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Dim(superl.) Not bright or distinct
(v. i.) To grow dim.
(v. t.) To deprive of distinct vision
Dime(n.) A silver coin of the United States, of the value of ten cents
Diminish(v. i.) To become or appear less or smaller
(v. t.) To lessen the authority or dignity of
Diminuendo(adv.) In a gradually diminishing manner
Diminution(n.) In counterpoint, the imitation of, or reply to, a subject, in notes of half the length or value of those the subject itself
Diminutive(a.) Below the average size
(n.) A derivative from a noun, denoting a small or a young object of the same kind with that denoted by the primitive
Dimity(n.) A cotton fabric employed for hangings and furniture coverings, and formerly used for women's under-garments
Dimorphism(n.) Crystallization in two independent forms of the same chemical compound, as of calcium carbonate as calcite and aragonite
Dimple(n.) A slight indentation on any surface.
(v. i.) To form dimples
(v. t.) To mark with dimples or dimplelike depressions.
Din(imp.) of Do
(n.) Loud, confused, harsh noise
(v. i.) To sound with a din
Dinar(n.) An ancient gold coin of the East.
Dine(v. i.) To eat the principal regular meal of the day
(v. t.) To dine upon
Ding(n.) A thump or stroke, especially of a bell.
(v. i.) To sound, as a bell
(v. t.) To cause to sound or ring.
Dink(a.) Trim
(v. t.) To deck
Dinner(n.) An entertainment
Dint(n.) A blow
(v. t.) To make a mark or cavity on or in, by a blow or by pressure
Diocesan(a.) Of or pertaining to a diocese
(n.) A bishop, viewed in relation to his diocese
Diocese(n.) The circuit or extent of a bishop's jurisdiction
Dioecious(a.) Having the sexes in two separate individuals
Dionysia(n. pl.) Any of the festivals held in honor of the Olympian god Dionysus. They correspond to the Roman Bacchanalia
Diopside(n.) A crystallized variety of pyroxene, of a clear, grayish green color
Dioptric(n.) A dioptre.
Diorama(n.) A building used for such an exhibition.
Diorite(n.) An igneous, crystalline in structure, consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar and hornblende
Dioxide(n.) An oxide containing but one atom or equivalent of oxygen to two of a metal
Dip(n.) A dipped candle.
(v. i.) To dip snuff.
(v. t.) To engage as a pledge
Diphenyl(n.) A white crystalline substance, C6H5.C6H5, obtained by leading benzene through a heated iron tube
Diphtheria(n.) A very dangerous contagious disease in which the air passages, and especially the throat, become coated with a false membrane, produced by the solidification of an inflammatory exudation
Diphthong(n.) A coalition or union of two vowel sounds pronounced in one syllable
(v. t.) To form or pronounce as a diphthong
Diphycercal(a.) Having the tail fin divided into two equal parts by the notochord, or end of the vertebral column
Diphyodont(a.) Having two successive sets of teeth (deciduous and permanent), one succeeding the other
(n.) An animal having two successive sets of teeth.
Diplex(a.) Pertaining to the sending of two messages in the same direction at the same time. Diplex and contraplex are the two varieties of duplex
Diploblastic(a.) Characterizing the ovum when it has two primary germinal layers.
Diploid(n.) A solid bounded by twenty-four similar quadrilateral faces. It is a hemihedral form of the hexoctahedron
Diploma(n.) A letter or writing, usually under seal, conferring some privilege, honor, or power
Diplopod(n.) One of the Diplopoda.
Dipody(n.) Two metrical feet taken together, or included in one measure.
Dipper(n.) A small grebe
Dipsomania(n.) A morbid an uncontrollable craving (often periodic) for drink, esp. for alcoholic liquors
Dipteran(n.) An insect of the order Diptera.
Dipterous(a.) Having two wings, as certain insects
Diptych(n.) A double catalogue, containing in one part the names of living, and in the other of deceased, ecclesiastics and benefactors of the church
Dire(superl.) Evil in great degree
Dirge(a.) A piece of music of a mournful character, to accompany funeral rites
Dirigible(a.) Capable of being directed
Dirk(a.) Dark.
(n.) A kind of dagger or poniard
(v. t.) To darken.
Dirt(n.) Any foul of filthy substance, as excrement, mud, dust, etc.
(v. t.) To make foul of filthy
Dis(n.) The god Pluto.
Disability(n.) State of being disabled
Disable(a.) Lacking ability
(v. t.) To deprive of legal right or qualification
Disabuse(v. t.) To set free from mistakes
Disaccord(n.) Disagreement.
(v. i.) To refuse to assent.
Disaccustom(v. t.) To destroy the force of habit in
Disadvantage(n.) Deprivation of advantage
(v. t.) To injure the interest of
Disaffect(v. t.) To alienate or diminish the affection of
Disaffirm(v. t.) To assert the contrary of
Disaggregate(v. t.) To destroy the aggregation of
Disagree(v. i.) To be unsuited
Disallow(v. t.) To refuse to allow
Disannul(v. t.) To annul completely
Disappear(v. i.) To cease to appear or to be perceived
Disappoint(v. t.) To defeat of expectation or hope
Disapprobation(n.) The act of disapproving
Disapproval(n.) Disapprobation
Disapprove(v. t.) To pass unfavorable judgment upon
Disarm(v. t.) To deprive of arms
Disarrange(v. t.) To unsettle or disturb the order or due arrangement of
Disarray(n.) Confused attire
(v. t.) To take off the dress of
Disarticulate(v. t.) To sunder
Disassociate(v. t.) To disconnect from things associated
Disaster(n.) An adverse or unfortunate event, esp. a sudden and extraordinary misfortune
(v. t.) To blast by the influence of a baleful star.
Disastrous(a.) Attended with suffering or disaster
Disavow(v. t.) To deny
Disband(v. i.) To become separated, broken up, dissolved, or scattered
(v. t.) To divorce.
Disbar(v. t.) To expel from the bar, or the legal profession
Disbelief(n.) The act of disbelieving
Disbelieve(v. t.) Not to believe
Disbud(v.) To deprive of buds or shoots, as for training, or economizing the vital strength of a tree
Disburden(v. i.) To relieve one's self of a burden
(v. t.) To rid of a burden
Disburse(v. t.) To pay out
Disc(n.) A circular structure either in plants or animals
Disdain(v. i.) To be filled with scorn
(v. t.) A feeling of contempt and aversion
Disease(n.) An alteration in the state of the body or of some of its organs, interrupting or disturbing the performance of the vital functions, and causing or threatening pain and weakness
(v. t.) To deprive of ease
Disembark(v. i.) To go ashore out of a ship or boat
(v. t.) To remove from on board a vessel
Disembarrass(v. t.) To free from embarrassment, or perplexity
Disembodied(a.) Divested of a body
Disembody(v. t.) To disarm and disband, as a body of soldiers.
Disembowel(v. t.) To take or draw from the body, as the web of a spider.
Disembroil(v. t.) To disentangle
Disemploy(v. t.) To throw out of employment.
Disempower(v. t.) To deprive of power
Disenable(v. t.) To disable
Disenchant(v. t.) To free from enchantment
Disencumber(v. t.) To free from encumbrance, or from anything which clogs, impedes, or obstructs
Disendow(v. t.) To deprive of an endowment, as a church.
Disenfranchise(v. t.) To disfranchise
Disengage(v. i.) To release one's self
(v. t.) To release from that with which anything is engaged, engrossed, involved, or entangled
Disentail(v. t.) To free from entailment.
Disentangle(v. t.) To extricate from complication and perplexity
Disenthrall(v. t.) To release from thralldom or slavery
Disentitle(v. t.) To deprive of title or claim.
Disentomb(v. t.) To take out from a tomb
Disentwine(v. t.) To free from being entwined or twisted.
Disestablish(v. t.) To unsettle
Disesteem(n.) Want of esteem
(v. t.) To deprive of esteem
Disfavor(n.) An unkindness
(v. t.) To injure the form or looks of.
Disfeature(v. t.) To deprive of features
Disfiguration(n.) The act of disfiguring, or the state of being disfigured
Disfigure(n.) Disfigurement
(v. t.) To mar the figure of
Disfranchise(v. t.) To deprive of a franchise or chartered right
Disfrock(v. t.) To unfrock.
Disgorge(v. i.) To vomit forth what anything contains
(v. t.) To eject or discharge by the throat and mouth
Disgrace(n.) An act of unkindness
Disgruntle(v. t.) To dissatisfy
Disguise(n.) A dress or exterior put on for purposes of concealment or of deception
(v. t.) To affect or change by liquor
Disgust(v. t.) Repugnance to what is offensive
Dish(n.) A hollow place, as in a field.
(v. t.) To frustrate
Disillusion(n.) The act or process of freeing from an illusion, or the state of being freed therefrom
(v. t.) To free from an illusion
Disinclination(n.) The state of being disinclined
Disincline(v. t.) To incline away the affections of
Disincorporate(a.) Separated from, or not included in, a corporation
(v. t.) To deprive of corporate powers, rights, or privileges
Disinfect(v. t.) To free from infectious or contagious matter
Disingenuous(a.) Not ingenuous
Disinherit(v. t.) To cut off from an inheritance or from hereditary succession
Disintegrate(v. i.) To decompose into integrant parts
(v. t.) To separate into integrant parts
Disintegration(n.) The process by which anything is disintegrated
Disintegrator(n.) A machine for grinding or pulverizing by percussion.
Disinter(v. t.) To bring out, as from a grave or hiding place
Disjoin(v. i.) To become separated
(v. t.) To part
Disjunct(a.) Disjoined
Disk(n.) A circular structure either in plants or animals
Dislike(n.) A feeling of positive and usually permanent aversion to something unpleasant, uncongenial, or offensive
(v. t.) To awaken dislike in
Dislocate(a.) Dislocated.
(v. t.) To displace
Dislocation(n.) The act of dislocating, or putting out of joint
Dislodge(n.) Dwelling apart
(v. i.) To go from a place of rest.
(v. t.) To drive from a lodge or place of rest
Disloyal(a.) Not loyal
Dismal(a.) Fatal
Dismantle(v. t.) To disable
Dismast(v. t.) To deprive of a mast of masts
Dismay(v. i.) To disable with alarm or apprehensions
(v. t.) Condition fitted to dismay
Disme(n.) A tenth
Dismiss(n.) Dismission.
(v. t.) To discard
Dismount(v. i.) To alight from a horse
(v. t.) To take down, or apart, as a machine.
Disobedience(n.) Neglect or refusal to obey
Disobedient(a.) Neglecting or refusing to obey
Disobey(v. i.) To refuse or neglect to obey
(v. t.) Not to obey
Disoblige(v. t.) To do an act which contravenes the will or desires of
Disobliging(a.) Displeasing
Disorder(n.) Breach of public order
(v. t.) To depose from holy orders.
Disorganization(v. t.) The act of disorganizing
Disorganize(v. t.) To destroy the organic structure or regular system of (a government, a society, a party, etc
Disorient(v. t.) To turn away from the cast
Disown(v. t.) To refuse to acknowledge or allow
Disparage(n.) Inequality in marriage
(v. t.) To dishonor by a comparison with what is inferior
Disparate(a.) Pertaining to two coordinate species or divisions.
Disparity(n.) Inequality
Dispassion(n.) Freedom from passion
Dispatch(v. i.) To make haste
(v. t.) A message dispatched or sent with speed
Dispel(v. t.) To drive away by scattering, or so to cause to vanish
Dispensable(a.) Capable of being dispensed or administered.
Dispensary(n.) A dispensatory.
Dispensation(n.) A system of principles, promises, and rules ordained and administered
Dispensatory(n.) A book or medicinal formulary containing a systematic description of drugs, and of preparations made from them
(v. t.) Granting, or authorized to grant, dispensations.
Dispense(n.) Expense
(v. i.) To compensate
(v. t.) Dispensation
Dispersal(n.) The act or result of dispersing or scattering
Disperse(v. i.) To distribute wealth
(v. t.) To scatter, so as to cause to vanish
Dispersion(n.) The act or process of scattering or dispersing, or the state of being scattered or separated
Dispersive(a.) Tending to disperse.
Dispirit(v. t.) To deprive of cheerful spirits
Displace(v. t.) To change the place of
Display(n.) An opening or unfolding
(v. i.) To make a display
(v. t.) To discover
Displease(v. i.) To give displeasure or offense.
(v. t.) To fail to satisfy
Displeasing(a.) Causing displeasure or dissatisfaction
Displeasure(n.) State of disgrace or disfavor
(v. t.) To displease.
Displode(v. i.) To burst with a loud report
(v. t.) To discharge
Disport(v. i.) Play
Disposable(a.) Subject to disposal
Disposal(n.) Ordering
Dispose(n.) Cast of mind
(v. i.) To bargain
(v. t.) To deal out
Disposition(n.) Conscious inclination
Dispositive(a.) Belonging to disposition or natural, tendency.
Dispossess(v. t.) To put out of possession
Dispraise(v. t.) The act of dispraising
Disprize(v. t.) To depreciate.
Disproof(n.) A proving to be false or erroneous
Disproportion(n.) Want of proportion in form or quantity
(v. t.) To make unsuitable in quantity, form, or fitness to an end
Disprove(v. t.) To disallow
Disputable(v. i.) Capable of being disputed
Disputant(n.) One who disputes
(v. i.) Disputing
Disputation(v. i.) A rhetorical exercise in which parties reason in opposition to each other on some question proposed
Disputatious(a.) Inclined to dispute
Dispute(v. i.) Contest
(v. t.) To make a subject of disputation
Disqualification(n.) That which disqualifies
Disqualify(v. t.) To deprive of some power, right, or privilege, by positive restriction
Disquiet(a.) Deprived of quiet
(n.) Want of quiet
(v. t.) To render unquiet
Disquisition(n.) A formal or systematic inquiry into, or discussion of, any subject
Disrate(v. t.) To reduce to a lower rating or rank
Disregard(n.) The act of disregarding, or the state of being disregarded
(v. t.) Not to regard
Disrelish(n.) Absence of relishing or palatable quality
(v. t.) Not to relish
Disremember(v. t.) To fail to remember
Disrepair(n.) A state of being in bad condition, and wanting repair.
Disreputable(a.) Not reputable
Disrepute(n.) Loss or want of reputation
(v. t.) To bring into disreputation
Disrespect(n.) Want of respect or reverence
(v. t.) To show disrespect to.
Disrobe(v. t. & i.) To divest of a robe
Disrupt(a.) Rent off
(v. t.) To break asunder
Dissatisfaction(n.) The state of being dissatisfied, unsatisfied, or discontented
Dissatisfactory(a.) Causing dissatisfaction
Dissatisfy(v. t.) To render unsatisfied or discontented
Dissect(v. t.) To analyze, for the purposes of science or criticism
Disseize(v. t.) To deprive of seizin or possession
Disseizin(n.) The act of disseizing
Dissemble(v. i.) To conceal the real fact, motives, /tention, or sentiments, under some pretense
(v. t.) To hide under a false semblance or seeming
Dissembling(a.) That dissembles
Disseminate(v. t. & i.) To sow broadcast or as seed
Dissension(n.) Disagreement in opinion, usually of a violent character, producing warm debates or angry words
Dissent(n.) Contrariety of nature
(v. i.) To differ
Dissepiment(n.) A separating tissue
Dissertate(v. i.) To deal in dissertation
Dissertation(n.) A formal or elaborate argumentative discourse, oral or written
Disserve(v. t.) To fail to serve
Disservice(n.) Injury
Dissever(v. i.) To part
(v. t.) To part in two
Dissidence(a.) Disagreement
Dissident(a.) No agreeing
(n.) One who disagrees or dissents
Dissimilar(a.) Not similar
Dissimilate(v. t.) To render dissimilar.
Dissimilation(n.) The act of making dissimilar.
Dissimilitude(n.) A comparison by contrast
Dissimulate(a.) Feigning
(v. i.) To dissemble
Dissipate(v. i.) To be extravagant, wasteful, or dissolute in the pursuit of pleasure
(v. t.) To destroy by wasteful extravagance or lavish use
Dissipation(n.) A dissolute course of life, in which health, money, etc., are squandered in pursuit of pleasure
Dissociable(a.) Having a tendency to dissolve social connections
Dissociate(v. t.) To separate from fellowship or union
Dissociation(n.) The act of dissociating or disuniting
Dissoluble(a.) Capable of being dissolved
Dissolute(a.) Loosed from restraint
Dissolution(n.) Change from a solid to a fluid state
Dissolve(v. i.) To become fluid
(v. t.) To annul
Dissonance(n.) A mingling of discordant sounds
Dissonant(a.) Disagreeing
Dissuade(v. t.) To advise or exhort against
Dissuasion(n.) A motive or consideration tending to dissuade
Dissuasive(a.) Tending to dissuade or divert from a measure or purpose
(n.) A dissuasive argument or counsel
Dissyllable(n.) A word of two syllables
Dissymmetry(n.) Absence or defect of symmetry
Distaff(n.) The staff for holding a bunch of flax, tow, or wool, from which the thread is drawn in spinning by hand
Distal(a.) Pertaining to that which is distal
Distance(n.) A space marked out in the last part of a race course.
(v. t.) To cause to appear as if at a distance
Distant(a.) Far separated
Distaste(n.) Alienation of affection
(v. i.) To be distasteful
(v. t.) Not to have relish or taste for
Distemper(v. t.) A morbid state of the animal system
Distend(v. i.) To become expanded or inflated
(v. t.) To extend in some one direction
Distich(n.) A couple of verses or poetic lines making complete sense
Distill(n. & v) To drop
(v. t.) To dissolve or melt.
Distinct(a.) Distinguished
(v. t.) To distinguish.
Distinguish(v. i.) To become distinguished or distinctive
(v. t.) Not set apart from others by visible marks
Distort(a.) Distorted
(v. t.) To force or put out of the true posture or direction
Distract(a.) Insane
(v. t.) To agitate by conflicting passions, or by a variety of motives or of cares
Distrain(v. i.) To levy a distress.
(v. t.) To press heavily upon
Distrait(a.) Absent-minded
Distraught(a.) Distracted
(p. p.) of Distract
Distress(n.) A state of danger or necessity
Distributary(a.) Tending to distribute or be distributed
Distribute(v. i.) To make distribution.
(v. t.) To dispense
Distribution(n.) A resolving a whole into its parts.
Distributive(a.) Assigning the species of a general term.
(n.) A distributive adjective or pronoun
Distributor(n.) A machine for distributing type.
District(a.) Rigorous
(n.) A division of territory
(v. t.) To divide into districts or limited portions of territory
Distrust(n.) Doubt of sufficiency, reality, or sincerity
(v. t.) To feel absence of trust in
Disturb(n.) Disturbance.
(v. t.) To agitate the mind of
Disunion(n.) A breach of concord and its effect
Disunite(v. i.) To part
(v. t.) To alienate in spirit
Disunity(n.) A state of separation or disunion
Disuse(n.) Cessation of use, practice, or exercise
(v. t.) To cease to use
Disvalue(n.) Disesteem
(v. t.) To undervalue
Dit(n.) A ditty
(v. t.) To close up.
Ditch(n.) Any long, narrow receptacle for water on the surface of the earth.
(v. i.) To dig a ditch or ditches.
(v. t.) To dig a ditch or ditches in
Ditheism(n.) The doctrine of those who maintain the existence of two gods or of two original principles (as in Manicheism), one good and one evil
Dithyramb(n.) A kind of lyric poetry in honor of Bacchus, usually sung by a band of revelers to a flute accompaniment
Dittany(n.) A plant of the Mint family (Origanum Dictamnus), a native of Crete.
Ditto(adv.) As before, or aforesaid
(n.) The aforesaid thing
Ditty(v. i.) To sing
(v. t.) A saying or utterance
Diuresis(n.) Free excretion of urine.
Diuretic(a.) Tending to increase the secretion and discharge of urine.
(n.) A medicine with diuretic properties.
Diurnal(a.) Active by day
Diva(n.) A prima donna.
Dive(n.) A place of low resort.
(v. t.) To explore by diving
Divide(n.) A dividing ridge of land between the tributaries of two streams
(v. i.) To be separated
(v. t.) To cause to be separate
Divination(n.) An indication of what is future or secret
Divine(a.) A minister of the gospel
(v. i.) To conjecture or guess
(v. t.) To foresee or foreknow
Divinity(a.) A celestial being, inferior to the supreme God, but superior to man.
Divisibility(n.) The quality of being divisible
Divisible(a.) Capable of being divided or separated.
(n.) A divisible substance.
Division(n.) A course of notes so running into each other as to form one series or chain, to be sung in one breath to one syllable
Divisive(a.) Creating, or tending to create, division, separation, or difference.
Divisor(n.) The number by which the dividend is divided.
Divorce(n.) A legal dissolution of the marriage contract by a court or other body having competent authority
Divot(n.) A thin, oblong turf used for covering cottages, and also for fuel.
Divulge(v. i.) To become publicly known.
(v. t.) To impart
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