God; "a Druze is permitted to conform outwardly to the faith of the unbelievers a
The right or chance to choose; "given my druthers, I''d eat cake"
An adherent of an esoteric monotheistic religious sect living in the relative security of the mountains of Syria and Lebanon who believes that Al-hakim was an incarnation of God; "a Druze is permitted to conform outwardly to the faith of the unbelievers a
A reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
Remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair"
Become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the sun"
Practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages; "he''s been dry for ten years"; "no thank you; I happen to be teetotal"
Lacking warmth or emotional involvement; "a dry greeting"; "a dry reading of the lines"; "a dry critique"
Having a large proportion of strong liquor; "a very dry martini is almost straight gin"
Without a mucous or watery discharge; "a dry cough"; "that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose"
Humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit"
Suffering from fluid deprivation; "his mouth was dry"
(of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish; "dry toast"; "dry meat"
Having no adornment or coloration; "dry facts"; "rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner"
Unproductive especially of the expected results; "a dry run"; "a mind dry of new ideas"
Used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones; "dry weight"
Lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless; "a dry book"; "a dry lecture filled with trivial details"; "dull and juiceless as only book knowledge can be when it is unrelated to...life"- John Mason Brown Back to top
(of wines) not sweet because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation; "a dry white burgundy"
Not shedding tears; "dry sobs"; "with dry eyes"
Free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet; "dry land"; "dry clothes"; "a dry climate"; "dry splintery boards"; "a dry river bed"; "the paint is dry"
Not producing milk; "a dry cow"
Opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers"; "a dry state"
An ordinary thermometer with a dry bulb; used to measure the air temperature
Cleaned with chemical solvents
Haul a ship into a drydock
Free from tears
The act of killing from ambush
Take care of an infant without breastfeeding it
Affect or be affected with dry-rot
Having or keeping the feet or shoes dry; "a land bridge over which man and beasts could have crossed dry-shod"
A stone wall made with stones fitted together without mortar
A deity or nymph of the woods
Comprises tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia: very dwarf plants having short tufted and usually unifoliate stems with usually solitary flowers
Mountain avens
Creeping evergreen shrub with large white flowers; widely distributed in northern portions of Eurasia and North America
The outstanding poet and dramatist of the Restoration (1631-1700)
A large dock from which water can be pumped out; used for building ships or for repairing a ship below its waterline Back to top
Haul a ship into a drydock
An appliance that removes moisture
Textiles or clothing and related merchandise
A substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture)
An oil that hardens in air due to oxidation and is often used as a paint or varnish base
The process of extracting moisture
Low deciduous shrub of the eastern United States bearing dark blue sweet berries
Low deciduous shrub of the eastern United States bearing dark blue sweet berries
In a dry laconic manner; "I know that," he said dryly
A genus of Colubridae
Large dark-blue nonvenomous snake that invades burrows; found in southern North America and Mexico
A variety of indigo snake
Epiphytic ferns of Madagascar to tropical Asia and New Guinea
Large robust epiphytic ferns of tropical forest and scrub; Africa and Asia and Australia
Giant epiphytic or lithophytic fern; Asia to Polynesia and Australia
The condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)
Considered a possible ancestor to both anthropoid apes and humans
Genus of Old World hominoids; Miocene and Pliocene
Fossil hominoids from northern central Hungary; late Miocene
Alternative names for one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems Back to top
Large widespread genus of medium-sized terrestrial ferns; in some classification systems placed in Polypodiaceae
European shield fern
Fern of North America and Europe whose rhizomes and stalks yield an oleoresin used to expel tapeworms
Fern or northern Eurasia and North America having fragrant fronds
North American fern with a blackish lustrous stipe
Beech fern of North American woodlands having straw-colored stripes
North American fern with evergreen fronds
Slender shield fern of moist woods of eastern North America; sometimes placed in genus Dryopteris
A fern of the genus Dryopteris
Common European mountain fern having fragrant lemon or balsam scented fronds
Beech fern of North America and Eurasia
Fern having pinnatifid fronds and growing in wet places; cosmopolitan in north temperate regions
Fern of northeastern North America
Spiny-leaved perennial herb of southern Europe having terminal clusters of small flowers
A voltaic battery consisting of two or more dry cells
A small Leclanche cell containing no free liquid; the electrolyte is a paste and the negative zinc pole forms the container of the cell; used in flashlights, portable radios, etc.
A cereal that is not heated before serving
Clean with chemical agents
The operator of dry-cleaning establishment
Shop where dry cleaning is done Back to top
The act of cleaning (fabrics) with a solvent other than water
A large dock from which water can be pumped out; used for building ships or for repairing a ship below its waterline
A fly (fisherman''s lure) that skims the surface of the water
(pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color
Solidified carbon dioxide; dry ice sublimates at -78.5 C and is used mainly as a refrigerant
A kiln for drying and seasoning lumber
The solid part of the earth''s surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground"
Masonry without mortar
A unit of capacity for dry commodities (as fruit or grain)
Dehydrated milk
A dry swab for dusting floors
Abnormal dryness of the mouth resulting from decreased secretion of saliva
One to three tablespoons of powdered mustard dissolved in a glass of warm water is a homemade emetic
A nurse who cares for but does not suckle an infant
Remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair"
Become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the sun"
Become empty of water; "The river runs dry in the summer"
A United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic inches
Engraving consisting of an intaglio plate engraved with a sharp steel needle
A print produced by dry point engraving Back to top
A United States dry unit equal to 2 pints or 67.2 cubic inches
A fungus causing dry rot
A crumbling and drying of timber or bulbs or potatoes or fruit caused by a fungus
A practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert); "he missed too many rehearsals"; "a rehearsal will be held the day before the wedding"
One of the two seasons in tropical climates
Inflammation in the socket of a tooth; sometimes occurs after a tooth is extracted and a blood clot fails to form
A unit of capacity for dry commodities (as fruit or grain)
Lose water or moisture; "In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly"
Dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture; "a mummified body was found"
Dry pale amber variety
A stone wall made with stones fitted together without mortar
The activity of building stone walls without mortar
The dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
An honorary degree in science
The bureau in the State Department that is responsible for the security of diplomats and embassies overseas
A generic name for digital lines that are provided by telephone companies to their local subscribers and that carry data at high speeds
The agency in the Department of Defense that provides scientific and technical information to federal agencies and their contractors
Acute delirium caused by alcohol poisoning
Two items of the same kind
A grammatical number category referring to two items or units as opposed to one item (singular) or more than two items (plural); "ancient Greek had the dual form but it has merged with the plural form in modern Greek" Back to top
Consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs; "an egg with a double yolk"; "a double (binary) star"; "double doors"; "dual controls for pilot and copilot"; "duple (or double) time consists of two (or a multiple of two) beats to a me
Having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; "a double (or dual) role for an actor"; "the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson; "every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederic
Having a median strip or island between lanes of traffic moving in opposite directions; "a divided highway"
The doctrine that reality consists of two basic opposing elements, often taken to be mind and matter (or mind and body), or good and evil
An adherent of dualism
Of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of dualism; "a Manichaean conflict between good and evil"
(geometry) the interchangeability of the roles of points and planes in the theorems of projective geometry
(physics) the property of matter and electromagnetic radiation that is characterized by the fact that some properties can be explained best by wave theory and others by particle theory
Being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses; "the dichotomy between eastern and western culture"
A highway divided down the middle by a barrier that separates traffic going in different directions; "in England they call a divided highway a dual carriageway"
(computer science) one of a set of small on-off switches mounted in computer hardware; used in place of jumpers to configure the machine for a user
A type of passive matrix display in which the top and bottom half of the screen are refreshed simultaneously
Provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign language
Give a nickname to
Raise (someone) to knighthood; "The Beatles were knighted"
Port city in the United Arab Emirates on the Persian Gulf
Tallow mixed with oil; used to make leather soft and waterproof
A new soundtrack that is added to a film
The state of being unsure of something
Fraught with uncertainty or doubt; "they were doubtful that the cord would hold"; "it was doubtful whether she would be admitted"; "dubious about agreeing to go" Back to top
Not convinced; "they admitted the force of my argument but remained dubious"
Open to doubt or suspicion; "the candidate''s doubtful past"; "he has a dubious record indeed"; "what one found uncertain the other found dubious or downright false"; "it was more than dubitable whether the friend was as influential as she thought"- Karen
In a doubtful manner; "Gerald shook his head doubtfully"
In a questionable and dubious manner; "these were estates his father questionably acquired"
Uncertainty about the truth or factuality of existence of something; "the dubiousness of his claim"; "there is no question about the validity of the enterprise"
The state of being unsure of something
Open to doubt or suspicion; "the candidate''s doubtful past"; "he has a dubious record indeed"; "what one found uncertain the other found dubious or downright false"; "it was more than dubitable whether the friend was as influential as she thought"- Karen
Capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Free State
A resident of Dublin
United States writer (1885-1940)
(trademark) a sweet aromatic French wine (red or white) used chiefly as an apertif
A port city in southwestern Croatia on the Adriatic; a popular tourist center
A town in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River
43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert Walker Bush (born in 1946)
43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert Walker Bush (born in 1946)
Of or belonging to or suitable for a duke; "ducal palace"
Formerly a gold coin of various European countries
Leader; "Mussolini was called Il Duce"
French artist who immigrated to the United States; a leader in the Dada movement in New York City; was first to exhibit commonplace objects as art (1887-1968)
The most common form of muscular dystrophy; inheritance is X-linked recessive (carried by females but affecting only males) Back to top
The wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
French noblewoman who was the mistress of Henry II; she had more influence over him than did his wife Catherine de Medicis (1499-1566)
Italian noblewoman and patron of the arts (1480-1519)
United States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication
The domain controlled by a duke or duchess
Small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
A heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents
Flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)
(cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman
Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
To move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away; "Before he could duck, another stone struck him"
Submerge or plunge suddenly
Dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool"
(cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman
Having a beak resembling that of a duck; "a duck-billed dinosaur"
Any of numerous large bipedal ornithischian dinosaurs having a horny duck-like bill and webbed feet; may have been partly aquatic
Small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae
Small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae
Primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout
Having a beak resembling that of a duck; "a duck-billed dinosaur" Back to top
Small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae
A boardwalk laid across muddy ground
The act of wetting something by submerging it
Hunting ducks
An instrument of punishment consisting of a chair in which offenders were ducked in water
Young duck
Flesh of a young domestic duck
A bowling pin that is short and squat by comparison with a tenpin
A bowling game using a pin smaller than a tenpin but proportionately wider
A game in which a flat stone is bounced along the surface of calm water
Any small or minute aquatic plant of the family Lemnaceae that float on or near the surface of shallow ponds
Family of small free-floating thalloid plants
A special loved one
Down of the duck
Hunter of ducks
Hunting ducks
A pate made from duck liver
A thick sweet and pungent Chinese condiment
Small lead shot for shotgun shells
Any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic" Back to top
An enclosed conduit for a fluid
A bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; "the tear duct was obstructed"; "the alimentary canal"; "poison is released through a channel in the snake''s fangs"
A continuous tube formed by a row of elongated cells lacking intervening end walls
Capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out; "ductile copper"; "malleable metals such as gold"; "they soaked the leather to made it pliable"; "pliant molten glass"; "made of highly tensile steel alloy"
Easily influenced
The malleability of something that can be drawing into wires or hammered into thin sheets
Not having a duct; "ductless glands"
Any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream
A very small duct
A very small duct
A blood vessel in a fetus that bypasses pulmonary circulation by connecting the pulmonary artery directly to the ascending aorta; normally closes at birth
A duct that carries spermatozoa from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct
A gland that secretes externally through a duct
A wide silvery adhesive tape intended to seal joints in sheet metal duct work but having many other uses; "duct tape holds the world together"
French marshal in the Napoleonic Wars (1769-1815)
French prelate and statesman; principal minister to Louis XIII (1585-1642)
French statesman (1560-1641)
An event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned"
An explosion that fails to occur
Someone who is unsuccessful Back to top
Failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive; "he stepped on a dud mine"
A man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
A clay pipe with a short stem
A holiday resort offering ranch activities (riding and camping)
A feeling of intense indignation (now used only in the phrase `in high dudgeon'')
English actor and comedian who appeared on television and in films (born in 1935)
English actor and comedian who appeared on television and in films (born in 1935)
Informal terms for clothing
That which is deserved or owed; "give the devil his due"
A payment that is due (e.g., as the price of membership); "the society dropped him for non-payment of dues"
Reasonable in the circumstances; "gave my comments due consideration"; "exercising due care"
Owed and payable immediately or on demand; "payment is due"
Suitable to or expected in the circumstances; "all due respect"; "due cause to honor them"; "a long due promotion"; "in due course"
Proper and appropriate; fitting; "richly deserved punishment"; "due esteem"
Directly or exactly; straight; "went due North"
Scheduled to arrive; "the train is due in 15 minutes"
Any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups)
A prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor
Fight a duel, as over one''s honor or a woman; "In the 19th century, men often dueled over small matters"
A person who fights duels Back to top
A person who fights duels
A person who fights duels
A person who fights duels
A woman chaperon
(ballet) a dance for two people (usually a ballerina and a danseur noble)
A musical composition for two performers
A pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable twosome"
Two performers or singers who perform together
Two items of the same kind
A musical composition for two performers
Two performers or singers who perform together
The care that a reasonable man would exercise under the circumstances; the standard for determining legal duty
The date on which a financial obligation must be repaid
The cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
The cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees
(law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards
(law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards
The cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees
(usually followed by `to'') able to be assigned or credited to; "punctuation errors ascribable to careless proofreading"; "the cancellation of the concert was due to the rain"; "the oversight was not imputable to him"; "decide to which of these motives su
The cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees Back to top
A stiff flour pudding steamed or boiled usually containing e.g. currents and citron
A coarse heavy woolen fabric
A large cylindrical bag of heavy cloth; for carrying personal belongings
A large cylindrical bag of heavy cloth; for carrying personal belongings
A warm coat made of duffel; usually has a hood and fastens with toggles
An incompetent or clumsy person; "as a golfer he was only a duffer"
A coarse heavy woolen fabric
A large cylindrical bag of heavy cloth; for carrying personal belongings
A large cylindrical bag of heavy cloth; for carrying personal belongings
A warm coat made of duffel; usually has a hood and fastens with toggles
French painter noted for brightly colored scenes (1877-1953)
An udder or breast or teat
Scottish philosopher and follower of Thomas Reid (1753-1828)
Sirenian tusked mammal found from eastern Africa to Australia; the flat tail is bilobate
A family of mammals of order Sirenia including dugongs and Steller''s sea cow
Sirenian tusked mammal found from eastern Africa to Australia; the flat tail is bilobate
A fortification of earth; mostly or entirely below ground
Either of two low shelters on either side of a baseball diamond where the players and coaches sit during the game
A canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log
A canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log Back to top
French composer (1865-1935)
A British peer of the highest rank
A nobleman (in various countries) of high rank
The domain controlled by a duke or duchess
The dignity or rank or position of a duke
United States jazz composer and piano player and bandleader (1899-1974)
Deciduous erect or spreading shrub with spiny branches and violet-purple flowers followed by orange-red berries; southeastern Europe to China
English general; son of George II; fought unsuccessfully in the battle of Fontenoy (1721-1765)
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
English general considered one of the greatest generals in history (1650-1722)
British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852)
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
A university in Durham, North Carolina
United States film actor who played tough heroes (1907-1979)
Pleasing to the ear; "the dulcet tones of the cello"
Extremely pleasant in a gentle way; "the most dulcet swimming on the most beautiful and remote beaches"
The organ stop having a tone of soft sweet string quality
Make sweeter in taste
A trapezoidal zither whose metal strings are struck with light hammers
A stringed instrument used in American folk music; an elliptical body and a fretted fingerboard and three strings Back to top
Make sweeter in taste
Make less lively or vigorous; "Middle age dulled her appetite for travel"
Become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness; "the varnished table top dulled with time"
Become less interesting or attractive
Make dull in appearance; "Age had dulled the surface"
Make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife''s edge"
Make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses"
Deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
(of business) not active or brisk; "business is dull (or slow)"; "a sluggish market"
Emitting or reflecting very little light; "a dull glow"; "dull silver badly in need of a polish"; "a dull sky"
(of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted; "dull greens and blues"
Slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials mak
Darkened with overcast; "a dark day"; "a dull sky"; "a gray rainy afternoon"; "gray clouds"; "the sky was leaden and thick"
Not having a sharp edge or point; "the knife was too dull to be of any use"
Not keenly felt; "a dull throbbing"; "dull pain"
Lacking in liveliness or animation; "he was so dull at parties"; "a dull political campaign"; "a large dull impassive man"; "dull days with nothing to do"; "how dull and dreary the world is"; "fell back into one of her dull moods"
So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn''t capture their attention";
Being or made softer or less loud or clear; "the dull boom of distant breaking waves"; "muffled drums"; "the muffled noises of the street"; "muted trumpets"
Not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft; "the dull thud"; "thudding bullets"
Blunted in responsiveness or sensibility; "a dull gaze"; "so exhausted she was dull to what went on about her"- Willa Cather Back to top
A person who evokes boredom
A person who is not very bright; "The economy, stupid!"
Deprived of color; "colors dulled by too much sun"; "grayed with the dust of the road"
Made dull or blunt
Having lost or been caused to lose interest because of overexposure; "the mind of the audience is becoming dulled"; "the benumbed intellectual faculties can no longer respond"
United States diplomat who (as Secretary of State) pursued a policy of opposition to the USSR by providing aid to American allies (1888-1959)
Without sharpness of edge or point
A lack of visual brightness
The quality of lacking interestingness
The quality of being slow to understand
Without liveliness; "she nodded her head dully"
Without luster or shine; "the light shone dully through the haze"; "unpolished buttons glinted dully"
Without sharpness of edge or point
A lack of visual brightness
The quality of lacking interestingness
The quality of being slow to understand
Coarse edible red seaweed
A city in northeast Minnesota on Lake Superior
At the proper time; "she was duly apprised of the raise"
French writer remembered for his swashbuckling historical tales (1802-1870) Back to top
Unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
Lacking the power of human speech; "dumb animals"
Unable to speak temporarily; "struck dumb"; "speechless with shock"
Slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials mak
An exercising weight; two spheres connected by a short bar that serves as a handle
An ignorant or foolish person
Be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don''t know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"
As if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise; "a circle of policement stood dumbfounded by her denial of having seen the accident"; "the flabbergasted aldermen were speechless"; "was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion"
Bewildering or striking dumb with wonder
In an inarticulate manner; "I nodded dumbly and he slit the envelope"
In a stupid manner; "he had so rapaciously desired and so obtusely expected to find her alone"
The quality of being mentally slow and limited
A small elevator used to convey food (or other goods) from one floor of a building to another
A bomb that falls because of gravity and is not guided to a target
A evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves; contains a poison that swells the tongue and throat hence the name
A performance using gestures and body movements without words
A soft-nosed small-arms bullet that expands when it hits a target and causes a gaping wound
A soft-nosed small-arms bullet that expands when it hits a target and causes a gaping wound
Leishmaniasis of the viscera
Catbirds Back to top
North American songbird whose call resembles a cat''s mewing
As if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise; "a circle of policement stood dumbfounded by her denial of having seen the accident"; "the flabbergasted aldermen were speechless"; "was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion"
Bewildering or striking dumb with wonder
A cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet
A figure representing the human form
An ignorant or foolish person
A person who does not talk
Make a dummy of; "dummy up the books that are to be published"
Having the appearance of being real but lacking capacity to function; "a dummy corporation"
Refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent; "The children shut up when their father approached"
Make a dummy of; "dummy up the books that are to be published"
A form of whist with three players; four hands are dealt with the hand opposite the dealer being face up
(computer science) a copy of the contents of a computer storage device; sometimes used in debugging programs
A piece of land where waste materials are dumped
A coarse term for defecation; "he took a shit"
Knock down with force; "He decked his opponent"
Fall abruptly; "It plunged to the bottom of the well"
Drop in a heap or mass
Sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly; "The company dumped him after many years of service"; "She dumped her boyfriend when she fell in love with a rich man"
Throw away as refuse; "No dumping in these woods!" Back to top
Sell at artificially low prices
A cart that can be tilted to empty contents without handling
That is dropped in a heap; "his hastily dumped clothes"; "the money was there, dumped all over the floor"
Truck whose contents can be emptied without handling; the front end of the platform can be pneumatically raised so that the load is discharged by gravity
A short and stout physique
Selling goods abroad at a price below that charged in the domestic market
Dessert made by baking fruit wrapped in pastry
Small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough
Small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough
An informal expression for a mildly depressed state; "in the dumps"; "have the mopes"
A piece of land where waste materials are dumped
A container designed to receive and transport and dump waste
Short and fat
Short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature; "some people seem born to be square and chunky"; "a dumpy little dumpling of a woman"; "dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears"; "a little church with a squat tower"; "a squatty
A surveyor''s level having a short telescope fixed to a horizontally rotating table and a spirit level
A routine that writes from an internal store to some external medium
Truck whose contents can be emptied without handling; the front end of the platform can be pneumatically raised so that the load is discharged by gravity
Sumerian and Babylonian god of pastures and vegetation; consort of Inanna
Horse of a dull brownish gray color
A color varying around light grayish brown; "she wore a dun raincoat" Back to top
Make a dun color
Cure by salting; "dun codfish"
Persistently ask for overdue payment; "The grocer dunned his customers every day by telephone"
Treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
Of a dull grayish brown to brownish gray color; "the dun and dreary prairie"
United States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927)
Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978)
Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978)
These words are used to express a low opinion of someone''s intelligence
A cone-shaped paper hat formerly placed on the head of slow or lazy pupils
A cone-shaped paper hat formerly placed on the head of slow or lazy pupils
Australian timber tree resembling the kauri but having wood much lighter in weight and softer
These words are used to express a low opinion of someone''s intelligence
A ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans
A recreational vehicle with large tires used on beaches or sand dunes
Bicycling or motorcycling on sand dunes
Fecal matter of animals
Defecate; used of animals
Fertilize or dress with dung; "you must dung the land"
A coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric Back to top
Small edible crab of Pacific coast of North America
Small Pacific coast crab
A dark cell (usually underground) where prisoners can be confined
The main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
A heap of dung or refuse
A foul or degraded condition
Any of numerous beetles that roll balls of dung on which they feed and in which they lay eggs
A basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket
Dip into a liquid while eating; "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce"
Immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint"
Make a dunk shot, in basketball; "He dunked the ball"
An adherent of Baptistic doctrines (who practice baptism by immersion)
Wet from being plunged into liquid; "a dunked doughnut"; "fell into the pool and came up soused"
An adherent of Baptistic doctrines (who practice baptism by immersion)
A basketball player who is able to make dunk shots
An eater who dips food into a liquid before eating it; "he was a dunker--he couldn''t eat a doughnut without a cup of coffee to dunk it in"
A city in northern France on the North Sea where in World War II (1940) 330,000 Allied troops had to be evacuated from the beaches at Dunkirk in a desperate retreat under enemy fire
A Baptist denomination founded in 1708 by Americans of German descent; opposed to military service and taking legal oaths; practiced trine immersion
A city in northern France on the North Sea where in World War II (1940) 330,000 Allied troops had to be evacuated from the beaches at Dunkirk in a desperate retreat under enemy fire
A crisis in which a desperate effort is the only alternative to defeat; "the Russians had to pull off a Dunkirk to get out of there" Back to top
A basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket
Small common sandpiper that breeds in northern or arctic regions and winters in southern United States or Mediterranean regions
Small brownish European songbird
Scottish theologian who was very influential in the Middle Ages (1265-1308)
A musical composition for two performers
A pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable twosome"
Two performers or singers who perform together
Two items of the same kind
Based on twelve; "the duodecimal number system"
In or relating to the duodenum; "duodenal ulcer"
Alimentary tract smear of material obtained from the duodenum
A peptic ulcer of the duodenum
The part of the small intestine between the stomach and the jejunum
A part of the script in which the speaking roles are limited to two actors
A conversation between two persons
A person who is tricked or swindled
Fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can''t fool me!"
Something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
Consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs; "an egg with a double yolk"; "a double (binary) star"; "double doors"; "dual controls for pilot and copilot"; "duple (or double) time consists of two (or a multiple of two) beats to a me
An apartment having rooms on two floors that are connected by a staircase Back to top
A house with two units sharing a common wall
Allowing communication in opposite directions simultaneously; "duplex system"; "duplex telephony"
(used technically of a device or process) having two parts; "a duplex transaction"
An apartment having rooms on two floors that are connected by a staircase
A house with two units sharing a common wall
Musical time with two beats in each bar
The quality of being reproducible
Capable of being duplicated
Capable of being duplicated
A copy that corresponds to an original exactly; "he made a duplicate for the files"
Something additional of the same kind; "he always carried extras in case of an emergency"
Increase twofold; "The population doubled within 50 years"
Make or do or perform again; "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick"
Make a duplicate or duplicates of; "Could you please duplicate this letter for me?"
Duplicate or match; "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse"
Being two identical
Identically copied from an original; "a duplicate key"
The act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something; "this kind of duplication is wasteful"
A copy that corresponds to an original exactly; "he made a duplicate for the files"
Apparatus that makes copies of typed, written or drawn material Back to top
In former classifications considered a suborder of Rodentia coextensive with the order Lagomorpha: gnawing animals
Marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill; "a double-dealing double agent"; "a double-faced infernal traitor and
Acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another
A fraudulent or duplicitous representation
The outermost (and toughest) of the 3 meninges
Permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force; "they advertised the durability of their products"
Existing for a long time; "hopes for a durable peace"; "a long-lasting friendship"
Very long lasting; "less durable rocks were gradually worn away to form valleys"; "the perdurable granite of the ancient Appalachian spine of the continent"
Serviceable for a long time; "durable denim jeans"
A fabric that has been chemically processed to resist wrinkles and hold its shape
Consumer goods that are not destroyed by use
Consumer goods that are not destroyed by use
A fabric that has been chemically processed to resist wrinkles and hold its shape
An androgen (trade names Durabolin or Kabolin) that is used to treat testosterone deficiency or breast cancer or osteoporosis
Of or relating to the dura mater
An aluminum-based alloy
The older inactive central wood of a tree or woody plant; usually darker and denser than the surrounding sapwood
Imprisonment (especially for a long time)
A city in north central Mexico; mining center
United States historian (1885-1981) Back to top
United States comedian remembered for his large nose and hoarse voice (1893-1980)
Continuance in time; "the ceremony was of short duration"; "he complained about the length of time required"
The property of enduring or continuing in time
The period of time during which something continues
The aspect of a verb that expresses its duration
The aspect of a verb that expresses its duration
Port city in western Albania on the Adriatic
The outermost (and toughest) of the 3 meninges
A port city in eastern South Africa on the Indian Ocean; resort and industrial center
The room in the palace of a native prince of India in which audiences and receptions occur
A leading German painter and engraver of the Renaissance (1471-1528)
Compulsory force or threat; "confessed under duress"
Goddess of war; a malevolent aspect of Devi; "the inaccessible"
English breed of short-horned cattle
A city of north central North Carolina; site of Duke University
Huge fruit native to southeastern Asia `smelling like Hell and tasting like Heaven''; seeds are roasted and eaten like nuts
Tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind
Tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind
A genus of tall Asian trees of the family Bombacaceae
Tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind Back to top
Tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind
French sociologist and first professor of sociology at the Sorbonne (1858-1917)
Deciduous European oak valued for its tough elastic wood
Sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa
English writer of Irish descent who spent much of his in Mediterranean regions (1912-1990)
Port city in western Albania on the Adriatic
Wheat with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown especially in southern Russia, North Africa, and northern central North America
Wheat with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown especially in southern Russia, North Africa, and northern central North America
The capital of Tajikistan; formerly Stalinabad 1926-1991
Italian actress best known for her performances in tragic roles (1858-1924)
The capital of Tajikistan; formerly Stalinabad 1926-1991
Crab-eating dog
Wild dog of northern South America
The time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night"
A swarthy complexion
The state of being poorly illuminated
Naturally having skin of a dark color; "a dark-skinned beauty"; "gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks"; "a smile on his swarthy face"; "`swart'' is archaic"
Lighted by or as if by twilight; "The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn"-Henry Fielding; "the twilight glow of the sky"; "a boat on a twilit river"
Host to Lyme disease tick (Ixodes pacificus) in northern California
Common North American salamander mottled with dull brown or grayish-black Back to top
Relatively slender blue-gray shark; nearly worldwide in tropical and temperate waters
An industrial city in western Germany on the Rhine
Fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air; "the furniture was covered with dust"
Free microscopic particles of solid material; "astronomers say that the empty space between planets actually contains measurable amounts of dust"
The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
Remove the dust from; "dust the cabinets"
Rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape; "The artist dusted the charcoal drawing down to a faint image"
Distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon"
Cover with a light dusting of a substance; "dust the bread with flour"
Covered with a layer of dusty; "a dusty pile of books"
A bin that holds rubbish until it is collected
A truck for collecting domestic refuse; "in England a garbage truck is called a dustcart"
A piece of cloth used for dusting
A pitch thrown deliberately close to the batter
A piece of cloth used for dusting
A loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles
A windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand; "it was the kind of duster not experienced in years"
A fine powder for spreading on the body (as after bathing)
Versatile United States film actor (born in 1937)
As fine and powdery as dust Back to top
Someone employed to collect and dispose of refuse
A dry swab for dusting floors
A short-handled receptacle into which dust can be swept
The quantity that a dustpan will hold
The quantity that a dustpan will hold
A piece of cloth used for dusting
An angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"
Covered with a layer of dusty; "a dusty pile of books"
An old cottage garden plant of southeastern Europe widely cultivated for its attractive white woolly foliage and showy crimson flowers
Herb with grayish leaves found along the east coast of North America; used as an ornamental plant
A plant having leaves and stems covered with down that resembles dust
Stiff much-branched perennial of the Mediterranean region having very white woolly stems and leaves; sometimes placed in genus Cineraria
Shrubby perennial of the Canary Islands having white flowers and leaves and hairy stems covered with dustlike down; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
A bag into which dirt is sucked by a vacuum cleaner
A region subject to dust storms; especially the central region of United States subject to dust storms in the 1930s
A cloud of dust suspended in the air
A loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles
The act of contaminating with dust particles
State of being contaminated with dust
A removable plastic protective covering for a piece of equipment Back to top
A large piece of cloth used to cover furniture that is not in use for a long period
A paper jacket for a book; a jacket on which promotional information is printed
A miniature whirlwind strong enough to whip dust and leaves and litter into the air
A paper jacket for a book; a jacket on which promotional information is printed
A dry swab for dusting floors
A large piece of cloth used to cover furniture that is not in use for a long period
A windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand; "it was the kind of duster not experienced in years"
A paper jacket for a book; a jacket on which promotional information is printed
The West Germanic language of the Netherlands
The people of the Netherlands; "the Dutch are famous for their tulips"
Of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture; "Dutch painting"; "Dutch painters"
A vector of the fungus causing Dutch elm disease
Cocoa powder treated with a mild alkalizing agent (such as baking soda)
A native or inhabitant of Holland
Hardy deciduous vine having large leaves and flowers with the calyx tube curved like the bowl of a pipe
Delicate spring-flowering plant of the eastern United States having double-spurred white flowers
A method of selling in which the price is reduced until a buyer is found
An industrial center and the nominal capital of the Netherlands; center of the diamond-cutting industry; seat of an important stock exchange; known for its canals and art museum
Tropical American high-climbing bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a preferred food bean in Great Britain
Creeping European clover having white to pink flowers and bright green leaves; naturalized in United States; widely grown for forage Back to top
Courage resulting from intoxication
An exterior door divided in two horizontally; either half can be closed or open independently
A republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including more than 13,000 islands; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1945; the principal oil producer in the Far East and Pacific regions
Any of various hybrid ornamental European shade trees ranging from dwarf to tall
Disease of elms caused by a fungus
Fungus causing Dutch elm disease
Formerly the basic unit of money in the Netherlands; equal to 100 cents
A republic in northeastern South America on the Atlantic; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1975
A hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling
Bulbous Spanish iris with red-violet flowers
Bulbous Spanish iris having blue flowers
United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925)
Monetary unit in the Netherlands
N oven consisting of a metal box for cooking in front of a fire
Iron or earthenware cooking pot; used for stews
The people of the Netherlands; "the Dutch are famous for their tulips"
A dinner where each person pays for his own
A counselor who admonishes frankly and sternly
Willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect; "a dutiful child"; "a dutiful citizen"; "Patient Griselda was a chaste and duteous wife";
Subject to import tax; "dutiable imports" Back to top
Willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect; "a dutiful child"; "a dutiful citizen"; "Patient Griselda was a chaste and duteous wife";
Out of a sense of duty; in a dutiful manner; "he dutifully visited his mother every Sunday"
Piety by virtue of devotion to duty
Work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons; "the duties of the job"
The social force that binds you to your obligations and the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- Jo
A government tax on imports or exports; "they signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries"
Under a moral obligation to do something
Exempt from duty; "duty-free liquor"
A duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces); "hazardous duty"
The time period during which you are at work
A period of time spent in military service
Oppressive Haitian dictator (1907-1971)
Son and successor of Francois Duvalier as president of Haiti; he was overthrown by a mass uprising in 1986 (born in 1951)
A soft quilt usually filled with the down of the eider
Courtier and influential mistress of Louis XV who was guillotined during the French Revolution (1743-1793)
United States civil rights leader and political activist who campaigned for equality for Black Americans (1868-1963)
English writer and illustrator; grandfather of Daphne du Maurier (1834-1896)
English writer of melodramatic novels (1907-1989)
A digital videodisc; a recording (as of a movie) on an optical disk that can be played on a computer or a television set
Czech composer who combined folk elements with traditional forms (1841-1904) Back to top
A legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure
A person who is abnormally small
Check the growth of; "the lack of sunlight dwarfed these pines"
Make appear small by comparison; "This year''s debt dwarves that of last year"
A low perennial white-flowered trillium found in the southeastern United States
Atypically small; "dwarf tree"; "dwarf star"
Smallness of stature
A genetic abnormality resulting in short stature
Mat-forming evergreen Asiatic plant with finely cut leaves and small pink to burgundy flowers; grown as ground cover
Low-growing Asian banana tree cultivated especially in the West Indies for its clusters of edible yellow fruit
Low-growing tufted deciduous shrub of northern and alpine North America having pink to coral-red flowers followed by sweet blue berries
Low-growing tufted deciduous shrub of northern and alpine North America having pink to coral-red flowers followed by sweet blue berries
A spreading shrub with pink flowers; found in southeastern United States
Small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns
Stout hairy annual of eastern North America with sweet yellow fruits
Shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts
Deciduous shrubby tree of northeastern and central United States having a sweet edible nut and often forming dense thickets
Deciduous shrubby tree of northeastern and central United States having a sweet edible nut and often forming dense thickets
Creeping red-berried perennial herb distinguished by clustered leaf whorls at tips of shoots; Greenland to Alaska
Tiny gray woolly tufted annual with small golden-yellow flower heads; southeastern California to northwestern Arizona and southwestern Utah; sometimes placed in genus Eriophyllum Back to top
Small yellow-flowered herb resembling dandelions of central and southeastern United States
Bristly herb of eastern and central North America having black fruit and medicinal bark
Dwarf herbaceous elder of Europe having pink flowers and a nauseous odor
Fast-growing shrubby Asian tree naturalized in United States for shelter or ornament
Small Chinese shrub with smooth unfurrowed dark red fruit grown especially for its red or pink or white flowers
Evergreen shrub similar to golden chinkapin; mountains of California
Willow shrub of dry places in the eastern United States having long narrow leaves canescent beneath
Similar to but smaller than alpine hulsea
Low-growing summer-flowering iris of northeastern United States
Low-growing spring-flowering American iris with bright blue-lilac flowers
Procumbent or spreading juniper
A procumbent variety of the common juniper
Tufted spikemoss forming loose spreading mats; eastern North America
Small maple of northwestern North America
Low shrubby pine of central Europe with short bright green needles in bunches of two
Creeping raspberry of north temperate regions with yellow or orange berries
Small European herb with small yellow flowers
Deciduous shrubby tree of northeastern and central United States having a sweet edible nut and often forming dense thickets
Low tufted perennial phlox with needlelike evergreen leaves and pink or white flowers; native to United States and widely cultivated as a ground cover
Small (4 inches) fish found off Florida gulf coast Back to top
Small silky-haired pouched rodent; similar to but smaller than kangaroo rats
Asiatic shrub cultivated for its rosy red flowers
Very small (to 8 feet) sperm whale of central coasts of Atlantic and Pacific
European erect or depressed annual weedy spurge adventive in northeastern United States
Common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berries
Small early-blooming tulip
Widely distributed boreal shrubby willow with partially underground creeping stems and bright green glossy leaves
An insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or studying excessively
Think moodily or anxiously about something
Come back to; "Don''t dwell on the past"; "She is always harping on the same old things"
Make one''s home or live in; "She resides officially in Iceland"; "I live in a 200-year old house"; "These people inhabited all the islands that are now deserted"; "The plains are sparsely populated"
Originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"
A person who inhabits a particular place
Housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"
Housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"
Delay
United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961)
United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961)
United States tennis player who donated the Davis Cup for international team tennis competition (1879-1945)
United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961) Back to top
United States tennis player who donated the Davis Cup for international team tennis competition (1879-1945)
United States evangelist (1837-1899)
Become smaller or lose substance; "Her savings dwindled down"
Become smaller or lose substance; "Her savings dwindled down"
Become smaller or lose substance; "Her savings dwindled down"
A becoming gradually less; "there is no greater sadness that the dwindling away of a family"
Gradually decreasing until little remains
A becoming gradually less; "there is no greater sadness that the dwindling away of a family"
A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; forms compounds that are highly magnetic
Two items of the same kind
Of or relating to a dyad or based on two
An operation on exactly two operands
A form of government having two joint rulers
God of the sky
God of the sky
(Jewish folklore) a demon that enters the body of a living person and controls that body''s behavior
A usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
Color with dye; "Please dye these shoes"
A workshop where dyeing is done
(used of color) artificially produced; not natural; "a bleached blonde" Back to top
The use of dye to change the color of something permanently
Someone whose job is to dye cloth
Small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as weed in England and United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental
Small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as weed in England and United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental
European mignonette cultivated as a source of yellow dye; naturalized in North America
European mignonette cultivated as a source of yellow dye; naturalized in North America
Eastern North American herb whose yellow flowers are (or were) used in dyeing
European biennial formerly grown for the blue coloring matter yielded by its leaves
Creeping European perennial having red or pinkish-white flowers and red roots sometimes used as a substitute for madder in dyeing
Eurasian perennial herb with hairy divided leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in North America
A usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
Small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as weed in England and United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental
Any wood from which dye is obtained
The time when something ends; "it was the death of all his plans"; "a dying of old hopes"
In or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be; "a dying man"; "his dying wish"; "a dying fire"; "a dying civilization"
Eagerly desirous; "anxious to see the new show at the museum"; "dying to hear who won"
A language of Australian aborigines
A barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
Offensive terms for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine
Enclose with a dike; "dike the land to protect it from water" Back to top
Celtic god of the waves; son of Arianrhod
United States songwriter noted for his protest songs (born in 1941)
Welsh poet (1914-1953)
Welsh poet (1914-1953)
An efficient incentive; "they hoped it would act as a spiritual dynamic on all churches"
Expressing action rather than a state of being; used of verbs (e.g. `to run'') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running'' in `running water'')
Characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality; "a dynamic market"; "a dynamic speaker"; "the dynamic president of the firm"
Of or relating to dynamics
Characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality; "a dynamic market"; "a dynamic speaker"; "the dynamic president of the firm"
In a forceful dynamic manner; "this pianist plays dynamically"
(physics) a phase space togther with a transformation of that space
The branch of mechanics concerned with the forces that cause motions of bodies
(aeronautics) the state of equilibrium in which centrifugal forces due to a rotating mass (e.g., a propeller) do not produce force in the shaft and so vibration is reduced
A flow of electric charge
The capacity of a system to reproduce loud sounds without distortion
A measure of the resistance to flow of a fluid under an applied force
Make (a drug) effective; "dynamized medicine"
Make more dynamic; "She was dynamized by her desire to go to grad school"
The activeness of an energetic personality
Any of the various theories or doctrines or philosophical systems that attempt to explain the phenomena of the universe in terms of some immanent force or energy Back to top
An explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp
Blow up with dynamite; "The rock was dynamited"
A person who uses dynamite in a revolutionary cause
A person who uses dynamite in a revolutionary cause
Make (a drug) effective; "dynamized medicine"
Make more dynamic; "She was dynamized by her desire to go to grad school"
Generator consisting of a coil (the armature) that rotates between the poles of an electromagnet (the field magnet) causing a current to flow in the armature
Measuring instrument designed to measure power
Antibacterial (trade name Dynapen) used to treat staphylococcal infections that are resistant to penicillin
A hereditary ruler
Of or relating to or characteristic of a dynasty
A sequence of powerful leaders in the same family
A unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 cm/sec/sec to a mass of 1 gram
A disorder in the sense of touch
Impaired articulatory ability resulting from defects in the peripheral motor nerves or in the speech musculature
Impaired ability to learn grade-appropriate mathematics
Difficulty in defecating (usually as a consequence of long continued voluntary suppression of the urge to defecate)
An abnormal or physiologically unbalanced state of the body
A genus of slender long-legged bugs that feed on the developing seeds of cotton and stain it
An infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea Back to top
(medicine) any disturbance in the function of an organ or body part
(of a trait or condition) failing to serve an adjustive purpose; "dysfunctional behavior"
Impaired in function; especially of a bodily system or organ
Infertility between hybrids
Pertaining to or causing degeneration in the offspring produced
The study of the operation of factors causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced
Impaired ability to learn to write
Abnormality in performing voluntary muscle movements
Having impaired ability to comprehend written words usually associated with a neurologic disorder
Impaired ability to learn to read
Having impaired ability to comprehend written words usually associated with a neurologic disorder
Of or relating to or symptomatic of dyslexia
Impaired ability to express ideas verbally; usually resulting from difficulties of reasoning (as in feeble-mindedness or certain psychoses)
Expressing disapproval; "dyslogistic terms like `nitwit'' and `scalawag''"
Painful menstruation
Impairment of the sense of smell
A disorder in the sense of smell
Hereditary disease (autosomal recessive) consisting of an error is mucopolysaccharide metabolism; characterized by severe abnormalities in development of skeletal cartilage and bone and mental retardation
A disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea
A person suffering from indigestion Back to top
Irritable as if suffering from indigestion
Suffering from dyspepsia
Condition in which swallowing is difficult or painful
An offensive or disparaging expression that is substituted for an inoffensive one; "his favorite dysphemism was to ask for axle grease when he wanted butter"
Of an offensive substitute for inoffensive terminology; "`nigger'' is a dysphemistic term for `African-American''"
Speech disorder attributable to a disorder of phonation
Abnormal depression and discontent
Generalized feeling of distress
Abnormal development (of organs or cells) or an abnormal structure resulting from such growth
Relating to or evidencing dysplasia
Difficult or labored respiration
Not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty; "breathless at thought of what I had done"; "breathless from running"; "followed the match with breathless interest"
Not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty; "breathless at thought of what I had done"; "breathless from running"; "followed the match with breathless interest"
Difficult or labored respiration
Not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty; "breathless at thought of what I had done"; "breathless from running"; "followed the match with breathless interest"
Not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty; "breathless at thought of what I had done"; "breathless from running"; "followed the match with breathless interest"
A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; forms compounds that are highly magnetic
Inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait
Mild chronic depression; "I thought she had just been in a bad mood for thirty years, but the doctor called it dysthymia"
Mild chronic depression; "I thought she had just been in a bad mood for thirty years, but the doctor called it dysthymia" Back to top
A work of fiction describing an imaginary place where life is extremely bad because of deprivation or oppression or terror
State in which the condition of life is extremely bad as from deprivation or oppression or terror
As bad as can be; characterized by human misery; "AIDS is one of the dystopian harbingers of the global villages"- Susan Sontag
Of or pertaining to or resembling a dystopia
Any degenerative disorder resulting from inadequate or faulty nutrition
Any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles
Painful or difficult urination
Water beetles
The capital of Tajikistan; formerly Stalinabad 1926-1991
Mongolian wild ass
A surgical procedure usually performed under local anesthesia in which the cervix is dilated and the endometrial lining of the uterus is scraped with a curet; performed to obtain tissue samples or to stop prolonged bleeding or to remove small tumors or to
The lowest region of the ionosphere (35 to 50 miles up) that reflects low-frequency radio waves Back to top |