delirious
delirious (adj)
Raving.
delude
delude (v)
To mislead the mind or judgment of.
deluge
deluge (v)
To overwhelm with a flood of water.
delusion
delusion (n)
Mistaken conviction, especially when more or less enduring.
demagnetize
demagnetize (v)
To deprive (a magnet) of magnetism.
demagogue
demagogue (n)
An unprincipled politician.
demeanor
demeanor (n)
Deportment.
demented
demented (adj)
Insane.
demerit
demerit (n)
A mark for failure or bad conduct.
demise
demise (n)
Death.
demobilize
demobilize (v)
To disband, as troops.
demolish
demolish (v)
To annihilate.
demonstrable
demonstrable (adj)
Capable of positive proof.
demonstrate
demonstrate (v)
To prove indubitably.
demonstrative
demonstrative (adj)
Inclined to strong exhibition or expression of feeling or thoughts.
demonstrator
demonstrator (n)
One who proves in a convincing and conclusive manner.
demulcent
demulcent (n)
Any application soothing to an irritable surface
demurrage
demurrage (n)
the detention of a vessel beyond the specified time of sailing.
dendroid
dendroid (adj)
Like a tree.
dendrology
dendrology (n)
The natural history of trees.
denizen
denizen (n)
Inhabitant.
denominate
denominate (v)
To give a name or epithet to.
denomination
denomination (n)
A body of Christians united by a common faith and form of worship and discipline.
denominator
denominator (n)
Part of a fraction which expresses the number of equal parts into which the unit is divided.
denote
denote (v)
To designate by word or mark.
denouement
denouement (n)
That part of a play or story in which the mystery is cleared up.
denounce
denounce (v)
To point out or publicly accuse as deserving of punishment, censure, or odium.
dentifrice
dentifrice (n)
Any preparation used for cleaning the teeth.
denude
denude (v)
To strip the covering from.
denunciation
denunciation (n)
The act of declaring an action or person worthy of reprobation or punishment.
deplete
deplete (v)
To reduce or lessen, as by use, exhaustion, or waste.
deplorable
deplorable (adj)
Contemptible.
deplore
deplore (v)
To regard with grief or sorrow.
deponent
deponent (adj)
Laying down.
depopulate
depopulate (v)
To remove the inhabitants from.
deport
deport (v)
To take or send away forcibly, as to a penal colony.
deportment
deportment (n)
Demeanor.
deposition
deposition (n)
Testimony legally taken on interrogatories and reduced to writing, for use as evidence in court.
depositor
depositor (n)
One who makes a deposit, or has an amount deposited.
depository
depository (n)
A place where anything is kept in safety.
deprave
deprave (v)
To render bad, especially morally bad.
deprecate
deprecate (v)
To express disapproval or regret for, with hope for the opposite.
depreciate
depreciate (v)
To lessen the worth of.
depreciation
depreciation (n)
A lowering in value or an underrating in worth.
depress
depress (v)
To press down.
depression
depression (n)
A falling of the spirits.
depth
depth (n)
Deepness.
derelict
derelict (adj)
Neglectful of obligation.
deride
deride (v)
To ridicule.
derisible
derisible (adj)
Open to ridicule.
derision
derision (n)
Ridicule.
derivation
derivation (n)
That process by which a word is traced from its original root or primitive form and meaning.
derivative
derivative (adj)
Coming or acquired from some origin.
derive
derive (v)
To deduce, as from a premise.
dermatology
dermatology (n)
The branch of medical science which relates to the skin and its diseases.
derrick
derrick (n)
An apparatus for hoisting and swinging great weights.
descendant
descendant (n)
One who is descended lineally from another, as a child, grandchild, etc.
descendent
descendent (adj)
Proceeding downward.
descent
descent (n)
The act of moving or going downward.
descry
descry (v)
To discern.
desert
desert (v)
To abandon without regard to the welfare of the abandoned
desiccant
desiccant (n)
Any remedy which, when applied externally, dries up or absorbs moisture, as that of wounds.
designate
designate (v)
To select or appoint, as by authority.
desist
desist (v)
To cease from action.
desistance
desistance (n)
Cessation.
despair
despair (n)
Utter hopelessness and despondency.
desperado
desperado (n)
One without regard for law or life.
desperate
desperate (adj)
Resorted to in a last extremity, or as if prompted by utter despair.
despicable
despicable (adj)
Contemptible.
despond
despond (v)
To lose spirit, courage, or hope.
despondent
despondent (adj)
Disheartened.
despot
despot (n)
An absolute and irresponsible monarch.
despotism
despotism (n)
Any severe and strict rule in which the judgment of the governed has little or no part.
destitute
destitute (adj)
Poverty-stricken.
desultory
desultory (adj)
Not connected with what precedes.
deter
deter (v)
To frighten away.
deteriorate
deteriorate (v)
To grow worse.
determinate
determinate (adj)
Definitely limited or fixed.
determination
determination (n)
The act of deciding.
deterrent
deterrent (adj)
Hindering from action through fear.
detest
detest (v)
To dislike or hate with intensity.
detract
detract (v)
To take away in such manner as to lessen value or estimation.
detriment
detriment (n)
Something that causes damage, depreciation, or loss.
detrude
detrude (v)
To push down forcibly.
deviate
deviate (v)
To take a different course.
devilry
devilry (n)
Malicious mischief.
deviltry
deviltry (n)
Wanton and malicious mischief.
devious
devious (adj)
Out of the common or regular track.
devise
devise (v)
To invent.
devout
devout (adj)
Religious.
dexterity
dexterity (n)
Readiness, precision, efficiency, and ease in any physical activity or in any mechanical work.
diabolic
diabolic (adj)
Characteristic of the devil.
diacritical
diacritical (adj)
Marking a difference.
diagnose
diagnose (v)
To distinguish, as a disease, by its characteristic phenomena.
diagnosis
diagnosis (n)
Determination of the distinctive nature of a disease.
dialect
dialect (n)
Forms of speech collectively that are peculiar to the people of a particular district.
dialectician
dialectician (n)
A logician.
dialogue
dialogue (n)
A formal conversation in which two or more take part.
diaphanous
diaphanous (adj)
Transparent.
diatomic
diatomic (adj)
Containing only two atoms.
diatribe
diatribe (n)
A bitter or malicious criticism.
dictum
dictum (n)
A positive utterance.
didactic
didactic (adj)
Pertaining to teaching.
difference
difference (n)
Dissimilarity in any respect.
differentia
differentia (n)
Any essential characteristic of a species by reason of which it differs from other species.
differential
differential (adj)
Distinctive.
differentiate
differentiate (v)
To acquire a distinct and separate character.
diffidence
diffidence (n)
Self-distrust.
diffident
diffident (adj)
Affected or possessed with self-distrust.
diffusible
diffusible (adj)
Spreading rapidly through the system and acting quickly.
diffusion
diffusion (n)
Dispersion.
dignitary
dignitary (n)
One who holds high rank.
digraph
digraph (n)
A union of two characters representing a single sound.
digress
digress (v)
To turn aside from the main subject and for a time dwell on some incidental matter.
dilate
dilate (v)
To enlarge in all directions.
dilatory
dilatory (adj)
Tending to cause delay.
dilemma
dilemma (n)
A situation in which a choice between opposing modes of conduct is necessary.
dilettante
dilettante (n)
A superficial amateur.
diligence
diligence (n)
Careful and persevering effort to accomplish what is undertaken.
dilute
dilute (v)
To make more fluid or less concentrated by admixture with something.
diminution
diminution (n)
Reduction.
dimly
dimly (adv)
Obscurely.
diphthong
diphthong (n)
The sound produced by combining two vowels in to a single syllable or running together the sounds.
diplomacy
diplomacy (n)
Tact, shrewdness, or skill in conducting any kind of negotiations or in social matters.
diplomat
diplomat (n)
A representative of one sovereign state at the capital or court of another.
diplomatic
diplomatic (adj)
Characterized by special tact in negotiations.
diplomatist
diplomatist (n)
One remarkable for tact and shrewd management.
disagree
disagree (v)
To be opposite in opinion.
disallow
disallow (v)
To withhold permission or sanction.
disappear
disappear (v)
To cease to exist, either actually or for the time being.
disappoint
disappoint (v)
To fail to fulfill the expectation, hope, wish, or desire of.
disapprove
disapprove (v)
To regard with blame.
disarm
disarm (v)
To deprive of weapons.
disarrange
disarrange (v)
To throw out of order.
disavow
disavow (v)
To disclaim responsibility for.
disavowal
disavowal (n)
Denial.
disbeliever
disbeliever (n)
One who refuses to believe.
disburden
disburden (v)
To disencumber.
disburse
disburse (v)
To pay out or expend, as money from a fund.
discard
discard (v)
To reject.
discernible
discernible (adj)
Perceivable.
disciple
disciple (n)
One who believes the teaching of another, or who adopts and follows some doctrine.
disciplinary
disciplinary (adj)
Having the nature of systematic training or subjection to authority.
discipline
discipline (v)
To train to obedience.
disclaim
disclaim (v)
To disavow any claim to, connection with, or responsibility to.
discolor
discolor (v)
To stain.
discomfit
discomfit (v)
To put to confusion.
discomfort
discomfort (n)
The state of being positively uncomfortable.
disconnect
disconnect (v)
To undo or dissolve the connection or association of.
disconsolate
disconsolate (adj)
Grief-stricken.
discontinuance
discontinuance (n)
Interruption or intermission.
discord
discord (n)
Absence of harmoniousness.
discountenance
discountenance (v)
To look upon with disfavor.
discover
discover (v)
To get first sight or knowledge of, as something previously unknown or unperceived.
discredit
discredit (v)
To injure the reputation of.
discreet
discreet (adj)
Judicious.
discrepant
discrepant (adj)
Opposite.
discriminate
discriminate (v)
To draw a distinction.
discursive
discursive (adj)
Passing from one subject to another.
discussion
discussion (n)
Debate.
disenfranchise
disenfranchise (v)
To deprive of any right privilege or power
disengage
disengage (v)
To become detached.
disfavor
disfavor (n)
Disregard.
disfigure
disfigure (v)
To impair or injure the beauty, symmetry, or appearance of.
dishabille
dishabille (n)
Undress or negligent attire.
dishonest
dishonest (adj)
Untrustworthy.
disillusion
disillusion (v)
To disenchant.
disinfect
disinfect (v)
To remove or destroy the poison of infectious or contagious diseases.
disinfectant
disinfectant (n)
A substance used to destroy the germs of infectious diseases.
disinherit
disinherit (v)
To deprive of an inheritance.
disinterested
disinterested (adj)
Impartial.
disjunctive
disjunctive (adj)
Helping or serving to disconnect or separate.
dislocate
dislocate (v)
To put out of proper place or order.
dismissal
dismissal (n)
Displacement by authority from an office or an employment.
dismount
dismount (v)
To throw down, push off, or otherwise remove from a horse or the like.
disobedience
disobedience (n)
Neglect or refusal to comply with an authoritative injunction.
disobedient
disobedient (adj)
Neglecting or refusing to obey.
disown
disown (v)
To refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as connected with oneself.
disparage
disparage (v)
To regard or speak of slightingly.
disparity
disparity (n)
Inequality.
dispel
dispel (v)
To drive away by or as by scattering in different directions.
dispensation
dispensation (n)
That which is bestowed on or appointed to one from a higher power.
displace
displace (v)
To put out of the proper or accustomed place.
dispossess
dispossess (v)
To deprive of actual occupancy, especially of real estate.
disputation
disputation (n)
Verbal controversy.
disqualify
disqualify (v)
To debar.
disquiet
disquiet (v)
To deprive of peace or tranquillity.
disregard
disregard (v)
To take no notice of.
disreputable
disreputable (adj)
Dishonorable or disgraceful.
disrepute
disrepute (n)
A bad name or character.
disrobe
disrobe (v)
To unclothe.
disrupt
disrupt (v)
To burst or break asunder.
dissatisfy
dissatisfy (v)
To displease.
dissect
dissect (v)
To cut apart or to pieces.
dissection
dissection (n)
The act or operation of cutting in pieces, specifically of a plant or an animal.