The entire gearset on a bicycle with such a mechanism.
The mechanism on a bicycle used to move the chain from one sprocket (gear) to another.
deruralize
deruralize
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To make or become no longer rural.
desiderium
desiderius
desirously
desirously
adv
With desire; eagerly
despairful
despairful
adj
Characterised by despair; hopeless.
desugaring
desugaring
verb
present participle of desugar
desugarize
deurbanize
deurbanize
verb
To make (a region) less urban.
dextrinous
dhaulagiri
diaceturia
diaceturia
noun
(pathology) The presence of acetoacetic acid (diacetic acid) in the urine
diadromous
diadromous
adj
(of a fish) that travels between salt water and fresh water as part of its life cycle
diagredium
diagrydium
dibutyrate
dibutyrate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester containing two butyrate ions or groups
dichronous
dicoumarin
dicoumarol
dicoumarol
noun
An anticoagulant that functions as a vitamin K antagonist, also used in biochemical experiments as an inhibitor of reductases.
dicruridae
diestruses
difluoride
difluoride
noun
(chemistry) any chloride containing two fluorine atoms in each molecule
digitorium
digitorium
noun
A small keyboard used by pianists for exercising the fingers, without producing any sound; a dumb piano.
dilligrout
dilligrout
noun
Alternative form of dillegrout
dimercuric
dimorphous
dimorphous
adj
Dimorphic; occurring or existing in two different forms.
dinosauria
dinosauric
dinosauric
adj
(rare) Dinosaurian.
dioestrous
dioscurian
diparentum
dipleurula
dipleurule
dipyrenous
dipyrenous
adj
(botany) Containing two stones or nutlets.
disastrous
disastrous
adj
Foreboding disaster; ill-omened.
Of the nature of a disaster; calamitous.
disburdens
disburdens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disburden
disburgeon
disbursals
disbursals
noun
plural of disbursal
disbursing
disbursing
verb
present participle of disburse
disburthen
disburthen
verb
(obsolete) disburden
discipular
disclosure
disclosure
noun
(law) The making known of a previously hidden fact or series of facts to another party; the act of disclosing.
That which is disclosed; a previously hidden fact or series of facts that is made known.
The act of revealing something.
disconjure
discordful
discordful
adj
(rare) Full of discord; contentious, quarrelsome.
discordous
discordous
adj
(obsolete) Full of discord.
discounter
discounter
noun
A vendor of discount goods.
One who discounts or disregards.
discourage
discourage
noun
(rare) Lack of courage
verb
(transitive) To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.
(transitive) To persuade somebody not to do (something).
discoursed
discoursed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discourse
discourser
discourser
noun
One who discourses; a narrator or speaker.
The writer of a treatise or dissertation.
discourses
discourses
noun
plural of discourse
discurrent
discurrent
adj
(obsolete) Not current or free to circulate; not in use.
discursify
discursion
discursion
noun
(obsolete, rare) The action of hurriedly moving hither and thither.
(philosophy) Ratiocination; step-by-step philosophical reasoning, as opposed to intuition.
(rare, figuratively) Digression.
discursive
discursive
adj
(of speech or writing) Tending to digress from the main point; rambling.
(philosophy) Using reason and argument rather than intuition.
discursory
discursory
adj
argumentative; discursive; reasoning
discurtain
disenamour
disenamour
verb
(transitive) To free from being in love; to cause to fall out of love.
disfeature
disfeature
verb
(transitive) To deprive of features; to mar the features of.
disfigured
disfigured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfigure
disfigurer
disfigurer
noun
One who disfigures.
disfigures
disfigures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disfigure
disfortune
disfurnish
disfurnish
verb
(transitive, archaic) To deprive of that with which anything is furnished (furniture, equipment, etc.); to strip or divest.
disgruntle
disgruntle
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To make discontent or cross; to put in a bad temper.
disincrust
disjunctor
disjunctor
noun
(biology) A small, temporary body between the conidia of some fungi.
A kind of electrical circuit breaker.
dislustred
dislustred
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dislustre
disnatural
disnatured
disnatured
adj
(obsolete) Deprived or destitute of natural feelings; unnatural.
disparatum
dispermous
dispermous
adj
(botany) Having only two seeds.
dispurpose
dispurpose
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To dissuade; to frustrate.
disputator
disputator
noun
One who takes part in a dispute; a disputant or debater.
disquarter
disquieter
disquieter
noun
One who, or that which, disquiets, or makes uneasy; a disturber.
disregular
disreputed
disreputed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disrepute
disreputes
disreputes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disrepute
disrupting
disrupting
adj
That disrupts; disruptive.
verb
present participle of disrupt
disruption
disruption
noun
A breaking or bursting apart; a breach.
A continuing act of disorder.
An interruption to the regular flow or sequence of something.
disruptive
disruptive
adj
(business) Causing major change, as in a market.
Causing disruption or unrest.
disrupture
disrupture
noun
Alternative form of disruption
disseizure
disseizure
noun
disseizin
dissimuler
dissimuler
noun
(obsolete) A dissembler.
dissuasory
dissuasory
adj
Tending to dissuade.
distraught
distraught
adj
Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried; incapacitated by distress.
Mad; insane.
distribute
distribute
verb
(business) To have employees working remotely from multiple locations.
(intransitive, mathematics) To be distributive.
(logic) To employ (a term) in its whole extent; to take as universal in one premise.
(printing) To separate (type which has been used) and return it to the proper boxes in the cases.
(printing) To spread (ink) evenly, as upon a roller or a table.
(transitive) To apportion (more or less evenly).
(transitive) To classify or separate into categories.
(transitive) To deliver or pass out.
(transitive) To divide into portions and dispense.
(transitive) To scatter or spread.
(transitive) To supply to retail outlets.
distrouble
distrouble
verb
(obsolete) To trouble greatly; to perplex.
distrouser
distrusted
distrusted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of distrust
distruster
distruster
noun
Someone who distrusts.
disturbant
disturbant
adj
(archaic) disturbing
noun
(archaic) Something that disturbs.
disturbers
disturbers
noun
plural of disturber
disturbing
disturbing
adj
Causing distress or worry; upsetting or unsettling.
verb
present participle of disturb
disulfiram
disulfiram
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic compound (trademark Antabuse) used in the treatment of alcoholics to make drinking alcohol produce unpleasant after-effects.
disulfuret
disulfuric
disulfuric
adj
(inorganic chemistry) pyrosulfuric
disuniform
disuniform
Adjective
Not uniform.
disuniters
disuniters
noun
plural of disuniter
disventure
disventure
noun
(obsolete) A disadventure.
ditrochous
diumvirate
diuretical
diuretical
adj
(obsolete) diuretic
diurnation
diurnation
noun
(obsolete) Continuance during the day.
(zoology) The condition of sleeping or becoming dormant by day.
diuturnity
diuturnity
noun
(rare, obsolete) Long duration; lastingness.
divorceuse
divulgater
divulgater
noun
(obsolete) One who divulges.
divulgator
divulgator
noun
Teacher.
doedicurus
dolichuric
dolichurus
dolorifuge
dolorifuge
noun
Something which mitigates or removes grief.
dorsicornu
douricouli
douzainier
dracontium
dracontium
noun
(pharmacy, obsolete) The roots and rhizomes of skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus
draguignan
drainspout
draughtier
draughtier
adj
comparative form of draughty: more draughty
draughtily
draughtily
adv
In a draughty manner.
draughting
draughting
verb
present participle of draught
dreyfusism
dreyfusist
dromiceius
droughtier
droughtier
adj
comparative form of droughty: more droughty
drouthiest
drouthiest
adj
superlative form of drouthy: most drouthy
drudgeries
drudgeries
noun
plural of drudgery
drudgingly
drudgingly
adv
In a drudging manner; laboriously.
drugeteria
drugeteria
noun
(US) A drugstore; a pharmacy.
druggeries
druggeting
druggeting
noun
Coarse, hard-wearing, woollen cloth, usually woven in narrow strips, used as an underlay or protective covering, especially for carpets.
druggister
druidesses
druidesses
noun
plural of druidess
druidology
drumfishes
drumfishes
noun
plural of drumfish
drumlinoid
drumloidal
drumsticks
drumsticks
noun
plural of drumstick
drunkeries
duikerboks
duikerboks
noun
plural of duikerbok
duikerbuck
dukkeripen
dullardism
dullardism
noun
Synonym of dullardry
dumbwaiter
dumbwaiter
noun
(obsolete) A lazy Susan.
(obsolete) A table or set of trays on rollers used for serving food.
A small elevator used to move food etc. from one floor of a building to another.
duoliteral
duoliteral
adj
(archaic, rare) Consisting of two letters only; biliteral.
duplicator
duplicator
noun
A device that reproduces something, such as printed documents or compact discs; a copier.
durability
durability
noun
Permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force.
durational
durational
adj
Of or pertaining to duration.
durbachite
duumvirate
duumvirate
noun
(historical) Any of several offices of the Roman Republic held by two joint magistrates known as duumvirs.
Synonym of diarchy: rule by two people, especially two men.
dysprosium
dysprosium
noun
A metallic chemical element (symbol Dy) with atomic number 66: a rare earth element with a metallic silver lustre.
ecuadorian
elucidator
elucidator
noun
One who elucidates.
elutriated
elutriated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of elutriate
enduringly
enduringly
adv
In an enduring manner or fashion; so as to endure or last.