Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean.
noun
A wretched or wicked person.
despicably
despicably
adv
In a despicable or mean manner; contemptibly
despisable
despisable
adj
(archaic) Worthy to be despised.
despiteful
despiteful
adj
(archaic) Full of despite; expressing malice or contemptuous hate.
despiteous
despiteous
adj
Dispiteous.
Full of contempt or ill will; opprobrious; insulting.
despoilers
despoilers
noun
plural of despoiler
despoiling
despoiling
verb
present participle of despoil
despondent
despondent
adj
In low spirits from loss of hope or courage.
desponding
desponding
adj
That causes despondency; disheartening.
noun
A feeling or expression of despondency.
verb
present participle of despond
desponsage
desponsage
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of betrothal
desponsate
desponsate
verb
(transitive, archaic) To betroth.
despotical
despotical
adj
Despotic.
despoticly
despoticly
adv
Archaic form of despotically.
despotisms
despotisms
noun
plural of despotism
despumated
despumated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of despumate
desynapsis
desynapsis
noun
The separation of homologous chromosomes in the diplotene period of meiotic prophase
desynaptic
desynaptic
adj
Relating to desynapsis.
deutoplasm
deutoplasm
noun
(biology) The lifeless food matter in the cytoplasm of an ovum or a cell, as distinguished from the active or true protoplasm; yolk substance.
developers
developers
noun
plural of developer
developist
developpes
developpes
noun
plural of developpe
deviascope
diabolepsy
diapedeses
diapedeses
noun
plural of diapedesis
diapedesis
diapedesis
noun
The migration of blood cells, especially leucocytes, through the intact walls of blood vessels into the surrounding tissue.
diaphonies
diaphonies
noun
plural of diaphony
diaphorase
diaphorase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of flavoprotein enzymes that catalyze the reduction of cytochrome and other similar compounds
diaphyseal
diaphyseal
adj
Of or pertaining to diaphysis
diaporesis
diaspidine
diastrophe
dicephalus
didelphous
didelphous
adj
Synonym of didelphic
diipenates
diophysite
diosphenol
diosphenol
noun
(chemistry) any of a class of cyclic α-diketones which exist as enols
diotrephes
dipetalous
dipetalous
adj
(botany) Having two petals.
diphosgene
diphosgene
noun
(organic chemistry) The highly chlorinated ester trichloromethyl chloroformate that is used in organic synthesis, and was once used as a military poison
diplacuses
diploidies
diploidies
noun
plural of diploidy
diplomates
diplomates
noun
plural of diplomate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of diplomate
diplophase
diplophase
noun
(biology) The diploid phase in the life cycle of an organism
dipneustal
dipsaceous
dipsaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Dipsaceae, including teasels.
dipsadinae
dipyrenous
dipyrenous
adj
(botany) Containing two stones or nutlets.
disapostle
disapparel
disapparel
verb
(transitive) To disrobe; to strip of clothing.
disappears
disappears
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disappear
disapprove
disapprove
verb
(intransitive) To condemn; to consider wrong or inappropriate; used with of.
(transitive) To refuse to approve; reject.
She disapproves of rap music because of its sometimes aggressive lyrics.
To have or express an unfavorable opinion.
disaproned
discepting
discepting
verb
present participle of discept
discerping
discerping
verb
present participle of discerp
discipline
discipline
noun
(Catholicism) A whip used for self-flagellation.
A category in which a certain art, sport or other activity belongs.
A controlled behaviour; self-control.
A flagellation as a means of obtaining sexual gratification.
A punishment to train or maintain control.
A set of rules regulating behaviour.
A specific branch of knowledge or learning.
A state of order based on submission to authority.
A systematic method of obtaining obedience.
An enforced compliance or control.
verb
(transitive) To impose order on someone.
(transitive) To punish someone in order to (re)gain control.
(transitive) To teach someone to obey authority.
(transitive) To train someone by instruction and practice.
discompose
discompose
verb
(transitive) To destroy the composure of; to disturb or agitate.
(transitive) To disarrange, or throw into a state of disorder.
discophile
discophile
noun
record collector
discophore
discophore
noun
(zoology) Any of the Discophora.
discrepant
discrepant
adj
Showing difference; inconsistent, dissimilar.
noun
(archaic) A dissident.
discrepate
disculpate
disculpate
verb
(transitive) To free from blame or the imputation of a fault; to exonerate.
disemplane
disemplane
verb
Synonym of deplane (“disembark from an airplane”)
disemploys
disemploys
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disemploy
disempower
disempower
verb
To remove authority or (official) confidence from (someone or some group) to do something (such as administer a state function), as by demoting, disestablishing, or unincorporating a group.
To remove morale or self-confidence from (someone or some group) to do something.
disenvelop
disenvelop
verb
To unwrap or disentangle.
disepalous
disepalous
adj
(botany) Having two sepals.
disespouse
disespouse
verb
(poetic, transitive) To release from espousal or plighted faith.
disimprove
disimprove
verb
(informal, rare, influenced by the German verb verschlimmbessern) To try to make something better but end up making it worse.
(intransitive, rare) to deteriorate.
(transitive, rare) to make worse.
diskophile
dispansive
disparaged
disparaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disparage
disparager
disparager
noun
One who disparages.
disparages
disparages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disparage
disparpled
disparpled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disparple
dispatched
dispatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dispatch
dispatcher
dispatcher
noun
(computing) A piece of software responsible for assigning priorities and resources to tasks waiting to be scheduled.
(gambling, slang) Any die used for cheating, whether fraudulently weighted or bearing duplicate numbers.
In a transportation organization, a person who controls the movements of vehicles.
agent noun of dispatch; one who dispatches.
dispatches
dispatches
noun
plural of dispatch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dispatch
dispelling
dispelling
verb
present participle of dispel
dispending
dispending
verb
present participle of dispend
dispensary
dispensary
noun
(dated) Synonym of pharmacy, particularly one included in a hospital that does not act as a point of sale.
A retail establishment that sells marijuana and related supplies to customers with a prescription to use it for medical purposes.
An institution that dispenses medical supplies and advice.
dispensate
dispensers
dispensers
noun
plural of dispenser
dispensing
dispensing
noun
The act by which something is dispensed or served out.
verb
present participle of dispense
dispensive
dispeopled
dispeopled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dispeople
dispeopler
dispeopler
noun
One who, or that which, dispeoples; a depopulator.
dispergate
disperiwig
dispermous
dispermous
adj
(botany) Having only two seeds.
dispersals
dispersals
noun
plural of dispersal
dispersant
dispersant
noun
(chemistry) Any substance that is used to prevent settling or clumping of particles suspended in a liquid.
dispersers
dispersers
noun
plural of disperser
dispersing
dispersing
verb
present participle of disperse
dispersion
dispersion
noun
(medicine) The removal of inflammation.
(optics) The separation of visible light by refraction or diffraction.
A process of dispersing.
The degree of scatter of data.
The state of being dispersed; dispersedness.
dispersity
dispersity
noun
(countable) The extent to which something is dispersed.
(uncountable) The state of being dispersed, of being a dispersion.
dispersive
dispersive
adj
That becomes dispersed
That causes dispersion
dispersoid
dispersoid
noun
Dispersoids are ultrafine nanometer-scale and numerous finely divided particles of one substance dispersed within another liquid or solid. For example carbon or niobium in a steel matrix.
colloid
disphenoid
disphenoid
adj
(mineralogy) Of or pertaining to a crystal form bounded by eight scalene triangles arranged in pairs, constituting a tetragonal scalenohedron.
(mineralogy) Of or pertaining to a wedge-shaped crystal form of the tetragonal or orthorhombic system.
noun
(geometry) A non-regular tetrahedron whose four faces are congruent acute-angled triangles.
dispirited
dispirited
adj
Without energy, gusto or drive, enervated, without the will to accomplish, disheartened.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dispirit
dispiteous
dispiteous
adj
(archaic, literary) Not showing mercy or pity.
displanted
displanted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of displant
displeased
displeased
adj
Not pleased or happy with something.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of displease
displeaser
displeaser
noun
One who displeases.
displeases
displeases
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of displease
displenish
displenish
verb
(Scotland, transitive) To deprive or strip, as a house of furniture, or a barn of stock.
disportive
disposable
disposable
adj
Available to be used.
That can be disposed of.
That is designed to be discarded rather than reused, refilled or repaired.
noun
Any object that is designed to be disposed of rather than refilled or repaired.
disposedly
disposedly
adv
in a disposed manner; in good order; with measured steps.
dispossess
dispossess
verb
(sports) To take possession of the ball/puck etc. (from someone).
To deprive someone of possession in general.
To deprive someone of the possession of land, especially by evicting them.
dispraised
dispraised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dispraise
dispraiser
dispraiser
Noun
One who blames.
dispreader
dispreader
noun
(archaic) One who spreads or propagates.
disprepare
disprepare
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To render unprepared.
disprofess
disprofess
verb
(obsolete, rare) To give up, renounce.
dispromise
disprovide
disprovide
verb
(obsolete, transitive) Not to provide; to fail to provide.
dispurpose
dispurpose
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To dissuade; to frustrate.
disputable
disputable
adj
Of opinions, propositions or questions, subject to dispute; not settled.
disputeful
disrepairs
disrepairs
noun
plural of disrepair
disreputed
disreputed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disrepute
disreputes
disreputes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disrepute
disrespect
disrespect
noun
A lack of respect, esteem or courteous behaviour.
verb
(transitive) To show a lack of respect to someone or something.
disruptive
disruptive
adj
(business) Causing major change, as in a market.
Causing disruption or unrest.
disrupture
disrupture
noun
Alternative form of disruption
disscepter
dissceptre
dissipable
dissipable
adj
(obsolete) Capable of being dissipated or dispersed.
dissipated
dissipated
adj
Wasteful of health or possessions in the pursuit of pleasure.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dissipate
dissipater
dissipater
noun
Alternative form of dissipator
dissipates
dissipates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dissipate
distempers
distempers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of distemper
disulphate
disulphate
noun
(chemistry) A salt or ester of disulphuric acid or pyrosulphuric acid; a pyrosulphate.
(chemistry) An acid salt of sulphuric acid, having only one equivalent of base to two of the acid.
disulphide
disulphide
noun
Alternative spelling of disulfide
disulphone
docentship
doorplates
doorplates
noun
plural of doorplate
dopinesses
downsteepy
downsteepy
adj
Having a great declivity.
drainpipes
drainpipes
noun
Synonym of drainpipe trousers
plural of drainpipe
dreamscape
dreamscape
noun
The landscape within a dream
dreepiness
drivership
droopiness
droopiness
noun
The characteristic of being droopy.
drupaceous
drupaceous
adj
of, relating to, resembling, or producing drupes
dryopteris
duennaship
duennaship
noun
The role or status of duenna.
duopsonies
duopsonies
noun
plural of duopsony
duplicates
duplicates
noun
plural of duplicate
dyophysite
dyophysite
Noun
Someone who believes in the doctrine that there are ‘two natures’, human and divine, in Christ.
dyspepsias
dyspepsias
noun
plural of dyspepsia
dyspepsies
dyspepsies
noun
plural of dyspepsy
dyspeptics
dyspeptics
noun
plural of dyspeptic
dysphemism
dysphemism
noun
(uncountable) The use of a word or phrase carrying negative connotations or imagery (especially one that is derogatory, offensive or vulgar) to replace a (more) neutral original.