(rare, archaic) A dwarf; a dandiprat; a dapper little fellow.
daredevils
daredevils
noun
plural of daredevil
darjeeling
darjeeling
Proper noun
A city and a municipality in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Noun
A type of tea from the Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India.
dealership
dealership
noun
A place that sells items, especially cars.
debonairly
debonairly
adv
In a debonair manner.
decaliters
decaliters
noun
plural of decaliter
decemviral
decemviral
adj
Pertaining to the decemvirs of ancient Rome.
deciliters
deciliters
noun
plural of deciliter
decinormal
decinormal
adj
(chemistry) Having a concentration one tenth that of a normal solution
declaimers
declaimers
noun
plural of declaimer
declinator
declinator
noun
(obsolete) A dissenter.
An instrument for taking the declination or angle which a plane makes with the horizontal plane.
decoloring
decoloring
verb
present participle of decolor
decolorise
decolorise
verb
Alternative spelling of decolorize
decolorize
decolorize
verb
(US, intransitive) To lose one’s color.
(US, transitive) To remove the color from.
decompiler
decompiler
noun
(computer science) A computer program performing the reverse operation to that of a compiler.
decrepitly
decrepitly
adv
In a decrepit way.
deersville
deflourish
defoliator
defoliator
noun
something or someone that defoliates.
deglycerin
dekaliters
dekaliters
noun
plural of dekaliter
delatorian
delesseria
deliberant
deliberant
noun
(rare) A person who deliberates
deliberate
deliberate
adj
Done on purpose; intentional.
Formed with deliberation; carefully considered; not sudden or rash.
Not hasty or sudden; slow.
Of a person, weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; slow in determining.
verb
(intransitive) To consider the reasons for and against anything; to reflect.
(transitive) To consider carefully; to weigh well in the mind.
delimiters
delimiters
noun
plural of delimiter
delineator
delineator
noun
A perambulator which records distances and delineates a profile, as of a road.
One who, or that which, delineates.
delirament
delirament
noun
(obsolete) A wandering of the mind; a crazy fancy.
deliration
deliration
noun
aberration of the mind; delirium
deliverers
deliverers
noun
plural of deliverer
deliveress
deliveress
noun
(archaic) A female deliverer.
deliveries
deliveries
noun
plural of delivery
delivering
delivering
noun
An act of delivering.
verb
present participle of deliver
delsartian
delthyrial
delthyrial
noun
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the delthyrium.
delthyrium
delthyrium
noun
(zoology) The opening between the beak and the hinge in certain brachiopods, through which the pedicle passes.
demibarrel
demicircle
demicircle
noun
A semicircle.
An instrument for measuring angles in surveying etc., resembling a protractor with an alidade, sights, and compass.
demilancer
demilancer
noun
A soldier who carries a demilance.
demilawyer
demiluster
demilustre
demipillar
demirelief
demirelief
noun
(art) demi-rilievo
demolisher
demolisher
noun
One who demolishes.
demoralise
demoralise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of demoralize.
demoralize
demoralize
verb
(dated) To erode the moral adherence of; to corrupt.
To destroy the morale of; to dishearten.
dendroidal
dendroidal
adj
dendroid; resembling a shrub or tree
dendrolite
dendrolite
noun
(paleontology) A petrified or fossil shrub, plant, or part of a plant. .
dendrophil
denticular
denticular
adj
Synonym of denticulate
depertible
depertible
adj
(obsolete, nonce word) divisible
depilatory
depilatory
adj
That removes hair
noun
A preparation that removes hair from the body.
depolarise
depolarise
verb
Alternative spelling of depolarize
depolarize
depolarize
verb
(transitive) To demagnetize.
(transitive) To remove the polarization from something.
deprivable
deprivable
adj
(obsolete) Liable to be deposed.
Capable of being, or liable to be, deprived.
derailleur
derailleur
noun
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.
derailment
derailment
noun
(psychiatry) A pattern of discourse (in speech or writing) that is a sequence of unrelated or only remotely related ideas.
(rail transport) The action of a locomotive or train leaving the rails along which it runs.
derelictly
derelictly
adv
In a derelict manner.
dereligion
deridingly
deridingly
adv
In a deriding way; mockingly.
derisively
derisively
adv
In a derisive manner; demeaningly, mockingly.
derivately
dermolysis
dermolysis
noun
Synonym of dermatolysis
deruralize
deruralize
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To make or become no longer rural.
desertlike
desertlike
adj
Resembling a desert
desilvered
desilvered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of desilver
desireable
desireable
adj
Archaic form of desirable.
desireless
desireless
adj
Free from desire.
desiringly
desirously
desirously
adv
With desire; eagerly
despairful
despairful
adj
Characterised by despair; hopeless.
despoilers
despoilers
noun
plural of despoiler
detergible
devalorize
devalorize
verb
To devalue.
deviltries
deviltries
noun
plural of deviltry
devirilize
devirilize
verb
(transitive) To take away the virility of; to emasculate.
dexterical
dextrality
dextrality
noun
The state of being dextral
diableries
diableries
noun
plural of diablerie
diarrhoeal
diarrhoeal
adj
Britain standard spelling of diarrheal.
diathermal
diathermal
adj
Freely permeable by radiant heat.
dichloride
dichloride
noun
(chemistry) any chloride containing two chlorine atoms bound to a single element or radical
dielectric
dielectric
adj
(electrically) insulating
noun
(physics) An electrically insulating or nonconducting material considered for its electric susceptibility, i.e. its property of polarization when exposed to an external electric field.
difluoride
difluoride
noun
(chemistry) any chloride containing two fluorine atoms in each molecule
dilacerate
dilacerate
verb
(transitive) To rend asunder; to tear to pieces.
dinglebird
dinnerless
dinnerless
adj
Without dinner.
dipleurula
dipleurule
diploptera
dipolarize
directable
directable
adj
Able to be directed.
directoral
directoral
adj
Alternative form of directorial
dirigibles
dirigibles
noun
plural of dirigible
disapparel
disapparel
verb
(transitive) To disrobe; to strip of clothing.
disasterly
disasterly
adv
(obsolete) disastrously
disclaimer
disclaimer
noun
(law) A denial, disavowal, or renunciation, as of a title, claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or waiver of an interest or estate.
(proscribed) A disclosure of an interest, relationship, or the like.
A public disavowal, as of responsibility, pretensions, claims, opinions, etc.
One who disclaims, disowns, or renounces.
verb
(transitive, informal) To disclaim or disavow, as by appending a legal disclaimer.
disclander
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.
discolored
discolored
adj
(obsolete) Multicolored.
Deprived of color, or given the wrong color; pale, stained.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discolor
discreetly
discreetly
adv
Acting in a discreet manner; acting in a way that respects privacy or secrecy; quietly
inconspicuously
discretely
discretely
adv
As a separate independent unit.
disembroil
disembroil
verb
To free or extricate from confusion
disenthral
disenthral
verb
(Commonwealth) Alternative spelling of disenthrall
disentrail
disentrail
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To pull (something) out of the entrails.
disgruntle
disgruntle
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To make discontent or cross; to put in a bad temper.
dislustred
dislustred
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dislustre
dismantler
dismantler
noun
One who dismantles.
disobliger
disobliger
noun
One who disobliges.
disorderly
disorderly
adj
(law) Offensive to good morals and public decency.
Not acting in an orderly way, as the functions of the body or mind.
Not complying with the restraints of order and law; unruly; lawless.
Not in order; marked by disorder or disarray.
adv
In a confused or lawless manner.
noun
A person who acts in a disorderly manner.
disparpled
disparpled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disparple
dispeopler
dispeopler
noun
One who, or that which, dispeoples; a depopulator.
dispersals
dispersals
noun
plural of dispersal
displeaser
displeaser
noun
One who displeases.
disrealize
disrealize
verb
(transitive) To strip of its reality.
disregular
disrelated
disrelated
Adjective
unrelated
dissembler
dissembler
noun
Someone who dissembles.
dissimuler
dissimuler
noun
(obsolete) A dissembler.
disslander
disslander
noun
(obsolete) slander
verb
(obsolete) To slander.
distillers
distillers
noun
plural of distiller
distillery
distillery
noun
A company that distills alcohol.
A place where distillation takes place, especially the distillation of alcoholic spirits.
The process of distilling alcohol.
distrouble
distrouble
verb
(obsolete) To trouble greatly; to perplex.
disulfuret
diuretical
diuretical
adj
(obsolete) diuretic
divertedly
divertible
divertible
adj
Alternative form of divertable
diverticle
diverticle
noun
(anatomy, obsolete) A diverticulum.
(obsolete) A turning; a byway.
divorcible
divorcible
adj
Alternative form of divorceable
divulgater
divulgater
noun
(obsolete) One who divulges.
doctorlike
doctorlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a doctor.
doggrelize
doggrelize
verb
Alternative form of doggerelize
dollarwise
dollarwise
adv
(US) In terms of money; financially.
dolorifuge
dolorifuge
noun
Something which mitigates or removes grief.
dopplerite
dopplerite
noun
(mineralogy) A brownish-black native hydrocarbon occurring in elastic or jelly-like masses, derived from the maceration of peat.
dorsimesal
dorsimesal
adj
(anatomy) Alternative form of dorsomesial
dovetailer
dovetailer
noun
One who or that which dovetails.
dragonlike
dragonlike
Adjective
Resembling a dragon or some aspect of one.
drainfield
drainfield
noun
Alternative form of drain field
dramaticle
dreadingly
dreadingly
adv
With dread.
dreamingly
dreamingly
Adverb
In a dreamy manner.
dreamwhile
drinkables
drinkables
noun
plural of drinkable
drivellers
drivellers
noun
plural of driveller
drivelling
drivelling
Noun
Foolish talk.
driverless
driverless
adj
Without a driver.
drizzliest
drizzliest
adj
superlative form of drizzly: most drizzly
drolleries
drolleries
noun
plural of drollery
duoliteral
duoliteral
adj
(archaic, rare) Consisting of two letters only; biliteral.